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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Hitoshi Hayama, Siojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a split image-forming method and device for dividing a basic image comprised of m lines of character string images and a background image including at least one of an outer frame and a background pattern and having the m lines of character string image arranged therein, into n image split images, as well as a split image-printing method and device for printing the split images. On condition that it is determined that the width of the basic image is larger than the width of the tape, and at the same time all of the widths of the m lines of the character string images are each smaller than the width of the tape, the width of the basic image is allocated to n split image widths representative of respective widths of n split images including m split images containing the m lines of character string images, respectively, to thereby divide the basic image into the n split images in a manner such that the m lines of character images can be separately printed on the tape without splitting any of the lines.