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US 9,319,550 B2Granted
Apparatus, use limiting method, and storage medium
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorDaisuke Kamishiro
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a reading unit that reads a first value indicating usage of the apparatus from a portable storage medium, a use limiting unit that updates the first value according to use of the apparatus and limits use of the apparatus when the updated first value reaches a predetermined value, and a writing unit that writes the updated first value into the portable storage medium.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory that stores a program;
- and
- a processor that executes the program stored in the memory to perform a process including
- reading a first value indicating usage of a function from a portable storage medium that is carried by a user and set by the user on the apparatus,
- limiting use of the function of the apparatus based on the first value,
- writing an updated first value into the portable storage medium, the updated first value being obtained by updating the first value according to use of the function of the apparatus, and
- detecting a first event where the updated first value cannot be written into the portable storage medium, wherein when the first event is detected, the processor limits use of the function of the apparatus.
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A method performed by an apparatus, the method comprising:
- causing a processor to execute
- reading a first value indicating usage a function from a portable storage medium that is carried by a user and set by the user on the apparatus;
- limiting use of the function of the apparatus based on the first value;
- writing an updated first value into the portable storage medium, the updated first value being obtained by updating the first value according to use of the function of the apparatus;
- and
- detecting a first event where the updated first value cannot be written into the portable storage medium,
- wherein when the first event is detected, the processor is caused to limit use of the function of the apparatus.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing an apparatus to execute a process, the process comprising:
- causing the processor to execute
- reading a first value indicating usage of a function from a portable storage medium that is carried by a user and set by the user on the apparatus;
- limiting use of the function of the apparatus based on the first value;
- writing an updated first value into the portable storage medium, the updated first value being obtained by updating the first value according to use of the function of the apparatus;
- and
- detecting a first event where the updated first value cannot be written into the portable storage medium,
- wherein when the first event is detected, use of the function of the apparatus is limited.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.