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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Applicant:
Koou Hiraike, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Koou Hiraike, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is operable to cause a print unit to generate first printed matter based on a first setting designated by a first designator. The apparatus includes an identifier adapted to identify a second setting that can be utilized in substitution for the first setting, a notifier adapted to notify an operator of information about the second setting identified by the identifier, and a producer adapted to cause the print unit to generate second printed matter based on the second setting designated by a second designator, after notifying the operator of the information.