1. A printer comprising:
an accommodating portion for accommodating a pre-printed sheet;
a printing means for printing on the sheet drawn out of the accommodating portion;
a cutting means for cutting a printed sheet to a desired length; and
a discharge port for discharging a cut sheet to an exterior of an apparatus, wherein an outlet of the discharge port is formed into a shape other than a linear shape when seen from a front thereof.
2. A printer according to claim 1, wherein the discharge port is formed to be gradually reduced in an opening area from an inlet side thereof to an outlet side thereof.
3. A printer according to claim 1, wherein the outlet of the discharge port is formed into a corrugated shape.
4. A printer according to claim 1, wherein the discharge port is provided, near an outlet of the discharge port, with a foreign matter intrusion preventing member protruded in the port.
5. A printer according to claim 1, further comprising, between the cutting means and the discharge port, send-out rollers and a space portion for allowing a deflection of the sheet,
wherein the sheet is deflected while an amount of the sheet conveyed by the send-out rollers is suppressed during printing performed by the printing means; and
after finish of the printing, the cutting means is activated to cut the sheet, and the send-out rollers are activated to discharge the sheet from the discharge port.
6. An issuing apparatus, comprising:
the printer according to claim 1;
a card reader which are built therein;
a front surface panel on which an opening portion corresponding to the discharge port of the printer and a card insertiondischarge port corresponding to the card reader are provided,
wherein the printer is mounted such that the opening portion is faced with a front surface of the discharge port of the printer.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method to implement latency based platform coordination in an electronic device, comprising:
receiving, in a policy engine, latency data from one or more components in the electronic device;
computing a minimum latency tolerance value from the latency data; and
determining a power management policy from the minimum latency tolerance value.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving, in a policy engine, latency data from one or more components in the electronic device comprises receiving a snoop latency tolerance and a non-snoop latency tolerance from the one or more components
3. The method of claim 2, wherein:
the latency data from the one or more components is transmitted via an intermediate bridgeswitch device
the bridge has at least one delay value for data transmitted via the bridgeswitch device; and
the bridge deducts the delay value from the latency data.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein:
the bridge comprises a first delay value when the bridge is in a low power state and a second delay value when the bridge is in an active power state; and
the bridge deducts one of the first delay value or the second delay value from the latency data.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein computing a minimum latency tolerance value from the latency data comprises:
comparing a plurality of latency values received from a plurality of components; and
selecting the lowest latency value from the plurality of latency values.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy engine monitors latency values over time during operation of the electronic device and updates power management policies as a function of changes in the latency tolerance values.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a power management policy from the minimum latency tolerance value comprises selecting a sleep state that permits the system to meet the minimum latency tolerance value.
8. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor;
a plurality of components; and
a policy engine comprising logic to:
receive latency data from one or more components in the electronic device;
compute a minimum latency tolerance value from the latency data; and
determine a power management policy from the minimum latency tolerance value.
9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the policy engine further comprises logic to receive a snoop latency tolerance and a non-snoop latency tolerance from the one or more components
10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein:
the latency data from the one or more components is transmitted via an intermediate bridgeswitch device
the bridge has at least one delay value for data transmitted via the bridgeswitch device; and
the bridge deducts the delay value from the latency data.
11. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein:
the bridge comprises a first delay value when the bridge is in a low power state and a second delay value when the bridge is in an active power state; and
the bridge deducts one of the first delay value or the second delay value from the latency data.
12. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the policy engine further comprises logic to:
compare a plurality of latency values received from a plurality of components; and
select the lowest latency value from the plurality of latency values.
13. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the policy engine further comprises logic to monitor latency values over time during operation of the electronic device and updates power management policies as a function of changes in the latency tolerance values.
14. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the policy engine further comprises logic to select a sleep state that permits the system to meet the minimum latency tolerance value.