Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and control device for conditional notification
A control device controls a notification regarding a consumable. The control device has an acquisition unit which acquires remaining amount data regarding a remaining amount of a consumable in a printer, a calculation unit which calculates a predicted execution time, at which predetermined processing relating to replenishment of the consumable is executed, with using the remaining amount data, a determination unit which determines whether a first specific condition is satisfied, with using a plurality of information including a period for discount sale of the consumable and the predicted execution time, and a notification unit which performs processing for notifying a user of first information including information regarding the discount sale of the consumable, in a case where it is determined that the first specific condition is satisfied.
1 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for a computer configured to control a notification regarding a consumable, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the computer to perform:
acquiring remaining amount data regarding a remaining amount of a consumable in a printer; and
processing for notifying a user of information including information regarding purchase of a selling product associated with a change in remaining amount over time indicated by the remaining amount data among a plurality of selling products of the consumable, in a case where a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition including a condition that a price of the selling product of a second scale is equal to or less than a price equivalent to the second scale based on a price by discount sale of the selling product of a first scale,
wherein a selling product of the first scale is associated with the change in remaining amount over time within a first range, and
wherein a selling product of the second scale larger than the first scale is associated with the change in remaining amount over time within a second range in which the remaining amount shows a faster decrease rate than the first range.
2 . A control device configured to control a notification regarding a consumable, the control device comprising:
an acquisition unit configured to acquire remaining amount data regarding a remaining amount of a consumable in a printer; and
a notification unit configured to perform processing for notifying a user of information including information regarding purchase of a selling product associated with a change in remaining amount over time indicated by the remaining amount data among a plurality of selling products of the consumable, in a case where a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition including a condition that a price of the selling product of a second scale is equal to or less than a price equivalent to the second scale based on a price by discount sale of the selling product of a first scale,
wherein a selling product of the first scale is associated with the change in remaining amount over time within a first range, and
wherein a selling product of the second scale larger than the first scale is associated with the change in remaining amount over time within a second range in which the remaining amount shows a faster decrease rate than the first range.
3 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein a scale is a size of the selling product and wherein the selling product of the second scale is a larger size than the selling product of the first scale.
4 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein a scale is a number of selling products within a single package for the selling product and wherein the selling product of the second scale has more selling products within a single package than the selling product of the first scale.
5 . The control device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
determining whether the change in remaining amount over time is the first range or the second range and in response to determining that the change in remaining amount over time is the second range, the notifying include a recommendation to purchase the selling product of the second scale when an additional condition is satisfied.
6 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein the notifying includes information related to the first scale and the second scale.