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Terminal apparatus, a consumables residual quantity display program, and a recording medium

  • US 7,885,551 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2008
  • Issued: 02/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A terminal apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus through a network, the terminal apparatus comprising:

  • an acquisition unit for acquiring information about the residual quantity of a consumable of the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus;

    a first determining unit for determining whether the consumable is in a first state or a second state based on the acquired residual quantity;

    a storing unit for storing a setting indicating whether to display information about the consumable in the first state;

    a second determining unit for determining whether to display information about the consumable in the first state, based on the stored setting;

    a first display change unit for changing a display, when the consumable is in the first state, from a “

    display”

    mode in which the first state is displayed to a “

    no-display”

    mode in which the first state is not displayed; and

    a second display change unit for changing the display, when the consumable is in the second state, from the “

    no-display”

    mode to the “

    display”

    mode.

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