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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicants:
Shinichi Horii, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeyoshi Hirashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Tokunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichi Horii, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeyoshi Hirashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Tokunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printer performs a printing operation by driving a cartridge to discharge ink. The ink in the printer is billed according to the amount of actual use of ink. In a service center, the head ID is first input. Then, the head ID is verified against the user ID. The amount of the use of ink is checked. Then, the billing amount for the actual use of ink is determined. The user is requested to pay for the cost.