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US 7,068,387 B2Granted
Quick edit and speed print capability for a stand-alone ink jet printer
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsAdam Jude Ahne, David Allen Crutchfield, Mark Joseph Edwards, Galen Arthur Rasche
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Abstract
Printer (1) is provided with a mode to edit and print forms without reference to or interruption of a host computer and with immediate printing of one or more of the forms. Page data for the forms is preferably stored in flash memory (21) in a high level printer language. Preferably, at initiation of the forms mode at least the first listed document is immediately prepared by the control data processor (17) of the printer in bit mapped form for printing. Documents can be listed on the control panel by name for ready selection for printing.
Claims8
A stand-alone printer comprising:
- (a) imaging means to print an image of data from a bit map of the image;
- (b) non-volatile electronic memory to store information to be printed;
- (c) transfer means for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be printed and for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (d) electronic data processing means to control printing of the printer, the electronic data processing means having a selectable first mode to print documents from data received from a personal computer after selection of the first mode, having a selectable second mode to print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory, and having a selectable third mode to edit and print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (e) mode selection means to select the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode;
- (f) document selection means operative in the second mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory to be printed by the printer,
- (g) document selection and editing means operative in the third mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory and to permit editing of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory with the printer;
- (h) edited document printing means for allowing documents which are retrieved from the non-volatile electronic memory and edited to be printed by the printer;
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- (i) edited document storing means for allowing documents which are retrieved from the non-volatile electronic memory and edited to be stored in edited form in the non-volatile electronic memory for later access by the printer.
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A stand-alone printer comprising:
- (a) imaging means to print an image of data from a bit map of the image;
- (b) non-volatile electronic memory to store information to be printed;
- (c) transfer means for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be printed and for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (d) electronic data processing means to control printing of the printer, the electronic data processing means having a selectable first mode to print documents from data received from a personal computer after selection of the first mode, having a selectable second mode to print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory, and having a selectable third mode to edit and print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (e) mode selection means to select the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode;
- (f) document selection means operative in the second mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory to be printed by the printer,
- (g) document selection and editing means operative in the third mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory and to permit editing of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory with the printer;
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- (h) edited document printing means for allowing documents which are retrieved from the non-volatile electronic memory and edited to be printed by the printer;
- wherein the document selection and editing means permit editing of text in documents in the non-volatile electronic memory with the printer.
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A stand-alone printer comprising:
- (a) imaging means to print an image of data from a bit map of the image;
- (b) non-volatile electronic memory to store information to be printed;
- (c) transfer means for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be printed and for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (d) electronic data processing means to control printing of the printer, the electronic data processing means having a selectable first mode to print documents from data received from a personal computer after selection of the first mode, having a selectable second mode to print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory, and having a selectable third mode to edit and print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (e) mode selection means to select the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode;
- (f) document selection means operative in the second mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory to be printed by the printer,
- (g) document selection and editing means operative in the third mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory and to permit editing of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory with the printer;
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- (h) edited document printing means for allowing documents which are retrieved from the non-volatile electronic memory and edited to be printed by the printer,
- wherein documents are stored on the personal computer, the non-volatile electronic memory stores information regarding documents stores on the personal computer;
- and further comprising computer control means on the printer for causing the printer to retrieve documents from the personal computer and print the documents which are retrieved.
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A stand-alone printer comprising:
- (a) imaging means to print an image of data from a bit map of the image;
- (b) non-volatile electronic memory to store information to be printed;
- (c) transfer means for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be printed and for electronically transferring documents from a personal computer to the printer to be stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (d) electronic data processing means to control printing of the printer, the electronic data processing means having a selectable first mode to print documents from data received from a personal computer after selection of the first mode, having a selectable second mode to print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory, and having a selectable third mode to edit and print documents from data stored in the non-volatile electronic memory;
- (e) mode selection means to select the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode;
- (f) document selection means operative in the second mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory to be printed by the printer,
- (g) document selection and editing means operative in the third mode to permit selection of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory and to permit editing of documents in the non-volatile electronic memory with the printer;
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- (h) edited document printing means for allowing documents which are retrieved from the non-volatile electronic memory and edited to be printed by the printer, wherein the document selection and editing means permit editing of text in text documents in the non-volatile electronic memory with the printer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.