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US 12,682,099 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, service providing system, and method to modify a license based on usage
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYohta Kimura
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus, a service providing system, and a method. The information processing apparatus stores in one or more memories, information on execution of each of a plurality of applications, which are available for use under a license contract and outputs suggestion to change the license contract according to a usage count of each application obtained from the information on execution of each application.
Claims21
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to;
- store in one or more memories, information on execution of an application, which is available for use under a license contract;
- identify the application having a usage count not exceeding a certain number based on the usage count of the application obtained from the information on the execution of the application;
- and
- output a suggestion to change from the license contract to another license contract that does not cover the application having the usage count not exceeding the certain number, including a difference between the license contract and the another license contract based on a usage count of the application obtained from the information on the execution of the application.
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A service providing system comprising:
- circuitry configured to:
- store in one or more memories, information on execution of an application, which is available for use under a license contract;
- identify the application having a usage count not exceeding a certain number based on the usage count of the application obtained from the information on the execution of the application;
- and
- output a suggestion to change the license contract that does not cover the application having the usage count not exceeding the certain number,
- including a difference based on a usage count of the application obtained from the information on the execution of the application.
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A method for outputting suggestion to change a license contract, the method comprising:
- storing in one or more memories, information on execution of an application, which is available for use under a license contract;
- identify the application having a usage count not exceeding a certain number based on the usage count of the application obtained from the information on the execution of the application;
- and
- outputting a suggestion to change the license contract that does not cover the application having the usage count not exceeding the certain number including a difference based on a usage count of the application obtained from the information on the execution of the application.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.