Marking apparatus using a scripting language

摘要

A marking apparatus for applying a message to an article, the apparatus comprising: a processor arranged to generate a message for application to an article and to control the operation of the marking apparatus by, at least in part, executing an operational behavior script formed using a scripting language; and a printing arrangement for applying a generated message to an article.

主权项

1. A marking apparatus for applying a message to an article, the apparatus comprising:
a processor arranged to generate the message for application to the article and to control the operation of the marking apparatus by, at least in part, executing an operational behaviour script formed using a scripting language, wherein the processor is also arranged to execute a core application to provide default functionality to the marking apparatus, wherein execution of the operational behaviour script controls how and when the message is generated, and wherein the execution of the operational behaviour script does not generate content of the message; wherein execution of the operational behaviour script by the processor causes the processor to do one or more of the following:
control, at least in part, determining that an event or an action has timed-out;determine whether a sequence of events has been carried out in a correct order or with correct timing and to take an action in dependence on whether or not the sequence of events has been carried out in the correct order or with the correct timing;determine a rate at which specific events occur and to take an action in dependence on the determined rate; anduse an output of a clock of the marking apparatus to perform a time-based action or calculation; and a printing arrangement for applying the generated message to the article.