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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Takamasa Niwa, Hachioji, JP;
Hirotaka Akamatsu, Chofu, JP;
Takamasa Niwa, Hachioji, JP;
Hirotaka Akamatsu, Chofu, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a print document receiving unit that receives document data, a document analysis unit that generates output document data from the document data, a print mode determination unit that selects a print mode to be executed by the document analysis unit, a layout processing unit that processes the output document data, and a print execution unit that executes printing. The document analysis unit has a serial print mode, a batch print mode, and a partial serial print mode. The print mode determination unit switches the print modes according to a streamable attribute value or a memory usage.