IP Library Granted Patent US 12663918
Granted Patent B2
US 12663918 · App. 18/425,177 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Printing system, printed matter production method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

Inventor: Ikuo Masujima (Asahi-mura, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G06F3/0485G06F3/0488H04N1/00411H04N1/00432
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12663918
App. No.
18/425,177
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printing system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a touch panel display and a printing mechanism that performs printing according to a print setting configured using the touch panel display. The touch panel display is configured to selectively display a plurality of print setting sets in which a plurality of setting items are arranged in a vertical direction, and setting values corresponding to the plurality of setting items are arranged at respective positions in a horizontal direction with respect to the plurality of setting items.

Claims (36)

1 . A printing system comprising:

a touch panel display; and

a printing mechanism that performs printing according to a print setting configured using the touch panel display, wherein

the touch panel display is configured to selectively display a plurality of print setting sets in which a plurality of setting items are arranged in a first direction, and setting values corresponding to the plurality of setting items are arranged at respective positions in a second direction intersecting the first direction with respect to the plurality of setting items,

a print setting set of the plurality of print setting sets is scrolled in the first direction and displayed in response to reception of a swipe operation made in the first direction by a user,

the plurality of print setting sets are switched and a switched print setting set is displayed in response to reception of a swipe operation made in the second direction by the user,

the touch panel display receives the swipe operation in the first direction with priority over the swipe operation in the second direction, and

the printing mechanism performs printing based on the switched print setting set displayed on the touch panel display when a printing start instruction is received from the user.

2 . The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the touch panel display displays a printing start button on a side of the print setting set in the first direction, and

the printing mechanism receives a printing instruction when the printing start button is tapped.

3 . The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the touch panel display displays a button corresponding to each of the plurality of print setting sets and displays the print setting set corresponding to the button in response to tapping of the button.

4 . The printing system according to claim 3 , wherein

when the button is tapped, the touch panel display performs switching from a currently displayed first print setting set to a second print setting set corresponding to the button and displays a top of the second print setting set regardless of a scroll position of the first print setting set in the first direction when displaying the second print setting set, and

when the swipe operation in the second direction is received, the touch panel display performs switching from the currently displayed first print setting set to the second print setting set positioned in a direction corresponding to the swipe operation in the second direction and displays a scroll position corresponding to the scroll position of the first print setting set in the first direction when displaying the second print setting set.

5 . The printing system according to claim 4 , wherein the button is a tab.

6 . The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first direction is a longitudinal direction of the touch panel display, and

the second direction is a lateral direction of the touch panel display.

7 . A printed matter production method of producing printed matter by performing printing according to a print setting configured using a touch panel display, the printed matter production method comprising:

selectively displaying, on the touch panel display, a plurality of print setting sets in which a plurality of setting items are arranged in a first direction, and setting values corresponding to the plurality of setting items are arranged at respective positions in a second direction intersecting the first direction with respect to the plurality of setting items;

scrolling a print setting set of the plurality of print setting sets in the first direction and displaying the scrolled print setting set on the touch panel display in response to reception of a swipe operation made in the first direction by a user;

switching the plurality of print setting sets and displaying a switched print setting set on the touch panel display in response to reception of a swipe operation made in the second direction by the user;

receiving, on the touch panel display, the swipe operation in the first direction with priority over the swipe operation in the second direction; and

causing a printing mechanism to perform printing based on the switched print setting set displayed on the touch panel display when a printing start instruction is received from the user to produce the printed matter.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to implement:

a display function that displays an operation screen on a display device;

an input function that receives a user operation; and

a processing function that executes processing according to an operation received via the operation screen, wherein

a plurality of setting sets in which a plurality of setting items are arranged in a first direction, and setting values corresponding to the plurality of setting items are arranged at respective positions in a second direction intersecting the first direction with respect to the plurality of setting items are selectively displayed on the operation screen,

a setting set of the plurality of setting sets is scrolled in the first direction and displayed in response to reception of a swipe operation made in the first direction by a user,

the plurality of setting sets are switched and a switched setting set is displayed in response to reception of a swipe operation made in the second direction by the user,

the operation screen receives the swipe operation in the first direction with priority over the swipe operation in the second direction,

the plurality of setting sets are switched and the switched setting set is displayed in response to reception of a tap operation made in the second direction by the user, and

the setting set displayed on the operation screen is displayed differently depending on whether the swipe operation in the second direction or the tap operation in the second direction is performed.