CPC B41J 2/17566 (2013.01) [B41J 2/17506 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01); G06K 15/402 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A control device comprising:
a controller configured to perform:
acquiring an index value from a recording device, the recording device including:
a case in which a cartridge accommodating a printing agent is mountable;
a tank configured to accommodate the printing agent supplied from the cartridge; and
a recording portion configured to record an image on a sheet with the printing agent supplied from the tank, the index value being representative of one of a first residual quantity, a second residual quantity, and a third residual quantity, the first residual quantity being a residual quantity of the printing agent remaining in a first cartridge, the second residual quantity being a residual quantity of the printing agent remaining in the tank, the third residual quantity being a residual quantity of the printing agent remaining in the first cartridge and the tank, the first cartridge being currently mounted in the case;
storing the index value in a memory;
determining whether an order condition is satisfied based on the index value stored in the memory; and
transmitting an order command to a relevant device after the order condition is satisfied, the order command instructing to order a second cartridge for replacement with the first cartridge.
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