公开(公告)号：US20230334962A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18339793

申请日：2023-06-22

Applicant: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： RINA MAKITA ,  YUICHI SUGIYAMA

IPC: G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/12

CPC classification number: G07G1/0027 ,  G07G1/12

Abstract: A drawer control apparatus capable of precisely discriminating whether the drawer open state is triggered by the drawer open command process or otherwise. The drawer control apparatus includes a command receiving unit, a drawer connection detecting unit, a command processing unit, a drawer open/closed signal receiving unit, and an open trigger discriminating unit. The command processing unit executes a drawer open command process upon receiving a drawer open command. The drawer open command process includes sending a drawer open signal and setting a process execution flag upon detecting presence of drawer connection. The drawer open command process ends upon detecting absence of drawer connection. The open trigger discriminating unit discriminates whether the drawer open state is triggered by the drawer open command process or otherwise according to a set state of the process execution flag upon receiving a signal representing the drawer open state.