Patent ID: 8634097

Claim:
A medium processing apparatus configured to perform processes on a medium in response to commands from a host computer, the medium processing apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a first command that contains a predetermined code string and parameters indicative of a ringing pattern for a buzzer sound and a second command that does not contain the predetermined code string and the parameters from the host computer; a first command analyzer configured to analyze and process only the first command received by the receiver; a buffer configured to temporarily store at least the second command received by the receiver; a second command analyzer configured to analyze and process the second command stored in the buffer; and a sound generator configured to generate the buzzer sound in accordance with the ringing pattern indicated by the parameters when the first command analyzer analyzes the first command and determines that the first command is a sound generating command, wherein the first command analyzer analyzes the first command before the buffer temporarily stores the first command.