18669186. PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING DEVICE (TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING DEVICE
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Inventor(s)
Masakazu Kato of Numazu Shizuoka JP
Sadatoshi Oishi of Fuji Shizuoka JP
PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18669186 titled 'PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
According to at least one embodiment, a printing device includes a shaft, an antenna, a drive unit, and a control unit. The shaft is inserted into a cylindrical body of a medium roll in which a medium is wound around the cylindrical body equipped with a wireless tag, and rotatably supports the cylindrical body. The antenna is provided on the shaft to perform data communication with the wireless tag. The drive unit rotates the cylindrical body equipped with the wireless tag around the shaft. The control unit controls the drive unit so that the cylindrical body equipped with the wireless tag rotates around the shaft by a predetermined angle.