Patent ID: 9569705
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K

Claim:
1. A printer comprising: a print unit configured to print an image on a recording medium; a storage unit configured to store a font table containing font data representing characters for printing on the recording medium and store adjustment ratio information specifying a ratio used to scale the size of the font data stored in the font table; a first communication unit configured to receive print instruction data conforming to command language of another printer replaced by the printer, the print instructions data including information specifying a character and font information specifying a font; a second communication unit configured to receive a change instruction instructing changing a ratio specified by the adjustment ratio information; and a control unit configured to convert the print instructions data to font data based on the font information, scale the font data of the specified character at the ratio specified by the font information and a model of the replaced printer, and control the print unit to print the specified character based on the scaled font data.