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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Torao Yajima, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal of a POS system may be equipped with an ink-jet printer. An ink cartridge serving as an ink supply source is loaded onto a cartridge loading section The ink cartridge may be equipped with an IC memory chip having ad information retained therein. When the ink cartridge is loaded onto the cartridge loading section ad information may be read by the POS terminal The ad information may be printed on a receipt to be issued or displayed to a display device . So long as an ink cartridge provider receives charges for advertisement from a commercial sponsor, the provider is able to sell large numbers of ink cartridges inexpensively. Further, the user of the POS system can purchase ink cartridges, which are consumable items, at low cost.