18453356. PRINTER DEVICE simplified abstract (Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha)
Contents
- 1 PRINTER DEVICE
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 PRINTER DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
PRINTER DEVICE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Keisuke Takahashi of Izunokuni Shizuoka (JP)
PRINTER DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18453356 titled 'PRINTER DEVICE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a printer that can print on long label paper with multiple label areas, each with a wireless tag attached. The printer includes a conveyance unit, printing unit, cutting unit, writing unit, and a processor to control the printing, cutting, and writing processes.
- Conveyance unit to move the label paper between printing and writing units
- Printing unit for printing on the label paper
- Cutting unit to cut the label paper
- Writing unit to write data on the wireless tags
- Processor to control the printing, cutting, and writing processes
Potential Applications
This technology could be used in industries that require labeling products with specific information, such as logistics, retail, and healthcare.
Problems Solved
This technology streamlines the labeling process by combining printing, cutting, and writing functions into one machine, reducing the need for multiple devices.
Benefits
- Efficient labeling process - Customizable data writing on wireless tags - Streamlined workflow
Potential Commercial Applications
"Streamlined Labeling Process in Logistics and Retail Industries"
Possible Prior Art
There may be prior art related to printers with integrated cutting and writing functions, but the specific combination of features described in this patent application may be novel.
Unanswered Questions
1. How does the wireless tag communicate with external devices? 2. What types of data can be written on the wireless tags?
Original Abstract Submitted
A printer including a conveyance unit to convey long label paper in which a plurality of label areas each of which corresponds to one label and are disposed in one direction and a wireless tag is attached to each of the label areas, a printing unit to perform printing on the label paper, a cutting unit disposed at a rear stage of the printing unit to cut the label paper, a writing unit disposed at a rear stage of the cutting unit to perform writing of data on the wireless tag, and a processor, in which the processor allows printing by the printing unit to be performed and writing of data by the writing unit to be performed on the label area positioned at a front end of the label paper while controlling the conveyance unit to convey the label paper between the printing unit and the writing unit and allows the label area to be cut by the cutting unit, thereby issuing a label.