AU2001283022A1 - Method and apparatus for two-color thermal point of sale (pos) printing - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for two-color thermal point of sale (pos) printing

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AU2001283022A1
AU2001283022A1 AU2001283022A AU8302201A AU2001283022A1 AU 2001283022 A1 AU2001283022 A1 AU 2001283022A1 AU 2001283022 A AU2001283022 A AU 2001283022A AU 8302201 A AU8302201 A AU 8302201A AU 2001283022 A1 AU2001283022 A1 AU 2001283022A1
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color
printing
pos
sale
thermal point
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AU2001283022A
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Steven P. Hilsdorf
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Transact Technologies Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/46—Colour picture communication systems
    • H04N1/56—Processing of colour picture signals
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/48—Apparatus for condensed record, tally strip, or like work using two or more papers, or sets of papers, e.g. devices for switching over from handling of copy material in sheet form to handling of copy material in continuous form and vice versa or point-of-sale printers comprising means for printing on continuous copy material, e.g. journal for tills, and on single sheets, e.g. cheques or receipts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/525—Arrangement for multi-colour printing, not covered by group B41J2/21, e.g. applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking process

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Color, Gradation (AREA)
  • Record Information Processing For Printing (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Color Image Communication Systems (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)

Abstract

A 2-color thermal point of sale (POS) printer includes a converter for converting full color printing commands into a commands for printing in two colors, a primary color and an alternate color. A three color image is possible when using the background color of the paper as a color.
AU2001283022A 2000-08-04 2001-07-27 Method and apparatus for two-color thermal point of sale (pos) printing Abandoned AU2001283022A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09633003 2000-08-04
US09/633,003 US6934054B1 (en) 2000-08-04 2000-08-04 Method and apparatus for two-color thermal point of sale (POS) printing
PCT/US2001/023778 WO2002013131A2 (en) 2000-08-04 2001-07-27 Method and apparatus for two-color thermal point of sale (pos) printing

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AU2001283022A1 true AU2001283022A1 (en) 2002-02-18

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US (1) US6934054B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1312043B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100419786C (en)
AT (1) ATE343180T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001283022A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2431873C (en)
DE (1) DE60123972T2 (en)
MX (1) MXPA03001719A (en)
WO (1) WO2002013131A2 (en)

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CA2431873A1 (en) 2002-02-14
US6934054B1 (en) 2005-08-23
EP1312043A2 (en) 2003-05-21
MXPA03001719A (en) 2005-02-17
DE60123972T2 (en) 2007-06-06
CA2431873C (en) 2010-06-15
CN1502092A (en) 2004-06-02
WO2002013131A2 (en) 2002-02-14
ATE343180T1 (en) 2006-11-15
WO2002013131A3 (en) 2002-05-02
EP1312043B1 (en) 2006-10-18
DE60123972D1 (en) 2006-11-30
CN100419786C (en) 2008-09-17

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