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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
May. 22, 2003
Osamu Ishibashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Nagano-ken, JP;
Osamu Ishibashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A color laser printercompares a pervious printer, which a toner cartridgehas been attached to immediately before attachment to the current printer, with the current printer. In the case where the previous printer is different from the current printer, the color laser printerobtains setting information on the previous printer, which is stored in a storage elementof the toner cartridgeand applies the obtained setting information for the current printer. The various settings in the previous printer are thus turned over to the current printer, when the toner cartridgeis detached from the previous printer and is attached to the current printer. This arrangement ensures smooth printing operations without requiring any troublesome settings to use the current printer.