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Control method for a printer and a printer

一种控制方法、打印控制的技术，应用在打印装置、印刷、计算机零部件等方向，达到简化数据结构、缩短时延、处理时间小的效果

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-16
SEIKO EPSON CORP
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Since once the print head cleaning process starts, the buzzer will not sound until the print head cleaning process is finished, so the time when the buzzer beeps to inform the user that the printing is over is compared with the actual printing end time. with considerable delay

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[0035] Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] * General configuration

[0037] figure 1 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of a printer system S including a host device 2 and a buzzer-equipped inkjet printer 1 according to at least one embodiment of the present invention. Such as figure 1 As shown, the printer 1 includes: a control unit 10, which controls various parts of the printer; a printing mechanism 20, which prints on recording paper according to a control signal from the control unit 10; a communication unit 30, which is an interface for communicating with the host device 2 and the buzzer 40, which buzzes according to the control signal from the control unit 10. The printer 1 also has a power supply unit and an operation unit that are not shown.

[0038] The control unit 10 has a CPU or processing unit and a storage unit 11 . The storage unit 11 includes: flash ROM or...

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The invention provides a control method for a printer and a printer. According to the invention, sounding a buzzer a plurality of times can be controlled with few commands, the processor load is reduced when sounding the buzzer, and the buzzer can be sounded at the desired timing. A printer (1) having a buzzer (40) receives print data containing four types of data, a print configuration command (A), a buzzer configuration command (B), a printing control command (C), and a stop printing command (D), from a host device (2). The buzzer configuration command B is a command that sets the conditions and method of sounding the buzzer (40). The buzzer configuration command (B) sets the new page command (C2) as the command that triggers sounding the buzzer (40) from among commands and data contained in the printing control command. When the control unit (10) of the printer (1) detects the new page command (C2) while executing a print job, the control unit (10) causes the buzzer (40) to sound at the specified timing in the new page process.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-063735 filed on March 13, 2008, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to a printer which is equipped with a buzzer and is capable of causing the buzzer to sound a buzzer at a predetermined time, which is related to a print-related operation sent from a host device The command and data trigger of the present invention also relates to a control method of a printer equipped with a buzzer. Background technique [0004] The buzzer-equipped printers include printers that sound the buzzer when the host device sends a command, and printers that are set in advance to sound the buzzer according to the state of the printer. [0005] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication JP-A-2001-166904 discloses the latter printer with a buzzer. The printer is configured to ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41J29/46
CPCG06K15/1805G06K15/005G06K15/00G06K15/1822
Inventor 小野正和大井智之
Owner SEIKO EPSON CORP
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