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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Fuyuko Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Satoki Nagao, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A device is configured to obtain startup information of a consumable purchasing program, and download and start up the consumable purchasing program. The consumable purchasing program obtains printer information indicating a printer to be used by the device from a printing application. The consumable purchasing program check the printer information obtained from the printing application against consumables database, generate a list of the consumables compatible with the printer, and display a purchase procedure screen configured to receive a purchasing instruction to purchase a consumable included in the list. The consumable purchasing program performs a purchase procedure of the consumable when receiving the purchasing instruction through the purchase screen.