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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L. P., Houston, TX (US);
Rowdy K Webb, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel M Holcomb, San Diego, CA (US);
Phillip A Mcoog, Portland, OR (US);
Jean-Frederic Plante, San Diego, CA (US);
Jefferson P Ward, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Kerry J Kilk, Vancouver, WA (US);
Erik M Peterson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Michael Mulloy, Dublin, IE;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A method performed using a computer includes receiving a cumulative consumption value for a printing fluid corresponding to a supply from a printer at the computer. The method also includes calculating a plurality of variable values by way of the cumulative consumption value for the printing fluid, a statistically derived depletion quantity for the printing fluid, and an estimated time to ship a supply of replacement printing fluid to the printer to form calculated variable values. The method also includes causing the supply of replacement printing fluid to be shipped to the printer in accordance with the calculating.