Patent ID: 6146034
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B41J,G06F

Abstract:
A tape printing device comprising:input means for inputting characters and symbols;storage means for storing data representing said input characters and symbols;tape-width detecting means for detecting width of a loaded tape;enlargement printing command receiving means for receiving command information concerning an enlargement printing mode, in which a pseudo label, whose size is N times that of a label obtained in a normal printing mode, is obtained when arranging tape-sections widthwise of the tape in such a manner as to join, after dividing a tape the printing of which has been completed, into N tape length sections, wherein N is an integer of at least 2;printing-attribute determining means for determining a printing-attribute of each of said N tape sections, in accordance with data representing said characters and symbols stored in said storage means and tape width detected by said tape-width detecting means; andprinting means for serially printing on the tape N character-string portions, in which a character string is divided across the width of the tape in accordance with the printing attributes, as determined by said printing-attribute determining means, respectively corresponding to said tape length sections.