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US 2026/0032202 A1Published application
Control device and system prompting warranty contract execution based on lifetime conditions related to the control device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuka ISHIHARA
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Abstract
A control device includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the display to display a first object for prompting execution of a warranty contract under which another control device is provided in response to a failure of the control device, when a particular condition related to a lifetime of the control device is satisfied.
Claims30
A control device comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a controller configured to cause the display to display a first object for prompting execution of a warranty contract under which another control device is provided in response to a failure of the control device, when a particular condition related to a lifetime of the control device is satisfied.
A control device comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicably connect to an external device comprising a display;
- and
- a controller configured to cause the display of the external device to display an object for prompting execution of a warranty contract under which another control device is provided in response to a failure of the control device, when a particular condition related to a lifetime of the control device is satisfied, while the control device is communicable with the external device via the communication interface.
A system comprising:
- a control device;
- an information processing device comprising a display, the information processing device being communicably connected to the control device;
- and
- a server communicably connected to the control device, the server comprising a controller configured to:
- acquire lifetime information regarding a lifetime of the control device;
- and
- when the acquired lifetime information indicates that a particular condition related to the lifetime of the control device is satisfied, cause the display of the information processing device to display an object for prompting execution of a warranty contract under which another control device is provided in response to a failure of the control device.
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A system comprising:
- a control device comprising a display, a memory, and a first controller;
- and
- an information processing device communicably connected to the control device, the information processing device comprising a second controller configured to:
- acquire device information regarding the control device;
- estimate a remaining lifetime of the control device based on the acquired device information;
- and
- transmit, to the control device, lifetime information regarding the estimated remaining lifetime of the control device,
- wherein the first controller of the control device is configured to:
- receive the lifetime information from the information processing device and store the received lifetime information in the memory;
- in a state where the control device is communicable with the information processing device, cause the display to display an object for prompting execution of a warranty contract under which another control device is provided in response to a failure of the control device, when a first condition related to the remaining lifetime indicated by the lifetime information received from the information processing device is satisfied;
- and
- in a state where the control device is not communicable with the information processing device, cause the display to display the object, when a second condition related to the remaining lifetime indicated by the lifetime information stored in the memory is satisfied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.