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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Tatsuya Seshimo, Nagano, JP;
Takahiro Naka, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Shinada, Nagano, JP;
Yukihiro Uchiyama, Nagano, JP;
Tatsuya Seshimo, Nagano, JP;
Takahiro Naka, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Shinada, Nagano, JP;
Yukihiro Uchiyama, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an ink jet recording apparatus comprising an ink jet recording headfor receiving supply of ink from an ink cartridgeprovided with a storage devicestoring data for determining compatibility to a recording apparatus, and a print controllerfor determining compatibility of ink based on the data in the storage deviceand executing the print operation, when an ink cartridgeis mounted, if compatibility to the ink cartridgecannot be confirmed, a caution is given and the recording apparatus awaits an input of a continuation instruction by a user to execute a subsequent operation. Even if a cartridge whose compatibility cannot be confirmed is mounted, printing is enabled as much as possible without incurring damage to the recording apparatus.