Liquid ejecting system, specific liquid container, provision method, and delivery system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTaku Ishizawa, Shuichi Koganehira
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting system includes a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan, and a specific liquid container having a second identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan. The specific liquid ejecting apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires the second identifier, and a determination section that compares the first identifier with the acquired second identifier and determines whether the specific liquid container is usable for the specific liquid ejecting apparatus.
Claims12
A liquid ejecting system, comprising:
- a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan;
- a specific liquid container having a second identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan;
- and
- an identifier generating device that generates the second identifier from the first identifier by using a predetermined algorithm,
- wherein the specific liquid ejecting apparatus includes
- an acquisition section that acquires the second identifier, and
- a determination section that compares the first identifier with the acquired second identifier and determines whether the specific liquid container is usable for the specific liquid ejecting apparatus.
A specific liquid container, comprising:
- a container main body that accommodates a liquid for supply to a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan;
- and
- a second identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan;
- wherein the second identifier is generated from the first identifier by using a predetermined algorithm, and
- wherein the second identifier includes information related to the first identifier so as to enable the specific liquid container to be used for the specific liquid ejecting apparatus.
A provision method for providing a second identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan, to a specific liquid container, the specific liquid container being usable for a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan, the provision method comprising:
- generating the second identifier from the first identifier by using a predetermined algorithm;
- and
- providing the generated second identifier to the specific liquid container.
A delivery system that delivers a specific liquid container having a second identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan, comprising:
- a liquid ejecting system including a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan, and the specific liquid container having the second identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan;
- a server that is communicably coupled to the liquid ejecting system via a network and manages order receipt and delivery of the specific liquid container;
- and
- an identifier generating device that generates the second identifier from the first identifier by using a predetermined algorithm,
- wherein the specific liquid ejecting apparatus includes
- an acquisition section that acquires the second identifier, and
- a determination section that determines whether the specific liquid container is usable for the specific liquid ejecting apparatus,
- wherein the server transmits the second identifier of the specific liquid container to be delivered, to the specific liquid ejecting apparatus having the first identifier, and
- wherein the determination section determines that the specific liquid container is usable when the second identifier transmitted from the server matches the second identifier acquired by the acquisition section.
A liquid ejecting system, comprising:
- a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan;
- a specific liquid container having a second identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan;
- a server communicably coupled to the specific liquid ejecting apparatus via a network;
- and
- an identifier generating device that generates the second identifier from the first identifier by using a predetermined algorithm,
- wherein the server includes
- an acquisition section that acquires the first identifier and the second identifier,
- a determination section that compares the acquired first identifier with the acquired second identifier and determines whether the specific liquid container is usable for the specific liquid ejecting apparatus, and
- a notification section that notifies the specific liquid ejecting apparatus of a determination result of the determination section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.