Patent ID: 7503711
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of printing an image on a tape media by a tape printer having access to stored character data comprising: providing a tape printer and a cartridge with tape media therein, said tape media having a tape width and a tape length and said tape printer and said cartridge having an interface to provide said tape printer with information regarding said tape media; composing an image to be printed from said character data, said image having an image width and an image length which varies with character size; determining a print character size which maximizes the size of said image relative to a print area on said tape media defined by a printable width and a printable length by comparing one of the image width and the image length using an incrementally reduced character size to said printable length and printing said image using said incrementally reduced character size if it fits within said printable length or, if it does not fit within said printable length, further reducing said incrementally reduced character size incrementally until the one of said image width and image length fits within said printable length; and printing said image in said print area using said print character size.