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US 2003/0170040 A1Published application
Copy machine printer interface system and associated method
OwnerBasil Makhoulinventor
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Abstract
A copy machine printer interface system includes an interface device connectable to a copy machine. The system receives input for counting a number of copies made by a user on a copy machine and transmits an output indicating a number of copies made by a user. A printer is connectable to the interface and prints a receipt based upon the output received from the interface. The receipt may include a bar code that is readable by a bar code reading device.
Claims6
A copy machine printer interface system comprising:
- an interface device connectable to a copy machine and including
- means for receiving an input for counting a number of copies made by a user on a copy machine, and
- means for transmitting an output indicating a number of copies made by an user;
- and
- a printer connectable to said interface and for printing a receipt based upon the output received from said interface, the receipt is readable at a cash register so that a user can pay for the copies thereat.
2 more elements
A copy machine printer interface system comprising
- an interface device connectable to a pulse generating device and including means for counting and storing pulses indicating a number of copies made by a user on a copy machine;
- and
- a printer connected to said interface device and for printing a receipt indicating the number of pulses counted and stored by said interface device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.