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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1994
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
King Jim Co., ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tape printing apparatus for printing a series of characters on a tape including an input device to input a series of characters, and a display device coupled to the input device and configured to display the series of characters. A tape length calculator is coupled to the input device to automatically calculate a total length of tape to be printed based upon the series of characters. The printing apparatus further includes a unit selector to convert the total length into a displayed length of a selected unit of length selected from at least two different choices of units of length, and a tape length display for displaying the displayed length in the selected unit of length prior to printing. A storage device is coupled to the unit selector and is adapted to store the length unit as a selected display unit.