Information processing device, program, cut setting method using information processing device, and printing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018367684-A1
Application number	US-201616060348-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 17, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Dec 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing device including a display configured to display a print image on a cut setting screen, a touch panel provided to overlap the display and configured to detect a tap position on the cut setting screen, and a cut information setting unit configured to set cut information indicating that a position on a tape corresponding to a position on the print image overlapping a detected tap position in a length direction of the print image is a cut position in which the tape is cut in a width direction of the tape.

First claim

1 . An information processing device comprising:
a display configured to display a print image on a cut setting screen; a detecting unit provided to overlap the display and configured to detect a tap position on the cut setting screen; and a cut information setting unit configured to set cut information indicating that a position on a printing medium corresponding to a position on the print image overlapping a detected tap position in a length direction of the print image is a cut position in which the printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display displays a cut mark indicating the cut position in a position on the print image overlapping the detected tap position in the length direction of the print image.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display displays a message for confirming whether to set the cut position when a character serving as a print target is displayed in a position on the print image overlapping the detected tap position in the length direction of the print image on the cut setting screen.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the cut information setting unit corrects the cut position to provide a margin to at least one of the front or rear of the cut position defined by the cut information in the length direction of the printing medium.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display displays a gauge image indicating a dimension in the length direction of the print image on the cut setting screen.

6 . A program causing a computer to function as the information processing device according to claim 1 .

7 . A cut setting method by an information processing device, the cut setting method comprising:
displaying a print image on a cut setting screen by a display; detecting a tap position on the cut setting screen by a detecting unit provided to overlap the display; and setting cut information indicating that a position on a printing medium corresponding to a position on the print image overlapping a detected tap position in a length direction of the print image, is a cut position in which the printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium.

8 . A printing system including an information processing device and a printing apparatus, wherein
the information processing device includes a display configured to display a print image on a cut setting screen, a detecting unit provided to overlap the display and configured to detect a tap position on the cut setting screen, a cut information setting unit configured to set cut information indicating that a position on a printing medium corresponding to a position on the print image overlapping a detected tap position in a length direction of the print image is a cut position in which the printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the cut information to the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive the cut information, and a cutting unit configured to cut the printing medium in the cut position defined by the received cut information.

9 . An information processing device comprising:
a display configured to display a print image and a cut mark indicating a cut position in which a printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium on a cut setting screen; a detecting unit provided to overlap the display and configured to detect a tap operation on the cut mark; and a cut information setting unit configured to change, when the tap operation on the cut mark is detected, a cut method for the printing medium defined by cut information corresponding to the cut mark to another cut method.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein
the display displays, in different colors, a plurality of kinds of the cut marks to be cut in different cut methods.

11 . A program causing a computer to function as the information processing device according to claim 10 .

12 . A cut setting method by an information processing device, the cut setting method comprising:
displaying a print image and a cut mark indicating a cut position in which a printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium on a cut setting screen by a display; detecting a tap operation on the cut mark by a detecting unit provided to overlap the display; and changing, when a tap operation on the cut mark is detected, a cut method for the printing medium defined by cut information corresponding to the cut mark to another cut method.

13 . An information processing device comprising:
a display configured to display a print image and a cut mark indicating a cut position in which a printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium on a cut setting screen; a detecting unit provided to overlap the display and configured to detect a drag completed position in which a drag operation on the cut mark is completed on the cut setting screen; and a cut information setting unit configured to change the cut position defined by cut information corresponding to the cut mark on which a drag operation is performed to a position on the printing medium corresponding to a position on the print image overlapping a detected drag completed position in a length direction of the print image.

14 . A program causing a computer to function as the information processing device according to claim 13 .

15 . A cut setting method by an information processing device, the cut setting method comprising:
displaying a print image and a cut mark indicating a cut position in which a printing medium is cut in a width direction of the printing medium on a cut setting screen by a display; detecting a drag completed position in which a drag operation on the cut mark is completed on the cut setting screen by a detecting unit provided to overlap the display; and changing the cut position defined by cut information corresponding to the cut mark on which a drag operation is performed to a position on the printing medium corresponding to a position on the print image overlapping a detected drag completed position in a length direction of the print image.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Tsuji Akinori

Classifications

• G06F3/1253

  Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client · CPC title

• B41J11/663

  Controlling cutting, cutting resulting in special shapes of the cutting line, e.g. controlling cutting positions, e.g. for cutting in the immediate vicinity of a printed image · CPC title

• H04N1/0032

  with a medium handling apparatus, e.g. a sheet sorter (handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets B65H) · CPC title

• H04N1/00411

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title

• H04N1/00461

  marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction · CPC title