Printer, driver program, print system, printing method and processing method

A driver program for issuing such commands as to cause a printer to alternately perform a sheet transporting operation and a printing execution, to stop the sheet movement upon occasion, and to carry out said process, said printer having printing means for printing on a sheet of paper by driving a printing head and a carriage, transporting means for transporting the sheet from an upstream part to a downstream part with respect to said printing head, processing means for applying a process along an imaginary line on the sheet at a fixed position located downstream of said printing head,

• the improvement being characterized in that
• judging whether or not said imaginary line on the sheet will move beyond a processing position of said processing means, when the sheet is fed by a predetermined sheet feed amount in order to print successively incoming data;
• carrying out, when said imaginary line will go beyond said processing position, a process to divide said sheet feed amount into first and second sheet feed amounts so that the sheet stops at a position where said imaginary line on the sheet reaches said processing position;
• and
• issuing a first command to execute a sheet transportation of said first sheet feed amount, in advance.

A printing system including a host computer and a printer having printing means for printing on a sheet of paper by driving a printing head and a carriage, transporting means for transporting the sheet from an upstream part to a downstream part with respect to said printing head, processing means for applying a process along an imaginary line on the sheet at a fixed position located downstream of said printing head, and control means for controlling said printing means, said transporting means and said processing means such that a sheet transporting operation and a printing execution are alternately performed, and after the sheet movement is stopped upon occasion, said process is carried out,

• the improvement being characterized in that
• when the sheet is fed by a predetermined sheet feed amount in order to print successively incoming data, said control means judges whether or not said imaginary line on the sheet will move beyond a processing position of said processing means, when said imaginary line will go beyond said processing position, said control means carries out a process to divide said sheet feed amount into first and second sheet feed amounts so that the sheet stops at a position where said imaginary line on the sheet reaches said processing position, and said control means causes said transporting means to execute a sheet transportation by a first sheet feed amount, and ceases the printing operation of said successively incoming data, and causes said processing means to process the sheet along said imaginary line.

A printing method for a printer having printing means for printing on a sheet of paper by driving a printing head and a carriage, transporting means for transporting the sheet from an upstream part to a downstream part with respect to said printing head, processing means for applying a process along an imaginary line on the sheet at a fixed position located downstream of said printing head, and control means for controlling said printing means, said transporting means and said processing means such that a sheet transporting operation and a printing execution are alternately performed, and after the sheet movement is stopped upon occasion, said process is carried out,

• the improvement being characterized in that said printing method comprises the steps of:
• judging whether or not said imaginary line on the sheet will move beyond a processing position of said processing means when the sheet is fed by a predetermined sheet feed amount in order to print successively incoming data:
• carrying out a process to divide said sheet feed amount into first and second sheet feed amounts so that the sheet stops at a position where said imaginary line on the sheet reaches said processing position, when said imaginary line will go beyond said processing position,
• executing a sheet transportation of said first sheet feed amount prior to a sheet transportation of said second sheet feed amount, and
• ceasing the printing operation of said successively incoming data, and causing said processing means to process the sheet along said imaginary line.

A processing method of processing a driver program which issues commands to a printer having printing means for printing on a sheet of paper by driving a printing head and a carriage, transporting means for transporting the sheet from an upstream part to a downstream part with respect to said printing head, processing means for applying a process along an imaginary line on the sheet at a fixed position located downstream of said printing head, and control means for controlling said printing means, said transporting means and said processing means such that a sheet transporting operation and a printing execution are alternately performed, and after the sheet movement is stopped upon occasion, said process is carried out, the improvement being characterized in that said processing method comprising the steps of:

• judging whether or not said imaginary line on the sheet will move beyond a processing position of said processing means, when said transporting means is caused to feed the sheet by a predetermined sheet feed amount in order to print successively incoming data;
• carrying out, when said imaginary line will go beyond said processing position, a process to divide said sheet feed amount into first and second sheet feed amounts so that the sheet stops at a position where said imaginary line on the sheet reaches said processing position;
• and
• issuing a command to execute a sheet transportation of said first sheet feed amount prior to a command to execute a sheet transportation of said second sheet feed amount.

A driver program for issuing commands to a printer having printing means for printing on a sheet of paper by driving a printing head and a carriage, transporting means for transporting the sheet from an upstream part to a downstream part with respect to said printing head, processing means for applying a process along an imaginary line on the sheet at a fixed position located downstream of said printing head, and control means for controlling said printing means, said transporting means and said processing means such that a sheet transporting operation and a printing execution are alternately performed, and after the sheet movement is stopped upon occasion, said process is carried out,

• the improvement being characterized in that
• said driver program causes a computer to serve as means for judging whether or not said imaginary line on the sheet will move beyond a processing position of said processing means, when said transporting means is caused to feed the sheet by a predetermined sheet feed amount in order to print successively incoming data, means for carrying out, when said imaginary line will go beyond said processing position, a process to divide said sheet feed amount into first and second sheet feed amounts so that the sheet stops at a position where said imaginary line on the sheet reaches said processing position;, and means for issuing a command to execute a sheet transportation of said first sheet feed amount prior to a command to execute a sheet transportation of said second sheet feed amount.