US 2010/0247132 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ORDERING OF COLOR TONER BASED ON A SERVICE CONTRACT

Abstract

A system and method for managing customer color orders associated with at least one printer device, including a processor and a supply control module including a series of programmable instructions executable by the processor for: receiving color usage data from the at least one printer device indicative of consumption of one or more of a plurality of color toners; calculating for each printer device of the at least one printer device a permissible amount of each color toner of the plurality of color toners that can be ordered for the printer device by a customer based on a contract; and receiving a customer color order request for selectively ordering an amount of one or more color toners of the plurality of color toners for a printer device of the at least one printer device under the contract.

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Dependent claims

A supply control system for managing customer color orders associated with at least one printer device, the supply control system comprising:

a processor;
and
a supply control module including a series of programmable instructions executable by the processor for:
receiving color usage data from the at least one printer device indicative of consumption of one or more of a plurality of color toners;
calculating for each printer device of the at least one printer device a permissible amount of each color toner of the plurality of color toners that can be ordered for the printer device by a customer based on a contract;
and
receiving a customer color order request for selectively ordering an amount of one or more color toners of the plurality of color toners for a printer device of the at least one printer device under the contract;
wherein the supply control module limits the requested customer color order which can be ordered when the requested amount exceeds a permissible amount calculated for each color toner of the plurality of color toners for the printer device.

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A computer-readable medium storing a series of programmable instructions configured for execution by at least one processor for performing a method of managing customer color orders, the method comprising:

receiving color usage data from the at least one printer device indicative of consumption of one or more of a plurality of color toners;
calculating for each printer device of the at least one printer device a permissible amount of each color toner of the plurality of color toners that can be ordered for the printer device by a customer based on a contract;
and
receiving a customer color order request for selectively ordering an amount of one or more color toners of the plurality of color toners for a printer device of the at least one printer device under the contract;
wherein the supply control module limits the requested customer color order which can be ordered when the requested amount exceeds a permissible amount calculated for each color toner of the plurality of color toners for the printer device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for controlling ordering of color toner based on a service contract

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System and method for controlling ordering of color toner based on a service contract

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Abstract

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