IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,738,566
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,566 · App. 17/323,025 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Printing program and producing method for print

Inventor: Toshifumi Sakai (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B41J2/2142B41J3/36
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Patent No.
US 11,738,566
App. No.
17/323,025
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A producing method for a print by a printing system including a printing device that is manually moved with respect to a medium to perform printing on the medium, the producing method including the printing system determining whether a print plan size of a print image is a one-pass printable size, which is a size printable in one pass by the printing device, and, when it is determined that the print plan size is not the one-pass printable size, the printing device printing the print image in the one pass.

Claims (31)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a printing program for causing a computer to realize:

a designating function for prompting a user to designate a print plan size of a print image;

a change instructing function for prompting the user to input a change instruction separately from designation of the print plan size by the designating function;

a changing function for, when the print plan size is not a one-pass printable size, automatically changing the print plan size to the one-pass printable size in response to input of the change instruction by the change instructing function, the one-pass printable size being a size printable in one pass by a printing device that is manually moved with respect to a medium to perform printing on the medium; and

an instructing function for performing a one-pass printing instruction for instructing the printing device to print the print image in the print plan size.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the one-pass printable size to which the print plan size is changed by the changing function is a maximum size printable by the printing device in the one pass.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the printing program further causes the computer to realize

a determining function for determining whether the print plan size designated by the user is the one-pass printable size.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3 , wherein

the printing program further causes the computer to realize a limitation receiving function for receiving, from a user, a limitation instruction for instructing whether to limit the print plan size to the one-pass printable size, and

the designating function changes a range of the print plan size that the user can designate according to the limitation instruction.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein, in a state in which the print plan size exceeds the one-pass printable size, in response to the limitation receiving function receiving the limitation instruction for limiting the print plan size to the one-pass printable size, the changing function changes the print plan size to the one-pass printable size.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the printing program further causes the computer to realize an acquiring function for acquiring image data for the printing device to print the print image, and

the instructing function generates reduced image data obtained by reducing the image data to enable the printing device to print the print image in the one pass and transmits the generated reduced image data to perform the one-pass printing instruction.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the printing program further causes the computer to realize an acquiring function for acquiring image data for the printing device to print the print image, and

the instructing function generates rotated image data obtained by rotating the image data to enable the printing device to print the print image in the one pass and transmits the generated rotated image data to perform the one-pass printing instruction.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the designating function prompts the user to input a numerical value to a numerical value input field to designate the print plan size.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the change instructing function prompts the user to operate a checkbox or a button to input the change instruction.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a printing program for causing a computer to realize:

a limitation receiving function for receiving, from a user, a limitation instruction for instructing whether to limit a print plan size of a print image to a one-pass printable size, which is a size printable in one pass by a printing device that is manually moved with respect to a medium to perform printing on the medium;

a designating function for prompting the user to designate the print plan size within a range according to the limitation instruction; and

an instructing function for instructing the printing device to print the print image in the print plan size designated by the designating function.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a printing program for causing a computer to realize:

an acquiring function for acquiring image data to print a print image by a printing device that is manually moved with respect to a medium to perform printing on the medium;

a changing function for, when a print plan size is not a one-pass printable size, changing the print plan size to the one-pass printable size by generating rotated image data obtained by rotating the image data, the one-pass printable size being a size printable in one pass by the printing device; and

an instructing function for performing a one-pass printing instruction for instructing the printing device to print the print image in the print plan size.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2021
From: SAKAI, TOSHIFUMI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056269/0851 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-088348 · May 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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