Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register
Patent
1997-01-03
1998-08-11
Ray, Gopal C.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register
705 16, 400693, 235 7R, 395821, G06F 312, G06F 1760, G06F 1300, B41J 2902
Patent
active
057942145
ABSTRACT:
A point-of-sale (POS) terminal is provided with a control device for sending control and/or print data to a printing apparatus. The control device includes a general purpose processor controlled by a general purpose operating system and a control device connector for connecting the control device to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus comprises a first connector connecting the printing apparatus to the control device through the control device connector. A second connector connects the printing apparatus to an external device. A processor for processes first data input from the first connector and second data input from the second connector. The first connector is in communication with the second connector. The POS terminal also comprises a housing including a first body frame for accommodating the printing apparatus and a second body frame for accommodating the control device, the first body frame being detachably mounted on the second body frame.
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Ebina Kouichi
Ito Ikuo
Kasai Kazuaki
Gabrik Michael T.
Ray Gopal C.
Seiko Epson Corporation
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