| US 7,535,584 B2 | ||
| Tape printing apparatus, data processing method for tape printing apparatus, printing system, data processing method for printing system, computer program and storage medium | ||
| Mamoru Sakai, Kawasaki (Japan); Mikihiro Kajihara, Matsumoto (Japan); and Hiroshi Ono, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan); and King Jim Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/970,371. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-373211 (JP), filed on Oct. 31, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0105104 A1, May 19, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.1 [400/611] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A tape printing apparatus for printing a print image onto a tape of at least one type having a particular non-printing
area corresponding to the type of the tape, the apparatus comprising:
basic image storage means for storing basic image data serving as a source of print image data;
non-printing area information storage means for storing non-printing area information indicating the non-printing area corresponding
to the type of the tape;
tape type setting means for setting the type information of the tape that is loaded;
print image producing means for producing the print image data with the basic image data masked based on the non-printing
area information corresponding to the type information of the loaded tape; and
detecting means for detecting whether a fold line is formed in the non-printing area of the tape.
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