Printing apparatus, service providing system, and printing apparatus control method
US11524504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2029/3937
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service printer includes a printer printing unit that executes a print function, a scanning unit that executes a scan function, a printer communication unit that acquires, from a service providing server that provides a delivery service of delivering ink, status information indicating at least one of the status of a contract for use of the delivery service and the status of payment of the usage fee for the delivery service, and a printer controller that enables or disables execution of the print function and execution of the scan function based on at least one of the contract status and the payment status that are indicated by the status information acquired by the printer communication unit.
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