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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koichi Ebina, Nagano, JP;
Tsutomu Nobutani, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
An interface module waits for the arrival of data to be received from a host computer and decides whether the received data is journal print data. If the received data is journal print data, the interface module causes flash memory to store the data and if the received data is print data (e.g., receipt print data) other than the journal print data, the interface module transmits the fact to a printer. The interface module is fitted in the interface board slot of the printer.