Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yoichi Utaka

Takuji Nomura

Naoki Takashima

Toshiyuki Tezuka

Kenji Kuwana

Akio Watanabe

Yuichi Yomogida

A disclosed image processing device includes: a media connecting portion including a first surface and a second surface forming a space for housing a protrusion type storage medium whose body protrudes from the media connecting portion and an insertion type storage medium whose body is inserted into the media connecting portion; a protrusion type slot portion for protrusion type storage media formed on the first surface; and an insertion type slot portion for insertion type storage media formed on the second surface. An insertion direction in the protrusion type slot portion is substantially orthogonal to an insertion direction in the insertion type slot portion.

Image processing device and information processing device

A method of charging for use of a facsimile apparatus, using an information processing unit provided therein, is disclosed that includes the steps of (a) the information processing unit obtaining the amount of facsimile transmission; (b) the information processing unit obtaining a transmission condition specified by a user; and (c) the information processing unit calculating a charge for the facsimile transmission using the amount of facsimile transmission and a charge corresponding to the transmission condition. The information processing unit stores data on the charge corresponding to the transmission condition for the facsimile transmission.

Charging method and charging apparatus

A charge method for charging a usage fee of an image forming apparatus is disclosed. The charge method includes the steps of a) storing contents source data and contents source fee data corresponding to the contents source data, b) obtaining a first data item selected by a user, c) obtaining one item of the contents source data selected by the user, d) generating image formation information based on the first data item and the one item of the contents source data selected by the user, and e) calculating a charge fee corresponding to the image formation information in accordance with the contents source fee data.

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Tokyo, Japan

Yoichi Utaka