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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Akira Miyagawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Masashi Aonuma, Shiojiri, JP;
Toshio Kuriyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A receipt printer, a control method for a receipt printer, and a program whereby producing counterfeit printout is not possible. A receipt printerhas a storage unitthat stores encrypted information obtained by encrypting registered information, a specific information acquisition unitthat acquires specific information from a POS terminal, a comparison unitthat compares the specific information with the registered information decrypted from the encrypted information, a printing permission unitthe permits printing when the comparison unitconfirms a data match, and a printing unitthat prints when printing is permitted by the printing permission unit