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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Ken Onodera, Yokohama, JP;
Koichiro Akimoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Hideki Sakai, Sakura, JP;
Takeshi Utsunomiya, Yokohama, JP;
Takanori Nishijima, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyohiro Tsunekawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Junichi Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiro Takayanagi, Takasaki, JP;
Takashi Okazawa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a printing apparatus in which a part of the execution program is downloaded from the host computer, the invention allows the user to easily known the copyright information of the execution program and to select the use of such copyright. The host computer sends print data to the laser beam printer constituting the printing apparatus and downloads a part of the execution program. At the same time, the copyright information and the license information of the execution program are transmitted to the laser beam printer. The control unit of the laser beam printer processes the data based on the execution program, thereby recording the data on the recording sheet, and displays the copyright information and license information on the operation panel. Observing the display, the user selects whether or not to obtain the license by the operation panel.