Appeal No. 1998-3066
Application No. 08/444,517
1. A printer comprising:
a print execution unit for printing on predetermined paper; and
a control unit for controlling the operation of said print execution
unit,
wherein said control unit controls the operation of said print
execution unit in response to an external print request to perform a
printing operation,
wherein said control unit includes plural logical printers each of
which performs a virtual printing processing corresponding to plural jobs,
and
wherein said control unit controls the operation of said print
execution unit when each of said logical printers has completed a virtual
printing operation for one page, thus printing actually data for the page.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Mitsuhashi 5,274,461 Dec. 28, 1993
Padalino et al. (Padalino) 5,299,296 Mar. 29, 1994
Boswell 5,559,933 Sep. 24, 1996
(filed Apr. 22, 1994)
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness,
the examiner cites Boswell and Mitsuhashi with regard to claims 1, 3-6, 8 and 9, adding
Padalino to this combination with regard to claims 2 and 7.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
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