US 2019/0163413 A1 · STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAUSING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS TO DISPLAY INFORMATION OF PRINTER · patentgrep

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Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for an information processing apparatus including: a processor; a display; and a memory storing at least one set of printer information. First and second type printers transmit status information to the information processing apparatus. The status information from the first type printer includes first information. The status information from the second type printer includes second information. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing apparatus to perform: setting target printer information to one of the at least one set of printer information; receiving the status information from a printer specified by the target printer information; and displaying, when the received status information includes the first information, a first screen on the display; and displaying, when the received status information includes the second information and does not include the first information, a second screen on the display.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for an information processing apparatus including:

a processor;
a network interface;
a display;
and a memory,
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to perform:
(a) setting target printer information to one from among at least one set of printer information stored in the memory, the at least one set of printer information corresponding to at least one printer in one-to-one basis, each of the at least one set of printer information specifying one of a plurality of types to which the corresponding printer belongs, the plurality of types including a first type printer and a second type printer,
the first type printer and the second type printer each being configured to:
print using consumable material;
and
transmit status information to the information processing apparatus, wherein the status information transmitted from the first type printer includes first information about the consumable material, wherein the status information transmitted from the second type printer includes second information about the consumable material and does not include the first information;
(b) receiving the status information from a target printer via the network interface, the target printer being one specified by the set target printer information from among the at least one printer;
and
(c) displaying, when the received status information includes the first information, a first screen on the display;
and
(d) displaying, when the received status information includes the second information and does not include the first information, a second screen on the display.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for an information processing apparatus including:

a processor;
a user interface;
a network interface;
a first display;
and a memory,
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to perform:
(a) setting target printer information to one from among at least one set of printer information stored in the memory, the at least one set of printer information corresponding to at least one printer in one-to-one basis, each of the at least one set of printer information specifying one of a plurality of types to which the corresponding printer belongs, the plurality of types including a specific type printer including a second display,
the specific type printer being configured to:
transmit, to the information processing apparatus, status information including first information and second information;
select one of the first information and the second information;
and
display, on the second display, the selected one of the first information and the second information;
(b) receiving the status information from a target printer via the network interface, the target printer being one specified by the set target printer information from among the at least one printer;
and
(c) receiving, when the set printer information indicates that the target printer is the specific type printer, a selection of one of the first information and the second information via the user interface;
(d) displaying, when the (c) receiving receives a selection of the first information, a first screen including the first information included in the received status information on the first display, and
(e) displaying, when the (c) receiving receives a selection of the second information, a second screen including the second information included in the received status information on the first display.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for an information processing apparatus including:

a processor;
a user interface;
a network interface;
a first display;
and a memory,
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to perform:
(a) setting target printer information to one from among at least one set of printer information stored in the memory, the at least one set of printer information corresponding to at least one printer in one-to-one basis, each of the at least one set of printer information specifying one of a plurality of types to which the corresponding printer belongs, the plurality of types including a specific type printer including a second display,
the specific type printer being configured to:
set a display setting to one of:
a first setting in which the specific type printer displays first information on the second display;
a second setting in which the specific type printer displays second information on the second display;
and
a third setting in which the specific type printer displays neither the first information nor the second information on the second display;
and
transmit, to the information processing apparatus, status information including the first information, the second information, and third information, the third information indicating which one of the first setting, the second setting, and the third setting has been set as the display setting;
(b) receiving the status information from a target printer via the network interface, the target printer being one specified by the set target printer information from among the at least one printer;
(c) determining, when the set printer information indicates that the target printer is the specific type printer, whether a selection of the first information has been received via the user interface;
(d) displaying, in response to determining that the selection of the first information has been received, a first screen including the first information included in the received status information on the first display;
(e) determining, in response to determining that the selection of the first information has not received, whether a selection of the second information has been received via the user interface;
(f) displaying, in response to determining that the selection of the second information has been received, a second screen including the second information included in the received status information on the first display;
(g) determining, in response to determining that the selection of the second information has not been received, which one of the first setting, the second setting, and the third setting has been set as the display setting on the basis of the third information included in the received status information;
(h) displaying, in response to determining that the first setting has been set as the display setting, the first screen including the first information included in the received status information on the first display;
(i) displaying, in response to determining that the second setting has been set as the display setting, the second screen including the second information included in the received status information on the first display;
and
(j) displaying, in response to determining that the third setting has been set as the display setting, a third screen on the first display, the third screen including neither the first information included in the received status information nor the second information included in the received status information.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for an information processing apparatus including:

a processor;
a user interface;
a network interface;
a first display;
and a memory,
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to perform:
(a) setting target printer information to one from among at least one set of printer information stored in the memory, the at least one set of printer information corresponding to at least one printer in one-to-one basis, each of the at least one set of printer information specifying one of a plurality of types to which the corresponding printer belongs, the plurality of types including a specific type printer including a second display,
the specific type printer being configured to:
select one of first information and second information;
display, on the second display, the selected one of the first information and the second information;
and
transmit, to the information processing apparatus, status information including the first information, the second information, and selection information, the selection information indicating which one of the first information and the second information is being displayed on the second display;
(b) receiving the status information from a target printer via the network interface, the target printer being one specified by the set target printer information from among the at least one printer;
(c) determining, when the set printer information indicates that the target printer is the specific type printer, which one of the first information and the second information is being displayed on the second display on the basis of the selection information included in the received status information;
(d) displaying, in response to determining that the first information is being displayed on the second display, the first information included in the status information on the first display;
and
(e) displaying, in response to determining that the second information is being displayed on the second display, the second information included in the status information on the first display.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for an information processing apparatus including:

a processor;
a user interface;
a network interface;
a first display;
and a memory,
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to perform:
(a) setting target printer information to one from among at least one set of printer information stored in the memory, the at least one set of printer information corresponding to at least one printer in one-to-one basis, each of the at least one set of printer information specifying one of a plurality of types to which the corresponding printer belongs, the plurality of types including a specific type printer including a second display,
the specific type printer being configured to:
select one of first information and second information;
display, on the second display, the selected one of the first information and the second information;
and
transmit, to the information processing apparatus, status information including one of the first information and the second information which is being displayed on the second display;
(b) receiving the status information from a target printer via the network interface, the target printer being one specified by the set target printer information from among the at least one printer;
(c) determining, when the set printer information indicates that the target printer is the specific type printer, whether the received status information includes the first information or the second information;
(d) displaying, in response to determining that the received status information includes the first information, the first information included in the status information and third information on the first display, the third information indicating that the first information is being displayed on the first display;
and
(e) displaying, in response to determining that the received status information includes the second information, the second information included in the status information and fourth information on the first display, the fourth information indicating that the second information is being displayed on the first display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/203,759Filed 29 Nov 2018
Priority: JP 2017-23110430 Nov 2017
Published: 30 May 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06F 3/121
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: facilitating exception or error detection and recovery, e.g. fault, media or consumables depleted
G06F 3/1219
Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources: with regard to consumables,…
G06F 3/1229
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
G06F 3/1259
Print job management: print job monitoring, e.g. job status

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