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Tape printing apparatus that calculates character sizes and line lengths

  • US 5,562,353 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1994
  • Issued: 10/08/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:

  • input means for inputting print data including characters;

    number-of-lines detecting means for detecting a number of lines of the print data input by said input means;

    size detecting means for detecting a size of a printing medium on which the print data is to be printed;

    determining means for determining a line length for each line of the print data input by said input means;

    calculation means for calculating a ratio of a maximum line length of the print data which is determined by said determining means to a minimum line length thereof;

    print data forming means including;

    means for determining sizes of characters of the lines respectively corresponding to the maximum line length and the minimum line length in accordance with the ratio obtained by said calculation means so that the lines corresponding to the maximum line length and the minimum line length are printed in an adjacent length; and

    means for forming dot pattern data from the print data in accordance with the sizes of the characters; and

    printing means for printing a dot pattern corresponding to the dot pattern data formed from the print data by said print data forming means, on said printing medium.

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