Appeal No. 2001-0865
Application 08/998,781
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a method for achieving an optimum
printing speed by performing a print environment recognition
operation (e.g., sensing of temperature) at a print recognition
time determined in accordance with the transmission time it takes
to transmit data to the printer.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method for printing at an optimum printing speed,
comprising the steps of:
converting image data from a host computer into print
data having a predetermined size;
calculating a transmission time required for
transmitting the print data to a printer from said host
computer according to a predetermined formula comprising
said predetermined size of the print data divided by a
predetermined transmission speed of signals transmitted from
said host computer to said printer;
determining an optimum printing speed according to said
transmission time;
performing a print environment recognition operation at
a print recognition time, said print recognition time being
determined in accordance with said transmission time, said
print environment recognition operation being performed
while the print data are being received by said printer,
said print environment recognition operation sensing
information to be used to prepare said printer to record the
print data on a recordable medium; and
recording the print data onto the recordable medium at
the optimum printing speed.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Saruwatari 5,170,210 December 8, 1992
Zimmerman et al. (Zimmerman) 5,490,237 February 6, 1996
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