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US 2006/0077427 A1Published application
Methods and systems for local configuration-based imaging device accounting
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorsHanzhong Zhang, David Lovat
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for configuration-based imaging device accounting wherein costs are calculated based on detailed job parameters derived from job configuration data.
Claims20
A method for imaging device accounting, said method comprising:
- a) receiving job configuration data at an imaging device;
- b) deriving detailed job parameters from said job configuration data;
- and
- c) calculating a job cost using said detailed job parameters.
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A method for imaging device accounting, said method comprising:
- a) receiving job configuration data for a job at an imaging device (IDev);
- b) deriving detailed job parameters from said job configuration data;
- c) calculating a job cost using said detailed job parameters;
- d) sending said job cost data to a remote accounting application for job authorization;
- and
- e) receiving a job authorization for said job when said job complies with accounting restrictions.
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An apparatus for imaging device accounting, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a user interface (UI) receiver for receiving job configuration data for a job at an imaging device (IDev);
- b) a processor for deriving detailed job parameters from said job configuration data;
- c) a calculator for calculating a job cost using said detailed job parameters;
- d) a transmitter for sending said job cost data to a remote accounting application for job authorization;
- and
- e) an authorization receiver for receiving a job authorization for said job when said job complies with accounting restrictions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.