Seiko Epson Corporation

Takuya Sugimoto

Susumu Shiohara

Yusuke Yamada

Shunichi Mizuochi

Shuji Uchida

Kenji Onda

Kumar Anand

Rama Sanjay

Additional information can be appropriately added to an area in a template. The web application execution unit of a printer displays a print layout on a control device in a format enabling adding additional information to areas formed in the printing area of a print medium based on a first template, and when additional information is added to one area, changes to a format reflecting the additional information applied to the one area, and displays the print layout.

Printer device, method, and control device for print templates

A printer detects when printing paper S is cut by a head cover, and includes a vibration detectorfor detecting vibration, a cut decision mechanismfor determining based on output from the vibration detectorif the printing paper S was cut by the head cover, and a cut report transmitter that reports that the printing paper S was cut.

Printer and paper cut detection method

Printing device and control method of a printing device and print templates

The size of text printed based on font data can be adjusted. A printer has: a print unit that prints an image on a recording medium; a storage unit that stores a font table containing font data for characters, and stores adjustment ratio information specifying a ratio used to scale the size of the font data stored in the font table; a first communication unit that receives print instruction data including information specifying a character; a second communication unit that receives a change instruction instructing changing a ratio specified by the adjustment ratio information; and a control unit that scales the font data of the specified character at the ratio specified by the adjustment ratio information, and controls the print unit to print the character based on the scaled font data.

Method and system for configuring print character information

A position calculation method and apparatus are described. The position calculation apparatus may include an inertial measurement unit and be configured to be coupled with at least one sensor unit for detecting a physical event for use in position calculation. The presence of and type sensor unit may identified, and the position processing to be undertaken may depend on this identification.

Position calculation method and position calculation apparatus

The vector coordinates of each acquired satellite are calculated, the vector coordinates being given by the coordinates of an end point of a vector of which the direction coincides with the direction (azimuth) of the corresponding acquired satellite based on the present position and the magnitude corresponds to a signal strength. An overall BOP that indicates the deflection of the acquired satellite signals is calculated by adding up the vector coordinates of each acquired satellite signal. The position of the overall BOP indicates the direction of deflection (deflection azimuth) of the acquired satellite signals, and the distance from an origin O indicates the degree of deflection (deflection strength) of the acquired satellite signals.

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Shiojiri, Japan

Takuya Sugimoto