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US 10,474,403 B2Granted
Processing apparatus and system for charging sender of data
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsKoichi Yoshimura, Shigeru Yoneda
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Abstract
A processing apparatus includes a receiving section that receives data transmitted by a sender, an output section that outputs the data received by the receiving section, and a charge section that charges the sender if the output section outputs the data within a predetermined period after the time at which the data is transmitted.
Claims12
A processing apparatus comprising:
- a processor programmed to:
- receive data transmitted by a sender;
- output the data at a destination so as to complete a process requested by the sender;
- determine whether the data is outputted at the destination within a predetermined period from a time at which the data is transmitted by the sender;
- and
- after the data is outputted at the destination,
- charge the sender if the determination indicates that the data is outputted at the destination within the predetermined period from the time at which the data is transmitted by the sender, and
- regardless of a type of request made by the sender, not charge the sender if the determination indicates that the data is not outputted at the destination within the predetermined period from the time at which the data is transmitted by the sender.
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A processing apparatus comprising:
- a processor programmed to:
- receive data transmitted by a sender;
- output the data at a destination so as to complete a process requested by the sender;
- determine whether the data is outputted at the destination within a predetermined period from a time at which the data is transmitted by the sender;
- and
- after the data is outputted at the destination,
- charge the sender a first amount if the determination indicates that the data is outputted at the destination within the predetermined period from the time at which the data is transmitted by the sender, and
- regardless of a type of request made by the sender, charge the sender a second amount lower than the first amount if the determination indicates that the data is not outputted at the destination within the predetermined period from the time at which the data is transmitted by the sender.
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A system comprising:
- a first processing apparatus that transmits data;
- a second processing apparatus that receives and outputs the transmitted data so as to complete a process requested by the first processing apparatus;
- and
- a charge apparatus that:
- (i) charges a sender of the data when the data is transmitted by the first processing apparatus;
- (ii) determines whether the second processing apparatus outputs the data within a predetermined period from a time at which the first processing apparatus transmits the data;
- and
- (iii) after the second processing apparatus outputs the data:
- additionally charges the sender when the determination indicates that the second processing apparatus outputs the data within the predetermined period from the time at which the first processing apparatus transmits the data, and
- regardless of a type of request made by the sender, not additionally charge the sender when the determination indicates that the second processing apparatus does not output the data within the predetermined period from the time at which the first processing apparatus transmits the data.
7 more elements
A system comprising:
- a first processing apparatus that transmits data;
- a second processing apparatus that receives and outputs the transmitted data so as to complete a process requested by the first processing apparatus;
- and
- a charge apparatus that:
- (i) charges a sender of the data when the data is transmitted by the first processing apparatus;
- (ii) determines whether the second processing apparatus outputs the data within a predetermined period from a time at which the first processing apparatus transmits the data;
- and
- (iii) after the second processing apparatus outputs the data:
- additionally charges the sender when the determination indicates that the second processing apparatus outputs the data within the predetermined period from the time at which the first processing apparatus transmits the data, and
- regardless of a type of request made by the sender, provide the sender at least a partial refund when the determination indicates that the second processing apparatus does not output the data within the predetermined period from the time at which the first processing apparatus transmits the data.
7 more elements
A system comprising:
- a first processing apparatus that:
- (i) transmits data;
- (ii) determines whether the data is outputted by a second processing apparatus within a predetermined period from a time at which the data is transmitted by the first processing apparatus;
- and
- (iii) when the determination indicates that the data is outputted by the second processing apparatus within the predetermined period from the time at which the data is transmitted by the first processing apparatus, charges a sender of the data higher than when the determination indicates that the data is not outputted by the second processing apparatus within the predetermined period from the time at which the data is transmitted by the first processing apparatus;
- and
- the second processing apparatus that receives and outputs the transmitted data so as to complete a process requested by the first processing apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.