User Interface for Presenting Printing Device Metrics

A printing device comprising:

• a printing unit;
• a display unit;
• a memory unit having stored thereon at least a particular data value indicative of a particular metric associated with the printing device;
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• at least one processor configured to execute instructions, wherein the instructions comprise:
• receiving a plurality of data values indicative of the particular metric associated with a respective set of printing devices;
• determining an average value of the set of data values;
• determining a ratio between the average value and the particular data value stored on the memory unit;
• generating a visual data graph with at least a first shape representative of the average value and a second shape representative of the particular data value, wherein a size of the first shape corresponds the average value and a size of the second shape corresponds to the particular data value;
• based on the ratio being greater than or equal to a threshold ratio, modifying a larger shape of the first shape and the second shape based on a quotient between the average value and the particular data value, wherein modifying the larger shape includes (i) reducing a size of the longer shape and (ii) adding a number of shapes based on the quotient in place of the reduced size of the longer shape;
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• causing the display unit to display the visual data graph.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by at least one processor, perform the following operations:

• receiving a first plurality of data values indicative of a total number of pages printed by a respective plurality of peripheral devices;
• receiving a second plurality of data values indicative of a total number of errors that have occurred on the respective plurality of peripheral devices;
• determining a relationship between the first plurality of data values and the second plurality of data values;
• receiving a third data value indicative of a total number of pages printed by a particular peripheral device and a fourth data value indicative of a total number of errors that have occurred on the particular peripheral device;
• determining that the particular peripheral device is problematic based on the third data value, the fourth data value, and the determined relationship;
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• causing a display device to display an indication that the particular peripheral device is problematic.