Printers and computer programs for printers

Abstract

To provide a technology which enables a user to be urged to join a service related to a printer by using a technique different from conventional.SOLUTION: A printer executes, when receiving a first print execution instruction including the first user identification information from a first terminal device, first printing according to the first print execution instruction and determines whether a quantity of using the printer by the first user is a specified quantity or more by using first print history information stored in a memory by matching the first user identification information. The printer displays a first screen including a first message for urging joint a service related with the printer when the using quantity is determined to be a specified quantity or more, but does not display the first screen when the using quantity is less than a specified quantity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Claims

1. It is a printer, Display unit and Print execution unit, A memory configured to store, for each of the one or more user identification pieces, the user identification piece, the print history information, and the email address of the user identified by the user identification piece in association with each other, A print control unit, which, when a first print execution instruction including first user identification information is received from a first terminal device, causes the print execution unit to perform a first print in accordance with the first print execution instruction, When a first print execution instruction is received from the first terminal device, a first determination unit determines whether the amount of printer usage by the first user identified by the first user identification information is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, using the first print history information stored in the memory in association with the first user identification information included in the first print execution instruction, A first display control unit that, when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, displays a first screen on the display unit that includes a first message prompting the user to subscribe to a service related to the printer, and does not display the first screen on the display unit when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is less than the predetermined amount, An email sending unit that, when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the first user is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, sends an email containing a predetermined message encouraging the user to subscribe to the service, and when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the first user is less than the predetermined amount, does not send the email. A printer equipped with [a specific feature / equipment].

2. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the first display control unit causes the display unit to start displaying the first screen before the first printing is completed.

3. The printer according to claim 2, wherein the first screen includes the first message and printing information indicating that the first printing is being performed.

4. It is a printer, Display unit and Print execution unit, A memory configured to store each of the one or more user identification pieces in association with the print history information, A print control unit, which, when a first print execution instruction including first user identification information is received from a first terminal device, causes the print execution unit to perform a first print in accordance with the first print execution instruction, When a first print execution instruction is received from the first terminal device, a first determination unit determines whether the amount of printer usage by the first user identified by the first user identification information is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, using the first print history information stored in the memory in association with the first user identification information included in the first print execution instruction, A first display control unit which, when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, displays a first screen on the display unit that includes a first message prompting the user to subscribe to a service related to the printer, and when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is less than the predetermined amount, does not display the first screen on the display unit, and the first display control unit which starts displaying the first screen on the display unit before the first printing is completed, A second display control unit that, when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the first user is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, displays a second screen on the display unit after the first print job is completed, which includes a second message prompting the user to subscribe to the service, and does not display the second screen on the display unit when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the first user is less than the predetermined amount, A printer equipped with [a specific feature / equipment].

5. The printer according to claim 4, wherein the second screen includes the second message and URL information obtained using the URL of a website for subscribing to the service (abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator).

6. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the first display control unit causes the first screen to be displayed on the display unit after the first printing is completed.

7. The printer according to claim 6, wherein the first screen includes the first message and URL information obtained using the URL of a website for subscribing to the service (abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator).

8. It is a printer, Display unit and Print execution unit, A memory configured to store each of the one or more user identification pieces in association with the print history information, A print control unit, which, when a first print execution instruction including first user identification information is received from a first terminal device, causes the print execution unit to perform a first print in accordance with the first print execution instruction, When a first print execution instruction is received from the first terminal device, a first determination unit determines whether the amount of printer usage by the first user identified by the first user identification information is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, using the first print history information stored in the memory in association with the first user identification information included in the first print execution instruction, A first display control unit which, when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, displays a first screen on the display unit that includes a first message prompting the user to subscribe to a service related to the printer, and when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is less than the predetermined amount, does not display the first screen on the display unit, and the first display control unit which displays the first screen on the display unit after the first printing is completed, After the first screen is displayed, if a second print execution instruction including second user identification information is received from a second terminal device, a second determination unit determines whether the amount of printer usage by the second user identified by the second user identification information is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, using the second print history information stored in the memory in association with the second user identification information included in the second print execution instruction. A third display control unit which, when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the second user is less than the predetermined amount, terminates the display of the first screen on the display unit before a predetermined display termination condition is met, and when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the second user is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, continues the display of the first screen on the display unit until the predetermined display termination condition is met, Equipped with, Printer.

9. The first display control unit is, When it is determined that the amount of the printer used by the first user is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, and the remaining amount of the printer's consumables is less than a predetermined value, the first screen is displayed on the display unit. The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the amount of use of the printer by the first user is determined to be equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, and the remaining amount of the consumables is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the first screen is not displayed on the display unit.

10. The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the usage amount includes at least one of the number of times the printer is used within a predetermined period and the number of pages printed within a predetermined period.

11. A computer program for a printer, The aforementioned printer is Display unit and Print execution unit, A memory configured to store, for each of the one or more user identification pieces, the user identification piece, the print history information, and the email address of the user identified by the user identification piece in association with each other, Equipped with a computer, The aforementioned computer program comprises the following components of the computer, namely: A print control unit, which, when a first print execution instruction including first user identification information is received from a first terminal device, causes the print execution unit to perform a first print in accordance with the first print execution instruction, When a first print execution instruction is received from the first terminal device, a first determination unit determines whether the amount of printer usage by the first user identified by the first user identification information is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, using the first print history information stored in the memory in association with the first user identification information included in the first print execution instruction, A first display control unit that, when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, displays a first screen on the display unit that includes a first message prompting the user to subscribe to a service related to the printer, and does not display the first screen on the display unit when it is determined that the amount of the first user using the printer is less than the predetermined amount, An email sending unit that, when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the first user is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, sends an email containing a predetermined message encouraging the user to subscribe to the service, and when it is determined that the amount of printer usage by the first user is less than the predetermined amount, does not send the email. A computer program that functions as such.

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