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Patent No.:

US 11755266 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

May. 18, 2022

Printing device with an option of attachment and detachment of optional hardware to a connector and notifying a management device to acquire permission for using function of attached optional hardware, management system, and management method

Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Norihiko Nakajima, Nagano, JP;

Assignee:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Global IP Counselors, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Haris Sabah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1238 (2013.01); G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1229 (2013.01); G03G 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A printing device is provided. The printing device includes: an attachment/detachment unit which an option is attachable to and detachable from; a communication unit notifying an external management device of installation of the option, using encrypted communication; and a management unit managing whether a function using the option is available or not, in response to a permission report that the option is available or a no-permission report that the option is unavailable, from the management device.

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Nakajima, Norihiko. (2023). Printing device with an option of attachment and detachment of optional hardware to a connector and notifying a management device to acquire permission for using function of attached optional hardware, management system, and management method (U.S. Patent No. 11755266). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11755266

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