Seiko Epson Corporation

Shoji Shima

Yoshihiro Ueno

Tadashi Furuhata

Katsutoshi Terashima

Akio Takamoto

Koji Hashimoto

Yasufumi Yokoyama

A first printerhas a connection unit to which data is input and which outputs print data based on the input data; a first printer print unitthat prints; a detection unitB that detects if the input printing result contains an error when the printing result of the print data output from the connection unit is input; a reprint storage unitA that stores print data when the detection unitB detects an error; and a reprint control unitF that outputs print data stored in the reprint storage unitA from the connection unit when a predetermined specific condition is met.

Printing system and printing device

A first printerhas a connection unit that receives print data input from a POS terminal, and outputs the print data to and receives the result of printing the output print data from a second printer, and a first printer print unitthat prints the received print data or data based on the received print data. When the result of printing the print data input to the connection unit is an error, the first printeruses the first printer print unitto print the print data, and outputs the result of printing by the first printer print unitfrom the connection unit.

Printing system, printing device, and printing method

A printer can be connected to a computer or other host device without being limited by the type of data processed by the printer. A POS systemhas a POS terminalconnected to a first printerthat has a print unit. The print data acquisition unitof the first printeracquires data output by the POS terminal. A conversion unitapplies at least one of a process of converting graphic data to text data, and a process of converting text data to graphic data, to the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, and the conversion unitoutputs the resulting converted data.

Printing device and printing system

A POS systemincludes a POS terminal, first printer, and second printer. The first printerincludes a USB interfaceto which a POS terminalconnects, and a first printer print unitthat prints, and can output information related to the second printerthrough the USB interfaceto the POS terminal

Printing device, printing system, and printing method

A drive control method for a media processing device prevents increasing the media production time even when a printhead cleaning process is performed before the printing process. When a media production command is input, the preprocessing time required until the printing process starts is calculated based on the media production command. If the total of the preprocessing time plus the time passed since the last cleaning process is greater than or equal to a specified time, the cleaning process is started. If the elapsed time will reach the specified time after the media production command is output and before the printing process starts, the cleaning process runs parallel to the write process. Increasing the media production time by the time required for the cleaning process is thus prevented.

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Shoji Shima