Typewriting machines – Pocket typewriter
Patent
1998-11-06
2000-01-04
Burr, Edgar
Typewriting machines
Pocket typewriter
B41J 336
Patent
active
060102578
ABSTRACT:
An intelligent, portable printer is provided having a controller and a printing mechanism. The controller includes a microprocessor which communicates with a terminal, which may be remote from the printer and may include or be a host computer, via cable, radio, or optical interfaces. The terminal supplies application programs and data representing commands and information to be printed. In one embodiment, the controller of the printer can operate the printer mechanism in accordance with received data when the data is preceded by a command addressing the product-type predefined for the printer. In another embodiment, the controller operates responsive to a wake-up signal from the terminal for automatically turning on the printer from a low powered state. In a further embodiment, an antenna in the printer receives RF signals from the terminal and circuitry is provided for enabling power to the controller from the printer's power source when the RF signals received represent a wake-up signal or code, thereby turning on the printer.
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Amani Majid
Genett William F.
Perry Richard A.
Petteruti Steven F.
Burr Edgar
Comtec Information Systems Inc.
Lukacher Kenneth J.
Lukacher M.
Nolan, Jr. Charles H.
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