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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2005
Masao Akaiwa, Shiojiki, JP;
Takayuki Uehara, Koshigaya, JP;
Masao Akaiwa, Shiojiki, JP;
Takayuki Uehara, Koshigaya, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A textual information processing apparatus is capable of forming an ink-printed character string and a Braille character string corresponding to input texture information in a common processing area of a tape. The ink-printed character string and/or the Braille character string can be laid out in a desired beautiful fashion. Before performing ink-printing and Braille embossing separately, the Braille embossing area length necessary for the Braille embossing is determined, and the ink-printing area length necessary for the ink-printing is set. The Braille embossing area length and the ink-printing area length are compared with each other, and a greater length is employed as the length of the common processing area.