Tape printing apparatus
US6045277A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/42
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tape printing apparatus selects one of a plurality of kinds of print formats as a designated print format. Characters entered are arranged to form a character string. Print image data is formed by editing the character string based on the designated print format. Printing is carried out on a recording medium in the form of a tape being fed, based on the print image data. The plurality of kinds of print formats include any of a print format for printing by arranging each character of the character string in a direction other than a longitudinal direction of the printing medium in the form of a tape, a print format for printing by arranging the each character of the character string in a predetermined printable area, and a print format for printing by arranging the character string or the each character of the character string in a plurality of locations, and a print format for printing by changing an orientation of the each character in a direction different from an orientation thereof set in the character string.
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