公开(公告)号：US20100264214A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12424820

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Shanmuga-nathan Gnanasambandam ,  Warren Kleiman ,  Jack Douglas Jenkins, JR. ,  Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Russell Neville ,  Ashok Murthy

发明人： Shanmuga-nathan Gnanasambandam ,  Warren Kleiman ,  Jack Douglas Jenkins, JR. ,  Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Russell Neville ,  Ashok Murthy

IPC分类号： G06K5/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/266

摘要： A method and system including a plurality of multifunctional devices being operatively associated with at least one controller and each having a preset amount of preloaded consumables at a time of initial use; and a software application for enabling at least one user to access the plurality of multifunctional devices, the software application being configured to receive information from a prepaid card, the information including a financial value relating to usage of some of the preset amount of preloaded consumables in the plurality of multifunctional devices; wherein the financial value of the prepaid card is applied by the at least one user across the plurality of multifunctional devices in any desired uniform or non-uniform financial proportions in accordance with usage determinations; and wherein the at least one user is enabled to pay for access to the plurality of multifunctional devices in time staggered installments without pre-established contractual obligations.

摘要翻译： 一种包括多个多功能设备的方法和系统，其与至少一个控制器可操作地相关联，并且每个具有在初始使用时具有预设量的预加载的消耗品; 以及软件应用程序，用于使至少一个用户能够访问所述多个多功能设备，所述软件应用被配置为从预付卡接收信息，所述信息包括与所述预先设定量的预加载的消耗品的使用相关的财务价值 多个多功能装置; 其中所述预付卡的所述财务价值由所述至少一个用户根据使用确定以任何所需的统一或非均匀财务比例跨所述多个多功能设备应用; 并且其中所述至少一个用户能够以没有预先确定的合同义务的时间交错分期付款来支付对所述多个多功能设备的访问。

公开(公告)号：US20100268591A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12424858

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Shanmuga-Nathan Gnanasambandam ,  Warren Kleiman ,  Jack Douglas Jenkins, JR. ,  Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Russell Neville

发明人： Shanmuga-Nathan Gnanasambandam ,  Warren Kleiman ,  Jack Douglas Jenkins, JR. ,  Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Russell Neville

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G07F17/40 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1239 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06Q20/105 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0237 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  G07F17/0014 ,  G07F17/26 ,  G07F17/266 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/344 ,  H04N1/346 ,  H04N1/348 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0094

摘要： A system and related method for selectively controlling use of functionality in one or more multifunction devices includes a communications interface in operative communication with a printer and/or a display apparatus. The communications interfaces electronically communicates data with the printer and/or the display apparatus. The data includes a data structure configured to present an advertisement. The data may be print data or image data. The communications interface is operatively associated with an advertisement-credit component which can generate a credit value corresponding to the advertisement. The advertisement-credit component can subsidize multi-function device costs based upon a presented advertisement, e.g., the cost of printing, scanning, faxing, and related consumables including inks, toners and/or papers. The advertisement credit component authorizes use of a predetermined amount of a function with the credit value that corresponds to the advertisement.

摘要翻译： 用于选择性地控制一个或多个多功能设备中的功能使用的系统和相关方法包括与打印机和/或显示设备可操作地通信的通信接口。 通信接口与打印机和/或显示设备电子地通信数据。 数据包括被配置为呈现广告的数据结构。 数据可以是打印数据或图像数据。 通信接口与可以生成与该广告相对应的信用值的广告信用分量可操作地相关联。 广告信用组件可以基于所呈现的广告来补贴多功能设备成本，例如打印，扫描，传真以及包括墨水，调色剂和/或纸张的相关耗材的成本。 广告信用组件授权使用具有与广告对应的信用值的预定量的功能。