Interface system
First Claim
1. An interface system which transmits printing data from a computer to a stencil printer and transmits status information on the stencil printer to the computer, said interface system comprising:
- a previously-transmitted status information memory for storing status information on the stencil printer which has been previously transmitted to the computer, an updated status information receiving means for receiving from the stencil printers updated status information on the stencil printer, a status difference information generation means for generating status difference information which represents a difference of the updated status information from the status information which has been previously transmitted to the computer, and a status difference information transmitting means for transmitting the status difference information to the computer on request from the computer.
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Abstract
An interface system transmits printing data from a computer to a stencil printer and transmits status information on the stencil printer to the computer. A previously-transmitted status information memory stores status information on the stencil printer which has been previously transmitted to the computer. Status difference information which represents difference of the updated status information, as transmitted from the stencil printer, from the previously status information stored in the memory is generated and transmitted to the computer on request from the computer.
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7 Claims
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1. An interface system which transmits printing data from a computer to a stencil printer and transmits status information on the stencil printer to the computer, said interface system comprising:
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a previously-transmitted status information memory for storing status information on the stencil printer which has been previously transmitted to the computer, an updated status information receiving means for receiving from the stencil printers updated status information on the stencil printer, a status difference information generation means for generating status difference information which represents a difference of the updated status information from the status information which has been previously transmitted to the computer, and a status difference information transmitting means for transmitting the status difference information to the computer on request from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A printing system, comprising:
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a computer;
a printer; and
an interface which transmits printing data from the computer to the printer and transmits status information on the printer to the computer, said interface system further comprising;
a previously-transmitted status information memory for storing status information on the stencil printer which has been previously transmitted to the computer, an updated status information receiving means for receiving, from the printer, updated status information on the printer, a status difference information generation means for generating status difference information which represents a difference of the updated status information from the status information which has been previously transmitted to the computer, and a status difference information transmitting means for transmitting the status difference information to the computer on request from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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