Method of conveying recording material and device for controlling conveying of recording material

A device for controlling conveying of a recording material, comprising:

• a transfer section for transferring print data;
• a conveying section which starts conveying of the recording material, based on start of transfer of print data by said transfer section, and conveys the recording material to a predetermined recording stage;
• a stop-control section for temporarily stopping conveying of the recording material when a predetermined amount of print data is not received at a position, at which the recording material can be positioned at the recording stage in a predetermined time, midway in a conveying path of said conveying section;
• a determination section which determines whether a remaining amount of print data transferred from said transfer section comes to an amount of print data which can be transferred in the predetermined time based on a transfer rate of the print data;
• a release section which releases temporarily stopping conveying of the recording material by said stop-control section when the remaining amount of print data and the amount of print data which can be transferred in the predetermined time based on the transfer rate of the print data coincide with each other in said determination section;
• and a discharging section for discharging the recording material when transfer of print data from said transfer section is stopped before temporarily stopping conveying of the recording material by said stop-control section is released by said release section.

A method of conveying a recording material, in which the recording material is conveyed to an image recording position in an image recording apparatus in which an image is recorded on the recording material based on print data transferred at a predetermined transfer rate, said method comprising the steps of:

• starting transfer of the print data and conveying of the recording material;
• temporarily stopping conveying of the recording material at a predetermined position in a conveying path of the recording material;
• calculating, based on the predetermined transfer rate, an amount of print data which can be transferred in a time required for which the recording material is conveyed from the predetermined position at which the recording material is temporarily stopped, to the image recording position;
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• restarting conveying of the recording material when an amount of the print data which has not been transferred, and the calculated amount of print data coincide with each other.

A device for controlling conveying of a recording material, comprising:

• a transfer section for transferring print data at a predetermined transfer rate;
• a conveying section for conveying the recording material to an image recording position;
• a stop-control section which temporarily stops conveying of the recording material at a predetermined position midway in a conveying path of said conveying section;
• a determination section which makes a determination as to whether an amount of print data which has not been transferred among the print data transferred from said transfer section, coincides with an amount of print data which can be transferred in a time required for which the recording material is conveyed from the predetermined position at which the recording material is temporarily stopped, to the image recording position, which time is based on the predetermined transfer rate;
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• a release section which releases the temporary stopping of the recording material by said stop-control section when the amount of the print data which has not been transferred, and the amount of print data which can be transferred, coincide with each other in said determination section.