Image recording apparatus, external terminal and server
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTAISEI OKUZONO
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Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes: a mounting part configured so that a consumable part is detachably mounted in the mounting part; a recording part configured to consume the consumable part mounted in the mounting part so as to record an image on a medium; and an apparatus controller. The apparatus controller is configured to cause the recording part to record an image indicating a pre-participation reward, as a reward which can be awarded to a user in accordance with the consumable part collected before the user participates in a reward-awarding service, the reward being awarded in accordance with collection of the consumable part in the reward-awarding service.
Claims22
An image recording apparatus comprising:
- a mounting part configured to mount a consumable part detachably;
- a recording part configured to consume the consumable part mounted in the mounting part to record an image on a medium;
- and
- an apparatus controller, wherein
- the apparatus controller is configured to cause the recording part to record an image indicating a pre-participation reward, as a reward which is awarded to a user in accordance with the consumable part collected before the user participates in a reward-awarding service, the reward being awarded in accordance with collection of the consumable part in the reward-awarding service.
An image recording apparatus comprising:
- a mounting part configured so that a consumable part is detachably mounted in the mounting part;
- a recording part configured to consume the consumable part mounted in the mounting part so as to record an image on a medium;
- and
- an apparatus controller, wherein
- the apparatus controller is configured to generate recordable data of an image indicating a pre-participation reward, as a reward which is awarded to a user in accordance with the consumable part collected before the user participates in a reward-awarding service, the reward being awarded in accordance with collection of the consumable part in the reward-awarding service.
An external terminal communicatively connected to a consuming apparatus configured so that a consumable part is detachably mounted in the consuming apparatus, the external terminal comprising a terminal controller, wherein
- the terminal controller is configured to generate recordable data of an image indicating a pre-participation reward, as a reward which is awarded to a user, associated with the consuming apparatus, in accordance with the consumable part collected before the user participates in a reward-awarding service, the reward being awarded in accordance with collection of the consumable part in the reward-awarding service.
A server communicatively connected to a consuming apparatus configured so that a consumable part is detachably mounted in the consuming apparatus, the server comprising a server controller, wherein
- the server controller is configured to generate recordable data of an image indicating a pre-participation reward, as a reward which is awarded to a user, associated with the consuming apparatus, in accordance with the consumable part collected before the user participates in a reward-awarding service, the reward being awarded in accordance with collection of the consumable part in the reward-awarding service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.