IMAGE DATA GENERATOR, TAPE PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE DATA GENERATOR, AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce waste of tape when enlarging printing is performed, and to achieve various bonding results by the tape.;SOLUTION: An image data generator generates a plurality of pieces of divided image data to be printed in each tape piece T in order to form a print image G by bonding the plurality of tape pieces T printed with a divided print image that is one part of the print image larger than a tape width. The image data generator comprises: display means for displaying a state that the print image G is superposed with the plurality of tape pieces T; tape arrangement assigning means for assigning an arranging angle of each tape piece T displayed on the display means; print image allocation means for allocating each divided print image to each tape piece T, on the basis of assignment by the tape arrangement assigning means; and divided image data generating means for generating the plurality of pieces of divided image data, on the basis of allocation result by the print image allocation means.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT