Media processing device, printing device, and control method of a media processing device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshiaki Koike, Takako Kasuga, Yuya Iwasa, Kiyomi Kuroda
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Abstract
A printer 1 has a media orientation detection means 65 that detects displacement of the media after conveyance by the conveyance mechanism 63 stops; and a media processing device control unit 100 that controls cutting the media by an automatic paper cutter 60 when the media orientation detection means 65 detects displacement of the media, and controls processing the media by a processing unit when a communication unit receives control data while in a standby mode waiting for detection of media displacement by the media orientation detection means 65.
Claims18
A media processing device comprising:
- a communication unit configured to receive control data instructing processing media;
- a processing unit configured to process the media based on the control data;
- a cutting unit configured to cut the media;
- a conveyance unit configured to convey the media;
- an exit from which the media conveyed by the conveyance unit is discharged;
- a detection unit configured to detect displacement of the media in a direction other than the conveyance direction of the conveyance unit after conveyance by the conveyance unit stops;
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- a control unit configured to control cutting the media by the cutting unit when the detection unit detects displacement of the media, and controls processing the media by the processing unit when the communication unit receives the control data while in a standby state awaiting detection of media displacement by the detection unit.
A printing device comprising:
- a communication unit configured to receive print control data instructing printing on media;
- a print unit configured to print on the media based on the print control data;
- a cutting unit configured to cut the media;
- a conveyance unit configured to convey the media;
- an exit from which the media conveyed by the conveyance unit is discharged;
- a detection unit configured to detect displacement of the media in a direction other than the conveyance direction of the conveyance unit after conveyance by the conveyance unit of the media printed by the print unit stops;
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- a control unit configured to control cutting the media by the cutting unit when the detection unit detects displacement of the media, and controls printing by the print unit when the communication unit receives the print control data while in a standby state awaiting detection of media displacement by the detection unit.
A control method of a media processing device, comprising:
- receiving first control data instructing processing media;
- conveying the media to the processing unit for processing based on the first control data;
- stopping conveyance immediately after discharging the processed media from an exit;
- after conveyance stops, waiting until either (i) displacement in a direction other than the media conveyance direction is detected, or (ii) second control data is received;
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- when second control data is received while waiting, conveying the media and processing the media by the processing unit based on the second control data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.