Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Yuka Hattori

Satoru Arakane

Tony Lee

Kenji Kawamoto

Haixia Shen

A printing device includes a mount portion, a printer, a display, and a controller. In the mount portion, a consumable is capable of being mounted. The printer is configured to print an image on a printing medium by using the consumable mounted on the mount portion. The controller performs a first display process to display on the display first type-identification information identifying a first consumable. The controller performs, in a case that a prescribed agreement for a subscription is established, a second display process to display on the display second type-identification information identifying a second consumable supported under the prescribed agreement.

Printing device displaying type-identification information identifying consumable

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.

Printing device modifying display mode for cumulative value of printing count

A method includes an accepting step of causing an information processing apparatus to accept a request for switching a contracted device from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus, the contracted device being an image forming apparatus allowed to use contracted consumables accommodating printing materials based on a contract, an enablement-establishing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a first enabled state in which the second image forming apparatus is allowed to use a contracted consumables, in response to acceptance of the request, and an enablement-continuing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a second enabled state in which the first image forming apparatus is allowed to continuously use the contracted consumables that has been previously used in the first image forming apparatus for a predetermined period, in response to acceptance of the request.

Method for switching image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, and switching system

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.

Image processing device disabling specific operation to cause communication interface to communicate with server

A printing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold an expendable supply attached thereto, a print engine configured to perform printing using the supply, a display configured to display information regarding the supply, and a controller configured to determine whether a supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached a first threshold, the supply-consumed status amount representing how much the supply is consumed, and when determining that the supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached the first threshold, cause the display to show supply-related information related to a contract concluded on the supply used for the printing.

Printing apparatus, print processing system, and computer-readable medium to provide supply-related information based on supply-consumed status

An image processing apparatus includes: a reading device; a display device; an input interface; and a controller configured to: control the reading device to read an image formed on a reading medium to create read-image data; control the display device to display a preview screen containing the read image; execute a particular processing based on the read-image data when a processing executing instruction is input via the input interface after the preview screen is displayed; and when a first particular length of time has passed, without input of the processing executing instruction, from a time when the preview screen is displayed, control the display device to display a waiting screen containing a first message indicating that the particular processing has not been executed, instead of the preview screen.

Image processing apparatus having display device, image display processing method, and non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by the image processing apparatus having the same

An image processing apparatus includes a tray and a sensor provided for the tray and configured to sense that a particular operation is performed for the tray. A controller is configured to: register tray relating information; when the particular operation is performed for a first tray as the tray, and first-tray information indicating a setting item associated with the first tray is registered as the registered tray relating information, display a tray-setting screen that accepts an input for a setting item for the recording medium to be placed on the first tray and that contains a related-setting-item object indicating the setting item, of the registered first-tray information, which is associated with the first tray; and when the related-setting-item object is selected, set the setting item corresponding to the related-setting-item object, to a setting item for a placing medium to be placed on the first tray.

Image processing apparatus, tray setting method, and non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by the image processing apparatus

When a correction request is received, a printing correction pattern is printed. Thereafter, a screen prompting to scan the printed correction pattern is displayed. When the scan notification screen is displayed, if the scanning request is received, an image is scanned. Next, the driving information is corrected based on a scanned image. When a particular standby condition is satisfied without the scanning request being received, a process of setting non-completion information is performed. When a particular standby release condition is satisfied without the scanning request is received, a screen corresponding to the satisfied standby release condition is displayed at a particular timing. When the correction request is input when a screen different from the scan notification screen is displayed, information regarding necessity determination of the pattern printing process is received. When the pattern printing process is unnecessary, the notification displaying process is performed without performing the pattern printing process.

Image processing apparatus capable of correcting driving information, method of controlling image processing apparatus for driving information correction and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for image processing apparatus capable of correcting driving information

An image processing apparatus includes a controller configured to: set a type of a reading-related function to a first type or a second type; when the second type is set, display a procedure-selection screen prompting for selection of a first procedure or a second procedure as an execution procedure after a start of image reading; set the execution procedure to the first procedure or the second procedure; and register the reading-related function having a setting processing, a reading processing, and a particular processing. In the first procedure, the controller displays a first preview screen containing the read image, and the image processing apparatus starts the particular processing when a particular-processing start instruction is accepted. In the second procedure, the controller displays a second preview screen containing the read image, and the image processing apparatus starts the particular processing without accepting the particular-processing start instruction.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by the image processing apparatus having a shortcut function

In an image processing apparatus, when a correction request is received, a correction image including a correction pattern and identification information is printed on a printing medium. Thereafter, when a scanning request is received, the image is scanned and identification information is obtained. When the identification information corresponds to one stored in the storage, the driving information is corrected based on the scanned image. When a particular standby condition is satisfied, an information setting process is performed to set non-completion information, while, when a particular standby release condition is satisfied, the controller displays a screen corresponding to the satisfied standby release condition instead of the scan notification screen at a particular timing after the standby release condition is satisfied. If it is determined in a necessity/unnecessity receiving process that the correction image printing process is unnecessary, the controller performs the notification displaying process without performing the correction image printing process.

Image processing apparatus, method of controlling image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for image processing apparatus

An image display apparatus includes a controller configured to display N object images within a first display area of a display, the N object images are included in first to M-th object images, in response to a first operation input via the display while the N object images are displayed, determining K object images including the N object images, display the K object images within the first display area, in response to a second operation input via the display while the K object images are displayed, change the K object images to another set of K object images, display the changed K object images within the first display area, in response to a third operation input via the display while the changed K object images are displayed, extracting N object images from among the changed K object images, and display the extracted N object images within the first display area.

Image display apparatus, and method and computer-readable medium for the same

An image processing apparatus may comprise a display; a coordinate detection portion; a controller; and a main memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions may cause the image processing apparatus to perform causing the display to display a plurality of icon images. The computer-readable instructions may cause the image processing apparatus to perform accepting a first user operation. The computer-readable instructions may cause the image processing apparatus to perform accepting a second user operation executed. The computer-readable instructions may cause the image processing apparatus to perform executing a specific process corresponding to the image processing function assigned to the selected icon image in a case where the first user operation is accepted. The computer-readable instructions may cause the image processing apparatus to perform causing the display to display a first parameter setting image for setting a first parameter in a case where the second user operation is accepted.

Image processing apparatus causing display to display images, method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions

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Yuka Hattori