Image forming apparatus having process cartridge, control method therefor, and storage medium

A control method for an image forming apparatus having a cartridge comprised of a plurality of components, comprising:

• obtaining life span information indicating respective life spans of a plurality of components of a first type cartridge, the first type cartridge being a type of cartridge on which life span information on some, but not all, of the components is obtainable;
• obtaining life span information indicating respective life spans of a plurality of components of a second type cartridge, the second type cartridge being a different type of cartridge than the first type cartridge, and the second type cartridge being a type of cartridge on which life span information on all of the components is obtainable;
• determining whether a cartridge in the image forming apparatus is the first type cartridge;
• calculating a life span of the cartridge in the image forming apparatus;
• and
• providing notification of the calculated life span of the cartridge in the image forming apparatus,
• wherein in the calculating the life span of the cartridge, in response to the cartridge in the image forming apparatus being determined to be the first type cartridge on which life span information on some, but not all, of the components is obtainable, the life span of the first type cartridge is calculated based on only the obtained life span information on some of the components.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image forming apparatus having a cartridge comprised of a plurality of components, the control method for the image forming apparatus comprising:

• obtaining life span information indicating respective life spans of a plurality of components of a first type cartridge, the first type cartridge being a type of cartridge on which life span information on some, but not all, of the components is obtainable;
• obtaining life span information indicating respective life spans of a plurality of components of a second type cartridge, the second type cartridge being a different type of cartridge than the first type cartridge, and the second type cartridge being a type of cartridge on which life span information on all of the components is obtainable;
• determining whether a cartridge in the image forming apparatus is the first type cartridge;
• calculating a life span of the cartridge in the image forming apparatus;
• and
• providing notification of the calculated life span of the cartridge in the image forming apparatus,
• wherein in the calculating the life span of the cartridge, in response to the cartridge in the image forming apparatus being determined to be the first type cartridge on which life span information on some, but not all, of the components is obtainable, the life span of the first type cartridge is calculated based on only the obtained life span information on some of the components.