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Printing system with printing medium selection
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A printing system in which different types of printing media are each selectively used for printing, which makes it easy for the user to check the type of printing medium set in a printer, to change the printing medium set in the printer to another type of printing media, and to set printer setup values for each printing medium. The printing system includes a printer (1) and at least one host computer (3). Different types of form sheets are set in the sheet paths of the printer (1). From sheet data is registered in a memory of the printer (1). The form sheet data contains the names and size values of the form sheets, sheet paths, presence or absence of a desired form sheet, and the like. A printer checker (31) of the computer (3) fetches form sheet data from the printer (1), and loads it into a register (33) of the computer. A printer customizer (35) has the functions to push the form sheet data out of the register (33) and visually present it on a monitor screen (25), to send new form sheet data to the printer (1) and register it in the memory of the printer, and to recognize a form sheet selected by the user as a form sheet to be used for printing and send information on the selected form sheet to the printer (1).
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Shinohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:57
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/48; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A printing system (1,3,5) including a printer (1) with a plurality of sheet paths
(11-21) for receiving printing media, comprising: information storing means (23) for storing printing medium data of the printing
media; registering means (29-35) for registering, into said information storing means, a
printing medium specified by setting elements of a type of printing medium in the form
of said printing medium data, including at least a printing medium path, and a name of
the printing medium; and information visual presenting means (25) for visually presenting said printing
medium data being registered in said information storing means; wherein the printing media are managed on the basis of the names of the printing
media through an interactive communication with said information visual presenting
means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A printing system (1,3,5) including a printer (1), the printer having a plurality
of sheet paths (11-21) each for containing a different type of printing media, information storage means (23) arranged for storing printing medium data
indicative of the printing media in said sheet paths, registering means (29-35) arranged for registering, in said information storing
means, printing medium data designating at least one of said sheet paths and a name of
an associated printing medium; information presenting means (25) for visually presenting said printing medium
data stored in said information storage means to a user, whereby the user is permitted to
select for printing a type of printing medium on the basis of the name thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
The printing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said printing medium data
contains size information of the printing media, and said printer includes: size detecting means for detecting an actual size of the selected printing medium;
and size check means (53, 55) for acquiring size information of said printing media
data corresponding to the selected printing medium from said information storing means,
and for checking if the actual size of the selected printing medium acquired from said
size detecting means is coincident with the size information of said printing media data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The printing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said printing
medium data contains printer setup values, further comprising setup means (57) for acquiring the printer setup value corresponding to the
selected printing medium in response to a message from said information storing means,
and setting the printer setup value in said printer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The printing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said printing
medium data includes information on a status of the printing media when a selected
printing medium is set in said sheet path, and information on a status of a printing of the
selected printing medium when the printing medium is set in a sheet path in a
predetermined condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The printing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said printer
includes said information storage means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The printing system according to any preceding claim, further comprising at least
one computer (5) bidirectionally communicable (5) with said printer, and said host
computer includes said information visual presenting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The printing system according to claim 7, wherein said printer includes medium
select means (53) for selecting the medium for printing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
A printing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said printing
medium comprise form sheets; said information storage means comprises a form sheet memory for storing form
sheet data; said registering means comprises a register for registering the form sheet data in
said form sheet memory; and said information presenting means comprises a monitor for displaying the form
sheet data and a corresponding form sheet means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printing system according to claim 9, wherein said form sheet data includes at
lease one of a form sheet number, a form sheet path, a form sheet size, printer setup
values, the form sheet name and a current selection status.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A printing system according to claim 10, wherein the form sheet path includes at
least one of a front manual insertion tray, a rear manual insertion tray, a first cut sheet
feeder bin, a second cut sheet feeder bin, a front continuous form tractor, and a rear
continuous form tractor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
A printing system according to claim 9, further comprising a program having a
form sheet data registration mode for registering said form sheet data, a form select
mode for selecting the form sheet and a print mode for performing a printing process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
A printing system according to claim 12, wherein said form select mode of said
program reads out said form sheet data from said register, displays said form sheet
data on said monitor, sends an instruction to the printer which contains a selected form
sheet selected by a user, and instructs a printer checker to receive said instruction,
wherein said printer checker loads said selected form sheet to said register.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
A program media having a program for a computer (3) in a printing system, said
printing system including a printer (1) with a plurality of sheet paths (11-21) for
receiving printing media, and an information storing means (23) for storing printing
media set in said sheet paths and names of the printing media, wherein said program
media contains a computer readable program media for causing said host computer to
operate as information visual presenting means (25) for visually presenting the printing
media and the names of the printing media, both being registered in said information
storing means, and as medium select means for selecting a printing medium to be used
for printing from among the printing media set in said sheet paths of said printer in
response to a medium select instruction issued by a user, and sends information of said
selected printing medium to said printer.
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