Apparatus and method for selecting print media and feed tray independently
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuichi Higuchi
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Abstract
A printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding means is constructed by means for designating the print mode, means for selecting the paper feeding means, and means for discriminating whether a print medium corresponding to the designated print mode coincides with a print medium corresponding to the selected paper feeding means or not.
Claims20
A printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding units, the print modes corresponding to respective types of print media, said apparatus comprising:
- a first reception unit, adapted for receiving from an external apparatus, first information designating one of the plurality of types of print media;
- a second reception unit adapted for receiving, from the external apparatus, second information designating one of the plurality of paper feeding units independently of the one type of print medium designated with the first information received by said first reception unit;
- a memory unit adapted for storing data indicating at least one type of print medium for each of the plurality of paper feeding units;
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- a discrimination unit adapted for discriminating, based on the data stored in said memory unit, whether the one type of print medium designated with the received first information coincides with the one paper feeding unit designated with the second information received by said second reception unit.
A method of controlling a printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding units, the print modes corresponding to respective types of print media, the method comprising:
- receiving, from an external apparatus, first information designating one of the plurality of types of print media;
- receiving, from the external apparatus, second information designating one of the plurality of paper feeding units independently of the one type of print medium designated with the first information received;
- storing data indicating at least one type of print medium for each of the plurality of paper feeding units;
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- discriminating, based on the stored data, whether the one type of print medium designated with the received first information coincides with the one paper feeding unit designated with the second information received.
A memory medium on which is contained a machine readable program for controlling a printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding units, the print modes corresponding to respective types of print media, the program comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from an external apparatus, first information designating one of the plurality of types of print media;
- receiving, from the external apparatus, second information designating one of the plurality of paper feeding units independently of the one type of print medium designated with the first information received;
- storing data indicating at least one type of print medium for each of the plurality of paper feeding units;
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- discriminating, based on the stored data, whether the one type of print medium designated with the received first information coincides with the one paper feeding unit designated with the second information received.
A computer program for performing a method of controlling a printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding units, the print modes corresponding to respective types of print media, the program comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from an external apparatus, first information designating one of the plurality of types of print media;
- receiving, from the external apparatus, second information designating one of the plurality of paper feeding units independently of the one type of print medium designated with the first information received;
- storing data indicating at least one type of print medium for each of the plurality of paper feeding units;
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- discriminating, based on the stored data, whether the one type of print medium designated with the received first information coincides with the one paper feeding unit designated with the second information received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.