APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CARTRIDGE, AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM HAVING CARTRIDGE MANAGING FUNCTION RECORDED THEREIN

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for managing a cartridge capable of improving a quality and reliability of the cartridge by suitably managing the cartridge and reducing an industrial waste and a computer readable program storage medium storing a program having a cartridge managing function recorded therein. SOLUTION: The apparatus for managing the cartridge comprises cartridges 7 and 7a having a head 35 for discharging an ink I and personnel information 39 for identifying an own itself, printers 5 and 5a having the detectable cartridges 7 and 7a to drive cartridges 7 and 7a to print, and detecting means provided in the printers 5 and 5a and provided in the mounted cartridges 7 and 7a for detecting the information 39.