Printing system and printing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9230199-B2
Application number	US-201414453518-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2014
Priority date	Feb 3, 2011
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

A printing system includes a storage unit that associates and stores print job data and post processing job data; a printing unit that prints a code regarding the association on media when an image is printed on the media based on the print job data; a code reading unit that reads the code that is printed on the media; and a post processing unit that selects the post processing job data that is associated from the storage unit based on the read code and performs the post processing with respect to the media based on the selected post processing job data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing system comprising:
a printer comprising:
a printing unit that prints on media an image based on print job data and, after printing the image, prints on the media a code regarding the association between the print job data and post processing job data, the image based on the print job data and the code being printed on the same media and being different from one another;
a code reading unit that moves with the printing unit during printing of the code, the code reading unit reads the code that is printed on the media, the printing unit does not print the image or the code when the code reading unit reads the code; and
a post processing unit that selects the post processing job data based on the read code and performs the post processing with respect to the media based on the selected post processing job data.

2. The printing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the print job data includes data regarding the number of images printed on the media, and
the printing unit has a post processing job data generation unit that generates the post processing job data according to the number of the images printed on the media based on the print job data.

3. The printing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the printing unit has a print job data generation unit that generates second print job data according to the number of the images printed on the media based on the print job data.

4. The printing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the printing unit prints on the media by a roll-to-roll manner.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Matsuzawa Yoshihiko

Classifications

• 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

• B41J11/706

  using a cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating carrier · CPC title

• G06K15/1836 Primary

  Rasterization · CPC title

• B41J11/46 Primary

  by marks or formations on the paper being fed · CPC title

• G06K15/06

  by type-wheel printers · CPC title