Interactive printer account
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the invention is concerned with a user of the netpage system and an interactive printer module that is utilized by the user to access the system. Each printer module has an account that contains data indicative of the usage of the printer. Moreover, each account is debited with amortized capital costs and running costs of the respective printer, and credited with fees earned via the printer, such as fees related to advertising, click-throughs and sales. Any credit balance at the end of a predetermined period can be redeemed.
Claims35
A system for providing printed information to a user, the system including:
- a user printer module for interfacing the user with a first database containing first information, the module being responsive to the user requesting the first information from the first database for obtaining the first information and generating a first printed media which is provided to the user and which displays the first information;
- identifier means for applying an identifier to the first printed media such that designation of the identifier by the user results in the module generating a second printed media which is provided to the user, and which displays the second information obtained from a second database;
- and
- memory means for storing account data indicative of either or both of:
- the number of times the first information is obtained from the first database;
- or the number of times the second information is obtained from the second database.
A System for providing printed information to a user, the system including:
- a user printer module for interfacing the user with a first database containing first information, the module being responsive to the user requesting the first information from the first database for obtaining the first information and generating a first printed media which is provided, and which displays the first information;
- identifier means for applying an identifier to the first printed media such that designation of the identifier by the user results in the module generating a second printed media which is provided to the user and which displays second information obtained from a second database;
- memory means for storing account data indicative of either or both of:
- the number of times the first information is obtained from the first database;
- or the number of times the second information is obtained from the second database;
- and
- payment determination means being responsive to the account data for calculating an access fee to be levied against the user for the use of the module.
A system for providing printed information to a user, the system including:
- a user printer module for interfacing the user with a first database containing first information, the module being responsive to the user requesting the first information from the first database for obtaining the first information and generating a first printed media which is provided to the user, and which displays the first information;
- an identifier database for supplying an identifier to the first printed media such that designation of the identifier by the user results in the module generating a second printed media that displays to the user second information obtained from a second database;
- and
- an account database for storing account data indicative of either or both of:
- the number of times the first information is obtained from the first database;
- or the number of times the second information is obtained from the second database.
A system for providing printed information to a user, the system including:
- a user printer module for interfacing the user with a first database containing first information, the module being responsive to the user requesting the first information from the first database for obtaining the first information and generating a first printed media which is provided to the user, and which displays the first information;
- an identifier database for supplying an identifier to the first printed media such that designation of the identifier by the user results in the module generating a second printed media which is provided to the user, and which displays second information obtained from a second database;
- an account database for storing account data indicative of either or both of:
- the number of times the first information is obtained from the first database;
- or the number of times the second information is obtained from the second database;
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- an account server for accessing the account database and being responsive to the account data for calculating an access fee to be levied against the user for the use of the module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.