Non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing set of program instructions for creating a plurality of print labels with printing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11760108-B2
Application number	US-202117388917-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2021
Priority date	Jul 30, 2020
Publication date	Sep 19, 2023
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions including: (a) generating; (b) generating; (c) setting; and (d) displaying. The (a) generating generates a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state. The (b) generating generates a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels. Each medium type information indicates a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding print label. The (c) setting sets a layering order for the plurality of print labels. The (d) displaying displays a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display. The plurality of sets of medium type information is arranged in the layering order for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a controller provided in a terminal device configured to communicate with a printing device, the set of program instructions comprising:
(a) generating a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state;
(b) generating a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels, each of the plurality of sets of medium type information indicating a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding one of the plurality of print labels;
(c) setting a layering order for the plurality of print labels, the layering order indicating an order in which the plurality of print labels is to be overlaid on each other; and
(d) displaying a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display, the plurality of sets of medium type information being arranged in the layering order set for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the set of program instructions further comprises:
(e) determining a printing order for the plurality of print labels, the printing order indicating an order in which printing of the plurality of print labels is performed with the printing device, the printing order being determined in accordance with the layering order for the plurality of print labels; and
(f) emphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, specific medium type information over remaining of the plurality of sets of medium type information, the specific medium type information corresponding to a specific print label, printing of the specific print label being to be performed next.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of print labels includes a first print label and a second print label, printing of the second print label is performed immediately after printing of the first print label is performed, and the plurality of sets of medium type information includes first medium type information for the first print label and second medium type information for the second print label, and
wherein the (f) emphasizing emphasizes the second medium type information more than the first medium type information when the printing of the first print label is completed.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the set of program instructions further comprises:
(g) deemphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, printed medium type information over remaining of the plurality of medium type information, the printed medium type information corresponding to a printed print label, printing of the printed print label having been completed.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of print labels includes a first print label and a second print label, printing of the second print label is performed immediately after printing of the first print label is performed, and the plurality of sets of medium type information includes first medium type information for the first print label and second medium type information for the second print label, and
wherein the (g) deemphasizing deemphasizes the first medium type information more than the second medium type information when the printing of the first print label is completed.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein the set of program instructions further comprises:
(l) receiving a print complete notification for each of the plurality of print labels from the printing device, the print complete notification indicating that the printing of the each of the plurality of print labels has been completed,
wherein the (g) deemphasizing deemphasizes medium type information corresponding to the print complete notification received in the (l) receiving.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device includes: an operation interface; and a communication interface via which the terminal device is communicable with the printing device, and
wherein the set of program instructions further comprises:
(h) acquiring mounted medium type information from the printing device via the communication interface, the mounted medium type information indicating a type of the printing medium accommodated in a mounted medium accommodation body currently mounted in a mounting portion of the printing device;
(i) receiving a print command for the plurality of print labels via the operation interface;
(j) determining, in response to receiving the print command, whether initial medium type information matches the mounted medium type information, the initial medium type information corresponding to an initial print label, printing of the initial print label being to be performed first among the plurality of print labels; and
(k) outputting, in response to determining that the initial medium type information matches the mounted medium type information, the plurality of sets of print data to the printing device, the printing device performing printing of the plurality of print labels based on respective ones of the plurality of sets of print data.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the (d) displaying displays the list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on the display after printing of all of the plurality of print labels is completed.

9. A printing device comprising:
a mounting portion in which a medium accommodation body is detachably mountable, the medium accommodation body accommodating therein and being capable of supplying a printing medium;
a printing portion configured to perform desired printing using the printing medium supplied from the medium accommodation body;
a display; and
a controller configured to perform:
(a) controlling the printing portion to perform printing of a plurality of print labels based on respective ones of a plurality of sets of print data, the plurality of print labels being to be sequentially overlaid on each other;
(b) generating a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels, each of the plurality of sets of medium type information indicating a type of the printing medium accommodated in the medium accommodation body used for creating a corresponding one of the plurality of print labels;
(c) setting a layering order for the plurality of print labels, the layering order indicating an order in which the plurality of print labels is to be overlaid on each other; and
(d) displaying a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on the display, the plurality of sets of medium type information being arranged in the layering order set for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information.

10. The printing device according to claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to further perform:
(e) determining a printing order for the plurality of print labels, the printing order indicating an order in which printing of the plurality of print labels is performed, the printing order being determined in accordance with the layering order for the plurality of print labels; and
(f) emphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, specific medium type information over remaining of the plurality of sets of medium type

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kanda Ryuichi
• Fukui Tomoyasu
• Kondo Koichi
• Nampo Hiromichi
• Furuhashi Michihiko

Classifications

• B41J29/393 Primary

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

• B41J3/4075 Primary

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• B41M5/00

  Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein (by using light-sensitive materials G03; electrography, magnetography G03G {; repeatedly usable boards or tablets for writing or drawing B43L1/00}) · CPC title

• B41J3/46

  Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication · CPC title

• G06F2206/1514

  Sub-job · CPC title