Patent ID: 7791749
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printer provided with a communication section for obtaining print information necessary to print from plural host devices through a transmission route, comprising; a host ID getter to get a host ID able to distinguish identify the one of the host devices which outputted said print information, a user information memory to hold user information indicating the one of the host devices corresponding to the host ID, a printing possibility judging section to judge the occurrence of print job trouble, said trouble being defined by whether printing based on said print information is possible or not, a presenter to present said host ID obtained by said host ID getter and the user information corresponding to said host ID when printing was not judged possible by said printing possibility judging section, and a charging information making section to make charging information of charge depending on stopping time of the printer which is stopped by the print information, the stopping time being the interval of time starting from the time when the judging section judges the occurrence of print job trouble to the time when trouble is recovered, wherein said presenter presents said charging information.