Image forming apparatus using a sequencer storing print start commands
US5170265A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0062
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image data processor, an image forming part, and a sequence controller for controlling an image forming operation of the image forming part. The image data processor transmits to the sequence controller a print start signal which instructs a start of the image forming operation of the image forming part every time the image data is prepared in the image data processor regardless of whether or not the image forming part is in a ready state in which the image forming part is ready to carry out the image forming operation. The sequence controller includes a memory for storing the print start signal from the image data processor and a part for supplying the stored print start signal and the image data from the image data processor to the image forming means. The memory has a memory capacity for storing a plurality of print start signals.
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