Program On Auxiliary-record Tape Patents (Class 400/583.1)
  • Patent number: 8149432
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can be connected to an image-forming apparatus, a method, and a program used for the information processing apparatus are disclosed. The information processing apparatus comprises a control unit for controlling print-setting information set for document data to be printed, a recognition unit for recognizing information about a first function specified by the print-setting information by translating the print-setting information controlled by the control unit, an obtaining unit for obtaining information about a second function of the image-forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus, a determination unit for determining whether or not the image-forming apparatus can perform the first function recognized by the recognition unit based on the second-function information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a modification unit for modifying the print-setting information controlled by the control unit based on the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichiro Kizaki, Satoshi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 7270493
    Abstract: A printer capable of printing with high quality by driving the drive motor according to information about a drive current to be applied to a drive motor of a platen roller to feed the printing medium, each of which has the information. Accordingly, the printer comprises the printing medium discrimination sensors to read information about the drive current from the printing medium and the control circuit to adjust the drive current to be applied to the feeding motor according to the information about the drive current for the printing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotsugu Unotoro