Method of estimating cost of printing materials used to print a job on a printing apparatus
US5383129A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2392
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method of estimating cost of printing materials used to print a job on a printing apparatus. The method includes the steps of: storing billing rates reflecting the cost of printing materials to be used in printing the job, selecting a first quantity of printing materials to be used in printing the job, and, prior to printing the job, calculating, as a function of the first selected quantity of printing materials and one of the stored billing rates, a first printing materials cost of the job.
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