Control device and printing apparatus
US10372949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/407
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control device includes a prohibition unit that prohibits use of an electronic apparatus in a case where a sum of a cumulative amount of use of the electronic apparatus for a predetermined period of time and a new amount of use which is newly instructed by an user exceeds a permitted amount in the period of time which is permitted for the user, and a permission unit that permits use of the electronic apparatus by an amount based on an unused amount which is a difference between the permitted amount and the cumulative amount of use in an unreaching period when the unreaching period is present before the period of time in an accounting period including the period of time, in a case where the use of the electronic apparatus is prohibited by the prohibition unit.
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