Printer system with different topology for determining transmission of header information and method for the same

A printer, comprising:

• a first printer connection portion;
• a second printer connection portion;
• and
• an analysis processor, wherein the analysis processor connects the first printer connection portion to the second printer connection portion, and
• wherein the analysis processor is configured to:
• determine whether header information is added to instruction data when an information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to the first printer connection portion, the display apparatus is connected to the second printer connection portion, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;
• determine the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the display apparatus;
• and
• transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

A printer system, comprising:

• an information processing device;
• a printer;
• and
• a display apparatus,
• the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,
• wherein the information processing device includes:
• two connection portions;
• and
• a processor,
• wherein a topology of the printer and the display apparatus includes:
• a first topology in which the printer is connected to a first connection portion of the two connection portions;
• a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to a second connection portion of the two connection portions;
• and a third connection topology in which the printer connects the display apparatus to one of the first connection portion or the second connection portion, and
• wherein the processor of the information processing device is configured to, in any of the first topology, the second topology, and the third topology:
• transmit, to the printer, instruction information to which header information is added;
• and
• transmit, to the display apparatus, instruction data without adding header information to the instruction data.

A printer, comprising:

• a first printer connection portion;
• a second printer connection portion;
• and
• an analysis processor, wherein the analysis processor connects the first printer connection portion to the second printer connection portion, and
• wherein the analysis processor is configured to:
• determine whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to the first printer connection portion, the display apparatus is connected to the second printer connection portion, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;
• determine the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed;
• and
• determine the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.

A method of controlling a printer system,

• the printer system including:
• an information processing device;
• a printer;
• and
• a display apparatus,
• the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,
• the information processing device including a processor,
• the printer including:
• a first printer connection portion;
• a second printer connection portion;
• and
• an analysis processor, wherein the analysis processor connects the first printer connection portion to the second printer connection portion,
• a topology of the information processing device and the display apparatus including a first topology in which the display apparatus is directly connected to the information processing device and a second topology in which the printer connects the information processing device to the display apparatus, the method comprising:
• transmitting, to the display apparatus, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction data for the display apparatus without adding header information to the instruction data in the first topology;
• transmitting, to the printer, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction data for the display apparatus by adding header information to the instruction data in the second topology;
• determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device is connected to the first printer connection portion, the display apparatus is connected to the second printer connection portion, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;
• and
• determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, the instruction data to which the header information is added as the instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

A method of controlling a printer,

• the printer including:
• a first printer connection portion;
• a second printer connection portion;
• and
• an analysis processor, wherein the analysis processor connects the first printer connection portion to the second printer connection portion,
• the method comprising:
• determining, by the analysis processor, whether header information is added to instruction data when an information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to the first printer connection portion, the display apparatus is connected to the second printer connection portion, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;
• and
• determining, by the analysis processor, the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data from which the header information is removed.

A method of controlling a printer system,

• the printer system including:
• an information processing device;
• a printer;
• and
• a display apparatus,
• the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus,
• the information processing device including:
• two connection portions;
• and
• a processor,
• the printer including:
• a first printer connection portion;
• a second printer connection portion;
• and
• an analysis processor, wherein the analysis processor connects the first printer connection portion to the second printer connection portion,
• a topology of the printer and the display apparatus including:
• a first topology in which the printer is connected to a first connection portion of the two connection portions;
• a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to a second connection portion of the two connection portions;
• and a third topology in which the printer connects the display apparatus to one of the first connection portion or the second connection portion, and
• the method comprising:
• transmitting, to the printer, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction information to which header information is added in any of the first topology, the second topology, and the third topology;
• transmitting, to the display apparatus, by the processor of the information processing device, instruction data without adding header information to the instruction data;
• determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, whether header information is added to instruction data when the information processing device is connected to the first printer connection portion, the display apparatus is connected to the second printer connection portion, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;
• determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed;
• and
• determining, by the analysis processor of the printer, the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.

A method of controlling a printer,

• the printer including:
• a first printer connection portion;
• a second printer connection portion;
• and
• an analysis processor, wherein the analysis processor connects the first printer connection portion to the second printer connection portion,
• the method comprising:
• determining, by the analysis processor, whether header information is added to instruction data when an information processing device configured to control the printer and a display apparatus is connected to the first printer connection portion, the display apparatus is connected to the second printer connection portion, and the analysis processor has received the instruction data from the information processing device;
• and
• determining, by the analysis processor, the instruction data to which the header information is added as instruction data for the printer, to thereby execute printing based on the instruction data from which the header information is removed;
• and
• determining, by the analysis processor, the instruction data to which the header information is not added as instruction data for the display apparatus, to thereby transmit, to the display apparatus, the instruction data to which the header information is not added.