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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2000
Motohiro Tokairin, Kawasaki, JP;
Eiichi Sugisaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Tamotsu Nishiura, Kawasaki, JP;
Amiko Shimizubata, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided a continuous medium printing apparatus including a printing section, a determining section, instructing unit, wherein the determining section is controlled in its reading operation for acquiring printed image data from continuous paper in accordance with first instructing signal supplied from the instructing unit, and the printing section is controlled in its printing operation on the continuous paper in accordance with a second instructing signal supplied from the instructing unit. According to the above arrangement, even if a plurality of printers are connected in an on-line fashion and each of the printers is carrying out printing operation with the continuous paper, each printer can be independently settled in the paper size of the continuous paper, the partitioning position of each page, the length and width of the continuous paper, the size of data to be printed, the location of printing of the data to be printed, the resolution thereof while comparing the data to be printed with the printed image data in terms of image matching. Moreover, each printer can be independently controlled in printing and conveying operations and reading and conveying operations so that printing and comparing can be accurately carried out.