Printer system, printer, and image registration method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsJunichi Otsuka, Toshiyuki Sugimoto
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Abstract
A printer, image registration method, and printer system improve image data processing efficiency by tracking and storing the identical image data that is registered and stored in a printer. The image registration device has a graphics register for registering images in a printer. The graphics register sends the image data to be registered to the printer, receives an identification number from the printer, and records and stores a registered image data information file linking the image data sent to the printer with the printer identification number.
Claims20
A printer system comprising an image registration device that communicates with a printer, said printer comprising a data communication unit for receiving commands and image data sent from the image registration device, and an image registration unit for registering and storing the received image data in a designated storage area, wherein:
- the image registration device sends image data and an image data registration command to the printer;
- the data communication unit sends a printer identification number to the image registration device when image data is registered;
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- the image registration device records the image data and the received printer identification number in a registration log file.
A printer that is enabled to communicate with an image registration device, the printer comprising:
- a data communication unit for receiving image data sent from the image registration device;
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- an image registration unit for registering the received image data in a designated storage area;
- wherein the data communication unit sends to the image registration device a printer identification number enabling the image registration device to link the image data with the printer to which the image data was sent.
An image registration method comprising steps of:
- sending image data to be registered to a printer;
- receiving from the printer a printer identification number that identifies the printer;
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- recording the transmitted image data and the received printer identification number in a registration log file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.