Recording device, method of controlling a recording device, and recording medium
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKeiko Negishi
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Abstract
Processes related to jobs received from a control device can be executed efficiently. An inkjet line printer 1 has a printer-side control unit 27 that, when receiving jobs, gets job-related information related to the received jobs from a host computer 25, and based on the acquired job-related information determines the sequence of processes related to executing the received jobs.
Claims17
A recording device that can connect to a control device and comprises:
- a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium;
- a print head that records to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit;
- a reception unit that receives a job related to recording an image from the control device;
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- a control unit that controls the conveyance unit and the print head, and records on the recording medium, by executing the received job, and
- when executing a plurality of jobs, receives job-related information related to at least one job by the reception unit from the control device, and determines a sequence of processes related to executing the plural jobs, including at least a sequence that stops conveyance by the conveyance unit at a specific target position of the recording medium, based on the received job-related information.
A method of controlling a recording device that has a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium, and a print head that records to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit, and can connect to a control device, the control method comprising steps of:
- receiving a job related to recording an image from the control device;
- operating the conveyance unit and the print head and recording based on the received job;
- receiving job-related information related to at least one job from the control device;
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- determining a sequence of processes related to executing the plural jobs, including at least a sequence that stops conveyance by the conveyance unit at a specific target position of the recording medium, based on the received job-related information.
A storage medium that stores a program executed by a control unit that controls parts of a recording device that has a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium, and a print head that records to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit, and can connect to a control device, the program causing the control unit to perform steps including:
- receiving a job related to recording an image from the control device;
- operating the conveyance unit and the print head and recording on the recording medium based on the received job;
- receiving job-related information related to at least one job from the control device when recording a plurality of jobs;
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- determining a sequence of processes related to executing the plural jobs, including at least a sequence that stops conveyance by the conveyance unit at a specific target position, based on the received job-related information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.