Patent ID: 11868955
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device in response to receiving attributes of a print consumable from an associated printing device, whether the print component consumable is to be sustainably processed, based on whether the print consumable has reached an end of life;
in response to a determination to sustainably process the print consumable, determining, by the computing device:
usage attributes of the print consumable;
whether to refill, refurbish, or recycle the print consumable, based on the determined usage attributes; and
a shipping location associated with whether the print consumable has been determined to be refilled, refurbished, or recycled;

generating, by the computing device, a shipping label for the print consumable associated with the shipping location; and
transmitting, by the computing device, the shipping label to at least one of:
the printing device to cause the printing device to print the shipping label; and
a mobile device associated with a user of the printing device,.

wherein the print consumable is shipped to the shipping location using the shipping label, and upon receipt at the shipping location is refilled, refurbished, or recycled as has been determined.