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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1997
Koji Dei, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Yokouchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
There is provided a printer, in which print data from an external electronic appliance is transmitted to a computer and processed therein, and the processed data is supplied to a printing unit, and then a picture based on that processed print data can be printed by means of the printing unit. This printer includes a parallel I/O terminal (or serial I/O terminal) to which a computer is connected, a built-in infrared ray transmitter/receiver to which the external electronic appliance having an infrared ray transmitter/receiver is connected through the infrared ray transmitter/receiver, a first transmitting path for connecting the parallel I/O terminal (or serial I/O terminal) and the built-in infrared ray transmitter/receiver, and a second transmitting path for connecting the parallel I/O terminal (or serial I/O terminal) and the printing unit.