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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
William Jang, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Andrew Scott Mcvey, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
William Jang, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Andrew Scott McVey, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system automatically processes current capacity and optimal capacity for at least one printing system for use in deterring current billing, optimal billing and operating cost. A data-processing apparatus (CPU) associated with a printer and an optimization module operable together to optimize current capacity and optimal capacity, and determine current billing, optimal billing and operating cost information. Information is optimized for use at a client (local or remote) and for display in a single graphical user interface. Data is used to optimize print system usage.