Printer control system and method of designating functions of printer
US4698755A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S347/90
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer control system including a printer and a control unit for controlling the printer is disclosed. The printer function designating information which is used to designate the functions, which vary in accordance with the kind of a job to be done, of the printer is stored in a memory in the control unit. When a printing operation of the printer is started, the function designating information is outputted from the memory, transmitted from the control unit to the printer and stored temporarily in a memory provided in the printer. Various kinds of operations are carried out in accordance with a control code transmitted from the control unit to the printer, and an operation for a designated job is carried out with reference to the function designating information. The designation of functions include the designation of the magnetic recording density of a printing medium having magnetic stripes, and the designation of the function of operation keys for controlling the feeding and discharge of the printing medium.
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