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US 11,809,757 · App. 17/676,051 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventors: Longlong Ruan (Nagoya, JP); Machiko Watanabe (Nagoya, JP); Masanori Oda (Iwakura, JP)
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,809,757
App. No.
17/676,051
Filed
Feb 18, 2022
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Examiner
ZONG, HELEN
Art Unit
2683
USPC
358/1.15
Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program executable by a computer of a device, the program, when executed by the computer, causing the device to perform: causing a reader of the device to read a code image; determining, based on code information indicated by the code image and identification information of a consumable item of a printer stored in a first memory, whether to register the identification information of the consumable item indicated by the code information; registering the identification information in a second memory in a case where the determining determines to register the identification information; and displaying, on a display of the device, unique information of a consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory in a display mode different from a display mode of unique information of a consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory.

Claims (36)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program executable by a computer of a device having a function of reading a code image, the program, when executed by the computer, causing the device to perform:

causing a reader of the device to read the code image;

determining, based on code information indicated by the read code image and identification information of a consumable item of a printer stored in a first memory, whether to register the identification information of the consumable item indicated by the code information;

registering, in a second memory, the identification information of the consumable item indicated by the code information in a case where the determining determines to register the identification information; and

displaying, on a display of the device, unique information of a consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory in a display mode different from a display mode of unique information of a consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the computer, causes the device to further perform:

transmitting the code information indicated by the read code image to a server connected to the device via a communication interface of the device and receiving registration information indicating whether registration of the consumable item indicated by the transmitted code information is possible from the server, the server storing identification information of the consumable item in the first memory, and the server transmitting the registration information based on the received code information and the stored identification information to the device in a case where the code information is received from the device, and

wherein the determining includes determining to register the identification information in a case where the received registration information indicates that registration is possible, and determining not to register the identification information in a case where the received registration information indicates that registration is not possible.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 2 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the computer, causes the device to further perform:

receiving designation of the printer via an input interface of the device, and

wherein the transmitting of the code information and the receiving of the registered information includes transmitting the code information indicated by the read code image and the model information of the designated printer to the server, the server storing identification information of a consumable item and model information of the printer in association with each other, and the server transmitting the registration information based on the received code information and the model information to the device in a case where the code information and the model information are received from the device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 2 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the computer, causes the device to further perform:

transmitting the identification information of the consumable item registered in the second memory to the server and receiving the registration information indicating whether registration of the consumable item indicated by the transmitted identification information is possible from the server when a display condition for displaying unique information of a consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory is satisfied, and

wherein the displaying includes displaying, on the display, unique information of a consumable item in a case where the registration information received when the display condition is satisfied indicates that registration is not possible in a display mode different from a display mode of unique information of a consumable item in a case where the registration information received when the display condition is satisfied indicates that registration is possible.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the computer, causes the device to further perform:

displaying information indicating that the identification information is not registered in the second memory on the display in a case where the determining determines not to register the identification information.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the displaying includes displaying, on the display, the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory in association with a first image, and displaying, on the display, the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory in association with a second image.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the displaying includes displaying, on the display, the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory with a higher priority than the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the computer, causes the device to further perform:

receiving a selection of at least one consumable item from the consumable item whose unique information is displayed, the selection being received via an input interface of the device, and the selection being received during editing of an image to be printed, and

wherein the displaying includes, in a case where the selection of the consumable item is being received, displaying the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory and not displaying the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the computer, causes the device to further perform:

displaying a plurality of template images on the display, and

receiving a selection of one template image from the plurality of template images being displayed via an input interface of the device, a corresponding template image among the plurality of template images being defined for each consumable item, and

wherein the displaying of the plurality of template images includes displaying, on the display, a first template image among the plurality of template images with a higher priority than a second template image among the plurality of template images, the first template image corresponding to the consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory, and the second template image corresponding to the consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the registering includes registering, in the second memory, the identification information of the consumable item indicated by the code information as identification information not to be registered in a case where the determining determines to not register the identification information, and

wherein the displaying includes displaying, on the display, unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory as the identification information not to be registered in a display mode different from a display mode of unique information of a consumable item whose identification information is registered in the second memory but not registered as the identification information not to be registered and the display mode of the unique information of the consumable item whose identification information is not registered in the second memory.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: RUAN, LONGLONG; WATANABE, MACHIKO; ODA, MASANORI
To: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060960/0767 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-150806 · Aug 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020029785 · Aug 4, 2020
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