Appeal No. 1997-0509
Application 08/314,131
claims having been canceled.
The disclosed invention is directed to a printing
apparatus having a memory management system and to a memory
management method which randomly changes the layout of data
and usage of a READ/WRITE memory in the printing apparatus.
The invention resides in an improved memory management system
and method for a printer which enables the user to install
customized symbols and graphic characters and which maximizes
the use of available memory without the need for any increase
in the storage capacity of the memory. The invention is
further illustrated by the following claim.
Representative claim 5 is reproduced as follows:
5. A printing apparatus comprising:
printing means for performing a plurality of printing
operations;
a memory for storing printing data; and
control means for controlling the plurality of printing
operations performed by the printing means in accordance with
a predetermined control program, the control means being
connected to the memory and having memory management means for
randomly dividing the memory means into a plurality of memory
blocks, for randomly and exchangeably assigning a usage to
appeal [paper no. 8], even though the face of the amendment
shows "not entered".
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