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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hirofumi Ishida, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a counter that counts number of sheets of paper on which printing is performed; a calculator that calculates a coverage rate of each sheet of the paper; a derivation part that derives a reference line to be a replacement indicator for a consumable part based on replacement history information including: number of printed sheets from start of using the consumable part provided in the image forming apparatus until replacement of the consumable part; and an average coverage rate obtained by averaging coverage rates on the sheets of the paper corresponding to the number of printed sheets, and a communicator that provides a notification of arrival of replacement timing of the consumable part based on the reference line.
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