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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joji Oki, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichiro Maekawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347251 ; 399836 ; 358298 ;
Abstract
In order to avoid a data underflow situation in a printing apparatus capable of generating second data such as bit map data from first data with a limited bit map memory capacity, the printing apparatus is provided with a discriminating unit for discriminating whether a memory for storing the second data can be secured, and a selecting unit for selecting either a first mode for generating the second data with a first resolving power or a second mode for generating the second data with a second resolving power lower than the first resolving power, according to the result of discrimination.