Integration of self-determined consumable usage model in pigmentation material low/out forecast
US6493517B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/553
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of scheduling service events for a hard copy output engine includes (i) estimating when a service event is likely to occur, (ii) estimating, from a record of past usage, when peak usage is likely to occur, (iii) determining when the service event estimate is contemporaneous with the peak usage estimate and (iv) executing a predetermined protocol when determining is indicative of contemporaneous estimates.
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