JP4874621B2 - 交換時期予測装置 - Google Patents
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- 交換可能カートリッジの予測交換時期を判定する交換時期予測装置であって、
前記交換可能カートリッジのメモリから、前記交換可能カートリッジの消費事象を示す事象カウント数を読み込む手段と、
前記交換可能カートリッジの初期装填量および事象カウント数に基づいて、前記交換可能カートリッジの残量を判定する手段と、
待ち行列における複数の印刷ジョブについて、待ち行列への到着時、前記交換可能カートリッジの残量に関わる要件、および、割り当てられた優先順位のうち少なくともいずれかに基づいて処理順序を決定する手段と、
当該処理順序に基づいて前記複数の印刷ジョブを実行した場合について、前記交換可能カートリッジの消費状況を推定する手段と、
当該推定された消費状況と前記交換可能カートリッジの残量とに基づいて、前記交換可能カートリッジの予測交換時期を判定する手段と、
を備える、交換時期予測装置。 - 請求項1に記載の交換時期予測装置において、
前記交換可能カートリッジの消費状況を推定する前記手段は、
前記交換可能カートリッジの残量が前記処理順序における先頭の印刷ジョブの実行のために十分であるか否かを判定する手段と、
前記交換可能カートリッジの残量が前記先頭の印刷ジョブの実行のために十分である旨の判定がされたときに、前記交換可能カートリッジの消費状況を推定する手段と、
前記交換可能カートリッジの残量が前記先頭の印刷ジョブの実行のために十分でない旨の判定がされたときに、前記先頭の印刷ジョブに評価済みである旨のマーク情報を与える手段と、
を備え、
前記交換時期予測装置は、さらに、
前記交換可能カートリッジの残量が前記先頭の印刷ジョブの実行のために十分である旨の判定がされたときに、前記先頭の印刷ジョブを実行する手段を備え、
前記処理順序を決定する前記手段は、前記マーク情報が印刷ジョブに与えられているか否かに基づいて、前記待ち行列における評価済みでない印刷ジョブについて前記処理順序を決定する、交換時期予測装置。 - 請求項2に記載の交換時期予測装置において、
前記待ち行列における印刷ジョブの総てが評価済みであるときに、前記交換可能カートリッジの残量が前記待ち行列におけるいずれの印刷ジョブについても十分でない旨の信号を発する手段を備える、交換時期予測装置。 - 前記交換可能カートリッジの予測交換時期が、前記交換可能カートリッジの消耗までの期間によって表される、請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の交換時期予測装置において、
前記交換可能カートリッジの補給または交換に要される時間が前記交換可能カートリッジの消耗までの期間を超える場合に、前記交換可能カートリッジの補給または交換が必要である旨の信号を発する手段を備える、交換時期予測装置。
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