| US 7,543,082 B2 | ||
| Operation parameter determination apparatus and method | ||
| Kenichiro Nakagawa, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 04, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/980,193. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-381636 (JP), filed on Nov. 11, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0102438 A1, May 12, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 710—8 [710/9; 710/10; 710/11; 710/12; 710/13; 710/14; 347/13; 347/23] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a detachable ink cartridge having a plurality of non-contact IDs;
a non-contact ID reader configured to detect the plurality of non-contact IDs including a non-contact ID of the ink cartridge
attached to a predetermined ink cartridge setting position of the printing apparatus and a non-contact ID attached to print
sheet, upon receiving an instruction to start printing;
an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of operation parameters corresponding to the respective non-contact
IDs detected by said non-contact ID reader by referring to a correspondence information table describing correspondence between
the non-contact IDs and the plurality of operation parameters; and
an output unit configured to display print status information and animation characters and to output a sound effect in accordance
with the plurality of operation parameters acquired by said acquisition unit, during printing,
wherein said output unit further displays a print dialog capable of setting a predetermined printing mode when the plurality
of non-contact IDs include a combination of a specific non-contact ID of the ink cartridge and a specific non-contact ID of
the print sheet.
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