Printing system, apparatus and method for automatically...

Printing system, apparatus and method for automatically printing records of electronic transactions

Printing system, apparatus and method for automatically printing records of electronic transactions
United States Patent 7,415,441
Uchida
August 19, 2008
Inventors: Uchida; Yuki (Wayne, NJ)
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Ricoh Corporation (West Caldwell, NJ)
Appl. No.: 09/815,134
Filed: March 22, 2001

Abstract

A method and system for automatically printing a hard copy of transaction information relating to a transaction conducted electronically between a user-side and a supplier side. A control apparatus performs an operation of identifying a selected aspect of information regarding the electronic transaction to thereby generate a print apparatus which is sent to a printing apparatus which prints transaction information in response to said print request. In addition, a printer for use with the method and system is provided.