Image forming apparatus that provides management apparatus with data that can be utilized for data analysis, control method for the image forming apparatus, storage medium, and management system

An image forming apparatus with a sensor, comprising:

• at least one memory that stores a set of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when being executed, causing the image forming apparatus to:
• generate, based on first data comprising measured values obtained by the sensor, second data for use in detecting a sign of abnormality in the image forming apparatus;
• and
• transmit the second data directly or indirectly to a management apparatus that detects the sign of abnormality,
• wherein the second data is data that indicates characteristics of the image forming apparatus and has a smaller data amount than that of the first data.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for controlling an image forming apparatus with a sensor,

• the control method comprising:
• generating, based on first data comprising measured values obtained by the sensor, second data for use in detecting a sign of abnormality in the image forming apparatus;
• and
• transmitting the second data directly or indirectly to a management apparatus that detects the sign of abnormality,
• wherein the second data is data that indicates characteristics of the image forming apparatus and has a smaller data amount than that of the first data.

A management system including an image forming apparatus with a sensor and a management apparatus, comprising:

• at least one memory that stores a set of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when being executed, to perform:
• in the image forming apparatus, generating second data based on first data comprising measured values obtained by the sensor, and transmitting the second data to the management apparatus;
• and
• in the management apparatus, detecting a sign of abnormality in the image forming apparatus based on the transmitted second data,
• wherein the second data is data that indicates characteristics of the image forming apparatus and has a smaller data amount than that of the first data.