MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202644028654 A) filed by Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - on March 11, 2026, for Replenishment Management System Including Image Forming Apparatus And Server Apparatus.

Inventors include Shuichi Tetsuno; Shunsuke Matsushita; and Mikihiko Hamada.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system including an image forming apparatus and a server apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a storage portion configured to store toner replenished from an attached toner container, a detection unit configured to detect a remaining amount of toner in the storage por...