US 2003/0120834 A1 · Data printing method for injection molding machine

Abstract

A printer is connected to a printer connection section of an injection molding machine in order to print data regarding the injection molding machine. A controller of the injection molding machine has a printer judgment function for determining a type of the printer, and a data conversion function for converting print data to control codes suitable for the type of the printer. Before printing, a type of the printer connected to the printer connection section is determined by means of the printer judgment function. During printing, print data are converted to control codes suitable for the determined type of the printer by means of the data conversion function, and the control codes are transmitted to the printer.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A data printing method for an injection molding machine adapted to print data by use of a printer connected to a printer connection section of the injection molding machine, the method comprising:

providing, in a controller of the injection molding machine, a printer judgment function for determining a type of the printer, and a data conversion function for converting print data to control codes suitable for the type of the printer;
determining, before printing, a type of the printer connected to the printer connection section by means of the printer judgment function;
and
converting, during printing, print data to control codes suitable for the determined type of the printer by means of the data conversion function, and transmitting the control codes to the printer.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/305,150Filed 27 Nov 2002

Priority

JP 2001-39396726 Dec 2001

Published

26 Jun 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1206
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
G06F 3/1236
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: connection management
G06F 3/1279
Specifically adapted to adopt a particular infrastructure: controller construction, e.g. aspects of the interface hardware

Abstract

Facts

Application

10/305,150Filed 27 Nov 2002

Priority

JP 2001-39396726 Dec 2001

Published

26 Jun 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1206
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
G06F 3/1236
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: connection management
G06F 3/1279
Specifically adapted to adopt a particular infrastructure: controller construction, e.g. aspects of the interface hardware

Data printing method for injection molding machine

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Data printing method for injection molding machine

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