Patent ID: 6614543
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
An interface system between at least one image forming machine and a computer, comprising:data input means for receiving data from the computer, said data including a header portion and a data portion; determining means for determining whether the data input through said data input means is print data or environment setting data based on a header code included in the header portion of the data received from the computer; page data storing means for storing page data prepared based on the print data determined by said determining means; nonvolatile storage means for storing the environment setting data determined by said determining means; and an output means for outputting the page data stored in said page data storage means to the image forming machine based on the environment setting data stored in said nonvolatile storage means, wherein the environment setting data and the print data are input as data in separate packet formats.