Method and system for permitting limited use of an imaging device
US7025260B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for permitting the limited use of a multifunction imaging device includes the multifunction imaging device scanning indicia printed on a media. The method also includes converting the indicia to at least one function identifier and a corresponding instruction associated with the at least one function wherein, the instruction informs the imaging device of the limitations in the use of the at least one function.
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