Method for reconciliation of metered machine bills
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsMinette Ann Beabes, Donald J. Gusmano
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Abstract
A system for reconciling a bill for the usage of a metered device includes an image capture device for generating an electronic image of a machine readable code associated with a hardcopy bill for the use of a metered device, a decoder for decoding at least one reconciliation instruction from the electronic image and a reconciliation controller for executing the at least one reconciliation instruction to enable a reconciliation of the hardcopy bill for the use of the metered device with stored metered device usage data.
Claims13
A system for reconciling a bill for the usage of a metered device comprising:
- an image capture device for generating an electronic image of a machine readable code associated with a hardcopy bill;
- a decoder for decoding at least one reconciliation instruction from the electronic image of the machine readable code;
- at least one memory in which command instructions and metered device usage data are stored;
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- a reconciliation controller for executing the at least one decoded reconciliation instruction and the command instructions to obtain metered device usage data from the hardcopy bill.
A multifunction electrostatographic device comprising:
- a scanner for scanning documents;
- a decoder for decoding at least one reconciliation instruction from a glyph on one of the scanned documents;
- a memory in which command instructions are stored;
- a reconciliation controller for executing the at least one decoded reconciliation instruction and the command instructions to obtain metered device usage data from one of the scanned documents, the reconciliation controller coupled to a device with stored metered device usage data;
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- a printer for printing copies of scanned documents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.