20250181288. Printing Appara (BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND MEDIUM
Abstract: there is provided a printing apparatus including: a main control circuit; and sub-control circuits connected in series to each other and configured to transmit print data, the sub-control circuits including at least a downstream-most sub-control circuit and an upstream-most sub-control circuit connected to the main control circuit. each of at least one sub-control circuit, included in the sub-control circuits and other than the downstream-most sub-control circuit is configured to: store information indicating one of transmitting methods of the print data, the transmitting methods including a transmitting method by which the one of the sub-control circuits having received the print data transmits entirety of the print data received downstream; and transmit the print data downstream, by the one of the transmitting methods indicated by the information, in a case where the print data is received.
Inventor(s): Katsunori SAKAI
CPC Classification: G06F3/1236 ({Connection management})
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