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Printer with command system selection
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1993-12-30
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Granted: 1995-02-14
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Expires: 2013-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A printer has a collective mode for searching a print control program adapted to the processing of print data from a number of print control programs stored in a printer and a combination mode for searching an adapted print control program from combinations of predetermined print control programs. The modes are selected by a key of a switch panel. From the print data, the control code for determining the print control command system is analyzed, and a print control program adapted to the analyzed control code is searched from the print control programs of each mode. This system enables the accurate determination of a print control program adapted to a print data processing a number of print control programs having different command systems for print control.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyotaka Ohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1206; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1244; G06F3/1248; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1284; G06F3/1297; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0005; G06K2215/0011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A printer, comprising: a first memory storing a plurality of print control programs each having a different command system with a corresponding control code; a second memory storing input print data including a command system; a command system combiner that combines control programs in at least a first combination mode including a group of some of the control programs, a second combination mode including a group of other control programs and a collective mode including a group of all of the control programs; a determiner that compares the command systems of a group of said control programs from a selected one of the modes to the input command system in the second memory and determines a matching command system; and a printing mechanism that prints the input print data based on the control program with the matching command system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A printer, comprising: a first memory storing a plurality of print control programs each having a different command system with a corresponding control code; a second memory storing input print data including a command system; a command system combiner that combines control programs in at least a first combination mode including a group of some of the control programs, a second combination mode including a group of other control programs and a collective mode including a group of all of the control programs; a determiner that compares the command systems of a group of said control programs from a selected one of the modes to the input command system in the second memory and determines a matching command system; and a printing mechanism that prints the input print data based on the control program with the matching command system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The printer of claim 1 further comprising a mode setter that selectively sets an automatic mode for selecting a control program with a command system from the selected group that corresponds to the input command system in the second memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The printer of claim 1 further comprising an alarm that warns when no matching command system is determined.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
192 words
A printer comprising: input print data means for inputting print data including a command system with a control code from external equipment; operation mode storing means for storing plural print control programs with control codes corresponding to different kinds of external equipment having different command systems for print control; print means for printing an image on a print medium using one of the print control programs from the operation mode storing means based on print data from the input print data means; setting means for selectively setting one of a collection mode that collectively specifies all of the print control programs and a combination mode that specifies a combination of some of the print control programs stored in said operation mode storing means; analyzing means for comparing the control code in the input print data to the control codes in the print control programs specified by the collective mode or the combination mode; determination means for determining at least one print control program from matching control codes compared by the analyzing means; and instructing means for instructing the print means to print using the print control program determined by the determination means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
192 words
A printer comprising: input print data means for inputting print data including a command system with a control code from external equipment; operation mode storing means for storing plural print control programs with control codes corresponding to different kinds of external equipment having different command systems for print control; print means for printing an image on a print medium using one of the print control programs from the operation mode storing means based on print data from the input print data means; setting means for selectively setting one of a collection mode that collectively specifies all of the print control programs and a combination mode that specifies a combination of some of the print control programs stored in said operation mode storing means; analyzing means for comparing the control code in the input print data to the control codes in the print control programs specified by the collective mode or the combination mode; determination means for determining at least one print control program from matching control codes compared by the analyzing means; and instructing means for instructing the print means to print using the print control program determined by the determination means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The printer of claim 4 further comprising an automatic mode setting means for automatically activating the setting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The printer of claim 4 further comprising a warning means for warning when no matching control code is determined.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of selecting a print command program in a printer that corresponds to selected external equipment, comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of print control programs with different command systems and corresponding control codes; inputting print data including a control code from the selected external equipment; combining stored print control programs into groups having dissimilar control codes which includes selectively combining the programs into at least a first group of some of the print control programs, a second group of other print control programs and a collective group of all of the print control programs; selecting a group; comparing the control codes from the selected group of print control programs to the input control code; identifying a matching control code from the selected group and the input control code based on the comparison; and printing the input print data with the print control program with the identified control code.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of selecting a print command program in a printer that corresponds to selected external equipment, comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of print control programs with different command systems and corresponding control codes; inputting print data including a control code from the selected external equipment; combining stored print control programs into groups having dissimilar control codes which includes selectively combining the programs into at least a first group of some of the print control programs, a second group of other print control programs and a collective group of all of the print control programs; selecting a group; comparing the control codes from the selected group of print control programs to the input control code; identifying a matching control code from the selected group and the input control code based on the comparison; and printing the input print data with the print control program with the identified control code.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of selectively setting an automatic mode for automatically combining print control programs into groups.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of generating a warning when no matching control code is selected.
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