ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,245, issued on June 10, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Information processing apparatus and notification method" was invented by Yuka Katahira (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information processing apparatus includes: a state detection unit configured to detect states of the liquids contained in the plurality of liquid tanks; a light emission unit attached to an external surface of the information processing apparatus with a cover closed, the cover being opened when the plurality of tanks are operated; and a control unit configured to control the light emission unit, based on a fact that the state of the liquid detecte...