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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2007
Kenichi Murahashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Motoyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Toshiaki Koike, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kenichi Murahashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Motoyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Toshiaki Koike, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epsoh Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer and printer control method can report information about ink consumption to the host computer. The printeris in communication with a host computer, and prints according to print jobs sent from the host computer. The printerhas a job data memoryfor storing information about each print job. A receiverreceives the print jobs from the host computer. A print controllercontrols printing on paper using a predetermined ink according to the print job. A printing evaluatorevaluates the result of printing a print job. A ink shot count convertercalculates the number of ink shots used to print the print job. A job data managerstores the job ID for the print job and the ink shot count used to print the print job linked to the print result determined for printing the print job in the job data memory
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