Charge managing system, image forming apparatus, charge managing server, and image forming method
US8156020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.
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