Printing apparatus, method of controlling same, information processor connected thereto, system and storage medium
US6473191B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1284
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a readily expandable printing apparatus which, despite having only a small memory capacity, is applicable to a number of types of printing processing. On the basis of the type of ink cartridge loaded in the printing apparatus and the content of information that is to be printed, a host computer retrieves from its own memory a program to be run in the printing apparatus. The host computer then transfers the retrieved program to the printing apparatus. The later stores the transferred program in an internal RAM and, when print data has been transferred from the host computer, executes the program.
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