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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiji Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The server includes: an identification unit configured to identify that a location of a defect is in a first range including a plurality of replaceable components in an image forming apparatus, and in a case where it is possible to identify that the location of the defect is in a second range included in the first range, further identify the second range; and a reporting unit configured to, in a case where the identification unit identifies the second range, report to a display apparatus such that the display apparatus displays information indicating the second range, and in a case where the identification unit does not identify the second range, report to the display apparatus such that the display apparatus displays information indicating the first range.