Printer controller for connecting a printer to an information processor having a different protocol from that of a printer
US4965771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/387
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printer controller is provided for operatively connecting a printer to any one of a plurality of information processing equipments each having a protocol different from that of the printer. The printer controller includes a microprocessor which reads printer control informations provided by each information processing equipment, based on the specific protocol of the information processing equipment, converts the control informations into printer functional parameters corresponding to printer control commands specified by the control informations, and controls the printer directly in accordance with the printer functional parameters.
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