Print Data Layout Matching for Consistent Label Design

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for generating print data struggle to maintain the desired design impression when input print information varies in size or content from sample information, leading to discrepancies in the final printed output.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that adjust the arrangement and, if necessary, the font size of print information to match the size and range of sample information in the print design, ensuring a consistent impression by comparing character counts and adjusting repetition or font size to align with predefined references.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If print information is directly printed without adjustment, then user input is preserved, but the design impression and visual consistency deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedesign impression consistencyVSAvoiduser input information

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a copy of the print information and uses it for arrangement adjustments while preserving the original user input. The copied text is what gets repeatedly arranged to match sample information size, while the original user input remains intact and is not lost.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the print information handling into distinct operations: counting characters, comparing with sample information, determining repetition次数, and arranging. This segmentation allows automatic adjustment of arrangement without affecting the original user input content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If font size is adjusted to match sample information, then design consistency is improved, but automatic control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprint layout consistencyVSAvoidautomatic adjustment mechanism

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes parameters (font size, arrangement repetition) automatically based on character count comparisons between user input and sample information. By using character count as the basis for parameter adjustment, the system simplifies the control mechanism while achieving consistent print layout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by comparing the character count of user input with sample information, then automatically adjusting arrangement parameters. This feedback loop ensures print layout consistency without requiring complex manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If character count comparison is used for arrangement adjustment, then design matching is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesample information matchingVSAvoidprint data generation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces complex visual or manual comparison methods with a simple character count mechanism. By substituting mechanical/visual assessment with a computational character counting approach, the system achieves accurate sample matching with minimal processing time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20260079657A1Method for generating print data, print data generating apparatus, and storage medium

Publication Date: 2026.03.19 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD

AI summary

A method for generating print data includes: receiving, by a computer, input of print information to an input area of a print design in which sample information is displayed in the input area; and repeatedly arranging, by the computer, the print information in the input area in such a manner as to make a size of a range in which the print information is arranged closer to a size of a range of the sample information in the print design.