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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Printer, control program loading method, and medium and page printer recording load control programs
Atsushi Fujimaki, Nagano-ken, JP;
Atsushi Fujimaki, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a control program is executed, it needs to be first decompressed and loaded into RAM. It has been impossible to immediately execute the control program when it is requested, causing a hindrance to processing speed acceleration. A printing apparatus is mounted with volatile memory that provides a main storage area. The printing apparatus specifies a second control program to be preferentially decompressed on the basis of a storage capacity of the volatile memory. The printing apparatus decompresses the specified second control program before execution and loads it into the volatile memory. Accordingly, there is no need for decompression and the like during execution of the second control program. It is possible to increase processing speeds of the first and second control programs.
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