Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus which determines billing amount
- Patent Title (中): 确定计费量的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US11936208Application Date: 2007-11-07
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Publication No.: US07835658B2Publication Date: 2010-11-16
- Inventor: Seiji Tsuzuki
- Applicant: Seiji Tsuzuki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Priority: JP2007-245692 20070921
- Main IPC: G03G21/02
- IPC: G03G21/02

Abstract:
There is provided an image forming apparatus in which when printing is performed based on an electrophotographic process, counting is performed by a counter for each print operation, and billing corresponding to the kind of the print operation is performed based on the count value of the counter, and which includes, as counters, a number-of-sheet counter to count the number of sheets for each print operation, an integrating counter to integrate the counter value of the number-of-sheet counter, and a billing counter to determine billing from the counter values of the number-of-sheet counter and the integrating counter, and a multiplication rate previously stored in a data table.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080107440A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2008-05-08
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