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US 6,633,397 B2Granted
Output apparatus and output environment setting method in output apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasuko Amano, Nobuhiko Sato
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasuko Amano, Nobuhiko Sato
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An output apparatus for forming output information on the basis of input information inputted from an external apparatus and outputting is constructed by a connector for connecting the output apparatus to the external apparatus so that they can communicate, a memory to store a data group to manage a menu structure for setting an output environment, an internal environment setting unit for setting an output environment on the basis of the data group, a transfer unit for transferring the data group from the memory to the external apparatus through the connector, and an external environment setting unit for setting an output environment onto the external apparatus on the basis of the data group transferred to the external apparatus. An operating method for the internal environment setting unit and an operating method for the external environment setting unit are identical.
An output environment setting method in an output apparatus for forming information on the basis of information received from an external apparatus and outputting the formed information, comprising:
An output apparatus for forming information on the basis of information received from an external apparatus and outputting the formed information, comprising:
A memory medium storing computer-executable process steps, the process steps for executing an output environment setting method in an output apparatus for forming information on the basis of information received from an external apparatus and outputting the formed information, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
Receiving particular commands: receiving printer configuration commands
Accepting output data; Preparing data for the controlling system: characterised by a particular command or data flow, e.g. Page Description…
Graphical data reading
Term ended 28 Jul 2015 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an output apparatus such as a printing apparatus which is connected to an external apparatus such as a host computer or the like so that they can communicate and also relates to an output environment setting method.
2. Related Background Art
FIG. 1 is a constructional diagram showing a construction of a laser beam printer according to the first embodiment of an output apparatus of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a construction of a printer control system of a laser beam printer of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structure of a data group to manage a menu structure for setting a printer environment which the laser beam printer of FIG. 1 has;
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described hereinbelow with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a constructional diagram showing a construction of a laser beam printer according to the first embodiment of an output apparatus of the invention.
A laser beam printer 1000 is connected to an external host computer so that they can communicate. The printer 1000 receives input data (character code, control code, etc.), form information, macro command, etc. which are supplied from the host computer, stores those information, forms output data such as corresponding character pattern, form pattern, etc. on the basis of those information, and forms an image onto a recording paper as a recording medium.