Consumable management device, image forming apparatus,...

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2007-07-16

2010-02-02

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Consumable

C399S024000, C399S025000, C399S027000, C399S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07657193

ABSTRACT:
A consumable management device includes a life determining unit that determines whether a consumable reaching a life end exists in an object apparatus which operates with a plurality of consumables or not, a stop process unit that, when the life determining unit determines that a consumable reaching a life end exists, performs a stop process of stopping the operation of the object apparatus, an additional replacement determining unit that, when the object apparatus is to be stopped, determines whether, in addition to replacement or replenishment of the consumable, a consumable which is to be replaced or replenished exists or not, and a notification process unit that, when the additional replacement determining unit determines that a consumable which is to be additionally replaced or replenished exists, performs a notification process of notifying an operator that the consumable which is to be additionally replaced or replenished is to be replaced or replenished.

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