Abstract: A printer configured to print on a printing medium having an RFID, comprising a communication unit configured to communicate with the RFID, and a search unit configured to move the communication unit to a position with respect to the RFID to search for a position communicable with the RFID, wherein the search unit determines communication success/failure between the RFID and the communication unit at a plurality of positions with respect to the RFID, and on the basis of a region including a plurality of positions determined as the communication being successful, identifying a communication position between the RFID and the communication unit.

Abstract: A printer, which is configured to print information on a print medium and issue the printed print medium, includes: a storage configured to store affixing position information relating to an affixing position in affixing the print medium to an item, in association with item information for identifying the item; a reception unit configured to receive input of the item information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the storage the affixing position information associated with the item information, based on the item information received by the reception unit; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the affixing position information that is acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: The printer is a printer for printing on a label continuous body including a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a belt-like liner at predetermined intervals, the printer calculates the label pitch from the downstream end portion of a first label and the upstream end portion of the first label detected by a second detecting unit that detects an end portion of the label, if the calculated label pitch is smaller than a distance from a first detecting unit for identifying a printing start position of the label to a printing unit, the printer feeds the label continuous body to a printing start position of a second label based on the calculated label pitch.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a printer configured to print on a print medium. The printer includes a thermal head and a control unit. The thermal head has a plurality of heating elements that are arranged in a line. The control unit is configured to control thermal energy to be applied to the plurality of heating elements, in accordance with information based on image data. The information includes whether to apply a pulse of energizing current in each of a plurality of periods being preset during a scanning line time for one line. The plurality of periods is set in an order from a long period to a short period during the scanning line time.

Abstract: An RFID label includes: a substrate; a dipole antenna formed of a metal foil so as to have a predetermined antenna length and a predetermined antenna width, the dipole antenna being arranged on a surface of the substrate; an IC chip connected to the dipole antenna; and a separator temporarily adhered to an adhesive agent overlaid on the surface of the substrate on which the dipole antenna is arranged, wherein a tear off line cuts through the substrate and the dipole antenna, in at least a part of the dipole antenna, so as to extend along an antenna length direction and so as to be superimposed with the part of the dipole antenna.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system comprising: a user terminal carried by a user; a communication device being attached on a product in a store and including a sensor and a storage, the sensor configured to detect a touch on the product by a person, the storage storing unique identification information; and an information processing device being capable of communicating with the user terminal. The information processing device comprises a control unit configured to, when a detecting device, which is the communication device that has detected a touch on the product by a person, is present in the store, associate user information on the user terminal positioned in proximity to the detecting device, with the identification information on the detecting device.

Abstract: A label sheet includes a plurality of label assemblies. Each label assembly includes a label and a liner. The label includes a label first portion having an adhesive surface, and a label second portion having an adhesive surface. The liner includes a liner first portion coupled to the label first portion, the liner first portion configured to be separable from the label first portion, and a liner second portion coupled to the label second portion. A cut is formed in the liner and positioned between the liner first portion and the liner second portion. The cut includes a first curved portion positioned at a first edge of the liner and a second curved portion positioned at a second edge of the liner.

Abstract: An RFID inlay, a hot melt-based adhesive layer laminated on a surface of the RFID inlay on which an RFID antenna and an IC chip are formed, a first thermoplastic resin sheet, and an adherend adhesive layer configured to be attached to an adherend are laminated in this order.

Abstract: The controller executes the first process once and then executes the second process. The first process is a process for back-feeding the continuous body, writing information to the RFID inlet, and then forward-feeding the continuous body until the RFID medium reaches the print start position. The second process is a process for stopping printing on the RFID medium halfway and writing information to the subsequent RFID medium following the RFID medium under printing when the RFID inlet of the subsequent RFID medium reaches the position allowing the communication with the antenna, and then resuming and completing printing on the RFID medium, printing on which was stopped halfway.

Abstract: A printer that prints each printing medium having an RFID, the printer including: a radio wave strength acquisition unit that acquires radio wave strength from the RFID; and a determine unit that determines whether the RFID is normal or not on the basis of a radio wave strength obtained by the radio wave strength acquisition unit and a threshold.

Abstract: A printer is configured to print on a print medium having a thermal color developing layer and includes: a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements that are arranged in a line; and a processor configured to: set a first application period of a pulse of energizing current, during a scanning line time for one line, the pulse of energizing current applying thermal energy that causes the thermal color developing layer to develop color, to the plurality of heating elements, correct a length of the first application period, which is set by the processor, based on an image to be printed, and determine print speed to be applied in printing the whole image at a constant speed, by extending the scanning line time so as to contain a maximum length of the first application period that has been corrected by the processor.

Abstract: A warehousing and shipping management system stores first coded information contained in optical recognition codes attached to each of a plurality of objects and second coded information contained in object-attached radio communication tags attached to each of the plurality of objects, acquire the first coded information contained in the optical recognition code attached to a target object, automatically acquires location information of each of the object-attached radio communication tags and location information of an operator's radio communication tag; and associates the stored first coded information corresponding to the optical recognition code attached to the target object and the stored second coded information corresponding to the object-attached radio communication tag attached to the target object on the basis of location information of each of the object-attached radio communication tags and location information of the operator's radio communication tag when the first coded information is acquired.

Abstract: This printer performs printing on a print medium having an RFID, and comprises: a communication unit which has a communication part movably provided in a predetermined area along the transport surface of the print medium, and communicates with an IC chip of the RFID; and a detection unit which detects the print medium by means of detection light. The detection unit includes: a light emitting part that emits detection light; a light guide member that guides the detection light emitted from the light emitting part to the print medium; and a light receiving part that receives the detection light via the print medium.

Abstract: A printer system includes a management server that acquires position information of a printer and identifies a role of the printer set for the position of the printer based on the acquired position information, and the printer that acquires information associated with a role of the printer identified by the management server and operates based on the acquired information. The printer may update printer settings based on setting data acquired from the management server. The printer may acquire print data stored in a storage location identified by the management server and perform printing based on the acquired print data.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system including a first radio tag and an information processing device. The first radio tag stores unique tag identification information and is configured to be attached to a seating surface or a backrest surface of a seating unit. The information processing device includes a storage that stores information on a user of a seating unit and tag identification information of a radio tag attached to the seating unit, in an associated manner. The information processing device also includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire the tag identification information when the first radio tag transmits a signal containing the tag identification information. The control unit is configured to determine whether the user is seated on the seating unit, based on acquisition or non-acquisition of the tag identification information.

Abstract: A printer for issuing print media includes: a rechargeable battery configured to supply power to the printer; a print unit configured to print information on the print media; a display unit; and a control unit configured to: compute “A” based on: a decrease in remaining battery capacity of the battery during a period of time from a reference time to the present time, and a total number of print media that have been issued during the period of time, where “A” is defined as remaining battery capacity of the battery decreased as a single print medium is issued; compute (B?C)/A to obtain a number of print media on which the print unit can print, where “B” is defined as present remaining battery capacity, and “C” is defined as a lower limit of remaining battery capacity of the battery; and control the display unit to display the number of print media.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a printer including: a feed roller configured to feed a print medium; a print head configured to pinch the print medium with the feed roller and to print on the print medium; and a biasing member configured to bias the print head in a first direction toward the feed roller. The print head is movable in the first direction between a first position and a second position. The first position is a position at which the print head can be removed when moved in a second direction. The second position being a position at which the print head cannot be removed when moved in the second direction.

Abstract: An RFID label includes: an RFID inlay having an inlay substrate, an RFID antenna formed on a part of the inlay substrate, and an IC chip connected to the RFID antenna; a label substrate laminated on one surface of the RFID inlay via a lamination adhesive layer; and an adherend adhesive layer formed on the other surface of the RFID inlay, in which a shielding layer containing a conductive material is formed on at least a part of a region other than the RFID antenna of the inlay substrate.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is an RFID label having a label substrate, an RFID antenna, an IC chip, and an adhesive layer that are stacked in this order. The label substrate is a thermal paper having a thermosensitive color developing layer on one surface. The RFID antenna is provided on the other surface of the label substrate. The IC chip is connected to the RFID antenna with an ultraviolet curable anisotropic conductive adhesive.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: a user terminal carried by a user; and an information processing device being capable of communicating with the user terminal. The user terminal includes: a display, and a processor configured to: acquire product information on a product and expiration information on an expiration date of the product; and cause the display to show product inventory information on the user, which is acquired from the information processing device. The information processing device includes a processor configured to: acquire the product information and the expiration information, which are obtained by the user terminal, as product inventory information on the user, when the product has been paid for by the user, and provide the product inventory information on the user, which is acquired by the processor, to the user terminal based on a request from the user.