Output control method and apparatus
US5758041A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An output control method and apparatus for receiving data from an external apparatus such as a floppy disc and generating are disclosed. ID data that is peculiar to a printer is non-volatilely stored in advance into a writable/readable non-volatile secondary memory device such as a hard disc or the like. An ID number sent from an external apparatus such as a host computer is compared with the stored ID number. When the ID numbers don't coincide, data reception from the external apparatus is inhibited. When they coincide, the data from the external apparatus is received and stored into the secondary memory device. The data from the external apparatus is printed with reference to the data stored in the secondary memory device.
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