Electronic apparatus, charging system and method, charge processing device, storage medium, and prepaid card
US7580889B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/0014
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus of the invention comprises an operation inputting element for designating one of a plurality of functions; a function executing element for executing the function designated by the operating inputting element; a measuring element for measuring the time during which each of the functions has been executed by the function executing element; and a chargeable amount computing element for computing a chargeable amount based on the execution time measured by the measuring element regarding each of the functions.
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