US Patent Application 18325266. PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS WITH CONSUMABLE ITEM simplified abstract

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PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS WITH CONSUMABLE ITEM

Organization Name

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Masahiro Hayashi of Anjo (JP)

Naoya Okazaki of Hashima (JP)

Satoru Oki of Nagoya (JP)

Sadaaki Miyazaki of Nagoya (JP)

Tetsunori Mori of Kariya (JP)

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS WITH CONSUMABLE ITEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18325266 titled 'PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS WITH CONSUMABLE ITEM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a printing apparatus that operates in a contract mode based on a contract regarding the consumable item used in printing.

  • The printing apparatus includes an installing part for the consumable item, a printer for printing on a medium using the consumable item, and a controller.
  • The controller executes a profit returning process when the installed consumable item corresponds to a non-contract mode and the printing apparatus is operated in the contract mode.
  • The profit returning process involves returning profit according to the content of the contract.
  • This innovation allows for efficient management of consumable items and ensures that the contract terms are followed, even when a non-contract consumable item is installed.


Original Abstract Submitted

There is provided a printing apparatus including: an installing part in which a consumable item to be used in printing is to be installed; a printer configured to print an image on a printing medium by using the consumable item installed in the installing part; and a controller. The printing apparatus is configured to operate in a contract mode based on content of a contract regarding the consumable item to be used in the printing. The controller is configured to execute a profit returning process of performing profit return according to the content of the contract in a case that the consumable item installed in the installing part has a type corresponding to a non-contract mode not based on the content of the contract and that the printing apparatus is operated in the contract mode.

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