Method and article for determining use of consumable items in an image-forming device

System and method for providing messages on a printing component

INFORMATION PROCESSING AND DEVICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

Method and system of utilizing print device consumption information for pricing and service

Developing device, memory unit thereof, and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus with developer supply control

Image forming apparatus and image forming method for suppressing fluctuation of formed images

Image forming apparatus and method for monitoring the degree of consumption of consumable components

Image forming apparatus and control system

Image forming apparatus, cartridge and image forming method

Maintenance Scheduling System, Maintenance Scheduling Method and Image Forming Apparatus

Warranty entitlement of image-forming device consumable item

Device, maintenance support apparatus, and support system

Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components

Abnormal usage detection

Printer consumable ordering direct from printer

Image forming apparatus including device for outputting developer remainder amount information

Image forming apparatus

Total layer thickness detection apparatus, charging device, image forming apparatus, total layer thickness detection method and computer readable medium storing program for total layer thickness detection

Image forming apparatus with a plurality of antennas

Image forming apparatus with supply unit verification, print control method thereof and print control program

Maintenance management system and image forming apparatus

Toner supply device and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus and image forming method thereof

Methods and apparatuses for determining the number of printed pages remaining in a toner cartridge

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus and information processing method thereof

Visualizing agent quantity display system, image forming apparatus, image forming system and computer readable medium

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

System and method for remanufacturing imaging components

Printing device having plural print density range settings

Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus, and control method therefor

Systems and methods for extending printer availability

Image forming device

Image forming apparatus and image forming system

Image processor having a judging unit

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME

Adaptive toner gas gauge

ADAPTIVE TONER GAS GAUGE

Temperature sensitive label for detecting temperature changes to a temperature sensitive item

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus that determines when a life of a replacement unit has expired

Method of managing exchangeable part information of an image forming apparatus

Image processing apparatus selectively operable during a disaster, and method for performing the same

Terminal apparatus, a consumables residual quantity display program, and a recording medium

Maintenance processing control for image forming job

System and method for management of consumable items in an image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus capable of preventing waste of developer

System for managing replaceable modules in a digital printing apparatus

Function executing device

Image forming apparatus having function to control developer exhausting amount and image forming method thereof

Reserve life run-on feature for customer replaceable units

Job processing method and printing system

Image forming apparatus and image forming method with forms for printing according to consumable material

Image forming device to perform a system diagnosis and method thereof

Image forming apparatus and an accounting method therein

Method of using biased charging/transfer roller as in-situ voltmeter and photoreceptor thickness detector and method of adjusting xerographic process with results

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer readable storage medium storing image forming program

Detached apparatus identifying method and an image forming device including the same

Detached apparatus identifying method and an image forming device including the same

Apparatus to control printing density in image forming device and method thereof

Toner dispensing system and method for controlling the same

Method and system for estimating toner remaining in a cartridge

System and method for mitigating printer clutching

Image forming apparatus to perform color substitution, and method for controlling the same

Consumable management device, image forming apparatus, computer readable medium storing a program, and consumable management method

Image forming system having a density correction unit

Developer cartridge replacement scheme for electrostatographic printing

Image forming apparatus

Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Determining Life of Toner Cartridge

Method and system for monitoring a stock of consumable material

Apparatus and method for single color or color printing

Printing supply information of an image forming apparatus

Apparatus and method for recognizing error of toner sensor for developing device

Image forming apparatus including information display for consumables

Image forming cartridge usage storage apparatus

Systems and methods for deferment of a print job when the paper supply is insufficient

Systems and method for monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers

Image forming apparatus

Toner consumption-calculating apparatus, image forming apparatus, and toner consumption calculating method

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus

Methods and apparatus for determining toner level in electro-photographic print engines

Maintenance scheduling system, maintenance scheduling method and image forming apparatus

Consumable component selection based on operational environment or condition

Diagnostic device, diagnostic system, diagnostic method, program and storage medium

Automated detection and notification of the need for service and/or supplies replenishment in a machine

Toner replenishing method, toner replenishing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium

Information processing apparatus, process control method, and process control program product

Image forming apparatus, method of recommending replacement of rotatable member, method of cleaning rotatable member and method of controlling image formation

Image forming apparatus and method for distinguishing suitable parts in the same

SERVICES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EQUIPMENT

Image job totaling apparatus and image job totaling system

Printing Device

Order supporting system, order supporting method, and recording medium

Image forming device

Printer output coverage estimation system

Printing apparatus including components equipped with RFID wear monitoring devices

Managing the processing of print data at printing devices based upon available consumable resources

Belt fixing device and image forming apparatus therewith

Toner supplier, toner supply method, image forming apparatus and toner supply system

Toner remain amount detecting method, image forming apparatus and MFP

Image forming apparatus and control method for image forming apparatus

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

Image forming apparatus, toner counter and method of calculating toner consumption amount

Image forming apparatus and output setting method of consumed status of consumable items of the image forming apparatus

System and method for monitoring consumables in a document processing environment

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CHARGING PROCESS APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

Apparatus and Method for Reducing Ink/ Toner Consumption of Color Printers

Monitoring apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system

Image forming apparatus having enhanced management for consumable-supplies

Sheet remainder detecting device and image forming apparatus

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY OF INDICATING AN AVAILABLE LEVEL OF IMAGING RESOURCES

System and method for transmitting information regarding supplies and suppliers for image forming equipment

Image-forming device

Lifetime management device and image forming system

Image forming apparatus and image forming system that calculate operation amount of components thereof

Image forming apparatus, developer cartridge, and detecting unit for detecting a state of the developer cartridge

Lifetime management device and image forming system

Method and apparatus for determining developer consumption, and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus and toner consumption amount calculating method

Method and apparatus for selecting image forming apparatus having enough toner

Image forming device

Printing apparatus

Printing system with balanced consumable usage

Apparatuses and methods for identifying a consumable for use with an imaging apparatus

Image forming apparatus

Image formation device for detecting unconfirmed quality consumable cartridge and consumable cartridge thereof

Monitoring device for image forming device, control method and control program of monitoring device, and computer-readable storage medium

Image forming device

Image forming apparatus and method for detecting amount of remaining toner

Image forming electrophotography apparatus setting conditions for process control based on a total toner quantity equivalent value

Method of authenticating a consumable

Image forming apparatus having disablement of image formation based on detection of developer

Network system comprising customer replaceable unit

System and method for ordering components and services for a machine

Image forming apparatus, image forming unit and developer cartridge

Consumable unit and image forming device using the same

Method and system for ordering a consumable for a device

Fuser image stress analysis system

Toner near empty state detection system

Image forming apparatus

Image forming device management system

Image forming apparatus with a plurality of development devices

Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components

Image forming apparatus administration system with developer density detection and developer lifetime information communication features

Backup of replaceable device information in an image-forming apparatus

Printing platform

Data processing device, consumable information notification method, storage medium for storing computer-readable program, and program

Articulating user interface panel

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus having a density counting unit

Diagnostic device, diagnostic system, diagnostic method, program and storage medium

Image forming device management system

Image forming device management system

Image forming device management system

Image forming device capable of displaying total remaining amount of developing agent in monochrome printing mode

Printing system method and apparatus for comparing calculated sheets needed against sheets available

Fuser roll using radio frequency identification

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, toner counter and calculation method of toner consumption

Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and method of controlling image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus with measuring technique

Establishing a timing threshold

Image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus and method for notifying the toner near-empty

Accounting device, accounting method and accounting program

Image forming apparatus

Fuser assembly including memory

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TONER LEVEL IN ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT ENGINES

Image forming apparatus and developer cartridge

Image forming apparatus and detachably mountable developer cartridge

Image formation device and cartridge which uses verification data stored in a memory of the cartridge

Processing cartridge rotating a drum shaft in different directions and image forming apparatus mounting such a cartridge

Image forming device and firmware overwriting method

Developing cartridge and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus for displaying a message when a remaining amount of consumable becomes less

Method of controlling an image forming apparatus

Printer

Image forming apparatus with a toner replenishment feature

Printing device with multiple recording agent cartridges and corresponding print management method

Image forming system for calculating a toner consumption

Method of providing device usage data

Method of and image forming apparatus for controlling a light exposure condition

Image forming apparatus and control method for image forming apparatus

Image forming method and image forming apparatus including decolorization counter and ordinary counter

Image forming device, customer replaceable unit host device, and controlling methods thereof

Image forming device, controlling method thereof, and recording material storage medium

Consumable-article detecting apparatus, method and program, and image forming apparatus

Diagnostic device, diagnostic system, diagnostic method, program and storage medium

Cartridge ordering management method and apparatus

Systems and methods for end-of-life prediction

Image forming apparatus setting an image forming condition based on characteristics of a cartridge, cartridge used in the image forming apparatus, and storage medium mounted on the cartridge

Image forming apparatus, developing unit, and computer system

Image forming apparatus able to execute selected operating mode upon replacement of replaceable unit, and method therefore

Printing control device and method and program for efficient utilization of consumable products mounted thereon

Printing device and printing program

Method and system for component replacement based on use and error correlation

Image forming system and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus and treatment thereof

Replaceable component life tracking for idled components in an electrophotographic print engine

Image forming apparatus with carbon based fixing material

Method of optimizing amount of toner of electrophotographic printer

Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components

Image forming apparatus for performing calibration without reducing throughput in printing

Image forming apparatus

Printing system with tray selection substitution

Method for providing information for a customer replaceable unit

Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components

Method of and apparatus for indicating a time to replace consumables in an image forming apparatus

Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components

Printing method based on remaining color toner or ink information

Failure diagnosis method, failure diagnosis apparatus, conveyance device, image forming apparatus, program, and storage medium

Graphical user surface and method for indicating a malfunction state of an electrophotographic printing or copying system

Image forming apparatus mounted with replaceable unit, image forming system, and method of controlling image forming apparatus

Image forming device including discriminating unit and attached with replacement unit

Image forming apparatus that performs different control operation modes with exchange unit mounted therein

Image forming system with exchange unit mounted therein

Determining a perfect replaceable unit mounted in image forming apparatus and image forming system

Image forming device and image forming system having a replacement unit mounted therein

Image forming apparatus attached with replaceable unit

Method, device, system and recording medium for detecting improper cartridge, and cartridge

Estimation of marking material usage

Consumable goods management system

Image formation device enabling switching between color printing mode and monochrome printing mode

Driver management method, driver management apparatus and program for driver management

Method and apparatus for determining toner level in electrophotographic print engines

Image formation device enabling switching display of remaining developing agent in monochrome printing mode

Method of authenticating a consumable

Image formation apparatus, and control method for image formation apparatus

Image forming device, consumable used in the image forming device, and method of managing status information of the consumable

Toner monitoring network printer system and method of monitoring a toner cartridge thereof

Device and method to calculate a consumed amount of toner

Printer

Method and apparatus for selecting image forming apparatus having enough toner

Image forming device determining components replacement time according to environment and method thereof

Method and apparatus to prevent filling of non-identification toner

Image formation device and recording agent cartridge attached thereto

Image forming apparatus and developing-agent amount detecting method, cartridge, and storage medium

Recycling system and method of managing reusable components

Sheet punching apparatus, sheet finishing apparatus, and image forming apparatus

Cartridge recycling information apparatus, corresponding method, and cartridge to be recycled

Apparatus for managing consumables of image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus, unit of image forming apparatus and information control method of image forming apparatus

Printing device, printing method, printing program and computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded

Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

System and method for transmitting information regarding supplies and suppliers for image forming equipment

Image forming apparatus with residual toner replenishing feature based on two detection results

Method and apparatus for managing stocks of consumption units in a system of document processing devices in a network

One touch supply ordering method

System and method for port testing and configuration

Image forming apparatus, image forming apparatus control method, cartridge, and storage medium

Device and method of managing life of toner cartridge, and image forming apparatus using the same

Image forming apparatus capable of optimum outputting according to the grade of consumables

Image forming apparatus and method of forming image

Method and apparatus for determining toner level in electrophotographic print engines

Parameters particular to consumable item and affecting estimated remaining life of consumable item

Image forming apparatus, determination method, and developer processing apparatus configured to determine timing for replacement of developer based on a history of a deterioration index

Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

Chip and supply item for imaging device, including communication

Chip and supply item for imaging device, including communication

Image forming apparatus and method of controlling an image forming apparatus

Paper path sensing of non-reflective paper with reflective sensors

Systems and methods for replenishment services

End-of life determination for a print cartridge

Image forming apparatus

Lifespan determination device and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Toner supply device