| CPC G06F 9/451 (2018.02) [G06K 15/4075 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, as an acquisition request for a remaining amount of a consumable item and a color for remaining amount display of the consumable item in the image forming apparatus, information relating to a transmission source of the acquisition request; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the remaining amount of the consumable item and the color of the remaining amount display to the transmission source in response to the acquisition request, wherein
the transmitter is configured to acquire a background color of the remaining amount display in response to the acquisition request, and when the background color acquired and a first display color set in advance as the color of the remaining amount display are determined to be close to each other according to a prescribed standard, transmit a second display color different from the first display color and the remaining amount to the transmission source,
the receiver receives the acquisition request transmitted from the transmission source, the acquisition request including a version of an OS, a type of the OS, and a theme at the transmission source, and
the transmitter acquires the background color corresponding to the acquisition request, and when the background color acquired and the first display color are determined to be close to each other according to the prescribed standard, transmits the second display color different from the first display color and the remaining amount to the transmission source; and
wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information associating the version of the OS, the type of the OS, and the theme at the transmission source with the second display color, wherein the second display color is determined to be transmitted based on the acquisition request and the information stored in the storage.
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