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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ikumi Watanabe, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a printer that continues printing using an alternate paper feed port when the paper stocked in the paper feed port being used for printing becomes exhausted while printing, providing excellent usability and preventing using inappropriate paper. A printing device capable of alternate printing using a second paper set in a different paper feed port when first paper set in a first paper feed port and used for printing is depleted, includes: a print job receiver that receives print jobs including printing conditions; a paper information acquisition unit that acquires paper information about paper set in the paper feed ports; a no-paper detector; a paper feed port selector that selects a paper feed port based on the printing conditions and paper information. The paper feed port selector, when the no-paper detector detects there is no first paper, the paper size of the first paper and the second paper is the same, and the paper type of the first paper and the second paper are included in the same group of type groups, selects the paper feed port in which the second paper is set as the paper feed port for alternate printing.