Patent ID: 8182082

Claim:
A printer accessory module for coupling to a printer to increase printing capacity, comprising: an auxiliary media module for storing and supplying printer media to the printer, the auxiliary media module to supply the printer media in addition to other printer media that the printer itself is to store, such that the auxiliary media module provides supplemental printer media to the printer in that the printer is able to use, while the printer accessory module is coupled to the printer, both the printer media supplied by the auxiliary media module and the other printer media that the printer media itself is to store; and an auxiliary ink supply station for storing and supplying ink to the printer, the auxiliary ink supply station to supply the ink in addition to other ink that the printer itself is to store, such that the auxiliary ink supply station provides supplemental ink to the printer in that the printer is able to use, while the printer accessory module is coupled to the printer, both the ink supplied by the auxiliary ink supply station and the other ink that the printer itself is to store; wherein the auxiliary ink supply station is fluidically coupled to an auxiliary ink conduit system for delivering ink from the auxiliary ink supply station to the printer; wherein when the printer accessory module is coupled to the printer, the printer is able to use the ink supplied by the auxiliary ink supply station to print on the other printer media that the printer itself is to store, and the printer is able to use the use the other ink that the printer itself is to store on the printer media supplied by the auxiliary media module.