Back to results
US 2012/0059773 A1Published application
System for calculating the cost-per-page
OwnerJerry Richard Jones, James Richard Fall +1inventors
InventorsJerry Richard Jones, James Richard Fall, Kenneth Ross Howe
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A computer structured to calculate a cost-per-page for a fleet of printing devices. The computer is further structured to communicate with a device to output the cost-per-page to an operator.
Claims26
An apparatus, comprising:
- a computer including a calculation module, wherein the calculation module is operable to calculate at least one cost-per-page for a fleet of printing devices;
- the computer further comprising an adjustment module having one or more adjustments, wherein the adjustment module is structured to allow a user to select one or more of the adjustments to adjust the cost-per-page;
- and
- an external device in communication with the computer, wherein the external device is structured to output the cost-per-page.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a first computer structured to communicate with a second computer over a network;
- wherein the first computer is structured to transmit information about a fleet of printers to the second computer over the network;
- and
- wherein the second computer includes memory for storing the information and a processing device is structured to process the information and calculate a cost-per-page for the fleet of printers, and wherein the processing device is operable to incorporate one or more adjustments into the cost-per-page.
1 more element
A computer-implemented method for calculating a cost-per-page with a computer having a processing device, the method comprising:
- receiving, with the computer, information about a fleet of printers;
- calculating, with the processing device, a cost-per-page for the fleet of printers, wherein the processing device adjusts the cost-per-page based on a selected one or more adjustments;
- and
- displaying the cost-per-page on an external device.
1 more element
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable medium having computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- receive information about one or more printing devices, calculate a cost-per-page for the one or more printing devices using the information, and adjust the cost-per-page based on a selected one or more adjustments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.