Information processing apparatus and control method for an image forming apparatus

A method for displaying remaining days until a day when a toner container, mounted to an image forming apparatus and containing toner to be replenished to the image forming apparatus, is expected to be replaced, the image forming apparatus being configured to form an image on a sheet using toner contained in the toner container, comprising:

• an acquiring step to acquire consumption data concerning toner consumption amount consumed by image forming by the image forming apparatus;
• a determining step to determine the remaining days based on the consumption data acquired in the acquiring step;
• a non-displaying step to not display, until a display condition is satisfied, regardless of the number of the remaining days determined by the determination step, the remaining days determined by the determination step;
• a display step to display the remaining days determined by the determination step in a case where the display condition is satisfied.

An information processing apparatus configured to control an image forming apparatus, onto which a toner container containing toner is removably mounted, configured to form an image on a sheet by using toner in the toner container, comprising:

• an acquiring unit configured to acquire consumption data concerning toner consumption amount consumed by image forming by the image forming apparatus;
• a determination unit configured to determine, based on the consumption data acquired by the acquiring unit, remaining days until a day when the toner container mounted to the image forming apparatus is expected to be replaced;
• and
• a display unit configured to display the remaining days determined by the determination unit;
• wherein the display unit is configured to not display, until a display condition is satisfied, regardless of the number of the remaining days determined by the determination unit, the remaining days determined by the determination unit.