Image processing apparatus, method of placing order for expendables of image processing apparatus, storage medium, and program
US7426482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0637
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus that includes an order placement means for executing an operation associated with order placement of an expendable used in an image forming apparatus, data associated with image formation is accumulated to have a timing associated with order placement as a trigger, and the operation of the order placement means is controlled on the basis of the accumulated value. In this manner, redundant orders for expendables can be prevented.
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