Printer controlling device
US8289532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printer controlling device capable of operating in a collate mode includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit print data representing the entire document to be printed on printing sheets and a copy command representing only one copy of the entire document is made, and adjudging unit configured to judge whether the number of sheets necessary for printing one copy of the entire document is one or more than one after the transmitting unit transmits the print data representing the entire document to be printed and the copy command representing only one copy of the entire document. The transmitting unit further transmits the print data and the copy command in different manners depending on whether the judging unit judges that the number of sheets necessary for printing one copy of the document is one or more than one.
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