Method for inputting of print data for printing upon a print object using a printer and printing system with at least two printers

A method for inputting of print data for printing upon a print object with a printer, the printer having a housing with a print space in the housing, a printing device, a receiving device for the print object to be printed upon, a control and evaluation unit, a data communications interface, a memory and an input and display apparatus,

• comprising the following steps:
• displaying a printer selection window on the input and display apparatus and a completed selection of a printer with which a print object is to be printed resulting from an evaluation by the control and evaluation unit,
• selecting a print object selection window from at least two print object selection windows stored in the memory by the control and evaluation unit using the evaluated choice of the printer
• displaying the selected print object selection window on the input and display apparatus, the print object selection window displaying at least one print object or a designation of the print object which can be printed upon by the selected printer and evaluating a completed selection of the print object in the control and evaluation unit,
• selecting an input screen from a plurality of input screens stored in the memory by the control and evaluation unit using the evaluated choice of the print object,
• displaying the selected input screen on the input and display apparatus, and
• transmitting of print data which have been input into the input screen to the printing device of the printer to a second, external printer.

A printer system, comprising:

• a first printer having a housing with a print space,
• at least one second printer having a second housing with a second print space
• a receiving device for the print object to be printed upon,
• a control and evaluation unit and
• a data communications interface,
• wherein at least the first printer has a memory and an input and display unit,
• wherein the control and evaluation unit of the first printer has means for evaluating a printer selection made in a printer selection window and a selection of a print object made in a print object selection window, and for selecting an input screen for the selected print object from a plurality of input screens stored in the memory, and
• wherein the control and evaluation unit of the first printer has means for transmitting print data input in an input screen displayed on the input and display unit of the first printer via the data communications interface to the second printer when the evaluation of the completed selection of the printer has resulted in use of the second printer for printing of the print object.