Information processing apparatus and information processing method
US10572197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2206/1504
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The management server acquires information including, at least, a medium price per unit area of one or more types of print media and a consumption amount of one or more types of inks, regarding a print job executed by the printer, calculates a cost of the print job based on the medium price and the consumption amount included in the acquired information, and calculates an index value of a profit obtained by executing a print job, of which a product is a predetermined print medium, based on the calculated cost by the printing apparatus for a predetermined time.
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