发明名称 Server Device for Ordering Cartridge and Program Thereof
摘要 A server device comprising: a communication unit, a storage unit storing device identification information for identifying an image forming apparatus communicable with the server device via the communication unit. Recording material is contained in a cartridge attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus. The control unit is configured to perform: (a) receiving residual amount information about residual amount of the recording material; (b) determining whether or not the residual amount of the recording material is equal to or less than a first threshold; (c) determining whether or not the residual amount information is about the cartridge that has been delivered in accordance with an order instruction; and in response to affirmative determination made in (b) and affirmative determination made in (c), transmitting the order instruction to the external device via the communication unit.
申请公布号 US2016288515(A1) 申请公布日期 2016.10.06
申请号 US201615085158 申请日期 2016.03.30
申请人 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Matsuda Makoto
分类号 B41J2/175;G06K15/00 主分类号 B41J2/175
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A server device comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate at least with an external device; a storage unit storing device identification information for identifying an image forming apparatus communicable with the server device via the communication unit, the image forming apparatus being configured to form an image on a recording sheet by using recording material, the recording material being contained in a cartridge attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform: (a) receiving, via the communication unit, residual amount information about residual amount of the recording material remaining in the cartridge connected to the image forming apparatus identified by the device identification information;(b) determining, based on the residual amount information, whether or not the residual amount of the recording material is equal to or less than a first threshold;(c) determining whether or not the residual amount information is about the cartridge that has been delivered in accordance with an order instruction to deliver a cartridge to a user of the image forming apparatus identified by the device identification information; and(d) in response to affirmative determination made in (b) and affirmative determination made in (c), transmitting the order instruction to the external device via the communication unit.
地址 Nagoya-shi JP