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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.s.a., Inc., Ramsey, NJ (US);
Michael Stopa, San Mateo, CA (US);
Karsten Bruening, San Mateo, CA (US);
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC., Ramsey, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a system are disclosed for recommending products based on usage of one or more multifunctional printers. The method includes collecting usage data from a multifunctional printer; classifying the usage data from the multifunctional printer into one or more categories; comparing the usage data from the multifunctional printer in each of the one or more categories to usage data from one or more other multifunctional printers; determining one or more usage patterns for the multifunctional printer from the comparison of the usage data between the multifunctional printer in each of the one or more categories to the usage data from one or more other multifunctional printers; identifying one or more products or services based on the one or more usage patterns for the multifunctional printer; and recommending one or more products or services for the multifunctional printer on a graphical user interface (GUI).