Invention Grant
US08498912B2 Charge managing system, image forming apparatus, charge managing server, and image forming method
有权
充电管理系统,图像形成装置,充电管理服务器和图像形成方法
- Patent Title: Charge managing system, image forming apparatus, charge managing server, and image forming method
- Patent Title (中): 充电管理系统,图像形成装置,充电管理服务器和图像形成方法
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Application No.: US13411000Application Date: 2012-03-02
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Publication No.: US08498912B2Publication Date: 2013-07-30
- Inventor: Midori Murayama , Chikara Kishi , Hidenao Ubukata , Minoru Saito , Minoru Sakai , Naoki Wakasugi , Nobumitsu Samukawa , Toshiyuki Shimizu , Yasushi Ogawa , Yoshiroh Someya , Ryosuke Sako , Kazumi Hanada , Kentaroh Murakawa
- Applicant: Midori Murayama , Chikara Kishi , Hidenao Ubukata , Minoru Saito , Minoru Sakai , Naoki Wakasugi , Nobumitsu Samukawa , Toshiyuki Shimizu , Yasushi Ogawa , Yoshiroh Someya , Ryosuke Sako , Kazumi Hanada , Kentaroh Murakawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2007-153317 20070608; JP2007-153318 20070608
- Main IPC: G07F19/00
- IPC: G07F19/00 ; G07B17/00 ; G06Q40/00 ; G06Q40/02 ; G06K15/00 ; G06Q30/04

Abstract:
A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120166361A1 CHARGE MANAGING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CHARGE MANAGING SERVER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Public/Granted day:2012-06-28
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