Predicting remaining useful life for a consumable using a weighted least square regression prediction technique
US9134675B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0856
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method of predicting the end of life of a consumable. A basic weighted least squares algorithm has been extended and augmented to compensate for observed common consumable/printer behavior. The system uses consumable usage data (such as toner level) acquired from the device to predict the current and future consumable level and to predict the remaining life. The apparatus and method monitors the consumable's usage and updates the prediction so that when the predicted remaining life matches a preset threshold, it automatically triggers an order placement event to ship product to customer.
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