Printing apparatus and method capable of flexibly controlling response signal
US6522416B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1821
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recording apparatus and a signal control method for the recording apparatus capable of high speed data reception suitable for each host apparatus and an improved throughput. The recording apparatus is provided with an interface control block and a CPU, the former transmitting an ACKX signal representative of a completion of data reception from a host apparatus to the host apparatus, and the latter controlling not to output the ACKX signal if it is judged that the ACKX signal is unnecessary, and to output the ACKX signal with an optimum width if it is judged that the ACKX signal is necessary.
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