Consuming device operating while consuming consumable and consumption management system including server and the consuming device
US12155805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/346
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a consuming device, a controller is configured to perform, when an operating mode is set to a non-billing mode: executing. The executing executes, in response to receiving an execution instruction, a prescribed operation consuming a consumable. The prescribed operation is executed while consuming the consumable irrespective of a permitted consumption quantity without decreasing the permitted consumption quantity. The controller is configured to perform: when the operating mode is set to a billing mode: acquiring; and executing. The acquiring acquires the permitted consumption quantity including a newly purchased consumption quantity paid for by a user. The executing executes, in response to receiving the execution instruction, the prescribed operation. The prescribed operation is executed while consuming the consumable and decreasing the permitted consumption quantity acquired in the acquiring until the decreased permitted consumption quantity reaches a predetermined quantity.
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