Title:
RECORDER AND ITS CONTROLLING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004025497
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To decide whether recording is possible or not based on the power consumption required for recording and the residual capacity of a power supply.
The recorder comprises a section (215) for setting the attributes of a recording medium, sections (209, 218) for setting a maximum electric energy being used for recording on the recording medium, sections (216, 217) for detecting the residual capacity of a mounting power supply, a section (209) for deciding whether recording on the recording medium is possible or not based on the residual capacity of the power supply and the maximum electric energy, and a section (208) for informing the decision results.
Inventors:
INATOMI KENICHI
Application Number:
JP2002181890A
Publication Date:
January 29, 2004
Filing Date:
June 21, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
B41J29/46; B41J29/38; G06F3/12; (IPC1-7): B41J29/46; B41J29/38; G06F3/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka
Shiro Takayanagi
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shuji Kimura
Shiro Takayanagi
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shuji Kimura