JP2023176773A - Printing control program and printer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of realizing the appearance of an image with the whole printed matters without cutting a margin area on an end in the width direction of each printed matter when generating the printed matters by using data obtained by dividing printing data of an image into a plurality of pieces in the width direction.SOLUTION: A printing control program causes terminal devices 3, 4 to execute the step S65 of generating the first partial printing data PD1 for printing a first image being a portion of a printing object OB on a tape TP1 for label and the second partial printing data PD2 for printing a second image being a different portion from the first image on a tape TP2 for label, and generating the third partial printing data PD3 for printing a third image being a different portion from the first image and the second image between the first image and the second image on a tape TP3 for label having a transparent medium color.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a print control program and a printing apparatus executed by a computer.

Conventionally, for example, in Patent Document 1, when it is desired to obtain a label that exceeds the width of the tape, by pasting a plurality of tapes on which divided printing images are printed adjacently in the width direction, it is possible to obtain a label with an arbitrary width that exceeds the tape width. Creating a label is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-341496

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, based on the viewpoint of preventing deterioration of printing quality, margin areas are formed at both ends in the width direction of each tape on which divided print images are printed, in order to avoid printing exceeding the tape width. Ru. Therefore, in order to obtain the desired appearance of a printed image using multiple tapes attached adjacent to each other, the user must cut the margins of each tape in the longitudinal direction, which is cumbersome. Ta.

An object of the present invention is to generate a plurality of prints by dividing the print data of an image into a plurality of pieces in the width direction, without cutting off the margin area at the end of each print in the width direction. The purpose of this invention is to provide a technology that can realize the appearance of the above image.

In order to achieve the above object, the print control program of the present invention provides print control for causing a computer to perform a generation process to generate partial print data obtained by dividing a predetermined image having an image size exceeding the print area of a print medium. The program is configured to generate the first partial print data for printing a first image, which is a portion of the predetermined image, on a first print medium, and the first image, which is a portion of the predetermined image, is different from the first image. a first generation process for generating the second partial print data for printing a partial second image on a second print medium; and a gap between the first image and the second image among the predetermined images. a second generation process of generating third part print data for printing a third image, which is a part different from the first image and the second image, on a third print medium having a transparent medium color; include.

According to the present invention, the second generation process generates the third portion print data for printing the third image, which is a portion different from the first image and the second image, on the third print medium having a transparent medium color. do. As a result, if the transparent third printing medium is attached so as to straddle the boundary between the first image and the second image, the first image, the second image, It is possible to realize a printed matter that has the appearance of the predetermined image with the entire printed matter including the third image.

In order to achieve the above object, a printing device of the present invention includes a printing unit that prints an image on a print medium, and a control unit, and the control unit is configured to print an image whose size exceeds a print area of the print medium. A printing process is executed to cause the printing unit to print a predetermined image, and the print process includes a first print process to print a first image, which is a part of the predetermined image, on a first print medium; a second printing process that prints a second image, which is a part different from the first image, on a second print medium; and a third printing process of printing a third image, which is a portion different from the second image, on a third print medium having a transparent medium color.

According to the present invention, the third print process prints the third image, which is a portion different from the first image and the second image, on the third print medium having a transparent medium color. As a result, if the transparent third printing medium is attached so as to straddle the boundary between the first image and the second image, the first image, the second image, It is possible to realize a printed matter that has the appearance of the predetermined image with the entire printed matter including the third image.

Note that the present invention is not limited to a print control program and a printing device, but can be applied appropriately to, for example, a printing method executed by a print control program, a printing system, and the like.

According to the present invention, when a plurality of printed matter is generated using data obtained by dividing image print data into a plurality of pieces in the width direction, the entire plurality of printed matter can be generated without cutting the margin area at the widthwise end of each printed matter. The appearance of the above image can be achieved with

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a printing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a printing device and an information terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an editing screen displayed on a touch panel or display unit of an information terminal when performing split printing. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of how print data by split printing and a created print label are used when the printing application or printing device of the information terminal does not use the interpolation printing function using the transparent label according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of how print data by split printing and a created print label are used when a printing application or a printing device of an information terminal uses an interpolation printing function using a transparent label according to the first embodiment. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control procedure executed by a CPU of an information terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of an editing screen in a 2nd embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing an example of use of a printed label in a 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure executed by a CPU of an information terminal in a second embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control procedure executed by a control circuit of a printing apparatus in a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of use of print data by split printing and a created print label in a modified example of duplicate printing on a transparent label. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print option setting screen in a modified example that saves consumption of transparent tape. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an editing screen in a modified example that saves consumption of transparent tape. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of using a print label by split printing in a modified example of saving consumption of transparent tape. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of how a printed label is used in a modified example of printing a positioning mark.

<First embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The first embodiment is an embodiment in which print data is generated on an information terminal, and the print data is sent to a printing device and printed.

<Overall system configuration>
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the entire printing system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, a printing system 1 includes a printing device 2 and information terminals 3 and 4. The information terminals 3 and 4 may be either one or both. The printing device 2 is, for example, a label printer that creates a printed label L, and includes a display section 21 and an input section 22. The information terminal 3 is, for example, a mobile terminal, and may be a smartphone equipped with a touch panel 37 as shown in FIG. 1, a tablet terminal, or the like. The information terminal 4 is, for example, a general-purpose personal computer, and may be a notebook computer equipped with an input section 33 and a display section 34 as shown in FIG. 1, or a desktop computer. The information terminals 3 and 4 are each connected to the printing device 2 so as to be able to mutually send and receive information; for example, the information terminal 3 is connected via wireless communication, and the information terminal 4 is connected via wired communication. Note that the information terminal 3 may be connected via wired communication, or the information terminal 4 may be connected via wireless communication.

<Information terminal>
FIG. 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the information terminals 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the information terminals 3 and 4 include a CPU 31, a memory 32 including, for example, RAM or ROM, an input section 33, a display section 34, a communication control section 35, and a mass storage device 36. It is equipped with The information terminals 3 and 4 are examples of computers.

The input unit 33 receives instructions and information from the user. The display unit 34 displays various information and messages. In the information terminal 3, the input section 33 and the display section 34 are configured as a touch panel 37 that has these functions. The communication control unit 35 controls communication with the printing device 2 .

The large-capacity storage device 36 stores a print application and various other programs for causing the CPU 31 to execute each procedure in the sequence shown in FIG. Stores various data, etc. Print applications, various programs, various data, etc. may be stored in the memory 32. The print application is an example of a print control program.

The CPU 31 performs various processes and performs various communications with the printing device 2 according to programs stored in the ROM or mass storage device 36 while utilizing the temporary storage function of the RAM of the memory 32 .

<Printing device>
FIG. 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the printing device 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the printing device 2 includes the display section 21 and input section 22, a control circuit 23, a cartridge holder 24, a cartridge sensor 25, a communication control section 26, a print head 27, and a large-capacity print head 27. It has a storage device 28 and a cutter 29.

The control circuit 23 includes a CPU 23a, a RAM 23b, a ROM 23c, and the like. The CPU 23a is an example of a control unit.

The cartridge holder 24 removably mounts the cartridge 5 thereon. The cartridge sensor 25 is provided on the cartridge holder 24 and detects the type of cartridge 5 by a known appropriate method such as mechanical detection or optical/magnetic detection. The type of cartridge 5 includes the tape width and tape color of the label tape TP supplied from the cartridge 5, the printing color defined by the color of the ink ribbon included in the cartridge 5, and the like. Tape color is an example of media color. The communication control unit 26 controls communication between the printing device 2 and external devices.

The large-capacity storage device 28 stores a print program for causing the CPU 23a to execute each procedure of a sequence shown in FIG. 20, etc., which will be described later, and various data. The printing program, various data, etc. may be stored in the RAM 23b or ROM 23c of the control circuit 23.

The print head 27 prints an image on the label tape TP. The cutter 29 cuts the long label tape TP printed by the print head 27 into a predetermined length to create a printed label L. The print head 27 is an example of a printing unit, and the label tape TP is an example of a print medium and an indefinite length medium.

<Split printing editing screen and print label>
When the printing applications of the information terminals 3 and 4 and the printing device 2 want to create a printed label L with an image printed with an image size exceeding the printing area of the label tape TP, the printing applications of the information terminals 3 and 4 and the printing device 2 generate partial print data by dividing the print data. , has a so-called split printing function that creates a plurality of printed labels each having the partial print data printed thereon. By adhering a plurality of created printed labels adjacent to each other in the width direction, it is possible to obtain a printed label L having a width dimension exceeding the width of the printing area of the label tape TP.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an editing screen displayed on the touch panel 37 or display unit 34 of the information terminals 3 and 4 when performing split printing. As shown in FIG. 3(a), the print object OB is placed on the image TPI of the label tape TP. The size and position of the print object OB are adjusted to any size and position. The image TPI of the label tape TP is displayed in a predetermined rectangular frame, the size of which corresponds to the preset tape width and medium length. In the example shown in FIG. 3(a), the tape width and medium length of the label tape TP are, for example, 12 mm and 80 mm. The tape width and medium length may be specified by the user or may be set automatically. The print object OB is, for example, a text box into which text can be input, and can be set to any width that exceeds the width of the print area of the label tape TP. Note that the print object OB is not limited to a text box, and may be, for example, an image. The print object OB is an example of the predetermined image.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), the print object OB is edited. In the example shown in FIG. 3B, for example, black text "ABC" is input into a print object OB having a width exceeding the image TPI, that is, a width exceeding the width of the print area of the label tape TP. As shown in FIG. 3(b), when text or images are input to the print object OB whose width exceeds the width of the printing area of the label tape TP, the width of the print object OB will be changed as shown in FIG. 3(c). A plurality of images TPI of the label tape TP are displayed according to the directional dimensions. In the example shown in FIG. 3(c), the width direction dimension of the print object OB is set to a size that can be accommodated in the printing area of two label tapes TP, for example, and the label tape TP with a tape width of 12 mm is Two sheets are lined up in the direction, and the print object OB is placed on top of them. The editing screen shown in FIG. 3(c) is an example of an editing screen for split printing. Note that the width direction dimension of the print object OB may be set to a dimension spanning three or more label tapes TP, and in that case, images of three or more label tapes TP are arranged in the width direction. In this embodiment, as an example of split printing, a case will be described in which the width direction dimension of the print object OB is set to a dimension spanning two label tapes TP.

The printing application of the information terminals 3 and 4 and the printing device 2 according to this embodiment have an interpolation printing function using transparent labels. The user can select whether or not to use the interpolation printing function. FIG. 4 shows an example of print data and a print label when the printing application of the information terminals 3 and 4 and the printing device 2 do not use the interpolation printing function using the transparent label according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the print buffer of the printing device 2 stores print data for forming an image consisting of text "ABC", for example. The print data corresponds to the editing screen shown in FIG. 3(c). The print buffer is provided in, for example, the RAM 23b of the printing device 2. The print data is developed as dot pattern data in the print buffer, and the print head 27 performs dot printing according to the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer.

As shown in FIG. 4, the print data PD stored in the print buffer as dot pattern data is divided to generate first print data PD1a and second print data PD2a. The first print data PD1a is print data for printing, for example, the upper half of an image consisting of the text "ABC". The second print data PD2a is print data for printing, for example, the lower half of the image. The first print data PD1a is printed on the label tape TP1 to create a first print label L1a, and the second print data PD2a is printed on the label tape TP2 to create a second print label L2a. In printing the printed labels, margin areas BS1 and BS2 are formed at both ends in the width direction of the first printed label L1a and the second printed label L2a, respectively, to avoid printing exceeding the tape width. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user cuts the margin areas BS1 and BS2 between the first printed label L1a and the second printed label L2a in the longitudinal direction, the first printed label L1a By placing the second printed labels L2a adjacent to each other in the width direction, it is possible to obtain the appearance of an image consisting of the text "ABC".

FIG. 5 shows an example of print data and a print label when the interpolation printing function is set to be used. As shown in FIG. 5, the print data PD stored in the print buffer as dot pattern data is divided to generate first partial print data PD1, second partial print data PD2, and third partial print data PD3. be done. The first partial print data PD1 is print data for printing a part of the image consisting of the text "ABC", for example, the first image of the upper part. The second partial print data PD2 is print data for printing a portion of the image that is different from the first image, for example, a lower portion of the second image. The third partial print data PD3 is for printing a third image, for example, an intermediate portion, which is a portion between the first image and the second image of the above image, which is different from the first image and the second image. This is print data. The first partial print data PD1 is print data for printing the first image on the label tape TP1 in a first printing color. The second partial print data PD2 is print data for printing the second image on the label tape TP2 in the first print color. The third partial print data PD3 is print data for printing the third image in the first print color on the label tape TP3 having a transparent medium color. Note that the first print color is the color of the print object OB, and is, for example, black. Further, the label tape TP1 is an example of the first print medium, the label tape TP2 is an example of the second print medium, and the label tape TP3 is an example of the third print medium.

The first partial print data PD1 is printed on the label tape TP1 to create a first partial print label L1, the second partial print data PD2 is printed on the label tape TP2 to create a second partial print label L2, The third partial print data PD3 is printed on the label tape TP3 to create a third partial print label L3. In the first partial print label L1, first margin areas BS1 are formed at both ends in the width direction of the first print area PS1 where the first image is printed. In the second partial print label L2, second margin areas BS2 are formed at both widthwise ends of the second print area PS2 where the second image is printed. In the third partial print label L3, third margin areas BS3 are formed at both widthwise ends of the third print area PS3 where the third image is printed. In addition, in FIG. 5, the thin line attached to the surface of the third printed label L3 or the label tape TP3 represents that the medium color is transparent.

The first partial print data PD1 is data in which a first image is printed within the first print area PS1 of the label tape TP1, and no image is printed in the first margin area BS1 outside the first print area PS1. The second partial print data PD2 is data in which a second image is printed within the second print area PS2 of the label tape TP2, and no image is printed in the second margin area BS2 outside the second print area PS2. The third partial print data PD3 includes at least a first margin area BS1 on the label tape TP2 side in the label tape TP1 and a second margin area BS2 on the label tape TP1 side in the label tape TP2 in the label tape TP3. This is data for printing the third image on the third print area PS3 corresponding to the combined area.

As shown in FIG. 5, a transparent third portion printed label L3 on which a third image corresponding to the portion between the first image and the second image is formed is arranged adjacent to the first portion in the width direction. If pasted across the boundary between the printed label L1 and the second partial printed label L2, the printed label L will have the appearance of an image consisting of the text "ABC" as a whole, including the first image, second image, and third image. can be realized. In this case, it is sufficient to attach the transparent third portion printed label L3 to the first portion printed label L1 and the second portion printed label L2, and the margin area BS1 of the first portion printed label L1 and the second portion printed label L2. , BS2 need not be disconnected, so the user's effort can be reduced.

Note that the label tape TP1 and the label tape TP2 may have the same tape width and tape color, or may have at least one of the tape width and tape color different from each other. The tape width of the label tape TP3 may be determined, for example, according to the size of the print object OB, or may be specified by the user.

<Control procedure>
An example of a control procedure executed by the CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 in order to realize the interpolation printing function using the transparent label described above in this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 starts this flowchart, for example, by executing a print application.

In step S3, the CPU 31 displays a print option setting screen on the display unit 34 or the touch panel 37, and receives print option setting input from the user. The print option settings include, for example, settings as to whether or not to use an interpolation printing function using transparent labels.

In step S5, the CPU 31 displays the editing screen shown in FIG. 3(a) or FIG. 3(b) on the display unit 34 or the touch panel 37, and accepts editing of print data by the user.

In step S10, the CPU 31 determines whether the size of the edited print data in the width direction exceeds the print area of the label tape TP. If the CPU 31 determines that the print data does not exceed the print area (step S10: No), the process proceeds to step S20, which will be described later. On the other hand, if the CPU 31 determines that the print data exceeds the print area (step S10: Yes), the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the CPU 31 increases the number of images of the label tape TP displayed on the editing screen to a plurality of images, arranges them adjacent to each other in parallel, and displays the editing screen for split printing shown in FIG. 3(c) described above.

In step S20, the CPU 31 determines whether the user has given an instruction to print the print data. If the CPU 31 determines that a print instruction has not been given (step S20: No), the process returns to step S3 and continues accepting print option setting input and print data editing. On the other hand, if the CPU 31 determines that a print instruction has been given (step S20: Yes), the process proceeds to step S25.

In step S25, the CPU 31 determines whether or not split printing is performed based on whether the size of the print data in the width direction exceeds the print area of the label tape TP. If the print data does not exceed the printing area of the label tape TP, the CPU 31 determines that split printing is not performed (step S25: No), and proceeds to step S30.

In step S30, the CPU 31 generates print data having a width that fits on one label tape TP.

In step S35, the CPU 31 transmits the print data to the printing device 2. As a result, the printing device 2 prints the print data on the label tape TP and generates a printed label. After that, this flowchart ends.

On the other hand, in step S25, if the widthwise dimension of the print data exceeds the print area of the label tape TP, the CPU 31 determines that split printing is being performed (step S25: Yes), and proceeds to step S40. In this embodiment, as an example of split printing, a case will be described in which the width direction dimension of print data is set to a dimension spanning two label tapes TP.

In step S40, the CPU 31 determines whether to perform interpolation printing using a transparent label based on the print option settings in step S3. If the CPU 31 determines that interpolation printing is not to be performed (step S40: No), the process proceeds to step S45.

In step S45, the CPU 31 generates print data PD that is the width dimension spanning the two label tapes TP1 and TP2.

In step S50, the CPU 31 divides the print data PD to generate first print data PD1a and second print data PD2a. The step S50 is an example of the generation process.

In step S55, the CPU 31 transmits the first print data PD1a and the second print data PD2a to the printing device 2. As a result, in the printing device 2, the first print data PD1a is printed on the label tape TP1 to create the first print label L1a, and the second print data PD2a is printed on the label tape TP2 to create the second print label L2a. is created (see Figure 4). After that, this flowchart ends.

On the other hand, in step S40, if the CPU 31 determines to perform interpolation printing (step S40: Yes), the process proceeds to step S56.

In step S56, the CPU 31 specifies the third partial print data PD3 of the label tape TP3. The CPU 31 specifies, for example, the third partial print data PD3 corresponding to the margin area set as the tape width of the label tape TP on the editing screen and the widthwise dimension required for the third partial print data PD3. The step S56 is an example of specific processing.

In step S58, the CPU 31 specifies a specific width dimension from among the label tapes TP having a tape width whose printing area is equal to or larger than the width dimension of the third partial print data PD3 specified in step S56. For example, the width dimension may be automatically specified by the CPU 31 from among a plurality of predetermined tape widths of the label tape TP, or a list may be displayed and the user may select from among them. You can. Further, the CPU 31 may automatically specify the tape width from among the tape widths of label tapes TP that have a history of use in the printing apparatus 2, or a list may be displayed and the user may select from among them.

In step S60, the CPU 31 generates print data PD that is the width dimension spanning the two label tapes TP1 and TP2.

In step S65, the CPU 31 divides the print data PD and generates the first partial print data PD1, the second partial print data PD2, and the third partial print data PD3. The step S65 is an example of the generation process, and is also an example of the first generation process and the second generation process.

In step S70, the CPU 31 transmits the first partial print data PD1, the second partial print data PD2, and the third partial print data PD3 to the printing device 2. As a result, in the printing device 2, the first partial print data PD1 is printed on the label tape TP1 to create a first partial print label L1, and the second partial print data PD2 is printed on the label tape TP2 to create a second partial print label L1. A partial print label L2 is created, and the third partial print data PD3 is printed on the label tape TP3 to create a third partial print label L3 (see FIG. 6). After that, this flowchart ends.

<Effects of the first embodiment>
As explained above, in this embodiment, the CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 performs step S50 and step S65 in which the CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 generates partial print data by dividing the print data PD whose image size exceeds the print area of the label tape TP. Execute. If it is set to perform interpolation printing using a transparent label, the CPU 31 executes step S65. In step S65, first partial print data PD1 and second partial print data PD2 are generated. The first partial print data PD1 is data for printing a first image, which is a part of the predetermined images, onto the label tape TP1. The second partial print data PD2 is data for printing a second image, which is another portion of the predetermined images, onto the label tape TP2. The CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 generates the third partial print data PD3 by executing step S65. The third partial print data PD3 prints a third image between the first image and the second image of the predetermined image, which is a portion different from the first image and the second image, for a label having a transparent medium color. This is data for printing on tape TP3.

According to the present embodiment, in step S65, the third portion print data PD3 is generated for printing the third image, which is a portion different from the first image and the second image, on the label tape TP3 having a transparent medium color. do. As a result, if the transparent third part printed label L3 is attached so as to straddle the boundary between the first image and second image of the first part printed label L1 and the second part printed label L2, each of the printed labels L1 and L2 It is possible to realize a printed label that has a desired image appearance as a whole including the first image, second image, and third image without cutting the margin area at the end in the width direction. In addition, it is sufficient to simply attach the transparent third portion printed label L3, and there is no need to cut the margin areas BS1 and BS2 of the first portion printed label L1 and the second portion printed label L2, so the user's labor can be reduced.

In this embodiment, especially when printing is performed using the first partial print data PD1, a first image is formed in the first printing area PS1 of the first partial print label L1, and the image is not formed outside the first printing area PS1. This results in a first blank area BS1 that is not formed. When printing is performed using the second partial print data PD2, a second image is formed in the second print area PS2 of the second partial print label L2, and the area outside the second print area PS2 is a second margin area BS2 where no image is formed. Become. When printing is performed using the third partial print data PD3, the third image is is printed.

According to this embodiment, if the transparent third partial print label L3 on which the third image is formed is pasted so as to straddle the boundary between the first image and the second image, the first image and the second image will not be formed. By filling in the blank areas BS1 and BS2 with the third image, it is possible to realize a printed label that has the appearance of the desired image as a whole.

<Second embodiment>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment is an embodiment in which split printing is performed with two different settings.

In the first embodiment, split printing is performed by the user setting a print object OB that exceeds the tape width of the set label tape TP on the editing screen. Split printing in this case is called split printing based on the print object OB. In the second embodiment, in addition to this, the total value of the tape widths of two or more label tapes TP may be set as the width dimension of the printed label L that the user ultimately intends. The split printing in this case is called split printing based on the width dimension of the printed label L.

FIG. 7 shows an example of an editing screen for split printing based on the width dimension of the printed label L in the second embodiment. The editing screen includes an input section 38d that allows the user to input the width dimension of the printed label L. The input unit 38d is configured such that, for example, a list of a plurality of types of width dimensions set in advance is displayed as a pull-down list, and the user inputs the width dimension by selecting from the pull-down list. Note that other input formats may be used, such as increasing or decreasing the numerical value using spin buttons or directly inputting the numerical value. In FIG. 7, the width dimension of the printed label L is set to, for example, 24 mm (12 mm x 2), which is two 12 mm labels arranged side by side. Then, an editing screen in which two images TPI of the 12 mm label tape TP are displayed is displayed. The user places the print object OB within this 24 mm print area to generate print data.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment, when transparent tapes are used as the label tapes TP1 and TP2, split printing is based on the size of the print object OB or the width dimension of the ultimately intended printed label L. Depending on the type of printing, whether or not to perform interpolation printing using transparent labels is switched.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a printed label in the second embodiment. In addition, in FIG. 8, the thin line attached to the surface of each printed label represents that the medium color is transparent. The left part of FIG. 8 is a print label created when split printing is performed based on the size of the print object OB. As shown in the left part of FIG. 8, when transparent label tapes TP1 and TP2 are used, by partially overlapping the two created printed labels L1a and L2a, the first and second images can be You can fill in the blank space around the . For example, when a margin area BS1 is generated around the first image of the first printed label L1a, if a part of the second printed label L2a is overlapped so that the second image is placed continuously on the first image, By filling the blank area BS1 around the first image, it is possible to realize the appearance of the printed label L on which the desired image is printed. For example, when a blank area BS2 is generated around the second image of the second printed label L2a, if a part of the first printed label L1a is overlapped so that the first image is placed continuously on the second image, , it is possible to realize the appearance of the printed label L on which the desired image is printed by filling the blank area BS2 around the second image. In any of these cases, there is no need to perform interpolation printing using the third partial print data PD3. Note that the width dimension W of the printed label L that is finally generated is smaller than the sum of the width dimension W1 of the first printed label L1a and the width dimension W2 of the second printed label L2a by the above-mentioned superimposed dimension. Become.

If split printing is set because the user sets the print object OB to a size that exceeds the tape width of the label tape TP, the print object will be printed with a width larger than the width W of the finally generated print label L. The image size is considered to have a higher priority. Therefore, in the second embodiment, when split printing is performed based on the size of the print object OB, when generating the first partial print data PD1 and the second partial print data PD2, and when transparent label tapes TP1 and TP2 are used, When a tape is used, at least one of the first partial print data PD1 and the second partial print data PD2 becomes data on which the third image can be printed. In the example shown in FIG. 8, for example, both the first partial print data PD1 and the second partial print data PD2 are data that can each print half of the third image. In this case, the third partial print data PD3 is not generated. By partially overlapping the created first printed label L1a and second printed label L2a, the user can fill the margin areas BS1 and BS2 and achieve the appearance of the printed label L on which the desired image is printed. .

The right part of FIG. 8 shows a printed label that is created when the width dimension W of the printed label L that is finally generated is set. The width dimension W is set, for example, on the editing screen shown in FIG. 7 described above. When the user sets the width dimension W of the printed label L, the width dimension W of the printed label L is considered to have a higher priority than the size of the image represented on the printed label L that is finally generated. . Therefore, in the second embodiment, when the user sets the width dimension W of the printed label L, the first partial print data PD1, the second partial print data PD2, and the third partial print data PD3 are based on the setting values. is generated, and a first partial print label L1, a second partial print label L2, and a third partial print label L3 are created. The user can realize the appearance of the printed label L on which a desired image is printed by attaching the third printed label L3 so as to straddle the boundary between the first printed label L1 and the second printed label L2. In this case, the width dimension W of the printed label L matches the sum of the width dimension W1 of the first printed label L1a and the width dimension W2 of the second printed label L2a, and can be the width dimension intended by the user.

<Control procedure>
In the second embodiment, the processing procedure executed by the CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. Note that FIG. 9 describes the processing after a print instruction is issued in step S20 in FIG. 6 described above (YES in S20). In the second embodiment, both split printing based on the print object OB and split printing based on the width dimension of the print label L can be accepted in editing the print data in step S5 in FIG.

In step S125, the CPU 31 determines whether split printing is being performed. In this determination, in addition to determining whether the widthwise size of the print data exceeds the printing area of the label tape TP, The determination is also made based on whether or not the total value of the tape widths of a plurality of label tapes TP is selected as the width dimension.

If it is determined that the printing is not split printing, the process moves to step S130. Steps S130 and S135 are the same as steps S30 and S35 in FIG. 6, respectively. If it is determined in step S125 that it is split printing, the process moves to step S140. The processing in step S140 and the processing in steps S145 to S155 that proceed when it is not determined in step S140 that transparent label interpolation is performed (NO in S140) are the same as step S40 and steps S45 to S55 in FIG.

If YES is determined in step S140, the process moves to step S141. In step S141, the CPU 31 determines whether split printing is based on the print object OB or based on the width dimension of the printed label L. If it is determined in step S141 that split printing is performed based on the width dimension of the printed label L, the process moves to step S156. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S141 that the split printing is not based on the width dimension of the print label L, that is, it is determined that the split printing is based on the print object OB, the process moves to step S143.

In step S143, the CPU 31 determines whether the medium color of the label tape TP is transparent. The medium color may be determined based on whether the background color of the print data set on the editing screen is transparent, or may be determined by obtaining the medium color of the cartridge installed in the printing device. In step S143, if the CPU 31 determines that the medium color is not transparent (step S143: No), the process moves to step S156. Steps S156 to S170 are similar to steps S56 to S70 in FIG. In step S143, if the CPU 31 determines that the medium color is transparent (step S143: Yes), the process moves to step S175.

In step S175, the CPU 31 generates print data PD that is the width dimension spanning the two label tapes TP1 and TP2.

In step S180, the CPU 31 determines the width of the first partial print label L1 and the second partial print label L2 based on the width of the print data PD acquired in step S105. The CPU 31 divides the print data PD based on the determined width dimension, and generates the first partial print data PD1a and the second print data PD2a. At this time, the CPU 31 determines that both the first partial print data PD1 and the second partial print data PD2 generated at this time are data that can each print half of the third image. The step S180 is an example of width determination processing.

Then, in step S185, the CPU 31 transmits the first partial print data PD1a and the second print data PD2a generated in step S180 to the printing device.

<Effects of the second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, when the user sets the dimensions of the print data PD corresponding to the width dimension of the print label L that the user ultimately intends, the first partial print label L1 and The width dimension of the second partial print label L2 is determined. According to the second embodiment, by changing the method of creating a partial print label depending on whether split printing is based on the print object OB or split printing based on the width dimension of the print label L, the method of creating a partial print label can be changed to better meet the user's purpose. A printed label L can be obtained. When the first partial printed label L1 and the second partial printed label L2 are pasted adjacent to each other, a printed label L having the intended width as a whole can be obtained.

<Third embodiment>
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The third embodiment is an embodiment for a case where a printing apparatus generates print data and prints, that is, a so-called stand-alone case.

The configuration of the printing device 2 according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, so a description thereof will be omitted.

<Control procedure>
In this embodiment, an example of the control procedure executed by the CPU 23a of the printing device 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG. Note that in FIG. 10, descriptions of processing procedures similar to those in FIG. 6 described above will be omitted as appropriate.

In step S303, the CPU 23a displays a print option setting screen on the display unit 21, and receives a print option setting input from the user. Setting print options includes, for example, turning on or off an interpolation printing function using transparent labels.

In step S305, the CPU 23a displays the editing screen shown in FIG. 3(a) or FIG. 3(b) on the display unit 21, and accepts the user's edit of the print data.

Steps S310 to S330 are the same as steps S10 to S30 in FIG. 6, so their explanation will be omitted.

In step S335, the CPU 23a prints the print data on the label tape TP to generate a printed label based on the print data generated in step S330. Then end this flowchart.

Steps S340 to S350 are the same as steps S40 to S50 in FIG. 6, so their explanation will be omitted.

In step S355, the CPU 23a prints the first print data PD1a on the label tape TP1 to create a first printed label L1a based on the first print data PD1a and the second print data PD2a generated in the above step S350, The second print data PD2a is printed on the label tape TP2 to create a second print label L2a. After that, this flowchart ends. The step S355 is an example of print processing.

Steps S356 to S365 are the same as steps S56 to S65 in FIG. 6, so their explanation will be omitted. The step S365 is an example of the first generation process and the second generation process.

In step S370, the CPU 23a prints the first partial print data PD1 on the label tape TP1 based on the first partial print data PD1, second partial print data PD2, and third partial print data PD3 generated in step S365. to create a first part print label L1, print the second part print data PD2 on label tape TP2 to create a second part print label L2, and print third part print data PD3 on label tape TP3. A third partial printed label L3 is created. After that, this flowchart ends. The step S370 is an example of the print process, and is also an example of the first print process, the second print process, and the third print process.

<Effects of the third embodiment>
Also in the third embodiment described above, the same effects as in the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

<Modified example>
Note that the present invention is not limited to the first to third embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea thereof. Hereinafter, such modifications will be explained in order.

<When printing duplicates on transparent labels>
When pasting the third partial print label L3 to the first partial print label L1 and the second partial print label L2, the blank areas BS1 and BS2 where the first image and the second image are not formed are filled with the third image. It is preferable to perform positioning with high precision so that the In order to facilitate positioning, printing may be performed on the third partial printed label L3 so as to partially overlap the images of the other first partial printed label L1 and second partial printed label L2.

FIG. 11 shows an example of print data and a print label in this modification. As shown in FIG. 11, the print data PD stored in the print buffer is divided to generate first partial print data PD1, second partial print data PD2, and third partial print data PD3. The first partial print data PD1 and the second partial print data PD2 are the same as those shown in FIG. 5 described above, so their explanation will be omitted. The third partial print data PD3 includes a part of the first partial print data PD1 and a part of the second partial print data PD2 on both sides in the width direction. Specifically, the third partial printing data PD3 prints the third image in the third printing area PS3 of the third partial printing label L3, and also prints a third image on one side in the tape width direction from the third printing area PS3. This is data for printing a part of one image and printing a part of the second image on the other side in the tape width direction from the third printing area PS3.

In this modification, when printing is performed using the third partial print data PD3, a third image is formed in the third printing area PS3 of the third partial print label L3, and the third image is formed in the tape width direction of the third printing area PS3. A part of the first image is formed on one side, and a part of the second image is formed on the other side in the tape width direction of the third print area PS3. A part of the first image and a part of the second image printed on the third printed label L3 are combined with the first image and the second image printed on the first printed label L1 and the second printed label L2. By overlapping them, the third portion printed label L3 can be accurately positioned and attached to the first portion printed label L1 and the second portion printed label L2.

The user may be able to make more detailed settings regarding the interpolation printing method when performing interpolation printing on transparent labels on the print option setting screen. Hereinafter, cases will be described in which settings are made to save consumption of transparent tape and cases where settings are made to print positioning marks.

<When saving consumption of transparent tape>
Among the images printed on the entire printed label L, if the third image that compensates for the missing portions of the first and second images includes a blank area where printing is not performed, transparent label tape TP3 is used. In order to save the consumption amount, the third portion printed label L3 may not be created for the blank portion. In this case, the user may be able to select whether or not to use the saving function. FIG. 12 shows an example of a print option setting screen in this modification. As shown in FIG. 12, for example, check boxes 38a, 38b, and 38c are displayed on the print option setting screen. If the user checks the check box 38a, interpolation printing using a transparent label is performed, and if the user does not check the check box 38a, interpolation printing using a transparent label is not performed. When the user checks the check box 38b, interpolation printing using transparent labels is performed so as not to print blank areas. On the other hand, if the user does not check the checkbox 38b, a transparent label is created with the same length as other labels regardless of the presence or absence of a blank space. Note that settings using the check box 38b are possible only when the check box 38a is checked. The check box 38c will be described later.

According to this modification, the generation of the third printed label L3 is not performed for the area corresponding to the non-print data part, for which there is virtually no meaning even if the third printed label L3 is pasted. , wasteful consumption of the label tape TP3 can be suppressed and the label tape TP3 can be saved.

FIG. 13 shows a specific example of an editing screen when saving consumption of transparent tape. In the example shown in FIG. 13, for example, three print objects OB1, OB2, and OB3 are arranged on the image of the label tape TP. The print objects OB1 and OB2 are, for example, text boxes of "123" and "ABC", and the print object OB3 is, for example, a code image representing a two-dimensional code. The sizes and positions of print objects OB1, OB2, and OB3 are adjusted to arbitrary sizes and positions. In the example shown in FIG. 13, for example, print objects OB1 and OB2 are arranged so as to be accommodated within the print area of a single label tape TP, and print object OB3 is arranged so as to span two label tapes TP. has been done. Print objects OB1, OB2, and OB3 are examples of predetermined images.

The first partial print data PD1 is print data for printing a first image that is, for example, an image of the print object OB1 and an image of the upper part of the print object OB3. The second partial print data PD2 is print data for printing a second image including, for example, an image of the print object OB2 and an image of the lower part of the print object OB3.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a printed label in the above case. As shown in FIG. 14, of the three print objects OB1, OB2, and OB3, the third partial print label L3 is created only for the print object OB3 that straddles the boundary between the two print labels L1 and L2; For print objects OB1 and OB2 that do not exist, the third partial print label L3 is not created. The user pastes the third partial print label L3 so as to straddle the boundary between the print object OB2 portions of the first partial print label L1 and the second partial print label L2, which are arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction, so that the first image , the second image, and the third image together can realize a printed label L that has the appearance of an image consisting of the texts "123" and "ABC" and a two-dimensional code. Furthermore, wasteful consumption of the label tape TP3 can be suppressed and the label tape TP3 can be saved.

In order to realize the creation of the third partial printed label L3 described above in this modification, the CPU 31 of the information terminals 3 and 4 executes the following process. In other words, the above-mentioned FIG.
In step S65 shown in , the CPU 31 generates first partial print data PD1 associated with information regarding the first medium length of the first partial print label L1 for forming the first image, and the first partial print data PD1 for forming the second image. The second partial print data PD2 is generated in which information regarding the second medium length of the second partial print label L2, which is the same length as the first medium length, is associated with the second medium length. The CPU 31 determines whether or not the third image includes a non-print data portion having a predetermined length or more in the longitudinal direction of the third partial print label L3. If the CPU 31 determines that the third image does not include a non-print data portion of a predetermined length or more in the longitudinal direction of the third partial print label L3, the CPU 31 determines that the third image does not include a non-print data portion of a predetermined length or more in the longitudinal direction of the third partial print label L3, as described in the first embodiment. , generates third partial print data PD3 associated with information regarding a third medium length that is the same length as the second medium length. On the other hand, if the CPU 31 determines that a non-print data portion of a predetermined length or more is included, the CPU 31 prints the third portion of the third portion print label L3 corresponding to the print data portion that is not non-print data in the third image. Third partial print data PD3 is generated in which information regarding a third medium length, which is a medium length and is shorter than the first medium length and the second medium length, is associated. The step S65 is also an example of the second determination process. Note that when determining whether or not a non-print data portion of a predetermined length or more is included in the longitudinal direction of the third partial printed label L3, the CPU 31 determines that the third image includes only a non-print data portion. In this case, the CPU 31 determines that there is no missing portion in the first image and the second image of the desired image between the first image and the second image, and generates the third partial print data PD3. do not. Note that the determination in step S65 is also an example of the first determination process.

Thereafter, in step S70, the CPU 31 prints the first partial print data PD1 associated with the information regarding the first medium length, the second partial print data PD2 associated with the information regarding the second medium length, and the third partial print data PD1 associated with the information regarding the first medium length. When printing PD3, third partial print data PD3 associated with information regarding the third medium length is transmitted to the printing device 2. As a result, in the printing device 2, the first partial print data PD1 is printed on the label tape TP1 to create the first partial print label L1 of the first medium length, and the second partial print data PD2 is printed on the label tape TP2. The second partial print label L2 of the second medium length is printed, and the third partial print data PD3 is printed on the label tape TP3 to create the third partial print label L3 of the third medium length.

In this modification, when the third image includes a non-print data portion of a predetermined length or more, the third portion print data PD3 corresponding to the print data portion that is not non-print data in the third image is The third medium length is shorter than the first medium length of the first partial print label L1 for forming the first image and the second medium length of the second partial print label L2 for forming the second image. Third partial print data PD3 associated with information regarding the third medium length is generated. As a result, the third partial print data PD3 is generated with the length corresponding to the print data portion as the medium length, thereby suppressing wasteful consumption of the label tape TP3 and saving the label tape TP3 as a printing medium. I can do it.

<When printing positioning marks>
For example, when a print object includes a code image representing a two-dimensional code, and when the print object is printed across the first part print label L1 and the second part print label L2, when pasting them adjacent to each other, If a positional shift occurs, there is a possibility that the two-dimensional code will not be read properly. Therefore, positioning marks may be printed on the first printed label L1 and the second printed label L2 so that the first printed label L1 and the second printed label L2 can be accurately positioned.

In this case, the user may be able to select whether or not to print the positioning mark. As shown in FIG. 12 described above, a check box 38c is displayed on the print option setting screen. When the user checks the check box 38c, printing of the positioning mark is executed. On the other hand, if the user does not check the check box 38c, printing of the positioning mark is not executed. Note that the setting using the check box 38c is possible only when the check box 38a is checked.

FIG. 15 shows an example of a printed label on which positioning marks are printed. Note that the printed content shown in FIG. 15 corresponds to FIG. 13 described above. As shown in FIG. 15, the first print area PS1 of the first partial print label L1 contains a first image including a print object OB1 consisting of the text "123" and an upper part of a print object OB3 which is an image of a two-dimensional code. is printed, and a second image including the lower part of print object OB2 and print object OB3 consisting of the text "ABC" is printed in the second print area PS2 of the second partial print label L2. The first image includes images of positioning marks PM1 near both ends in the longitudinal direction on one side in the width direction of the first printing area PS1. The second image includes images of positioning marks PM2 near both ends in the longitudinal direction on the other side in the width direction of the second print area PS2. The first partial print data PD1 for printing the first image and the second partial print data PD2 for printing the second image include data for printing the images of the positioning marks PM1 and PM2. The positioning marks PM1, PM2 are marks for aligning the first partial print label L1 and the second partial print label L2 with each other in the longitudinal direction when pasting them together. Although the positioning marks PM1 and PM2 are printed as, for example, straight marks in FIG. 15, they may be marks other than straight lines as long as it is possible to position the printed labels L1 and L2 in the longitudinal direction. The positioning marks PM1 and PM2 are examples of positioning mark images.

According to this modification, when printing is performed using the first partial print data PD1 and the second partial print data PD2, positioning marks PM1 and PM2 are printed on the first partial print label L1 and the second partial print label L2. Therefore, when pasting them adjacent to each other, positioning can be performed with high accuracy. This makes it possible to prevent two-dimensional code reading errors. Note that in this modification, the positioning marks PM1 and PM2 are printed when a code image representing a two-dimensional code is included, but the positioning marks PM1 and PM2 are printed regardless of whether or not a code image is included. You can do it like this.

In addition to the first printed label L1 and the second printed label L2, positioning marks may also be printed on the third printed label L3. In that case, the positioning marks may be printed so that some of them overlap between the first printed label L1, the second printed label L2, and the third printed label L3. In this case, the third portion printed label L3 can be accurately positioned and attached to the first portion printed label L1 and the second portion printed label L2.

The above explained the case where the print data is divided into three parts and one transparent label is attached to two print labels, but if you want to obtain a wider print label, you can divide the print data into three parts and paste one transparent label to two print labels. It may be divided into five or more parts. For example, when printing data is divided into five parts, two transparent labels are attached to the boundaries of three print labels. At this time, by reducing the tape width of the center print label among the three print labels, the print data may be divided into four parts by using one wide transparent label as the pasted transparent label. Furthermore, the method of dividing the partial print data PD1 to PD3 is not limited to this. For example, when creating a print label by dividing the print data PD into two parts, the first part print data PD1 and the second part print data PD2, the first part print data PD1 and the second part print data PD2 are created to correspond to the margin area. Of the partial print data PD2, data corresponding to the area to be read and discarded may be generated as the third partial print data PD3. Further, in step S70 of FIG. 6, step S170 of FIG. 9, and step S370 of FIG. If it is, the third part print data may be printed, and if it is not transparent, a message to change to a cassette containing a transparent color medium may be displayed, and the third part print data may not be printed. .

In addition, in the above description, when "perpendicular", "parallel", "plane", etc. are described, the descriptions do not have strict meanings. In other words, the terms "perpendicular," "parallel," and "plane" mean "substantially perpendicular," "substantially parallel," and "substantially plane," allowing for design and manufacturing tolerances and errors. .

Furthermore, in the above description, when external dimensions and sizes are described as "same", "equal", "different", etc., the descriptions do not have a strict meaning. In other words, the terms "same," "equal," and "different" mean "substantially the same," "substantially equal," and "substantially different," allowing for design and manufacturing tolerances and errors. .

However, if there is a description of a value that serves as a predetermined judgment criterion or a value that serves as a break, such as a threshold value (see the flowcharts in Figures 6, 9, 10, and 13) or a reference value, ``same'', ``equal'', ``different'', etc. have strict meanings, unlike the above.

Furthermore, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6, 9, 10, 13, etc. do not limit the present invention to the steps shown in the above flowcharts, and procedures may be added or added within the scope of the gist and technical idea of the invention. You may delete or change the order.

Further, in addition to the methods described above, the methods according to the above embodiments and each modification may be used in combination as appropriate.

Although not illustrated in detail, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the invention.

1 Printing system 2 Printing device 3 Information terminal (example of computer)
4 Information terminal (an example of a computer)
23a CPU (an example of a control unit)
27 Print head (an example of the printing section)
BS1 First margin area BS2 Second margin area BS3 Third margin area L1 First part printed label L2 Second part printed label L3 Third part printed label L3a Third part printed label L3b Third part printed label L3c Third part printed Label OB print object (an example of a predetermined image)
OB1 Print object (predetermined image, example of specific predetermined image)
OB2 Print object (an example of a predetermined image)
PD1 First partial print data PD2 Second partial print data PD3 Third partial print data PM1 Positioning mark PM2 Positioning mark PS1 First printing area PS2 Second printing area PS3 Third printing area TP Label tape (an example of printing media) )
TP1 Label tape (an example of the first printing medium)
TP2 Label tape (an example of second printing medium)
TP3 Label tape (an example of third print media)

Claims (10)

to the computer,
A print control program for executing a generation process for generating partial print data obtained by dividing a predetermined image having an image size exceeding a print area of a print medium, the program comprising:
The generation process is
first partial print data for printing a first image, which is a portion of the predetermined image, on a first print medium; and a second image, which is a portion of the predetermined image that is different from the first image, on a second print medium. a first generation process for generating second partial print data for printing;
Printing a third image, which is a portion of the predetermined image between the first image and the second image, which is different from the first image and the second image, on a third print medium having a transparent medium color. a second generation process of generating third partial print data for;
Print control program, including: The first portion print data is
Data that prints the first image within a predetermined first print area of the first print medium and does not print the image in a first margin area outside the first print area,
The second portion print data is
data that prints the second image within a predetermined second print area of the second print medium and does not print the image in a second margin area outside the second print area;
The third portion print data is
Claim 1, wherein the data is for printing the third image on at least a third print area corresponding to a combined area of the first margin area and the second margin area of the third print medium. Print control program described. The third portion print data is
Printing the third image in the third printing area of the third printing medium, printing a part of the first image on one side in the medium width direction from the third printing area, and printing the third image on one side of the third printing area in the medium width direction. 3. The print control program according to claim 2, wherein the data is for printing a part of the second image on the other side in the medium width direction from the area. Further, to the computer,
executing a specific process for specifying a dimension of the third partial print data in the medium width direction of the third print medium;
The third print medium is
Any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the print medium is a print medium specified from among print media having a medium width equal to or larger than the dimension of the third partial print data in the medium width direction specified in the specifying process. Print control program described in section. Further, to the computer,
performing a first determination process of determining whether there is a missing portion of the first image and the second image of the predetermined image between the first image and the second image;
If it is determined in the first determination process that there is the missing part, the third part print data is generated in the second generation process, and if it is not determined that there is the missing part, the third part print data is generated in the second generation process. 4. The print control program according to claim 1, wherein the print control program does not generate three-part print data. The print medium is a long, amorphous medium,
The first generation process includes generating the first partial print data associated with information regarding the first medium length of the first print medium for forming the first image and the first partial print data for forming the second image. generating the second partial print data in which information regarding the second medium length, which is the second medium length of the second print medium and is the same length as the first medium length, is associated;
Further, to the computer,
performing a second determination process for determining whether or not the third image includes a non-print data portion having a predetermined length or more in the longitudinal direction of the third print medium;
If it is determined in the second determination process that a non-print data portion of the predetermined length or more is included, in the second generation process, a print data portion that is not the non-print data in the third image is generating the third partial print data in which information regarding the third medium length of the corresponding third print medium, which is shorter than the first medium length and the second medium length, is associated; The print control program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When the predetermined image includes a code image representing a two-dimensional code, the first partial print data and the second partial print data print mark images for positioning the first partial print data and the second partial print data. The print control program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising data for. Further, to the computer,
Width acquisition processing that acquires a setting value regarding the dimension of the print data in the media width direction of the print medium;
A first width dimension in the medium width direction of the first print medium and a second width in the medium width direction of the second print medium based on the size of the print data in the medium width direction acquired in the width acquisition process. Width determination processing that determines the dimensions;
run the
2. The first partial print data and the second partial print data are generated in the first generation process based on the first width dimension and the second width dimension determined in the width determination process. The print control program according to claim 3. When the first print medium and the second print medium have a transparent medium color, and the first generation process is performed based on a setting value regarding the enlargement rate of the predetermined image, the second generation process is performed. without being performed, at least one of the first partial print data and the second partial print data becomes data capable of printing a third image;
When the first print medium and the second print medium have a transparent medium color, and the first generation process is performed based on a setting value regarding the size of the print data in the medium width direction of the print medium, 4. The print control program according to claim 1, wherein the second generation process is performed. a printing section that prints images on print media;
a control unit;
has
The control unit includes:
executing a printing process that causes the printing unit to print a predetermined image with an image size exceeding a printing area of the printing medium;
The printing process includes:
a first printing process of printing a first image, which is a part of the predetermined image, on a first print medium;
a second printing process that causes a second print medium to print a second image that is a portion of the predetermined image that is different from the first image;
Printing a third image, which is a portion of the predetermined image between the first image and the second image, which is different from the first image and the second image, on a third print medium having a transparent medium color. a third printing process;
including printing equipment.