JP2016051273A - Recording device and control method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow restoration to be executed by using a restoration file corresponding to a recording device at the time of restoration of a system based on the restoration file stored in an external storage medium for the recording device.SOLUTION: A recording device 11 is provided with a control section 20 executing restoration processing restoring a basic system KS based on a restoration file stored in a USB memory UM connected thereto. At the time of execution of the restoration processing, the control section 20 restores the basic system KS based on one restoration file stored when one restoration file is in a state of being stored in the USB memory UM and restores the basic system KS based on the restoration file being associated with its own serial number and being stored when a plurality of restoration files is in a state of being associated with serial numbers and being stored in the USB memory UM.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and a control method for the recording apparatus.

  Conventionally, a technique for updating data stored in an apparatus using an external storage medium (memory device) is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-156756 A

Here, for a recording apparatus having a function of recording on a recording medium, when restoring a system mounted on the recording apparatus based on a restoration file stored in an external storage medium, the restoration file corresponding to the recording apparatus is used. You need to perform a restore.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and can restore a recording apparatus using a restoration file corresponding to the recording apparatus when restoring the system based on the restoration file stored in the external storage medium. The purpose is to do so.

In order to achieve the above object, a recording apparatus of the present invention has a recording unit for recording on a recording medium and a control program for controlling the recording unit based on a restoration file stored in a connected external storage medium. A control unit that executes a restoration process for restoring a basic system including a basic control system and basic data used by the basic control system, and the control unit performs the external processing when executing the restoration process. When one restoration file is stored in a storage medium, the backbone system is restored based on the one restoration file stored, and the restoration file is associated with identification information in the external storage medium. If there are a plurality of stored statuses, the basic system is restored based on the restored file stored in association with the identification information of itself. It is characterized in.
According to the configuration of the present invention, when restoring the basic system based on the restoration file stored in the external storage medium, the recording apparatus can be restored using the restoration file corresponding to the recording apparatus.

Further, the recording apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the control unit executes a restoration process when the control unit is activated in a state where the external storage medium is connected.
According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to cause the recording apparatus to execute the restoration process by starting the recording apparatus with the external storage medium connected.

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, the control unit is designated when a plurality of the restoration files are not stored in the state associated with the identification information and are stored in the external storage medium. The backbone system is restored based on the restoration file.
According to the configuration of the present invention, the system can be restored by the designated restoration file in a predetermined case.

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the external storage medium is connected during operation, the control unit is based on the initial setting file if the initial setting file is stored in the external storage medium. If the initial setting file is executed and the initial setting file is not stored in the external storage medium, the restoration file for restoring the basic system is created and associated with the identification information of itself. It is stored in the external storage medium.
According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to create and store a restoration file by connecting an external storage medium that does not store the initial setting file during operation of the recording apparatus.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the control unit operates while the external storage medium is connected, if the basic system is changed, the identification of the external storage medium is performed. The restoration file associated with the identification information of itself is updated based on the backbone system after the change in association with the information.
According to the configuration of the present invention, the restored file reflecting the changed backbone system can be stored in the external storage medium in association with the identification information.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the control unit operates while the external storage medium is connected, if the basic system is changed, the identification of the external storage medium is performed. If the restored file associated with the information is stored, the restored file associated with the identification information of itself is updated based on the changed backbone system, and the external storage medium stores the restored file. If the restored file associated with the identification information is not in a stored state, the restored file is created based on the backbone system after the change, and stored in the external storage medium in association with the identification information of itself. It is characterized by.
According to the configuration of the present invention, the restored file reflecting the changed backbone system can be stored in the external storage medium in association with the identification information.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control method for a recording apparatus comprising a recording unit for recording on a recording medium, wherein the recording is based on a restoration file stored in a connected external storage medium. While executing a restoration process for restoring a basic system including a basic control system having a control program for controlling a unit and basic data used by the basic control system, the external storage medium is used for the restoration process. The restoration file is stored in the external storage medium, and the restoration file is associated with the identification information on the external storage medium, based on the one restoration file stored. When there are a plurality of stored statuses, the basic system is restored based on the restored file stored in association with the identification information of itself. And wherein the Rukoto.
According to the configuration of the present invention, when restoring the basic system based on the restoration file stored in the external storage medium, the recording apparatus can be restored using the restoration file corresponding to the recording apparatus.

The figure which shows the POS system which concerns on this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the functional structure of a POS system. The figure which shows an example of the user interface displayed on a touch panel. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of each apparatus of a POS system. The figure which shows a backbone system. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recording apparatus. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recording apparatus. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recording apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a POS (Point of Sales) system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The POS system 1 is a system applied to a store such as a shopping center, a retail store such as a department store, a convenience store, a restaurant, a restaurant such as a coffee shop, and a tavern.
The POS system 1 has a function for managing the sales status of products at a store, the status of product inventory, the status of sales, and the like, and a function for performing accounting according to products purchased by customers at a cashier counter L provided in the store. It has a function to issue a receipt according to the accounting.
A store to which the POS system 1 is applied is provided with a cashier counter L for a customer to check out. One register counter L is provided with one recording device 11 and one tablet terminal 10 (control device) connected to the one recording device 11 so as to be capable of wireless communication.

The tablet terminal 10 is a tablet (plate-shaped) computer. As will be described later, the tablet terminal 10 is provided with a touch panel 28 on the front surface, and various inputs can be performed by touch operations on the touch panel 28.
The tablet terminal 10 is a terminal used by a cashier in charge of accounting at the cashier counter L. As will be described later, the tablet terminal 10 provides a predetermined user interface to the cashier in charge at the cashier counter L. The cashier person makes an input corresponding to the transaction on the user interface, and refers to information on the transaction displayed on the user interface. The tablet terminal 10 controls the recording device 11 according to the transaction performed at the checkout counter L, and issues a receipt. The receipt issued by the recording device 11 is delivered to the customer.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional configurations of the tablet terminal 10, the recording device 11, and the POS server 17 constituting the POS system 1.

The recording device 11 is a thermal printer that records dots by forming dots on thermal paper using a thermal head.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the recording apparatus 11 includes a control unit 20, a printer unit 21 (recording unit), a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, and a device communication unit 24.

  The control unit 20 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and other peripheral circuits, and controls each unit of the recording apparatus 11.

The printer unit 21 has a transport mechanism that transports roll paper (recording medium) accommodated in the casing of the recording apparatus 11, a recording mechanism that records dots by forming dots on the roll paper with a thermal head, and roll paper as a predetermined. Various mechanisms relating to recording on roll paper, such as a cutting mechanism that cuts at the position, are provided. Under the control of the control unit 20, the printer unit 21 records an image relating to the receipt on the roll paper by the recording mechanism while conveying the roll paper by the conveyance mechanism, and cuts the roll paper at a predetermined position by the cutting mechanism. Issue a receipt.
The cash drawer 14 is connected to the printer unit 21 via a signal line in accordance with a predetermined serial communication standard. The printer unit 21 outputs a signal to the cash drawer 14 under the control of the control unit 20 to open the drawer provided in the cash drawer 14.

  The storage unit 22 includes a nonvolatile memory such as an EPROM and stores various data.

  The communication unit 23 wirelessly communicates with the tablet terminal 10 according to a predetermined wireless communication standard under the control of the control unit 20.

The device communication unit 24 includes an interface board having a port conforming to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard, and is in accordance with the USB protocol between the barcode scanner 12 (device) and the card reader 13 (device). connect. When the USB memory UM (external storage medium) is connected, the device communication unit 24 communicates with the USB memory UM.
The barcode scanner 12 reads a barcode attached to a product, product packaging, and the like, and outputs data indicating the read result to the device communication unit 24. The device communication unit 24 outputs the data input from the barcode scanner 12 to the control unit 20.
The card reader 13 reads magnetic information recorded on the magnetic card and outputs data indicating the read result to the device communication unit 24. The device communication unit 24 outputs the data input from the card reader 13 to the control unit 20.
The USB memory UM is an auxiliary storage device that is detachably connected to the recording device 11 and stores various data.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tablet terminal 10 includes a terminal control unit 26, a terminal communication unit 27, a touch panel 28, and a terminal storage unit 29.

  The terminal control unit 26 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, other peripheral circuits, and the like, and controls each unit of the tablet terminal 10. A web browser is installed in the tablet terminal 10. The terminal control unit 26 functions as the browser execution unit 261 by reading and executing the web browser.

  The terminal communication unit 27 communicates with the recording device 11 and the POS server 17 according to a predetermined wireless communication standard under the control of the terminal control unit 26.

  The touch panel 28 includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel, and a touch sensor provided to overlap the liquid crystal display panel. The display panel displays various images under the control of the terminal control unit 26. The touch sensor detects a touch operation and outputs it to the terminal control unit 26.

  The terminal storage unit 29 includes a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM and stores various data.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the POS server 17 includes a server control unit 30, a server storage unit 31, and a server communication unit 32.
The server control unit 30 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the POS server 17. A POS application is installed in the POS server 17. The server control unit 30 functions as the application execution unit 301 by reading and executing the POS application.

  The server storage unit 31 includes a hard disk and a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, and stores various data. The server storage unit 31 stores a database that stores information on products, a database that manages sales, a database that manages inventory, and the like. The server control unit 30 manages the POS system 1 using various databases stored in the server storage unit 31.

  The server communication unit 32 communicates with the tablet terminal 10 according to a predetermined wireless communication standard under the control of the server control unit 30.

  Next, the operation of each device of the POS system 1 at the time of payment performed at the checkout counter L will be described.

Here, before the accounting is performed, the tablet terminal 10 performs the following processing.
That is, the cashier person starts up the browser of the tablet terminal 10 and instructs the touch panel 28 to display the dedicated user interface UI. In response to the instruction, the browser execution unit 261 of the terminal control unit 26 accesses a predetermined address of the POS server 17, acquires a drawing file such as an HTML file, and displays a dedicated user interface UI based on the drawing file. To do. In the POS server 17, the application execution unit 301 executes generation and transmission of a drawing file. In the drawing file, a script having a function of executing various processes related to accounting in cooperation with the application execution unit 301 of the POS server 17 is implemented in a predetermined script language.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the dedicated user interface UI displayed on the touch panel 28.
In the dedicated user interface UI of FIG. 3, a list display area 39 in which a name of a product purchased by a customer, a unit price of the product, and a quantity of the product are displayed in a list is provided in the upper left portion. On the right side of the list display area 39, there is provided an amount display area 40 for displaying the total amount of products purchased by the customer, the amount of money deposited from the customer at the time of accounting, and the amount of change to be given to the customer.
Below the list display area 39, there is provided a barcode information display area 41 for displaying barcode information read by the barcode scanner 12 (hereinafter referred to as "barcode information"). Bar code information is basically a product code assigned to a product.
Below the barcode information display area 41 is provided a member number display area 42 for displaying the member number acquired by the card reader 13 when the customer's member card is read.
A software numeric keypad 43 is provided on the right side of the bar code information display area 41 and the member number display area 42.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of each device of the POS system 1 at the time of accounting. In particular, FIG. 4 shows the operation of each device of the POS system 1 when a customer purchases one product. (A) shows the operation of the recording device 11, (B) shows the operation of the tablet terminal 10, and (C) shows the operation of the POS server 17.

As shown in FIG. 4 (A), at the cashier counter L, a cashier person reads a bar code attached to one product or a product package purchased by the customer with the bar code scanner 12 (step SX1). .
The barcode scanner 12 outputs reading result data based on the reading result to the device communication unit 24 via a port to which the barcode scanner 12 is connected.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the device communication unit 24 of the recording apparatus 11 outputs the input reading result data to the control unit 20 (step SA1).
The control unit 20 controls the communication unit 23 to transmit the input reading result data to the tablet terminal 10 (step SA2).

As shown in FIG. 4B, the browser execution unit 261 of the terminal control unit 26 of the tablet terminal 10 controls the terminal communication unit 27 to receive the read result data (step SB1).
Next, the browser execution unit 261 displays information (product code in this example) indicated by the read result data in the barcode information display area 41 of the dedicated user interface UI (step SB2).
Next, the browser execution unit 261 communicates with the application execution unit 301 of the server control unit 30 of the POS server 17, and inquires about the name of the product corresponding to the product code and the unit price of the product (step SB3).

  As shown in FIG. 4C, the application execution unit 301 of the server control unit 30 of the POS server 17 obtains appropriate information from an appropriate database in response to the inquiry, and the name of the product and the unit price of the product. (Step SC1).

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the browser execution unit 261 acquires the name of the responded product and the unit price of the product, and displays the name of the product, the unit price of the product, and the quantity of the product in the list display area 39. To display. Further, the browser execution unit 261 displays the total price of the products purchased by the customer in a predetermined column of the price display area 40 (step SB4).

  Next, when the cashier person performs an operation for confirming the product to be checked through the software numeric keypad 43, the cashier person takes care of the price from the customer and returns the change. . The browser execution unit 261 appropriately communicates with the application execution unit 301, and displays appropriate information in an appropriate column of the money amount display area 40 according to these operations (step SB5).

  Next, the browser execution unit 261 generates recording data including information related to a receipt to be issued to the printer unit 21 (step SB6). In this embodiment, the recording data is an XML document, and the recording data includes information necessary for issuing a receipt, such as information on characters and images to be recorded on the receipt, in accordance with the format related to XML.

  Next, the browser execution unit 261 controls the terminal communication unit 27 to transmit the generated recording data to the recording device 11 (step SB7).

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the control unit 20 of the recording device 11 controls the communication unit 23 in response to transmission of the recording data by the browser execution unit 261 to receive the recording data (step SA3).

Next, the control unit 20 generates a control command according to the command system of the printer unit 21 based on the received recording data, and causes the printer unit 21 to perform various processes related to issuance of a receipt. The data is output to the printer unit 21 (step SA4).
Based on the control command, the control circuit of the printer unit 21 controls various mechanisms and issues a receipt (step SA5).

  By the way, the above-described processing relating to communication of the recording apparatus 11, processing relating to recording, processing relating to device control, and other processes are executed by the functions of the core system KS installed in the recording apparatus 11.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the basic system KS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the basic system KS includes a basic control system BS.
The basic control system BS is a system including a program relating to control of processing by the recording apparatus 11, processing relating to recording, processing relating to device control, and other processing control. The basic control system BS includes firmware FW (control program) that controls each unit of the recording apparatus 11 including the printer unit 21. The basic control system BS includes an application AP that realizes an additional function of the recording apparatus 11. The basic control system BS includes a device driver DD related to control of devices connectable to the recording apparatus 11. In this example, the basic control system BS is simplified, but the basic control system BS may be configured to include plug-in software used by the firmware FW and various databases.
The basic control system BS has a version. The contents of the same version of the basic control system BS are the same. That is, the programs of the same version of the basic control system BS match, and the versions of the programs (firmware FW, application AP, device driver DD) match. On the other hand, the contents of different versions of the basic control system BS are different.
The basic control system BS operates with a predetermined OS (Operation System) installed in the recording device 11.

As shown in FIG. 5, the basic system KS includes basic data KD.
The basic data KD is a data group including data used by each program of the basic control system BS.
The basic data KD includes a communication setting file TF. The communication setting file TF is a file in which settings related to communication are recorded. Communication settings include, for example, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS (Domain name system) server settings, wireless communication settings (network mode (infrastructure mode, ad hoc mode, etc.), SSID, authentication method, etc. Encryption scheme, etc.).
The basic data KD includes a recording operation setting file SF. The recording operation setting file SF is a file in which settings relating to the recording operation are recorded. Settings relating to the recording operation include, for example, settings relating to recording speed, recording density, and margins, settings relating to images to be recorded by default, and settings relating to operation modes relating to recording.

As described above, the USB memory UM can be connected to the recording apparatus 11.
Then, the recording device 11 performs restoration of the core system KS (hereinafter referred to as “restoration processing”) based on the restoration file stored in the USB memory UM in a predetermined case described later. Further, the recording device 11 executes initial setting (hereinafter, referred to as “initial setting process”) of the core system KS based on an initial setting file stored in the USB memory UM in a predetermined case described later. Further, the recording device 11 creates a restoration file for restoring the core system KS and stores it in the USB memory UM (hereinafter referred to as “creation storage processing”) in a predetermined case described later. Hereinafter, when the restoration process, the initial setting process, and the creation storage process are not distinguished, these processes are collectively referred to as “corresponding process”.
The recording device 11 uses the characteristics of the USB memory UM to execute each corresponding process at an appropriate timing and in an appropriate method. Hereinafter, the process of the recording apparatus 11 will be described together with the specific contents of each corresponding process and the specific contents of data (file) used in each corresponding process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recording apparatus 11 after the power is turned on.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the recording apparatus 11 is activated when the power is turned on (step SX2), a predetermined OS is activated, and further, the backbone system KS is activated (step SD1).
After starting the backbone system KS, the control unit 20 determines whether the USB memory UM is connected, that is, whether the power is turned on with the USB memory UM connected (step SD2). .

When the USB memory UM is connected when the power is turned on (step SD2: YES), the control unit 20 executes a restoration process (step SD3).
Although the details will be described later, the restoration processing is processing for restoring the core system KS based on the restoration file stored in the USB memory UM.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, if an operation using the characteristic that the USB memory UM is removable, that is, the power of the recording apparatus 11 is turned on with the USB memory UM connected, the restoration process is automatically executed. Is done. For this reason, the user does not need to perform complicated operations such as inputting information necessary for executing the restoration process and an instruction to start the restoration process in the user interface displayed in a predetermined method. Convenience is high. In addition, since the restoration process is not performed unless the power of the recording apparatus 11 is turned on with the USB memory UM connected, it is possible to prevent the restoration process from being executed unintentionally.

After executing the restoration process, the control unit 20 activates the restored backbone system KS and puts the recording device 11 into an operating state (step SD4). The operating state refers to a state in which the recording apparatus 11 can execute various processes such as a recording process and a communication process by the function of the core system KS.
Thereafter, the control unit 20 shifts the processing procedure to Step SD10. The processing after step SD10 will be described later.

On the other hand, if the USB memory UM is not in a connected state when the power is turned on (step SD2: NO), the recording device 11 enters an operating state (step SD5).
While the recording apparatus 11 is in operation, the control unit 20 monitors whether or not the USB memory UM is connected (step SD6).

When it is detected that the USB memory UM is connected (step SD6: YES), the control unit 20 determines whether or not the initial setting file is stored in the USB memory UM (step SD7).
The initial setting file is a file used for initializing data that can be initialized among the data included in the basic data KD. Data initialization means, for example, that for the communication setting file TF, an initial value is set as a setting value for each setting item related to communication settings. Data initialization means, for example, for the recording operation setting file SF, an initial value is set as a setting value for each setting item relating to the setting of the recording operation.

When the initial setting file is stored in the USB memory UM (step SD7: YES), the control unit 20 executes an initial setting process (step SD8).
The initial setting process is a process for initializing each data included in the basic data KD based on the initial setting file.
After executing the initial setting process, the control unit 20 shifts the processing procedure to step SD10. The processing after step SD10 will be described later.

  As described above, in this embodiment, while the recording apparatus 11 is in operation, the operation using the characteristic that the USB memory UM is removable, that is, the USB memory UM storing the initial setting file is connected to the recording apparatus 11 is performed. If so, the initial setting process is automatically executed. Therefore, the user does not need to perform complicated work such as inputting information necessary for executing the initial setting process or an instruction to start the initial setting process in the user interface displayed in a predetermined method. High user convenience. Further, if the USB memory UM storing the initial setting file is not connected while the recording apparatus 11 is in operation, the initial setting process is not performed, so that the initial setting process is executed unintentionally. Can be suppressed.

In step SD7, when the initial setting file is not stored in the USB memory UM (step SD7: NO), the control unit 20 executes a creation storage process (step SD9).
In the creation and storage process, the control unit 20 generates a restoration file of the backbone system KS (hereinafter, referred to as “core restoration file”). The backbone restoration file is a so-called backup file, and can be restored to the state of the backbone system KS when the restoration file is generated by using the restoration file to be described later. The basic restoration file includes a restoration file for restoration of the basic control system BS (hereinafter referred to as “system restoration file”), a restoration file for restoration of the basic data KD (hereinafter referred to as “data restoration file”), Have
After generating the core restoration file, the control unit 20 acquires the serial number of the recording device 11. The serial number is identification information that is uniquely assigned to the recording apparatus 11 in the manufacturing stage of the recording apparatus 11. Information indicating the serial number is stored in a predetermined storage area.
Next, the control unit 20 stores the generated core restoration file in the USB memory UM in association with the acquired serial number. For example, the association is performed by including a serial number in the file name of the core restoration file according to a predetermined rule. In addition, for example, the association stores the data of a table in which the file name of the core restoration file and the serial number are associated in advance in the USB memory UM, and the file name of the generated core restoration file is acquired in the table. This is done by generating a record that associates the serial number.

  After executing the creation storage process, the control unit 20 shifts the processing procedure to step SD10. The processing after step SD10 will be described later.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the characteristic that the USB memory UM that is not in the state in which the initial setting file is stored is connected to the recording device 11 while the recording device 11 is in operation is used. If work is performed, the creation and restoration process is automatically executed. For this reason, the user does not need to perform complicated work such as inputting information necessary to execute the creation storage process and an instruction to start the creation storage process on the user interface displayed in a predetermined method. High user convenience. Further, if the USB memory UM that is not stored in the initial setting file is not connected while the recording device 11 is in operation, the creation / storage process is not performed. Therefore, the creation / storage process is executed unintentionally. Can be suppressed.

As shown in step SD10, during operation of the recording apparatus 11, the control unit 20 monitors whether or not there has been a change in the backbone system KS (step SD10). The change of the basic system KS is, for example, a change of the version of the basic control system BS or a change of the data content of the basic data KD.
When there is a change in the basic system KS, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the basic restoration file associated with the serial number of the recording device 11 is stored in the USB memory UM (step SD11). .
When the backbone restoration file associated with the serial number is stored (step SD11: YES), the control unit 20 updates the backbone restoration file associated with the serial number based on the backbone system KS after the change. (Step SD12). Thereafter, the control unit 20 returns the processing procedure to Step SD10.
As a result, the core restoration file stored in the USB memory UM becomes a file corresponding to the changed core system KS.

When the backbone restoration file associated with the serial number is not stored (step SD11: NO), the control unit 20 creates the backbone restoration file based on the changed backbone system KS and associates it with the serial number. And stored in the USB memory UM (step SD13). Thereafter, the control unit 20 returns the processing procedure to Step SD10.
As a result, the key restoration file corresponding to the changed key system KS is stored in the USB memory UM in association with the serial number.

  Next, the restoration process in step SD3 will be described in detail.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the restoration process in detail.
As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 20 acquires the serial number of the recording device 11 (step SE1).
Next, the control unit 20 controls the device communication unit 24 to access the USB memory UM, and determines whether or not there is a core restoration file stored in association with the serial number acquired in step SE1 (step SE2). ).

When there is a core restoration file stored in association with the serial number (step SE2: YES), the control unit 20 specifies the core restoration file stored in association with the serial number as a file used for restoration of the core system KS. (Step SE3).
Thereafter, the control unit 20 shifts the processing procedure to step SE7 and executes a restoration execution process. Although details will be described later, the restoration execution process is a process of restoring the backbone system KS based on the identified backbone restoration file.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the recording device 11 having the serial number of 1 has the backbone restoration file associated with the serial number of the USB memory UM, the backbone system KS is used by using the backbone restoration file. To restore. For this reason, when the user wants one recording apparatus 11 to execute the restoration execution process based on the core restoration file corresponding to the one recording apparatus 11, the following process may be executed. The user stores the basic restoration file in the USB memory UM in association with the serial number 1 of the one recording device 11 and starts the recording device 11 with the USB memory UM connected to the recording device 11 (power on). do it.
In particular, when causing each of the plurality of recording apparatuses 11 to execute the restoration execution process using individual core restoration files, the user may execute the following process. The user stores the basic restoration file corresponding to each recording device 11 in the USB memory UM in association with the serial number of each recording device 11. For each recording device 11, the recording device 11 may be activated (powered on) with the USB memory UM connected to the recording device 11. By performing such a simple operation, it is possible to cause each recording device 11 to execute the restoration execution process using the corresponding individual core restoration file.

In step SE2, if the basic restoration file associated with the serial number acquired in step SE1 is not stored in the USB memory UM (step SE2: NO), the control unit 20 performs the following determination (step SE2). SE4). The control unit 20 determines whether or not the number of basic restoration files stored in the USB memory UM is “one” (step SE4).
When the number of backbone restoration files stored in the USB memory UM is “one” (step SE4: YES), the control unit 20 identifies that one backbone restoration file as a file used for restoration of the backbone system KS ( Step SE5). Thereafter, the control unit 20 shifts the processing procedure to step SE7 and executes a restoration execution process.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the number of basic restoration files stored in the USB memory UM is “one”, the control unit 20 restores the basic system KS using the one basic restoration file. Thereby, the following effects are produced.
That is, when a store to which the POS system 1 is applied is small and one recording device 11 is provided in the store, the user can restore the backbone system KS of the one recording device 11 as follows. USB memory UM should be prepared. That is, the user may prepare a USB memory UM in which one basic restoration file corresponding to one recording device 11 is stored without being associated with the serial number of the one recording device 11. For this reason, the user does not need to perform the operation of associating the serial number of one recording device 11 with the corresponding core restoration file (changing the file name or modifying the table for managing the association). Improves.

When there are a plurality of basic restoration files stored in the USB memory UM in step SE4 (step SE4: NO), the control unit 20 selects the basic restoration file designated by the user among the plurality of stored basic restoration files. Are identified as files used for restoration of the core system KS (step SE6).
More specifically, the control unit 20 includes control data that instructs the tablet terminal 10 to display a user interface that includes each file name of a plurality of basic restoration files and that selects (specifies) any one of the files. It transmits to the tablet terminal 10. The browser execution unit 261 of the terminal control unit 26 of the tablet terminal 10 receives control data. Based on the received control data, the browser execution unit 261 displays the file names of a plurality of basic restoration files on the touch panel 28 and displays a user interface that can select one of the file names. The user selects a file name of one of the core restoration files using the user interface. The browser execution unit 261 transmits data including the file name selected by the user to the recording device 11. The control unit 20 of the recording device 11 receives data. The control unit 20 specifies the basic restoration file having the file name included in the data as a file used for restoration of the basic system KS (step SE6). Thereafter, the control unit 20 shifts the processing procedure to step SE7 and executes a restoration execution process.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the control unit 20 does not store the basic restoration file associated with the corresponding serial number in the USB memory UM, and the stored basic restoration file is “one”. If not, the restoration execution process is executed based on the core restoration file designated by the user. Therefore, in a predetermined case, it is possible to prevent the restoration execution process from being executed based on the basic restoration file that is not intended by the user.

Next, the restoration execution process in step SD7 will be described in detail.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the restoration execution process in detail.
In the description using FIG. 8 below, the basic restoration file identified by the control unit 20 in step SE3, step SE5, or step SE6 in FIG. 7 is expressed as “specific basic restoration file”.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the control unit 20 includes the version of the basic control system BS of the basic system KS installed in the recording device 11 and the system recovery file (restore for recovery of the basic control system BS) included in the specific basic recovery file. It is determined whether or not the version of the basic control system BS in (file) matches (step SF1).
When the versions match (step SF1: YES), the control unit 20 restores the basic data KD based on the data restoration file (the restoration file for restoration of the basic data KD) included in the specific basic restoration file.

  Thus, when the versions match, the control unit 20 does not restore the basic control system BS, but restores the basic data KD. This produces the following effects. That is, as described above, the basic control system BS has the same contents of the same version of the basic control system BS. Therefore, when the version of the basic control system BS installed in the recording device 11 and the version of the basic control system BS of the system restoration file included in the specific basic restoration file match, the contents of these systems match. In this case, the time required for the restoration execution process can be shortened by not performing the restoration of the basic control system BS.

On the other hand, if the versions do not match (step SF1: NO), the control unit 20 determines that the version of the basic control system BS of the system restoration file included in the specific basic restoration file is the basic control system BS implemented in the recording device 11. It is determined whether or not the version is greater than (No. SF3).
If it is larger (step SF3: YES), the control unit 20 executes restoration accompanying upgrade of the system version for the basic control system BS of the recording apparatus 11 based on the system restoration file included in the specific basic restoration file (step SF). SF4). Thereafter, the control unit 20 moves the processing procedure to step SF2 and restores the basic data KD based on the data restoration file. Thereby, restoration of the core system KS based on the specific core restoration file is completed.

  If it is smaller (step SF3: NO), the control unit 20 executes restoration accompanied by downgrading of the system version for the basic control system BS of the recording device 11 based on the system restoration file included in the specific core restoration file ( Step SF5). Thereafter, the control unit 20 moves the processing procedure to step SF2 and restores the basic data KD based on the data restoration file. Thereby, restoration of the core system KS based on the specific core restoration file is completed.

As described above, the recording apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the printer unit 21 (recording unit) that records on roll paper (recording medium) and the USB memory UM (external storage medium) are connected. 11 is activated, if a restoration file is stored in the USB memory UM, a basic control system BS having at least a firmware FW (control program) for controlling the printer unit 21 based on the restoration file; When a restoration process for restoring the backbone system KS including the basic data KD used by the control system BS is executed, and the USB memory UM is connected while the recording device 11 is operating, the initial setting is made in the USB memory UM. If the file is stored, the initial setup of the core system is performed based on the initial setup file. Is executed, provided to be in the state of the initialization file is stored in the USB memory UM, the control unit 20 to be stored in the USB memory UM create a restore files to restore critical system KS, the.
According to this configuration, using the characteristic that the USB memory UM is removable, the user can restore the recording device 11 using the restoration file using the USB memory UM, the initial setting using the initialization file, and the restoration file. Creation and storage can be executed.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 stores the restoration file in the USB memory UM when the recording system 11 is operating with the USB memory UM connected and the core system KS is changed. If it is in the changed state, the restoration file is updated based on the changed backbone system KS. If the restoration file is not stored in the USB memory UM, the restoration file is created on the basis of the changed backbone system KS. And stored in the USB memory UM.
According to this configuration, the restored file stored in the USB memory UM can be a file reflecting the change of the core system KS.

In this embodiment, when executing the restoration process, the control unit 20 restores the basic data KD to be implemented based on the restoration file, and the basic control system BS to be implemented is the basic control system BS included in the restoration file. And restore based on the restored file when the version is different.
According to this configuration, the basic control system BS can be prevented from being unnecessarily restored, and the time required for the restoration process can be shortened.

In addition, the recording apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment has a firmware FW (based on a printer unit 21 (recording unit) for recording on a recording medium and a restoration file stored in a connected USB memory UM (external storage medium). And a control unit 20 that executes a restoration process for restoring the basic system KS including the basic control system BS having at least a control program) and the basic data KD used by the basic control system BS. When executing the restoration process, the control unit 20 restores the backbone system KS based on the one restored file when one restoration file is stored in the USB memory UM, and stores it in the USB memory UM. When a plurality of restoration files are stored in association with the serial number, the backbone system KS is restored based on the restoration file stored in association with its own serial number.
According to this configuration, when the main system KS is restored on the recording device 11 based on the restoration file stored in the USB memory UM, the restoration can be executed using the restoration file corresponding to the recording device 11.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 20 executes the restoration process when activated with the USB memory UM connected.
According to this configuration, the user can cause the recording device 11 to execute the restoration process by starting the recording device 11 with the USB memory UM connected.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 determines whether the plurality of restoration files are stored in the USB memory UM without being associated with the serial number, based on the designated restoration file. Restore KS.
According to this configuration, in a predetermined case, the user can restore the system using the restoration file designated by the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the USB memory UM is connected during operation, the control unit 20 is in a state where the initial setting file is stored in the USB memory UM, based on the initial setting file. If the initial setting is executed and the initial setting file is not stored in the USB memory UM, a restoration file for restoring the core system KS is created and stored in the USB memory UM in association with its own serial number.
According to this configuration, the user can create and store the restoration file by connecting the USB memory UM that is not in the state where the initial setting file is stored while the recording device 11 is in operation.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 20 is associated with its own serial number in the USB memory UM when the backbone system KS is changed while operating with the USB memory UM connected. If the restoration file is stored, the restoration file associated with its own serial number is updated based on the changed core system KS, and the restoration file associated with the serial number is stored in the USB memory UM. If not, a restoration file is created based on the changed core system KS and stored in the USB memory UM in association with its own serial number.
According to the configuration of the present invention, the restored file reflecting the changed core system KS can be stored in the USB memory UM in association with the serial number.

The above-described embodiment is merely an aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the external storage medium is the USB memory UM. However, the external storage medium may be any device as long as it is detachable from the recording device 11 and can store data.
In the above-described embodiment, the printing method of the recording apparatus 11 is the thermal method. However, the printing method is not limited to the thermal method.
Each functional block described can be arbitrarily realized by hardware and software, and does not suggest a specific hardware configuration.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Recording device, 20 ... Control part, 21 ... Printer unit (recording part), UM ... USB memory (external storage medium).

Claims (7)

A recording unit for recording on a recording medium;
Based on a restoration file stored in a connected external storage medium, a basic system including a basic control system having a control program for controlling the recording unit and basic data used by the basic control system is restored. A control unit that executes a restoration process to perform,
The controller is
When executing the restoration process,
When one restoration file is stored in the external storage medium, the backbone system is restored based on the one restoration file stored;
When a plurality of restoration files are stored in association with identification information in the external storage medium, the backbone system is restored based on the restoration file stored in association with the identification information of itself. A recording apparatus. The controller is
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a restoration process is executed when the external storage medium is activated in a connected state. The controller is
When the plurality of restoration files are not stored in the state associated with the identification information and are stored in the external storage medium,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basic system is restored based on the designated restoration file. The controller is
When the external storage medium is connected during operation,
If the initial setting file is stored in the external storage medium, the initial setting of the backbone system is executed based on the initial setting file,
If the initial setting file is not stored in the external storage medium, the restoration file for restoring the backbone system is created and stored in the external storage medium in association with the identification information of itself. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The controller is
When operating in a state where the external storage medium is connected, if there is a change in the backbone system,
5. The restoration file associated with the identification information of the user is updated on the external storage medium in association with the identification information of the apparatus based on the backbone system after the change. The recording apparatus according to claim 1. The controller is
When operating in a state where the external storage medium is connected, if there is a change in the backbone system,
If the restoration file associated with the identification information of itself is stored in the external storage medium, the restoration file associated with the identification information of the user is updated based on the changed backbone system. ,
If the restoration file associated with the identification information of itself is not stored in the external storage medium, the restoration file is created based on the changed backbone system and associated with the identification information of itself. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is stored in the external storage medium. A method for controlling a recording apparatus including a recording unit for recording on a recording medium,
Based on a restoration file stored in a connected external storage medium, a basic system including a basic control system having a control program for controlling the recording unit and basic data used by the basic control system is restored. While performing the restore process to
When executing the restoration process,
When one restoration file is stored in the external storage medium, the backbone system is restored based on the one restoration file stored;
When a plurality of restoration files are stored in association with identification information in the external storage medium, the backbone system is restored based on the restoration file stored in association with the identification information of itself. A control method for a recording apparatus.

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