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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Kazuko Fukano, Swua, JP;
Seiko Epson Coprporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer is provided which reliably detects front and back sides of a print medium and the print data to be printed to the respective sides, and automatically prints print data to the correct side of the print medium. A print command interpreter interprets a print command received from the host device to determines the print medium side indicated by the print command for printing associated print data. An inserted side detecting means detects which side of the print medium inserted to the printer is facing a particular direction. Control units and print the print data when the print medium side detected by the print command interpreter and the print medium side detected by the inserted side detecting means are the same. Data can thus be printed to a desired specific side of the print medium because the printer can reliably print to the print medium side specified by the host