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Printing apparatus and a control method therefor

  • US 20010024585A1
  • Filed: 01/12/2001
  • Published: 09/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1993
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:

  • a data receiver to receive data from a host device and output the received data;

    a memory to store the data output by the data receiver;

    a printer controller to read out the data stored in the memory in a first-in-first-out order and control the printing apparatus in accordance with the data;

    a command detector to detect a predetermined command within the data directly input from the data receiver; and

    a state controller to change a state of the printing apparatus from an off-line state to an on-line state in accordance with the predetermined command detected by the command detector.

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