SERVER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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    发明申请
    SERVER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF 有权
    用于图像形成装置的服务器及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130016391A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-17

    申请号:US13443463

    申请日:2012-04-10

    IPC分类号: G06K15/02

    摘要: A server for image forming apparatuses which calculates charges reasonable to both a service manager and a user, and a control method thereof is provided. The server for image forming apparatuses includes a server input unit to receive charging criteria of image forming apparatuses and a charging criterion of a virtual image forming apparatus, a server communication unit to receive information regarding output amounts from the image forming apparatuses, and a server control unit to generate the virtual image forming apparatus and to calculate charges of the image forming apparatuses according to the charging criterion of the virtual image forming apparatus, when the output amounts of the image forming apparatuses are less than basic output amounts of the charging criteria of the image forming apparatuses, thereby being capable of calculating charges reasonable to both the service manager and the user.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于计算对服务管理器和用户两者合理的费用的图像形成装置的服务器及其控制方法。 用于图像形成装置的服务器包括:服务器输入单元,用于接收图像形成装置的计费标准和虚拟图像形成装置的计费标准;服务器通信单元,用于从图像形成装置接收关于输出量的信息;以及服务器控制 单元,用于当图像形成装置的输出量小于虚拟图像形成装置的计费标准的基本输出量时,生成虚拟图像形成装置并根据虚拟图像形成装置的计费标准计算图像形成装置的电荷 图像形成装置,从而能够计算对服务管理者和用户两者合理的收费。