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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Jongwon Hong, Pangyo, KR;
Haneol Yoon, Pangyo, KR;
Mok-Hwa Lim, Seongnam Si, KR;
Jang-Geun Kim, Seongnam Si, KR;
Hyeonseung Lee, Pangyo, KR;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method of operating an image forming apparatus. The method includes: calculating a remaining lifespan of at least one component consumed through an image forming job in the image forming apparatus; determining whether to proceed with a refill operation to refill a toner in a cartridge of the image forming apparatus, based on the remaining lifespan of the at least one component; and displaying guide information to guide the refill operation based on a result of the determining.