Abstract: A printing control method includes the following steps: dividing the printing process of the printer into different working processes, obtaining the state information of the printer of different working processes in real time, and controlling the corresponding printing process on the basis of the obtained state information of the printer of different working processes. In addition, a printing control apparatus includes the following units: a unit for dividing the process, a unit for obtaining the state of the printer and a unit is for controlling printing process. The invention can make sure that every par data needed to be printed could be fully printed on the surface in order to realize the printing of the effective par data.

Abstract: A thermal print head detecting device comprises a power supply (1), a power supply switch (4), a power supply switch control circuit (5), a first detecting resistor (Ra), a second detecting resistor (Rb), a print head (2) to be detected and a print head control circuit (3); an output end of the power supply (1) is connected to a common joint (N) of respective heating elements of the print head through the power supply switch (4), the first detecting resistor (Ra) is connected in parallel with the power supply switch (4); an output end of the power supply switch control circuit (5) is connected to a control end of the power supply switch (4); the second detecting resistor (Rb) has one end connected to the common joint (N) of the heating element units, and the other end grounded; and the print head control circuit (3) controls strobing of each heating element unit of the print head.

Abstract: A grayscale printing control method, a device thereof and a storage medium are provided. The method comprises: determining the grayscale level of image data of each point in each point line and converting the same into multi-bit binary data; forming a data set using the binary data of the same bit of all the points in a point line, thereby forming multiple data sets; each data set corresponding to a predetermined strobe time, and the print head heater corresponding to each point heating upon receiving predetermined data during the strobe time. The present invention can reduce the number of printing strobes and the times of data transmission while ensuring printing quality, thereby greatly improving printing speed.

Abstract: A printer control method includes the following steps: setting triggering conditions for executing functional items and for startup a configuration menu; executing a functional item if the key information had fulfilled the triggering condition for executing the functional item; and launching a configuration menu if the key information had fulfilled the triggering conditions for startup the configuration menu. By setting the triggering conditions for executing functional items and for startup a configuration menu, then determining whether the key information has fulfilled the triggering conditions for executing functional items and for startup a configuration menu, the printer directly executes the functional item as long as the key information has fulfilled the triggering condition for executing the functional item. When the printer is powered on, it skips the step of launching the configuration menu, operates conveniently and saves paper.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a printing control method and a printer. The printing control method comprises: detecting the state of paper, and performing a mark process on printed receipt paper when the state of the paper is abnormal. With the disclosure, one or more problems caused by the abnormality of paper can be avoided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a magnetic ink character recognition method, apparatus and system. The method includes: reading a magnetic signal of a magnetic ink character on a medium to be recognized; acquiring the amplitude characteristic data of the magnetic ink character according to the magnetic signal thereof; and performing spectral angle cosine match processing on the amplitude characteristic data of the magnetic ink character to obtain the recognition result of the magnetic ink character. The present method can reduce the stability requirements on the magnetic signal and improve the recognition rate of the magnetic signal.

Abstract: A print control method and device, wherein the method includes: monitoring a print system port, storing a print task at a preset memory address in the form of job file when the print task exists at the print system port; querying the memory address on schedule, determining the target job file when there is a job file storing at the memory address; querying the printer state, if the printer is idle, sending the target job file; when the printer is in a state of failure, feeding a failure state prompting information back. The solution queries the printer work state before the job file is sent, feeds the prompting information back when the printer occurs failure, detects the print process state of job files, and performs a processing for failure when a print fails. Through the solution, users can know the states of job files in time and missing or omitting of a job file is avoided.

Abstract: A scanning-printing integrated apparatus comprises a scanning passage (1), a printing passage (3) communicated with the scanning passage (1), a transitional passage (2) providing printing medium to the printing passage (3), a first driving mechanism for driving the paper conveying roller (12) of the scanning passage (1) and the paper conveying roller (312) of the printing passage (3), and a second driving mechanism for driving the paper conveying roller (21) of the transitional passage (2) and the paper conveying roller (312) of the printing passage (3). The two ends of the paper conveying roller (312) of the printing passage (3) are respectively transmission-connected to the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism via one-way bearings (71, 72).

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording medium turnover device and a recording medium processing apparatus using the same. The recording medium turnover device comprises: a passage assembly, configured to form a first passage (3), one end of which is connected with a recording medium inlet (1) and the other end of which is connected with a recording medium outlet (2); a turnover mechanism (4), which is located on one side of the passage assembly and comprises a first plate (41) being located below the outlet and extending away from the outlet and a second plate (42) swingably arranged between the outlet and the inlet and forming a recording medium containing space with the first plate; conveying rollers (411, 424), configured to convey the recording medium; and a guide plate (5), which is controlled to guide the recording medium to enter the first passage or the recording medium containing space of the turnover mechanism.

Abstract: A paper roll holder, a printer having the same and a paper end detecting mechanism are disclosed. The paper roll holder comprises a turning plate, which upper surface forms a first arc groove close to a rotation centre and a second arc groove far away from the rotation centre; an elastic element, providing a rotating torque to the turning plate so that the turning plate turns from an initial position to an upturning position during the printing and consuming of a paper roll; and a sensor, arranged in the second arc groove of the turning plate for detecting the paper. Wherein, the turning plate has the initial position suitable for supporting a large paper roll in the second arc groove and the upturning position suitable for supporting a small paper roll in the first arc groove. When the printing paper roll is near end, along with rotation of the turning plate, the small paper roll is limited in the first arc groove so as to prevent the small paper roll from moving in the paper house during printing.

Abstract: The invention provides a print control method, comprising the steps of: detecting a state of a printing paper of a printing device; acquiring the length of a ticket to be printed when the printing device is in a paper near end state; judging whether the printing paper in the printing device is enough to print the ticket to be printed completely according to the length of the ticket to be printed; and printing the ticket to be printed under the condition of determining that the ticket to be printed can be completely printed. The invention also provides a print control device.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a recording medium with embedded information comprises: a passage mechanism including a first passage, a loop passage and recording medium conveying rollers, wherein a first opening and a second opening of the loop passage are connected to the tail end of the first passage; a first guide mechanism configured to selectively communicate the first passage with the first opening or the second opening of the loop passage; and a processing device including a magnetic head and a print head which are arranged in the first passage, wherein the magnetic head is arranged at a side of a recording medium inlet/outlet port which is adjacent to a leading end of the first passage. A method for processing the recording medium with embedded information is also disclosed.

Abstract: A printer includes a print head moving in printing and shifting regions, a carriage connecting the print head and the print head transport mechanism, and a ribbon cassette mounting mechanism that drives a multicolor ribbon cassette to swing. A ribbon cassette supporting mechanism in the shifting region correspondingly supports the ribbon cassette mounting mechanism to different levels to shift color of the ink ribbon while the ribbon cassette supporting mechanism rotates. A ribbon cassette shifting mechanism fixed on the carriage is used, in the shifting region, to lift the ribbon cassette mounting mechanism to a position disengaged from the ribbon cassette supporting mechanism and move the ribbon cassette supporting mechanism to rotate. A resetting mechanism fixed on the ribbon cassette supporting mechanism resets the ribbon cassette supporting mechanism when the ribbon cassette supporting mechanism no longer contacts the ribbon cassette mounting mechanism and the ribbon cassette shifting mechanism.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a recording medium with embedded information is disclosed, which comprises: a Y shape channel mechanism including a first channel, a second channel and a third channel, wherein all the channels are joined with each other at the inner end; a processing device including a magnetic head mechanism which is located in the first channel and used for reading magnetic information of the recording medium and a print mechanism located on one side of the third channel or one side of the second channel ; and a guide mechanism, located at the joining position of the first channel, a second channel and the third channel and used for guiding the recording medium to be conveyed among the channels. A method for processing a recording medium with embedded information is also disclosed. The solution can realize the reading of the magnetic information and the overturn of the recording medium so that the printing on both sides of the recording medium can be realized by using one print head.

Abstract: A scanning-printing integrated apparatus is disclosed. The scanning-printing integrated apparatus comprises a first channel. The first channel comprises a scanning channel (11) which is provided with a scanning device (3) and a printing channel (12) which is provided with a first printing device (41). A paper input end of the scanning channel is communicated with a paper inlet (6) of the scanning-printing integrated apparatus, and a paper output end of the scanning channel is communicated with a paper input end of the printing channel. A paper output end of the printing channel is communicated with a first paper outlet (7) of the scanning-printing integrated apparatus. The scanning-printing integrated apparatus further comprises a paper accommodating device (5) and a second channel (21, 22) which is provided with a second printing device (4?1).

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording medium overturning mechanism, comprising: a bracket (100); an entry (50) and an exit (60), arranged in the bracket (100); a first channel (10), communicating the entry (50) with the exit (60) to convey a recording medium which does not need to be overturned; a second channel (20), communicating with the entry (50) to convey a recording medium which needs to be overturned; a third channel (30), communicating with the exit (60) and the second channel (20) to convey the overturned recording medium, wherein the first channel (10), the second channel (20) and the third channel (30) are basically arranged in an inverted triangle and joined with each other; a channel switching mechanism (40), arranged on the bracket (100) and located at a joining area between the first channel (10) and the second channel (20); and an overturning roller (70), arranged on the bracket (100) and located at a joining area between the second channel (20) and the third channel (30), the overturnin

Abstract: Disclosed are a recording medium accumulating device and a method for accumulating recording medium. The device includes a cylindroid roller for winding up the recording medium and at least two endless belts, peripheral surfaces of the cylindroid roller contact with external surfaces of the endless belts respectively, and a closed medium-feeding passage is formed between the contacting surfaces, a medium-entering passage and a medium-discharging passage for the recording medium are respectively formed between two adjacent endless belts, the medium-entering passage and the medium-discharging passage connect with the medium-feeding passage, the medium-feeding passage drives the recording medium to rotate with the cylindroid roller using the friction force of the contacting surfaces, so as to accumulate the recording medium.

Abstract: A method and device for controlling watermark printing are provided. The method comprises: receiving original printing information sent from a host; processing preset original watermark data based on a watermark control instruction to obtain application watermark data; composing the application watermark data and the original printing information to obtain composed data; and printing the composed data.

Abstract: A dot-matrix printer comprises a main frame, a first movable frame, and a second movable frame, wherein the main frame supports a printer head; the first movable frame supports a platen and a first paper feeding roller, and is pivotally connected to one end of the main frame via a first pivot shaft to permit itself to be opened or closed relative to the main frame; the second movable frame supports a second paper feeding roller, and is pivotally connected to the other end of the main frame via a second pivot shaft to permit itself to be opened or closed relative to the main frame; and wherein when the first movable frame and the second movable frame are closed relative to the main frame, the printer head is opposite to the platen to form a printing position; and the first paper feeding roller is tangent to the second paper feeding roller. The dot-matrix printer according to the present invention has two movable frames.

Abstract: A printer comprises: a printer body (1), a top cover (2) hinged to the rear portion of the printer body, and a cover-opening member (3). An opening (21) is formed in the middle of the upper wall of the top cover. The lower end of the cover-opening member (3) is passed through the opening (21) and engaged with the printer body (1). The middle of the cover-opening member (3) is hinged to the top cover (2). The lower end of the cover-opening member can be engaged with or disengaged from the printer body (1) as long as a user rotates the cover-opening member upward. The printer has a simple construct, and the user can open the top cover in a single operation.