Information processing device outputting display signal to display image illustrating that first and second images are arranged to display in layers and to be overlaid with a gap in a thickness direction for creating print labels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12050826-B2
Application number	US-202318162135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2023
Priority date	Mar 8, 2022
Publication date	Jul 30, 2024
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions executed by a computer included in an information processing device. The set of program instructions includes: acquiring first print data representing a first image; acquiring second print data representing a second image; outputting a first print instruction to print the first image on a first print medium; outputting a second print instruction to print the second image on a second print medium; and outputting, to a display, a display signal to display a multilayer illustrating image illustrating that the first image and the second image are arranged in layers after the outputting the first print instruction and the outputting the second print instruction are performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions executed by a computer included in an information processing device configured to control a printing device, the set of program instructions when executed by the computer causing the information processing device to perform:
(a) acquiring first print data representing a first image;
(b) acquiring second print data representing a second image;
(c) outputting a first print instruction to print the first image on a first print medium to the printing device;
(d) outputting a second print instruction to print the second image on a second print medium to the printing device;

and
after both (c) the outputting the first print instruction to the printing device is executed and (d) the outputting the second print instruction to the printing device is executed, (e) outputting, to a display, a display signal to display an overlaying guide image illustrating that the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are arranged with a gap in a thickness direction and illustrating how the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are overlaid and bonded together, the thickness direction being a direction of a thickness of the first print medium.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the set of program instructions when executed by the computer causes the information processing device to further perform:
acquiring composite information indicating that the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are to be overlaid one on another.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display signal is outputted to the display provided in the printing device.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the overlaying guide image represents a procedure for overlaying the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed one on another.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the set of program instructions when executed by the computer causes the information processing device to further perform:
generating the overlaying guide image data representing the overlaying guide image by using the first print data and the second print data.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 5 , wherein the set of program instructions when executed by the computer causes the information processing device to further perform:
acquiring order information on an order in which the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are arranged in the thickness direction,
wherein the generating generates the overlaying guide image data so that the overlaying guide image illustrates that the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are arranged in the thickness direction in the order specified by the order information.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the set of program instructions when executed by the computer causes the information processing device to further perform:
processing the second print data so that the processed second print data represents a modified second image obtained by modifying the second image; and
generating the display signal to display the overlaying guide image by using the first print data and the processed second print data.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display signal is outputted to the display provided in the information processing device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the overlaying guide image is a guide image representing how the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are to be overlaid and bonded one on another.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the overlaying guide image represents that among a plurality of lines, each line with a respective arrow extends in the thickness direction from the second print medium on which the second image is printed to the first print medium on which the first image is printed.

11. An information processing device configured to control a printing device comprising:
a computer configured to perform:
(a) acquiring first print data representing a first image;
(b) acquiring second print data representing a second image;
(c) outputting a first print instruction to print the first image on a first print medium to the printing device;
(d) outputting a second print instruction to print the second image on a second print medium to the printing device; and
after (c) the outputting the first print instruction to the printing device is executed and (d) the outputting the second print instruction to the printing device is executed, (e) outputting, to a display, a display signal to display an overlaying guide image illustrating that the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are arranged with a gap in a thickness direction and illustrating how the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are overlaid and bonded together, the thickness direction being a direction of a thickness of the first print medium.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11 ,
wherein the overlaying guide image is a guide image representing how the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are to be overlaid and bonded one on another.

13. A printing device comprising:
a display;
a print engine; and
a computer configured to perform:
(a) controlling the print engine to print a first image represented by first print data on a first print medium;
(b) controlling the print engine to print a second image represented by second print data on a second print medium; and
after (a) the controlling the print engine to print the first image is performed, and (b) the controlling the print engine to print the second image is performed, (c) controlling the display to display an overlaying guide image illustrating that the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are arranged with a gap in a thickness direction and illustrating how the first print medium on which the first image is printed and the second print medium on which the second image is printed are overlaid and bonded together, the thickness direction being a direction of a thickness of the first print medium.

14. The printing device according to claim 13 , wherein the computer is configured to further perform:
acquiring the first print data and the second print data from an external device; and
acquiring a transmission complete notification of the first print data and the second print data from the external device,
wherein the controlling the display is performed after the transmissi

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Fukui Tomoyasu
• Kanda Ryuichi
• Ohashi Yosuke

Classifications

• H04N1/387

  Composing, repositioning or otherwise {geometrically} modifying originals · CPC title

• G06F3/1208 Primary

  resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview · CPC title

• G06F3/1243

  Variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos, watermarks, transactional printing, fixed content versioning · CPC title

• G06F3/1256 Primary

  User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks · CPC title

• G06F3/12

  Digital output to print unit {, e.g. line printer, chain printer} · CPC title