Communication method, information processing device, image forming device and consumables

Abstract

A communication method includes: acquiring consumption increment data, which is used to indicate the consumption information of consumables corresponding to a print task performed by the image forming device; determining, based on the consumption increment data, cumulative consumption increment data and/or consumption increment status data of the consumables corresponding to the print task; and transmitting the cumulative consumption increment data and/or consumption increment status data to the image forming device. The communication method according to the present disclosure enables timely and reliable synchronization of consumable consumption increment data between the image forming device and the information processing device, facilitating user understanding of consumable status information, improving the stability of print operations, and without incurring additional data and communication overhead.

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