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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
Applicant:
Jin Sunata, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Jin Sunata, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A consumables stock subtraction processing unit in a management apparatus calculates a counter value used in the determination of stock subtraction for a consumable product by using the value of a counter included in a residual amount notification acquired from an image formation apparatus. When the difference of the determination counter value calculated upon receipt of a previous residual amount notification and a determination counter value calculated upon receipt of a new residual amount notification is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, stock subtraction processing for the consumable is performed.