System for inspecting a replaceable part in an electronic device
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1. A system for inspecting deterioration of a replaceable part in an electronic device, comprising:
- a usage tracker for keeping track of an amount of use of the replaceable part;
a replaceable part monitor for determining the amount of deterioration of the replaceable part based on a value obtained by the usage tracker, and for producing replaceable part information indicating the amount of deterioration; and
a communicator for transmitting the replaceable part information.
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Abstract
The system for inspecting the deterioration of a replaceable part in an electronic device of the present invention comprises: a usage tracker for keeping track of an amount of use of the replaceable part; a replaceable part monitor for determining the amount of deterioration of the replaceable part based on a value obtained by the usage tracker, and for producing replaceable part information indicating the amount of deterioration; and a communicator for transmitting the replaceable part information.
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1. A system for inspecting deterioration of a replaceable part in an electronic device, comprising:
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a usage tracker for keeping track of an amount of use of the replaceable part;
a replaceable part monitor for determining the amount of deterioration of the replaceable part based on a value obtained by the usage tracker, and for producing replaceable part information indicating the amount of deterioration; and
a communicator for transmitting the replaceable part information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
a notification section, provided in the electronic device, informs the user of the replaceable part stock information.
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8. A method for inspecting deterioration of a replaceable part in an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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keeping track of an amount of use of the replaceable part;
determining an amount of deterioration of the replaceable part based on the obtained amount of use;
producing replaceable part information indicating an amount of deterioration; and
transmitting the replaceable part information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
transmitting replaceable part stock information indicating the stock of new replaceable parts through the network to the electronic device; and
informing the user of the replaceable part stock information.
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