In a system in which a host computer performs lifetime management for components of a plurality of copiers, components whose lifetimes are to be managed can be freely selected copier by copier and, as a result, warning reports can be transmitted with a reduced number of communication sessions. The copiers...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5873009?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5873009 - Equipment management system that issues a warning when the lifetime of a component has been exceeded and disables the warning when such a warning is to be generated for a different component
Equipment management system that issues a warning when the lifetime of a ...