Printing apparatus, computer usable medium, and controlling method therefor
US8780371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1814
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus to make a number of copies of a printed material on which an image is formed according to print data stored in a removable memory medium is provided. The printing apparatus includes an interface to which the removable memory medium is connected so that the print data stored in the removable memory medium is inputted to the printing apparatus, a printable number detecting system, which is configured to detect a number of copies of the printed material to be made being stored in the removable memory medium, a printing system, which is configured to make the printed material, and a controlling system, which is configured to control a total of the number of copies of the printed material to be made by the printing system.
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