IP Library Granted Patent US 11,718,108
Granted Patent B2
US 11,718,108 · App. 17/425,801 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Printer, control method of printer, and computer readable medium including first mode in which icons representing printing items are selectable and second mode in which icon representing printing items does not require selection

Inventor: Yohei Murata (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B41J11/009B41J11/0095G06F3/1204G03G15/607G03G2215/00751H04N1/00708
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Patent No.
US 11,718,108
App. No.
17/425,801
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printer that allows selection of a plurality of types of print media includes, a control unit that stores a plurality of pieces of registration information, the registration information including one set of a plurality of printing setting items used for printing, the plurality of printing setting items include an item regarding the type of the print medium.

Claims (35)

1. A printer comprising:

a display unit configured to display information; and

a control unit configured to store a plurality of sets of printing setting items, each set including a plurality of printing setting items used for printing, wherein the plurality of printing setting items in each set includes a setting item regarding a type of a print medium, wherein the control unit is configured to operate in:

a first mode in which the control unit causes the display unit to selectably display a plurality of icons, each icon representing one of the sets of printing setting items, and causes the printer to print only upon selection of one of the plurality of icons, and

a second mode in which the control unit causes the printer to print based on a predetermined one of the sets of printing items that is associated with the second mode without requiring a selection of an icon representing said predetermined one of the sets of printing items.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of sets of printing setting items is associated with a different type of the print medium, and

each type of the print medium has respective printing start position, and

when the control unit operates in the first mode, the control unit matches a position of the print medium with the printing start position based on the setting item regarding the type of the print medium.

3. The printer according to claim 1 , comprising:

an input unit configured to receive a command from a user, wherein:

the control unit is configured to, during a registration process:

sequentially obtain information corresponding to the plurality of printing setting items in each set from the input unit to generate each set of printing setting items, and

omit obtaining information not corresponding to the setting item regarding the type of the print medium.

4. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of printing setting items in each set includes a setting item regarding a label waste prevention function, which is a function by which, when the type of the print medium is a label print medium, a label at a distal end portion of the label print medium is printed so as not to be wasted.

5. The printer according to claim 1 , comprising:

a sensor configured to detect a position of the print medium in a feed direction, wherein:

the plurality of printing setting items includes a setting item indicating the detected position.

6. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein:

when the control unit operations in the second mode, the control unit causes the printer to print based on said predetermined one of the plurality of sets of printing setting items without displaying an icon corresponding to said predetermined one of the plurality of sets of printing setting items.

7. A control method comprising:

during a registration process:

displaying, on a display unit, a print medium selection screen, and receiving a selection of a type of print medium,

after receiving the selection of the type of print medium, sequentially obtaining information corresponding to a plurality of printing setting items corresponding to the selected print medium to generate a set of printing setting items, without obtaining information corresponding to printing setting items corresponding to a print medium other than the selected print medium, and

storing the generated set of printing setting items to the control unit;

while operating in a first mode, causing the display unit to selectably display a plurality of icons, each icon representing one of a plurality of sets of printing setting items, and causing the printer to print only upon selection of one of the plurality of icons; and

while operating in a second mode, causing the printer to print based on a predetermined one of the plurality of sets of printing setting items that is associated with the second mode without requiring a selection of an icon representing said predetermined one of the plurality of sets of printing setting items.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a processor in a printer, the program causing the process to execute steps of:

during a registration process:

displaying, on a display unit, a print medium selection screen, and receiving a selection of a type of print medium,

after receiving the selection of the type of print medium, sequentially obtaining information corresponding to a plurality of printing setting items corresponding to the selected print medium to generate a set of printing setting items, without obtaining information corresponding to printing setting items corresponding to a print medium other than the selected print medium, and

storing the generated set of printing setting items to the control unit;

while operating in a first mode, causing the display unit to selectably display a plurality of icons, each icon representing one of a plurality of sets of printing setting items, and causing the printer to print only upon selection of one of the plurality of icons; and

while operating in a second mode, causing the printer to print based on a predetermined one of the plurality of sets of printing setting items that is associated with the second mode without requiring a selection of an icon representing said predetermined one of the plurality of sets of printing setting items.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2025
From: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SATO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072085/0034 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2021
From: MURATA, YOHEI
To: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 056978/0155 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-024648 · Feb 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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