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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Megumi Hata, Nagakute, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
This specification discloses a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions for a computer configured to manage rental printers. The computer includes a controller and a memory. The set of program instructions, when executed by the controller, causes the computer to perform: referring to history information indicating a printer use history of each of a plurality of users; and determining, for a part of a target printer to be rented to a target user, whether the part satisfies a replacement condition by using the history information and a scheduled rental period. The scheduled rental period is a rental period during which the target printer is scheduled to be rented. The replacement condition indicates that the part should be replaced before the target printer is rented to the target user.