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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Yutaka Tokura, Ebina, JP;
Inventor:
Yutaka Tokura, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data processing apparatus is constructed by a selector which can select a frequency of a bi-directional communication with a printing apparatus and a communication controller for discriminating a selecting state by the selector and shifting a state of the bi-directional communication with the printing apparatus to an operative mode or a rest mode. The bi-directional communication with the printing apparatus can be performed through a predetermined communication medium and a power saving function process can be executed.