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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuo Oki, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a print billing system that includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus mutually connected via a network: the image forming apparatus comprises a transmitting unit for transmitting information of usage based amounts respectively concerning a plurality of usage based billing methods having different modes; and the information processing apparatus comprises a storing unit for storing the information of the usage based amount obtained from the image forming apparatus, a calculating unit for calculating billing sums of money of the plurality of usage based billing methods based on the information of the usage based amounts, and a selecting unit configured to select one of the plurality of usage based billing methods based on the billing sum of money of each of the usage based billing methods calculated by the calculating unit.