Printer interface for redirecting data and/or receipts to a printer
OwnerMary Lynn Sherwood, Bruce Lawrence Hallinventors
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Abstract
Previous printers were designed to print a paper copy of data and/or receipts which causes a disconnect with modem day data manipulation. This printer interface can print data to and receive data from the internet and hand held devices which will open up extremely fast data exchange and data manipulation for consumers, cities, states and the federal government without the expense of having to purchase complete new systems. By simply changing out an old printer we can connect all old computer systems with modem day systems that now have the ability to manipulate data automatically.
Claims18
A printout redirection system, requiring no alteration of the printout generating device, comprising:
- a point-of-sale (POS) device, generating a receipt printout information, wherein the receipt printout information is configured by the POS to be sent for printout to an attachable printer;
- a connector with a first side connected to a printout output of the POS device and a second side configured to connect to an attachable printer, the connector conveying the printout information;
- a printout redirector, comprising:
- a receiver connected to the connector's second side and receiving the receipt printout information from the POS device;
- a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the received receipt printout information to a target-destination connected to an Internet network;
- wherein receipt printout information from the POS device intended for the attachable printer can be wirelessly transmitted to the Internet network without requiring a modification to the POS device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.