Patent ID: 11904617
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A commodity-data processing apparatus comprising:
a housing having a printer housing space;
a printer unit mounted in the housing and movable between a housed position at which the printer unit fits in the printer housing space and a drawn-out position at which the printer unit is drawn out of the printer housing space, the printer unit including a cover that is movable between a closed position and an open position when the printer unit is at the drawn-out position and not movable between the closed position and the open position when the printer unit is at the housed position;
a cover sensor configured to detect a position of the cover of the printer unit and
a controller configured to:
determine whether the cover is moved from the open position to the closed position based on the detected position of the cover sensor,
determine whether or not the printer unit is ready for printing, upon determining that the cover is moved from the open position to the closed position, and
generate a signal that causes a notification that the printing unit is ready for printing in a state in which the printer unit is at the drawn-out position, upon determining that the printer unit is ready for printing.