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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Hideki Honda, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Honda, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/195 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/105 (2013.01); G03G 15/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
An application in an image processing apparatus presents information about ink installed in a peripheral device, such as the shape, color, size, arrangement direction, and a remaining ink level of an ink tank, in a visually realistic manner using accurate graphics. The image processing apparatus acquires ink information about, in particular, a remaining ink level, arrangement direction, and the order of the arrangement of the ink tank, and displays the information about the peripheral device in a user interface of the application using the acquired ink information.