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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
May. 13, 1992
Koji Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer system, including both digital and analog image reproducing apparatuses and a printer apparatus for printing image information reproduced by said digital and analog reproducing apparatuses, has a data bus connecting the digital image reproducing apparatus to the printer apparatus, and a status information supplying device coupled to the printer apparatus. The device supplies status information indicative of an operation condition of the printer apparatus through the data bus from the printer apparatus to the digital image reproducing apparatus. The printer system also includes first and second image information supplying devices. The first image information supplying device is coupled to said digital image reproducing apparatus and supplies the digital image information reproduced according to the status information through the data bus from the digital information reproducing apparatus to the printer apparatus. The second image information supplying device supplies the analog image information to the printer apparatus. The printer system also includes a device enabling at least one of the first image information supplying device and the second image information supplying device.
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