Patent ID: 9311573
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06K

Claim Text:
1. A printer comprising: a print interface module operable to receive a print datastream that includes relocatable text print data for printing text on a tab portion of variable form media, wherein the relocatable text print data specifies the text independent of a physical configuration of the tab portion of the variable form media, and wherein the relocatable text print data specifies the physical configuration of the tab portion of the variable form media; a print processor module operable to process the relocatable text print data in the print datastream to identify the physical configuration of the tab portion of the variable form media, to calculate spatial print data based on the relocatable text print data and the identified physical configuration, wherein the spatial print data specifies a position of the text for placement on the tab portion of the variable form media; and a print engine operable to print the spatial print data on the tab portion of the variable form media.