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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoki Miyashita, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A printing system includes a first printing apparatus and a second printing apparatus. A first controller of the first printing apparatus is configured to: accept designation of first-user-identification information; transmit first numeric information to the second printing apparatus; update the first printable number based on the first numeric information; and control a first conveyor and a first printing device to perform printing so as to limit the number of printed materials to be produced, to the first printable number. A second controller of the second printing apparatus is configured to: receive the first numeric information from the first printing apparatus; update second numeric information indicating a second printable number, based on the received first numeric information; and control the second conveyor and the second printing device to perform printing so as to limit the number of printed materials to be produced, to the second printable number.