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US 4,564,301 AGranted
Typewriter with text memory
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideo Ueno
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Abstract
Data entered from a keyboard of a typewriter is stored in a text memory, and then, the data stored in the text memory is read out and printed on a paper. In order to fully print the data stored in the text memory, a first printing control means is operated. In order to stop the printing operation at a position which was not intended when the text was created, the printing operation is stopped by a second printing control means every time one line is printed.
Claims7
A typewriter with text memory, comprising
- a printer for performing operation using a printing head supported for movement along printing lines of a printing paper held on a paper holding member;
- a keyboard having a number of character keys, symbol keys and function keys arranged thereon;
- a text memory for sequentially storing printing data and function data, entered from said keyboard;
- said function keys including a code key, said code key being operated together with any one of said above character keys, function keys, and symbol keys so as to generate code data which is different from code data generated when said any one of said character keys and symbol keys is operated solely;
- printing stop command data generating means for storing a printing stop command data in said text memory in response to said code key and one of said character keys being operated concurrently;
- said function keys further including a continue key, said continue key operating to start printing operation again after printing operation is stopped according to said printing stop command data in said text memory;
- first printing control means rendered operative in response to concurrent depressions of said code key and another character key, except said one of said character keys, for causing said printer to print data stored in said text memory from a prescribed position until said printing stop command data is detected;
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- second printing control means rendered operative in response to concurrent depressions of said code key and said continue key and including detecting means, for causing said printer to print data stored in said text memory until said detecting means detects a carriage return data in the text memory, and then to stop printing operation.
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