JP5201414B2 - Tape printer, print data creation method for creating name label, and storage medium storing print data creation program for creating name label - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape printer having a name label creating function, a print data creating method for creating a name label, and a storage medium storing a program for realizing the print data creating method.

  A tape member formed by laminating a printing tape and a release tape is stored in a tape cassette, and the tape cassette is set in a printing device and inputted from an input means such as a keyboard or outputted from another device. There is a tape printer as an apparatus that can create a unique label by printing characters, symbols, logos, characters, marks, and the like.

  As an application of such a tape printing apparatus, for example, in the tape printing apparatus in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-79927 (Patent Document 1), as a scale printing apparatus for printing scale lines of a designated scale (cm, inch, etc.) Proposals to use have been made. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-57985 (Patent Document 2) proposes use as a printing device (printing control device) for printing index labels.

  Furthermore, as a usage of the tape printer, there are cases where name labels are automatically created using personal name data of a plurality of persons created by a tape printer or by spreadsheet software. When creating name labels automatically in this way, create a uniform width for each name label, and edit the font size so that it automatically fits within the specified width when there are many surnames Some devices perform this automatically.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-79927 JP-A-5-57985

  When creating a name label with a conventional tape printer, if there are multiple people with the same surname in the name list, there is no problem if both the first and last names are printed. Since the name label creator cannot specify, the person who has the same surname edits the print content so that the name is added in parentheses after the surname, and the tape label is printed on the tape printer. was there. In some cases, the name data side was edited. As described above, in order to print the name label having the same notation as a name label that can identify an individual, a work by the user is required, and a reduction in work efficiency has been a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and automatically extracts personal name data having the same notation, and appends information for identifying an individual regarding the personal name data having the same notation. Printing apparatus for creating name labels that can identify an individual by creating printed data, a print data creation method for creating print data for creating such name labels, and this print data creation method And a storage medium storing a program for realizing the above.

  The present invention prints characters and patterns on a tape member formed by laminating a printing tape and a release tape, and cuts the tape member at a predetermined length to create a label to be used by being attached to an application target In the tape printing apparatus, the tape printing apparatus stores control means, display means, input means, printing means for printing on the printing tape, and personal name data of a plurality of persons including at least first and last name data. A print list creating means for creating a print list which is a list of personal name data for creating name labels from the personal name data of the plurality of persons, and a notation for setting the notation contents of the name labels to be created In the contents setting means and the notation contents set by the notation contents setting means in the print list created by the print list creation means, the same name data is used for the same notation. Same notation data extracting means for extracting as notation data, specific information setting means for setting specific information as information for specifying an individual to be added to the same notation data, and extracting as same notation data in the print list In addition to creating print data for printing personal name data that has not been performed in accordance with the notation content set by the notation content setting unit, the specific information is added to the notation content set by the notation content setting unit of the same notation data Print data creation means for creating print data, wherein the control means controls the printing means to execute printing based on the print data created by the print data creation means.

  The specific information is set based on information in personal name data stored in the storage means.

  The tape printing apparatus according to the present invention relates to the same notation data extracted by the same notation data extraction means, the personal name data stored in the storage means is the same, and the indistinguishable data that cannot distinguish individuals by the contents of the personal name data Discriminating data extraction means for extracting data, and when the indistinguishable data extraction means extracts indistinguishable data, a new information input for causing the display means to display a screen for inputting new specific information for specifying an individual Screen display means, and the print data creation means creates print data in which the new specific information input to the screen displayed by the new information input screen display means is added to the indistinguishable data It is characterized by that.

  Further, the print data creation means creates the print data of the same notation data so that the specific information is appended in a manner different from other characters.

  Further, the print data creation means may create print data of the same notation data so that the specific information is appended in parentheses.

  The print data creating means may create print data of the same notation data so that the specific information is printed smaller than other character sizes.

  The tape printer according to the present invention comprises half-cut means for cutting only the print tape, and the control means controls the half-cut means to perform half-cut at the boundary position of each name label. It is characterized by.

  A print data creation method for creating a name label according to the present invention includes: a person name data reading process for reading a person name data list composed of person name data of a plurality of persons; and the person name data list read by the person name data reading process. Print list creation processing for creating a print list that is a list of personal name data for creating name labels, notation content setting processing for setting name label notation content, and notation content setting processing in the print list If the same label data is extracted in the same notation data extraction process and the same notation data extraction process, the name label is created according to the notation content, Specific information setting process for setting specific information to identify individuals added to the same notation data Creating print data for printing personal name data not extracted as the same notation data in the print list according to the notation content set in the notation content setting process, and the notation content of the same notation data And print data creation processing for creating print data in which the specific information is added to the notation content set in the setting processing.

  The specific information is set based on information in the personal name data read in the personal name data reading process.

  Further, the print data creation method extracts the indistinguishable data in which the personal name data stored in the storage means is the same and the individual cannot be distinguished by the content of the personal name data with respect to the same written data extracted by the same written data extraction process. Unidentifiable data extraction process to be performed, and a specific information input screen for displaying on the display means a screen for additionally inputting new specific information for identifying an individual when unidentifiable data is extracted in the unidentifiable data extraction process A display process and the print data creation process for creating the print data using the new specific information input in the specific information input screen display process are executed.

  The computer-readable storage medium of the present invention creates a name data read process for reading a person name data list composed of person name data of a plurality of persons and a name label from the person name data list read by the person name data read process. A print list creation process for creating a print list that is a list of personal name data, a notation content setting process for setting the notation content of a name label, and a name according to the notation contents set in the notation content setting process in the print list When a label is created, the same notation data extraction process for extracting the same notation data, which is personal name data having the same notation, and the same notation data are extracted in the same notation data extraction process, the same notation data is appended. Specific information setting processing for setting specific information for specifying an individual to perform, and the mark Create print data for printing personal name data not extracted as the same notation data in the list according to the notation content set in the notation content setting process, and set in the notation content setting process of the same notation data A program for realizing print data creation processing for creating print data in which the specific information is added to the written description is stored.

  The specific information is set based on information in the personal name data read in the personal name data reading process.

  The computer-readable storage medium of the present invention relates to the same notation data extracted by the same notation data extraction process, and the personal name data stored in the storage means is the same, and the contents of the personal name data cannot distinguish individuals. Displaying on the display means an indistinguishable data extraction process for extracting indistinguishable data and a screen for additionally inputting new specific information for identifying an individual when indistinguishable data is extracted in the indistinguishable data extraction process A program for realizing the specific information input screen display process to be performed and the print data creation process for creating the print data using the new specific information input in the specific information input screen display process is stored. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, the personal name data automatically extracted with the same notation, and the personal data with the same notation can be identified by creating print data with information for identifying the individual. A tape printer for creating a label, a print data creating method for creating print data for creating such a name label, and a storage medium storing a program for realizing the print data creating method, Can be provided.

It is a top view of the tape printer concerning the example of the present invention. It is the internal enlarged view of the tape printer which concerns on the Example of this invention, and the perspective view of a tape cassette. 1 is a functional block diagram of a tape printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control flow at the time of the name label preparation mode in the tape printer which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example in the case of producing a name label in the name label production mode of the tape printer which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example in the case of producing a name label in the name label production mode of the tape printer which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example in the case of producing a name label in the name label production mode of the tape printer which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a front view of three kinds of name labels created in the name label creation mode of the tape printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described. The tape printer 1 of the present invention performs printing of characters, patterns, etc. on a tape member 31 formed by laminating a printing tape and a release tape, and cuts the tape member 31 at a predetermined length so as to be applied to an application target. 1 is a tape printer 1 that creates a label to be used.

  This tape printer 1 automatically extracts personal name data having the same notation, and the personal name data having the same notation can be identified by creating print data with information for identifying the individual. A name label creating function for creating the name label 60 is provided.

  In order to realize this name label creation function, the tape printer 1 includes a control unit 40 that is a control unit such as a CPU, a display unit 4 that is a display unit, and an input unit 3 that is an input unit. , A thermal head 11 as printing means for printing on a printing tape, and a ROM 41 or auxiliary storage device 44 as storage means for storing personal name data of a plurality of persons having at least surname data and first name data .

  Also, the tape printer 1 is a print list creation means for creating a print list that is a list of person name data for creating name labels 60 from person name data of a plurality of persons, and notation contents for setting notation contents of the name labels 60 to be created The same notation data extracting means for extracting personal name data having the same notation in the notation contents set by the notation content setting means in the print list created by the print list creating means, and the same notation data Specific information setting means for setting specific information which is information for specifying an individual to be added to. The specific information is set based on information in the personal name data stored in the storage means.

  Furthermore, the tape printer 1 creates print data for printing personal name data that has not been extracted as the same notation data in the print list in accordance with the notation content set by the notation content setting means, and the notation of the same notation data Print data creation means for creating print data in which specific information is added to the notation content set by the content setting means, and the control means controls the printing means based on the print data created by the print data creation means The name label 60 is created by executing printing.

  In addition, the tape printing apparatus 1 is configured to extract the indistinguishable data that cannot be distinguished from the personal name data stored in the storage unit with the same personal name data that is extracted by the same notation data extraction unit. Incompetent data extracting means, and when the indistinguishable data extracting means extracts indistinguishable data, a new information input screen display means for displaying on the display means a screen for inputting new specific information for identifying an individual, The print data creation means creates print data in which the new specific information input to the screen displayed by the new information input screen display means is added to the indistinguishable data.

  The tape printer 1 is provided with a half-cut device 18 as a half-cut means for cutting only the print tape, and the control means controls the half-cut means at the boundary position of each name label 60 to perform half-cut. The name labels 60 are created in a divided state.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tape printer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an appearance of a tape cassette 21 used in the tape printer 1 and a part of the internal structure of the tape printer 1. It is a perspective view shown. The tape printer 1 prints characters, patterns, etc. on a tape member 31 formed by laminating a printing tape with a printing surface on the front side and an adhesive surface on the back side, and a release tape attached to the adhesive surface. It is a device to do.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tape printer 1 has an opening / closing lid 5 that closes the input unit 3, the display unit 4, and the cassette loading unit 8 on the upper surface of the housing 2. Although not shown, the housing 2 is also formed with an input terminal for connection to an external device such as a personal computer, a power supply terminal to which a power cord is connected, and an insertion slot into which a storage medium such as a memory card is inserted. Has been.

  The input unit 3 is a character input key for inputting character data, a print key for instructing the start of printing, a cursor key for moving the cursor on the display screen of the display unit 4, a variety of settings for print mode and various setting processes. Consists of control keys. The display unit 4 is a liquid crystal display device or the like, and displays an image related to input data, a selection menu for various settings, messages related to various processes, and the like. Note that a touch panel having both functions of the input unit 3 and the display unit 4 can be arranged in the tape printer 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a cassette loading portion 8 for loading a tape cassette 21 containing a tape member 31 and an ink ribbon 35 is formed inside the opening / closing lid 5. In the cassette loading unit 8, a tape printing mechanism 45 and a cassette receiving unit 15 for supporting the tape cassette 21 at a predetermined position are formed. The tape printing mechanism 45 includes a printing element arranged in a vertical direction, a thermal head 11 serving as a printing head, and a platen roller that sandwiches and transports the tape member 31 and the ink ribbon 35 between the thermal head 11. 12 and a ribbon take-up shaft 13 for taking up the ink ribbon 35 used for printing into the tape cassette 21.

  In addition, a tape feeding portion 7 that leads to the outside of the housing 2 is formed at one end of the cassette loading portion 8, and the tape feeding portion 7 cuts the printing tape and the release tape of the tape member 31 in the width direction. A full cut device 17 as full cut means and a half cut device 18 as half cut means for cutting only the print tape of the tape member 31 are incorporated.

  Further, the tape cassette 21 includes a cassette case 22. Inside the cassette case 22, a tape core 23 around which a tape member 31 is wound, a ribbon supply core 24 around which an unused ink ribbon 35 is wound, used. Ribbon take-up cores 25 for taking up the used ink ribbon 35 are accommodated. Further, the cassette case 22 of the tape cassette 21 is formed with a head arrangement portion 27 where the thermal head 11 is located when the tape cassette 21 is loaded in the cassette loading portion 8.

  Further, an engaged portion 29 that is engaged with and supported by the cassette receiving portion 15 of the cassette loading portion 8 is formed at the corner of the cassette case 22. The engaged portion 29 of the cassette case 22 is formed with predetermined irregularities corresponding to the type of the tape cassette 21 (not shown), and the cassette receiving portion 15 of the cassette loading portion 8 is provided with the tape cassette 21. A predetermined cassette discriminating switch 16 for discriminating the irregularities formed in the engaged portion 29 of the cassette case 22 when the is loaded is formed. Then, when the cassette case 22 is loaded into the cassette loading unit 8, the unevenness formed on the engaged portion 29 of the cassette case 22 and the cassette discrimination switch 16 formed on the cassette receiving unit 15 of the cassette loading unit 8 are engaged. In this case, the type of the tape cassette 21 is determined.

  In the tape printer 1, when a printing instruction is given, the tape member 31 and the ink ribbon 35 are fed out from the tape cassette 21, and the tape member 31 and the ink ribbon 35 are placed between the platen roller 12 and the thermal head 11. It is sandwiched and transported in a superposed state. Then, the thermal head 11 is driven to generate heat based on the print data, and the ink on the ink ribbon 35 is thermally transferred to the tape member 31, printing is performed on the tape member 31, and when the printing is completed, the full cut device 17 is activated and the tape The member 31 is cut in the width direction to produce a single tape-like printed matter.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the tape printer 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the tape printer 1 includes a control unit 40 serving as a control unit. The control unit 40 includes a ROM 41 and a RAM 42 as storage units, an auxiliary storage unit 44, and an input unit as input units. 3. A display unit 4 as display means is connected. Further, a printing unit driving circuit 51, a conveyance unit driving circuit 52, and a cutting unit driving circuit 53 are connected to the control unit 40.

  The control unit 40 is a CPU, and is read from a system program stored in advance in the ROM 41, a control program stored in a memory card, or an external device in response to a key operation signal from the input unit 3. The control program is started, and the operation of each part of the circuit is controlled using the RAM 42 as a work memory.

  The ROM 41 stores a program for printing characters input from the input unit 3, print fonts, diagonal lines, meshes, dot patterns, etc. used for painting, and stores a program readable by the control unit 40 It also functions as a medium. As the ROM 41, a writable ROM such as an EPROM may be used. When a writable ROM is used, the ROM 41 also functions as the auxiliary storage device 44.

  The RAM 42 has an input data memory for storing print information such as a key input character, a selected pattern, a size and a character interval, a print data memory for storing print pattern data in which the input print information is expanded, a display Each area such as a display data memory for storing pattern data to be displayed on the unit 4 is secured, and a register, a counter, and the like for temporarily storing data necessary for print processing and the like are provided.

  The auxiliary storage device 44 is composed of a hard disk built in the tape printer 1, a memory card connected to the tape printer 1, and the like. The auxiliary storage device 44 stores personal name data of a plurality of persons edited by the tape printing apparatus 1 or edited by an external device. The personal name data includes surname data and first name data written in Japanese and Roman letters, and is edited by spreadsheet software or the like. As described in the ROM 41, the writable ROM 41 may function as the auxiliary storage device 44.

  The printing means drive circuit 51 controls the thermal head 11 as printing means according to the printing information and the format setting information, and causes the tape member 31 to execute printing. The transport means driving circuit 52 is a circuit for driving the transport means, and controls the transport motor 46 such as a stepping motor that rotates the platen roller 12 and the ribbon take-up shaft 13, and the tape member 31 in the longitudinal direction at a predetermined speed. Transport. The cutting means drive circuit 53 is a drive circuit that controls cutting means such as full cut means and half cut means, and is used in a stepping motor or the half cut device 18 as a cutter motor 48a used in the full cut device 17. A DC motor or the like as the cutter motor 48b is controlled.

  Then, the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment automatically extracts a person having the same notation from the list of person name data when creating a name label from the list of person name data. Edit the notation data so that it can be displayed with information that can identify the name, for example, if you print only the last name, even if there is person name data with the same last name, create a name label with information that can identify the person It has a name label printing function.

  Hereinafter, the name label printing function according to the tape printer 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control flow of the name label printing function. When the name label creation mode is started, the control means executes a personal name data reading process (step S101) for reading a personal data list of a plurality of persons stored in the auxiliary storage device 44 serving as a storage means or the ROM 41 such as an EPROM. To do.

  Next, the control means causes the display means to display a screen for allowing the user of the tape printer 1 to select personal name data for creating a name label from the personal name data list, and the user selects the print list creating means. A print list creation process (step S105) for creating a print list from personal name data is executed. In this print list creation process (step S105), for example, a print list may be automatically created by setting conditions such as line A to line B.

  Then, the control means, as the notation content setting means, causes the display means to display a screen for selecting the notation content of the name label, and the notation content setting process for setting the notation content by causing the user to select the notation content (step S110). ). This notation is the content that appears on the name label in the personal name data, such as creating a name label that only shows the last name in Japanese, or creating a name label that only shows the last name in Roman characters. Point. Therefore, as a screen for selecting notation content, icons such as “Japanese”, “Hiragana”, “Romaji”, “Last name only”, “First name and last name” are displayed, and the user can select the notation content by selecting the icon. Can reduce the work.

  After the notation content setting process (step S110), the control means creates the name label according to the notation contents set by the notation content setting means in the print list created by the print list creation means as the same notation data extraction means. Then, the same notation data extraction process (step S115) for extracting the same notation data which is the personal name data having the same notation is executed. When the same notation data extraction process (step S115) is completed, the control unit executes the same notation data determination process (step S120) for determining whether the personal name list in the print list is the same notation data. For the personal name data that is not notation data, a print data creation process (step S140) for creating print data so as to print with the notation content set in the notation content setting process (step S110) is executed as a print data creation means.

  Next, with respect to the personal name data determined to be the same notation data in the same notation data determination process (step S120), the control means serves as the indistinguishable data extraction means, Japanese surname data and name data stored in the storage means, An indistinguishable data extraction process (step S125) is performed for extracting indistinguishable data, which is personal name data from which the individual cannot be identified, from the Roman surname data and first name data. This indistinguishable data refers to person name data in which the person name data stored in the storage means completely match as in the case of the same family name and the same name, and the person name data cannot distinguish the individual. When this indistinguishable data extraction process (step S125) is completed, the control means executes indistinguishable data determination process (step S130) for determining whether the personal name data in the same notation data is indistinguishable data.

  Then, for the personal name data determined as indistinguishable data in the indistinguishable data determination process (step S130), the control means adds new specific information for specifying an individual to the user as a new information input screen display means. Specific information input screen display processing (step S135) for displaying the screen to be input on the display means is executed. In addition, with respect to normal same notation data determined not to be indistinguishable data in the indistinguishable data determination process (step S130), the control means serves as a specific information setting means for specifying an individual to be added to the same notation data. Specific information setting processing (step S137) for selecting information from personal name data and setting it as specific information is executed. Next, the control means executes print data creation processing (step S140) for creating print data for causing the printing means to execute printing as print data creation means.

  The print data created in this print data creation process (step S140) will be described. As described above, the print data of the personal name data included in the print list, which is not the same notation data, selects information from the personal name data so as to have the notation content set in the notation content setting process (step S110). Print data created in this way. The normal print data of the same notation data is print data in which the specific information set in the specific information setting process (step S137) is added to the notation content set in the notation content setting process (step S110). Further, the print data of indistinguishable data is print data in which the new specific information input in the specific information input screen display process (step S135) is added to the notation content set in the notation content setting process (step S110). .

  Note that the print data created in the print data creation process (step S140) includes information such as the length of the name label, the size of the characters to be printed, and the font, and the print data creation means The print data is created by automatically setting the format etc. so as to have the same length.

  Then, the control means controls the printing means to execute a print execution process (step S145) for executing printing on the print tape in accordance with the print data created in the print data creation process (step S140), thereby creating a name label. Exit.

  Next, a case where a name label is created according to such a control flow will be described with a specific example. FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 are diagrams showing examples of front lists of a table showing an example of a print list and a name label 60 created according to personal name data of the print list. First, the print list creation means allows the user to select from a plurality of person name data, or automatically selects from a plurality of person name data based on a predetermined condition. Create

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the print list creation means creates a print list of five persons “Abe Mitsuko”, “Abe Shinzo”, “Abe Ryosuke”, “Kono Jiro”, and “Kono Kyoko”, and the notation content setting means Suppose that “Last name only in Japanese” is set as the description content. The same notation data extraction means uses “Abe Mitsuko” and “Abe Shinzo”, which have the same surname and kanji notation, as well as the same notation data, and “Kojiro Kawano” “ “Reiko Kono” is also extracted as the same notation data. In the present embodiment, the same surname refers to the case where both the kanji, reading, and romaji notation are the same, and the same name also refers to the case where both the kanji, reading, and romaji notation are the same.

  The indistinguishable data extraction means executes indistinguishable data extraction processing for extracting indistinguishable data that cannot be distinguished by the personal name data stored in the storage means from the same notation data extracted by the same notation data extraction means. However, since there is no indistinguishable data in the print list shown in FIG. 5A, it is determined that there is no indistinguishable data in the indistinguishable data determination process. The specific information setting means selects information for specifying an individual from personal name data in normal notation data that is not indistinguishable data, and sets the information as specific information. In the case of the print list shown in FIG. 5A, regarding “Abe Mitsuko” and “Abe Shinzo”, since the first characters of the Japanese name data are different, “Hi” and “New” are set as specific settings. As for “Jiro Kawano” and “Reiko Kono”, “next” and “淳”, which are the first characters of Japanese name data, are set as specific information.

  The print data creation means creates the print data for only “Abe” so that it is printed with the notation content set by the notation content setting means for “Abe Ryosuke” that is not the same notation data in the print list. For the same notation data, print data is created by adding the specific information set by the specific information setting means to the notation contents set by the notation content setting means. In other words, “Abe Mitsuko” and “Abe Shinzo” are “Abe (light)” “Abe (new)”, and “Kono Jiro” and “Kono Kyoko” are “Kono (next)” “Kono (淳) ) ”And the specific information is added to the last name and the print data is added in parentheses. Then, the control unit controls the printing unit to execute printing according to the print data created by the print data creation unit.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the name label 60 created in this way is named “Abe (Hikari)” and “Abe (New)” for the same surnames “Abe Mitsuko” and “Abe Shinzo”. “Jiro Kawano” “Kono” is the name label 60 printed so that the first letter is appended in parentheses so that the individual can be identified, and the surname is different (the reading of the last name is different), but the kanji of the last name is the same. Similarly, the name label 60 printed so that the individual can be identified by adding the first letters of the names “Kono (next)” and “Kono (淳)” in parentheses. For “Ryosuke”, only the last name “Abe” is printed.

  As described above, in the name label creation mode in the present embodiment, the personal name data having the same notation is automatically extracted with the notation content set by the notation content setting means, and the personal name data having the same notation has information for identifying an individual. Since it is configured to append and print, it is possible to create a name label 60 that can identify an individual even with the same surname. Therefore, when there is a lot of personal name data included in the print list, there is no need to search for the personal name data with the same notation, or the user who is the creator of the name label 60, and the efficiency of creating the name label 60 Can be increased.

  It should be noted that the half-cut process may be performed between the name labels 60 by the half-cut device 18 which is the half-cut means described above. Thus, by performing the half-cut process between the name labels 60, the name labels 60 can be easily divided and pasted. Accordingly, it is preferable that the name label creation mode can be configured to select whether or not half-cut processing is automatically performed.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the print list creation means creates a print list of three people “Ryosuke Abe”, “Seitaro Morita”, and “Seiko Morita”, and the notation setting means “Japanese only surname” Is set as the description content. In this case, the same notation data extraction unit extracts “Seitaro Morita” and “Seiko Morita” having the same surname and the kanji notation as the same notation data, and the indistinguishable data extraction unit determines that there is no indistinguishable data. .

  The specific information setting means creates specific information so that the name labels 60 of “Morita Seitaro” and “Morita Seiko” can identify individuals. In this case, since the first characters of the names of the two people are “sincere” and are identical, the first characters of the names are not specific information. Therefore, the specific information setting means pays attention to the second character that is a different character in the names of the two persons, and sets “thick” and “child” of the second character as specific information. The print data creation means creates print data with this specific information added for “Seitaro Morita” and “Seiko Morita”, and print data that prints the surname as it is for “Ryosuke Abe”. The printing unit executes printing according to the print data.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the name label 60 created in this way is “Name Abe” without the personal name data in the same notation, and becomes the name label 60 printed as “Abe” as it is. For “Seitaro Morita” and “Seiko Morita”, name labels that can be used to identify individuals by adding different characters as specific information, such as “Morita (thick)” and “Morita (ko)”. 60. Therefore, as in the prior art, it is possible to solve the problem that an individual cannot be specified when printing is performed using only a surname. In addition, it can be configured to add all characters up to different positions in the names of two people, such as “Morita (Seita)” and “Morita (Seiko)”. The contents of the specific information to be added and the method of the addition can be freely changed.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the print list creation means creates a print list of three people “Hanako Ueno”, “Satoshi Shimoyama”, and “Satoshi Shimoyama”, and the notation setting means “Japanese only surname” Is set as the description content. In this case, the same notation data extraction means extracts the same surname and kanji notation “Shimoshi Shimoyama” and “Shimoshi Shimoyama” as the same notation data, and the indistinguishable data extraction means has all the data stored in the storage means. Are extracted as indistinguishable data.

  Then, the new information input screen display means causes the display means to display a screen for allowing the user to additionally input new specific information for distinguishing the two “Shimoshi Shimoyama”. The user inputs new specific information, one of which is male and one of which is female, as information for distinguishing between the two “Mr. Shimoyama”. After the input of the specific information is completed, the print data creation means creates print data in which the information of “male” and “female”, which are new specific information regarding the indistinguishable data, is added in parentheses after the surname, For “Hanako Ueno”, print data for printing the surname as it is is created, and the printing means executes printing according to this print data.

  In the created name label 60, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), “Hanako Ueno” for which there is no personal name data with the same notation is printed as it is with the notation “Ueno”, and “Satoshi Shimoyama” "Is a name label 60 to which information for identifying an individual is added, such as" Shimoyama (male) "and" Shimoyama (female) ". In this way, in the case of the same family name, the name label 60 can be easily created by allowing the user to input specific information and adding the input specific information to create the name label 60. . In addition, a method of adding specific information such as “Shimoyama Kaoru (male)”, “Shimoyama Kaoru (female)”, “Shimoyama (Mayao)”, and “Shimoyama (miko)” can be considered.

  When the print list creation means creates a print list of five persons, as shown in FIG. 5A, “Abe Mitsuko” “Abe Shinzo” “Abe Ryosuke” “Kono Jiro” “Kono Kyoko” Assume that the content setting means sets “only Roman name and family name (last name)” as the description content. In this case, the same notation data extraction means extracts “Abe Mitsuko”, “Abe Shinzo”, and “Abe Ryosuke”, which have the same Roman name in the family name, as the same notation data. The indistinguishable data extracting means determines that there is no indistinguishable data.

  The specific information setting means sets the first characters “M”, “S”, and “R” as the specific information from the Roman first name data of “Abe Mitsuko”, “Abe Shinzo”, “Abe Ryosuke”. The print data creation means creates print data with “M”, “S”, and “R” appended before the family name “Abe” for “Abe Mitsuko”, “Abe Shinzo”, and “Abe Ryosuke”, For “Jiro Kawano” and “Reiko Kono”, print data for printing “Kouno” and “Kawano” is created. Thereafter, the printing means performs printing according to the print data, and the name label 60 is created.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the name label 60 created in this way is “M” for “Mitoko Abe”, “Abe Shinzo”, and “Ryosuke Abe” who have the same Roman name in the family name. .Abe ”,“ S.Abe ”,“ R.Abe ”and the first letter of the first name is the name label 60 appended before the family name, and the Kanji of the surname is the same but the readings are different“ Jiro Kawano ” As for “Kokono Kyoko”, the name labels 60 printed as “Kouno” and “Kawano” are used as they are.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, when the print list creation means creates a print list of three people “Ryosuke Abe”, “Seitaro Morita”, and “Seiko Morita”, the notation setting means “Family in Roman characters” Assume that “name only” is set as the description content. In this case, the same notation data extracting means extracts “Seitaro Morita” and “Seiko Morita” having the same Roman name in the family name as the same notation data. The indistinguishable data extracting means determines that there is no indistinguishable data.

  The specific information setting means finds that the fourth character “t” and “k” are different by searching for a character that can identify an individual from the first name data of Roman characters “Seitaro Morita” and “Seiko Morita”. “Seit” and “Seik”, which are first names up to the character, are set as specific information. For the print data creation means, for two people, “Morita Seitaro” and “Morita Seiko”, the print data is created by adding the specific information set by the specific information setting means before the family name “Morita”. For “Ryosuke”, print data for printing “Abe” is created. Thereafter, the printing means performs printing according to the print data, and the name label 60 is created.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (b), the name label 60 created in this way is the name label 60 “Abe” in which the family name is printed as it is with respect to “Ryosuke Abe”, and the Roman name notation of the family name is With regard to the same “Seitaro Morita” and “Seiko Morita”, the name label 60 in which the first name is added in front of the family name to the position where different characters in “First. Morita” and “Seik. Morita” come. It becomes.

  In addition, when the print list creation means creates a print list of three persons “Hanako Ueno”, “Satoshi Shimoyama” and “Satoshi Shimoyama” as shown in FIG. Suppose that “Family name only” is set as the notation. In this case, the same notation data extraction means extracts “Shimoshi Shimoyama” and “Shimoshi Shimoyama” that have the same Roman name in the family name as the same notation data, and the indistinguishable data extraction means has the same first name. The “Shimoshi Shimoyama” is extracted as indistinguishable data.

  Then, the new information input screen display means causes the display means to display a screen for allowing the user to additionally input new specific information for distinguishing the two “Shimoshi Shimoyama”. The user inputs new specific information, one of which is male and one of which is female, as information for distinguishing between the two “Mr. Shimoyama”. After the input of the specific information is completed, the print data creation means, for the two “Shimoyama Kaoru”, after the family name “Shimoyayama”, the first letter “m” representing male and the first letter of female representing female Print data in which the letter “f” is appended in parentheses is created, and for “Hanoko Ueno”, print data for printing “Ueno” as it is is created. Thereafter, the printing means performs printing according to the print data, and the name label 60 is created.

  As shown in FIG. 8C, the name label 60 created in this way is the name label 60 “Ueno” in which the family name is printed as it is for “Hanako Ueno”. For two people who have the same romanization, “Shimoyama Aoi”, such as “Shimoyayama (m)” and “Shimoyayama (f)”, a name that can be specified by individuals by adding the distinction between men and women in parentheses Label 60. In addition, if the information input by the user can be reflected, the specific information can be added in another manner, and it is possible to distinguish between man and woman, or to distinguish between gentlman and lady.

  In addition, although the description in Japanese and the Roman character was described, the name label 60 of the hiragana notation can also be created by inputting hiragana data into the personal name data. By inputting Hiragana data as personal name data in this way, the tape printer 1 is capable of creating a name label 60 for use in places where there are children who are not good at reading kanji, such as kindergartens and elementary schools. be able to. If the same notation is used when creating the name label 60 that represents only the surname in hiragana notation, it may be possible to use the kanji of the surname or the hiragana of the first name as the specific information.

  In the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment, by increasing the information amount of the personal name data, the frequency with which the user inputs new specific information can be reduced, and the work efficiency of the name label 60 can be increased. .

  The method for setting the specific information and adding the specific information may be any mode as long as an individual can be specified. In other words, as described above, as described above, when only the last name is printed, as described above, when there is the same notation, only different characters in the name data are set as the specific information. It is preferable to change the length according to the length of the name label 60 and the usage status of the name label 60, such as setting as specific information. In addition, regarding the method of adding specific information, it is added in parentheses as described above, only the specific information is printed by changing the font, or the character size of the specific information is reduced, and the specific information is subscripted. However, it is preferable to create the print data so that the display of the notation content set by the notation content setting means is the main print content, and the specific information is only an auxiliary notation.

  In this way, by setting the specific information so that the specific information is different from the other print contents and creating the print data, the notation content selected by the user and the created name label 60 are printed. It is possible to prevent a gap from appearing between the content and the name label 60 according to the user's desire.

  The processing shown in the flowchart in the present embodiment is applied to various apparatuses as a program that can be realized by a computer, for example, written in a storage medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, or a communication medium. It is also possible to transmit by using and apply to various devices. As described above, by storing each processing described in the present embodiment in a desired storage medium and causing the program to be executed by another computer or the like, it is possible to obtain the same operational effects as in the case of using the apparatus of the present embodiment. The computer is not limited to the computer incorporated in the apparatus described in the present embodiment, but can read a program stored in a storage medium and can perform a control operation according to the read program. Includes any computer equipped with a computing device.

  According to the tape printer 1 of the present embodiment, when the name label 60 corresponding to the personal name data included in the print list is created with the notation content set by the notation content setting unit, the personal name data having the same notation is extracted. When the name label 60 is automatically created in a print list including a plurality of person name data with the same surname by printing with specific information added to the person name data having the same notation, the personal data Name labels 60 that can be identified can be easily created.

  In addition, by setting the specific information based on the information in the personal name data stored in the storage means, the work amount of the user can be reduced, so that the efficiency of creating the name label 60 can be increased. Become.

  In the same notation data, indistinguishable data that cannot be distinguished from the individual by the contents of the personal name data stored in the storage means is extracted, and the new information input screen display means is used to distinguish the indistinguishable data. A screen for inputting new specific information is displayed on the display means, the user is input new specific information, and a name label 60 with the input specific information added is created, so that the same name as the same name Even in a situation where only the same information can be acquired on personal name data and a name label 60 that can identify an individual cannot be created, the name label 60 that can identify an individual can be created.

  Also, by forming a half cut at the boundary position of each name label 60, the created name label 60 is produced with the print tape divided, so that the user cuts between each name label 60. Save time and effort. In addition, although it is also possible to fully cut between each label, since a peeling tape will be in the connected state when a half cut is formed, it can prevent that each created name label 60 falls apart.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be freely changed and improved without departing from the gist of the invention.

1 Tape printer 2 Housing
3 Input section 4 Display section
5 Opening / closing lid 7 Tape feeding part
8 Cassette loading section 11 Thermal head
12 Platen roller 13 Ribbon take-up shaft
15 Cassette receiver 16 Cassette discrimination switch
17 Full-cut device 18 Half-cut device
21 Tape cassette 22 Cassette case
23 Tape core 24 Ribbon supply core
25 Ribbon take-up core 27 Head placement
29 Engaged part 31 Tape member
35 Ink ribbon 40 Control unit
41 ROM 42 RAM
44 Auxiliary storage 45 Tape printing mechanism
46 Conveyor motor 48a, 48b Cutter motor
51 Printing means driving circuit 52 Conveying means driving circuit
53 Cutting means drive circuit 60 Name label

Claims (13)

A tape printer that prints characters, patterns, etc. on a tape member formed by laminating a printing tape and a release tape, and cuts the tape member at a predetermined length to create a label to be attached to a target to be used. In
Control means, display means, input means, printing means for printing on the printing tape, and storage means for storing personal name data of a plurality of persons including at least first name and last name data,
A print list creating means for creating a print list that is a list of person name data for creating name labels from the person name data of the plurality of persons;
Notation content setting means for setting the notation content of the name label to be created,
The same notation data extraction means for extracting personal name data having the same notation in the notation contents set by the notation content setting means in the print list created by the print list creation means,
Specific information setting means for setting specific information that is information for specifying an individual to be added to the same notation data;
The print data for printing the personal name data not extracted as the same notation data in the print list according to the notation content set by the notation content setting means, and the notation content setting means for the same notation data is provided. Print data creating means for creating print data in which the specific information is added to the set notation content,
The tape printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit to execute printing based on the print data created by the print data creation unit.   2. The tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the specific information is set based on information in personal name data stored in the storage unit. With respect to the same notation data extracted by the same notation data extraction means, the indistinguishable data extraction means for extracting the indistinguishable data in which the personal name data stored in the storage means is the same and the individual name data cannot be distinguished from each other,
When the indistinguishable data extracting means has extracted indistinguishable data, a new information input screen display means for displaying on the display means a screen for inputting new specific information for specifying an individual, and
2. The print data creation unit creates print data in which new specific information input to a screen displayed by the new information input screen display unit is added to the indistinguishable data. Or the tape printer of Claim 2.   4. The print data creation unit creates the print data of the same notation data so that the specific information is appended in a manner different from other characters. 5. The tape printer as described.   5. The tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the print data creation unit creates the print data of the same notation data so that the specific information is appended in parentheses. .   6. The print data creation unit creates the print data of the same notation data so that the specific information is printed smaller than other character sizes. Tape printer. A half-cut means for cutting only the printing tape is provided,
The tape printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the half-cut unit to perform half-cut at a boundary position of each name label. Person name data reading process for reading a person name data list composed of person name data of a plurality of persons,
A print list creation process for creating a print list that is a list of person name data for creating a name label from the person name data list read by the person name data read process;
Notation content setting processing for setting name label notation content;
When the name label is created according to the notation content set in the notation content setting process in the print list, the same notation data extraction process for extracting the same notation data which is the personal name data having the same notation,
A specific information setting process for setting specific information for specifying an individual to be added to the same notation data when the same notation data is extracted in the same notation data extraction process;
Creating print data for printing personal name data not extracted as the same notation data in the print list in accordance with the notation content set in the notation content setting process, and the notation content setting process of the same notation data A print data creation method for creating a name label, comprising: executing print data creation processing for creating print data in which the specific information is added to the notation content set in step (1).   9. The print data creation method according to claim 8, wherein the specific information is set based on information in the personal name data read in the personal name data reading process. With respect to the same notation data extracted by the same notation data extraction process, the indistinguishable data extraction process for extracting the indistinguishable data in which the person name data stored in the storage means is the same and the person name data cannot be distinguished from each other, and
A specific information input screen display process for displaying on the display means a screen for additionally inputting new specific information for specifying an individual when indistinguishable data is extracted in the indistinguishable data extraction process;
The print data creation process for creating the print data by using the new specific information input in the specific information input screen display process is executed. Print data creation method. Person name data reading process for reading a person name data list composed of person name data of a plurality of persons,
A print list creation process for creating a print list that is a list of person name data for creating a name label from the person name data list read by the person name data read process;
Notation content setting processing for setting name label notation content;
When the name label is created according to the notation content set in the notation content setting process in the print list, the same notation data extraction process for extracting the same notation data which is the personal name data having the same notation,
A specific information setting process for setting specific information for specifying an individual to be added to the same notation data when the same notation data is extracted in the same notation data extraction process;
Creating print data for printing personal name data not extracted as the same notation data in the print list in accordance with the notation content set in the notation content setting process, and the notation content setting process of the same notation data A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for realizing print data creation processing for creating print data in which the specific information is added to the notation content set in (1).   12. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the specific information is set based on information in the personal name data read in the personal name data reading process. With respect to the same notation data extracted by the same notation data extraction process, the indistinguishable data extraction process for extracting the indistinguishable data in which the person name data stored in the storage means is the same and the person name data cannot be distinguished from each other, and
A specific information input screen display process for displaying on the display means a screen for additionally inputting new specific information for specifying an individual when indistinguishable data is extracted in the indistinguishable data extraction process;
12. A program for realizing the print data creation process for creating the print data using the new specific information input in the specific information input screen display process is stored. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12.

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