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Data receiving system
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-20
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Granted: 1999-02-09
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Expires: 2017-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A system for causing a device such as a printer to receive data from an external device such as a host computer, the system allowing the printer to automatically set not only a pattern for outputting an acknowledge signal (ACK) and a busy signal (BUSY) but also the capacity of a receiving buffer so as to match the external device, so that efficient data reception can be made, thereby freeing the external device at an early stage of the data reception.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiji Takagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F13/38; G06F13/42; G06F13/4265; G06F13/4269; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1211; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1236; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1284
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A data receiving system for receiving data from an external device, comprising: an interface means for providing the external device with a communication interface, the interface means selectively using one handshake procedure out of a predetermined plurality of handshake procedures, wherein said predetermined plurality of handshake procedures includes at least one handshake procedure which uses both a busy signal and an acknowledge signal for informing the external device that data is ready to be received and at least one handshake procedure which uses only a busy signal for informing the external device that data is ready to be received; a handshake procedure selecting means for selecting, from among said predetermined plurality of handshake procedures, handshake procedure suitable for the external device based on the data received from the external device; and a control means for controlling the interface means so that the interface means will use a predetermined standard handshake procedure as an initial condition and that the interface means will use a handshake procedure selected by the handshake procedure selecting means, after such a selection has been made.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A data receiving system for receiving data from an external device, comprising: an interface means for providing the external device with a communication interface, the interface means selectively using one handshake procedure out of a predetermined plurality of handshake procedures, wherein said predetermined plurality of handshake procedures includes at least one handshake procedure which uses both a busy signal and an acknowledge signal for informing the external device that data is ready to be received and at least one handshake procedure which uses only a busy signal for informing the external device that data is ready to be received; a handshake procedure selecting means for selecting, from among said predetermined plurality of handshake procedures, handshake procedure suitable for the external device based on the data received from the external device; and a control means for controlling the interface means so that the interface means will use a predetermined standard handshake procedure as an initial condition and that the interface means will use a handshake procedure selected by the handshake procedure selecting means, after such a selection has been made.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A data receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the handshake procedure selecting means judges a language used by the external device from the received data and selects a handshake procedure in accordance with the judged language.
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