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Data printing and outputting apparatus

  • US 5,716,148 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1995
  • Issued: 02/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data printing and outputting apparatus, comprising:

  • a host device; and

    a printer, connected with the host device through a communication line, for printing output data,wherein said printer includes,received data storing means for storing print data sent from the host device;

    trouble detecting means, provided in said printer, for detecting trouble with the printer, and for outputting a trouble condition signal indicative of conditions of the detected trouble;

    trouble analyzing means for monitoring a printing operation of the printer, and for judging based on the trouble condition signal if the trouble with the printer is relatively minor and does not take a relatively large amount of time to solve or relatively major and may take a relatively large amount of time to solve; and

    communication controlling means for maintaining communication between the host device and the printer when the trouble is judged to be relatively minor by the trouble analyzing means based on the trouble condition signal sent from the trouble detecting means, and for stopping the communication when the trouble is judged to be relatively major.

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