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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuko Amano, Inagi, JP;
Koichiro Akimoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Nobuyasu Itoh, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichiro Maekawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuyoshi Kakigi, Sakura, JP;
Masami Kurimoto, Yamato, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358-19 ; 358-114 ; 358296 ;
Abstract
When a status change of a printer engine occurs, a status change signal is output to an image data output apparatus. In response to input of the status change signal, the image data output apparatus inquires or confirms the printer engine what kind of status change occurs so that processing to compensate for the status change will be subject to image data to be output to the printer engine.