Brother Industries had 136 patents in future of work during Q4 2023. Brother Industries Ltd filed patents in Q4 2023 for a print label management system, a dual cover design for a printing device, an information management system for communication between devices, a print device with quality judgment capabilities, and an image forming apparatus with consumable lifetime information storage and initialization features. GlobalData’s report on Brother Industries gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Brother Industries grant share with future of work as a theme is 44% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing set of program instructions for creating a plurality of print labels with printing device (Patent ID: US20230398794A1)
The patent filed by Brother Industries Ltd. describes a computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for generating print data and medium type information for multiple print labels to be used in an overlaid state. The program also sets a layering order for the print labels and displays a list of medium type information on a display. The medium type information indicates the type of printing medium used for each label, with emphasis on specific information based on the printing order.
Furthermore, the patent includes instructions for determining a printing order, emphasizing specific medium type information, and de-emphasizing printed medium type information. It also involves acquiring mounted medium type information from a printing device, receiving print commands, and outputting print data to the printing device. The patent also covers a printing device with a controller that controls printing based on print data and medium type information, displays a list of medium type information, and emphasizes specific information based on the printing order. Additionally, the method for creating print labels involves generating print data, acquiring medium type information, and displaying information on a display, either before or after creating the labels with the printing device.
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