Global Patent Index - EP 0855281 A3

EP 0855281 A3 19990519 - Portable printer with interface for receiving supply of power from external source

Title (en)

Portable printer with interface for receiving supply of power from external source

Title (de)

Tragbarer Drucker mit Schnittstelle zur Annahme einer externen Versorgungsspannung

Title (fr)

Imprimante portative avec interface pour recevoir une tension d'alimentation externe

Publication

EP 0855281 A3 19990519 (EN)

Application

EP 98300474 A 19980123

Priority

  • JP 1425197 A 19970128
  • JP 31173497 A 19971113

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0855281A2] A portable printer is provided with an interface for simultaneously supplying power and print information from an external computer. An interface card is connected to the portable printer by a cable. The interface card is configured in a shape that can be inserted into a PCMCIA card slot of an external computer. The portable printer becomes electrically connected to the computer by inserting the interface card into the card slot. Then, supply of power and transmission of image information, such as print data, can be simultaneously performed from the computer to the portable printer. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/36

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 29/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 3/36 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0855281 A2 19980729; EP 0855281 A3 19990519; JP H10272808 A 19981013

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98300474 A 19980123; JP 31173497 A 19971113