Patent ID: 9290022
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A recording device for printing receipts that is configured to connect to a control device, the recording device comprising: a recording head configured to record on a recording medium in printing receipts of variable length; a conveyance unit configured to convey the recording medium, wherein the recording head and conveyance unit are configured for printing receipts of variable lengths; a cutting unit configured to cut the recording medium; a reception unit configured to receive data from the control device; a recording control unit configured to control the recording head and the conveyance unit and configured to record on the recording medium based on the data received by the reception unit; and a settings unit having a readable memory on which is stored a pre-determined specific print data linked to a pre-determined cutting position on the medium relative to the location of the specific print data printed on the medium, wherein the specific information corresponds to a header image printed on each receipt of the receipts of variable length, wherein the header image is defined by pixels in a dot matrix and the pre-determined cutting position is linked to the pre-determined specific information according to a pre-determined number of pixels between the cutting position and the header image, the pre-determined number of pixels corresponding to a desired margin or spacing; wherein the recording control unit determines if the pre-determined specific print data stored in the settings unit is contained in the data received by the reception unit, and executes a cutting operation based on the cutting position linked to the specific print data in the settings unit so as to provide the desired margin or spacing between the specific print data printed on the medium and a cut end of the medium of the receipts of variable lengths when printing according to the data received from the control device without requiring modification of the data to set margins or spacing.