Printing apparatus controlling method, printing apparatus controlling program, recording medium for storing printing apparatus controlling program and printing system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an operation of a battery-operated printing apparatus according to a remaining amount of battery power, the printing apparatus executing required printing based on received control data and print data, which comprises steps of:
- (a) obtaining status information indicating a present status of said battery power from the printing apparatus to determine a remaining amount of said battery power;
(b) establishing one of a normal process mode, a power saving process mode and a print stop mode on a basis of the determined remaining amount of the battery power, said normal process mode being established when the battery power is in a first status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is at least a predetermined amount, said power saving process mode being established when the battery power is in a second status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the first status, and said print stop mode being in a third status where the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the second status;
(c) upon receiving a print request, producing normal data comprising normal control data and normal print data to operate the printing apparatus at rated power consumption when said normal process mode is established, or producing at least power saving data including power saving print data to enable to print at smaller power consumption than at least power consumption in said normal process mode when said power saving process mode is established; and
(d) sending to said printing apparatus said normal data produced when said normal process mode is established;
or sending to said printing apparatus said power saving data produced when said power saving process mode is established, wherein the second status of the battery power includes a plurality of stages corresponding to respective amounts of battery power remaining within the second status, each stage having a particular kind of power saving data associated with it, and when said power saving process mode is established in step (c), the kind of power saving data corresponding to the particular stage of the battery power is produced.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus is controlled by obtaining status information of battery power of the printing apparatus (S101), determining a present status of the battery power from the obtained status information (S102), establishing a process mode so as to produce data for controlling the printing apparatus according to the present status of the battery power (S103 to S105) and controlling an operation of the printing apparatus by means of normal data or power saving data produced in the established process mode. In a power saving process mode, power saving print data and power saving control data are produced for lowering power consumption of the printing apparatus.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an operation of a battery-operated printing apparatus according to a remaining amount of battery power, the printing apparatus executing required printing based on received control data and print data, which comprises steps of:
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(a) obtaining status information indicating a present status of said battery power from the printing apparatus to determine a remaining amount of said battery power;
(b) establishing one of a normal process mode, a power saving process mode and a print stop mode on a basis of the determined remaining amount of the battery power, said normal process mode being established when the battery power is in a first status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is at least a predetermined amount, said power saving process mode being established when the battery power is in a second status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the first status, and said print stop mode being in a third status where the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the second status;
(c) upon receiving a print request, producing normal data comprising normal control data and normal print data to operate the printing apparatus at rated power consumption when said normal process mode is established, or producing at least power saving data including power saving print data to enable to print at smaller power consumption than at least power consumption in said normal process mode when said power saving process mode is established; and
(d) sending to said printing apparatus said normal data produced when said normal process mode is established;
or sending to said printing apparatus said power saving data produced when said power saving process mode is established,wherein the second status of the battery power includes a plurality of stages corresponding to respective amounts of battery power remaining within the second status, each stage having a particular kind of power saving data associated with it, and when said power saving process mode is established in step (c), the kind of power saving data corresponding to the particular stage of the battery power is produced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for controlling an operation of a battery-operated printing apparatus according to a remaining amount of battery power, the product comprising:
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a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for;
(a) obtaining status information in indicating a present status of said battery power from the printing apparatus to determine a remaining amount of said battery power;
(b) establishing on of a normal process mode, a power saving process mode and a print stop mode on a basis of the determined remaining amount of battery power, said normal process mode being established when the battery power is in a first status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is at least a predetermined amount, said power saving process mode being established when the battery power is in a second status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the first status, and said print stop mode being in a third status here the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the second status;
(c) upon receiving a print request, producing normal data comprising normal control data and normal print data to operate the printing apparatus at rated power consumption when said normal process mode is established, or producing at least power saving data including power saving print data to enable to print at smaller power consumption than at least power consumption in said normal process mode when said power saving process mode is established; and
(d) sending to said printing apparatus said normal data produced when said normal process mode is established, or sending to said printing apparatus said power saving data produced when said power saving process mode is established;
wherein the second status of the battery power includes a plurality of stages corresponding to respective amounts of battery power remaining within the second status, each stage having a particular kind of power saving data associated with it, and when said power saving process mode is established in (c), the kind of power saving data corresponding to the particular stage of the battery power is produced.
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21. A computer readable storage medium for controlling an operation of a battery-operated printing apparatus according to a remaining amount of battery power, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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(a) obtaining status information indicating a present status of said battery power from the printing apparatus to determine a remaining amount of said battery power;
(b) establishing one of a normal process mode, a power saving process mode and a print stop mode on a basis of the determined remaining amount of the battery power, said normal process mode being established when the battery power is in a first status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is at least a predetermined amount, said power saving process mode being established when the battery power is in a second status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the first status, and said print stop mode being in a third status where the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the second status;
(c) upon receiving a print request, producing normal data comprising normal control data and normal print data to operate the printing apparatus at rated power consumption when said normal process mode is established, or producing at least power saving data including power saving print data to enable to print at smaller power consumption than at least power consumption in said normal process mode when said power saving process mode is established; and
(d) sending to said printing apparatus said normal data produced when said normal process mode is established, or sending to said printing apparatus said power saving data produced when said power saving process mode is established;
wherein the second status of the battery power includes a plurality of stages corresponding to respective amounts of battery power remaining within the second status, each stage having a particular kind of power saving data associated with it, and when said power saving process mode is established in step (c), the kind of power saving data corresponding to the particular stare of the battery power is produced.
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22. A printing system capable of controlling an operation based on a remaining amount of a battery power, comprising:
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a printing apparatus including a battery used as a drive source, a transmission/reception processing portion for sending and receiving data, a printing portion for executing a printing on basis of received control data and print data, a detecting portion for detecting status of said battery, and a status processing portion for producing status information which shows a remaining amount of said, battery power on a basis of a detecting signal from said detecting portion; and
a print controller for controlling the printing apparatus by means of sending normal data when the battery power is in a first status in which the remaining amount of battery power is at least a predetermined amount and sending power saving data when the battery power is in a second status in which the remaining amount of battery power is lower than that of the first status, the print controller including a transmission/reception processing portion for sending and receiving data with said printing apparatus, a determining portion for obtaining the status information from the printing apparatus and determining a remaining amount of the battery power on a basis of the status information, a normal data producing portion for producing normal data to execute a print control by means of a normal process mode when the battery power is in the first status, a power saving data producing portion for producing power saving data including power saving data to enable to print at smaller power consumption than at least power consumption in said normal process mode to execute a print control by means of a power saving process mode when the battery power is in the second status, and a print stop process portion for stopping printing by means of a print stop mode when the battery power is in a third status in which the remaining amount of the battery power is lower than that of the second status;
wherein the second status of the battery power includes a plurality of stages corresponding to respective amounts of battery power remaining within the second status, each stage having a particular kind of power saving data associated with it, and when said power saving process mode is established, the kind of power saving data corresponding to the particular stage of the battery power is produced. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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