Patent ID: 7583399
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A printing device that is connected to a network and executes a print job with any of multiple recording agent cartridges attached thereto, said printing device comprising: a cartridge identification information storage module that stores cartridge identification information with regard to the multiple recording agent cartridges, the cartridge identification information including user information on each user allocated to one of the multiple recording agent cartridges; an active recording agent cartridge setting module that, in response to acceptance of a print job with user identification information received from a certain user via the network, identifies a recording agent cartridge, which is allocated to the certain user and is to be used for execution of the accepted print job, based on the user identification information received with the accepted print job and the user information stored in said cartridge identification information storage module, and sets the identified recording agent cartridge to an active recording agent cartridge; a print job execution module that executes the accepted print job with the active recording agent cartridge; and an information output module that outputs a specific piece of output information with respect to a specified recording agent cartridge selected among the multiple recording agent cartridges, together with a specific piece of the cartridge identification information regarding the specified recording agent cartridge, which is selected out of the cartridge identification information stored in said cartridge identification information storage module.