EP 1544686 A1 20050622 - A printer as well as a method for controlling such a printer
Title (en)
A printer as well as a method for controlling such a printer
Title (de)
Drucker sowie Verfahren zur dessen Steuerung
Title (fr)
Imprimante et méthode pour son contrôle
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 04106461 A 20041210
- EP 03079005 A 20031219
Abstract (en)
A printer comprising a printing unit for printing on a receiving medium of a predetermined type, a plurality of feeders for holding receiving media and a control unit, wherein the control unit comprises determining means for determining that at least two feeders of the said plurality hold receiving medium of the predetermined type, chararacterized in that the control unit further comprises means for determining the amount of receiving medium which can be added to each of the at least two feeders up to a predetermined maximum amount for these feeders, and selecting means for selecting the feeder to which the largest amount receiving medium can be added for feeding a receiving medium to the printing unit. The invention also relates to a method for controlling such a printer. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65H 3/44 (2006.01); B65H 7/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65H 3/44 (2013.01); G03G 15/6508 (2013.01); B65H 2511/15 (2013.01); B65H 2511/40 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4763889 A 19880816 - DEI KATSUHITO [JP], et al
- [A] US 5301936 A 19940412 - MATSUMOTO MANABU [JP]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0103, no. 15 (M - 529) 25 October 1986 (1986-10-25)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0070, no. 10 (P - 168) 14 January 1983 (1983-01-14)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04106461 A 20041210