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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jiro Tateyama, Yokohama, JP;
Haruhisa Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Nagareyama, JP;
Masato Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Oida, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuzo Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Umemura, Yokohama, JP;
Hirohide Tachikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39580001 ; 395105 ; 3122233 ; 364325 ; 3643382 ; 400 10 ; 400719 ;
Abstract
In an information processing apparatus with a main control unit and a printer, a transfer unit transfers commands and data between the main control unit and the printer, a memory temporarily stores the data transferred to the printer, and a detector detects the remaining capacity of the memory. The information on remaining capacity of the memory is supplied to the main control unit to improve the execution efficiency of the main control unit.