Abstract: [Object] Provides a printing apparatus which eliminates complexity of power-ON operation and can enter into print preparation when print is enabled. [Solving Means] The printing apparatus is started on so-called sleep mode or energy saving mode in which power is supplied only to the control portion and a sensor portion. If a detection signal is received from a personal computer (S5: YES), four printable conditions, that is, whether or not a cover is closed (S7), whether or not a tape is loaded normally (S9), whether or not a cutter operates normally (S11) and whether or not battery voltage is within a normal range (S13) are checked successively, and if all the conditions are satisfied, the main power supply is turned ON (S15). Consequently, the print mechanism and other portions are supplied with power so that the entire printing apparatus is supplied with power. As a result, the print preparation processing is executed (S17), and the printing apparatus waits for reception of print data (S19).

Abstract: When a hook detection unit (18) detects the off-hook of a handset (8), voice (e.g., “telephone book”, the other party's name) sent from a user is input via the handset (8), and a voice recognition unit (110) recognizes the voice, the other party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are displayed on a display unit (5). Then, when voice “up/down” is input via the handset (8), another party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are switched and displayed on a display unit (5); and when voice “telephone” or “fax” is input, a call is made or a fax transmission started to the other party displayed on the display unit (5).

Abstract: When a print tape (8) to be used as the label (25?) of a first sheet desired by one user is printed with no cut and then predetermined conditions, e.g. “time out elapse”, are satisfied, the label (25?) is outputted from a printer (6) in a cut state. When the other user instructs the printer (6) to make another label by auto-cut, the other label is cut and outputted. Even if the one user instructs the printer (6) subsequently to make the label of a second sheet by auto-cut to make a label (25) where the label (25?) of the first sheet is connected with the label of the second sheet intentionally, the label of the second sheet is cut and outputted.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus and the tape printing system capable of preventing deformation of the rollers or sticking thereof to a print head, and capable of preventing degradations in tape feeding accuracy and the inability to print. The tape printing apparatus has a platen roller and a tape feeding roller movable between a pressing position at which they are pressed against a tape accumulated in a cassette and a releasing position in which they are remote from the tape and arranged to perform printing by performing tape feeding upon disposing the platen roller and the tape feeding roller at the pressing position. The apparatus includes a roller driving portion that moves the platen roller and the tape feeding roller between the pressing position and the releasing position and a controller that controls the roller driving portion in correspondence with input signals.

Abstract: The tag-label producing device includes: a cartridge holder for selectively installing a first roll and a first roll; a tape feed roller, a ribbon take-up roller, and a switching mechanism that impart a drive force in the tape length direction to this tape; an antenna for performing transmission/reception of information through wireless communication to/from an IC circuit part of an RFID circuit element, upon the installation of the first roll; a cartridge sensor for detecting which one of the first rolls has been installed; and a control circuit including a tag tape mode and an ordinary-tape mode, for controlling a drive unit by switching between the modes.

Abstract: A label producing device for producing an RFID label using a tag label tape with print includes a tape feed roller for feeding the tag label tape with print, a print head for performing printing on a print area provided in a cover film, a half-cut unit for cutting, on both end sides in the tape length direction of the tag label tape with print with respect to the print area, layers other than a separation sheet in the width direction to thereby form half-cut lines, and a cutting mechanism for cutting the tag label tape with print in the width direction on sides further toward the both ends in the tape length direction with respect to these two half-cut lines.

Abstract: The tag-label producing device includes a print head for performing printing with respect to a print area of a cover film, a loop antenna for performing transmission/reception of information to/from an RFID circuit element, and a tape feed roller for imparting relative movement between the print head or loop antenna and a tag label tape with print. At this time, a control circuit determines the chronological sequence relation between the arrival of the RFID circuit element at a communication position where transmission/reception of information is performed with respect to the loop antenna, and the completion of the printing by the print head with respect to the print area. In accordance with the result of this determination, the operation modes of the tape feed roller, loop antenna, and print head are switch-controlled in a coordinated fashion.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus including an internal unit having a print mechanism, a cutting mechanism, and a tape discharge mechanism that safely and reliably discharges tapes at a suitable speed to a proximate location relative to an apparatus main body. When printing a tape accommodated in a tape cassette by a thermal head, cutting the tape using a fixed blade and a movable blade and forcibly discharging the tape by a driving roller and a pressing roller, a bisectrix that bisects the width of the tape in a vertical direction is located further upward by a length L2 than a bisectrix of the driving roller and the pressing roller. As a result, the cut end of the tape will be rotated and gradually directed upward in the course of delivery of the tape by the driving roller and the pressing roller to discharge the tape outside of the apparatus main body through the tape discharge slot in a obliquely maintained position.

Abstract: There is provided a tape printing device capable of using long tape-like print media such as label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, comprising judgment means for judging whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape and feed cut control means for performing a feed cut operation of feeding the print medium and thereafter cutting the print medium. The feed cut control means includes feeding distance control means for controlling feeding distance before the cutting in the feed cut operation depending on the judgment by the judgment means.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printing apparatus that selects a suitable speed, thereby enabling a rapid printing operation with printing quality maintained. In the printing apparatus, the number of heating elements for every printing line is counted. A printing constant speed is determined based upon the dividing number of a thermal head selected from the counting result. When the printing constant speed is changed, a corresponding numerical table is selected and set from a printing speed accelerating table and a printing speed decelerating table stored in a ROM and set for every printing constant speed.

Abstract: In the case the die cut label sheet is mounted, by detection of threshold voltage of output signal of the photo sensor, each label provisionally adhered to a front surface of the die cut label sheet is fed to a print start position. In the case the unfixed-length roll sheet is mounted, if the feeding speed is less than 40 mm/sec, by detection of threshold voltage of output signal of the photo sensor, the feeding state of unfixed-length roll sheet is judged, or if the feeding speed is not less than 40 mm/sec, on the basis of voltage change for the predetermined potential difference portion of output signal of the photo sensor, the feeding state of unfixed-length roll sheet is judged.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printing apparatus that selects a suitable speed, thereby enabling a rapid printing operation with printing quality maintained. In the printing apparatus, the number of heating elements for every printing line is counted. A printing constant speed is determined based upon the dividing number of a thermal head selected from the counting result. When the printing constant speed is changed, a corresponding numerical table is selected and set from a printing speed accelerating table and a printing speed decelerating table stored in a ROM and set for every printing constant speed.

Abstract: If a signal of a unit detecting switch provided at a roll paper unit setting position in a print apparatus is detected and the value indicated by the detected signal is not stored in a medium information memory area, it is determined that it is a new roll paper unit and shortage request information is transmitted to a personal computer. If medium information is received, a medium information acquisition processing is carried out. In this medium information acquisition processing, received medium information is stored in the medium information memory area.

Abstract: When a hook detection unit (18) detects the off-hook of a handset (8), voice (e.g., “telephone book”, the other party's name) sent from a user is input via the handset (8), and a voice recognition unit (110) recognizes the voice, the other party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are displayed on a display unit (5). Then, when voice “up/down” is input via the handset (8), another party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are switched and displayed on a display unit (5); and when voice “telephone” or “fax” is input, a call is made or a fax transmission started to the other party displayed on the display unit (5).

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus including an internal unit having a print mechanism, a cutting mechanism, and a tape discharge mechanism that safely and reliably discharges tapes at a suitable speed to a proximate location relative to an apparatus main body. When printing a tape accommodated in a tape cassette by a thermal head, cutting the tape using a fixed blade and a movable blade and forcibly discharging the tape by a driving roller and a pressing roller, a bisectrix that bisects the width of the tape in a vertical direction is located further upward by a length L2 than a bisectrix of the driving roller and the pressing roller. As a result, the cut end of the tape will be rotated and gradually directed upward in the course of delivery of the tape by the driving roller and the pressing roller to discharge the tape outside of the apparatus main body through the tape discharge slot in a obliquely maintained position.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus and the tape printing system capable of preventing deformation of the rollers or sticking thereof to a print head, and capable of preventing degradations in tape feeding accuracy and the inability to print. The tape printing apparatus has a platen roller and a tape feeding roller movable between a pressing position at which they are pressed against a tape accumulated in a cassette and a releasing position in which they are remote from the tape and arranged to perform printing by performing tape feeding upon disposing the platen roller and the tape feeding roller at the pressing position. The apparatus includes a roller driving portion that moves the platen roller and the tape feeding roller between the pressing position and the releasing position and a controller that controls the roller driving portion in correspondence with input signals.

Abstract: A sustained release pesticide comprises solid pesticidal particles comprising a solid, pesticidally active ingredient, substantially the whole surface of the pesticidal particles being coated with a hydrophobic substance.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are as herein defined useful as insecticides, is described.

Abstract: New phenylthionophosphonic acid O,O-di-esters of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a lower alkyl group; R.sub.2 denotes a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an unsaturated lower alkyl group; and R.sub.3 denotes a lower alkyl group or an unsaturated lower alkyl group are provided, which have high insecticidal, miticidal and nematocidal activities and are useful as pesticidal agents to be applied to insect, acarine and/or nematode pests.

Abstract: New organophosphoric acid ester anhydride derivatives, more particularly new thiopyrophosphoric acid P,P,P'-trialkylester-P'-dialkylamide of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be the same or different from each other and each are an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms are now provided. These new organophosphoric acid ester anhydride derivatives have high insecticidal, miticidal and nematocidal activities and are useful as an insecticidal, miticidal and nematocidal agent.