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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ruriko Mikami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2013.01); G06F 3/12 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); H04N 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A delivery determination apparatus for determining to deliver a consumable obtains information related to a remaining amount of the consumable, obtains information related to a contract of service for providing the consumable, and determines whether to deliver the consumable in a case where the remaining amount of the consumable is less than or equal to a predetermined amount. It is also determined not to deliver the consumable in a case where a number of remaining days up to an end of the contract is less than or equal to a predetermined number of days, even in a case where the contract is within a contract period.