Printer control apparatus, printing control method, and printing control system for transmitting a reception request signal and adjusting a transmission interval of a transmission request signal

摘要

A printing control system, including a printer control apparatus and a host control apparatus, the printer control apparatus including: a first communication unit configured to transmit to the host control apparatus a reception request signal, which is for prompting the host control apparatus to transmit a transmission request signal; and a second communication unit configured to transmit data to the host control apparatus when receiving the transmission request signal, the host control apparatus including: a third communication unit configured to receive the reception request signal; and a fourth communication unit configured to, when receiving the reception request signal, transmit the transmission request signal, which is for prompting the printer control apparatus to transmit the data.

主权项

1. A printer control apparatus comprising:
a first communication unit configured to generate data including printing data to be transmitted from a printer control apparatus to a host control apparatus and transmit to the host control apparatus a reception request signal, which is for prompting the host control apparatus to transmit a transmission request signal upon receipt of the reception request signal; and a second communication unit configured to transmit to the host control apparatus, the data including printing data, when receiving the transmission request signal; wherein the first communication unit comprises a signal transmitting unit and a first communication line, and the second communication unit comprises a data transmitting/receiving unit and a second communication line.