System and method for reprogramming individual items in a barcode printer's flash memory
CA 2354432 A1 · Owner: Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Toth, Timothy V.; Brazier, Gary E.
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The system and method of the present invention allows the reprogramming of a flash memory in a barcode printer under the control of a host computer to permit reprogramming of selected individual, items in the flash memory without the need to reprogram items that can be changed but are to remain unchanged. The host computer operating in accordance with a control program communicates to the barcode printer a number of commands executable by the printer for reprogramming selected items including an application file a font file, and/or a print format file stored in the printer's flash memory. The commands include an erase command for erasing selected sectors in the flash memory of the barcode …
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- Filed July 31, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 31, 2021.
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