Predictive failure reporting system, predictive failure reporting method, and method for maintaining image forming apparatus
US8175849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/55
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A determining unit determines whether the printer is in the predictive failure state based on the internal information of the printer acquired by the information acquiring unit. A failure risk computing unit performs a failure risk determination process for determining the size of failure risk of the printer when the printer is in the predictive failure state. The determination result is reported to a maintenance person or a user. In this way, the maintenance person or the user who receives the report can definitely grasp a degree of urgency of maintenance at that point.
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