Apparatus that obtains condition information of part of printing apparatus, method, system, and storage medium

A method of processing information related to a condition of a constituent part of a printing apparatus, the method being performed by an apparatus including one or more hardware processors and one or more memories storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more hardware processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method, the method comprising the steps of:

• controlling forming of an image on a print medium;
• controlling reading of the image formed on the print medium;
• obtaining, by the apparatus, first condition information indicating a condition of a constituent part of a printing apparatus, specified based on a life of the part;
• obtaining, by the apparatus, second condition information indicating a condition of the part specified based on a scanned image obtained by reading a print medium on which an image has been formed by the printing apparatus;
• generating, by the apparatus, a display image representing the condition of the part indicated by the first condition information and the condition of the part indicated by the second condition information;
• and
• outputting, by the apparatus, a signal representing the display image,
• wherein the display image is generated in which a first image region representing the condition of the part indicated by the first condition information and a second image region representing the condition of the part indicated by the second condition information are disposed in an identifiable manner,
• wherein the first image region and the second image region are displayed on a same display page,
• wherein the first condition information includes a first numerical value related to the first condition and the second condition information includes a second numerical value related to the second condition,
• wherein the first condition information is
• information based on information indicating a lifetime number of uses of the part and information indicating a number of uses of the part after replacement of the part, or
• information based on information indicating a lifetime period of use of the part and information indicating a period of use of the part after replacement of the part, and
• wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
• obtaining data of the scanned image;
• and
• specifying a state of a problem in the scanned image, wherein the second condition information is obtained by specifying a condition of the part causing the problem in the scanned image based on the specified state of the problem in the scanned image,
• wherein the display image is generated which indicates
• the condition only of parts permitted to be replaced or cleaned by an operator among the conditions of one or more of the parts indicated by the first condition information, and
• the condition only of parts permitted to be replaced or cleaned by the operator among the conditions of one or more of the parts indicated by the second condition information,
• wherein the second condition information includes a quantified index that is calculated by comparing the scanned image with a pre-stored reference image, and the quantified index is numerically displayed in the second image region together with the second numerical value.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a control method of an apparatus, the control method comprising the steps of:

• controlling forming of an image on a print medium;
• controlling reading of the image formed on the print medium;
• obtaining first condition information indicating a condition of a constituent part of a printing apparatus, specified based on a life of the part;
• obtaining second condition information indicating a condition of the part specified based on a scanned image obtained by reading a print medium on which an image has been formed by the printing apparatus;
• generating a display image representing the condition of the part indicated by the first condition information and the condition of the part indicated by the second condition information;
• and
• outputting a signal representing the display image,
• wherein the display image is generated in which a first image region representing the condition of the part indicated by the first condition information and a second image region representing the condition of the part indicated by the second condition information are disposed in an identifiable manner,
• wherein the first image region and the second image region are displayed on a same display page,
• wherein the first condition information includes a first numerical value related to the first condition and the second condition information includes a second numerical value related to the second condition,
• wherein the first condition information is
• information based on information indicating a lifetime number of uses of the part and information indicating a number of uses of the part after replacement of the part, or
• information based on information indicating a lifetime period of use of the part and information indicating a period of use of the part after replacement of the part, and
• wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
• obtaining data of the scanned image;
• and
• specifying a state of a problem in the scanned image, wherein the second condition information is obtained by specifying a condition of the part causing the problem in the scanned image based on the specified state of the problem in the scanned image,
• wherein the display image is generated which indicates
• the condition only of parts permitted to be replaced or cleaned by an operator among the conditions of one or more of the parts indicated by the first condition information, and
• the condition only of parts permitted to be replaced or cleaned by the operator among the conditions of one or more of the parts indicated by the second condition information,
• wherein the second condition information includes a quantified index that is calculated by comparing the scanned image with a pre-stored reference image, and the quantified index is numerically displayed in the second image region together with the second numerical value.

A system comprising:

• one or more hardware processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more hardware processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• controlling forming of an image on a print medium;
• specifying a condition of a part to be used in the forming of the image based on a life of the part to thereby obtain first condition information indicating a condition of the part which is based on the life of the part;
• controlling reading of the image formed on the print medium;
• obtaining data of a scanned image obtained by reading the image formed on the print medium;
• specifying a state of a problem in the scanned image;
• specifying a condition of the part based on the state of the problem in the scanned image to thereby specify a condition of the part which is based on the scanned image;
• obtaining second condition information indicating the specified condition of the part;
• generating a display image representing the condition of the part indicated by the first condition information and the condition of the part indicated by the second condition information;
• and
• outputting a signal representing the display image,
• wherein the display image is generated in which a first image region representing the condition of the part indicated by the first condition information and a second image region representing the condition of the part indicated by the second condition information are disposed in an identifiable manner,
• wherein the first image region and the second image region are displayed on a same display page, and
• wherein the first condition information includes a first numerical value related to the first condition and the second condition information includes a second numerical value related to the second condition,
• wherein the first condition information is
• information based on information indicating a lifetime number of uses of the part and information indicating a number of uses of the part after replacement of the part, or
• information based on information indicating a lifetime period of use of the part and information indicating a period of use of the part after replacement of the part, and
• wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
• obtaining data of the scanned image;
• and
• specifying a state of a problem in the scanned image, wherein the second condition information is obtained by specifying a condition of the part causing the problem in the scanned image based on the specified state of the problem in the scanned image,
• wherein the display image is generated which indicates
• the condition only of parts permitted to be replaced or cleaned by an operator among the conditions of one or more of the parts indicated by the first condition information, and
• the condition only of parts permitted to be replaced or cleaned by the operator among the conditions of one or more of the parts indicated by the second condition information,
• wherein the second condition information includes a quantified index that is calculated by comparing the scanned image with a pre-stored reference image, and the quantified index is numerically displayed in the second image region together with the second numerical value.