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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Furuhata, Nagano-ken, JP;
Shoji Shima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Katsutoshi Terashima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Ueno, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.