Label Creator with Pairwise Character Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing label creating apparatuses require complex processes for creating pairs of labels with characters or graphics that have a pairwise relationship, necessitating users to look up matching characters or graphics, which complicates the creation process.
Innovation Solution
A label creating apparatus with a memory unit to associate and store pairwise relationships between characters or graphics, an input unit for user input, a display unit to show the associated character or graphic, and a printing unit to print both, allowing users to create pairs of labels by inputting one character or graphic and displaying the associated one before printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users input two characters or graphics individually to create a pair of labels, then the labels can be created with pairwise relationship, but the creation process becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-stores character pairs with pairwise relationships in a database before user operation. When a user inputs one character, the system automatically retrieves and displays its paired character, eliminating the need for users to manually search and input both characters. This preliminary preparation of character pair data resolves the contradiction by maintaining relationship accuracy while dramatically simplifying the creation process.
2Reliability
If users look up matching characters or graphics in a dictionary to create paired labels, then the pairwise relationship can be established, but the process requires excessive time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital copy of the character pairing functionality that was previously performed manually through dictionaries. By storing character pairs in an internal database and enabling automatic retrieval through input, the system replicates and improves upon the dictionary lookup process, eliminating time loss while maintaining relationship accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary character pair database that mediates between the user's input and the label creation process. Instead of users directly searching dictionaries, the intermediary database automatically provides the paired character based on the input, significantly reducing the time required while ensuring accurate pairwise relationships.
3Reliability
If the system displays and allows selection of paired characters, then users can verify before printing, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit performs multiple functions: it stores character pairs in the database, retrieves paired characters based on input, displays them on the display unit, and controls the printing process. By consolidating these functions into a single control unit, the system achieves the versatility needed for verification and selection without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
Provided herein is a label creating apparatus including: a memory unit to associate and memory a first character or graphic with a second character or graphic that has a pairwise relationship with the first character or graphic; an input unit to allow inputting the first character or graphic; a display unit to display according to the first character or graphic input with the input unit the second character or graphic memory in the memory unit; and a printing unit to print the first character or graphic that has been input and the second character or graphic that has been displayed. The label creating apparatus creates a pair of labels on which the characters or graphics that have a pairwise relationship are respectively printed.