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US 6,327,044 B1Granted
Printer for printing a plurality of print data pieces in a predetermined order
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToshihiro Shima
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Abstract
A printer includes a print data reception section for receiving print data corresponding to a plurality of print jobs, an intermediate data generation section for generating intermediate code from the received print data, a print request preparation section for issuing a print request for generated intermediate code, and a print mechanism for printing based on the corresponding intermediate code in the acceptance order of the print requests. The printer is provided with a priority determination section for determining priorities for issuing the print requests so that print requests are issued in the print data transfer termination order.
Claims20
A printer comprising:
- reception means for receiving print data corresponding to a plurality of print jobs;
- means for generating intermediate code from the print data received by said reception means;
- print request preparation means for issuing print requests for the generated intermediate code;
- a print mechanism for printing based on a corresponding intermediate code in an acceptance order of the print requests issued by said print request preparation means;
- and
- priority determination means for determining a print job execution priority used as a trigger for issuing the print requests, whereby said priority determination means assigns execution priorities to the print jobs based upon a storage completion time of the print data in said reception means so that the print requests are issued according to the execution priorities.
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A printer comprising:
- means for receiving print data corresponding to a plurality of print jobs;
- means for storing a plurality of print data received by said means for receiving;
- means for generating intermediate code from each of the print data;
- means for storing intermediate code generated for each print data;
- print request preparation means for issuing print requests for the generated intermediate code;
- a print mechanism for printing based on the corresponding intermediate code in an acceptance order of the print requests issued by said print request preparation means;
- and
- priority determination means for determining a print job execution priority used as a trigger for issuing the print request;
- wherein said priority determination means can select either of first and second priority modes, the first priority mode assigning execution priorities to print jobs based upon a storage completion time of the print data in said means for storing a plurality of print data so that the print requests are issued according to the execution priorities, and the second priority mode assigning execution priorities to print jobs based upon a storage completion time of the intermediate code in said means for storing intermediate code so that the print requests are issued according to the execution priorities.
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A printer comprising:
- reception means for receiving print data corresponding to a plurality of print jobs;
- means for generating intermediate code from the print data received by said reception means;
- print request preparation means for issuing print requests for the generated intermediate code;
- a print mechanism for printing based on a corresponding intermediate code in an acceptance order of the print requests issued by said print request preparation means;
- and
- priority determination means for determining a print job execution priority used as a trigger for issuing the print requests, whereby said priority determination means assigns execution priorities to print jobs based upon a storage completion time of the intermediate code in said means for generating intermediate code so that the print requests are issued according to the execution priorities.
3 more elements
A printer comprising:
- reception means for receiving print data corresponding to a plurality of print jobs;
- means for generating intermediate code from the print data received by said reception means;
- print request preparation means for issuing print requests for the generated intermediate code;
- a print mechanism for printing based on a corresponding intermediate code in an acceptance order of the print requests issued by said print request preparation means;
- and
- priority determination means for determining a print job execution priority used as a trigger for issuing the print requests, whereby said priority determination means assigns execution priorities to print jobs based upon a storage start time of the intermediate code in said means for generating intermediate code so that the print requests are issued according to the execution priorities.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.