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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Jinichi Takizawa, Suwa, JP;
Jinichi Takizawa, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer, a printer control method and control program, a POS terminal device, and a cash drawer drive device detect when a non-standard cash drawer is connected, and prevents a non-recoverable overcurrent protection device from operating (such as a fuse blowing) by preventing an overcurrent from flowing to the cash drawer. A printerthat can be connected to and drive a cash drawerhas a cash drawer drive circuit unitthat supplies drive current for driving a lock release coilto open/close the cash drawer, a coil resistance detection unitthat detects the resistance of the lock release coil, and a drive switching unitthat connects the cash drawer drive circuit unitor connects the coil resistance detection unitto the lock release coil