Patent ID: 7303342
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A print control apparatus comprising: character string memory means for storing a character string to be printed on a label to be wound around a cylindrical member; print image generating means for generating a print image of the character string stored in the character string memory means; information memory means having identification information and dimension information stored thereon, the identification information for identifying each of plural different cylindrical members, the dimension information being associated with the identification information and including an outer diameter for each of the plural different cylindrical members; label configuration determining means for, when an outer diameter is selected from a plurality of outer diameters of cylindrical members by a user and a cylindrical member associated with the user-selected outer diameter corresponds to one of the plural cylindrical members memorized in the information memory means, determining at least part of a label configuration based on the dimension of the selected cylindrical member memorized in the information memory means; and print image arranging means for arranging a print image generated by the print image generating means within at least one of a range corresponding to the at least part of the label configuration determined by the label configuration determining means and a range adjacent to the range.