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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41L 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17509 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41L 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The printing system includes a liquid supply container that stores a liquid; a printing device that receives a liquid supplied from the liquid supply container and performs printing; an imaging device that acquires image information including at least a part of the liquid supply container; an acquisition section that acquires reference information; a determination section that collates the image information with the reference information and determines whether or not the liquid is allowed to be supplied according to a collation result; and a control section that controls the printing device according to the determination.