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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshio Watanabe, Ebina, JP;
Hideyasu Nakamura, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340679 ; 3404574 ; 399 25 ;
Abstract
In a part life detection and display unit, the life of each periodically replaced part is detected and displayed separately based on the life alarm value and in addition, the part lives are detected and displayed in units of periodically replaced part groups each consisting of parts that are almost the same in life term value and can be replaced in batch at the same time, and all parts in the part group containing the part reaching the life alarm value are replaced at the same time.