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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Takatsugu Yamada, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A method includes a first receiving step of causing an information processing apparatus to receive a first notification indicating that a non-contracted cartridge is mounted on the first image forming apparatus, a cancelation-executing step of causing the information processing apparatus to execute a canceling process of canceling the contract of the first image forming apparatus when the information processing apparatus receives the first notification, and a permitting step of causing the information processing apparatus to permit a second image forming apparatus to use the contracted cartridge when the information processing apparatus receives the first notification.