US 2016/0098230 A1 · IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, BILLING PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

Abstract

An image processing system includes an image processing device executing a job and a billing server performing billing process in response to execution of the job connected through a network. The billing server includes: a remaining amount management part for managing a remaining amount of each user's available funds; and a savings amount transmission part for determining a savings amount in the image processing device based on a user's available funds and sending the determined savings amount to the image processing device. The image processing device includes: a savings amount storage part for storing therein the savings amount in accordance with the user; a job execution part for executing a job with an instruction by the user; and a billing processing part for performing billing process to charge to the user in response to execution of the job.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A management server that manages multiple image processing devices, said management server comprising:

a receiver that receives history information relating to a history of a job execution instructed by a user at each of said multiple image processing devices;
a processor that determines an amount to save in each of said image processing devices of available funds corresponding to said user based on said history information;
and
a transmitter that sends said determined savings amount to each of said image processing devices.

1 more element

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium on which a program is recorded executable by a computer serving as a management server, said management server managing multiple image processing devices, said program causing said computer to execute the steps of:

(a) receiving history information relating to a history of a job execution instructed by a user at each of said multiple image processing devices;
(b) determining an amount to save in each of said image processing devices of available funds corresponding to said user based on said history information;
and
(c) sending said determined savings amount to each of said image processing devices.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/968,260Filed 14 Dec 2015

Priority

JP 2011-01046121 Jan 2011

Published

7 Apr 2016

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

G06F 3/1203
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
G03G 21/02
Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge: counting the number of copies; Billing
G06F 3/121
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: facilitating exception or error detection and recovery, e.g. fault, media or consumables depleted
G06F 3/1224
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: client or server resources management

Image processing system, image processing device, billing processing method and computer readable recording medium

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Image processing system, image processing device, billing processing method and computer readable recording medium

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Claims10