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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2024
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Kukitsu, Odawara Kanagawa, JP;
Sou Miyazaki, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Yusuke Hamada, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Kouichirou Nishi, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Processing circuitry of an image formation device transmits user identification information and device identification information to a server, receives an indication of a valid medium associated with the user identification information from the server, and determines whether the valid medium is contained in a tray. In response to a determination that the valid medium is not contained in the tray, the processing circuitry transmits an inquiry related to the valid medium to the server, receives, from the server, printing support information about another image formation device that contains the valid medium and is closest to a position indicated by position information associated with the device identification information, and outputs the printing support information to a user interface. The processing circuitry instructs a printer to perform image formation on the valid medium in response to a determination that the valid medium is contained in the tray.