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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Kohji Ue, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Yamane, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahide Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Kohji Ue, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Yamane, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahide Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A management device for an image forming apparatus including a status data collection unit where multiple types of status data are received from the image forming apparatus and stored in a status database, a target data creation unit where multiple types of target data are created based upon the multiple types of status data, a first stage determination unit where the multiple types of target data are identified as being above or below reference values set for each type, and a second stage determination unit where a weight value set for each status data type is attached to the determination results of the multiple types of status data of the first stage determination unit and as a whole of the multiple types of status data determined with majority logic for abnormal occurrence prediction.