Patent ID: 11892799
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a communication device to communicate with an external apparatus;
a processor; and
a memory to store instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
calculate a remaining lifespan of at least one component consumed through use in the image forming apparatus, the at least one component including a first component;
obtain refill capacity information indicating a refill amount to be refilled in a cartridge through a refill operation when a preparation operation for starting the refill operation is sensed;
determine whether to proceed with the refill operation based on the remaining lifespan of the at least one component and the refill amount to be refilled indicated by the obtained capacity information; and
display guide information to guide the refill operation, based on a result of the determining whether to proceed, wherein the displaying the guide information comprises:
when a first replacement timing of when the first component becomes unavailable to be consumed based on a remaining lifespan of the first component is before the refill amount to be refilled through the refill operation is consumed, displaying that the remaining lifespan of when the first component becomes unavailable is before the refill amount to be refilled through the refill operation is consumed.