Printer, printing control program, and printing method

US8947481B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8947481-B2
Application numberUS-201414230329-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 31, 2014
Priority dateJun 4, 2013
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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The disclosure discloses a printer comprises a print object receiving portion, a first, a second, and a third increment mode receiving portion, a first and a second image generating portion. The print object receiving portion receives an input operation of the print object comprising a print identifier. The first increment mode receiving portion receives a setup operation of the print identifier, an increment interval, and an increment execution count. The first image generating portion generates first printed matter images using a plurality of different types of increment patterns. The second increment mode receiving portion receives a selection operation of the plurality of types of increment patterns. The second image generating portion generates second printed matter images using a plurality of different types of assignment patterns. The third increment mode receiving portion receives a selection operation of any one of the plurality of types of assignment patterns.

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What is claimed is: 1. A printer comprising: a feeder configured to feed a print-receiving tape; a printing head configured to produce at least one printed matter wherein a desired print object is respectively formed on said print-receiving tape, along a transport direction of said feeder, by performing printing of said print object on said print-receiving tape fed by said feeder; a print object receiving portion configured to receive an input operation of said print object co…

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  • B41J3/4075Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8947481B2 cover?
The disclosure discloses a printer comprises a print object receiving portion, a first, a second, and a third increment mode receiving portion, a first and a second image generating portion. The print object receiving portion receives an input operation of the print object comprising a print identifier. The first increment mode receiving portion receives a setup operation of the print identifie…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brother Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J3/4075. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).