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Method and device for transmitting and processing print data used for printer
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1996-12-30
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Granted: 1998-04-14
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Expires: 2016-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and a device for transmitting print data from a computer to a print control device for controlling a printer, wherein a desired one of attribute data sets which accompany respective image data sets is replaceable by a new image data set in a data transmission mode of the computer, and the attribute data set accompanying the original image data set replaced by the new image data set is suitably changed according to the new image data set. The print data including the new image data set and the changed attribute data set are transmitted to the print control device. The print data may include direct image data such as bit map data, and non-direct image data which include indirect image data such as character data and graphic data, and print control data such as attribute data. When a file name of any direct image data stored in a memory is included in the non-direct image data, the direct image data are retrieved from the memory, and transmitted to the print control device such that the retrieved direct image data and the non-direct image data are not interspersed with each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Takayanagi
- 👤 Kenji Yanase
- 👤 Kiyoji Muramatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/12; G06F3/1296; G06K; G06K15/00; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1206; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1244; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1285; G06F3/1297; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0005; G06K2215/0011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
273 words
A method of transmitting print data from a computer to a print control device, in a data transmission mode of the computer, for controlling a printer, said method comprising: a retrieving step of retrieving a file name of each of at least one set of direct image data stored in memory means, said file name is included in non-direct image data which are data other than said direct image data and which comprise print control data for controlling at least a printing operation according to said direct image data, said print data comprising said direct image data and said non-direct image data; and a transmitting step of retrieving from said memory means said each of at least one set of direct image data, on the basis of said file name retrieved in said retrieving step, and transmitting to said print control device said at least one set of direct image data and said non-direct image data such that said at least one set of direct image data and said non-direct image data are not interspersed with each other, wherein said print control data comprise at least one of attribute data and print control instruction data, said attribute data comprising at least one of image position data, image size date, image color data, image rotation data and window date, and wherein said image position data, said image size data, said image color data and said image rotation data respectively represent a position, a size, a color and an attribute of an image represented by the set of image data accompanied by said attribute data, said window data representing a window associated with said image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
273 words
A method of transmitting print data from a computer to a print control device, in a data transmission mode of the computer, for controlling a printer, said method comprising: a retrieving step of retrieving a file name of each of at least one set of direct image data stored in memory means, said file name is included in non-direct image data which are data other than said direct image data and which comprise print control data for controlling at least a printing operation according to said direct image data, said print data comprising said direct image data and said non-direct image data; and a transmitting step of retrieving from said memory means said each of at least one set of direct image data, on the basis of said file name retrieved in said retrieving step, and transmitting to said print control device said at least one set of direct image data and said non-direct image data such that said at least one set of direct image data and said non-direct image data are not interspersed with each other, wherein said print control data comprise at least one of attribute data and print control instruction data, said attribute data comprising at least one of image position data, image size date, image color data, image rotation data and window date, and wherein said image position data, said image size data, said image color data and said image rotation data respectively represent a position, a size, a color and an attribute of an image represented by the set of image data accompanied by said attribute data, said window data representing a window associated with said image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said non-direct image data further comprise indirect image data which comprise at least one of character data representative of characters and graphic data representative of graphic representations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
259 words
A print data transmitting device for transmitting print data from a computer to a print control device, in a data transmission mode of the computer, for controlling a printer, said print data transmitting device comprising: file name retrieving means for removing each file name of direct image data stored in memory means, said file name is included in non-direct image data which are data other than said direct image data and which comprise print control data for controlling at least a printing operation according to said direct image data, said print data comprising said direct image data and said non-direct image data; and data transmitting means for retrieving from said memory means the direct image data, on the basis of said each file name retrieved by said file name retrieving means, and transmitting to said print control device said direct image data and said non-direct image data such that said direct image data and said non-direct image data are not interspersed with each other, wherein said print control data comprise at least one of attribute data and print control instruction data, said attribute data comprising at least one of image position data, image size data, image color data, image rotation data and window data, and wherein said image position data, said image size data, said image color data and said image rotation data respectively represent a position, a size, a color and an attribute of an image represented by the set of image data accompanied by said attribute data, said window data representing a window associated with said image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
259 words
A print data transmitting device for transmitting print data from a computer to a print control device, in a data transmission mode of the computer, for controlling a printer, said print data transmitting device comprising: file name retrieving means for removing each file name of direct image data stored in memory means, said file name is included in non-direct image data which are data other than said direct image data and which comprise print control data for controlling at least a printing operation according to said direct image data, said print data comprising said direct image data and said non-direct image data; and data transmitting means for retrieving from said memory means the direct image data, on the basis of said each file name retrieved by said file name retrieving means, and transmitting to said print control device said direct image data and said non-direct image data such that said direct image data and said non-direct image data are not interspersed with each other, wherein said print control data comprise at least one of attribute data and print control instruction data, said attribute data comprising at least one of image position data, image size data, image color data, image rotation data and window data, and wherein said image position data, said image size data, said image color data and said image rotation data respectively represent a position, a size, a color and an attribute of an image represented by the set of image data accompanied by said attribute data, said window data representing a window associated with said image.
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