Patent ID: 6990381
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G06F,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electronically controlled apparatus, comprising: at least one input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data; a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to activity rate data of each component of the input-output section; a managing section, which monitors the activity rate data of each component of the input-output section, so as to store and manage the activity rate data with corresponding time information of the activity rate data; a processing section, which creates a graphic display of the activity rate data in a given time scale according to the activity rate data and the time information, wherein the processing section is in communication with each of a printer function, a scanner function and a fax function, and wherein the processing section includes means for displaying, in graphical form having both a time axis and a count number axis indicative of a number of counts, historical data illustrating the count numbers over variable periods of time for each of print counts, scanner counts and fax counts; and a reservation section, which displays a reservation icon on a graphic display of activity rate data for the electronically controlled apparatus in a given time scale, so as to make a reservation for an inspection on the graphic display for the electronically controlled apparatus, wherein the reservation section comprises a reservation time setting section which moves the graphically displayed reservation icon to set a reservation time for the inspection, and wherein the reservation icon is moved along a time axis to a time corresponding to one of the displayed activity rate data considered appropriate for the inspection, and wherein the reservation time setting section includes a setting key for setting reservation time by operation of the setting key, and an OK key for completing a setting of reservation time.