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Marking control device, laser application device, marking control method, and computer-readable recording medium having marking control program

US8933981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2010
Grant dateJan 13, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/1228
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A disclosed marking control device controls a marking device to mark a target image on a thermoreversible recording medium by applying a laser beam includes a marking position determination unit dividing the image into plural marking lines, and determining their marking positions; a marking order determination unit determining a marking order to mark the marking lines in mutually opposite directions; an adjusting unit adjusting a distance between a first ending point and a second starting point to be longer than a distance between a first starting point and a second ending point, or adjusting laser power applied to a second starting point side of the second marking line to be lower than the laser power applied to a second ending point side of the second marking line; and a marking instruction generator unit generating marking instructions including the marking positions of the marking lines and the marking order thereof.

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