Printer-option system for exchanging data between a terminal and access means via a telephone network, and access means, and terminal
US6067352A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/063
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Terminals having analog/digital telephone functions as well as data exchange functions and having a printer-option and for use in a system comprising an access provider/server provider and such a terminal should have a low complexity, which can be realized by locating conversion device for converting data into printer data at the access provider/server provider and by locating switching device for switching the printer data arriving via the telephone network to a printer connector at the terminal. Then, although the hardware printer driver is still in the terminal, the software printer driver is installed at the access provider/server provider, which reduces the complexity and load of the terminal.
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