Label Data Creation Grouping Parent-Child Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing label data creation systems for long print media are cumbersome when changing multiple objects in a print area to have the same type of information, requiring complex operations to update all objects to match the same information as one of the objects.
Innovation Solution
A label data creating apparatus and method that allows users to select and group multiple objects within a print area, designating one object as a parent and others as child objects with identical information, enabling easy conversion of all objects to share the same type of information as the parent object.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple objects are changed to have the same type of information manually, then the information uniformity is achieved, but the operation complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple objects into a group structure where objects share common information. By establishing a parent-child relationship between objects, the system allows one object's information to be automatically replicated to its children, achieving information uniformity without manual individual updates. This combining approach reduces operation complexity while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments objects into hierarchical groups with parent and child relationships. This segmentation allows selective application of information changes at different levels of the hierarchy, enabling uniform information propagation to multiple objects through a single operation at the parent level, thereby reducing manual operation complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If all objects are updated individually to match the same information, then information consistency is achieved, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes group relationships and inheritance structures in advance, so that when information needs to be updated, the system can automatically propagate changes to all member objects through the pre-defined hierarchical structure. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for time-consuming individual updates while ensuring information consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging multiple objects into a hierarchical group structure, the system enables batch information propagation where a single information update at the parent level automatically reflects across all child objects. This combining approach achieves information consistency across multiple objects simultaneously, dramatically reducing processing time compared to individual updates.
3Ease of operation
If a group structure with parent-child objects is created, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal group structure that can accommodate various types of objects (text, graphics, tables) within a single hierarchical framework. This multi-functional group mechanism handles different object types through a common inheritance and information propagation system, improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a nested hierarchical structure where child objects are contained within parent objects, allowing information to be propagated through nested levels. This nesting approach organizes complexity in a manageable way, where the group structure handles multiple objects at different levels, improving operational ease while keeping the increased complexity structured and controllable.
Data Source
AI summary
If a plurality of objects arranged on a layout and including text, word art or bar code are selected and a command is entered from the menu window to create link objects, a CPU sets an object ranked as first as a parent object constituting the link object and stores the parent object in the RAM, with a group ID for identifying the link object allocated thereto. The CPU sets the remaining objects as child objects and stores the objects in the RAM, with a group ID for identifying the link object allocated thereto.