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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Kazuyuki Yokoyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Kazuyuki Yokoyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A receipt printer can print continuously without creating a top margin even when the presence or content of the header changes. The receipt printer has a preprint data storage unit that stores preprint data, a print data acquisition unit that acquires print data, a header evaluation unit that determines if the header data in the acquired print data and the preprint data are the same, and a print control unit that controls a print unit and a paper cutter unit. When the evaluation result is that the data are identical, the print control unit drives the print unit to print the preprint data after printing the portion of the acquired print data not including the header data. If the result is that the data are not-identical, the print unit prints the preprint data after printing the acquired print data.