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Patent No.:

US 11023792 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2019

Terminal device having communication interface configured to communicate with printer, and non- transitory computer-readable recording medium containing instructions therefor

Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;

Inventor:

Mareyuki Murata, Ogaki, JP;

Assignee:

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;

Attorney:

Scully Scott Murphy and Presser

Primary Examiner:

Frantz Bataille

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06K 15/4025 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G06K 15/028 (2013.01);

Abstract

Whether there exists a side area image within side areas of the recording medium is determined. When it is determined that there exists no image within the side areas, a command is transmitted to a printer. The command causes a printer to start conveying of the recording medium at an earlier timing. The side areas of the recording medium are difficult to be heated by a heater arranged at a central portion of a fixing roller. Therefore, in order to heat the side areas, a long time for heating by the heater is necessary. When there is no image within the side areas, the heating time is shortened. Thereby, it is possible to start conveying the recording medium at an early timing, and a time period for completing a printing operation can be shortened.

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Murata, Mareyuki. (2021). Terminal device having communication interface configured to communicate with printer, and non- transitory computer-readable recording medium containing instructions therefor (U.S. Patent No. 11023792). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11023792

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