User interface, printing system using user interface and print control method
US6145950A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/46
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface for high-quality image output and an image processing apparatus utilizing the user interface which performs apparatus setting for appropriate printing by selecting a print medium and a print mode in accordance with the type of ink cartridge. When an exchangeable ink cartridge, containing YMCK color ink or ink having different ink densities from those of the YMCK color ink in approximately the same color hues, is attached to a printer, the type of the ink cartridge is discriminated by an ink cartridge ID, and available print media and appropriate output image types are displayed for user's selection based on the ID. Then print operation is set in accordance with instruction by the user.
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