Image forming device installation support server, method, and recording medium for calculating a score of a location for a new print shop

An image forming device installation support method comprising the steps of:

• inputting location information from a terminal;
• obtaining place information including a street and building information nearby an address corresponding to the obtained location information, wherein the building information includes a building type for each of a plurality of buildings nearby the address corresponding to the location information;
• obtaining image forming device information including an installed location and printed number of sheets of an image forming device nearby the address corresponding to the obtained location information;
• calculating a suitability score of installing a new print shop at the address corresponding to the location information by using the obtained place information and the obtained image forming device information, wherein the step of calculating a suitability score comprises:
• determining whether each of the building types comprised by the building information increases or decreases printing demand of the address corresponding to the location information;
• for each of the building types included in the building information, increasing the suitability score when the printing demand is increased and decreasing the suitability score when the demand is decreased;
• and
• increasing the suitability score in proportion to the printed number of sheets of the nearby image forming device;
• outputting the calculated suitability score;
• and then
• installing the new print shop at the address based on the suitability score.

A non-transitory recording medium readable and executable by an image forming device installation support server, wherein the non-transitory recording medium stores a program comprising the steps of:

• inputting location information from a terminal;
• obtaining place information including street and building information nearby an address corresponding to the obtained location information, wherein the building information includes a building type for each of a plurality of buildings nearby the address corresponding to the location information;
• obtaining image forming device information including an installed location and printed number of sheets of an image forming device nearby the address corresponding to the obtained location information;
• calculating a suitability score of installing a new print shop at the address corresponding to the location information by using the obtained place information and the obtained image forming device information, wherein the step of calculating a suitability score comprises:
• determining whether each of the building types comprised by the building information increases or decreases printing demand of the address corresponding to the location information;
• for each of the building types included in the building information, increasing the suitability score when the printing demand is increased and decreasing the suitability score when the demand is decreased;
• and
• increasing the suitability score in proportion to the printed number of sheets of the nearby image forming device;
• and
• outputting the calculated suitability score and a map illustrating the location of the address corresponding to the location information and the location of the buildings corresponding to the building information, wherein the buildings corresponding to the building information is labeled with the respective building type.