Patent ID: 6126340
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a first interface section operable to electrically connect said printer with an external host unit;a printing mechanism operable to print on a recording medium;a printing control section operable to make said printing mechanism operate on a basis of printing data;a first display section operable to display operating states of said printing mechanism and said printing control section;a second display section operable to display display data for customers;a display control section operable to control said second display section;a data determining section operable to identify a command type of data transmitted from the external host unit to determine the data as being printing data, display data, or common data to be printed and displayed;a data transmitting section operable to transmit the data to at least one of said printing control section and said display control section according to the command type of the data.