Receipt printer, receipt printer control method, and program
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1. A receipt printer comprising:
- a storage unit in the receipt printer that stores encrypted information obtained by encrypting registered information;
a transaction information acquisition unit that acquires transaction information from a POS terminal;
a specific information acquisition unit that acquires specific information from an external source;
a comparison unit that compares the specific information with the registered information decrypted from the encrypted information;
a printing permission unit that permits printing when the comparison unit verifies a data match; and
a printing unit that prints transaction information when printing is permitted by the printing permission unit.
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Abstract
A receipt printer, a control method for a receipt printer, and a program whereby producing counterfeit printout is not possible. A receipt printer 20 has a storage unit 61 that stores encrypted information obtained by encrypting registered information, a specific information acquisition unit 62 that acquires specific information from a POS terminal 10, a comparison unit 63 that compares the specific information with the registered information decrypted from the encrypted information, a printing permission unit 64 the permits printing when the comparison unit 63 confirms a data match, and a printing unit 65 that prints when printing is permitted by the printing permission unit 64.
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1. A receipt printer comprising:
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a storage unit in the receipt printer that stores encrypted information obtained by encrypting registered information; a transaction information acquisition unit that acquires transaction information from a POS terminal; a specific information acquisition unit that acquires specific information from an external source; a comparison unit that compares the specific information with the registered information decrypted from the encrypted information; a printing permission unit that permits printing when the comparison unit verifies a data match; and a printing unit that prints transaction information when printing is permitted by the printing permission unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A receipt printer comprising:
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a storage unit in the receipt printer that stores registered information; a reading unit that reads a specific recording medium to which first specific information is recorded; a first comparison unit that compares the first specific information and the registered information; a mode setting unit that when the first comparison unit verifies a data match activates a printing enabled mode permitting printing; a transaction information acquisition unit that acquires transaction information from a POS terminal; a second specific information acquisition unit that acquires second specific information contained in the transaction information; a second comparison unit that compares the second specific information and the registered information; a printing permission unit that permits printing when the printing enabled mode is active and the second comparison unit confirms a data match; and a printing unit that prints the transaction information when printing is permitted by the printing permission unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control method executed by a receipt printer having a storage unit that stores encrypted information obtained by encrypting registered information, the control method comprising:
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acquiring specific information from an external source; reading the encrypted information from the storage unit and decrypting the encrypted information; comparing the acquired specific information and the decrypted registered information; and permitting printing when a data match is confirmed; printing transaction information acquired from a POS terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 18)
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15. A control method executed by a receipt printer having a storage unit that stores registered information, the control method comprising:
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reading a specific recording medium to which first specific information is recorded; comparing the first specific information and the registered information read from the storage unit; setting a printing mode to a printing enabled mode permitting printing when a data match between the first specific information and the registered information is confirmed; acquiring transaction information containing second specific information from a POS terminal; comparing the acquired second specific information and the registered information read from the storage unit; permitting printing when the printing enabled mode is active and a data match between the second specific information and the registered information is confirmed; and printing the transaction information when printing is permitted. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19)
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