Combination Printer and its Paper
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Abstract
A computer network system and method for printing purchase transaction receipts includes a novel printer physical structure, data structure, and control logic for printing on both sides of a register receipt, business rules designed to facilitate the two sided printing, and print paper designed to facilitate two sided printing.
76 Citations
34 Claims
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21. A POS printer, comprising:
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a paper tape roller, a first print head, and a second print head; said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; and logic for controlling said printer to hold printing of a register receipt for a purchase transaction at a POS based upon data transmitted to said printer from either a POS terminal or a POS computer until expiration of a specified time after receipt by said POS printer of an EOT signal for said purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A POS printer comprising:
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a paper tape roller, a first print head, and a second print head; said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; and wherein said POS printer comprises logic for determining remnant space for a register receipt for a purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A POS printer comprising:
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a paper tape roller, a first print head, a second print head; said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; and logic for determining whether said POS printer should print transaction information for a transaction based upon instructions received at said POS printer and sent from a POS terminal, or print said transaction information for said transaction based upon instructions received at said POS printer and sent from a marketing computer.
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28. A method for making a POS printer comprising a paper tape roller, a first print head, a second print head, comprising:
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providing said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; providing said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; providing said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; and providing a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; providing logic for determining whether said POS printer should print transaction information for a transaction based upon instructions received at said POS printer and sent from a POS terminal or print said transaction information for said transaction based upon instructions received at said POS printer and sent from a marketing computer.
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29. A method of printing employing a POS printer, said POS printer comprising;
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a paper tape roller, a first print head, and a second print head; said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; logic for determining whether to print transaction information for a transaction based upon instructions received at said POS printer and sent from a POS terminal, or print said transaction information for said transaction based upon instructions received at said POS printer and sent from a marketing computer; using said logic to determine whether to print transaction information for said transaction; and printing said transaction information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of printing employing a POS printer, said POS printer comprising;
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a paper tape roller, a first print head, and a second print head; said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; logic for determining remnant space for a register receipt for a purchase transaction; said method comprising; using said logic to determine remnant space for a register receipt for a purchase transaction; printing from said POS printer said register receipt; and printing marketing information on said remnant space.
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34. A method of using a POS printer, said a POS printer comprising;
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a paper tape roller, a first print head, and a second print head; said paper tape roller for advancing or retracting a paper tape roll, said paper tape roll having a first side and a second side; said first print head designed to face a first side of said paper tape roll; said second print head designed to face a second side of said paper tape roll; a controller for controlling signals to said first print head and said second print head and said roller to print on said paper tape both a register receipt on a first side of said paper tape and advertising content on a second side of said paper tape; said method comprising; delaying printing by said POS printer of a register receipt for a purchase transaction until either;
(1) a time out period expires or (2) receipt by said POS printer of print instructions from a marketing computer occurs;and then, printing from said POS printer of said register receipt.
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Specification