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US 11,537,302 B2Granted
Printer configured to control printing operation using information stored in flash memories
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFumiharu Iwasaki
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Abstract
A printer includes a first flash memory of a NOR type, a second flash memory of a NAND type, and a processor configured to control execution of a printing operation using information stored in the first and second flash memories. The processor is further configured to, at startup, read first information stored in the first flash memory and perform an initialization process using the first information.
Claims15
A printer, comprising:
- a first flash memory of a NOR type;
- a second flash memory of a NAND type;
- a processor configured to control execution of a printing operation using information stored in the first and second flash memories;
- and
- a notification circuit connected between the processor and each of the first and second flash memories, wherein
- the processor is further configured to, at startup of the printer, select the first flash memory for reading first information stored in the first flash memory, issue a first signal indicating that the first flash memory has been selected, to the notification circuit, and perform an initialization process using the first information, and
- the notification circuit is configured to, in response to the first signal, notify the first flash memory that the processor and the first flash memory are communicating with each other.
4 more elements
A printer, comprising:
- a first flash memory of a NOR type;
- a second flash memory of a NAND type;
- a processor configured to control execution of a printing operation using information stored in the first and second flash memories;
- a first notification circuit connected between the processor and the second flash memory;
- and
- a second notification circuit connected between the processor and the first flash memory, wherein
- the processor is further configured to read first information stored in the first flash memory and perform an initialization process using the first information at startup of the printer,
- the first notification circuit is configured to notify the second flash memory that the processor and the second flash memory are communicating with each other during a printing process, and
- the second notification circuit is configured to notify the first flash memory that the processor and the first flash memory are communicating with each other during the initialization process.
6 more elements
A method of controlling a printer including a processor, a first flash memory of a NOR type, and a second flash memory of a NAND type, the method comprising:
- at startup of the printer, by the processor, selecting the first flash memory for reading first information from the first flash memory, issuing a first signal indicating that the first flash memory has been selected, and performing an initialization process using the first information;
- and
- in response to the first signal, notifying the first flash memory that the processor and the first flash memory are communicating with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.