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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
Hidetoshi Maeshima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Manabu Yokota, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hidetoshi Maeshima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Manabu Yokota, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The user of an electronic device can easily know when a replaceable unit needs replacing (the service life). A host computerconnected to a media processing device(electronic device) executes a step (S) of acquiring maintenance counter information that is stored in the media processing device, steps (S, S) of calculating based on the acquired maintenance counter information A=(the total open/close count of the media tray of the media drive())/(an assured media tray open/close count), B=(the cumulative CD writing time of the media drive()/(the assured CD writing time), and C=(the cumulative DVD writing time) of the media drive()/(the assured DVD writing time), and steps (S, S) of displaying the maximum value of values A, B, and C as the expected service life of the media drive() on a display unit.