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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Teruhito Kojima, Suwa, JP;
Toshimitsu Moritaku, Suwa, JP;
Yasumasa Nakajima, Suwa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a printer that performs print on a medium by color materials, including: an advance information reading and writing section that reads and writes advance information from and in an advance information holder for storing the advance information; a print control section that outputs a print driving controlling print when the advance information is read by the advance information reading and writing section; and a used amount acquiring section that acquires a used amount for the printer based on the print driving signal output from print control section.