Print-image generation device, print-image generation method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018081602-A1
Application number	US-201715677577-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	Sep 21, 2016
Publication date	Mar 22, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A print-image generation device comprising:
a display; and a processor that controls the display to display a print-image generation screen and a plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen, and performs alignment of at least one of the plurality of part images to generate a print image composed of the plurality of part images, wherein the processor, when the alignment is performed in a state in which two or more part images are selected from among the plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen, performs first alignment of the two or more part images on the basis of a mutual positional relationship between the two or more part images, determines whether or not there exists an area in which the two or more part images overlap each other as the result of the alignment, and when it is determined that there exists an area in which the two or more part images at least partially overlap each other, notifies a user that the overlapped area exists, and when the user is notified that the overlapped area exists, moves at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area so as to eliminate the overlapped area, or changes a size of at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area to a size that eliminates the overlapped area, on the basis of operation by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A print-image generation device comprising:
a display; and a processor that controls the display to display a print-image generation screen and a plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen, and performs alignment of at least one of the plurality of part images to generate a print image composed of the plurality of part images, wherein the processor, when the alignment is performed in a state in which two or more part images are selected from among the plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen, performs first alignment of the two or more part images on the basis of a mutual positional relationship between the two or more part images, determines whether or not there exists an area in which the two or more part images overlap each other as the result of the alignment, and when it is determined that there exists an area in which the two or more part images at least partially overlap each other, notifies a user that the overlapped area exists, and when the user is notified that the overlapped area exists, moves at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area so as to eliminate the overlapped area, or changes a size of at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area to a size that eliminates the overlapped area, on the basis of operation by the user.

2 . The print-image generation device according to claim 1 , wherein when the alignment is performed in a state in which one part image is selected from among the plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen, the processor performs second alignment of the one part image with respect to a printable area in the print image.

3 . The print-image generation device according to claim 2 , wherein the first alignment and the second alignment are performed on the basis of user's operation of common operation parts in the print-image generation screen.

4 . The print-image generation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the processor that controls the display to display, in the print-image generation screen, an indicator that indicates an alignment reference position but is not printed; and when the indicator is displayed in the print-image generation screen, and when the alignment is performed in a state in which the two or more part images are selected, the processor performs third alignment of the two or more part images with respect to the indicator.

5 . The print-image generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of part images includes a first part image, and a second part image surrounding the first part image, and the processor performs alignment of the first part image with respect to the second part image in a state in which the first part image is selected in the print-image generation screen.

6 . A print-image generation method comprising:
a first step of displaying a print-image generation screen on a display; a second step of displaying a plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen on the display; a third step of, when alignment of at least one of the plurality of part images is performed, determining whether or not two or more part images are selected from among the plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen; a fourth step of, when it is determined that two or more part images are selected from among the plurality of part images in the third step, performing alignment of the two or more part images on the basis of a mutual positional relationship between the two or more part images; a fifth step of, when the alignment is performed in the fourth step, determining whether or not there exists an area in which the two or more part images overlap each other; a sixth step of, when it is determined in the fifth step that there exists an area in which the two or more part images overlap each other, when it is determined that there exists an area in which the two or more part images at least partially overlap each other, notifying a user that the overlapped area exists; and a seventh step of, when the notification is made in the sixth step, moving at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area so as to eliminate the overlapped area, or changing a size of at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area to a size that eliminates the overlapped area, on the basis of operation by the user.

7 . A recording medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute:
a first function of displaying a print-image generation screen on a display; a second function of displaying a plurality of part images in the print-image generation screen on the display; a third function of, when alignment of the plurality of part images is performed in a state in which two or more part images are selected from among the plurality of part images in the image generation screen, performing alignment of the two or more part images on the basis of a mutual positional relationship between the two or more part images, and determining whether or not there exists an area in which the two or more part images overlap each other as the result of the alignment; a fourth function of, when it is determined in the third function that there exists an area in which the two or more part images overlap each other, notifying a user that the overlapped area exists; a fifth function of, when the notification is made in the fourth function, moving at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area so as to eliminate the overlapped area, and/or changing a size of at least one of the part images that at least partially overlap each other in the overlapped area to a size that eliminates the overlapped area; and a sixth function of generating a print image having the plurality of part images.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ueda Tatsuya

Classifications

• G06F3/1208 Primary

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

• B41J3/4075

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• G06F3/125

  Page layout or assigning input pages onto output media, e.g. imposition · CPC title

• G06F3/1204 Primary

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title