Patent application EP16166058A (EP), filed 2016-04-19
Publication number: EP3236404A1
Title: PRINTER AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING TRANSACTION INFORMATION BY THE SAME
Abstract: A printer comprises a printing section, a communication module for near-field radio communication with a portable terminal, a reception module, a first output module and a second output module. The reception module receives transaction information from an information processing apparatus. The first output module generates electronic transaction information according to the transaction information and outputs the generated electronic transaction information to the portable terminal via the communication module if the communication module establishes the near-field radio communication with the portable terminal. The second output module generates printing data of the transaction information and prints the generated printing data by the printing section if no near-field radio communication is established by the communication module.
IPC codes: G06F   3/    12            A I
G06Q  20/    20            A I
G06Q  20/    32            A I
G06Q  30/    02            A I
G07F  19/    00            A I
G07F   7/    06            A I
G07F   9/    02            A I
G07G   1/    00            A I
G07G   5/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A printer, comprising:
number: 2
text: The printer according to claim 1, further comprising an information reading module configured to read information relating to the owner of the portable terminal from the portable terminal if the near-field radio communication is established with the portable terminal, and an information output module configured to output the information read by the information reading module to an external device.
number: 3
text: The printer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reception module further receives, in addition to the transaction information, additional information which is added according to the information, and the first output module generates electronic additional information according to the additional information received by the reception module and outputs the electronic transaction information to which the electronic additional information is added.
number: 4
text: The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reception module receives a receipt data including commodity information of commodities purchased in a transaction and settlement information indicating settlement of the transaction as the transaction information from a sales data processing apparatus, the first output module generates an electronic receipt data according to the receipt data and outputs the generated electronic receipt data to the portable terminal if the communication module establishes the near-field radio communication with the portable terminal, and the second output module generates a printing data of a receipt according to the receipt data and outputs the generated printing data to the printing section to print out the receipt if no near-field radio communication is established by the communication module.
number: 5
text: The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the near-field radio communication is a communication method conforming to an NFC standard.
number: 6
text: A method for outputting transaction information by a printer which communicates with a portable terminal with a near-field radio communication, including:
number: 7
text: An electronic receipt system comprising a printing means, comprising:
number: 8
text: The electronic receipt system according to claim 7, further comprising an information reading means configured to read information relating to the owner of the portable terminal from the portable terminal if the near-field radio communication is established with the portable terminal, and an information output means configured to output the information read by the information reading module to an external device.
number: 9
text: The electronic receipt system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the reception means further receives, in addition to the transaction information, additional information which is added according to the information, and the first output means generates electronic additional information according to the additional information received by the reception means and outputs the electronic transaction information to which the electronic additional information is added.
number: 10
text: The electronic receipt system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the reception means receives a receipt data including commodity information of commodities purchased in a transaction and settlement information indicating settlement of the transaction as the transaction information from a sales data processing apparatus, the first output means generates an electronic receipt data according to the receipt data and outputs the generated electronic receipt data to the portable terminal if the communication means establishes the near-field radio communication with the portable terminal, and the second output means generates a printing data of a receipt according to the receipt data and outputs the generated printing data to the printing section to print out the receipt if no near-field radio communication is established by the communication means.
number: 11
text: The electronic receipt system according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the near-field radio communication is a communication method conforming to an NFC standard.
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-10-25
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2015138592A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2013073363A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014307271A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2013073363
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014307271
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015138592
ref_type: patent
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2017-10-25)