Label Printer
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1. A label printer having:
- memory configured to store data defining plural different graphical control panel layouts, each of said layouts comprising an arrangement of input areas of a respective graphical control panel,means for selecting one of said graphical control panel layouts, anda touchscreen configured to display a graphical control panel with input areas arranged on the display in accordance with the selected graphical control panel layout,wherein one of the layouts comprises an arrangement of data layout input areas that are operable to perform respective formatting functions to text comprised in label data to be printed onto a medium.
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Abstract
A label printer has a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area. The label printer also has a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key. The label printer also has control means arranged to control printing means for printing a label in accordance with label information. The label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen.
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20 Claims
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1. A label printer having:
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memory configured to store data defining plural different graphical control panel layouts, each of said layouts comprising an arrangement of input areas of a respective graphical control panel, means for selecting one of said graphical control panel layouts, and a touchscreen configured to display a graphical control panel with input areas arranged on the display in accordance with the selected graphical control panel layout, wherein one of the layouts comprises an arrangement of data layout input areas that are operable to perform respective formatting functions to text comprised in label data to be printed onto a medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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storing data defining plural different graphical control panel layouts, each of said layouts comprising an arrangement of input areas of a respective graphical control panel, selecting one of said graphical control panel layouts, and displaying on a touchscreen display a graphical control panel with input areas arranged on the display in accordance with the selected graphical control panel layout, wherein one of the layouts comprises an arrangement of data layout input areas that are operable to perform respective formatting functions to text comprised in label data to be printed onto a medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, said computer program configured to control a controller of a label printer to:
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store data defining plural different graphical control panel layouts, each of said layouts comprising an arrangement of input areas of a respective graphical control panel, and in response to selection of one of said graphical control panel layouts, display on a touchscreen display a graphical control panel with input areas arranged on the display in accordance with the selected graphical control panel layout, wherein one of the layouts comprises an arrangement of data layout input areas that are operable to perform respective formatting functions to text comprised in label data to be printed onto a medium.
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