F-Term-List

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AC00
RECORDING MODES

AC01

AC02

AC04

AC05

AC06

AC07

AC08

AC09

. Line type

. Serial type

. Non-impact type

. . Thermal, heat transfer type

. . Electro photography type

. . . Laser beam type

. . Ink-jet type

. Impact type

AD00
APPLICATIONS OF PRINTERS

AD01

AD02

AD03

AD04

AD05

AD06

AD07

AD08

AD09

AD10

. Word processors

. . Word processors integrated type with printers (AD06 takes precedence)

. Facsimile machines

. Copying machines

. Label printers

. Tape printers

. Video printers

. Cash registers

. Passbook printers

. Balances, meters

AD11

AD12

AD13

AD14

AD20

. Ticket issuing machines

. Switchboard printers, tube printers for power distribution

. Digital photo print systems

. Combination machines

. Others * (excluding printers connected to computers)

AE00
SYSTEM CONSTITUTIONS

AE01

AE03

AE05

AE06

AE07

AE08

AE09

. Printers with display elements (viewpoint CD)

. Having plural processors

. Having plural print data sources

. . Systems having plural hosts

. . . Printers connected with network

. . . . With description of network protocol

. . . . . Printers using TCP / IP

AE11

AE13

AE15

AE17

AE18

AE19

AE20

. Systems comprising plural printers

. Systems having print servers or shared memories

. Systems having service stations

. Performing bidirectional communication

. . Bidirectional communication between hosts and printers

. . Bidirectional communication between separate print servers and printers

. . Bidirectional communication between hosts and separate print servers

AF00
PRINTING FUNCTIONS

AF01

AF03

AF05

AF06

AF07

AF08

. Both side printing (viewpoint DC)

. Color printing (viewpoint GA)

. With description relating to print modes

. . With plural printing speed modes

. . Printing modes with high definition

. . Print modes corresponding to printing medium type

AG00
PRINTING MEDIA

AG01

AG02

AG03

AG05

AG06

AG07

AG08

AG09

. Printing on cut sheets

. . Printing by specifying paper sizes

. . Printing by specifying paper directions

. Printing on continuous paper

. . Fold paper, fan fold paper

. . Tapes

. . Labels

. . Cut sheets, receipts, journals

AG11

AG13

AG15

AG16

AG17

AG19

. Printing on preprinted media

. Printing on media other than white color

. Printing on media of special material

. . OHP paper

. . IC cards, magnetic cards, or the like

. Printing on media other than quadrilaterals (including labels)

BF00
PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

BF01

BF02

BF03

BF04

BF05

BF06

BF08

BF09

BF10

. Increasing printing speed

. . Decreasing waiting time

. . Increasing speed by parallel processing

. . Increasing speed by changing processing sequences

. . Increasing speed by controlling memory accesses

. . Increasing speed for data transfer time

. Improving print quality

. . Preventing quality deterioration

. . Improving color reproducibility

BF11

BF13

BF14

BF15

BF16

BF18

BF19

BF20

. . Printing in beautiful layouts

. Efficient use of memories (viewpoint FB)

. . Memory saving, preventing of increasing use amount (viewpoint FB)

. . Use up to filling memory capacity (viewpoint FB)

. . Sharing data or storage domain (viewpoint FB)

. Data management

. . Management of printing jobs (viewpoint GC)

. . . Providing for changing output sequences of printing jobs

BF21

BF22

BF23

BF24

BF25

BF26

BF27

BF29

BF30

. . . . Printing according to priority of jobs

. . Management of fonts (viewpoint FB)

. . Management of format information (viewpoint FB)

. . Management of charging information

. . Management of merchandise information

. . Security protection (GD01 to GD02)

. . Management of data histories

. Extension of functions

. . Emulation

BF31

BF32

BF34

BF36

BF37

BF39

. . Adding, changing fonts

. . Updating printer drivers

. Falsification prevention, copyright protection (GD04 to 06)

. Prevention of useless print

. . Skipping blank data *

. Providing for changing output page sequences (CD09)

BF41

BF42

BF44

BF45

BF47

BF49

BF50

. Improving operability

. . Facilitating editing works

. Cost reduction

. . Reducing running costs

. Downsizing of whole device

. Preventing abnormalities (viewpoint HA)

. Appropriate measures after abnormalities are generated (viewpoint HA)

BF51

BF52

BF53

BF55

BF60

. Measures for network technology

. . Printing of internet information

. . Printing of electronic mails

. Measures for communication traffic with outside

. Others *

BG00
DATA FORMAT, KINDS OF DATA

BG01

BG02

BG03

BG04

BG05

BG06

BG07

BG08

. Type of print data input format external devices

. . Code data being input (excluding intermediate codes)

. . Page description language (PDL) being input

. . Web description language (HTML or the like) being input

. . Bit map data being input

. . Data corresponding to color being input

. . . Having codes for specifying color

. . Gradation data, resolution specifying data

BG11

BG12

BG14

BG15

BG17

BG19

BG20

. Units of print data input from external devices

. . Being input by line or band units

. Attribute data

. . Character attribute data (see DB26 to DB44)

. Handling intermediate code data

. Control programs, control commands (excluding attributes)

. . Downloading control programs

BG21

BG22

BG23

BG24

BG25

BG26

BG27

BG28

. Font data

. . Dot fonts

. . Scalable fonts

. . . Outline fonts

. . . Vector fonts

. . Downloading fonts

. . Transferring fonts to outside of printers

. . Sharing fonts with hosts

BG31

BG32

BG33

BG34

BG36

BG37

BG38

BG39

BG40

. Format data (including formatted data)

. . Downloading format data

. . Transferring format data to outside of printers

. . Sharing format data with hosts

. Contents of data to be printed being special *

. . Metric values (length, weight, or the like)

. . . Metric units of length or the like

. . Merchandise information

. . . Brand names

BG41

BG42

BG44

BG45

BG47

BG49

. . . Inventory amount of merchandise

. . . Price

. Handling data relating to histories

. . Handling data relating to input and output histories

. Maintenance data (HA37 to HA40)

. Providing for identifying types of data

BH00
DETECTION, READOUT, MEASUREMENT, COUNTING FOR CONTROL

BH01

BH02

BH03

BH04

BH05

BH06

BH08

BH09

BH10

. Measurement of time

. . Measurement of data intervals from outside

. . Measurement of intermediate code conversion time

. . Measurement of data development time

. . Measurement of time

. . Predicting processing time

. Counting

. . Counting print data amount

. . Counting the number of printing copies

BH11

BH12

BH13

BH15

BH16

BH17

BH18

BH19

BH20

. . Counting the number of printing sheets

. . . Counting the number of remaining sheets

. . Counting the numbers of printing dots and printing characters

. Detection, readout (excluding detection, readout of print data)

. . Detection mechanisms, read-out mechanisms

. . . Optical readout, optical detection

. . . . Detecting marks or the like.

. . . . . Detecting bar codes

. . . Magnetic readout

BH21

BH22

BH23

BH24

BH25

BH26

BH27

BH28

BH30

. . . . This term covers the subject matter which performs control by reading characters (Magnetic Ink Character) described by magnetic inks.

. . Purpose of detection, readout

. . . Detection, readout for recognizing printing positions

. . . Detection of abnormalities * (Abnormality contents, FW is given.)

. . . . Detection of paper jamming, paper jams

. . . Detection of kinds of paper

. . . . Detecting paper sizes, directions

. . . . Detecting paper thickness

. Detecting empty capacity of memories

CC00
INPUT

CC01

CC02

CC03

CC04

CC05

CC06

CC07

CC08

CC09

CC10

. Input devices to printer main bodies

. . Devices for inputting data other than print data *

. . . Operation panels

. . . . Touch panels

. . . DIP switch input

. . . Inputting control commands or the like from portable type memories

. . Special devices for inputting print data *

. . . Image scanners

. . . Digital cameras

. . . Cellular phones

CC11

CC13

CC14

CC16

CC17

CC18

CC19

CC20

. . . Inputting print data directly from portable type memories

. Voice input

. Input of moving pictures

. Kinds of control commands other than print data *

. . Reset, initialization

. . Memory clearance, deletion of data

. . Print interruption, stopping order

. . Mode switch *

CD00
OUTPUT

CD01

CD02

CD03

CD04

CD05

CD06

CD07

CD08

CD09

. Control relating to print output

. . Control in association with printing start

. . Control in association with printing end

. . Printing only specified items or domains

. . Performing test print

. . Recording of plural pages of same information (excluding abnormality recovery time)

. . Printing of marks or the like

. . . Printing of bar codes

. . Page order rearranging (sorting) printing

CD11

CD12

CD13

CD14

CD15

CD16

CD17

CD18

CD19

CD20

. Output for display

. . Displaying in display elements of printers

. . Displaying in monitors of hosts

. . Contents of display data

. . . Display of additional information other than printing contents

. . . . Display of printing setting conditions

. . . Display of print data, print images

. . . . Display of screens for editing

. . . . WYSIWYG, same display with output

. . . . Thumbnail (image index) display

CD21

CD22

CD24

CD26

. . . Display of used character type

. . . Providing for expanding or reducing displayed objects

. Voice output

. Output to portable type memories

DB00
PRINT DATA EDITING, MODIFICATION

DB01

DB02

DB04

DB05

DB06

DB07

DB08

DB09

DB10

. Insertion, deletion, correction *

. . Insertion, deletion, correction by page units

. Format processing, layout setting

. . Setting relating to paper sizes, paper directions

. . . Setting relating to paper sizes

. . . Setting relating to paper directions

. . . Setting paper sizes or directions automatically

. . . Data processing according to paper sizes or directions

. . . Printing by dividing large images by small size paper

DB11

DB12

DB13

DB14

DB15

DB16

DB17

DB18

DB19

. . Setting of blanks, blanking

. . . Top and bottom margins, right and left margins setting *

. . . Corresponding to binding positions, punching processing

. . Format data setting, editing

. . . Setting formats by page units

. . . Setting formats by block units

. . Layout setting relating to page feed processing

. . Form overlay

. . Header, footer setting

DB21

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB29

DB30

. Print data synthesizing, overlaying

. . Synthesis of variable data and fixed data

. . Synthesizing with format data

. . Synthesizing bit map with codes (including PDL)

. Printing object transformation, modification (expansion, reduction, rotation, or the like)

. . Expansion, reduction

. . . Bit map data expansion, reduction

. . . Font data expansion, reduction

. . . Outputting plural page portion data in one sheet (viewpoint DC)

DB31

DB32

DB33

DB34

DB35

DB36

DB37

DB38

DB39

DB40

. . Rotation, conversion between vertically writing and horizontal writing

. . . Units of objects to be rotated

. . . . Rotating whole pages

. . . . Rotating characters

. . . Kinds of data to be rotated

. . . . Rotating of bit map data

. . . Registering rotated printing objects

. . . Having rotated patterns built-in

. . . Rotating using hardware circuits

. . Smoothing, accomplishing high resolution

DB41

DB42

DB43

DB44

DB46

DB47

DB48

DB49

DB50

. . Deformation processing of printing objects (excluding expansion, reduction, rotation)

. . . Modification of characters * (excluding expansion, reduction, rotation)

. . . . Underlines

. . . . Character style changes

. Editing and modification for line position and word position

. . Setting of line pitch and character pitch

. . . Pitches being automatically set

. . Character position alignment in whole lines

. . . Aligning line head and line end

DB51

DB52

DB54

DB55

DB56

DB58

DB60

. . . Centering

. . . Uniform space allocation

. Graph processing, table preparation

. . Preparation of graphs

. . Table preparation, ruled line setting

. Providing for designating editing area on printers

. Printers having editors for forming external characters

DC00
BOTH SIDE PRINTING, PRINTING PLURAL PAGES IN ONE SHEET

DC01

DC02

DC03

DC04

DC06

DC07

DC08

. Both side printing (see AF01, BF39)

. . Face up output

. . Face down output

. . Performing recording on next paper before rear surface recording

. Printing plural page data in one surface (see DB30)

. . Printing on facing pages, printing with 2 in./character

. . Printing with 4 in./character

DD00
DATA COMPRESSION AND EXTENSION

DD01

DD02

DD03

DD04

DD05

DD07

DD09

. Kinds of data to be compressed

. . Compressing print data

. . . Compressing bit map data

. . . Compressing intermediate code data

. . Compressing font data

. Mounting plural kinds of compressing methods

. Compression without loss, reversible compression

FA00
STRUCTURE OF MEMORIES 1 (DEVICES)

FA01

FA02

FA03

FA04

FA05

FA06

FA07

FA08

FA09

. Hard discs, HDD

. DRAM

. SRAM

. NVRAM

. PROM, EPROM, EEPROM

. Portable type memories

. . Magnet-optical discs, optical discs, or the like.

. . IC cards, magnetic cards

. . ROM cartridges, RAM cartridges

FB00
STRUCTURE OF MEMORIES 2 (ARCHITECTURES)

FB01

FB02

FB04

FB06

FB08

. Cache memories

. . Font caches

. Virtual memories

. Ring buffers

. Double buffers, alternating buffers

FB11

FB12

FB13

FB14

FB15

FB17

FB19

. Structure for managing memories, control

. . Memory management using management tables

. . Managing fonts

. . Managing formats

. . Managing according to use frequency (e.g. LRU)

. Distributing memories dynamically

. Compacting used areas

FC00
STRUCTURE OF MEMORIES 3 (FUNCTIONS)

FC01

FC02

FC03

FC04

FC06

FC07

FC08

FC09

FC10

. Printers having page buffers

. . Page buffers providing for storing plural pages

. . Page buffers storing dot data

. . Page buffers storing intermediate codes

. Printers having band buffers

. . Plural band buffers

. . Band buffers storing dot data

. . Band buffers storing intermediate codes

. . Providing for changing band height

FC11

FC12

FC13

FC15

FC17

. Printers having line buffers

. . Plural line buffers

. . Line buffers storing dot data

. Storing by dividing pages into lattice-like

. Storing according to each object

FC21

FC22

FC23

FC24

FC25

. Memories for auxiliary data storage in printing

. . Having format memories (domains)

. . . Providing for storing plural formats

. . Having font memories (domains)

. . Delectable memories storing control programs

FD00
MEMORY ACCESS CONTROL, DEVELOPMENT PROCESSING CONTROL

FD01

FD03

FD04

FD05

FD07

FD08

FD09

FD10

. Direct memory accesses (DMA)

. Addressing control

. . Imparting same addresses

. . Control by addresses in high ranker, and addresses in lower rank

. Parallel processing

. . Performing reading and writing simultaneously

. . . Reading and writing simultaneously to one memory

. . Reading simultaneously two or more places

FD11

FD12

FD14

FD16

FD18

FD20

. . Writing simultaneously two or more places

. . Performing development processing in parallel

. Reading, writing timing control

. Controlling clocks at reading, writing time

. Having plural development processing mechanisms

. Devising data transfer form *

GA00
MEMORY CONTROL, DATA CONTROL RELATING TO COLOR PRINTING

GA01

GA02

GA03

GA05

GA06

GA07

GA09

GA10

. Color correction, color matching

. Dots for color reproduction

. Color spaces (XYZ, L*a*b, or the like)

. Printers performing conversion between RGB and CMY (K)

. Printing by substituting a certain color for other colors

. . Performing black and white output for color data

. Having memories according to each color

. Printers using color pallets

GB00
GRADATION CONTROL, RESOLUTION CONTROL

GB01

GB02

GB03

GB04

GB06

GB07

GB08

GB09

GB10

. Gradation control

. . Data conversion from large to small for gradation

. . Expressing a gradation by dither matrix

. . Performing gamma correction at gradation output time

. Resolution control

. . Having plural resolutions

. . Resolution of data source and print output being different

. . Decreasing resolution than original data

. . Increasing resolution than original data

GC00
MANAGEMENT OF PLURAL PRINTING JOBS

GC01

GC02

GC03

GC04

GC05

GC06

GC08

GC09

GC10

. Being able to change printing sequences for jobs

. . Printing according to priority for jobs

. . Performing interrupt printing

. . Printing according to priority for input ports

. . Printing according to priority of input data sources

. . Being able to change priority

. Management of accumulated jobs (excluding printing sequences)

. . Performing deletion of jobs

. . Performing search for jobs

GD00
OTHER MEMORIES, DATA CONTROL

GD01

GD02

GD04

GD05

GD06

GD10

. Security protection

. . Using identification number and password

. Falsification prevention, copyright protection

. . Yellow mark printing

. . Digital watermark

. Other controls * (Control kind, FW is given.)

HA00
MEASURES AGAINST ABNORMALITIES, ABNORMALITY PREVENTION, MAINTENANCE

HA01

HA02

HA03

HA04

HA05

HA06

HA07

HA08

HA09

HA10

. Kinds of abnormalities * (Abnormality kinds, FW is given.)

. . Overflowing

. . Failures of memory devices

. . Overrunning

. . Under running

. . Abnormalities of communication with outside

. . Of abnormality for paper

. . . Disagreement of paper sizes or paper directions

. . . Paper jams, paper clogging

. . . Being out of paper (including near end)

HA11

HA12

HA14

HA16

HA17

HA18

HA19

HA20

. . Being out of toner, out of ink (including near end)

. . Having no corresponding fonts

. Preventing generating abnormalities

. Measures against abnormalities, measures for abnormality prevention

. . Preservation of data

. . Transmission of data

. . . Transmitting to other printers

. . Securing of memory domains

HA21

HA22

HA23

HA24

HA25

HA26

HA27

HA28

HA29

HA30

. . Control of transmission rate with outside

. . Control of printing rate for printing mechanisms

. . Control of data transfer rate in printers

. . Continuing printing by changing printing conditions

. . . Continuing printing by changing paper sizes

. . . Continuing printing by changing paper or printing directions

. . Reporting of abnormalities

. . . Reporting to terminals outside of printers

. . . . Reporting abnormalities through electronic mail

. . . . Reporting abnormalities to service stations

HA31

HA32

HA33

HA34

HA36

HA37

HA38

HA39

HA40

. . Processing after resuming abnormalities

. . . Initialization, reset, memory clearance

. . . Reprinting the same contents after resuming abnormalities

. . . . Performing reprinting requests to external devices

. Performing calibration

. Technology relating to maintenance information

. . Managing maintenance information regularly

. . Having special-purpose machinery for managing maintenance information

. . Transmitting maintenance information by electronic mail

JA00
CONSTITUTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN CLAIMS

JA01

JA03

JA05

JA07

JA09

. Receive buffers

. Memories on former stages of head drivers

. Auxiliary memory storage, secondary memory storage

. Printer drivers

. Sorters, finishers

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