Consumable management system and image forming apparatus

Details Consumable management system and image forming apparatus Consumable management system and image forming apparatus

2010-03-22

2011-12-27

Tran, Hoan (Department: 2884)

Electrophotography

Remote monitoring

C399S024000, C399S025000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08086115

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: a predicting unit that predicts a prediction lifetime of a consumable that is detachably mounted in the image forming apparatus, based on consumption information corresponding to an operation of the image forming apparatus; a connection determining unit that determines whether or not the image forming apparatus is connected to a managing apparatus that manages a replacement time of the consumable that is detachably mounted in the image forming apparatus; a consumption information transmitting unit that transmits the consumption information to the managing apparatus located outside the image forming apparatus; a managed lifetime information receiving unit as defined herein; a replacement time determining unit that determines whether or not the replacement time of the consumable has been reached; a learning unit as defined herein; and a prediction lifetime updating unit as defined herein.

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