US 12,122,169 B2
Printer device ink ribbon saving determination
Seiji Tsuzuki, Kawaguchi Saitama (JP)
Assigned to TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/861,283.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-186904 (JP), filed on Nov. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150272 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 2/33 (2006.01); B41J 17/04 (2006.01); B41J 17/12 (2006.01); B41J 25/10 (2006.01); B41J 33/14 (2006.01); B41J 33/54 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 3/46 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 33/388 (2006.01); B41J 35/38 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/325 (2013.01) [B41J 2/33 (2013.01); B41J 17/04 (2013.01); B41J 17/12 (2013.01); B41J 25/10 (2013.01); B41J 33/14 (2013.01); B41J 33/54 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); B41J 3/46 (2013.01); B41J 11/425 (2013.01); B41J 33/388 (2013.01); B41J 35/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printer device, comprising:
a printing data look-ahead component configured to look ahead a data printing position if printing is performed;
a head position controller configured to cause a thermal head, an ink ribbon, and printing paper to be in a contact state or a non-contact state based on a look-ahead result of the printing data look-ahead component;
an ink ribbon saved amount calculation component configured to calculate a saved amount of the ink ribbon based on a conveyed amount of the printing paper in the non-contact state and a cumulative value of the saved amount of the ink ribbon since the ink ribbon was last replaced; and
an ink ribbon saved amount display configured to display the saved amount calculated by the ink ribbon saved amount calculation component and the cumulative value of the saved amount of the ink ribbon since the ink ribbon was last replaced.