Electronic apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus (1) concerned about global environment, which enables its user to be convinced of his / her commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions accompanying power consumption by letting the user purchase a consumable goods (15) / replacement part (15b) to lead the user to join greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The electronic apparatus (1) is configured as a printer, etc. that operates with attached a refill cartridge (consumable goods (15)), which is replaceable in the apparatus body and affixed with information by which a greenhouse gas emission right accordance is identified. The electronic apparatus (1) includes refill cartridge attachment support unit that supports the refill cartridge in the body in attachable / detachable manner, detecting unit (16) that detects the identification information from an attached refill cartridge, evaluating unit (S9) that determines identification information accordance and evaluates greenhouse gas reductions by the apparatus based on the identification information, and displaying unit (5) that displays the evaluation of the evaluating unit (S9).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device that uses consumables or replacement parts that are granted greenhouse gas (GHG: Greenhouse gas) emission rights in consideration of the global environment. Background technique [0002] At present, there are calls for the preservation of the global environment around the world, and the emission control of greenhouse effect gases such as CO2 (carbon dioxide) is moving toward realization, centering on the Global Warming Prevention Conference. Under such circumstances, research on adapting CO2 reduction to general electronic equipment including printing devices has been carried out, and related patent applications are also being carried out. [0003] For example, there is Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-249563 as an example of an invention in which, in an information processing device including a printing device, a target value when using resources such as paper is set, and based on th...

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[0005] However, as for the above-mentioned conventional example, it is an example of implementing the report output required to reduce resource consumption or improving the prediction of CO2 emission, and it can only be applied to the utilization of the device Inform the user of the status of power consumption, etc., and provide guidance so that the resource utilization limit target can be achieved, or only the status of carbon dioxide emissions corresponding to the use of the device can be notified to the user, and arouse the use of the device to reduce emissions.

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