A consumable purchase assist program is built in a computer (500) to which a print apparatus (400) is connected, and contains at least a purchase source information acquisition step for acquiring via a network (220), purchase source information containing dealer information of a consumable required
A consumable purchase assist program is built in a computer (500) to which a print apparatus (400) is connected, and contains at least a purchase source information acquisition step for acquiring via a network (220), purchase source information containing dealer information of a consumable required for the print apparatus to print or selling condition information, a type information acquisition step for acquiring consumable type information from the print apparatus, and a consumable information display step for displaying the contents of the purchase source information and the type information on a screen of the computer.
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What is claimed is: 1. A print apparatus consumable purchase system, comprising: a print apparatus operable to perform a printing on a print medium; a display capable of displaying information concerning the print apparatus; and a controller operable to display a status screen for representing a re
What is claimed is: 1. A print apparatus consumable purchase system, comprising: a print apparatus operable to perform a printing on a print medium; a display capable of displaying information concerning the print apparatus; and a controller operable to display a status screen for representing a remaining amount of a consumable used with the print apparatus on the display, wherein when the remaining amount is not greater than a first threshold being greater than 0, the controller displays on the display a warning to replace the consumable, and when the remaining amount is not greater than a second threshold being greater than the first threshold, the controller displays on the display purchase information for purchasing the consumable. 2. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the controller displays one of a plurality of options concerning a purchase mode of the consumable in the status screen or an option calling button for calling the plurality of options in the status screen, and the plurality of options includes a delivery purchase options represented by a corresponding delivery purchase button and an in-store purchase option represented by a corresponding in-store purchase and pick-up button for acquiring a screen for providing dealer information. 3. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when the option calling button is selected, the controller; (a) displays the plurality of options on the display, (b when any option is selected from among the plurality of options, connects to a predetermined server through a network and causes a screen to be presented, said screen corresponding to the selected option from the server, and (c) then displays the screen on the display. 4. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: after displaying the warning, the controller interrupts the printing. 5. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: after displaying the warning, the controller displays information on a consumable replacement assist on the display. 6. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the purchase information includes a delivery purchase information for making a request for delivery purchase of the consumable. 7. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the purchase information includes in-store and pick-up purchase information for calling dealer information concerning a dealer dealing in the consumable. 8. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 4, wherein: when a request for replacing the consumable is not made, the controller restarts the printing. 9. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when the option calling button is selected, the controller; (a) connects to a predetermined server through a network and causes a screen to be presented, said screen displaying the plurality of options from the server and (b) displays the screen on the display. 10. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when the delivery purchase button is selected, the controller; (a) causes a screen to be presented, said screen containing a retrieval key information input field for entering user's place retrieval key information as as ordering screen for ordering the consumable from a predetermined server through a network, (b) displays the screen on the display, (c) then transmits the user's place retrieval key information entered in the retrieval key information input field to the server so as to receive place-dependent selling condition information extracted by the server based on the user's place retrieval key information, and (d) then displays the received place-dependent selling condition information on the display. 11. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when the delivery purchase button is selected, the controller; (a) acquires an ordering screen for ordering the consumable from a predetermined server through a network and (b) then displays the screen on the display. 12. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, when the delivery purchase button is selected, the controller: (a) causes a screen to be presented, said screen containing one of a selling condition input field for entering selling condition information and a selling condition disclosure field for disclosing selling condition information as the ordering screen from a predetermined server through a network and (b) then displays the screen on the display. 13. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one of in-stock and out-of-stock concerning the consumable and availability of empty vessel collection service is disclosed in the selling condition disclosure field. 14. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 13, wherein, when the delivery purchase button is selected, the controller; (a) causes a screen to be presented, said screen containing a retrieval key information input field for entering user's place retrieval key information as an ordering screen for ordering the consumable from a predetermined server through a network, (b) then displays the screen on the display, (c) then transmits the user's place retrieval key information entered in the retrieval key information input field to the server so as to receive place-dependent selling condition information extracted by the server based on the user's place retrieval key information, and (d) then displays the received place-dependent selling condition information on the display. 15. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 10, wherein when the in-store purchase and pick-up button is selected, the controller; (a) causes a screen to be presented, said screen containing a retrieval key information input field for entering user's place retrieval key information as a screen for providing the dealer information from a predetermined server through a network, (b) then displays the screen on the display, (c) then transmits the user's place retrieval key information entered in the retrieval key information input field to the server so as to receive place-dependent dealer information extracted by the server based on the user's place retrieval key information, and (c) then displays the received place-dependent dealer information on the display. 16. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 14, wherein, when the in-store purchase and pick-up button is selected, the controller: (a) causes a screen to be presented, said screen containing a retrieval key information input field for entering user's place retrieval key information as a screen for providing the dealer information from a predetermined server through a network, (b) then displays the screen on the display, (c) then transmits the user's place retrieval key information entered in the retrieval key information input field to the server so as to receive place-dependent dealer information extracted by the server based on the user's place retrieval key information, and (d) then displays the received place-dependent dealer information on the display. 17. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when the in-store purchase and pick-up button is selected, the controller causes a screen to be presented for providing the dealer information from a predetermined server through a network and displays the screen on the display. 18. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the dealer information contains at least one of address information and map information for locating a dealer place. 19. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when the in-store purchase and pick-up button is selected, the controller: (a) causes a screen to be presented, said screen containing a retrieval key information input field for entering user's place retrieval key information as a screen for providing the dealer information from a predetermined server through a network, (b) then displays the screen on the display, (c) then transmits the user's place retrieval key information entered in the retrieval key information input field to the server so as to receive place-dependent dealer information extracted by the server based on the user's place retrieval key information, and (c) then displays the received place-dependent dealer information on the display. 20. The print apparatus consumable purchase system of claim 2, wherein the in-store purchase and pick-up button is also configured for reserving the consumable for an in-store purchase from a selected dealer. 21. The print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in any one of claims 9, 3, 11, 12, 13, 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 15, 16, and 2 wherein the consumable is a coloring material cartridge. 22. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to cause a computer to function as control means forming a part of a print apparatus consumable purchase system as claimed in any one of claims 9, 3, 11, 12, 13, 10, 14, 17, 18, 15, 16, 2. 23. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 22, wherein the consumable is a coloring material cartridge.
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