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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Wakasa, Chikuma, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer driver enables appropriately executing real-time commands without causing operating errors even when print data is compressed for transmission to a printer. A driver causing a host computer that connects to a printer to execute a process, including causing the host computer to generate first commands executed by the printer in the order received, and second commands executed with priority over the first commands; generate print data including the first commands and send the print data to the printer; and execute a compression process converting data of the first commands contained in the print data to compressed data not containing a data train identical to a second command when generating the print data.