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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Kazutaka Yamada, Nagakute, JP;
Akihiro Hayashi, Komaki, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a processor coupled with an information processing device. The information processing device includes a physical communication interface including a first logical interface and a second logical interface. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing device to, in response to receiving an image forming instruction from an operating system, generate preparation information instructing an image forming apparatus to perform a preparation operation, which is an operation to be performed in advance of image formation based on image forming data, transmit the preparation information to the image forming apparatus via the first logical interface, which is configured to communicate data other than the image forming data, and generate the image forming data to be transmitted to the image forming apparatus via the second logical interface, in accordance with the image forming instruction.