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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1999
Teruyuki Nishii, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A facsimile apparatus and a print control method for performing optimum printing corresponding to electric consumption of a print operation mode by dynamically changing the number of scannings in multipath printing in accordance with the print operation mode. The facsimile apparatus has a printing unit capable of multipath print control using a printhead, a reading unit for reading an original image, a communication controller for transmitting/receiving facsimile image data and a display unit for displaying transmission/reception status of the data and a message. In the facsimile apparatus, printing duty of printing by the printhead is calculated based on print data, and electric power which can be supplied for printing by the printhead is calculated, based on the operation statuses of the reading unit, the communication controller and the display unit. Then a number of scannings in the multipath print control is calculated based on the calculation results, and printing is performed by scanning the printhead based on the number of scannings.