Failure prediction server, failure prediction system, and image forming apparatus

A failure prediction server comprising:

• an interface configured to communicate with equipment comprising a component targeted for failure prediction;
• a memory configured to store measurement data acquired from the equipment;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• set a monitoring start condition for failure prediction in the corresponding equipment based on the measurement data acquired as initial data from the equipment;
• accumulate the measurement data acquired from the equipment in the memory after the monitoring start condition is satisfied;
• predict a failure of the component based on the measurement data stored in the memory;
• and
• determine deterioration over time of the component by comparing a change pattern of measurement data acquired from the equipment with a change pattern of measurement data acquired from other devices in the past.

A failure prediction system comprising:

• a failure prediction server;
• and
• an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
• an image forming station configured to form an image on a medium;
• a first memory configured to store a monitoring start condition for a component targeted for failure prediction in the image forming station;
• a first interface configured to communicate with the failure prediction server;
• and
• a first processor configured to:
• transmit initial data of measurement data indicating an acting state of the component to the failure prediction server;
• store the monitoring start condition set by the failure prediction server based on the initial data in the first memory;
• and
• transmit the measurement data indicating the acting state of the component to the failure prediction server after the monitoring start condition is satisfied;
• and
• wherein the failure prediction server comprises:
• a second interface configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus;
• a second memory configured to store measurement data acquired from the image forming apparatus;
• and
• a second processor configured to:
• set a monitoring start condition to be determined based on the initial data acquired from the image forming apparatus for the image forming apparatus;
• accumulate the measurement data acquired from the image forming apparatus in the second memory after the monitoring start condition is satisfied;
• and
• predict a failure of the component in the image forming apparatus based on the measurement data accumulated in the second memory.

A method for failure prediction, the method comprising:

• communicating with equipment comprising a component targeted for failure prediction;
• storing measurement data acquired from the equipment;
• setting a monitoring start condition for failure prediction in the corresponding equipment based on the measurement data acquired as initial data from the component;
• accumulating the measurement data acquired from the equipment after the monitoring start condition is satisfied;
• predicting a failure of the component based on the measurement data;
• and
• determining the monitoring start condition by comparing the initial data with initial data acquired from other devices in the past.