CN111746110B

CN111746110B - Image processing apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN111746110B
Application number: CN202010092315.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 砂川宽行
Original assignee: Riso Kagaku Corp
Current assignee: Riso Kagaku Corp
Priority date: 2019-03-29
Filing date: 2020-02-14
Publication date: 2022-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 2040-02-14
Also published as: JP2020163700A; CN111746110A

Abstract

Provided is an image processing device which enables a user to easily grasp information of a consumable part that has been attached to a printing device. The disclosed device is provided with: a trademark image acquisition unit (11, 211) that acquires a trademark image (e.g., a genuine trademark image (T11) or a non-genuine trademark image (T12)) corresponding to the printing device (1) on the basis of a consumable (e.g., an ink cartridge (100)) that has been attached to the printing device (1); and a display control unit (12, 212) that causes a display unit (40, 230) to display the trademark image (e.g., genuine trademark image (T11) or non-genuine trademark image (T12)) acquired by the trademark image acquisition unit (11, 211).

Description

Image processing apparatus

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus.

Background

In the printing apparatus, consumables such as an ink cartridge, a toner cartridge, a photosensitive drum, and stencil paper are mounted according to the printing method.

For example, an ink jet printing apparatus is provided with a plurality of ink cartridges that store ink for each color as a consumable product and are detachably mounted. In an inkjet printing apparatus, ink is supplied from an ink cartridge to an inkjet head, and the ink is ejected from a nozzle of the inkjet head toward printing paper, thereby printing images, characters, and the like.

When an inappropriate ink cartridge is mounted on an ink jet printing apparatus and used, for example, the ink may agglomerate, and the agglomerated ink may clog nozzles to cause ejection failure, or the ink deposited on paper may bleed out to cause edge failure of an image. These problems cause a reduction in the quality of the printed image. In addition, there are also the following cases: when the ink is coagulated, each device in the apparatus receives an excessive load, which causes the apparatus to malfunction.

Therefore, conventionally, a printing apparatus to which a consumable part is attached performs identification and authentication of a genuine product using information attached to the consumable part.

In addition, an authentication device has been proposed which performs authorization authentication of a consumable using image information obtained by imaging the consumable in addition to information stored in a memory of the consumable (see, for example, patent document 1).

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-68425

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

Even if the consumable is authenticated as described above, there are cases where: the information of the consumable is copied, thereby authenticating the non-genuine article as the genuine article. Since the authentication process is performed by the printing apparatus, the user cannot confirm the consumable part actually mounted, and cannot grasp a trademark (logo trademark or character trademark) attached to the consumable part. In order for the user to confirm the consumable part, it is necessary to take out the consumable part mounted on the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus. Even when the trademark attached to the consumable in the state of being attached to the printing apparatus is exposed by opening the door of the printing apparatus, it takes time to open the door of the printing apparatus and check the trademark.

The invention aims to provide an image processing device which can easily grasp information of consumables installed in a printing device.

Means for solving the problems

In one aspect, an image processing apparatus includes: a trademark image acquisition unit that acquires a trademark image corresponding to a printing device based on a consumable part that has been attached to the printing device; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the trademark image acquired by the trademark image acquisition unit.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to this aspect, the user can easily grasp information of the consumable part that has been attached to the printing apparatus.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a printing apparatus and an ink cartridge as an example of an image processing apparatus in one embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an ink cartridge in one embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a camera communication module in one embodiment.

Fig. 4A is a diagram showing a non-contact IC of a genuine product (genuine trademark) in one embodiment.

Fig. 4B is a diagram showing a non-contact IC of a non-genuine product (non-genuine trademark) in one embodiment.

Fig. 4C is a diagram showing a non-genuine (non-trademark) non-contact IC in one embodiment.

Fig. 5A is a diagram showing a setting screen (genuine trademark) in one embodiment.

Fig. 5B is a diagram showing a setting screen (non-genuine trademark) in one embodiment.

Fig. 5C is a diagram showing a setting screen (no trademark) in one embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a trademark display area (genuine trademark) in one embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a display process of a brand image in one embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a user terminal as an example of an image processing apparatus in another embodiment.

Description of the reference numerals

1: a printing device; 10: a control unit; 11: a trademark image acquisition unit; 12: a display control unit; 20: a storage unit; 30: a camera communication module; 31: a wireless communication unit; 31a: an antenna; 32 (32K, 32C, 32M, 32Y): an image pickup unit; 32a: a camera; 32b: a light source; 33: a control substrate; 34: a housing; 34a: a through hole; 35: a base part; 40: a display unit; 41. 42, 43: setting a picture; 41a, 42a, 43a: a trademark display area; 41b, 42b, 43b: printing a set display area; 50: an interface section; 60: an input section; 70: a printing section; 100 (100K, 100C, 100M, 100Y): an ink cartridge; 110: an ink bottle; 120: a non-contact IC;121: a memory; 122: a processing unit; 200: a user terminal; 210: a control unit; 211: a trademark image acquisition unit; 212: a display control unit; 220: a storage unit; 230: a display unit; 240: an interface section; 250: an input section; l: coating an image; la: an authentication result image; lb: a consumable information image; t1: a genuine trademark; t2: non-genuine trademarks; t11: a genuine brand image; t12: a non-genuine brand image.

Detailed Description

An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the printing apparatus 1 as an example of an image processing apparatus will be described, and the user terminal 200 as another example of an image processing apparatus will be described later.

In the present embodiment, the

ink cartridges

100K, 100C, 100M, and 100Y corresponding to inks of K (black), C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) are examples of consumables that are mounted on the printing apparatus 1. Further, each of the

ink cartridges

100K, 100C, 100M, 100Y has the same configuration except for the color of the ink stored therein. Therefore, the ink cartridge 100K will be described as an example. The

ink cartridges

100K, 100C, 100M, and 100Y are appropriately referred to as ink cartridges 100.

Fig. 1 is an explanatory view for explaining a printing apparatus 1 and an ink cartridge 100.

As shown in fig. 1, the printing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 20, a camera communication module 30, a display unit 40, an interface unit 50, an input unit 60, and a printing unit 70.

The control Unit 10 includes, for example, a processor (for example, a CPU) functioning as an arithmetic Processing Unit that controls the operation of the entire printing apparatus 1. The processor functions as the trademark image acquisition unit 11 and the display control unit 12 by reading a predetermined program from the storage unit 20 or a removable storage medium and executing the program. Here, the program executed by the processor includes a program for causing a computer (for example, the control unit 10 of the printing apparatus 1 or the printing apparatus 1, or the control unit 210 of the user terminal 200 or the user terminal 200 described later) to execute a function of acquiring a brand image (for example, a genuine brand image T11 such as "{ major over } ABC }" shown in fig. 5A, or a non-genuine brand image T12 such as "xy } shown in fig. 5B) corresponding to the printing apparatus 1 based on the ink cartridge 100K already mounted on the printing apparatus 1, and a function of causing the display unit 40 to display the acquired brand image.

The trademark image acquiring unit 11 acquires a trademark image corresponding to the printing apparatus 1 based on the ink cartridge 100K attached to the printing apparatus 1. The trademark image is, for example, a genuine trademark image T11 shown in fig. 5A or a non-genuine trademark image T12 shown in fig. 5B. Note that, as the trademark image corresponding to the printing apparatus 1, a logo trademark is desired, but a character trademark may be used. Examples of the trademark image corresponding to the printing apparatus 1 include a trademark image of a manufacturer of the printing apparatus 1, a trademark image of a product, and the like.

The trademark image acquiring unit 11 is capable of acquiring a genuine trademark image T11 or a non-genuine trademark image T12 obtained by imaging a trademark (e.g., a genuine trademark T1 such as "capableabc |" shown in fig. 4A or a non-genuine trademark T2 such as "capablexyz |" shown in fig. 4B) attached to the ink cartridge 100K (the non-contact IC 120 functioning as an RF tag) from the imaging communication module 30. Alternatively, the trademark image acquiring unit 11 may acquire, for example, the registered image stored in the storage unit 20 as the genuine trademark image T11 or the non-genuine trademark image T12 based on the authentication result of the ink cartridge 100K.

The display control unit 12 causes the trademark image acquired by the trademark image acquiring unit 11 (for example, the genuine trademark image T11 shown in fig. 5A or the non-genuine trademark image T12 shown in fig. 5B) to be displayed on the trademark display areas 41a to 43a of the setting screens 41 to 43 shown in fig. 5A to 5C, for example, of the display unit 40. The display control unit 12 may display the trademark image on a screen other than the setting screens 41 to 43.

The control unit 10 generates a first password (an example of first registration information) using a first algorithm stored in the storage unit 20 based on an ID (an example of consumable storage information) stored in the ink cartridge 100K. The control unit 10 compares the first password with a second password (an example of second comparison information) stored in the memory 121 of the ink cartridge 100K, which is generated based on the ID. Here, in the case where the ink cartridge 100K is genuine, the first password and the second password may coincide because they are both generated based on the common ID and using the common first algorithm.

The control unit 10 generates an image password (an example of third matching information) by referring to the image conversion table stored in the storage unit 20 based on the image information (for example, the genuine trademark image T11 or the non-genuine trademark image T12) of the non-contact IC 120 of the ink cartridge 100 captured by the imaging units 32K, 32C, 32M, and 32Y. The control unit 10 compares the image password with the image password (an example of the fourth comparison information) stored in the memory 121.

The control unit 10 may authenticate the ink cartridge 100K as a genuine product when the first password and the second password match each other, or when the first password and the second password match each other and the two image passwords match each other.

The storage unit 20 is, for example, a memory, and stores destination information indicating a region where the printing apparatus 1 is used, a first algorithm as a program for generating the second password, an image conversion table, and registration images such as a genuine trademark image T11 shown in fig. 5A and a non-genuine trademark image T12 shown in fig. 5B. The storage unit 20 may store setting information (for example, information such as the date of manufacture, color information, type, and density) of the ink cartridge 100K corresponding to the registration image.

The four imaging communication modules 30 include a wireless communication unit 31 and imaging units 32K, 32C, 32M, and 32Y.

The wireless communication unit 31 establishes wireless communication with the non-contact IC 120 attached to the ink cartridge 100K, reads various information from the non-contact IC 120, and supplies the read information to the control unit 10 of the printing apparatus 1. When the wireless communication unit 31 performs wireless communication with the contactless IC 120, the transmitting side adds a random number to information and transmits the information, and the receiving side deletes the added random number to extract the information. This prevents interception of information to be communicated.

Each of the image pickup units 32K, 32C, 32M, and 32Y is arranged to face the non-contact IC 120 of the

ink cartridge

100K, 100C, 100M, or 100Y in the state of being mounted on the printing apparatus 1, and the non-contact IC 120 is picked up to acquire the genuine trademark image T11 or the non-genuine trademark image T12.

The imaging units 32K, 32C, 32M, and 32Y have the same configuration. Therefore, the imaging unit 32K will be described as an example. The imaging units 32K, 32C, 32M, and 32Y are appropriately described as imaging units 32.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the ink cartridge 100K.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the camera communication module 30.

As shown in fig. 3, the imaging communication module 30 is disposed to face the non-contact IC 120 exposed to the outside of the ink cartridge 100K.

The imaging communication module 30 includes a control board 33, a case 34, and a base unit 35, in addition to the wireless communication unit 31 and the imaging unit 32K.

The control board 33 controls the wireless communication unit 31 and the imaging unit 32K.

The case 34 accommodates the camera 32a as a CMOS camera, the control board 33, the base unit 35, and the antenna 31a of the wireless communication unit 31 of the imaging unit 32K. A plurality of light sources 32b of the imaging unit 32 are arranged in the housing 34 to irradiate light to the non-contact IC 120. In addition, in the case 34, a through hole 34a is provided between the camera 32a and the non-contact IC 120. The antenna 31a is in the form of a ring having a through hole having the same shape as the through hole 34a or a through hole having the same central axis as the through hole 34a.

The base portion 35 is disposed between the control board 33 and the case 34.

As described above, the display unit 40 is a display for displaying the setting screens 41 to 43 shown in fig. 5A to 5C, for example. The setting screens 41 to 43 include

trademark display areas

41a, 42a, and 43a and print setting

display areas

41b, 42b, and 43b. As shown in fig. 6, the trademark display area 41a may have a coat image L in addition to a trademark image such as a genuine trademark image T11. The coat image L includes an authentication result image La, which is, for example, a character of "genuine article", and a consumable information image Lb, which is, for example, "expiration date: xxxxxxxx "such characters. A touch panel that functions as the input unit 60 may be disposed on the display unit 40.

The interface unit 50 transmits and receives various information to and from other devices such as a user terminal.

The input unit 60 is an input button such as the touch panel and the 0 to 9 numeric keys, and receives input of various operation information by the user.

The printing method of the printing portion 70 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include an inkjet printing method, a stencil printing method, and an electrophotographic method.

The ink cartridge 100K has an ink bottle 110 and a non-contact IC 120.

As shown in fig. 2, the ink cartridge 100K is, for example, rectangular parallelepiped and attached to the inkjet printing apparatus. The consumable may be, for example, a cartridge that is cylindrical and is attached to a stencil printing apparatus. The consumable is not limited to the ink cartridge 100, and may be any product that is attached to the printing apparatus 1, such as a toner cartridge, a stencil sheet, and a photosensitive drum.

As shown in fig. 1, the noncontact IC 120 has a memory 121 and a processing section 122.

The memory 121 stores an ID (consumable storage information) for uniquely identifying the ink cartridge 100K, attribute data of ink stored in the ink bottle 110, a second password (an example of second collation information) generated based on the ID, and an image password (an example of fourth collation information) generated based on image information of the non-contact IC 120 (for example, the genuine product brand image T11 or the non-genuine product brand image T12 described above).

The memory 121 may store destination information indicating a region where the ink cartridge 100K is used, or may store information of the genuine brand image T11 or the non-genuine brand image T12. The ink attribute data may include ink color information, ink solvent type information, and ink remaining amount information.

The processing unit 122 has a processor (e.g., CPU) functioning as an arithmetic processing device. The processing unit 122 acquires information on the amount of ink ejected from the printing apparatus 1, calculates the remaining amount of ink in the ink bottle 110 of the ink cartridge 100 based on the amount of ink ejected, and stores the calculated remaining amount of ink in the memory 121 as remaining ink amount information.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the display processing of the brand images (genuine brand image T11, non-genuine brand image T12).

Each process shown in fig. 7 is performed by reading a predetermined program from the storage unit 20 by the control unit 10 (the trademark image acquisition unit 11 and the display control unit 12) and executing the program. As described above, the ink cartridge 100K is taken as an example of the consumable part. Although 4 ink cartridges 100 are mounted in the printing apparatus 1, for example, the trademark image of the ink cartridge 100 mounted last may be displayed in the trademark display areas 41a to 43a of the setting screens 41 to 43 shown in fig. 5A to 5C, for example. However, in the trademark display areas 41a to 43a, trademark images of the number of the mounted ink cartridges 100 may be displayed at the same time.

First, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the ink cartridge 100K is mounted in the printing apparatus 1, for example, based on the detection result of the sensor, power-on, return from the power saving mode, and the like, until the ink cartridge 100K is mounted in the printing apparatus 1 (step S1).

When the control unit 10 determines that the ink cartridge 100K is mounted on the printing apparatus 1 (step S1: yes), the image pickup unit 32K picks up the genuine trademark T1 shown in fig. 4A or the non-genuine trademark T2 shown in fig. 4B, and thereby determines whether or not the brand image acquisition unit 11 acquires the genuine trademark image T11 shown in fig. 5A or the non-genuine trademark image T12 shown in fig. 5B (whether or not a certain trademark image is detected) (step S2).

When the brand image acquiring unit 11 acquires an image such as a genuine brand image T11 or a non-genuine brand image T12 (yes in step S2), the display control unit 12 causes the brand images such as the genuine brand image T11 and the non-genuine brand image T12 to be displayed in the brand display areas 41a and 42a of the setting screens 41 and 42 shown in fig. 5A and 5B (step S3). The display control unit 12 may refer to the registration image stored in the storage unit 20, and if there is a matching brand image, display the brand image in the brand display area 41a. Alternatively, the display control section 12 may determine an unnecessary portion reflected on the periphery of the antenna portion or the like of the noncontact IC 120 in the captured image based on the trademark image stored in the storage section 20, and may remove the unnecessary portion by cutting.

The control unit 10 refers to the registration image stored in the storage unit 20 to recognize whether or not there is a genuine brand image T11 matching the image captured by the imaging unit 32K (step S4).

Next, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the brand image captured by the imaging unit 32K matches the genuine brand image T11 (genuine image) (step S5).

When the control unit 10 determines that the trademark image captured by the imaging unit 32K matches the genuine trademark image T11 (genuine image) (step S5: yes), information of the ink cartridge 100K (for example, information such as the date of manufacture, color information, type, density, etc.) is read from the non-contact IC 120 of the ink cartridge 100K (step S6).

Next, the control unit 10 authenticates the ink cartridge 100K mounted in the printing apparatus 1 based on whether the first password and the second password match or whether the first password and the second password match and both image passwords match (step S7). The authentication process may be separately performed before each process shown in fig. 7 or in parallel with the process shown in fig. 7, and if the ink cartridge 100K is a non-genuine product, the display unit 40 may display a warning message indicating that it is likely to be an inappropriate one.

Next, the control unit 10 determines whether the ink cartridge 100K is genuine (authentication OK) (step S8).

If the ink cartridge 100K is genuine (step S8: YES), the display control section 12 displays a genuine brand image T11 in the brand display area 41a and displays a coat image L including an authentication result image La such as a character of "genuine" as shown in FIG. 6 (step S9). Further, the coat image L may include an information image of the ink cartridge 100K, such as "expiration date: and a consumable information image Lb such as xxxxxxxx ".

Next, the control unit 10 reflects the read information (for example, information on the date of manufacture, color information, type, density, and the like) of the ink cartridge 100K as the setting of the printing apparatus 1 (step S10), and ends the processing shown in fig. 7.

In the determination processing of step S8 described above, if the ink cartridge 100K is a non-genuine product (step S8: no), the display control unit 12 displays the coat image L including the authentication result image La such as a character of "non-genuine product" in the trademark display area 41a shown in fig. 6 (step S11), and the processing shown in fig. 7 is ended. Note that, if the ink cartridge 100K is a non-genuine product, the display control unit 12 may display the setting information (for example, information such as the manufacturing date, the color information, the type, and the density) for prompting the user to input the ink cartridge 100K on the display unit 40 (step S20) in the same manner as the process of step S20 described later, and then perform the process of step S10 described above.

When it is determined in the determination processing of step S5 that the image captured by the image capturing unit 32K does not match the genuine brand image T11 (genuine image) (no in step S5), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the image captured by the image capturing unit 32K is a registered image stored in the storage unit 20 (step S12).

When the image captured by the imaging unit 32K is the reference image stored in the storage unit 20 (yes in step S12), the control unit 10 reads the setting information corresponding to the reference image if the setting information is stored in the storage unit 20 (step S13). The display control unit 12 displays the read information (for example, information on the date of manufacture, color information, type, density, and the like) on the display unit 40 (step S14). Then, the control unit 10 performs the process of step S10 described above.

When the image captured by the imaging unit 32K in the determination process of step S12 is not the registered image stored in the storage unit 20 (step S12: no), the display control unit 12 causes the display unit 40 to display: the user is prompted to perform an input operation of determining whether or not to register the captured image (trademark image) as a registration image in the printing apparatus 1.

When the user performs an input operation to register the captured image as a registration image in the printing apparatus 1 (step S15: yes), the display control unit 12 causes the display unit 40 to display information (for example, information on the date of manufacture, the date of color, the type, the density, and the like) for prompting the user to input the setting information of the ink cartridge 100K (step S16). The control unit 10 causes the storage unit 20 to store the trademark image and the setting value input by the user (step S17), and then performs the process of step S10 described above.

When the trademark image acquisition unit 11 does not acquire the trademark image (the genuine trademark image T11 shown in fig. 5A or the non-genuine trademark image T12 shown in fig. 5B) in the determination processing of step S2 (step S2: "no"), the display control unit 12 determines that the trademark image is not displayed in the trademark display area 43a of the setting screen 43 as shown in fig. 5C, for example (step S18).

After the process of step S18 or after the user performs an input operation not to register the trademark image as the registered image in the printing apparatus 1 in the determination process of step S15 (step S15: NO), the display control unit 12 displays a character indicating that the trademark image is not to be displayed, such as "NO data (NO data)" in the trademark display area 43a of the setting screen 43, as shown in fig. 5C, for example (step S19). The display control unit 12 causes the display unit 40 to display setting information (for example, information on the date of manufacture, the date of color, the type, the density, and the like) of the ink cartridge 100K, and then performs the process of step S10 described above.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a user terminal 200 as an example of an image processing apparatus according to another embodiment.

The user terminal 200 shown in fig. 8 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 220, a display unit 230, an interface unit 240, and an input unit 250. The user terminal 200 is, for example, a personal computer or other stationary terminal, or a tablet terminal, a smartphone or other mobile terminal.

The control unit 210 has, for example, a processor (e.g., CPU) functioning as an arithmetic processing device that controls the overall operation of the user terminal 200. The processor functions as a trademark image acquisition unit 211 and a display control unit 212 by reading a predetermined program from the storage unit 220 or a removable storage medium and executing the program.

The user terminal 200 can appropriately acquire information from the printing apparatus 1 connected wirelessly or by wire, and the trademark image acquisition unit 211 and the display control unit 212 (control unit 210) perform the same processing as the trademark image acquisition unit 11 and the display control unit 12 (control unit 10) of the printing apparatus 1. Therefore, the detailed description of the present embodiment is omitted, and the brand image acquiring unit 211 acquires brand images (e.g., genuine brand image T11 and non-genuine brand image T12) corresponding to the printing apparatus 1 based on the ink cartridge 100 as an example of the consumable supplies attached to the printing apparatus 1, as in the brand image acquiring unit 11. In addition, the display control unit 212 causes the display unit 230 to display the trademark image acquired by the trademark image acquisition unit 211, similarly to the display control unit 12.

The storage unit 220 is, for example, a memory, and may store the same information as the information stored in the storage unit 20 of the printing apparatus 1.

The display unit 230 is a display for displaying, for example, the setting screens 41 to 43 shown in fig. 5A to 5C, as in the display unit 40.

The interface unit 240 transmits and receives various information to and from other devices such as the printing apparatus 1.

The input unit 250 is, for example, a keyboard device, a mouse device, a touch panel, or the like, and receives input of various operation information by the user.

In the above-described one embodiment and the other embodiments, the printing apparatus 1 or the user terminal 200, which is an example of the image processing apparatus, includes the brand

image acquiring units

11 and 211 and the

display control units

12 and 212. The trademark

image acquiring units

11 and 211 acquire a genuine trademark image T11 or a non-genuine trademark image T12 as an example of a trademark image corresponding to the printing apparatus 1 based on the ink cartridge 100 as an example of a consumable part attached to the printing apparatus 1. The

display control units

12 and 212 cause the

display units

40 and 230 to display the genuine trademark image T11 or the non-genuine trademark image T12 acquired by the trademark

image acquiring units

11 and 211.

Thus, the user can recognize what ink cartridge 100 is mounted in the printing apparatus 1 by looking at the display units 40 and 230 (for example, the trademark display areas 41a to 43a of the setting screens 41 to 43). Therefore, it is possible to omit the time and effort for the user to take out the ink cartridge 100 from the printing apparatus 1 or open the door of the printing apparatus 1 to check the inside in order to check what kind of ink cartridge 100 has been mounted to the printing apparatus 1. Therefore, the user can easily grasp information of the ink cartridge 100 (consumable) mounted to the printing apparatus 1.

The trademark

image acquiring units

11 and 211 acquire a genuine trademark image T11 or a non-genuine trademark image T12 obtained by imaging a genuine trademark T1 or a non-genuine trademark T2, which is an example of a trademark attached to the ink cartridge 100. By obtaining the trademark image by photographing in this manner, even a trademark image which the printing apparatus 1 does not have information thereof can be displayed on the

display unit

40 or 230. Thus, the user can further easily grasp information of the ink cartridge 100.

The trademark

image acquiring units

11 and 211 acquire a trademark image (genuine trademark image T11) based on the authentication result of the ink cartridge 100. This enables the brand image corresponding to the authentication result of the ink cartridge 100 to be presented to the user, and therefore the user can easily grasp that the ink cartridge 100 is genuine, for example, by viewing the genuine brand image T11. Further, compared to the case where the

display unit

40 or 230 displays the photographed trademark image, the

display unit

40 or 230 can display a clear trademark image, and thus the user can further easily grasp the information of the ink cartridge 100.

The

display control units

12 and 212 cause the

display units

40 and 230 to display the trademark images (genuine trademark image T11 and non-genuine trademark image T12) together with at least one of the authentication result image La of the ink cartridge 100 and the information image (consumable information image Lb) of the ink cartridge 100. Thus, by presenting the authentication result of the ink cartridge 100 to the user, the user can easily grasp the information of the authentication result. In addition, by presenting information such as the color and the type of ink of the ink cartridge 100 to the user, the user can further easily grasp the information of the ink cartridge 100.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the components can be modified and embodied in the implementation stage without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriate combinations of a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, all the components described in the embodiments may be combined as appropriate. It is needless to say that various modifications and applications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Hereinafter, the invention described in the claims at the time of filing of the present application will be described.

[ supplementary notes 1]

An image processing apparatus is characterized by comprising:

a trademark image acquisition unit that acquires a trademark image corresponding to a printing device based on a consumable that has been attached to the printing device; and

and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the trademark image acquired by the trademark image acquisition unit.

[ additional notes 2]

The image processing apparatus according to supplementary note 1, wherein,

the trademark image acquiring unit acquires the trademark image obtained by imaging a trademark attached to the consumable.

[ additional notes 3]

The image processing apparatus according to supplementary note 1, wherein,

the trademark image acquisition unit acquires the trademark image based on an authentication result of the consumable.

[ supplement 4]

The image processing apparatus according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein,

the display control unit causes the display unit to display at least one of the authentication result image of the consumable part and the information image of the consumable part together with the trademark image.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus is characterized by comprising:

a trademark image acquisition unit that acquires a trademark image corresponding to a printing device based on a consumable part that has been attached to the printing device; and

a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the trademark image acquired by the trademark image acquisition unit,

wherein the trademark image acquiring unit acquires a genuine trademark image or a non-genuine trademark image, which is the trademark image obtained by the photographing, and acquires the registration image stored in the storage unit as the genuine trademark image or the non-genuine trademark image, which is the trademark image, based on the authentication result of the consumable part,

when the trademark image obtained by the photographing matches the genuine trademark image acquired from the storage unit based on the authentication result of the consumable part, the display control unit causes the display unit to display at least one of the authentication result image of the consumable part and the information image of the consumable part together with the trademark image acquired from the storage unit based on the authentication result of the consumable part.