Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha

Brother Industries, Ltd.

Ryoji Ban

Satoki Nagao

Jun Komura

Ryo Yasui

Takeshi Shiotani

Shintaro Kunimoto

Kentaro Kato

Fuyuko Ito

Kazuhiko Kondo

Akiko Tsuboi

A terminal device may, in a case where a first template including a first object area exists and a predetermined instruction is given on the first object area, store first instruction information in a memory; in a case where a second template including a second object area exists and the predetermined instruction is given on the second object area, store second instruction information in the memory. The terminal device may, in a case where a print instruction is acquired under a state where the first and second instruction information are stored in the memory, create first print data by using a first template including the first object area indicated by the first instruction information and create second print data by using a second template including the second object area indicated by the second instruction information. The terminal device may send the first and second print data to the label printer.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device for causing label printer to print label image, terminal device for causing label printer to print label image, and method executed by terminal device for causing label printer to print label image

A program stored in a non-transitory medium and being executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus causes the computer to: execute a reading process for reading a plurality of pieces of text data arranged in one column or in one row; and be ready to accept a first operation by a user. In a case of accepting the first operation, the program causes the computer to execute: an obtaining process for obtaining a number of pieces of text objects to be included in specific label data; a generating process for extracting text data by the number of pieces obtained in the obtaining process, and for generating specific records each consisting of the number of pieces of text data; and an auto associating process for associating each text data included in each of the records with one of the text objects included in the specific label data.

Non-transitory medium storing program executable by computer of information processing apparatus for controlling specific label data having text objects

A terminal device may, in a case where a first association instruction is acquired, store a first association between a label file and a first database file, and, in a case where a second association instruction is acquired, store a second association between a first object area and a first field name. The terminal device may, in a case where a first print instruction is acquired, create N pieces of first print data and send the N pieces of first print data to a label printer. The terminal device may, in a case where a disassociation instruction is acquired under the state where the first association and the second association are stored, disassociate the first association between the label file and the first database file without disassociating the second association between the first object area and the first field name.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, and method executed by terminal device

The terminal device may acquire a first data association instruction for associating a label file and a first database file and acquire a second data association instruction for associating the label file and a second database. The terminal device may, in a case where the first data association instruction and the second data association instruction are acquired, store data association information in a memory. The terminal device may, in a case where a print instruction is acquired under a state where the data association information is stored in the memory, create one or more pieces of print data corresponding to one or more label images using the label file and the third database file associated with the label file, and send the one or more pieces of print data to a label printer.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, terminal device, and method executed by terminal device

A terminal device may generate a first label file based on a specific label file. The specific label file may include one or more object regions in which a print target object is to be placed and first text information written in a first object region of the one or more object regions. The first label file may include the one or more object regions and does not include the first text information. The terminal device may generate a first database file associated with the first label file. The first database file may store a first field name corresponding to the first object region and a first text obtained by using the first text information in association with each other. The terminal device may generate first print data by using the first label file and the first database file, and send the first print data to a label printer.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, and method performed by terminal device for causing label printer to perform printing

Portion of a display panel with a graphical user interface

A non-transitory computer readable medium stores an application program causing an information processing apparatus to execute a process for printing, an operating system of the information processing apparatus has an automatic function which automatically executes a series of procedures and operations in response to satisfaction of an activation condition, the application program is activated based on a user operation, or activated by the automatic function of the operating system, the information processing apparatus includes a first communication interface. The process includes receiving a selection of data to be printed, acquiring input information in a case where the application program is activated by the automatic function of the operating system, and establishing the first wireless communication with a specific printer using the connection information and outputting the print job to the specific printer using the first wireless communication.

Application program

An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to provide a mobile terminal with download information, the download information being necessary information for causing the mobile terminal to download a first application into the mobile terminal and start up the first application in the mobile terminal, the first application being executed by the mobile terminal to send an instruction to the image forming apparatus, the first application being a part of a second application, the second application being operable as an independent application in the mobile terminal by being installed into the mobile terminal, and the first application being operable in the mobile terminal without being installed in the mobile terminal.

System for image forming apparatus

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions executable by a controller of an information processing apparatus. The instructions cause the controller to perform operations. The operations include: displaying an edit screen, the edit screen being configured to receive a translation instruction, the edit screen including a text area and a print area, the print area being configured to place therein a target text string to be printed; upon receiving on the edit screen an operation for inputting the target text string, displaying the target text string in a first language in the text area; upon receiving on the edit screen the translation instruction for translating the target text string displayed in the text area from the first language into a second language, translating the target text string to obtain a translation data piece representing a translated text string in the second language.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, control system, and method of controlling information processing apparatus

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions. The instructions cause the information processing apparatus to perform operations. The operations including: displaying a preview screen that indicates a print media having a certain width in a first direction; receiving a first input for designating a first object, the first object having a first object width in the first direction; disposing the first object in the preview screen; receiving a second input for designating a second object, the second object having a second object width in the first direction; comparing the second object width with a difference between the certain width and the first object width; in response to the comparing, modifying each of the first object and the second object such that sum of the first object width and the second object width corresponds to the certain width.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions and information processing apparatus for arranging objects in a print area of a print media

An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; and a control device configured to: recognize a content of voice input by utterance of a user of an image forming apparatus from a smart speaker connected via the communication interface configured to input and output voice; and in a case the recognized content of voice includes designating a template and adding data to a template, specify the data from the recognized content of voice, add the specified data to the designated template, and transmit a command for image formation to the image forming apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and non-transitory computer-readable medium

There is provided a non-transitory recording medium storing a program for an information processing apparatus including a display and a touch panel. In a case that an indication object is in contact with or has approached a display range of the object image, the touch panel detects a contact strength of the indication object and a first indication position. In a case that the contact strength has exceeded a first threshold value, the display displays a first image representing at least one of multiple kinds of image processing. The computer accepts input designating the at least one of the multiple kinds of image processing in a state where the first image is displayed. The computer performs the at least one image processing designated by the input. The display displays an object image after being subjected to the at least one image processing designated by the input.

Information processing apparatus and non-transitory recording medium storing program for controlling information processing apparatus

An information processing device transmits a downloading request of the installer of the application program to a download server. The downloading request contains first information identifying a model of the particular device. The download server stores second information indicating a transmission source of the downloading request together with the first information in an associated manner in a memory, and transmits the installer to the device indicated by the second information. Thereafter, the information processing device transmits a transmission request for the first information to the download server. The download server searches the memory for the second information coinciding with a transmission source of the transmission request, and transmits the first information associated with the searched second information to the device indicated by the third information. The information processing device searches for a device corresponding to the received first information and determines the same to be selected by the application program.

Application program setup method and download server

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that cause an information processing apparatus to serve as: a display controller that displays an edit screen including a setting region for setting of a print processing to be executed by a label printing device, an edit region for editing of an object to be printed, and a selection region for selection of the object; an obtainer that obtains selected data, as at least a portion of at least one data, when an operation of copying the at least the portion being selected on a data display screen, to the edit screen is input; and a determiner that determines whether the obtained selected data is data in tabular format. The display controller displays at least one candidate data on the selection region based on the selected data when the obtained selected data is data in tabular format.

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Ryoji Ban