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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicants:
Kiyoji Hane, Nagano, JP;
Eiji Takagi, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Kiyoji Hane, Nagano, JP;
Eiji Takagi, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K015/02 ; B41J029/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic printing apparatus according to the present invention provides, for a print controller, a normal operating mode and a power saving mode for which less power is required. More preferably, when the print controller is set to the power saving mode, an interface circuit for accepting a printing interrupt is maintained in the normal state, and a CPU for controlling the printing sequence enters a power saving state. Then, the print controller, while in the power saving mode, can realize a constant savings in power, and can appropriately accept an interrupt, such as a print interrupt.