Patent ID: 7992791
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
1. A tag label producing apparatus comprising: a printing device for printing to a predetermined print area of a tag medium or a print-receiving medium bonded thereto, wherein an RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit part for storing information and an antenna for transmitting/receiving information is disposed in said tag medium; a transmitting/receiving device for performing information transmission/reception in a non-contact manner with said RFID circuit element; a feeding device for feeding said tag medium for said printing device to perform printing to said print area; a coordination control portion for controlling in coordination operations of said feeding device, said transmitting/receiving device, and said printing device so that feeding of said feeding device and said information transmission/reception by said transmitting/receiving device are performed; a success determining portion for determining whether or not information transmission/reception with said RFID circuit element by said transmitting/receiving device has succeeded; and a decision portion for deciding a feeding-stop condition for stopping feeding of said feeding device based on a feeding condition for transmission/reception by said feeding device for information transmission/reception by said transmitting/receiving device, and a feeding-condition for printing by said feeding device for printing to said print area by said printing device; 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 of said feeding device based on said feeding-stop condition decided by said decision portion and to perform retry of said information transmission/reception by said transmitting/receiving device when said communication determining portion determines that said information transmission/reception has failed; wherein the feeding-stop condition defines a stop position, whereat an overall determination of an ability for transmission/reception with said RFID circuit element by said transmitting/receiving device and for avoiding print defects is relatively good compared with other positions in a tape feeding direction; and wherein said overall determination is based on predetermined values for communication conditions and print conditions.