US6035149A
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Output apparatus and method in which a suitable analyzer is selected for input information, and the input information is skipped if no analyzer is selected
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-05
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Granted: 2000-03-07
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Expires: 2017-08-05
Abstract
Abstract An output apparatus and method receives first information from an external source, generates second information based on the received first information, and outputs the generated second information. The apparatus includes a selector for discriminating the received first information by comparing a code included in the first information with codes provided in a number of analyzers and for selecting one of the number of analyzers suitable for the first information. The apparatus also includes a controller for skipping the received first information when the selector can select no suitable analyzer, when no data is input for a predetermined time to an input interface via which the first information was received, or until the input interface is switched.
Inventors
- 👤 Masamichi Akashi
- 👤 Satoshi Nagata
- 👤 Yutaka Murakami
- 👤 Yoichi Toyokura
- 👤 Yukio Kanakubo
- 👤 Hiroharu Takahashi
- 👤 Masami Kashiwazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:13
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J29/00; B41J29/42; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; B41J29/38; B41J29/393; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00384; H04N1/0049; H04N1/387
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An output apparatus which receives first information from an external source, generates second information based on the received first information, and outputs the generated second information, said output apparatus comprising: selection means for discriminating the received first information by comparison of a code included in the first information with codes provided in a plurality of analyzer means and for selecting one of the plurality of analyzer means suitable for the first information; and control means for skipping the received first information when at least one condition in which (i) said selection means can select no suitable analyzer means, (ii) no data is input for a predetermined time to an input interface via which the first information was received, and (iii) the input interface is switched, occurs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An output apparatus which receives first information from an external source, generates second information based on the received first information, and outputs the generated second information, said output apparatus comprising: selection means for discriminating the received first information by comparison of a code included in the first information with codes provided in a plurality of analyzer means and for selecting one of the plurality of analyzer means suitable for the first information; and control means for skipping the received first information when at least one condition in which (i) said selection means can select no suitable analyzer means, (ii) no data is input for a predetermined time to an input interface via which the first information was received, and (iii) the input interface is switched, occurs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first information comprises a character code and a control code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said selection means selects the one analyzer means by discriminating the control code included in the received first information and a control code which can be analyzed by the one analyzer means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second information comprises image data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after skipping the received first information, said control means stops output of the second information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
115 words
An output method which receives first information from an external source, generates second information based on the received first information, and outputs the generated second information, said method comprising the steps of: discriminating the received first information by comparison of a code included in the first information with codes provided in a plurality of analyzers and selecting one of the plurality of analyzers suitable for the first information; and skipping the received first information when at least one condition in which (i) no suitable analyzer is selected, (ii) no data is input for a predetermined time to an input interface via which the first information was received, and (iii) the input interface is switched, occurs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
An output method which receives first information from an external source, generates second information based on the received first information, and outputs the generated second information, said method comprising the steps of: discriminating the received first information by comparison of a code included in the first information with codes provided in a plurality of analyzers and selecting one of the plurality of analyzers suitable for the first information; and skipping the received first information when at least one condition in which (i) no suitable analyzer is selected, (ii) no data is input for a predetermined time to an input interface via which the first information was received, and (iii) the input interface is switched, occurs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the first information discriminated in said discriminating step includes a character code and a control code.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein the one analyzer is selected by discriminating the control code included in the received first information and selecting a control code which can be analyzed by the one analyzer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the second information generated by said method includes image data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein after skipping the received first information, said skipping step stops output of the second information.
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