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Facsimile apparatus with control of ink jet printer recovery processing
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-05-06
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Granted: 1998-02-24
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Expires: 2016-05-06
Abstract
Abstract A facsimile apparatus performs head recovery processing for recovering the state of ink discharge of a plurality of ink heads for different colors. Mode determining circuitry determines a receiving mode and control circuitry controls the head recovery processing according to a receiving mode determined by the mode determining circuitry.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Arai
- 👤 Kiyoharu Yoshioka
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2026-11-09 23:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/165; B41J2/16517; B41J2/1652; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32363; H04N1/32379; H04N1/32609; H04N1/32614; H04N1/32625; H04N1/32635; H04N1/32646; H04N1/32667; H04N1/327; H04N1/32793; H04N1/333; H04N1/33307; H04N1/33315; H04N1/46; B41J2/16526; B41J2/16532; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/3295; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33378
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 87
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; and storage means for storing said received data, and wherein said ink jet recording means is able to record the data stored in said storage means, wherein said control means erases the data stored in the storage means if no non-emission of ink is discriminated by said discrimination means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; and storage means for storing said received data, and wherein said ink jet recording means is able to record the data stored in said storage means, wherein said control means erases the data stored in the storage means if no non-emission of ink is discriminated by said discrimination means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A data receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ink jet recording means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
128 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means; and recovery processing means for recovering a state of ink discharge of said ink jet recording means, and wherein further non-emission discrimination is executed before a start of recording the received data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means; and recovery processing means for recovering a state of ink discharge of said ink jet recording means, and wherein further non-emission discrimination is executed before a start of recording the received data.
Claim 7
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said recovery processing means executes recovery processing if non-emission of ink is discriminated by the further non-emission discrimination.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said ink jet recording means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
130 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means, wherein said control means transmits an error signal to a transmitter which transmits the data to be received by said receiving means if non-emission of ink is discriminated after the completion of recording.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
130 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means, wherein said control means transmits an error signal to a transmitter which transmits the data to be received by said receiving means if non-emission of ink is discriminated after the completion of recording.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said ink jet recording means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
107 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements and comprising means for emitting ink by utilizing heat energy; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
107 words
A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements and comprising means for emitting ink by utilizing heat energy; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, wherein said discrimination means discriminates non-emission of ink by reading a non-emission detecting pattern recorded by said ink jet recording means; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path for recording by an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, wherein said discrimination means discriminates non-emission of ink by reading a non-emission detecting pattern recorded by said ink jet recording means; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said ink jet recording means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the received data; and storage means for storing the data to be printed by said ink jet printing means, and wherein said control means erases the data stored in said storage means in response to a detection of no non-emission of ink which is made by said discrimination means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
111 words
A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the received data; and storage means for storing the data to be printed by said ink jet printing means, and wherein said control means erases the data stored in said storage means in response to a detection of no non-emission of ink which is made by said discrimination means.
Claim 22
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A printing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said ink jet printing means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said ink jet printing means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the received data; and further detection means for detecting non-emission of ink in said ink jet printing means before a start of printing the received data.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the received data; and further detection means for detecting non-emission of ink in said ink jet printing means before a start of printing the received data.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising recovery processing means for recovering a state of ink discharge of said ink jet printing means, and wherein said recovery processing means executes recovery processing in response to a detection of non-emission of ink which is made by said further detection means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said ink jet printing means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data, wherein said control means outputs an error signal in response to a detection of non-emission of ink which is made by said discrimination means; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
108 words
A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the received data, wherein said control means outputs an error signal in response to a detection of non-emission of ink which is made by said discrimination means; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said ink jet printing means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, wherein said discrimination means discriminates non-emission of ink by reading a non-emission detecting pattern printed by said ink jet printing means; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
100 words
A printing apparatus comprising: ink jet printing means for printing received data by emitting ink, said ink jet printing means having plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order said plural recording elements to detect an ink emission state, wherein said discrimination means discriminates non-emission of ink by reading a non-emission detecting pattern printed by said ink jet printing means; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the received data; storage means for storing said received data; and erasing means for erasing the data stored in said storage means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A printing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said ink jet printing means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A printing receiving apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus for use with a color ink jet recording means for recording color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements, the apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving color image data transmitted through a transmission path; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the color image data; and storage means for storing the color image data to be recorded by said color ink jet recording means, and wherein said control means erases the color image data stored in said storage means in response to a detection made by said discrimination means that all of the plural kinds of ink can be discharged.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus for use with a color ink jet recording means for recording color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements, the apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving color image data transmitted through a transmission path; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the color image data; and storage means for storing the color image data to be recorded by said color ink jet recording means, and wherein said control means erases the color image data stored in said storage means in response to a detection made by said discrimination means that all of the plural kinds of ink can be discharged.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said color ink jet recording means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus according to claim 30, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus for use with a color ink jet recording means for recording color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements, the apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving color image data transmitted through a transmission path; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the color image data; and further detection means for detecting whether or not each of plural kinds of ink in color ink jet recording means can be discharged before a start of recording the color image data.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
145 words
A color image receiving apparatus for use with a color ink jet recording means for recording color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements, the apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving color image data transmitted through a transmission path; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of recording the color image data; and further detection means for detecting whether or not each of plural kinds of ink in color ink jet recording means can be discharged before a start of recording the color image data.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said color ink jet recording means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A color image receiving apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus comprising: color ink jet printing means for printing color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the color image data; and storage means for storing the color image data to be printed by said color ink jet printing means, and wherein said control means erases the color image data stored in said storage means in response to a detection made by said discrimination means that all of the plural kinds of ink can be discharged.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus comprising: color ink jet printing means for printing color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the color image data; and storage means for storing the color image data to be printed by said color ink jet printing means, and wherein said control means erases the color image data stored in said storage means in response to a detection made by said discrimination means that all of the plural kinds of ink can be discharged.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said color ink jet printing means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus comprising: color ink jet printing means for printing color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the color image data; and further detection means for detecting whether or not each of plural kinds of ink in said color ink jet printing means can be discharged before a start of recording the color image data.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus comprising: color ink jet printing means for printing color image data by using plural kinds of ink, the color ink jet recording means having plural ink jet heads each provided with plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving in order the plural recording elements of the plural ink jet heads to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of ink from each of the ink jet heads; control means for causing said discrimination means to discriminate non-emission of ink after a completion of printing the color image data; and further detection means for detecting whether or not each of plural kinds of ink in said color ink jet printing means can be discharged before a start of recording the color image data.
Claim 52
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A color image printing apparatus according to claim 38, wherein said color ink jet printing means comprises an ink jet head which discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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A color image printing apparatus according to claim 39, wherein said ink jet head discharges ink by film boiling.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus for use with an ink jet recording means for recording data by emitting ink, the apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path; discrimination means for driving, in order, plural recording elements provided in the ink jet recording means to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink; storage means for storing data to be recorded by the ink jet recording means; and means for erasing the data stored in said storage means in response to a result of a discrimination operation by said discrimination means, wherein said discrimination means executes the discrimination operation after a completion of recording by the ink jet recording means of a representation of at least some data received by said receiving means.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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A data receiving apparatus for use with an ink jet recording means for recording data by emitting ink, the apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving data transmitted through a transmission path; discrimination means for driving, in order, plural recording elements provided in the ink jet recording means to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink; storage means for storing data to be recorded by the ink jet recording means; and means for erasing the data stored in said storage means in response to a result of a discrimination operation by said discrimination means, wherein said discrimination means executes the discrimination operation after a completion of recording by the ink jet recording means of a representation of at least some data received by said receiving means.
Claim 56
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An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein said discrimination means further comprises means for detecting a non-discharge of ink in the ink jet recording means before a start of recording of the data received by said receiving means.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 42, further comprising recovery means for recovering a state of ink discharge of the ink jet recording means, wherein said recovery means executes recovery processing in response to a detection of the non-discharge of ink.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
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A data recording apparatus comprising: ink jet recording means for recording a representation of received data on a recording medium by emitting ink, said ink jet recording means being provided with plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving the plural recording elements, in order, to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink; storage means for storing data to be recorded by said ink jet recording means; means for erasing the data stored in said storage means in response to a result of a discrimination operation by said discrimination means, wherein said discrimination means executes the discrimination operation after a completion of recording by said ink jet recording means of a representation of at least some of the received data.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
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A data recording apparatus comprising: ink jet recording means for recording a representation of received data on a recording medium by emitting ink, said ink jet recording means being provided with plural recording elements; discrimination means for driving the plural recording elements, in order, to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink; storage means for storing data to be recorded by said ink jet recording means; means for erasing the data stored in said storage means in response to a result of a discrimination operation by said discrimination means, wherein said discrimination means executes the discrimination operation after a completion of recording by said ink jet recording means of a representation of at least some of the received data.
Claim 60
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An apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said discrimination means further comprises means for detecting a non-discharge of ink in the ink jet recording means before a start of recording of the data received by said receiving means.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 45, further comprising recovery means for recovering a state of ink discharge of the ink jet recording means, wherein said recovery means executes recovery processing in response to a detection of the non-discharge of ink.
Claim 62
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An apparatus according to claim 41 or 44, further comprising means for outputting an error signal in response to the detection of non-discharge of ink by said detection means.
Claim 63
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An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein the ink jet recording means is a color ink jet recording means, and said receiving means receives color image data representative of a color image transmitted through the transmission path, and said discrimination means detects if each of a plurality of kinds of ink in the color ink jet recording means has been discharged by a number of ink jets in the color ink jet recording means through operation of the color ink jet recording means and to execute such detection after a completion of recording by the color ink jet recording means of a representation of at least some of the color image data received by said receiving means.
Claim 64
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A recording apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said ink jet recording means records a representation of color image data representative of a color image by using a plurality of kinds of ink, and said discrimination means detects, by detecting a non-discharge detection pattern recorded by said ink jet recording means, if each of the plurality of kinds of ink in said ink jet recording means has been discharged by a number of ink jets in said recording means and to execute such detection after a completion of recording by said ink jet recording means of a representation of at least some of the color image data.
Claim 65
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An apparatus according to claim 48 or 49, further comprising storage means for storing the color image data to be recorded by said recording means and means for erasing a color image stored in said storage means in response to a detection by said discrimination means that all of the plural kinds of ink can be discharged.
Claim 66
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An apparatus according to any one of claims 41, 44, 48 and 49, wherein said discrimination means detects a non-discharge of ink by reading a non-discharge detection pattern recorded by said ink jet recording means.
Claim 67
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An apparatus according to claim 47, wherein said discrimination means detects a non-discharge of ink by reading a non-discharge detection pattern recorded by said ink jet recording means.
Claim 68
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An apparatus according to claim 50, wherein said discrimination means detects a non-discharge of ink by reading a non-discharge detection pattern recorded by said ink jet recording means.
Claim 69
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An apparatus according to any one of claims 41, 44, 48 and 49, wherein the ink jet recording means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 70
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An apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the ink jet recording means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 71
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An apparatus according to claim 50, wherein the ink jet recording means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 72
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An apparatus according to claim 51, wherein the ink jet recording means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 73
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An apparatus according to claim 52, wherein the ink jet recording means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 74
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An apparatus according to claim 53, wherein the ink jet recording means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 75
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An apparatus according to claim 54, wherein the ink jet recording means includes an ink jet head which discharges ink by filmy effervescence.
Claim 76
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An apparatus according to claim 55, wherein the ink jet recording means includes an ink jet head which discharges ink by filmy effervescence.
Claim 77
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An apparatus according to claim 56, wherein the ink jet recording means includes an ink jet head which discharges ink by filmy effervescence.
Claim 78
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An apparatus according to claim 57, wherein the ink jet recording means includes an ink jet head which discharges ink by filmy effervescence.
Claim 79
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An apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the ink jet recording means includes an ink jet head which discharges ink by filmy effervescence.
Claim 80
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An apparatus according to claim 59, wherein the ink jet recording means includes an ink jet head which discharges ink by filmy effervescence.
Claim 81
Independent Claim
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A method of receiving data, comprising the steps of: receiving data transmitted through a transmission path; storing data to be recorded by the ink jet recording means; recording a predetermined quantity of data stored in said storing step by using an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; driving, after said recording step, the plural recording elements in order, so as to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink; and erasing the predetermined quantity of the data in response to a result of discriminating the non-emission of the ink in said driving step.
Claim 82
Independent Claim
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A method of receiving data, comprising the steps of: receiving data transmitted through a transmission path; storing data to be recorded by the ink jet recording means; recording a predetermined quantity of data stored in said storing step by using an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means having plural recording elements; driving, after said recording step, the plural recording elements in order, so as to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink; and erasing the predetermined quantity of the data in response to a result of discriminating the non-emission of the ink in said driving step.
Claim 83
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A method of receiving color image data representative of a color image, comprising the steps of: receiving the color image data transmitted through a transmission path; storing the color image data received in said receiving step; recording a predetermined quantity of the data stored in said storing step using plural ink jet recording heads each provided with plural recording elements; driving, after said recording step, said plural recording elements in order, so as to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink for each ink jet recording head; and erasing the predetermined quantity of the data in response to a result of discriminating the non-emission of the ink in said driving step.
Claim 84
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A method of receiving color image data representative of a color image, comprising the steps of: receiving the color image data transmitted through a transmission path; storing the color image data received in said receiving step; recording a predetermined quantity of the data stored in said storing step using plural ink jet recording heads each provided with plural recording elements; driving, after said recording step, said plural recording elements in order, so as to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating non-emission of the ink for each ink jet recording head; and erasing the predetermined quantity of the data in response to a result of discriminating the non-emission of the ink in said driving step.
Claim 85
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of recording a representation of data on a recording medium using an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means being provided with plural recording elements, the method comprising the steps of: storing image data to be recorded by the ink jet recording means; recording on the recording medium an image according to the image data stored in said storing step, using the ink jet recording means; recording a predetermined quantity of the image data; driving, after said step of recording a predetermined quantity of the image data, said plural recording elements in order, so as to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating a non-emission of the ink; and erasing the predetermined quantity of the image data in response to a result of discriminating the non-emission of the ink in said driving step.
Claim 86
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of recording a representation of data on a recording medium using an ink jet recording means for recording by emitting ink, the ink jet recording means being provided with plural recording elements, the method comprising the steps of: storing image data to be recorded by the ink jet recording means; recording on the recording medium an image according to the image data stored in said storing step, using the ink jet recording means; recording a predetermined quantity of the image data; driving, after said step of recording a predetermined quantity of the image data, said plural recording elements in order, so as to detect an ink emission state, thereby discriminating a non-emission of the ink; and erasing the predetermined quantity of the image data in response to a result of discriminating the non-emission of the ink in said driving step.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
96 words
A method according to claim 68, further comprising the step of recording a representation of received color image data representative of a color image using a color ink jet recording means using a plurality of kinds of ink, wherein said detecting step further comprises detecting if each of the plurality of kinds of ink in the recording means has been discharged by a number of ink jets in the recording means through operation of the recording means after completion of recording by the recording means of a representation of at least some received color image data.
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