PRODUCT INFORMATION PRINT DEVICE AND PRODUCT INFORMATION PRINT SYSTEM

• US 20170185987A1
• Filed: 03/16/2017
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: UETA, Tsutomu
• Application Number:
  US15/460,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20170185987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1243 Variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos, watermarks, transactional printing, fixed content versioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output

Abstract

According to embodiments, an information print device includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus to acquire data generated by the external apparatus. An operation unit receives, as input from the print setting screen, the print format and print items selected by an operator. A controller acquires, from the external apparatus via the communication unit, the data generated by the external apparatus based on the first identification data. The controller selects first data included in the acquired data, and selects second data included in the acquired data, corresponding to the selected print items, the second data being different in type from the first data. The controller creates data to be printed by editing the selected first data and the selected second data according to the selected print format. A print unit prints the data created by the controller on a sheet.

Claims

1. An information print device comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus to acquire data generated by the external apparatus;

an input unit configured to input first identification data for specifying an operator relating to the data generated by the external apparatus;

a display configured to display a print setting screen including selectable print formats and selectable print items;

an operation unit configured to receive, as input from the print setting screen, the print format and print items selected by an operator;

a controller configured to;

acquire, from the external apparatus via the communication unit, the data generated by the external apparatus based on the first identification data,

select first data included in the acquired data,

select second data included in the acquired data, corresponding to the selected print items, the second data being different in type from the first data, and

create data to be printed by editing the selected first data and the selected second data according to the selected print format; and

a print unit configured to print the data created by the controller on a sheet.

2. The information print device according to claim 1, wherein the controller transmits the first identification data to the external apparatus via the communication unit to acquire the data generated by the external apparatus.

3. The information print device according to claim 2, wherein the controller acquires, from the external apparatus, a list of second identification data for specifying the data generated by the external apparatus which relates to the transmitted first identification data.

4. The information print device according to claim 3, wherein the controller displays the list of the second identification data on the display.

5. The information print device according to claim 4, wherein the controller receives a selection of second identification data from the displayed list of second identification data by use of the operation unit, wherein the acquired data corresponds to the selected second identification data.

6. The information print device according to claim 5, wherein the controller transmits the selected second identification data to the external apparatus, and acquires the data generated by the external apparatus which has the first data corresponding to the transmitted second identification data and the second data associated with third identification data included in the first data.

7. The information print device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit includes a card reader configured to read the first identification data from a card.

8. The information print device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit includes a scanner configured to read a barcode on a receipt to acquire the second identification data for the data generated by the external apparatus.

9. The information print device according to claim 8, wherein the controller transmits the second identification data acquired by the scanner to the external apparatus via the communication unit, and acquires the data generated by the external apparatus based on the first data for the transmitted second identification data, and the second data associated with third identification data included in the first data.

10. An information print method comprising:

communicating with an external apparatus to acquire data generated by the external apparatus via a communication unit;

inputting first identification data for specifying an operator relating to the data generated by the external apparatus;

displaying a print setting screen including selectable print formats and selectable print items on a display;

receiving, as input from the print setting screen, the print format and print items selected by an operator;

acquiring, from the external apparatus via the communication unit, the data generated by the external apparatus based on the first identification data;

selecting first data included in the acquired data;

selecting second data included in the acquired data, corresponding to the selected print items, the second data being different in type from the first data; and

create data to be printed by editing the selected first data and the selected second data according to the selected print format;

and printing the created data on a sheet.

11. An information print system comprising:

a processing terminal configured to generate and transmit first data including first identification data corresponding to an operator;

a management server configured to;

receive and store the first data collected from the processing terminal,

store second data different in type from the first data and relating to the first data, and

generate data including the first data and the second data; and

an information print device comprising;

a communication unit configured to communicate with the management server to acquire data generated by the external apparatus,

an input unit configured to input the first identification data,

a display configured to display a print setting screen including selectable print formats and selectable print items,

an operation unit configured to receive, as input from the print setting screen, the print format and print items selected by an operator,

a controller configured to;

acquire, from the management server via the communication unit, the data generated by the management server based on the first identification data inputted by the input unit,

select first data included in the acquired data,

select second data included in the acquired data, corresponding to the selected print items, and

create data to be printed by editing the selected first data and the selected second data according to the selected print format, and

a print unit configured to print the data created by the controller on a sheet.