| US 7,497,535 B2 | ||
| Print control apparatus, print control method thereof, control program, printer driver, printer, and computer readable storage medium | ||
| Takashi Imoto, Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/476,556. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-200648 (JP), filed on Jul. 08, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0008349 A1, Jan. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/195 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—7 [347/5; 347/19] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A computer readable storage medium for storing a control program of controlling a printer to be controlled by an information
processing apparatus connected to the printer, said storage medium comprising:
an acquisition step module for acquiring information related to ink incorporated in the printer to be controlled;
an ink-type setting step module for setting information for designating a type of ink to be used upon printing using the printer;
a determination step module for determining whether or not the printer can print using a type of ink other than the type of
ink designated by the information set by said ink-type setting step module, based on the information acquired by said acquisition
step module; and
a confirmation display step module for displaying to have a user confirm the type of ink to be used set by said ink-type setting
step module, in a case where it is determined by said determination step module that the printing is possible.
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