POS terminal and POS terminal control method
First Claim
1. A point-of-sale (POS) terminal comprising:
- an application unit that outputs a first command to a first communication port, or outputs a second command to a second communication port, the first command directing performance of a first operation on a medium and the second command directing performance of a second operation, which is different than the first operation;
a receiving unit that receives the first command or second command output by the application unit, the first command or the second command being received by the first communication port or the second communication port;
a command control unit that converts the first command to a third command, or converts the second command to a fourth command; and
a communication unit that transmits the third command or fourth command output from the command control unit to a third communication port.
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Abstract
A POS terminal includes an application unit that outputs a first command that performs a first operation on a medium to a first communication port, or a second command that performs a second operation different from the first operation to a second communication port; a receiving unit that receives the first command or second command output by the application unit, the first command or the second command being received by the first communication port or the second communication port; a command control unit that converts the first command to a third command, or converts the second command to a fourth command; and a communication unit that transmits the third command or fourth command output from the command control unit to a third communication port.
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14 Claims
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1. A point-of-sale (POS) terminal comprising:
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an application unit that outputs a first command to a first communication port, or outputs a second command to a second communication port, the first command directing performance of a first operation on a medium and the second command directing performance of a second operation, which is different than the first operation; a receiving unit that receives the first command or second command output by the application unit, the first command or the second command being received by the first communication port or the second communication port; a command control unit that converts the first command to a third command, or converts the second command to a fourth command; and a communication unit that transmits the third command or fourth command output from the command control unit to a third communication port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A point-of-sale (POS) terminal control method, comprising steps of:
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outputting, by an application, a first command to a first communication port, or outputting, by the application, a second command to a second communication port, the first command directing performance of a first operation on a medium and the second command directing performance of a second operation, which is different than the first operation; receiving the first command or second command output by the application at a receiving unit before being received at the first communication port or second communication port; converting the first command to a third command when the first command is received, or converting the second command to a fourth command when the second command is received; and transmitting the converted third command or fourth command output to a third communication port. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory point-of-sale (POS)-terminal-readable medium containing a program for controlling a POS terminal, the program comprising:
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instructions for outputting, by an application, a first command to a first communication port, or for outputting, by the application, a second command to a second communication port, the first command directing performance of a first operation on a medium by a peripheral device and the second command directing performance of a second operation by the peripheral device, the second operation being different than the first operation; instructions for receiving the first command or second command output by the application at a receiving unit before being received at the first communication port or second communication port; instructions for converting the first command to a third command when the first command is received, or converting the second command to a fourth command when the second command is received; and instructions for transmitting the converted third command or fourth command output to a third communication port. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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Specification