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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Takasu, Suwa, JP;
Koichiro Tsutsumi, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/14 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/202 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3274 (2013.01); G07G 1/0045 (2013.01); G07G 1/0081 (2013.01); G07G 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data processing apparatus includes a first interface to which a device which reads data is connected, a second interface to which a terminal apparatus is connected, an identification information transmission unit that transmits identification information to the terminal apparatus, and a control unit that when the data read by the device is input to the first interface, determines an association of the device and the terminal apparatus based on a correspondence of the read data and the identification information transmitted to the terminal apparatus.