US 12,459,251 B2
Printing apparatus, data transmitting method and medium
Katsunori Sakai, Toyokawa (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/396,346.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-014789 (JP), filed on Feb. 2, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0262100 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/155 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/04541 (2013.01) [B41J 2/04586 (2013.01); B41J 2/155 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01); G06K 15/102 (2013.01); G06K 15/181 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a main control circuit;
a sub-control circuit group connected to the main control circuit in series, the sub-control circuit group being configured to transfer image data from the main control circuit downstream; and
a head group configured to be driven by the sub-control circuit group, wherein:
the sub-control circuit group has at least two sub-control circuits including a second sub-control circuit and a first sub-control circuit connected to the second sub-control circuit at an upstream of the second sub-control circuit;
the image data includes second image data and first image data; and
the main control circuit is configured to:
transmit the second image data to the second sub-control circuit; and
transmit the first image data to the first sub-control circuit after the transmitting of the second image data.