Printer for communicating commands with host device and method of controlling said printer
US7903275B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a printer which receives inquiry information relating to the print setting sent from a host device, sends to the host device reply information based on its characteristic information in response to the received inquiry information, receives print setting information sent from the host device based on the reply information, requests print object data to the host device in accordance with the received print setting information, receiving the print object data sent from the host device in accordance to the request, and prints the received print object data. Thereby, the present invention enables a host device to make a printer print document data in the host device without requiring conventional printer drivers.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.