US5845144A
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Information processing apparatus with internal printer
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-12-22
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2012-12-22
Abstract
Abstract In an information processing apparatus with a main control unit and a printer, a transfer unit transfers commands and data between the main control unit and the printer, a memory temporarily stores the data transferred to the printer, and a detector detects the remaining capacity of the memory. The information on remaining capacity of the memory is supplied to the main control unit to improve the execution efficiency of the main control unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Jiro Tateyama
- 👤 Haruhisa Kato
- 👤 Kenji Maeda
- 👤 Masato Sugawara
- 👤 Jun Oida
- 👤 Shuzo Yamaguchi
- 👤 Naoki Umemura
- 👤 Hirohide Tachikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/26; G06F1/263; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1656; G06F1/1684; G06F1/1696; G06F1/32; G06F1/3203; G06F3/00; G06F3/06; G06F3/0601; G06F3/12; G06F3/1293; G06K; G06K15/00; G06F3/0668; G06F3/0671; G06F3/0673; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D10/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A portable information processing apparatus comprising: a foldable common case for housing therein a display portion and a body portion, a keyboard located at an upper side of the body portion for inputting data, a processor located in the body portion for processing input data, a display located at a front side of the display portion for displaying processed data, and an internal printer located at a back side of the body portion; a slot, located under the keyboard and in front of the body portion, for inserting a printing medium; a transfer path, located under the keyboard, extending to the internal printer from said slot, for transferring the printing medium from said slot to the internal printer; an automatic sheet feeding means for feeding the printing medium from said slot to the internal printer through said transfer path automatically in response to the insertion of the printing medium into said slot; and control means for serially printing the processed data on a plurality of sheets of the printing medium fed by said automatic sheet feeding means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A portable information processing apparatus comprising: a foldable common case for housing therein a display portion and a body portion, a keyboard located at an upper side of the body portion for inputting data, a processor located in the body portion for processing input data, a display located at a front side of the display portion for displaying processed data, and an internal printer located at a back side of the body portion; a slot, located under the keyboard and in front of the body portion, for inserting a printing medium; a transfer path, located under the keyboard, extending to the internal printer from said slot, for transferring the printing medium from said slot to the internal printer; an automatic sheet feeding means for feeding the printing medium from said slot to the internal printer through said transfer path automatically in response to the insertion of the printing medium into said slot; and control means for serially printing the processed data on a plurality of sheets of the printing medium fed by said automatic sheet feeding means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the body portion further comprises power supply control means for controlling a power supply for supplying electric power to the processor, said power supply control means controlling a battery as a power supply.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises switching means for switching a power supply of the internal printer from ON to OFF if the processor sends no signal to the internal printer in a predetermined period.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises printer interface means for connecting to an external printer detachably connected to the body portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the body portion further comprises selection means for selecting the internal printer or the external printer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises a connector for connecting to at least one co-processor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises a hard disk for storing data processed by the processor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises a socket for inserting an insertion medium, recognizing means for recognizing a kind of the insertion medium inserted into the socket, and access means for obtaining access to the inserted medium on the basis of the recognized kind.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the insertion medium is a floppy disk.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the insertion medium is an IC card.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises keyboard interface means for connecting to an external keyboard detachably connected to the body portion.
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