LABEL PRINTER
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1. A label printer having:
- a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area;
a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key; and
a controller arranged to control a printing apparatus for printing a label in accordance with label information;
wherein 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; and
wherein the at least one input area of said touchscreen is operable to apply formatting to a character entered via the hardware keyboard.
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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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65 Claims
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1. A label printer having:
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a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area; a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key; and a controller arranged to control a printing apparatus for printing a label in accordance with label information; wherein 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; and wherein the at least one input area of said touchscreen is operable to apply formatting to a character entered via the hardware keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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15. A method of printing a label, comprising:
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inputting label data via at least one hardware key of a hardware keyboard of a label printer; inputting label data via at least one input area of a touchscreen of the label printer; and printing the label in accordance with label information, wherein the label information is derived from the combination of the label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and the label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen wherein the method comprises one of operating the at least one input area of said touchscreen to apply formatting to a character entered via the hardware keyboard and operating the at least one input area of said touchscreen to select a symbol or an accented character.
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56. A label printer having:
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a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area; a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key; and a controller arranged to control a printing apparatus for printing a label in accordance with label information; wherein 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; and wherein the at least one input area of said touchscreen is operable to select a symbol or an accented character. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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