Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Computer readable medium recording an information providing program, information providing device, and method for providing information
- Patent Title (中): 记录信息提供程序,信息提供装置和提供信息的方法的计算机可读介质
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Application No.: US12048073Application Date: 2008-03-13
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Publication No.: US07752347B2Publication Date: 2010-07-06
- Inventor: Noriyuki Takei
- Applicant: Noriyuki Takei
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Priority: JP2007-077025 20070323; JP2007-084517 20070328; JP2008-005546 20080115
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a computer readable medium recording a program for providing information relating to an optional device installable on an apparatus such as a printer, the program being an information providing program for providing information, to a user in an easily understandable form, related to an installable optional device that is presently uninstalled. In the information providing program for causing an information providing device to execute a processing of providing information relating to an optional device installable on a target apparatus, the information providing device is caused to execute: acquiring information relating to the installation status of the optional device on the target apparatus and determining an uninstalled optional device, which is an installable optional device that has not been installed; and displaying an image representing the determined uninstalled optional device to a user.
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