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US 6,687,019 B1Granted
Device and method of printing data in multiple copies
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSeung-Sik Yang
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Abstract
A device and method of printing data in multiple copies in a collated or uncollated copy mode. A number of print copies, desired, is set and the data is converted to a predetermined format suitable for printing. The converted data is stored in a storage unit when the copy mode is the collated copy mode or directly printed when the copy mode is the uncollated copy mode.
Claims12
A device of printing a data in multiple copies, comprising:
- a data register unit setting an output mode as either a collated mode or an uncollated mode in order to print data, generated in a computer, in multiple copies;
- a data conversion unit generating converted data by converting the print data into data suitable to be printed by a print unit;
- a data storage unit for storing the converted data, when the output mode corresponds to said collated mode;
- a data control unit for generating a storage control signal to store the converted data in the data storage unit, when the output mode corresponds to said collated mode,
- said data control unit generating a print control signal;
- said print unit responding to said print control signal to print multiple copies of the converted data stored in the data storage unit, when the output mode corresponds to said collated mode;
- and
- said print unit responding to said print control signal to print multiple copies of the converted data generated by said data conversion unit, without storing said converted data, when the output mode corresponds to said uncollated mode.
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A device of printing a data in multiple copies, comprising:
- a data register unit setting a print mode as either a collated mode or an uncollated mode in order to print data, generated in a computer;
- a data conversion unit generating converted data by converting the print data into data suitable to be printed by a print unit;
- a data storage unit for storing the converted data, when the print mode corresponds to said collated mode;
- a data control unit for generating a storage control signal to store the converted data in the data storage unit, when the print mode corresponds to said collated mode,
- said data control unit generating a print control signal;
- said print unit responding to said print control signal to print copies of the converted data stored in the data storage unit, when the print mode corresponds to said collated mode;
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- said print unit responding to said print control signal to print copies of the converted data generated by said data conversion unit, without storing said converted data, when the print mode corresponds to said uncollated mode.
5 more elements
A method of printing multiple copies of a document, comprising the steps of:
- determining wether data is to be printed in a collated copy mode or an uncollated copy mode;
- generating print data by converting the data to a printable format;
- printing the print data when it is determined that the data is to be printed in the uncollated copy mode without storing the print data;
- storing said print data in a storage device, only when it is determined that the data is to be printed in the collated copy mode and then printing the stored print data according to said collated copy mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.