Printing apparatus that manages information related to a consumable item, control method, and storage medium

A control method of a printing apparatus equipped with a consumable item including a recording agent used in the printing apparatus and including a reading unit that reads identification information of the consumable item recorded in a storage device included in the installed consumable item and information on a remaining amount of the recording agent, the control method comprising:

• transmitting a notification including the identification information of the consumable item and the information on the remaining amount of the recording agent to the outside in a case where the reading of the information of the storage device included in the installed consumable item by the reading unit is successful;
• and
• obtaining the usage amount of the recording agent used in printing processing according to execution of the printing processing based on a print job and updating the information on the remaining amount recorded in the storage device included in the installed consumable item according to the usage amount,
• wherein, in a case where the reading of the information of the storage device included in the installed consumable item by the reading unit fails, the updating of the information on the remaining amount recorded in the storage device included in the consumable item, according to the usage amount of the recording agent used in the printing processing according to the execution of the printing processing based on the print job, which is received when the reading fails, is suppressed, and
• wherein in the case where the reading of the information of the storage device included in the installed consumable item by the reading unit fails, a notification including information indicating that the reading has failed is transmitted.

A non-transitory storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for a printing apparatus that is equipped with a consumable item including a recording agent used in the printing apparatus and including a reading unit that reads identification information of a consumable item recorded in a storage device included in the installed consumable item and information on the remaining amount of the recording agent, the method comprising:

• transmitting a notification including the identification information of the consumable item and the information on the remaining amount of the recording agent to the outside in a case where the reading of the information of the storage device included in the installed consumable item by the reading unit is successful;
• and
• obtaining the usage amount of the recording agent used in printing processing according to execution of the printing processing based on a print job and updating the information on the remaining amount recorded in the storage device included in the installed consumable item according to the usage amount,
• wherein, in a case where the reading of the information of the storage device included in the installed consumable item by the reading unit fails, the updating of the information on the remaining amount recorded in the storage device included in the consumable item, according to the usage amount of the recording agent used in the printing processing according to the execution of the printing processing based on the print job, which is received when the reading fails, is suppressed, and
• wherein in the case where the reading of the information of the storage device included in the installed consumable item by the reading unit fails, a notification including information indicating that the reading has failed is transmitted.