US5107338A
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Printer device with page sequence control using buffer memory and blank page data holding section
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-12
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Granted: 1992-04-21
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Expires: 2010-12-12
Abstract
Abstract In a printer control device, original data is read from a buffer memory one plate by one plate and transmitted to the printer, and when the plate number of a blank page is reached, the blank page data is read from a page data holding section and transmitted to the printer, whereby the blank page can be printed without reading it with the image scanner, or when the plate number coincides with the number of a particular original plate, a special printing sheet such as a colored printing sheet or formatted printing sheet is supplied therefor.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/23; H04N1/2307; H04N1/2338; H04N1/2353; H04N1/32; H04N1/32561; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A printer control device, comprising: a buffer memory for storing original data as plates of image data; a blank page data holding section for holding blank page data; means for inputting the number of original plates of a document to be printed and for inputting the plate numbers of blank pages in the document; and control means for transferring said original data from said buffer memory one plate at a time for printing by a printer, for determining when said plate number to be printed corresponds to the plate number of said blank page, and for transferring blank page data from said blank page data holding section such than the document is printed with blank pages interspersed to said printer in proper sequence with pages printed with said original data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A printer control device, comprising: a buffer memory for storing original data as plates of image data; a blank page data holding section for holding blank page data; means for inputting the number of original plates of a document to be printed and for inputting the plate numbers of blank pages in the document; and control means for transferring said original data from said buffer memory one plate at a time for printing by a printer, for determining when said plate number to be printed corresponds to the plate number of said blank page, and for transferring blank page data from said blank page data holding section such than the document is printed with blank pages interspersed to said printer in proper sequence with pages printed with said original data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said original data is supplied to said buffer memory from a network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said original data is supplied to said buffer memory from a image scanner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A printer control device, comprising: a buffer memory for storing original data as plates of image data; means for receiving the numbers of selected original plates to be printed on sheets supplied from a selected tray of printing sheets; and control means for transferring said original data from said buffer memory one plate at a time for sequential printing by a printer, for determining when a plate number to be printed corresponds to one of the selected plate numbers, and for causing a printing sheet to be supplied to said printer from said selected tray when said plate number coincides with the umber of one of the selected plate numbers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A printer control device, comprising: a buffer memory for storing original data as plates of image data; means for receiving the numbers of selected original plates to be printed on sheets supplied from a selected tray of printing sheets; and control means for transferring said original data from said buffer memory one plate at a time for sequential printing by a printer, for determining when a plate number to be printed corresponds to one of the selected plate numbers, and for causing a printing sheet to be supplied to said printer from said selected tray when said plate number coincides with the umber of one of the selected plate numbers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said original data is supplied to said buffer memory from a network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said original data is supplied to said buffer memory from a image scanner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said selected sheet supplying tray supplies colored paper to said printer.
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