Print instruction apparatus, printer, printing system, print instruction method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
US9323484B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A print instruction apparatus includes a group information acquisition unit that acquires information identifying a feeder unit included in a group including two or more feeder units, from among a plurality of feeder units mounted on a printer to feed paper sheets, where if one feeder unit in the group runs out of paper sheets during printing, another feeder unit in the same group is configured to feed paper sheets, and a display that acquires information related to a remaining amount of paper sheets each of the feeder units in the group, and displays information related to a total remaining amount of paper sheets in the group.
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