Editing Device Composite Label Display Screen
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional printing systems require users to switch among editing screens to compare tape print images with composite images, making it inefficient to edit print data when superposing two or more tapes.
Innovation Solution
An editing device that displays an editing screen with individual regions for each tape print image and a composite region, allowing users to efficiently edit print data by simultaneously displaying label images and their composite result.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users switch among editing screens to compare tape print images with composite images, then users can view individual and composite images, but editing efficiency deteriorates due to repeated switching operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple editing screens (first editing screen for first tape print image, second editing screen for second tape print image, and composite image screen) into a single integrated editing screen that displays all images simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need to switch between screens while maintaining full comparison capability, thus resolving the contradiction between information access and editing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a temporal dimension of viewing (switching screens over time) to a spatial dimension of viewing (displaying all images simultaneously in different regions of the same screen). The first tape print image, second tape print image, and composite image are arranged in different spatial regions, allowing users to compare all images without temporal switching, thereby improving editing efficiency while preserving complete comparison capability.
2Device complexity
If conventional printing system displays only one image at a time, then display device remains simple, but user workflow becomes complex due to repeated switching
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated editing screen is segmented into multiple distinct display regions: a first region for displaying the first tape print image, a second region for displaying the second tape print image, and a composite region for displaying the composite image. This segmentation allows multiple images to be displayed simultaneously while maintaining clear visual separation, enabling users to view all images without switching screens and thereby simplifying the workflow without significantly increasing display system complexity.
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AI summary
An editing device is configured to edit print data including first print data and second print data via a display device for creating a composite label with a printing device. The composite label includes a first label and a second label and is created by superposing the second label over the first label. A set of program instructions, when executed by a controller of the editing device, causes the editing device to perform displaying an editing screen on the display device. The editing screen has a first region, a second region, and a composite region. The displaying displays a first label image based on the first print data in the first region, a second label image based on the second print data in the second region, and a composite label image formed by superposing the second label image over the first label image in the composite region.