Printing system, server, and control method of printing system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKohei Shiratori, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Norihiko Yamada
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Abstract
The first printing system SY1 includes a printing apparatus 4 including an ink container and a server 2 coupled to the printing apparatus 4 via a network NW, wherein the server 2 acquires maintenance information including residual ink amount information indicating an residual amount of ink in the ink container of the printing apparatus 4, determines whether a maintenance process is configured to be performed based on the acquired maintenance information, and instructs the printing apparatus 4 to perform the maintenance process when it is determined that the maintenance process is configured to be performed.
Claims9
A printing system comprising:
- a printing apparatus including an ink container;
- and a server coupled to the printing apparatus via a network, wherein
- the server includes a controller that
- acquires maintenance information including residual ink amount information indicating an residual amount of ink in the ink container of the printing apparatus, determines whether a maintenance process is configured to be performed based on the acquired maintenance information, and instructs the printing apparatus to perform the maintenance process when it is determined that the maintenance process is configured to be performed.
A server coupled to a printing apparatus including an ink container via a network, wherein
- the server includes a controller that acquires maintenance information including residual ink amount information indicating an residual amount of ink in the ink container of the printing apparatus, determines whether a maintenance process is configured to be performed based on the acquired maintenance information, and instructs the printing apparatus to perform the maintenance process when it is determined that the maintenance process is configured to be performed.
A method of controlling a printing system, the printing system including a printing apparatus including an ink container and a server coupled to the printing apparatus via a network, wherein
- the server performs the method, the method comprising:
- acquiring maintenance information including residual ink amount information indicating an residual amount of ink in the ink container of the printing apparatus;
- and
- determining whether a maintenance process is configured to be performed based on the acquired maintenance information, and instructing the printing apparatus to perform the maintenance process when it is determined that the maintenance process is configured to be performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.