PRINTER, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, CONTROL METHOD OF THEM, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM

To provide an information processor receiving notification from a printer which easily visually recognizes a residual amount of a coloring material.SOLUTION: A printer is a device capable of communicating with an information processor performing residual amount display of a coloring material of the printer in a display area on the basis of information transmitted from the printer. The printer includes: reception means for receiving an acquisition request of information on the printer from the information processor; control means for controlling a display color of the coloring material so that there is a color difference equal to or more than a predetermined value between a display color of the coloring material and a background color of the display area; and transmission means for transmitting the information on the printer including the controlled display color and the residual amount of the coloring material as a response to the acquisition request to the information processor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】印刷装置から通知を受け取る情報処理装置において、色材の残量を視認し易くすること。【解決手段】印刷装置は、印刷装置から送信される情報に基づいて表示領域において印刷装置の色材の残量表示を行う情報処理装置と通信可能な装置である。印刷装置は、印刷装置の情報の取得要求を情報処理装置から受信する受信手段と、表示領域の背景色と所定値以上の色差となるように、色材の表示色を制御する制御手段と、制御した表示色と色材の残量とを含む印刷装置の情報を、取得要求に対する応答として情報処理装置に送信する送信手段と、を有する。【選択図】図２