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-12162296-B2
Application number	US-202318449316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2023
Priority date	Jul 30, 2020
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

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 set of print data comprising first print data and second print data,
the first print data corresponding to a first print label,
the second print data corresponding to a second print label,
the first print label and the second print label being to be used in an overlaid state;
(b) generating a set of medium type information comprising first medium type information and second medium type information,
the first medium type information indicating a type of a printing medium used for creating the first print label,
the second medium type information indicating a type of a printing medium used for creating the second print label; and
(c) displaying a list of the set of medium type information on a display.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the set of program instructions further comprises:
(d) determining a printing order for the first print label and the second print label,
the printing order indicating an order in which printing of the first print label and printing of the second print label are performed with the printing device; and
(e) emphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, specific medium type information over remaining of the set 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 in a case where the printing of the second print label is performed immediately after the printing of the first print label is performed, the (e) 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:
(f) deemphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, printed medium type information over remaining of the set 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, in a case where printing of the second print label is performed immediately after printing of the first print label is performed, the (f) 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:
(k) receiving a print complete notification for each of the first print label and the second print label from the printing device, the print complete notification indicating that printing of the each of the first print label and the second print label has been completed, and
wherein the (f) deemphasizing deemphasizes medium type information corresponding to the print complete notification received in the (k) 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:
(g) 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;
(h) receiving a print command for a set of print labels including the first print label and the second print label via the operation interface;
(i) 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 set of print labels; and
(j) outputting, in response to determining that the initial medium type information matches the mounted medium type information, the set of print data to the printing device, the printing device performing printing of the set of print labels based on respective ones of the set of print data.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the (c) displaying displays the list of the set of medium type information on the display after printing of all of a set of print labels including the first print label and the second print label 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 first print label based on first print data and printing of a second print label based on second print data,
the first print label and the second print label being to be used in an overlaid state;
(b) generating a set of medium type information comprising first medium type information for the first print label and second medium type information for the second print label,
the first medium type information indicating a type of the printing medium accommodated in the medium accommodation body used for creating the first print label,
the second medium type information indicating a type of the printing medium accommodated in the medium accommodation body used for creating the second print label; and
(c) displaying a list of the set of medium type information on the display.

10. The printing device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the controller is configured to further perform:
(d) determining a printing order for the first print label and the second print label, the printing order indicating an order in which the printing of the first print label and the printing of the second print label are performed; and
(e) emphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, specific medium type information over remaining of the set 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.

11. The printing device according to claim 10 ,
wherein, in a case where the printing of the second print label is performed immediately after the printing of the first print label is performed, the (e) emphasizing emphasizes the second medium type information more than the first medium type information when the printing of the first print label is completed.

12. The printing device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the controller is configured to further perform:
(f) deemphasizing, in the list displayed on the display, printed medium type information over remaining of the set of medium type information, the printed medium type information corresponding to a printed print label, printing of the print

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

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