Printing content expansion method and printer

Abstract

The invention provides a printing content expansion method and a printer. The printing content expansion method comprises the following steps that whether the printer is provided with an information template or not is judged; according to preset information of the information template or extracted information of the information template from bill data, the printer generates identifications related to the preset information or the extracted information, specifically, the identifications are characters or figures or two-dimensional codes; the identifications are inserted to corresponding positions of bills according to preset positions of the information template; if the printer is provided with the information template, the bills comprising the identifications are printed; and if the printer is provided with no information template, the bills with no identification are printed. By arranging the information template on the printer portion, printing content needing to be expanded can be inserted into the bills. The printer comprises a control system connected with a bill processing device. The information template can be arranged in the control system as required, and the control system can print the identifications on the bills according to the information template.

Description

technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of printers, in particular to a method for expanding printed content and a printer thereof. Background technique

[0002] Receipt printers are widely used, such as printing receipts and invoices in shopping malls and supermarkets, as well as printers for printing value-added tax invoices used by various companies for financial purposes. Common types of receipt printers include thermal receipt printers, thermal transfer receipt printers, dot matrix receipt printers, etc. The advantages and disadvantages of different types of printers vary. The advantages of thermal printing technology are fast printing speed, good printing effect, and low maintenance cost. The disadvantage is that it has higher requirements for printing paper. The advantage of the thermal transfer receipt printer is that it is faster and the effect is better, but its mechanism is more complicated.

[0003] At present, the receipt printer is ...

Examples

Embodiment 1

[0039] refer to figure 1 As shown, a method for expanding printed content, the method includes the following steps:

[0040] Determine whether the printer has set an information template;

[0041] According to the preset information of the information template, or to extract information from the receipt data according to the information template, the printer generates a mark related to the preset or extracted information, and the mark is text or graphic or two-dimensional code;

[0042] Inserting the logo into the corresponding position of the bill according to the preset position of the information template;

[0043] If the printer is set with an information template, print the receipt containing the logo; if the printer does not set the information template, then print the receipt without the logo.

[0044] Through the above method, if the printer can print the receipt when the information template is set; it can also print in the existing layout format of the receipt whe...

Embodiment 2

[0068] A printer that can implement the method for printing extended content in Embodiment 1, the printer includes a control system, the control system is connected to a bill processing device, information templates can be set in the control system as required, and the control system Print the logo on the ticket according to the information template.

[0069] By setting an information template that can be set according to requirements, the user can perform personalized settings more flexibly.

technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of printers, in particular to a method for expanding printed content and a printer thereof. Background technique

[0002] Receipt printers are widely used, such as printing receipts and invoices in shopping malls and supermarkets, as well as printers for printing value-added tax invoices used by various companies for financial purposes. Common types of receipt printers include thermal receipt printers, thermal transfer receipt printers, dot matrix receipt printers, etc. The advantages and disadvantages of different types of printers vary. The advantages of thermal printing technology are fast printing speed, good printing effect, and low maintenance cost. The disadvantage is that it has higher requirements for printing paper. The advantage of the thermal transfer receipt printer is that it is faster and the effect is better, but its mechanism is more complicated.

[0003] At present, the receipt printer is ...

Examples

Embodiment 1

[0039] refer to figure 1 As shown, a method for expanding printed content, the method includes the following steps:

[0040] Determine whether the printer has set an information template;

[0041] According to the preset information of the information template, or to extract information from the receipt data according to the information template, the printer generates a mark related to the preset or extracted information, and the mark is text or graphic or two-dimensional code;

[0042] Inserting the logo into the corresponding position of the bill according to the preset position of the information template;

[0043] If the printer is set with an information template, print the receipt containing the logo; if the printer does not set the information template, then print the receipt without the logo.

[0044] Through the above method, if the printer can print the receipt when the information template is set; it can also print in the existing layout format of the receipt whe...

Embodiment 2

[0068] A printer that can implement the method for printing extended content in Embodiment 1, the printer includes a control system, the control system is connected to a bill processing device, information templates can be set in the control system as required, and the control system Print the logo on the ticket according to the information template.

[0069] By setting an information template that can be set according to requirements, the user can perform personalized settings more flexibly.

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