Abstract: A system for printing a label to be used to return a component located in an appliance. When a detection unit detects a condition regarding an end of lifetime of the component, a first communication unit sends to a remote server a request to receive data representing information to be included in images on a label to be printed and used to return the component. The request includes information identifying the component to be returned. A second communication unit receives from the remote server the data representing information to be included in images on the label to be used to return the component, the images representing the information identifying the component to be returned.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system or method for printing, within a user network, a label to be used for the return of a component. The system comprises an appliance connected to the user network. The appliance itself includes at least one removable component, the component being provided with a first memory means containing information for the identification of the removable component. The appliance further comprises a first means to detect a condition relating to the end of lifetime of at least one of the removable components located in the appliance. The system also comprises a second means, which is connected to the user network and is adapted to communicate, through a second network, with at least one remote server. The second means is adapted to send the remote server a request to receive data representing a label to be used for the return of a component, when the condition regarding the end of lifetime of the component located within the appliance has been detected by the first means.

Abstract: This invention introduces, as one aspect, a system for handling data to be used for returning items; comprising means for creating label data representing a label to be printed for returning items from a customer, means for adding additional information on the label data to be used for restricting usage of the label, means for sending the label data to a customer, means for receiving the additional information contained in the label data corresponding to the printed label to be used, and means for checking the received additional information to decide whether the printed label can be used or not. Accordingly usage of the label copied, modified, or faked would significantly minimised with a little additional cost. Further, checking identification of a returned item, the problem caused by sending other items or fake items can be solved.

Abstract: This invention introduces, as one aspect, a method for handling data to be used for returning items; comprising steps of receiving information via a network from a device of a customer connected to the network, deciding whether each of a plurality of services is to be prepared or not in accordance with the information received in the receiving step, the plurality of services being individually used for returning items from the customer, preparing a page relating to the services based on the decision decided in the deciding step, and sending data of the page to a customer. Accordingly returning items is encouraged in any location where only a restricted returning service or services are available with a little additional cost.