Electronic apparatus, information processor, printing system, and printing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11065898-B2
Application number	US-201615779756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2016
Priority date	Dec 18, 2015
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the technology includes an obtaining section, a determining section, and an instructing section. The obtaining section obtains a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image. The determining section determines one or a plurality of second design images different from the first design image on the basis of the first design image or the corresponding data obtained by the obtaining section. The instructing section instructs printing of one or both of the one second design image determined by the determining section and a plurality of the second design images determined by the determining section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
an obtaining section configured to obtain at least one of a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image;
a memory configured to store a plurality of third design images and a control table, wherein the control table includes information of each group of the plurality of third design images;
a determining section configured to determine at least one second design image, of a plurality of second design images, from a first set of third design images of the plurality of third design images based on:
the at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data, and
the control table, wherein
the plurality of second design images is different from the first design image, and
the first set of third design images belongs to a same group as a group of the first design image in the control table; and

an instructing section configured to control a printing operation of the determined at least one second design image.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determining section is further configured to:
execute a matching operation between the first design image and the plurality of third design images;
obtain at least one third design image of the plurality of third design images that matches with the first design image, wherein the at least one third design image is obtained based on the matching operation; and
determine the at least one second design image from a second set of third design images of the plurality of the third design images, wherein the second set of third design images belongs to a same group as a group of the at least one third design image.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the obtaining section comprises an imaging device, and
the imaging device is configured to obtain the first design image.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the obtaining section comprises a reader, and
the reader is configured to:
capture, as the first design image, a specific design image in which an insertion design image is synthesized with an original design image;
separate the insertion design image from the first design image; and
obtain the corresponding data based on a basis of the insertion design image separated from the first design image.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the obtaining section comprises a reader, and
the reader is configured to read an electronic tag to obtain the corresponding data.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a printing section configured to print the at least one second design image based on the control of the printing operation by the instructing section.

7. An information processor, comprising:
a receiving section configured to receive, from a printer, at least one of a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image;
a memory configured to store a plurality of third design images and a control table, wherein the control table includes information of each group of the plurality of third design images;
a determining section configured to determine at least one second design image, of a plurality of second design images, from a first set of third design images of the plurality of third design images based on:
the at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data, and
the control table, wherein
the plurality of the second design images is different from the first design image, and
the first set of third design images belongs to a same group as a group of the first design image in the control table; and

a transmitting section configured to transmit, to the printer, the determined at least one second design image.

8. The information processor according to claim 7 , wherein the determining section is further configured to:
execute a matching operation between the first design image and the plurality of third design images;
obtain at least one third design image of the plurality of third design images that matches with the first design image, wherein the at least one third design image is obtained based on the matching operation; and
determine the at least one second design image from a second set of third design images of the plurality of the third design images, wherein the second set of third design images belongs to a same group as a group of the at least one third design image.

9. A printing system, comprising:
a printer; and
an information processor, wherein
the printer includes:
an obtaining section configured to obtain at least one of a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image;
a first transmitting section configured to transmit, to the information processor, the at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data;
a first receiving section configured to receive, from the information processor, at least one second design image of a plurality of second design images, wherein the plurality of second design images is different from the first design image;
an instructing section configured to control a printing operation of the received at least one second design image; and
a printing section configured to print the received at least one second design image based on the control of the printing operation by the instructing section, and

the information processor that includes:
a second receiving section configured to receive, from the printer, the transmitted at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data;
a memory configured to store a plurality of third design images and a control table, wherein the control table includes information of each group of the plurality of third design images;
a determining section configured to determine the at least one second design image from a set of third design images of the plurality of third design images based on:
the at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data received by the second receiving section, and
the control table,
wherein the set of third design images belongs to a same group as a group of the first design image in the control table; and

a second transmitting section configured to transmit, to the printer, the determined at least one second design image.

10. A printing method, comprising:
obtaining at least one of a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image;
storing, in a memory, a plurality of third design images and a control table, wherein the control table includes information of each group of the plurality of third design images,
determining, after the at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data is obtained, at least one second design image of a plurality of second design images, wherein
the at least one second design image is determined from a set of third design images of the plurality of third design images based on:
the at least one of the first design image or the corresponding data, and
the control table,

the plurality of second design images is different from the first design image, and
the set of third design images belongs to a same group as a group of the first design image in the control table; and

printing the determined at least one second design image.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Fukasawa Soichi
• Shiga Fumiko
• Ishiduka Naoko
• Ouyang Yue
• Takahashi Sachiko
• Tange Akira
• Kawata Shogo
• Uchiyama Nobuyuki
• Watanabe Tomomasa

Classifications

• A45D2029/005

  Printing or stamping devices for applying images or ornaments to nails · CPC title

• B41J29/393 Primary

  Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine {; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns} · CPC title

• A45D29/22

  Finger-supports · CPC title

• G06F30/00

  Computer-aided design [CAD] · CPC title

• B41J21/00

  Column, tabular or like printing arrangements; Means for centralising short lines (carriage-release mechanisms B41J19/66) · CPC title