Automatically printing or storing document forms based on presense of identification number in the input data stream
US6118543A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0065
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system of automatically printing a form, having a central processing unit; a read only memory; a communication port for receiving data for a form to be printed, from a host computer; a random access memory for storing the data; a motor driving part; and a head driving part for controlling a printer head, includes a read only memory writer for storing a form in response to a command from the central processing unit. A method of automatically printing a form includes the steps of receiving data for a form to be printed, from a host computer through a communication port; determining if the input data includes a command to print the form; if the input data includes the command, reading out an identification number (ID) corresponding to the form; determining the ID corresponds to a stored ID; if a corresponding stored ID exist; printing out the form; and if there is no corresponding stored ID storing the input data for the form after assigning an identification number.
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