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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichi Tanaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Takuya Yasue, Matsumoto, JP;
Junichi Miyake, Matsumoto, JP;
Takamu Nakai, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A maintenance control system includes a use history acquisition unit that acquires a use history of a printing apparatus, a use state prediction unit that predicts a future use state of the printing apparatus based on the use history of the printing apparatus acquired by the use history acquisition unit, and a maintenance content determination unit that determines a maintenance content of the printing apparatus based on a prediction result predicted by the use state prediction unit.