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Printing apparatus with a cash drawer control function, and a control method therefor

  • US 20010001130A1
  • Filed: 01/11/2001
  • Published: 05/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1993
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:

  • a data receiver to receive command data from a host device;

    a memory to store the command data received by the data receiver;

    a printer controller to read out the command data stored in the memory in a first-in-first-out order and control the printing apparatus in accordance with the command data;

    a command detector to directly detect predetermined command data within the command data received by the data receiver;

    a status data selector to select one of a plurality of status data in accordance with the predetermined command data detected by the command detector; and

    a status data transmitter to send to the host device the status data selected by said status data selector in accordance with the predetermined command data detected by the command detector.

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