Charge method, charge apparatus, and charge program for charging usage fee including print fee and format fee of an image forming apparatus
US7286782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A charge method for charging a usage fee of an image forming apparatus is disclosed. The charge method includes the steps of a) storing contents source data and contents source fee data corresponding to the contents source data, b) obtaining a first data item selected by a user, c) obtaining one item of the contents source data selected by the user, d) generating image formation information based on the first data item and the one item of the contents source data selected by the user, and e) calculating a charge fee corresponding to the image formation information in accordance with the contents source fee data.
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