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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7460252 | Graphical printing system and method using text triggers A set of new printing functions are implemented as defining commands to make it possible to add graphic effects to a printout of a POS printer. These functions are based on a method of designating usually cyclically re-occurring byte strings, usually text in receipt... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7446897 | Transactional printer with slip processing mechanism A transactional printer having a wheel interconnected to a knife cutting assembly for frictionally engaging a severed slip and ejecting it into a receiving bin. The wheel is moved out of engagement with an ejected slip during the cutting operation of the knife. As t... | 11/04/2008 |
| D527413 | Transaction printer | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085117 | EMC immunity improvements to USB interface A USB interface having improved EMC immunity where the D+, D−, and USB ground lines each pass through a common mode choke. The USB 5V line is AC coupled to the USB ground line outside the choke and routed through a high impedance into the circuit while main... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7028894 | System and method for identifying a retail customer's purchasing habits A system and method for targeting marketing messages at a point-of-sale consumer by collecting current transactional receipt data, such as the time of a retail transaction, the date of the transaction, the number of items purchased the transaction, and the total dol... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7019583 | Current inrush limiting circuit An inrush circuit for electronic devices is particularly useful for point-of-sale printers. The circuit applies an active feedback-controlled voltage ramp to a bulk capacitor by means of a P-channel field effect transistor that is operated linearly after a controlle... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6995867 | Color adjusted printing A program method of converting a multiple color file to a two-color, or limited color file, so that an image contained therein can be printed upon a receipt, Point Of Sale, or two-color printer. Most multiple color files that contain logos and graphics cannot be suc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6928183 | System for and method of reading MICR using high and low gain signals Commercial establishments that add MICR indicia to commercial instruments usually do so via laser printers that produce a high gain signal. Moreover, commercially printed documents that include MICR indicia can also result in a high gain signal. MICR indicia generat... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6801335 | Method of controlling impact printer noise A method of controlling noise in an impact printer that modulates the input pulse to the power amplifier of the printer. The resulting current waveform is then applied to the print wire solenoids. The final shape of the force input to the platen reduces or spreads t... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6784909 | Auxiliary control device for managing printing in a thermal printer The present invention provides a dot history compensation system for varying the drive current to the points of a thermal print head in response to the printing history of the points. One or two previous print lines may be examined. In addition, the history of point... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6781781 | Magnetic read head having decode circuitry The present invention features a magnetic read head having an IC component provided within or adjacent to the head case. No low-level, analog signals, which are generally highly susceptible to electrical noise, leave the head structure. Power and ground signals are ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6739773 | Thermal printing a two-color sales receipt Methods of enhancing the appearance of, and safeguarding, sales receipts. The methods provide sales receipts with watermarks, strike-throughs, and circles-about-an-item. These added functions can be accomplished in real time. Some of them can be printed in distingui... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722754 | Printer carriage jam detector using sensed motor current There is provided a method for monitoring paper or other jams of a carriage in a printer by monitoring the current waveshape in a first winding of a stepper motor at or near the time when a second winding of the stepper motor commutates. The current waveshape is rec... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6504331 | Drive mechanism for transaction printer A compact drive mechanism for both driving a paper web and severing a printed receipt in a transaction or point-of-sales printer. Both driving the paper web and cutting the printed receipt is accomplished through a bi-directional stepper motor that is ope... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6486902 | Two-color thermal printing process A method for improving the image quality of a thermal print image uses preprocessed image and color matrices, in which special combinations of black dots and black dot patterns are filtered out. These patterns are then replaced with printer-friendly patte... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474550 | Credit card reader enclosure with debris opening The present invention features an enclosure for a credit card reader. The enclosure has a top cover for protecting and enclosing the card reader and a base disposed below the card reader, enclosing the bottom surface thereof. The top cover need not be use... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6439454 | Transaction printer A system for issuing printed documents exchangeable for value having interconnected printer and feeder modules. The printer module includes a printing station having a printhead supported for reciprocal movement in a direction transverse to the path of mo... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6404452 | Auxiliary control device for managing printing in a thermal printer The present invention provides a dot history compensation system for varying the drive current to the points of a thermal print head in response to the printing history of the points. One or two previous print lines may be examined. In addition, the histo... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6293715 | Self contained point of sale printing system and method The present invention features a Point of Sale (POS) printer that includes an encoding module that magnetizes and reads the account and bank information from existing magnetic characters on a check. The encoding module prints the characters in the AMOUNT ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6259808 | Thermal transfer MICR printer A transaction printer includes the MICR encoding of indicia at a precise location called the amount field. In order to accomplish this, an optical sensor is provided in a transaction printer at a point-of-sale, to detect the edge of the check and stage it... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6230977 | Apparatus for processing warped, bowed and bent credit cards A credit or smart card reader for processing bent, bowed, or warped credit or smart cards. A standard reader has an insertion slot for inserting a card to be read and processed. A normal, undamaged card is inserted into a slot provided in the insertion sl... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6203221 | Modular printer A modular printer that can be configured to provide different printing sizes, models, and features. The modular printer has a base module that includes base printing electronics, and a drive and print mechanism. Coupled to the base module are different co... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6186402 | Credit and smart card readers A credit or smart card reader for processing bent, bowed, extremely warped, or cut credit, or smart cards. A standard reader has an insertion deck for inserting a card to be read and processed. The card to be read is inserted into a slot provided in the i... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6176630 | Universal sensor index apparatus A universal index sensing apparatus. The index sensing apparatus can mount within the media cavities of different printers and can easily adjust for different brands and sizes of media moving therethrough.... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6158342 | Paper supply adjustment mechanism A mechanism for a label printer that automatically locks two, spaced-apart, paper supporting guides. A supply roll of paper is disposed between the guides, and the guides are adjusted to a proper paper width position. The guides are each mounted on a rack... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155483 | Selective release MICR mechanism A point of sale (POS) receipt printer that includes a selective release mechanism that converts the printer into a check account verifying machine. The conversion mechanism magnetizes and selectively reads the account and bank information from existing ma... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135657 | Ribbon cassette with coaxial spools on common shaft with partition for preventing contamination A compact ribbon cassette for dispensing and storing a ribbon or tape. The supply and take-up rolls of ribbon or tape are disposed upon a common rotatable shaft mounted for rotation within the housing. A unique chevron disposed adjacent the take-up roll a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129465 | Receipt discharging mechanism A receipt or media storage and presenting device is described that allows for the storage of various media, such as receipts, slips, forms, labels, tickets, tags, etc. The receipts are introduced into the device by an adjacent printer. The web of the rece... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126073 | Point-of-sale MICR printing and reading A transaction printer includes the MICR encoding of indicia at a precise location called the amount field. In order to accomplish this, an optical sensor is provided in a check processing machine at a point-of-sale to detect the edge of the check and stag... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126072 | Check processing MICR printer and encoder In an MICR encoder of a point-of-sale transaction printer, the MICR characters must be printed at a precise distance to the right edge of the check in order to place the MICR in the proper field site. In order to accomplish this, an optical sensor is prov... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123260 | Flagging unverified checks comprising MICR indicia A transaction printer includes the MICR encoding and reading of indicia at the point-of-sale. The printer reads the imprinted MICR indicia and determines whether the MICR indicia are verifiable. Unverified checks may be marked. An operator may be asked to... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113291 | Ribbon cassette having housing with integrally formed biasing fingers and coaxial spools A compact ribbon cassette for dispensing and storing a ribbon or tape. The supply and take-up rolls of ribbon or tape are disposed upon a common rotatable shaft mounted for rotation within the housing. A unique chevron disposed adjacent the take-up roll a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109472 | Device for delivering tickets formed by strip sections The invention provides a device for dispensing tickets in the form of segments cut off from a single paid-out strip, the device comprising a two-portion container, each portion of the container carrying a cutter blade, the portions of the container being ... | 08/29/2000 |
