Data processor printer setup through a remote display terminal
US4642792A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/174
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an improvement in data processing systems involving a host processor and a remote printer which prints alphanumeric characters from data communicated from the host to the printer. The improvement provides the provision of an intermediate processor having an interactive display terminal. There are means in this intermediate processor for controlling the setup of repetitive format parameters of documents containing the alphanumeric characters printed by the printer. In addition, there are means on the display terminal for displaying in the form of a menu the various document parameters available to the setup means in the intermediate processor. Thus, an operator at the display terminal may select appropriate parameters for setting up the repetitive format of the document.
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