Patent ID: 6118543
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A printing system, comprising:a central processing unit for controlling the overall operation of the system;a read only memory for storing various control programs and initialization data to be provided to the central processing unit;a communication port for receiving data for a form to be printed from a host computer, the data being transmitted to said central processing unit through said communication port;a read only memory writer for storing a form in response to a command from said central processing unit;a random access memory storing the data for the form, output from the host computerthrough the communication port and through the central processing unit;a motor driving means driving a paper feeding/paper output motor, anda printing means;the central processing unit receiving data for a form to be printed from the host computer through said communication port, determining if a command to print the data is included in the input data and determining if an identification number corresponding to said data for said form is present in the input data, and allowing the form to be printed out on paper only if said input data includes said identification number corresponding to said data for said form, assigning an identification number if said input data does not include said identification number corresponding to said data for said form, and storing said data for said form after assigning said identification number if said input data does not include said identification number corresponding to the said data for said form.