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Seiko Epson Corporation

King Jim Co., Ltd.

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd (corporation)

Nobuyuki Horii

Takuya Suetani

Tomoki Nakamura

Hiroshi Ono

Seiji Tanaka

Mikihiro Kajihara

Shinji Ishizuka

Takashi Yamaguchi

Takanobu Kameda

Akira Hashimoto

Takeshi Hosokawa

Kenichi Nakajima

Akihiro Shintani

Takayuki Uehara

Yoshiharu Konishi

Masao Akaiwa

Kiyoshi Ogawa

Tomoyuki Ichikawa

Teruhiko Unno

Yoichi Hine

Hideyuki Tsukuda

Toshinori Nojima

Yasuhide Anbiru

Ko Kojima

Aiko Tanaka

Sumio Honda

A tape placement apparatus has a roll placement section in which a roll portion Ra of a tape roll is placed in a width direction, a feeding path on which a pulled-out portion Rb of the tape roll is set in the width direction and a set position regulation section that is provided in an outer surface side path formation section forming the feeding path and positionally regulates a width end at an upstream side in a set direction of the pulled-out portion set on the feeding path in the width direction.

Tape printing apparatus with set position regulation section

A label design producing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first memory unit in which a plurality of designs are stored, a second memory unit in which label combination information expressing each design by combination of a plurality of rectangular labels is stored, a selecting unit for selecting a design to be employed from designs stored in the first memory unit, a reading-out unit for reading out the label combination information corresponding to the design selected by the selecting unit from the second memory unit, and an output unit for outputting labels constituting the design according to the label combination information read out by the reading-out unit.

Label design producing apparatus

The invention provides an apparatus, method, and program for producing small prints, in which function of using an input character string for transfer at different timing is further strengthened to improve usability of the user. In the invention, already produced input data includes information on the input character string already transferred to a print medium. Pieces of already produced input data are stored so that the number of pieces of already produced input data is not more than the upper limit number. In a series of processes starting from a direction for producing the print medium, the storage of the already produced input data is performed in the case of the first transfer for the input character string which is currently transferred. Call of the already produced input data is performed according to the user's selection from the pieces of stored already produced input data, and the character string concerning the called already produced input data is returned to the input character string to which input edit can be performed.

Apparatus, method and program for producing small prints

A label to be attached to a linear or bar-shaped object is created by printing on a translucent printing tape and cutting off a printed tape part in a width direction of the printing tape. For creating the label, the printed tape part is divided parallel to its longitudinal direction and a print region where printing is performed is set. Printing is performed in the print region and the printed tape part is cut off. This region setting is performed in such a manner that the print region is overlaid with a non-print region, i.e., a non-print part in attaching the label around the object from an edge portion of the printed tape part in its width direction.

Tape printing apparatus and tape cartridge

An apparatus, method and program produce small print including character string information in a plurality of languages together with a logo. A language converting function converts an input character string into another language. A multi-language printing function converts the input character string into a specified number and types of languages. A layout function allows specifying one piece of information of the logo, specifying one record, specifying one type of character string information and printing the specified layout as the small print inclusive of the logo and character string.

An apparatus, a method and a program are provided, each of which is intended to produce small prints. A variety of graphics are useful as framing elements for outer framing and tabulation with no need for increasing the volume of information to be prestored. One optional character, e.g., a pictogram, can be designated as a front ruling element and/or a rear ruling element for outer framing and tabulation. The optional character is chosen from among characters capable of input as character elements in lines of input characters. Upon execution of a print command, dot development is performed with respect to the front ruling portion and/or the rear ruling portion by utilizing fonts as character elements. Line types for upper ruling and lower ruling can also be designated, thereby effecting dot development depending upon the designated types of lines.

There is provided a printing apparatus and method which is capable of printing based on internal data stored within the apparatus or external data inputted from an external storage device, and at the same time capable of setting the enabling/disabling of an automatic power-off function. A tape printing apparatus has a keyboard for entering data indicative of characters and various commands. A RAM stores the data entered via the keyboard, as the internal data. The external data stored in a personal computer is inputted into the tape printing apparatus via a cable. The printing mode is sets to either an internal printing mode in which printing is performed based on the internal data stored in the RAM or an external printing mode in which printing is performed based on the external data inputted from the personal computer via the cable. A printer block performs printing on a tape in the set printing mode. A CPU determines ON/OFF setting of an automatic power-off function of automatically turning off power. When a predetermined time period has elapsed without any input via the keyboard or from the personal computer after the automatic power-off function is determined to be on, the power is automatically turned off in response to a command from the CPU.

Printing apparatus and method

A character information processor including display means having a display area in which a limitation is imposed on an allowable number of lines of a character string to be displayed, including: means for dividing the display area into at least a function display region and a guidance display region in a function mode in which a function is selected; and means for displaying, at the function display region, options of a function menu in a hierarchical manner, and for displaying, at the guidance display region, an explanatory sentence corresponding to an option designated out of the options displayed at the function display region.

Character information processor

A character information processing apparatus prints at least one line of an input character string on a printing medium having a size limited at least in width thereof. There is stored information of settings concerning at least one attribute of a first kind of predetermined attributes concerning a layout of characters of the input character string and a second kind of predetermined attributes which can be set to the characters of the input character string on character-by-character basis, in a manner correlating the information of the settings with the input character string. A first instruction signal is generated to start a modification process for modifying the information of the settings. In response to the first instruction signal, the information of the settings stored in the attribute information storage means is modified by using menu screens containing, as menu options, information of all settings which can be set to the first kind of the predetermined attributes and the second kind of the predetermined attributes. A second instruction signal is generated for directly instructing modification of the information of the settings. In response to the second instruction signal, the information of the settings is modified according to a cyclic order assigned to a plurality of settings of the first kind of the predetermined attributes and the second kind of the predetermined attributes.

Character information processing device

There are provided a tape cartridge-holding mechanism which is capable of reliably and immovably holding a tape cartridge in a cartridge compartment without spoiling the ease of mounting and removal of the tape cartridge, and a tape printing apparatus including the tape cartridge-holding mechanism. The tape cartridge-holding mechanism comprises a lid for opening/closing a cartridge compartment, at least one pair of left and right holding nails for engaging with a tape cartridge mounted in the cartridge compartment and thereby sandwiching the tape cartridge such that the holding nails press the tape cartridge against a bottom surface of the cartridge compartment, and an urging mechanism arranged in contact with at least one of the pair of holding nails, for urging the holding nail in a direction of sandwiching the tape cartridge as closing operation of the lid is carried out.

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Tokyo, Japan

Nobuyuki Horii