Print output method and printer system
US6367997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a printer system comprising a plurality of printers, a printer in an output-impossible state can specify and confirm a backup printer. Each of the printers comprises display means, data storage means, printer information obtaining means, backup printer determining means, and data transfer means. One of the printers in output-impossible state stores output data in the data storage means and displays an error-state display in a status display unit thereof. The printer obtains information of the other printers via the printer information obtaining means. The backup printer determining means of the printer determines a backup printer based on a predetermined condition and displays which is the backup printer on the backup printer display unit thereof. At the same time, the printer reads the output data from the data storage means and transfers the data to the backup printer via the data transfer means.
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