US 12,001,731 B2
Printing device
Yoichi Mitsui, Shiojiri (JP)
Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,479.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-172121 (JP), filed on Oct. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0143244 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1205 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1267 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing device comprising:
a printing section for printing a print job on a medium;
a control section that is configured to receive designation of a first print mode or a second print mode for one or more print jobs and that is configured to
perform print setting, in accordance with print setting information, for print jobs for which the first print mode or the second print mode is designated and
cause the printing section to execute printing in accordance with the print setting; and
a storage section, wherein
a consumption amount of the medium in printing of one of the print jobs in the second print mode is larger than a consumption amount of the medium in printing of one of the print jobs in the first print mode,
the control section is configured to acquire, of the print setting information for the print job for which the first print mode is designated, specific setting information that causes a difference in the consumption amount between printing in the first print mode and printing in the second print mode, from one of
initial setting information of printing stored in advance in the storage section,
incidental setting information accompanying the print job for which the first print mode is designated, or
a first setting information file that is saved in a predetermined folder and that is a file different from both the initial setting information and the incidental setting information, and
is configured to perform print setting of the print job for which the first print mode is designated according to the acquired specific setting information,
when the control section acquires the specific setting information for the print job for which the first print mode is designated from the initial setting information, the control section acquires the specific setting information among the print setting information for the print job for which the second print mode is designated from either
incidental setting information attached to the print job for which the second print mode is designated or
a second setting information file which is stored in a predetermined folder and is a file different from all of the initial setting information, the incidental setting information, and the first setting information file,
when the control section acquires the specific setting information for the print job for which the first print mode is designated from the incidental setting information, the control section acquires the specific setting information for the print job for which the second print mode is designated from the second setting information file,
when the control section acquires the specific setting information for the print job for which the first print mode is designated from the first setting information file, the control section acquires the print setting information for the print job for which the second print mode is designated from either
incidental setting information accompanying the print job for which the second print mode is designated or
the second setting information file, and
the control section performs print setting of the print job for which the second print mode is designated in accordance with the acquired specific setting information for the print job for which the second print mode is designated.