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US 2016/0098236 A1Published application
Method, Computer, and System for an Operating System Independent Device Driver
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHideo Nakamura, Takayoshi Namikoshi, Hirotada Yokosawa
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Abstract
A method for driving a device that enables using a device without using a conventional device driver that is dependent on the operating system of the computer. The method has a binary data conversion step which receives a mark-up language document written in a mark-up language and converts the mark-up language document to binary data composed of commands and data that can be processed by the device. The method also includes a binary data output step in which the converted binary data is output to the device.
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A printer processing method comprising:
- providing a printer with a mark-up language parsing unit interpreting mark-up language data written in a mark-up language;
- wherein:
- the printer receives first mark-up language data from point-of-sale, POS, application;
- the mark-up language parsing unit executes a first binary data conversion step for converting the first mark-up language data received from the POS application to first binary data executable by the printer, and executes a second binary data conversion step for converting second binary data generated by the printer to second mark-up language data;
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- the second mark-up language data is sent to the POS application.
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A printer comprising:
- a mark-up language parsing module configured to interpret mark-up language documents written in a mark-up language;
- the printer being coupled to receive first mark-up language data from a Point-of-Sale, POS, application;
- wherein:
- the mark-up language parsing unit executes a first binary data conversion step for converting the first mark-up language data received from the POS application to first binary data executable by the printer, and executes a second binary data conversion step for converting second binary data generated by the printer to second mark-up language data;
- and the printer sends the second mark-up language data to the POS application.
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