Charge managing system, image forming apparatus, charge managing server, and image forming method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8156020
APP PUB NO 20080306845A1
SERIAL NO

12123737

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A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hanada, Kazumi Tokyo, JP 2 6
Kishi, Chikara Kanagawa, JP 2 6
Murakawa, Kentaroh Kanagawa, JP 2 6
Murayama, Midori Tokyo, JP 2 6
Ogawa, Yasushi Kanagawa, JP 114 1621
Saito, Minoru Kanagawa, JP 92 918
Sakai, Minoru Kanagawa, JP 98 699
Sako, Ryosuke Kanagawa, JP 14 159
Samukawa, Nobumitsu Kanagawa, JP 3 15
Shimizu, Toshiyuki Kanagawa, JP 113 1877
Someya, Yoshiroh Kanagawa, JP 4 9
Ubukata, Hidenao Kanagawa, JP 5 15
Wakasugi, Naoki Kanagawa, JP 8 151

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