Abstract: A printer comprises a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount; a printing section, configured to perform printing on the label; a detection section configured to detect light passing through the mount and the label and to perform output in which the increase and decrease in an amount of transmitted light are reflected; and a recognition section configured to recognize edges of the label by setting a position where the amount of transmitted light increases as a beginning of the gap and setting a position where the amount of transmitted light decreases as an end of the gap, and pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of transmitted light are repeated in a short conveyance interval.

Abstract: A printer comprises a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount; a printing section, configured to perform printing on the label; a detection section configured to detect light passing through the mount and the label and to perform output in which the increase and decrease in an amount of transmitted light are reflected; and a recognition section configured to recognize edges of the label by setting a position where the amount of transmitted light increases as a beginning of the gap and setting a position where the amount of transmitted light decreases as an end of the gap, and pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of transmitted light are repeated in a short conveyance interval.

Abstract: A printer comprises a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount; a printing section, configured to perform printing on the label; a detection section configured to detect light passing through the mount and the label and to perform output in which the increase and decrease in an amount of transmitted light are reflected; and a recognition section configured to recognize edges of the label by setting a position where the amount of transmitted light increases as a beginning of the gap and setting a position where the amount of transmitted light decreases as an end of the gap, and pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of transmitted light are repeated in a short conveyance interval.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an operation device and a controller. The operation device receives an instruction to turn off a power supply from a power supply device. when the operation device receives the instruction to turn off the power supply from the power supply device, the controller transmits a request of disconnection of the communication to the external apparatus. Further, the controller turns off the power supply from the power supply device after waiting for a predetermined time period after the transmission of the disconnection request.

Abstract: A printer comprises a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount; a printing section, configured to perform printing on the label; a detection section configured to detect light passing through the mount and the label and to perform output in which the increase and decrease in an amount of transmitted light are reflected; and a recognition section configured to recognize edges of the label by setting a position where the amount of transmitted light increases as a beginning of the gap and setting a position where the amount of transmitted light decreases as an end of the gap, and pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of transmitted light are repeated in a short conveyance interval.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an operation device and a controller. The operation device receives an instruction to turn off a power supply from a power supply device. when the operation device receives the instruction to turn off the power supply from the power supply device, the controller transmits a request of disconnection of the communication to the external apparatus. Further, the controller turns off the power supply from the power supply device after waiting for a predetermined time period after the transmission of the disconnection request.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an operation device and a controller. The operation device receives an instruction to turn off a power supply from a power supply device. when the operation device receives the instruction to turn off the power supply from the power supply device, the controller transmits a request of disconnection of the communication to the external apparatus. Further, the controller turns off the power supply from the power supply device after waiting for a predetermined time period after the transmission of the disconnection request.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an operation device and a controller. The operation device receives an instruction to turn off a power supply from a power supply device. when the operation device receives the instruction to turn off the power supply from the power supply device, the controller transmits a request of disconnection of the communication to the external apparatus. Further, the controller turns off the power supply from the power supply device after waiting for a predetermined time period after the transmission of the disconnection request.

Abstract: A printing method, comprising: determining whether or not a printer is capable of executing a printing command sent from a user terminal to the printer through a first communication channel; requesting a cloud computer through a second communication channel to provide an information needed to execute the printing command if the printer is not capable of executing the printing command; and executing the printing command after the information needed to execute the printing command is downloaded to the printer from the cloud computer.

Abstract: A printer for continuously printing out essentially identical images with partial differences. The printer comprises a storage area (34) for storing predetermined constant data (3) and variable data (4), and at least a first and a second image data storage area (40, 41) for storing image data (2). The constant data (3) is combined with first variable data, and the combined data is stored into the first image data storage area (40) as the first image data. The first image data is then copied from the first image data storage area (40) to the second image data storage area (41). The first and the second image data storage area (40, 41) are switched by turns, and the variable data (4) within the image data (3) is updated using subsequent variable data. In parallel with the updating of the variable data (4) stored in the first image data storage area (40), the image data (2) held in the second image data storage area (41) is printed out.

Abstract: A label printer comprises a frame memory for storing a printing pattern for a label to be printed, and a printer unit for printing a label in accordance with the printing pattern stored in the frame memory. The label printer further comprises a control unit for partitioning the frame memory in accordance with a designated size of the label, thereby providing at least one print buffer, for producing a printing pattern for one label in the printing bufer, and for supplying the printing pattern stored in the print buffer to the printer unit, wherein the control unit includes a modifying section, and, when a plurality of print buffers are provided in the frame memory, the modifying section transfers the printing pattern produced in one of the print buffers into a remaining print buffer and modifies the printing pattern stored in the remaining print buffer to produce another printing pattern.

Abstract: When the label size is larger than the memory size of a frame buffer on which information to be printed on a label is drawn, the label is divided into a plurality of areas. A drawing enable area in the frame buffer is designated for drawing fields included in each divided area in units of divided areas, thereby performing label printing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a label printer which enables a large amount of information to be printed on a label without being restricted by the memory capacity of an image buffer by printing such information on the label by several successive printing operations. In the label printer, in case the amount of information to be printed on a label exceeds the memory capacity of the image buffer, printing picture image data are divided into several blocks having arbitrary amounts of data and are produced in the image buffer. Every time, a picture image is formed on the label in accordance with the printing picture image data.