Patent ID: 6471428
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A feeding apparatus which is connected to a printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium, said feeding apparatus for feeding the printing medium to said printing apparatus, said feeding apparatus having a stacking member for stacking a plurality of printing mediums to be fed to said printing apparatus one by one, comprising:a communication port for communicating with said printing apparatus; and control means for executing a process for feeding the printing medium upon receipt of a command signal indicative of feeding the printing medium from said printing apparatus through said communication port and transmitting a response signal upon completion of the process to said printing apparatus through said communication port indicative of completion of the process, wherein the process for feeding the printing medium includes a process for feeding the printing mediums stacked on the stacking member to said printing apparatus, and when the printing medium is fed to a predetermined position of said printing apparatus, a signal which indicates that the feeding process was carried out is transmitted to said printing apparatus.