Patent ID: 7510112

Claim:
A data processing device configured to output a warning about supporting a consumable component used in an image forming apparatus, the device comprising: a first obtaining unit that obtains information on time for a manufacture discontinuation of the consumable component used in the image forming apparatus after a lapse of a predetermined period from a manufacture discontinuation of the image forming apparatus; a second obtaining unit that obtains current time information; a determining unit that determines whether or not frequency of use of the image forming apparatus is high; and a warning controller that, outputs a warning of a manufacture discontinuation of the consumable component when the time reaches a timing occurrence for warning of the remaining amount of the consumable component and manufacture discontinuation periods and the determining unit determines that the frequency of use of the image forming apparatus is high, or when a predetermined time passes after a previous warning, the time reaches the manufacture discontinuation periods, and the determining unit determines that the frequency of use of the image forming apparatus is not high, and does not output a warning of a manufacture discontinuation of the consumable component when the time does not reach the timing occurrence for warning of the remaining amount of the consumable component, even though the time reaches the manufacture discontinuation notification periods, or before the predetermined time passes after the previous warning even though the time reaches the manufacture discontinuation notification periods and when the determining unit determines that the frequency of use of the image forming apparatus is not high, wherein the manufacture discontinuation notification periods are determined on the basis of the information on the manufacture discontinuation of the consumable component and the current time information.