In a printing device, a supply portion is configured to convey a tape in its longitudinal direction. The tape includes: a plurality of labels arranged continuously in the longitudinal direction; and a plurality of storage elements provided on respective ones of the plurality of labels. A first storage element is provided on a first label and configured to store first authentication data. The second storage element is provided on a second label and configured to store second authentication data. A printing portion is configured to print on the plurality of labels. A controller is configured to perform: reading the first authentication data from the first storage element and the second authentication data from the second storage element by a reading portion; and determining whether the first authentication data is correlated to the second authentication data to meet an authentication condition.

A thermal label printer system may include a book-shaped housing comprising a front cover and a rear cover with the front cover attached to a rear cover along an interface and configured to rotate about the interface with respect to the rear cover between an open position and a closed position. The thermal label printer system may also include a thermal printer having a printer casing secured within the book-shaped housing, as well as an input device, a thermal print head, and a controller. The controller configured to determine an output based at least in part on an input signal received from the input device. The output is configured to cause the thermal print head to print a label having at least a name of a food item and a determined expiration date for the food item.

A quality control management system, and methods therefor, comprising a tracking and labeling system for construction defects. A labeling system may include uniquely machine-coded and computer-readable labels which may be placed near the location of a defect. The labeling system may also use alphanumeric codes and color-coded schemes to uniquely identify the nature and characteristics of a defect. A defect tracking system may be in the form of mobile application software which can be integrated with the labeling system. The mobile application software may be accessible on a mobile device, such as a smartphone, allowing a user to take a scan, or take a picture of, a label with their mobile device camera and automatically, or manually, associate various types of information with a corresponding defect. The mobile application software may allow users to create, view, and edit defect lists, as well as monitor and manage the workflow of defect repairs.

In a printer, a controller determines a type of print medium currently mounted in a mount portion, and acquires a first set of print data correlated with a first medium type and a second set of print data correlated with a second medium type. In a case that a print medium of the first medium type is mounted in the mount portion, a print portion prints a first print image based on the first set of print data, and thereafter prints a second print image based on the second set of print data. In a case that a print medium of the second medium type is mounted in the mount portion, the print portion prints the second print image based on the second set of print data, and thereafter prints the first print image based on the first set of print data.

A terminal device may generate a first label file based on a specific label file. The specific label file may include one or more object regions in which a print target object is to be placed and first text information written in a first object region of the one or more object regions. The first label file may include the one or more object regions and does not include the first text information. The terminal device may generate a first database file associated with the first label file. The first database file may store a first field name corresponding to the first object region and a first text obtained by using the first text information in association with each other. The terminal device may generate first print data by using the first label file and the first database file, and send the first print data to a label printer.

An inspection device includes a reader including a light source and a light receiving element, a white reference section, a memory storing reference data of a white pixel value, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the light source to emit light toward the white reference section, and receive a pixel signal output from the reader when the light receiving element receives reflected light from the white reference section, determine a rate of decrease in a pixel value relative to the reference data, based on the received pixel signal, when the rate of decrease is equal to or higher than a first threshold, output an instruction signal concerning an instruction to clean the reader, re-determine the rate of decrease in response to receiving input of a completion signal concerning completion of cleaning of the reader, and update the reference data using the re-determined rate of decrease.

One example of the present disclosure can include a server that can determine transport routes for individual objects based on rules. The transport routes can include an intermediary at which the individual objects are to be consolidated into a single container. The server can also receiving a request from a client computer for an object label corresponding to one of the individual objects. In response to receiving the request, the server can determine the intermediary based on a transport route for the object, generate the object label based on the intermediary, and transmit the object label to the client computer for causing the object label to be printed with a printer and coupled to the object.

A label issuing system includes a label issuing apparatus and a label printer. The label issuing apparatus includes a printer interface and a processor. The processor is configured to generate print data for an image including a first region with first information and a second region with a first code symbol and a second code symbol each representing the first information but being of different sizes. The processor controls the printer interface to transmit the print data to the label printer. The label printer is connectable to the printer interface and configured to print the image on a label based on the print data received through the printer interface symbol.

A printer and a method for printing of pages on a continuous media, such as labels, with any desired or practical spacing using fixed head printheads that have spacing limitations for printing pages on the continuous media. The printer can be configured to detect a top of form mark on the continuous media as it is moved through a media path in the printer and initiating printing of an image on an adjacent page or label at the position indicated by the top of form mark.

A method of printing onto a planar box substrate used for assembling a box having predetermined box dimensions. The method includes the steps of: determining box dimensions based on the planar box substrate; retrieving generic instructions for image content to be printed on the box substrate; preparing box-specific transformations using the generic instructions and the box dimensions; applying the box-specific transformations on design components to generate image content portions commensurate with image content regions; generating image data based on the image content portions; and printing onto the box substrate using the image data.