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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2001
Takashi Nojima, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuhiro Tsuchiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Kuno, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Tamaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Higashiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording unit for effecting recording on a recording medium, and a conveying unit for conveying the recording medium. The recording apparatus further includes a power input terminal adapted to be switched ON/OFF by the ignition key switch of an automobile, and a controller for executing the operation sequence of the recording apparatus in accordance with the ON/OFF state of the power input terminal. In addition, a method of controlling the above-described recording apparatus includes executing the operation sequence of the recording apparatus in accordance with the ON/OFF state of the power input terminal switched ON/OFF by the ignition key switch of an automobile.