Printer which determines whether the text in memory can fit on a sheet of paper
US4671683A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/44
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electronic typewriter including a memory storing therein text data which is printed as printing signals are produced. The electronic typewriter enables the operator to pass judgment as to whether printing can be performed on a portion of a sheet of paper between the last printed line and the trailing end of the sheet when the sheet of paper has been set in the typewriter in a usual manner, so that printing can be continued when it is possible to do so. When it is judged that it is impossible to continue printing due to a lack of space, printing is stopped and the existence of the condition of "paper empty" is indicated, prompting the operator to insert a new sheet of paper.
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