Printing device, printing system, and control method for a printing device

A technology of a printing device and a control method, applied in the direction of printing devices, printing, digital output to printing units, etc., can solve the problems of increased cost, significant time lag, and inability to synchronize cooking vouchers, etc., to achieve the goal of suppressing import costs and preventing delays Effect

CN101654025AActive Publication Date: 2010-02-24SEIKO EPSON CORP
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2010-02-24

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Abstract

A printing device, a printing system that uses this printing device, and a control method for the printing device can report the output of a print medium in real time without changing the software application of the external device. A print job reception unit receives a print job from an external device 3 that sends print jobs containing print data and a cutting command. A printing unit 26 printson a print medium based on the print data contained in the print job. A cutting unit 27 cuts the print medium according to the cutting command. A notification unit 28 outputs a report indicating the print medium was cut synchronized to the cutting operation of the cutting unit 27.
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[0001] The present invention relates to a printing device that prints on a printing medium and cuts a printed portion of the printing medium, a printing system, and a control method for the printing device. Background technique

[0002] Conventionally, kitchen printers for printing cooking instruction slips are known as printers installed in kitchens of restaurants or restaurants. For example, in Patent Document 1, it is described that an image printing mechanism that prints an image on a continuous paper, a discharge port that discharges the continuous paper, a cutting knife that cuts the continuous paper, and communication with an external device (a portable terminal or an electronic cash register, etc.) A kitchen printer (printer device) composed of an information and communication department. When this kitchen printer receives order information (print request) from an external device, it prints a cooking menu or the like on a continuous paper, and then c...

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[0032] Hereinafter, a printing device and a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In addition, in this embodiment, the printing device is used as a kitchen printer, and an example applied to a cooking ticket issuing system for issuing cooking instruction tickets to kitchens such as restaurants and restaurants will be described.

[0033] figure 1 It is a control block diagram of the cooking ticket distribution system 1 of this embodiment. Such as figure 1 As shown, the cooking voucher issuing system 1 of this embodiment is installed in the kitchen of a restaurant or restaurant, and is composed of a kitchen printer 2 (printing device) and an order management server 3 (external device). A slip for cooking instructions (hereinafter referred to as "cooking instruction slip D (printed matter)"); the order management server 3 manages the customer's order information input from an external termi...