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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Yoshikatsu Kamisuwa, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Rintaro Nakane, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikatsu Kamisuwa, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Rintaro Nakane, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A maintenance system for an apparatus that is a maintenance target enables reduction in cost related to maintenance services and reduction in downtime of the apparatus. The maintenance system acquires information related to a visit interval that prescribes a time interval at which a visit should be made for maintenance operation for each consumable part and a replacement interval that prescribes a time interval at which each consumable part should be replaced, acquires a counter value that indicates actual use of the consumable parts, and calculates the time for the next maintenance visit and the consumable part that should be replaced at that time, on the basis of the information related to the visit interval and the replacement interval, and the counter value.