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EP 3450187 B1 20220126 - PRINT CONTROLLER

Title (en)

PRINT CONTROLLER

Title (de)

DRUCKSTEUERGERÄT

Title (fr)

ORGANE DE COMMANDE D'IMPRESSION

Publication

EP 3450187 B1 20220126 (EN)

Application

EP 18190362 A 20180823

Priority

EP 17189002 A 20170901

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3450187A1] A print controller (30) for a printer (10) having a supply roll (12) for a web (18) of a recording medium, a print engine (14) arranged to print onto the web (18) and a cutter (16) for cutting the web, the print controller being characterized by comprising a cut command attribute processor (36) arranged to translate attributes contained in a cut command into actions to be performed by the print engine (14) and the cutter (16).

IPC 8 full level

B41J 11/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 11/663 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3450187 A1 20190306; EP 3450187 B1 20220126

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18190362 A 20180823