Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Yoshijiro Yamamoto

Michifumi Ishigami

Mitsumasa Kako

Hideo Ueno

Naruhito Muto

Mizue Terai

Takeyuki Takagi

Hiroaki Okada

Yukio Suzuki

A computer-readable storage medium is provided to have a print control program embedded thereon. The program is executable by a print control apparatus that includes an information memory that memorizes an outer diameter for each of a plural different cylindrical members. The program, when being executed by the print control apparatus and when an outer diameter is selected from a plurality of outer diameters of cylindrical members by a user and a cylindrical member associated with the user-selected outer diameter corresponds to one of the plural cylindrical members memorized in the information memory, causes the print control apparatus to determine at least part of a label configuration based on the dimension of the selected cylindrical member and arrange a print image within at least one of a range corresponding to the at least part of the determined label configuration and a second range adjacent to the first range.

Print control apparatus and print control program

A cable label having a desired configuration is provided without forcing a user to do any troublesome work. A character string to be printed on a cable label is memorized in a character string memory section. A print image generating section generates a character string memorized in the character string memory section. A designation and its outside diameter value, for example, of each of plural cables are memorized in a cable information memory section. A label length determining section determines the length of a cable label based on the outside diameter value of a selected cable. A print image arranging section arranges a print image generated by the print image generating section within a length determined by a label length determining section.

After an input width setting mode has been entered by operating an input width set switch, an upper-end position and a lower-end position of an input width are set by an input pen to define an input width of an input width area for inputting a graphic into a drawing area. Further, drawing area coefficients DAC.sub.y, for a transverse direction (Y-axis direction) of a tape, and DAC.sub.x, for a longitudinal direction (X-axis direction), of the tape are determined based on data about the defined input width and data about the width of the tape. Coordinate data of the graphic input within the input width area are transformed into tape coordinates based on the determined drawing area coefficients. Thus, a tape printing apparatus for inputting the graphic is capable of freely setting an input width for each graphic input on the drawing area of the graphic input panel and printing the graphic on the tape under the best possible use of the tape width, by associating the defined input width with the tape width.

Tape printing apparatus capable of inputting and printing graphics

Disclosed is the tape printer 1 constructed from the main body 2 shaped nearly a rectangular parallelpiped having a front face slightly inclined rearward and the input part 3 shaped like as a flat plate which is extended from a front bottom of the main body 2. On the front face of the main body 2, the liquid crystal display 5 is arranged. In the input part 3, the plate 7, on which the keyboard pattern is printed, is movably arranged under the transparent touch panel 10. The position of the plate 7 is detected based on combinations of ON state and OFF state of the first position sensor 131 and the second position sensor 132. When it is detected by the sensors 131,132 that the plate 7 is positioned under the transparent touch panel 10, the character data is input by using the positional data output from the transparent touch panel 10 through the input pen 6. When it is detected by the sensors 131, 132 that the plate is positioned substantially out of the transparent touch panel 10, the figure data is input by using the positional data output from the transparent touch panel 10 through the input pen 6.

Compact data input device having transparent touch panel

A method and apparatus for inputting and displaying images includes an input device and a display screen that can only display a portion of an input image. The display range appearing in the display screen is automatically and continuously adjusted to display different portions of the input image based on the position of the input device so that the portions of the image surrounding a cursor are always displayed on the display screen.

Method and apparatus for inputting, displaying and printing images

A data processing device including a keyboard with a key; a lid provided to an edge of the keyboard so as to be pivotable from a closed position, to a predetermined angle, and further to an open position; a key support mechanism movable between a first position for supporting the key in an operation condition and a second position wherein the key is not supported; a follower in connection with the key support mechanism so that the follower and the key support move in association; and a driver connected with the lid so as to operate in association with pivotal movement of the lid, the driver driving the follower only when the lid is pivoted between the closed position and the predetermined angle so that the key support mechanism moves from the first position into the second position when the lid is pivoted open between the closed position to the predetermined angle and the key support mechanism remains in the second position when the lid is pivoted open to the predetermined angle or greater.

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Toyokawa, Japan

Yoshijiro Yamamoto