Printer with emulation card installation reporting feature
US4926347A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1297
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printer capable of mounting various emulation integrated circuit (IC) cards storing control programs for matching the printer with various host computers and identifying the name of an IC card mounted therein. When it is determined by a central processing unit (CPU) in the printer that an IC card is attached to an IC card terminal and that the printer is being operated in a maintenance mode, data stored at a predetermined address in the card is printed and the type of card can be identified on the basis of the printed output.
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