Composite Label Generation via Region Segmentation and Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional technologies for creating composite labels require users to edit and print each label individually, increasing operational burden and inefficiency when overlaying labels with common and unique areas.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable storage medium and label image generation device that generates multiple label images for overlaying labels from different printing media, allowing for simultaneous editing and printing of composite labels with reduced user intervention by displaying composite images and controlling a printing mechanism to produce the required number of labels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional technology is used to create composite labels by overlaying multiple print media, then each label can be individually customized, but the operational burden increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The label is divided into two distinct regions: a first object region that remains fixed across all composite labels, and a second object region that varies for each composite label. This segmentation allows the system to efficiently generate multiple customized labels by only modifying the second region while reusing the first region, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing customization capability.
2Ease of operation
If each media print image is edited separately for each label, then precise control over each label is achieved, but user operational load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the editing process by allowing users to perform editing operations once on a base media print image, and then automatically applies these edits to generate multiple composite labels. The segmentation of object regions enables this merging while maintaining the ability to have both fixed and variable elements across labels, significantly reducing the time and effort required compared to editing each label separately.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple labels are created with both fixed and variable areas, then label design flexibility is improved, but the complexity of the creation process increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the label into a first object region (fixed) and a second object region (variable), the system simplifies the creation process despite the flexibility it provides. This clear segmentation allows the printing mechanism to efficiently handle different printing operations for different regions, reducing overall process complexity while maintaining design flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A label image generation device generates label images corresponding to labels for creating composite labels. In each composite label, a label created from a first printing medium and a label created from a second printing medium are overlaid. A control device generates first and second label images to be formed on the first printing medium, and a third label image to be formed on the second printing medium. The control device displays a first composite image and a second composite image. In the first composite image, the first and third label images are overlaid. In the second composite image, the second and third label images are overlaid. The control device controls a printing mechanism to perform printing for creating the first number of first labels, the second number of second labels, and the third number of third labels. The third number depends on both the first and second numbers.