Character generation
    1.
    发明授权
    Character generation 失效
    字符生成

    公开(公告)号:US5708768A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-13

    申请号:US890130

    申请日:1992-05-29

    摘要: A character generating system drives a printer engine to print characters in response to an instruction from a host computer. The characters to be printed by the printer information are normally generated on the basis of dot data stored in a cache memory via a print map memory under the control of e.g. a microprocessor. Since the cache memory is a volatile memory, its contents may be erased due to disconnetion of the power supply. In order to speed up the regeneration of the dot data in the cache memory, information relating to the dot data is stored in a non-volatile memory, and on reconnection of the power supply, that information is used together with vector information in a vector memory for regeneration of the dot data in the cache memory.

    摘要翻译: 字符生成系统驱动打印机引擎以响应于来自主计算机的指令来打印字符。 打印机信息要打印的字符通常是以例如控制下的打印地图存储器为基础存储在高速缓冲存储器中的点数据生成的。 一个微处理器 由于高速缓冲存储器是易失性存储器,由于电源的断开,其内容可能被擦除。 为了加快高速缓冲存储器中的点数据的再生,与点数据相关的信息被存储在非易失性存储器中,并且在重新连接电源时,该信息与向量中的向量信息一起使用 用于再现高速缓冲存储器中的点数据的存储器。

    Method of controlling photo printer and apparatus therefor
    2.
    发明授权
    Method of controlling photo printer and apparatus therefor 失效
    控制照片打印机及其设备的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4975859A

    公开(公告)日:1990-12-04

    申请号:US145312

    申请日:1988-01-19

    摘要: A photo printer such as a laser printer incorporates a bit map memory having a large memory capacity. When the printer is connected to a host computer, a dot pattern corresponding to a bit pattern formed in accordance with the contents of the bit map memory is printed on a sheet in a normal mode. If a special command is transmitted from the host computer to the printer, a data file used by the host computer is temporarily stored in the bit map memory. If another special command is transmitted from the host computer, the data file stored in the bit map memory is transmitted to the host computer. That is, the bit map memory in the printer is used as the memory for temporarily storing the files of the host computer.

    摘要翻译: 诸如激光打印机的照片打印机包括具有大存储容量的位图存储器。 当打印机连接到主计算机时,将与根据位图存储器的内容形成的位模式对应的点图形以普通模式打印在纸张上。 如果从主计算机向打印机发送特殊命令,则主计算机使用的数据文件被临时存储在位图存储器中。 如果从主机发送另一个特殊命令,则存储在位图存储器中的数据文件被发送到主计算机。 也就是说,打印机中的位图存储器被用作临时存储主机的文件的存储器。

    Photo printer having a host computer assist function and method of
controlling the same
    3.
    发明授权
    Photo printer having a host computer assist function and method of controlling the same 失效
    具有主机辅助功能的照相打印机及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US4989163A

    公开(公告)日:1991-01-29

    申请号:US225782

    申请日:1988-07-29

    摘要: A photo printer system comprises a magnetic storage for storing a print data sent from a host computer, a bit map memory for storing a print dot data, and a printer engine for printing the contents of the bit map memory. The system includes a program which operates on the magnetic storage to serve as an external storage for the host computer and on the bit map memory to serve as a cache memory in response to a data read/write command issued by the host computer, and a CPU which controls the execution of the program. At least in a non-print process mode, the system forms a data path so that the host computer can access to the bit map memory and magnetic storage so as to have a bidirectional data read/write operation. In another mode, the system forms a data path so that image data picked up with an image scanner is saved directly in the bit map memory and the image data is sent to the host computer by request.

    摘要翻译: 照片打印机系统包括用于存储从主机发送的打印数据的磁存储器,用于存储打印点数据的位图存储器和用于打印位图存储器的内容的打印机引擎。 该系统包括一个程序,该程序在磁存储器上作为主计算机的外部存储器和位图存储器响应于主机发出的数据读/写命令而用作高速缓冲存储器,以及 控制程序执行的CPU。 至少在非打印处理模式下,系统形成数据路径,使得主计算机可以访问位图存储器和磁存储器以便具有双向数据读/写操作。 在另一模式中,系统形成数据路径,使得用图像扫描仪拾取的图像数据直接保存在位图存储器中,并且图像数据通过请求发送到主计算机。

    Printing system using received control program from word processor

    公开(公告)号:US5123757A

    公开(公告)日:1992-06-23

    申请号:US367674

    申请日:1989-06-19

    CPC分类号: G06K15/00 G06F17/24

    摘要: Disclosed is a printing system in which a text created on one of a plurality of word processors is printed on a single print means. Each of the word processors comprises input means for entering display and printing process signals including a text signal and a print request signal for a text to be printed, first transmitter/receiver means connected to the controller for transmitting and receiving information to/from the controller, means for creating text data based on the entered text signal, first memory means for storing the created text data and a predetermined print process program specific to the word processor, display means for displaying the created text data in accordance with the entered display process signal, and means for sending information which includes the created text data and the print process program to the controller by way of the first transmitter/receiver means in response to an information request signal from the controller. The print means includes a controller, which comprises second transmitter/receiver means connected to the first transmitter/receiver means of each word processor for transmitting and receiving information to/from each of the word processors, second memory means for storing a predetermined print control program, means for inquiring of each word processor the presence of absence of the print request and sending the information request signal to the word processor having the print request, third memory means for storing information including the text data and the print process program which have been transmitted from the word processor in response to the information request signal and received through the second transmitter/receiver means, means for creating dot-matrix print data based on the information stored in the third memory means and in accordance with the print control program, and means for transferring the dot-matrix print data to the printer for printing.