Abstract: A print device includes a first print portion, a first discharge portion, a second print portion, a second discharge portion, and a user interface portion. The first discharge portion is configured to discharge a first medium printed by the first print portion. The second discharge portion is configured to discharge a second medium printed by the second print portion. The user interface portion is disposed on a front side portion of the print device. A main scanning direction of the first print portion and a main scanning direction of the second print portion are substantially parallel to an up-down direction. A length in the up-down direction of the second print portion is shorter than a length in the up-down direction of the first print portion. The second print portion is disposed to the front of the first print portion.

Abstract: A print device includes a tape mounting portion, a tape print portion, a tape discharge portion, a tube mounting portion, a ribbon mounting portion, a tube print portion, and a tube discharge portion. The tape mounting portion is configured such that a tape is detachably mounted in the tape mounting portion. The tube mounting portion is configured such that a tube is detachably mounted in the tube mounting portion along a predetermined direction. The ribbon mounting portion is configured such that an ink ribbon is detachably mounted in the ribbon mounting portion. The tape mounting portion and the ribbon mounting portion are disposed on a same side with respect to the tube mounting portion, and are disposed side by side along the predetermined direction.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: at least one feeding roller; a printing device; and an apparatus antenna; and a coordination control portion that controls in coordination the feeding roller, the printing device, and the apparatus antenna, such that information transmission/reception is performed between an RFID circuit element and the apparatus antenna when an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element provided to a tag medium is fed downstream in a transport direction from a segment from a nearest roller to the apparatus antenna along a feeding path.

Abstract: An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag comprises an antenna for communicating with a RFID circuit element by wireless communication, a signal processing circuit and a radio frequency circuit for accessing an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element through the antenna based on an access instruction to information in a RFID tag, a storage device for storing at least correlation information of identification information of an object which is to bear a RFID tag containing the RFID circuit element to identification of the RFID circuit element corresponding thereto in a database, a control circuit for accessing the database based on an access instruction to a storage device, a tape feeding roller drive shaft for feeding out a cover film associated with the RFID circuit element, and a print head for printing a print based on a printing instruction.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication apparatus comprising: a housing including a bottom surface; an antenna provided at a distance h from the bottom surface; and a radio frequency circuit including a carrier wave transmitting device that generates a carrier wave of a frequency fc; wherein the correlation as fo<fc<fm is satisfied under the conditions of a resonance frequency fm of the antenna when the bottom surface is fixed in contact with a metal surface, a resonance frequency fo of the antenna when the bottom surface is fixed in contact with a non-metal surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag that can improve versatility of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag, and further simplify equipment configuration and reduce costs of users by enabling information transmission/reception with a RFID circuit element in and outside the apparatus is provided. The apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag is provided with a housing constituting an outer profile of an apparatus main body and communicable regions both inside and outside the housing and has a loop antenna LC that can transmit/receive information with a RFID circuit element for a label production and a RFID circuit element for an information reading provided with an IC circuit part storing information and a loop antenna that transmits/receives information and a driving roller provided in the housing and configured to feed a tag label tape with print.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a RFID-tag structure body comprising an affixed portion to be affixed onto an affixed face; a self-supporting portion self-supported with respect to the affixed face; at least one RFID circuit element having an IC circuit part provided at the self-supporting portion and configured to store information, and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit part; and a stereo-structure preparation portion configured to realize a three-dimensional structure when being affixed onto the affixed face.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: a printing device; a transmitting/receiving device that performs information transmission/reception; a feeding device that feeds said tag medium; a coordination control portion; a communication determining portion that determines whether or not information transmission/reception has succeeded; and a decision portion that decides a feeding-stop condition for stopping feeding based on a feeding condition for the transmission/reception, and a feeding-condition for printing to a print area; wherein: said coordination control portion controls in coordination operations of said feeding device, said transmitting/receiving device, and said printing device so as to stop feeding based on said feeding-stop condition decided by said decision portion and to perform retry of said information transmission/reception when said communication determining portion determines that said information transmission/reception has failed.

Abstract: A radio-frequency receiver device including receiver antenna elements each arranged to receive a signal from a desired communication object, a phased-array control portion to perform a phased array antenna control for controlling the directivity of reception of the signals by the receiver antenna elements, an adaptive-array control portion to perform an adaptive array antenna control for controlling the directivity of reception of the signals by the receiver antenna elements, a received-signal-quality determining portion to determine whether the signals received by the receiver antenna elements has a quality higher than a predetermined threshold, and a directivity control switching portion configured to enable the phased-array control portion to perform the phased array antenna controls, and to enable the adaptive-array control portion to perform the adaptive array antenna control only if a negative determination is obtained by the received-signal-quality determining portion after the phased array antenna con

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: a printing device; a transmitting/receiving device that performs information transmission/reception; a feeding device that feeds said tag medium; a coordination control portion; a communication determining portion that determines whether or not information transmission/reception has succeeded; and a decision portion that decides a feeding-stop condition for stopping feeding based on a feeding condition for the transmission/reception, and a feeding-condition for printing to a print area; wherein: said coordination control portion controls in coordination operations of said feeding device, said transmitting/receiving device, and said printing device so as to stop feeding based on said feeding-stop condition decided by said decision portion and to perform retry of said information transmission/reception when said communication determining portion determines that said information transmission/reception has failed.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication apparatus comprising: a housing including a bottom surface; an antenna provided at a distance h from the bottom surface; and a radio frequency circuit including a carrier wave transmitting device that generates a carrier wave of a frequency fc; wherein the correlation as fo<fc<fm is satisfied under the conditions of a resonance frequency fm of the antenna when the bottom surface is fixed in contact with a metal surface, a resonance frequency fo of the antenna when the bottom surface is fixed in contact with a non-metal surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag that can improve versatility of the apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag, and further simplify equipment configuration and reduce costs of users by enabling information transmission/reception with a RFID circuit element in and outside the apparatus is provided. The apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag is provided with a housing constituting an outer profile of an apparatus main body and communicable regions both inside and outside the housing and has a loop antenna LC that can transmit/receive information with a RFID circuit element for a label production and a RFID circuit element for an information reading provided with an IC circuit part storing information and a loop antenna that transmits/receives information and a driving roller provided in the housing and configured to feed a tag label tape with print.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a RFID-tag structure body comprising an affixed portion to be affixed onto an affixed face; a self-supporting portion self-supported with respect to the affixed face; at least one RFID circuit element having an IC circuit part provided at the self-supporting portion and configured to store information, and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit part; and a stereo-structure preparation portion configured to realize a three-dimensional structure when being affixed onto the affixed face.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: at least one feeding roller; a printing device; and an apparatus antenna; and a coordination control portion that controls in coordination the feeding roller, the printing device, and the apparatus antenna, such that information transmission/reception is performed between an RFID circuit element and the apparatus antenna when an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element provided to a tag medium is fed downstream in a transport direction from a segment from a nearest roller to the apparatus antenna along a feeding path.

Abstract: A label producing apparatus is provided that produces a label using a label tape, and the label tape includes a magnetic film layer having a magnetic film in a substantially sheet-state intermittent in a tape longitudinal direction and having a width-direction dimension smaller than the width-direction dimension of the label tape, an affixing adhesive layer provided on one side of the magnetic film layer in the tape thickness direction to affix the magnetic film layer to an affixing target, and a separation sheet covering one side of the adhesive layer in the tape thickness direction and to be separated at affixing.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a label prevents malfunctions and/or inappropriate operations possibly associated with respective processes in a label producing procedure. An adhesive layer of a base tape is wound around the peripheral surface of a first reel member to form a base tape roll. A print-receiving tape is wound around the peripheral surface of a second reel member to form a print-receiving tape roll. The two rolls are placed in a cartridge which is then loaded into the apparatus for producing a label. The base tape and print-receiving tape are fed out from the base tape roll and print-receiving tape roll, respectively, while a predetermined character is printed on the print-receiving tape. The printed print-receiving tape is bonded to the base tape to produce a RFID label. The first reel member associated with the base tape roll included in the cartridge is formed with a groove or a projection on the peripheral surface thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag comprises an antenna for communicating with a RFID circuit element by wireless communication, a signal processing circuit and a radio frequency circuit for accessing an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element through the antenna based on an access instruction to information in a RFID tag, a storage device for storing at least correlation information of identification information of an object which is to bear a RFID tag containing the RFID circuit element to identification of the RFID circuit element corresponding thereto in a database, a control circuit for accessing the database based on an access instruction to a storage device, a tape feeding roller drive shaft for feeding out a cover film associated with the RFID circuit element, and a print head for printing a print based on a printing instruction.

Abstract: A radio-frequency receiver device including receiver antenna elements each arranged to receive a signal from a desired communication object, a phased-array control portion to perform a phased array antenna control for controlling the directivity of reception of the signals by the receiver antenna elements, an adaptive-array control portion to perform an adaptive array antenna control for controlling the directivity of reception of the signals by the receiver antenna elements, a received-signal-quality determining portion to determine whether the signals received by the receiver antenna elements has a quality higher than a predetermined threshold, and a directivity control switching portion configured to enable the phased-array control portion to perform the phased array antenna controls, and to enable the adaptive-array control portion to perform the adaptive array antenna control only if a negative determination is obtained by the received-signal-quality determining portion after the phased array antenna con

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to prevent overdischarge of the secondary battery installed inside an electronic deice and to increase waterproofing ability of the electronic device. In order to attain this object, the electronic device of the present invention comprises a secondary battery, a main circuit which is operated by receiving power supply from the secondary battery, and a switch for ON/OFF controlling power supply from the secondary battery to the main circuit. With such a configuration, the secondary battery can be installed in the electronic device in advance at the electronic device shipping stage and waterproofing ability of the components accommodating the secondary battery can be improved. Furthermore, if the switch is switched off at the electronic device shipping stage, overcharge of the secondary battery can be prevented and the electronic device can be stored for a long time with the secondary battery contained therein.