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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2019
Takeo Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyoshi Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ko Tokumaru, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyoshi Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ko Tokumaru, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a consumable management apparatus includes a detecting unit, a storage unit, an analyzing circuit, a predicting circuit, and a notifying circuit. The detecting unit detects a use condition of a consumable. The storage unit stores therein a use history of the consumable. The analyzing circuit is configured to analyze a consumption speed of the consumable based on a degree of use frequency of the consumable, the degree of use frequency being obtained from the use history of the consumable stored in the storage unit. The predicting circuit is configured to predict a replacement time of the consumable from the use condition of the consumable detected by the detecting unit and the consumption speed of the consumable analyzed by the analyzing circuit. The notifying circuit is configured to give a notice of the replacement time of the consumable predicted by the predicting circuit.