Image printing apparatus and method for controlling the image printing apparatus executable interruption print
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi SUGIYAMA, Tony LEE
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Abstract
An image printing apparatus includes a printer assembly, a control panel configured to receive a user input, a memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive first data from a first data source such as a PC external to the printer assembly, store the first data in the memory, and control the printer assembly to print a first image based on the first data stored in the memory. In response to a first user input received from the control panel during the print of the first image, the controller is configured to receive second data from a second data source such as a scanner assembly, and store the second data in the memory during the print of the first image.
Claims35
An image printing apparatus comprising:
- a printer assembly;
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a first data source external of the image printing apparatus;
- a second data source;
- a control panel configured to receive a user input;
- and
- a controller including a memory, the controller configured to:
- receive first data from the first data source via the communication interface;
- store the first data in the memory;
- control the printer assembly to print a first image based on the first data stored in the memory;
- during the print of the first image, receive a first user input from the control panel;
- in response to the first user input received from the control panel during the print of the first image, receive second data from the second data source;
- store the second data in the memory during the print of the first image.
A method for controlling operation of an image printing apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving first data from a first data source external of the image printing apparatus via a communication interface of the image printing apparatus;
- storing the first data in a memory of the image printing apparatus;
- printing a first image based on the first data stored in the memory;
- during the print of the first image, receiving a first user input from a control panel of the image printing apparatus;
- in response to the first user input received from the control panel during the print of the first image, receiving a second data from a second data source of the image printing apparatus;
- storing the second data in the memory during the print of the first image.
An image printing apparatus comprising:
- a printer assembly;
- a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device;
- a control panel configured to receive user input;
- a scanner assembly;
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- a controller including a memory, the controller configured to:
- receive first data from the external device via the communication interface;
- store the first data in the memory;
- control the printer assembly to print a first image based on the first data stored in the memory;
- during the print of the first image, receive a first user input from the control panel of the image printing apparatus;
- in response to the first user input received from the control panel during the print of the first image, receive second data from the scanner assembly;
- store the second data in the memory during the print of the first image;
- after one page of the second data is stored in the memory, allow the control panel to receive a second user input indicating that a second image should be printed instead of the first image, the one page of the second data defined by one side of a recording medium to be printed by the printer assembly;
- receive the second user input;
- in response to receiving the second user input, controlling the printer assembly to suspend printing of the first image;
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- after suspension of the printing of the first image, control the printer assembly to print the second image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.