Patent ID: 11858280
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A delivery determination apparatus for determining to deliver a consumable, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the delivery determination apparatus to:
obtain information related to a remaining amount of the consumable;
obtain information related to a contract of service for providing the consumable;
determine whether to deliver the consumable in a case where the remaining amount of the consumable is less than or equal to a predetermined amount; and
determine not to deliver the consumable in a case where a number of remaining days up to an end of the contract is less than or equal to a predetermined number of days, even in a case where the contract is within a contract period.