Printing device modifying display mode for cumulative value of printing count
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuka HATTORI
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Abstract
A printing device includes a display and a controller. The controller performs a counting process to increment a cumulative value of a printing count each time printing is performed by the printing device. The controller performs a first display control process to display on the display the cumulative value of the printing count which is incremented in the counting process. The controller performs a display mode modification process to modify a display mode for the cumulative value of the printing count displayed on the display when a printing agreement is established for a subscription. The printing agreement is for charging fees depending on a printing count within a specific interval.
Claims17
A printing device configured to print an image on a printing medium, the printing device comprising:
- a controller configured to:
- increment a cumulative count value of a printing each time printing is performed by the printing device;
- display on a display the cumulative count value of the printing;
- and
- modify a display mode for the cumulative count value of the printing displayed on the display from a first display mode to a second display mode under a condition that a printing agreement is established, the first display mode being for a case that the printing agreement is not established and the second display mode being for a case that the printing agreement is established, the printing agreement being for charging fees depending on a printing count.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a computer included in a printing device configured to print an image on a printing medium, the set of program instructions, when executed by the computer, causing the printing device to:
- increment a cumulative count value of a printing each time printing is performed by the printing device;
- display on a display the cumulative count value of the printing;
- and
- modify a display mode for the cumulative count value of the printing displayed on the display from a first display mode to a second display mode under a condition that a printing agreement is established, the first display mode being for a case that the printing agreement is not established and the second display mode being for a case that the printing agreement is established, the printing agreement being for charging fees depending on a printing count.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.