Job executing system that uses online payment service to pay for charge, and job executing method
US10229398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/266
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A job executing system includes an image forming apparatus, a user terminal, a computer, and a bank account management system. The online payment service transmits a payment completion notification of a charge and a payment code to the computer with the computer identifier made to correspond to the payment code in first payment code management information. When the computer receives the payment completion notification, the computer transmits the payment completion notification of the charge for the job with the job identifier made to correspond to the payment code in the second payment code management information to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus having the image forming apparatus identifier made to correspond to the payment code in the second payment code management information. When the image forming apparatus receives the payment completion notification, the image forming apparatus executes the job with the job identifier.
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