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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Takatoku Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Takatoku Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device includes an imaging apparatus configured to form an image according to image data and to maintain information associated with performance of the imaging apparatus, a replaceable member that is mounted in the imaging apparatus and used for forming an image, a consumed amount calculation unit configured to calculate a usage value of the replaceable member, and a notification control unit configured to control a replacement notification. Wherein the notification control unit controls a timing of the replacement notification based on the usage value calculated by the consumed amount calculation unit and the information associated with performance of the imaging apparatus.