EP0332779A2
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Apparatus and method for producing output data for a printing operation, and a printer, in combination with the apparatus, for performing the printing operation
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1988-11-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-11-18
Abstract
Abstract A printer has input data storage means (1,21) for storing data from a variety of host units, control means (3,4,23,24,25) for controlling a printing operation on the basis of any one of a plurality of character code/control code groups, and character code/control code judging means (2,22) for selecting a respective one of the character code/control code groups on the basis of the contents of the data in the input data storage means. The character code/control code group judging means includes means for analysing the data and means for determining to which character code/control code group the data belongs.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Aoyama
- 👤 Tetsuro Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:52
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06K; G06K15/00; G06F15/00; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/12; G06F40/123; G06F40/20; G06F40/205; G06F40/216; G06F40/263; G06F40/279
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A printer for performing a printing operation in response to data such as character codes and control codes received from a host unit, comprising input data storage means (1,21) for storing and holding said data received from said host unit, and control means (3,4, 23,24,25,72,73) for controlling the printing operation on the basis of a group of codes transmitted in said data, characterised in that the control means are arranged to be responsive to any one of a plurality of code groups, and in that code judging means (2,22,71) are provided for selecting a respective one of the code groups in dependence upon the contents of said data received from said host unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A printer for performing a printing operation in response to data such as character codes and control codes received from a host unit, comprising input data storage means (1,21) for storing and holding said data received from said host unit, and control means (3,4, 23,24,25,72,73) for controlling the printing operation on the basis of a group of codes transmitted in said data, characterised in that the control means are arranged to be responsive to any one of a plurality of code groups, and in that code judging means (2,22,71) are provided for selecting a respective one of the code groups in dependence upon the contents of said data received from said host unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, characterised in that said code judging means includes means for analysing said data in terms of the probabilities of said data corresponding to each of said code groups, and means for selecting said respective code group on the basis of such analysis.
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