Patent ID: 7525876
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A tape printer having clock functions, comprising: a printing device used to print information on a medium for recording thereon based on print data, the printing device including a keyboard and a tape cassette providing the recording medium; a print format setting device required to set a print format to be used by the printing device; a time measurement device that measures time for the print device; a time display device that displays time measured by the time measurement device; a service environment identification device that identifies an environment in which the printer is to be used; an hour system selection device that selects either a 12-hour system or a-24-hour system for time display based on the service environment identified by the service environment identification device; a time display control device that causes the time display device to display the time measured by the time measurement device in accordance with an hour system selected by the hour system selection device: an environment information detection device that detects environment information regarding the service environment correlated to the keyboard electrically connected to the printer, wherein the service environment identification device identifies the service environment of the printer based on the environment information detected by the environment information detection device; and a plurality of solder points, each of the solder point corresponding to a possible, pre-determined service environment where the printer will be used, wherein one of the solder points is electrically connected to the environment information detection device thereby identifying to the environment information detection device the service environment where the printer will be used.