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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1999
Applicants:
Keiji Miyake, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyoji Muramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Keiji Miyake, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyoji Muramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F003/12 ; G06F013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A RIP() calculates total line number of print data when converting original data to the print data. When a printer () is requested by the RIP to send a printed line number, the printer () detects the physical position of a print head () using a sensor () calculates a printed line number, and transmits the obtained printed line number to the RIP (). The RIP () notifies a user of progress of print operations based on the total line number and the received printed line number.