Patent application EP17176320A (EP), filed 2017-06-16
Publication number: EP3261035A1
Title: RECEIPT PRINTER AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROL THEREOF
Abstract: [0001]    A receipt printing apparatus comprises a printer including a processor and a printing unit that is capable of printing on a printing medium. A registration device is connected to the printer. The printer stores a control program that when implemented by the processor causes the printer to acquire transaction details from the registration device, to receive a selection of a first output receipt type and a second output receipt type, and to output the transaction details in the selected one of the first output receipt type and the second output receipt type.
IPC codes: G06F  17/    00            A I
G06Q  20/    04            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A receipt printing apparatus, comprising:
number: 2
text: The receipt printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the first output receipt type is a printed receipt, and the second output receipt type is an electronic receipt.
number: 3
text: The receipt printing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the selection is provided by one of external information terminals, a button operation on the printer, or a default setting of in the control program implemented when no specific selection is received from the external information terminal or the button operation.
number: 4
text: The receipt printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
number: 5
text: The receipt printing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:
number: 6
text: The receipt printing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first wireless communication protocol is a near field communication method.
number: 7
text: The receipt printing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein
the identification information received from the external information terminal includes a user specification for a format of the electronic receipt, and
the electronic receipt is output in the format according to the user specification.
number: 8
text: A receipt printer for a point-of-sale terminal, the receipt printer comprising:
number: 9
text: The receipt printer according to claim 8, further comprising:
number: 10
text: The receipt printer according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising:
number: 11
text: The receipt printer according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the information transmitted from the external information terminal includes a user-selected format for the electronic receipt and user-specific information of a user associated with the external information terminal, and the program, when implemented by the processor, further causes:
number: 12
text: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program that, when implemented by a processor in a receipt printer, causes:
number: 13
text: The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12, wherein
the electronic receipt is transmitted to the external information terminal via a wireless communication unit of the receipt printer.
number: 14
text: The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12 or 13, the control program further causing:
number: 15
text: The non-transitory computer readable medium according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the selection of the receipt output type is made by near field communication between the external information terminal and the receipt printer.
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-12-27
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2014249951A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP1372097A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2004105126A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015138592A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015356532A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015356522A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP1372097
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2004105126
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2014249951
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2015138592
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2015356532
ref_type: patent
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2017-12-27)