Patent ID: 6132117
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A printing apparatus for printing information in accordance with commands or print data received from a host device, comprising:a receiver that receives at least one of print data and commands from the host device;a buffer that stores the at least one of print data and commands received by the receiver;a printing unit that prints information in accordance with the at least one of print data and commands stored in the buffer;an operation setting section that selects one out of a plurality of resume operations to be performed when the printing apparatus resumes operation following an off-line state, said operation setting section being responsive to a first command from the host device;a storage that stores the resume operation selected by said operation setting section;a detector that detects whether a cause of the off-line state is resolved; anda controller that performs the resume operation stored in said storage in accordance with said detector having detected that the cause of the off-line state is resolved.