Recording control system, control method of a recording control system, and recording device

摘要

Using the ability to print according to a template, a recording device adds value to the printed output. A printer in a recording control system stores area definition data defining areas in each of a plurality of templates composed of one or more printing areas. When a control command is received from a host computer, the printer records images in areas of a template based on the area definition data of the areas in the specified template. To record images related to a particular product with the printer, the host computer gets product information related to the product, and generates and sends a control command to convert and record information related to a specific area in the template based on the product information.

主权项

1. An image recording system comprising:
a host device configured to have initial product data identifying a specific product; and an image recording device responsive to the host device for recording product information on an image recording medium in accordance with said initial product data provided by the host device and a selected one of a plurality of image layout templates, the selected template being specified by the host device, the image recording device including:
(a) a storage storing said plurality of templates, each template in said plurality of image layout templates having at least one imaging region where information may be recorded, each of said at least one imaging region being defined by a respective set of area definition data fields that define a recording area of the imaging region within the image recording medium, said area definition data fields including default settings, and(b) a recording processor that controls recording on the image recording medium said product information according to said received initial product data and the area definition data fields of the selected template; wherein said host device includes a data processor that acquires secondary descriptive data related to said specific product in addition to said initial product data, and prior to said image recording device recording said product information on said image recording medium using the selected template, said data processor selectively instructs said image recording device to alter the default settings of at least one data field within the respective set of area definition data fields of at least one imaging region of the selected template to alternate settings that reflect information extracted from said secondary descriptive data, and to record said product information on said image recording medium using the selected template with the alternate settings.