JP7349063B2 - printing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a printing device, and particularly to a printing device that performs printing using a template.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a printer has been known that is connected to a weighing device via a communication cable and is configured with a keyboard, a display, a CPU, a RAM, a storage unit, and the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 09-058644

However, such printers need to be connected integrally using a communication cable, which limits the types and number of devices that can be connected, making it impossible to improve convenience for users. A problem arose.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a printing device that can improve convenience for the user without the need to connect a measuring device and a printing device that are dedicated to each other and use them in an integrated manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a printing apparatus comprising: a conveying means for conveying a printing medium; a printing means for forming a print on the printing medium; and a control means, The control means performs a template acquisition process of acquiring a template in which a state quantity is associated with at least one object; a search process of searching for at least one external measuring device that provides the state quantity corresponding to the object of the acquired template; ; A measurement value acquisition process of acquiring a corresponding measured value of the state quantity from the external measuring device detected by the search; Generating print data in which the obtained measured value of the state quantity is assigned to the object of the template. a data generation process for controlling the conveying means and the printing means; and a printing process for generating a printed matter on the printing medium with print corresponding to the generated print data.

The printing device of the present invention generates print data by assigning desired contents to objects included in a template, forms print corresponding to the print data on a printing medium, and creates printed matter. In this case, the measurement results by the external measuring device can be included in the content of the print formed on the printed matter.

That is, in the present invention, state quantities such as temperature, humidity, and time are associated in advance with at least one object included in the template. In the template processing executed by the control means, a template with associated state quantities as described above is acquired. Thereafter, an external measuring device that provides a state quantity corresponding to the object of the acquired template (in other words, is capable of measuring the state quantity) is searched for (search process).

When an external measuring device that provides the state quantity is detected by this search process, a measured value of the state quantity is acquired from the external measuring device (measured value acquisition process). The acquired measurement values are assigned to the corresponding objects of the template acquired as described above, thereby generating print data (data generation process). Then, print corresponding to the print data is formed on the printing medium, and a printed matter is generated (printing process).

As a result of the above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily create printed matter that reflects the measurement results of the measuring device while using a general-purpose measuring device and a general-purpose printing device. As a result, it is not necessary to connect the measuring device and the printing device, which are dedicated to each other, and use them in an integrated manner, as in the conventional method, and it is possible to improve convenience for the user.

According to the present invention, it is not necessary to connect the measuring device and the printing device, which are dedicated to each other, and use them in an integrated manner, and it is possible to improve convenience for the user.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage pattern of a printing device according to an embodiment of the printing device of the present invention. It shows a printing device according to an embodiment of the printing device of the present invention, (A) is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the printing device, and (B) shows an editor displayed on the display screen of a computer connectable to the printing device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a screen. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a routine executed by a control circuit according to an embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention.

Next, a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments shown below are preferred specific examples of the printing apparatus of the present invention, and may have various technically preferable limitations; however, the technical scope of the present invention does not particularly limit the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Note that the scale of the components of the illustrated embodiments has been changed as appropriate to aid understanding of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the printing apparatus 10 is capable of mutual communication with external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 placed around it using a mutual wireless communication method. Further, the printing device 10 can be connected to the cloud C through the Internet line NT.

Examples of the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 include an external measuring device 20 such as a clock that can output at least time information in digital data, and an external measuring device such as a thermometer that can output at least surrounding temperature information in digital data. A measuring device 30, an external measuring device 40 such as a hygrometer capable of outputting at least surrounding humidity information in digital data, and an external measuring device 50 such as a thermohygrometer capable of outputting temperature information and humidity information in digital data. It is now possible to obtain data.

Note that in the following description, the external measuring device 50 is placed outside the area where it can communicate with the printing device 10 using a mutual wireless communication method, and the printing device 10 is different from the external measuring devices 20, 30, and 40. A case in which mutual wireless communication is possible and a case in which the printer 10 is located inside a communicable area using a mutual wireless communication method and the printing apparatus 10 can acquire digital data will be explained as appropriate. do.

<Functional configuration of printing device 10>
In FIG. 2A, the printing apparatus 10 includes a control circuit 11, a storage section 12 made of RAM, ROM, etc., a touch panel display section 13 that performs desired display, and a display section 13 that uses a touch panel or a plurality of touch panels. an operating section 14 that accepts various key operations; a communication section 15 that communicates with external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 by mutual wireless communication; It has a print head 17 as a printing means for performing desired printing on the printing tape T, a platen roller 18 as a conveyance means, and a cutter unit 19 for cutting off the printed label L as a printed material from the printed printing tape T. are doing. Note that the control circuit 11 corresponds to the control means described in the claims. Further, the printing apparatus 10 can be connected to the personal computer 1 by, for example, a wireless communication function or a wired communication connection function of the communication unit 15.

The storage unit 12 stores, for example, an application downloaded from a server (not shown) virtually located in the cloud C through an Internet line NT via an appropriate relay device (not shown) such as a Wi-Fi router. Stores a program for printing on the printing tape T to generate (manufacture) the printed label L, and a program for searching the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 according to the present embodiment. .

The control circuit 11 controls the drive of the cartridge 16, the print head 17, the platen roller 18, and the cutter unit 19 based on these programs stored in the storage unit 12 to execute printing processing.

As shown in FIG. 2(B), the control circuit 11 acquires a template (data) generated using the editor screen E displayed on the display screen 2 of the personal computer 1 and stores it in the storage unit 12. The control circuit 11 calls the template (data) stored in the storage unit 12, and displays the state quantities associated with the search results of the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 on the scaled work screen S of the editor screen E on the printing tape. A template P for printing on T is displayed.

The control circuit 11 searches for external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 using the mutual wireless communication method of the communication unit 15, and acquires state quantities from the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 as necessary. Then, it is expanded (allocated) to the corresponding part (object) of template P as print information.

A template (data) included in an application stored in a server has a plurality of objects set to be assignable as "attributes" (eg, "temperature," "humidity," and "time").

As a result, the control circuit 11 of the printing device 10 acquires the state quantity (hereinafter also referred to as "measurement information") corresponding to the "attribute" from the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 and allocates it during printing. Execute printing in the same state.

At this time, there may be cases where there is no external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 around the printing device 10 that can acquire the measurement information of the "attribute" necessary for assigning to each object of the template P, or there is a case where the same "attribute" It is also assumed that there are a plurality of external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 having the following. Therefore, the control circuit 11 is capable of responding to such irregular cases (details will be described later).

The template (data) is stored in the storage unit 12 of the printing device 10, and can be used for printing. At this time, measurement information matching the "attributes" of each object is acquired from external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 existing around the printing apparatus 10, and printing is performed.

To determine whether external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 are present around the printing device 10, use the "service search" function of Bluetooth (registered trademark: hereinafter referred to as "mutual wireless communication system"). By searching, you can determine what functions the peripheral device has.

The service specifications for this "service search" are determined, and any external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 having the same service specifications can be accessed (obtained state quantities) using the same method. Therefore, in this embodiment, the state quantities of the temperature service, humidity service, and time service are used as "attributes" as the service specifications.

The "attributes" of the service specifications to be expanded (assigned) to each object of the template P include "temperature," "humidity," and "time," for example, as shown in FIG. 2(B), as well as "none." ”, “location”, etc.

In addition, the control circuit 11 may be unable to obtain the measurement information of the necessary "attribute" because there is no external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 around the printing device 10 that corresponds to the measurement information of the necessary "attribute". If this is not possible, that is, if the state quantity cannot be obtained,
(1) Make an error (2) Set required/optional attributes for each object (3) Require direct manual input by the user (4) Use old measurement information (5) Set required "attributes" Printing is suspended until the measurement information can be obtained, and printing is performed when the last measurement information is obtained by establishing the communication function. (6) If the sensor built into the printing device 10 has a substitute function, the measurement It is possible to respond by using information. Note that if the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 is not present, it may be due to a failure in the communication function such as the radio wave condition (for example, the external measuring device 50 shown in FIG. 1) or a dead battery. It is assumed that there may be cases where it is impossible or not possible to obtain the measurement information of the necessary "attribute" due to such factors.

In this case, regarding (2), by setting required/optional attributes for each object, if measurement information assigned to a required object cannot be obtained, an error will be generated and the measurement information assigned to an optional object will not be printed. If information cannot be obtained, it is possible to take measures such as marking it as an error and printing without measurement information.

Regarding (4), if the measurement information corresponding to the object that could not be obtained was obtained before this time, the obtained measurement information (device-specific number, measurement information of the device name) will be displayed. , which external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 from which the state quantity could not be acquired is notified to make the measuring device recognize that some problem has occurred.

This makes it possible, for example, to easily perform manual input in (3), or to shorten the time required to obtain the final measurement information in (5).

Furthermore, regarding (6), for example, since the printing apparatus 10 has a built-in temperature sensor (not shown) for detecting a temperature rise inside the printing apparatus 10, the detected value of the temperature sensor can be used. I can do it. However, since the internal temperature of the printing apparatus 10 and the surrounding temperature tend to deviate from each other as the printing apparatus 10 is used, the initial value is used as a countermeasure.

In addition, when a plurality of target devices are found for measurement information of one "attribute" (for example, when measurement information of the external measurement device 50 shown in FIG. 1 can be acquired), the control circuit 11
(7) Obtain measurement information from the first external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 (8) Adopt the average value of the duplicate measurement information obtained from external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 (9 ) Adopt the intermediate value of the duplicate measurement information obtained from the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50. (10) If the duplicate measurement information obtained from the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 has the most matching value. (11) Adopt the value of the duplicate measurement information obtained from the external measurement device whose position is closest to the duplicate measurement information obtained from the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 (12) External measurement device 20 , 30, 40, and 50 are displayed on the display unit 13, and the user is allowed to select which measurement information is to be adopted.

At this time, regarding (7), when acquiring measurement information from the first found external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50, once the target external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 is determined, By prioritizing the measurement information of the same external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50, it is possible to shorten the time until printing is executed.

Regarding (8), (9), and (10), the duplicate measurement information acquired from the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50, for example, Since the acquired state quantities may differ depending on the distance and location, etc., the reliability of the values can be improved by adopting the average value, intermediate value, or duplicate value from among multiple duplicate measurement information. Can be guaranteed.

Regarding (11), depending on the type of measurement information (e.g. temperature and humidity) and the target to which the printed label L to be created is attached, for example, in the case of fresh processed foods, etc. Measurement information from external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 placed at a location or a location with similar environmental conditions may be adopted.

Furthermore, the control circuit 11 can also leave the measurement information so that it can be known from which external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 the measurement information was acquired. In this case, the form is
(13) Leaving it as a log in the storage unit 12 (14) Saving it on the server (15) Including the measurement information in the printed label L is possible.

Further, the control circuit 11 uses, as a trigger to start printing,
(16) When there is a command (button, communication)
(17) Every fixed period of time (18) When there is a change in the value obtained from the external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 by a threshold value or more.

Note that (18) can also be used as a trigger to change the print content, and when producing a plurality of printed labels L, there is an effect that there is no need to acquire measurement information each time.

Additionally, in addition to the above, the control circuit 11 also outputs a warning when the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 of each searched attribute reaches a predetermined threshold value or less. , 40, and 50 fail and one is missing, which can prevent the system from stopping.

In such a basic configuration, the printing device 10 includes a platen roller 18 that transports the print tape T, a print head 17 that forms prints on the print tape T, and a control circuit 11. The circuit 11 includes a template acquisition process that acquires a template in which state quantities (temperature, humidity, time, etc.) are associated with at least one object; and at least one external measurement device that provides a state quantity that corresponds to the object of the acquired template. Search process to search for 20, 30, 40, 50; State quantity acquisition process to acquire the state quantity of the corresponding state quantity from the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 detected by the search; the state of the acquired state quantity Data generation process that generates print data in which quantities are assigned to objects in the template; controls the platen roller 18 and print head 17, and generates a print label L in which print corresponding to the generated print data is formed on the print-receiving tape T. Execute the printing process;

That is, the printing device 10 according to the present embodiment generates print data by assigning desired contents to objects included in a template stored in advance in the storage unit 12, and prints a print corresponding to the print data on a print target tape. T and create a printed label L. At this time, the content of the print formed on the print label L can include the measurement results by the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50.

In this embodiment, for example, "temperature", "humidity", "time", etc. as measurement information (attribute values) of necessary "attributes" are associated with at least one object included in the template in advance. ing.

In the template processing executed by the control circuit 11, a template with associated state quantities as described above is acquired. Thereafter, an external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 that provides a state quantity corresponding to the object of the acquired template (in other words, is capable of measuring the state quantity) is searched for (search process). When an external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 that provides the state quantity is detected by the search, the state quantity of the state quantity is acquired from the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 (state quantity acquisition). process). The acquired state quantity is assigned to the corresponding object of the template acquired as described above, thereby generating print data (data generation process). Then, a print corresponding to the print data is formed on the print-receiving tape T, and a print label L is generated (printing process).

As a result of the above, while using the general-purpose external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 and the general-purpose printing device 10, it is possible to easily produce printed labels L that reflect the measurement results of the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50. can be created. Therefore, unlike the conventional method, there is no need to connect the measuring device and the printing device 10, which are dedicated to each other, and use them in an integrated manner, and convenience for the user can be improved.

In addition, the control circuit 11 further performs an error process (not printing) that performs a predetermined error notification in response to a case where the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 that provide the state quantity through the search in the search process cannot be detected. Execute;

At this time, the error notification may include displaying a message to that effect (for example, "Temperature information could not be obtained") on the display unit 13, or emitting a buzzer sound from a speaker (not shown). can be included.

In addition, in the template acquisition process, the control circuit 11 acquires a template including at least one object, including a first object associated with a first state quantity (=required attribute) designated as mandatory for measurement, and performs a search. If the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 that provides the first state quantity cannot be detected by the process search, the state quantity acquisition process, data generation process, and printing process are not executed (= print label L is not executed). It is also possible to do so.

Note that, as a similar function, in the template acquisition process, the control circuit 11 generates a template that includes at least one object, including a second object associated with a second state quantity (=optional attribute) that is not designated as mandatory for measurement. If the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 that provides the second state quantity through the search process cannot be detected, the printing process will display a notation corresponding to the fact that it could not be detected (state quantity part). It is also possible to generate a printed label L with a blank space/"measurement failed" message).

In addition, when a plurality of external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 that give the same state quantity are detected by the search process, the control circuit 11 performs the state quantity acquisition process according to predetermined rules to obtain the same state quantity. It is also possible to acquire the state quantity of the state quantity from one determined external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50.

Rules at this time include, for example, when giving priority to the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 found first, when giving priority to the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 located closest to the printing device 10, etc.

In addition, when a plurality of external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 giving the same state quantity are detected by the search in the search process, the control circuit 11 performs the state quantity acquisition process by detecting a plurality of external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 that give the same state quantity. 40, 50 respectively, and further, a representative value of the state quantity corresponding to the plurality of state quantities obtained from the plurality of external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 in the state quantity acquisition process. You may perform representative value determination processing to determine the .

At this time, the representative value may be calculated by calculating an average value, selecting an intermediate value, selecting the value with the largest number of matches, or adopting a value based on the user's selection results. It is possible.

Thereby, in the data generation process, the control circuit 11 can generate print data in which the representative value of the state quantity determined in the representative value determination process is assigned to the object of the template, and produce the printed label L.

The control circuit 11 may further execute identification measurement information generation processing that generates identification measurement information of the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 that have acquired state quantities in the state quantity acquisition processing.

Here, the control circuit 11 can take measures such as leaving the identification measurement information in the storage section 12 as a log, transmitting it to a server or the like and storing it, or printing it on the printed label L.

Then, the control circuit 11 further executes a determination process to determine whether a predetermined print process execution timing has arrived, and when it is determined in the determination process that the print process execution timing has arrived, the control circuit 11 performs data generation process and Can execute print processing.

Here, the control circuit 11 can set conditions such as whether a print command has been received, whether a predetermined period has elapsed, or whether there has been a change in the acquired state amount by a threshold value or more.

In addition, the control circuit 11 further determines, with respect to at least one state quantity, when the number of external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 that provide the state quantity becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value as a result of the search in the search process. , a notification process for issuing a corresponding predetermined warning notification may be executed.

Next, an example of a print processing routine executed by the above-mentioned control circuit 11 will be explained with reference to FIG. 3.

(Step S1)
In step S1, the control circuit 11 displays the editor screen E on the display unit 13, and displays the template P selected by the user's operation from the plurality of templates (data) stored in the storage unit 12 on the scaled work screen. A template acquisition process to be displayed in S is executed, and the process is moved to step S2.

(Step S2)
In step S2, the control circuit 11 executes a determination process to determine whether a predetermined print processing execution timing has arrived, such as whether state quantities for all "attributes" have been determined. When the control circuit 11 determines that the predetermined print processing execution timing has arrived (Yes), the control circuit 11 moves the process to step S3. On the other hand, if the control circuit 11 does not determine that the predetermined print processing execution timing has arrived (No), it continues to execute this routine. Note that depending on the processing timing, conditions, etc., the control circuit 11 moves the processing from the routine of step S2 to step S3.

(Step S3)
In step S3, the control circuit 11 executes a search process to start searching for external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 using the service search function of the mutual wireless communication method, and the process is transferred to step S4. Move.

(Step S4)
In step S4, the control circuit 11 determines whether or not there is (exists) an external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 with a matching service among the searched external devices. When the control circuit 11 determines that there is an external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 with matching services (Yes), the process moves to step S5. On the other hand, if the control circuit 11 does not determine that there is an external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50 with a matching service (No), the control circuit 11 moves the process to error processing in step S6 and issues an error notification. Then exit this routine.

(Step S5)
In step S5, the control circuit 11 acquires, from each of the searched external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50, the measured value of the state quantity corresponding to the "attribute" of the external measuring device 20, 30, 40, 50. The measurement value acquisition process is executed, and the work is moved to step S7.

(Step S7)
In step S7, the control circuit 11 acquires the identification measurement information of each external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50 from the information that can be obtained through the service search, and acquires the state quantity of each external measurement device 20, 30, 40, 50. The identification information generating process is executed to be associated with the ID information and to be recorded as a log in the storage unit 12, and the process moves to step S8.

Note that the control circuit 11 individually executes the routine from step S4 to step S7 for each of all the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50, and detects the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40. , 50 are exhausted or until the search for the target external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 is completed.

(Step S8)
In step S8, the control circuit 11 executes a search process to determine whether there are multiple state quantities for one "attribute" state quantity. If the control circuit 11 determines that there are multiple state quantities for one "attribute" state quantity acquired from the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S9. move. On the other hand, if the control circuit 11 does not determine that there are multiple state quantities for one "attribute" state quantity acquired from the external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50 (No), the control circuit 11 performs the step The process moves to S10.

Note that the control circuit 11 individually executes the routine from step S4 to step S8 for each of all the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50, and detects the external measuring devices 20, 30, 40. , 50 or until the search for the target external measuring devices 20, 30, 40, 50 is completed, the process can be included in a series of search routines that are repeated.

(Step S9)
In step S9, the control circuit 11 determines, regarding the plurality of state quantities acquired from the plurality of external measurement devices 20, 30, 40, 50, if there are a plurality of state quantities for one "attribute" state quantity. , executes representative value determination processing for determining the representative value of the state quantity, and moves the process to step S10.

(Step S10)
In step S10, the control circuit 11 executes data generation processing to generate print data in which the acquired state quantities are assigned to each object of the template P, and the process moves to step S11.

(Step S11)
In step S11, the control circuit 11 executes a printing process of printing on the printing tape T to produce a printed label L based on the generated printing data, and ends this routine.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it goes without saying that the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described here. A person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains would be able to conceive of making various changes, modifications, combinations, etc. within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as described in the claims. It is clear that it can be done. Therefore, subsequent techniques such as these changes, modifications, and combinations naturally fall within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Moreover, in the above, the printing apparatus 10 is. Although the description has been made by taking as an example a case where the present invention is applied to a printing apparatus for producing a label in which a printed label L is cut by the cutter unit 19 to produce a printed label L, the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, when label mounts (so-called die-cut labels) that have been separated in advance into predetermined sizes corresponding to the printed labels L are continuously arranged on a tape that is fed out from a roll, they are not cut by the cutter unit 19. However, after the tape is ejected, only the label mount (on which the corresponding printing has been made) may be peeled off from the tape and used as a printed label, and the present invention can also be applied to such items.

Further, in the above description, the present invention has been applied to a printing device for producing labels, but it can also be applied to a printing device for printing sheets different from the printing tape T (so-called "copy paper", etc.).

Note that in the above description, the arrows shown in FIG. 2(A) indicate an example of a signal flow, and do not limit the direction of signal flow.

Furthermore, the flowchart of the routine executed by the control circuit 11 shown in FIG. You may add or delete steps or change the order within the range.

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.

10 Printing device 11 Control circuit (control means)
17 Print head (printing means)
18 Platen roller (conveyance means)
20 External measuring equipment (clock)
30 External measuring equipment (thermometer)
40 External measuring equipment (room temperature system)
50 External measuring equipment (temperature and humidity meter)
L Printed label (printed material)
T Printing tape (printing medium)
P template

Claims (10)

a conveying means for conveying the printing medium;
Printing means for forming a print on the printing medium;
control means;
A printing device having:
The control means includes:
Template acquisition processing that acquires a template in which a state quantity is associated with at least one object;
a search process of searching for at least one external measurement device that provides the state quantity corresponding to the object of the acquired template;
a measurement value acquisition process of acquiring a measurement value of the corresponding state quantity from the external measurement device detected by the search;
data generation processing for generating print data in which the acquired measured value of the state quantity is assigned to the object of the template;
a printing process that controls the conveyance means and the printing means and generates a printed matter in which print corresponding to the generated print data is formed on the printing medium;
A printing device characterized by performing the following. The printing device according to claim 1,
The control means further includes: an error process that performs a predetermined error notification in response to a case where the external measuring device that provides the state quantity cannot be detected by the search in the search process;
A printing device characterized by performing the following. The printing device according to claim 1 or 2,
In the template acquisition process,
obtaining the template including the at least one object that includes a first object associated with a first state quantity designated as mandatory for measurement;
If the external measurement device that provides the first state quantity cannot be detected by the search in the search process, the measurement value acquisition process, the data generation process, and the print process are not executed. Device. The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
In the template acquisition process,
obtaining the template including the at least one object including a second object associated with a second state quantity that is not designated as essential for measurement;
If the external measuring device that provides the second state quantity cannot be detected by the search in the search process, the print process may generate the printed matter with a notation corresponding to the fact that the second state quantity cannot be detected. A printing device featuring: The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
If a plurality of the external measurement devices giving the same state quantity are detected by the search in the search process, in the measurement value acquisition process, from one external measurement device determined according to a predetermined rule to be acquired. , a printing apparatus characterized in that the measured value of the state quantity is acquired. The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
If a plurality of external measurement devices giving the same state quantity are detected by the search in the search process, in the measurement value acquisition process, a measurement value of the state quantity is acquired from each of the plurality of external measurement devices;
The control means further includes:
representative value determination processing that determines a representative value of measurement values corresponding to the plurality of measurement values obtained from the plurality of external measurement devices in the measurement value acquisition processing;
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In the data generation process,
A printing apparatus that generates the print data in which a representative value of the measured values determined in the representative value determination process is assigned to the object of the template. The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The control means further includes:
identification information generation processing that generates identification information of the external measuring device that has acquired the measured value of the state quantity in the measured value acquisition process;
A printing device characterized by performing the following. The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The control means further includes:
determination processing for determining whether a predetermined print processing execution timing has arrived;
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A printing apparatus characterized in that the data generation process and the print process are executed when it is determined in the determination process that the print process execution timing has arrived. The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The control means further includes:
When the number of the external measurement devices that provide the state quantity becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value with respect to at least one state quantity as a result of the search in the search process, a notification process of issuing a corresponding predetermined warning notification;
A printing device characterized by performing the following. The printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The control means includes:
In the template acquisition process, a first template in which at least one object is associated with a first state quantity corresponding to a measurement value by a first type measuring device, and a second template in which at least one object is associated with a first state quantity that corresponds to a measurement value by a first type measuring device; a second template associated with a second state quantity corresponding to the measured value by the species measuring device;
In the search process, when the acquired template is the first template, at least one of the first type measuring devices that provides the first state quantity corresponding to the object is searched, and the acquired template is the first template. 2 templates, searching for at least one second type measurement device that provides the second state quantity corresponding to the object;
In the data generation process, when the acquired template is the first template, generating and acquiring the print data in which the measured value of the first state quantity acquired from the first type measuring device is assigned to the object. When the template is the second template, generating the print data in which the measured value of the second state quantity acquired from the second type measuring device is assigned to the object.
A printing device characterized by.

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