Patent ID: 8077331
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a printer communicatively connected to a host computer and having a receive buffer for temporarily storing data received from the host computer, and a print buffer for storing a print image generated in response to print data among the data stored in the receive buffer, the method comprising the steps of: a) printing based on print data received from the host computer; b) stopping printing, clearing the receive buffer, and sending a first report to a host computer if detecting an out-of-paper error; c) clearing the receive buffer again if detecting reception of a clear buffer command which is sent from the host computer in response to the first report in step a); d) sending a second report to the host computer after receiving the clear buffer command; and e) printing again based on print data received from the host computer after the second report is sent.