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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Kenichi Murahashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Yukiharu Horiuchi, Chino, JP;
Yuji Yoshida, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Toyko, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printer comprising a reception unit for receiving a command or data sent from a host computer, a timer for counting elapsed time after the command or data is received, and an error detection unit for reporting that the host computer is in an error state when the command or data from the host computer is not received within a predetermined time after the timer starts counting the elapsed time.