Ink cartridge in inkjet printer, has rewritable non-volatile memory that stores thresholds indicating end and full states of ink and waste ink in respective containers, ink and waste ink amount information

摘要

The cartridge (10) includes a container for accommodating ink for supplying to a printer and another container for accommodating waste liquid supplied from the printer. A rewritable non-volatile memory (15) stores thresholds indicating the end and full states of the ink and waste ink in respective containers, ink and waste ink amount information. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) inkjet printer; and (2) printer control method.