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Thermal label printer having I/O capabilities
Assignee: SATO A CORP OF JAPAN KK
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Filing: 1986-04-18
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Granted: 1988-05-24
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Expires: 2006-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A portable thermal label printer is provided with a data input, data memory for storing label information data, a program memory, and an input/output port for data communication with external devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Yo Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:48
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10881; B; B65; B65C; B65C11/00; B65C11/02; B65C11/0205; B65C11/021; B65C11/0215; B65C11/0221; B65C11/0226; B65C11/0289; G06K1/00; G06K1/12; G06K1/121; G06K15/00; G06K17/00; B65C2210/00; B65C2210/0002; B65C2210/0005; B65C2210/0008; B65C2210/0013; B65C2210/0018; B65C2210/0024; B65C2210/0037; B65C2210/0064; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0082; G06K2215/0097; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1788; Y10T156/1795; Y10T156/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A portable device for receiving information located on packages and for printing data on a print medium for the packages, the device comprising: first input means for receiving the information located on the packages; memory means for storing the information located on the packages and for storing predetermined package related data; a printer for printing the data on the print medium; control means connected to the printer, to the first input means and to the memory means for receiving the information from the first input means and for transferring the information to the memory means, for developing data, based on the predetermined package related data and the information contained on the packages, which data is to be printed on the print medium, and for controlling the printer unit means and the memory means to retrieve the data from the memory means and to cause the data to be printed, by the printer on the print medium; and I/O port means connected to and controlled by the control means and effective for providing bi-directional data communications between the portable device and an external electronic data processing device, the control means being effective to enable the information received by the first input means and the predetermined package related data to be transmitted to the external data processing device and to enable transmission of the package related data from the external data processing device to the memory means of the portable device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A portable device for receiving information located on packages and for printing data on a print medium for the packages, the device comprising: first input means for receiving the information located on the packages; memory means for storing the information located on the packages and for storing predetermined package related data; a printer for printing the data on the print medium; control means connected to the printer, to the first input means and to the memory means for receiving the information from the first input means and for transferring the information to the memory means, for developing data, based on the predetermined package related data and the information contained on the packages, which data is to be printed on the print medium, and for controlling the printer unit means and the memory means to retrieve the data from the memory means and to cause the data to be printed, by the printer on the print medium; and I/O port means connected to and controlled by the control means and effective for providing bi-directional data communications between the portable device and an external electronic data processing device, the control means being effective to enable the information received by the first input means and the predetermined package related data to be transmitted to the external data processing device and to enable transmission of the package related data from the external data processing device to the memory means of the portable device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises a computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the printer comprises a thermal printer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said first input means comprises a keyboard.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said first input means comprises a pen scanner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said information contained on said packages is in the form of a bar code.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A portable device according to claim 1, further comprising alignment holes disposed at predetermined positions in said print medium and further comprising a print medium position detection means adjacent said alignment holes for registering the relative position of said print medium in said printing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A portable device according to claim 7, further comprising a print medium passage and a print medium transport means connected to said print medium and to said control means, said transport means moving said print medium in response to printing by said printer on said print medium, said print medium being disposed in said print medium passage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises a host computer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said external device comprises a microcomputer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the print medium comprises a plurality of labels which are detachably adhered to the backing sheet.
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