Label-printing apparatus and label-printing program recorded on a computer readable recording medium

Abstract

An assumption is made a quantity of labels that make up a set of labels that is set in advance is A (S81). A determination is made as to whether or not a specified label exits between n th and (n+A−1)th in a history of printing stored in a history memory area 351 (S85). If a specified label does not exist between n th and (n+A−1)th, an object for processing is moved to a head label n+A of the following set (S87). If, however a specified label is found between n th and (n+A−1)th, a determination is made that the found label between n th and (n+A−1) th is of a set to which the specified label belongs (S89). Further, a set of labels determined in S89 is selected as an object for printing (S91). A determination can be made from the history of printing and from the quantity of labels that make up the set as to which set the specified label belongs, and the set of labels can be deemed as objects for printing.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a label printer according to the embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a roll tape holder having a maximum roll tape width is loaded onto a label printer with its upper cover removed;

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the roll tape holder is loaded onto the label printer with the upper cover removed;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical structure of the label printer;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main routine of the label printer;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of changes in setting processing to be executed during the main routine;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the history of printing processing to be executed during the main routine;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of sets of labels selection processing to be executed during the history of printing processing;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of ordinary printing processing to be executed during the main routine; and

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a label specifying screen.

Claims

1. A label-printing apparatus comprising: a printing device that prints a set of labels that constitute related sequential labels;a history memory device that stores a history of the printing of the labels;a printed data memory device that stores print data of printed labels whose history is stored in the history memory device;a counted number memory device that stores the quantity of labels that make up a set of the labels;a history of printing instructions input device that inputs a history of printing instructions for reprinting by specifying a label stored in the history memory device;a label-extracting device that extracts a set of labels to which belongs a specified label specified by the history of printing instructions input by the history of printing instructions input device by referring to a counted number stored in the counted number memory device and a history stored in the history memory device; anda set of labels printing control device that control so as to read the print data of the set of labels, the print data extracted by the label-extracting device from the print data memory device and to print the print data by the printing device.

2. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the label-extracting device includes a set of labels-determining device that gathers together labels, whose history has been stored in the order of printing by the history memory device in sets of each quantity stored in the counted number memory device, and determines each set of labels that has been gathered together as a set of labels; and the label-extracting device extracts the set of labels to which the specified label belongs from among the sets of labels determined by the set of labels-determining device.

3. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising an object for printing selection device that if a history of printing instruction is input by the history of printing instructions input device, selects printing of only the specified label or printing of the entirety of the set of labels to which the specified label belongs, whereinthe label-extracting device, if printing of only the specified label is selected by the object for printing selection device, extracts only the specified label and, if printing of the entirety of the set of labels to which the specified label belongs is selected, extracts the set of labels to which the specified label belongs.

4. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a cutting device that cuts a label printed by the printing device anda cutting control device that cuts out the labels that make up a set in units of sets of labels by means of the cutting device when the set of labels is printed.

5. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising: an object for cutting selection device that selects whether or not to cut each of the labels that make up the set of labels printed by the printing device, whereinthe cutting control device cuts each label by means of the cutting device when printing of each label is selected by the object for cutting selection device.

6. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a reprint mark-printing control device that controls the printing device so as to print a mark indicating a reprint when a history of printing instructions is input by the history of printing instructions input device.

7. A label-printing apparatus comprising: a printing device that prints a set of labels that constitute related sequential labels;a history memory device that stores a history of the printing of the labels;a printed data memory device that stores print data of printed labels whose history is stored in the history memory device;a counted number memory device that stores the quantity of labels that make up a set of the labels;a history of printing instructions input device that inputs a history of printing instructions for reprinting by specifying a label stored in the history memory device; anda control device that controls so as to extract a set of labels to which belongs a specified label specified by the history of printing instructions input by the history of printing instructions input device by referring to a counted number stored in the counted number memory device and a history stored in the history memory device and to read the print data of the extracted set of labels from the printed data memory device and to print the print data by the printing device.

8. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the control device gathers together labels, whose history has been stored in the order of printing by the history memory device in sets of each quantity stored in the counted number memory device, determines each set of labels that has been gathered together as a set of labels and extracts the set of labels to which the specified label belongs from among the determined sets of labels.

9. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 7 wherein, the control device that if a history of printing instructions is input by the history of printing instructions input device, selects printing of only the specified label or printing of the entirety of the set of labels to which the specified label belongs, and if printing of only the specified labels is selected, extracts only the specified label and, if printing of the entirety of the set of labels to which the specified label belongs is selected, extracts the set of labels to which the specified label belongs.

10. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising: a cutting device that cuts a label printed by the printing device, whereinthe control device cuts out the labels that make up a set in units of sets of labels by means of the cutting device when the set of labels is printed.

11. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the control device selects whether or not to cut each of the labels that make up the set of labels printed by the printing device, and cuts each label by means of the cutting device when printing of each label is selected.

12. The label-printing apparatus according to claim 7 wherein, the control device controls the printing device so as to print a mark indicating a reprint when a history of printing instructions is input by the history of printing instruction input device.

13. A label-printing program recorded in a computer readable recording medium, comprising: a history-storing step of storing a history of the printing of a set of labels that constitute related sequential labels;a printed data-storing step of storing print data of printed labels whose history is stored in the history-memory step;a counted number-storing step of storing the quantity of labels that make up a set of the labels;a history of printing instructions input step of inputting a history of printing instructions for reprinting by specifying a label stored in the history-storing step;a label-extracting step of extracting a set of labels to which belongs a specified label specified by the history of printing instructions input in the history of printing instructions input step by referring to a counted number stored in the counted number-storing step and a history stored in the history-storing step; anda set of labels printing control step of controlling so as to read the print data of the set of labels which is extracted in the label-extracting step and to print the print data.

14. The label-printing program according to claim 13 wherein the label-extracting step includes a set of labels-determining step of gathering together labels, whose history has been stored in the order of printing in the history-storing step in sets of each quantity that have respectively been stored in the counted number-storing step, and of determining each set of labels that has been gathered together as a set of labels;and the label-extracting step extracts the set of labels to which the specified label belongs from among the sets of labels determined in the sets of labels-determining step.

15. The label-printing program according to claim 13 further comprising: an object for printing selection step of selecting printing of only the specified label or printing of the entirety of the set of labels to which the specified label belongs, if a history of printing instructions is input in the history of printing instructions input step whereinthe label-extracting step, if printing of only the specified label is selected in the objects for printing selection step, extracts only the specified label and, if printing of the entirety of the set of labels to which the specified label belongs is selected in the objects for printing selection step, extracts the set of labels to which the specified label belongs.

16. The label-printing program according to claim 13 further comprising: a cutting control step of cutting a label printed in the set of labels printing control step and,cutting out the labels that make up a set in units of sets of labels when a set of labels is printed.

17. The label-printing program according to claim 16 further comprising: an object for cutting selection step of selecting whether or not to cut each of the labels that make up the set of labels printed in the set of labels printing control step, whereinthe cutting control step cuts each label when printing of each label is selected in the objects for cutting selection step.

18. The label-printing program according to claim 13 further comprising: a reprint mark printing control step of controlling so as to print a mark indicating a reprint in the set of labels printing control step when a history of printing instructions is input in the history of printing instructions input step.