Image processing device disabling specific operation to cause communication interface to communicate with server
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuka HATTORI
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Abstract
An image processing device includes a communication interface, an operation interface, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a server. In a case that an agreement is not established for subscription service using the server, the controller performs an operation disabling process to disable a specific operation using the operation interface. The specific operation is to cause the communication interface to communicate with the server. In a case that the agreement is established, the controller performs an operation enabling process to enable the specific operation using the operation interface.
Claims19
An image processing device comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a server;
- an operation interface;
- and
- a controller configured to perform:
- in a case that an agreement is not established for subscription service using the server, an operation disabling process to disable a specific operation using the operation interface, the specific operation being to cause the communication interface to communicate with the server;
- and
- in a case that the agreement is established, an operation enabling process to enable the specific operation using the operation interface.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a computer included in an image processing device, the image processing device further including:
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a server;
- and an operation interface, the set of program instructions comprising:
- in a case that an agreement is not established for subscription service using the server, performing an operation disabling process to disable a specific operation using the operation interface, the specific operation being to cause the communication interface to communicate with the server;
- and
- in a case that the agreement is established, performing an operation enabling process to enable the specific operation using the operation interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.