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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuka Hattori, Mizuho, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device includes a communication interface, an operation interface, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a server. In a case that an agreement is not established for subscription service using the server, the controller performs an operation disabling process to disable a specific operation using the operation interface. The specific operation is to cause the communication interface to communicate with the server. In a case that the agreement is established, the controller performs an operation enabling process to enable the specific operation using the operation interface.