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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2001
Yushi Ihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Narushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Niioka, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yushi Ihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Narushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Niioka, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image printing apparatus for printing character data information of an electronic program guide added to externally inputted image information, comprising: an information processor comprising: demodulating/decoding means for detecting and demodulating/decoding the character data information of the electronic program guide added to the externally inputted image information; storage means for storing the demodulated/decoded character data information of the electronic program guide by the demodulating/decoding means; and output means for including the character data information of the electronic program guide stored by the storage means into a packet compliant with the IEEE 1394 standard and outputting the packet to the printer, and a printer comprising: input means for inputting the character data information of the electronic program guide included in the packet compliant with the IEEE 1394 standard outputted from the output means; print control means for detecting print control information from the character data information of the electronic program guide supplied from the input means; and printing means for printing the character data information of the electronic program guide under the control of the print control means.