SATO has been granted a patent for a printer that can communicate with an external device and extract and print character strings based on predetermined extraction settings. The printer receives data containing the character string, acquires extraction setting information, extracts the character string from the data, and prints it on a print medium. GlobalData’s report on SATO gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Printer with extraction setting information for printing character strings
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11778108B2) describes a printer that can communicate with an external device using a predetermined communication protocol. The printer includes a processor that can receive data containing a character string to be printed from the external device. It can also acquire extraction setting information, which specifies how to extract the character string from the received data. Based on this information, the processor can extract the character string and print it on a print medium.
The printer also includes a storage unit that can store print data containing a character string object. This object represents the area on the print medium where the character string should be printed. The processor uses this print data to ensure that the extracted character string is printed within the designated character string object.
In addition to the printer, the patent also describes an information processing system that includes both the printer and an external device. The external device has a data transmission unit that can send data containing a character string to be printed by the printer. The printer's processor can receive this data and extract the character string based on the extraction setting information. It then prints the extracted character string on a print medium.
The processor in the information processing system can acquire multiple pieces of extraction setting information, each corresponding to a different method of extracting a character string. It can select the appropriate extraction setting information based on the data format of the received data and use it to extract the character string.
The external device mentioned in the patent can be a scanner that reads a code and transmits the corresponding character string to the printer. Alternatively, it can be a scale with a measurement unit that measures the weight of an object. The scale's data transmission unit can send the measured value as a character string to the printer when the weight variations fall within a predetermined value.
Overall, this patent describes a printer and an information processing system that can efficiently extract and print character strings from received data, allowing for accurate and precise printing on a print medium.
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