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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365514 | Battery charger A universal battery charger is described for accommodating a range of batteries. An adapter or connector is provided for each different type of battery which engages the standard housing including the main power supply. The adapter includes electronics which control... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345781 | Time estimator for printing workflow A preflight time estimator for a printing workflow is provided. An estimated preflight time is determined by analyzing a plurality of previously measured preflight times. The analysis may include tracking and analyzing at least one preflight attribute of a plurality... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7239416 | Printing method, portable communication terminal and portable printer A cellular phone is connected to a portable printer which uses an instant print film through connectors, and the printer prints an image according to image data stored in the cellular phone. The cellular phone can display the image to be printed on its LCD. The user... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7175093 | Range extension for RFID hand-held mobile computers A mobile computer and a reader are provided that may be constructed as a standard modular attachment (e.g. sled) for the computer that may be used only when RFID interrogation is desired. The sled may carry an antenna loop, integrated RFID reader electronics, and a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153051 | Tape printing apparatus, tape printing apparatus charger and tape printing apparatus charging system A tape printing apparatus that can be set smoothly into a tape printing apparatus charger from a free angle by gripping the top face section and the bottom face section of the tape printing apparatus such that the front side face section faces downward and the right... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7083275 | Modular elongate printer A printer for a modular image capture and printing system has an elongate body with connectors formed at opposing ends to engage other modules of the system. A data bus runs along the body and interconnects the end connectors. Slots along opposing sides of the elong... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036925 | Printer A printer eliminating an installation space on a desk or a floor. A printer has a hook and a housing. The hook is provided on the housing and is locked to a display panel to attach the printer to the display panel. The printer can be installed by making use of a spa... | 05/02/2006 |
| 5761098 | Notebook computer with infrared transmitter unit for transmitting data to a computer peripheral device A notebook computer includes a keyboard housing, a monitor housing mounted pivotally on the keyboard housing, and an infrared transmitter unit which is adapted to transmit data to a computer peripheral device and which is installed on the monitor housing.... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5682547 | Status management and data transmission in a system comprising peripherals and a controller thereof In a system including a controller and peripherals connected to the controller, a plurality of statuses represents states of each of the peripherals. Most general statuses useful for controlling the peripheral are taken as statuses in a highest layer of a... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5646872 | Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus of built-in printer type which is excellent in portability and operability, comprising a printer paper receptacle arranged on the lower side of a keyboard, and a printer unit constructed on the side of the keyboard norm... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5619649 | Network printing system for programming a print job by selecting a job ticket identifier associated with remotely stored predefined document processing control instructions An approach suited for use with an arrangement including an image processing apparatus and a server, with the server being disposed remotely of the image processing apparatus, is provided. In practice, a user accesses the remotely disposed server from the... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5438664 | Method and apparatus for producing slips of variable length and having user-defined word names and associated word data thereon A slip producing apparatus and method for producing a slip having a variable number of word names and respectively corresponding word data, wherein a plurality of slip types and a variable arbitrary number of word names corresponding to each slip type are... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5377587 | Sheet-fed rotary printing press with inspection-sheet delivery A delivery system in a sheet-fed rotary printing press includes at least one main sheet pile, and at least one auxiliary pile for an inspection-sheet delivery; a conveying device for transporting sheets; release members for releasing the sheets from the c... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5331580 | Data capture system with communicating and recharging docking apparatus, and modular printer and hand-held data terminal means cooperable therewith In an exemplary embodiment, a portable data device is insertable into a docking receptacle for communication with other devices. In route delivery operations and the like, a hand-held computerized data terminal is coupled with a docking unit for rechargin... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5243550 | Multi-column printing calculator A printing calculator is provided which can store data and print the stored data, together with the total of the data on a selected form. The calculator can store and print data in two fields for deposit slips, and can store and print data in three fields... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5159693 | Method for preventing overheating of a thermal line print head by detecting a temperature and adjusting printing blocks A control method prevents overheating of a line print head, the line print head for printing 4800 print dots per print line in response to print data. The print data is initially divided into sixteen blocks of print data denoting successive segments of th... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4971461 | Printing device for exchanging printing elements by use of character and identification code data In a printing device capable of exchanging a plurality of printing elements which correspond to a plurality of character sets, respectively, at least two of the character sets having common character data, the device sequentially receives text data includ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968163 | Hot zone control of automatic line feed An information processing apparatus has a keyboard including a key for setting an automatic line feed/line return mode, a control device, a printer, and a memory. When a space input is detected in a preset hot zone, an automatic line feed/line return is m... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4897800 | Electronic graph drawing apparatus An electronic graph drawing apparatus comprises an input device for inputting numerical data, a memory responsive to the input device for storing the input data, a selection circuit responsive to the memory for selecting the maximum numerical data from th... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4821221 | Computer terminal device for producing different types of buzzer sounds A plurality of buzzer sound data obtained by converting different types of intermittent buzzer sounds to numerical values is stored in a buzzer source data memory. Coded data received from a host apparatus by a receiver is decoded by a receiver. A decodin... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4763292 | Printer controller An electronic calculator apparatus includes a keyboard for inputting numerical and function data, a printer for printing out on a record medium a sequence of data input by the keys and calculation results related to the data, and a printer controller for ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4635219 | Printing calculator A portable calculator and recordal device is disclosed herein which includes a pad of paper and an electronic calculator which is movably disposed over the pad on a sliding carriage in association with a printer whereby information entered into the calcul... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4566072 | Programmable calculator including means for digitizing the position of an X-Y plotter pen An electronic calculator includes modular read-write and read-only memory units, a central processing unit, an output display unit, an output printer unit, a keyboard input unit, and input/output interface circuitry for facilitating the connection of one ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4553219 | Typewriter having calculating capability A typewriter having a calculating function, comprising: a keyboard having a plurality of character keys including letter, numeral and arithmetic symbol keys; an arithmetic unit for performing an arithmetic operation designated by at least one of the arith... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4535416 | Electronic compact function calculator An electronic compact function calculator of the invention has a keyboard including function keys, numeral/operation keys, and a graphic print key for accessing a graphic pattern of a desired function; a ROM storing graphic patterns of functions; and a di... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4530068 | Electronic hand-held memory device An electronic hand-held memory device is capable of containing character information and numerical information stored together as a pair. Either or both types of information may be outputted, and the numerical information may be used for calculation. Load... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4455100 | Pocket-sized check writing device with check form A pocket-size check writing device is disclosed with a means for positioning a check form in a writing position having a number of predetermined writing types composed of individual symbol elements and with a manually operable device for actuating the wri... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4433925 | Manually-operated dot printer for pocket sized calculators A manually operated dot printer designed for use in a pocket sized calculator or a small sized electronic device includes a printing head which is manually movable across a sheet of printing paper in one direction. A pulse generating circuit produces a si... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4429369 | Electro-optical printer An electro-optical printer is implemented with an electro-optical character generator in combination with an illumination sensitive medium such as photographic paper. This printer arrangement provides advantages such as being compatible with liquid crysta... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4427314 | Speed controlled printer A manually operated dot printer designed for use in a pocket-sized calculator or a small-sized electronic device includes a printing head which is manually driven across the dot printer paper in one direction to store energy in springs. The springs return... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4424567 | Electronic cash register with timekeeper A date data input/output control system for electronic device allows date data, such as "year", "month" and "day" to be inputted in any order into a CPU from an input device. A mode may be specified corresponding to the inputting order of the date data in... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4419736 | Teleprinter terminal A teleprinter terminal includes a keyboard and a printer, each of which is operated by means of a self-contained microprocessor, and a third microprocessor is programmed to handle the communications. The three microprocessors are interconnected to operate... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4412300 | Programmable calculator including alphabetic output capability A modular read-write and read-only memory unit capable of employing both direct and indirect decimal and symbolic addressing, a central processing unit capable of performing both serial binary and parallel binary-coded-decimal direct and indirect memory r... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408292 | Data print control in an electronic cash register An electronic cash register includes a printer system for printing out a transaction data on a receipt bill or a journal paper. A print preset system is provided for selectively printing out the transaction data. A print inhibition preset key develops a p... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4396993 | Control circuit for a printing head of a metal paper printer with electrodes arranged on a slope A storage circuit for editing printing data for metal paper printers in which the printer has a plurality of spaced electrodes arranged on a slope. The data in binary form are to be recorded in a matrix of rows and columns and are supplied in columnar fas... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4392205 | Electronic data control in a numbering machine A numbering machine includes a digital data control system for varying the print data. A keyboard panel is provided for introducing a desired initial number from which the numbering operation should begin. A desired skip number is introduced through the k... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4375922 | Character printing system in electronic data processing apparatus such as electronic calculators A character printing system in an electronic data processing apparatus is provided that is adapted for printing language characters in response to numerical value coded data entered through numeral keys of a keyboard, each character being represented by a... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4372694 | Electronic pocket calculator The calculator is small enough and well protected enough to be carried in the pocket. In addition to a keyboard 28, circuit board 29, batteries 18 and an LCD data display 91, there is a printer comprising a platen 36 which draws paper from a roll in a com... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4366545 | Recording type electronic apparatus Recording type electronic apparatus having a clock circuit and a printer wherein detecting means is provided to detect application of supply voltage to the electronic apparatus and an output from the clock circuit is printed out by the printer at the time... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4361874 | Schedule table printing apparatus The time range data for the scheduling range of a schedule table is input from a keyboard. The numerical data is renewed within the scheduling range. Every time the numerical data is renewed, the numeral is printed on a recording paper, one line after ano... | 11/30/1982 |
