Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, and control program and operation method thereof
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Application No.: US15344702Application Date: 2016-11-07
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Publication No.: US09699337B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Kenta Morizumi
- Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA , TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- 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: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Priority: JP2014-090570 20140424
- Main IPC: H04N1/00
- IPC: H04N1/00 ; H04N1/44 ; G06K15/02 ; H04N1/34 ; G06Q30/02 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
According to an embodiment, an image forming system includes at least one image processing device in communication with a server. The server stores an awards account for each of a plurality of users. The server receives, from the at least one image processing device, a reused sheet count of a number of sheets provided by a user and subject to image formation by the image processing device. The server also receives, from the at least one image processing device, a user identification corresponding to the user. The server updates the awards account corresponding to the user based on the received reused sheet count and user identification.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170054862A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2017-02-23
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