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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuyuki Bannai, Machida, JP;
Arata Miyagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ruriko Mikami, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuo Onuma, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a print unit including a carriage capable of loading a plurality of types of print heads, and configured to print an image by causing the carriage to scan a printing sheet, and a service providing unit to provide a host device with an identifier for a user to identify the printing apparatus and a printing service corresponding to the identifier. When the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, the host device is provided with a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus with a first identification name. When a second print head configuration is loaded on the carriage, the service providing unit provides the host device with a second identifier different from the first identifier to identify the printing apparatus with a second identification name which is different from the first identification name.