Book on-demand system
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsSeitaro Kasahara, Mitsuo Motohashi, Masahiko Kamei, Yuichi Atarashi
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Abstract
A book on-demand system having reading data for reading book contents and printing and bookbinding data for printing and bookbinding on the server thereof and also having a function to transmit the reading data to a reading device via a network at a user's request and also transmit the printing and bookbinding data to a printing and bookbinding device, wherein the server separately handles reading charge data concerning a reading charge applied to reading data transmission and printing and bookbinding charge data concerning a printing and bookbinding charge applied to printing and bookbinding processing.
Claims20
A book on-demand system comprising:
- (a) a server having viewing data for viewing book contents and printing and bookbinding data for printing and bookbinding for transmitting the viewing data in the server to a viewing device on a user side through a network at a user's request;
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- (b) a printing and bookbinding device to which the printing and bookbinding data is transmitted from the server;
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- (c) a judging device to judge whether a user has a history of receiving viewing data of the book contents,
- wherein the server separately decides a first charge applied to viewing data transmission only, a second charge applied to printing and bookbinding processing only and a third charge for printing and bookbinding after viewing, according to the result of the judging device.
A book on-demand system comprising:
- (a) a server having viewing data for viewing book contents and printing and bookbinding data for printing and bookbinding for transmitting the viewing data in the server to a viewing device on a user side through a network at a user's request;
- (b) a printing and bookbinding device to which the printing and bookbinding data is transmitted from the server;
- (c) a first judging device to judge whether a user has a history of receiving viewing data of the book contents;
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- (d) a second judging device to judge whether a user has a history of performing printing and bookbinding of the book contents;
- wherein the server separately decides a first charge applied to viewing data transmission and a second charge applied to printing and bookbinding processing according to the result of the first judging device and to second judging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.