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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Charles Robert Carlson, Beaverton, OR (US);
James Patrick Vanwinkle, West Linn, OR (US);
Paul Ronald Herman, West Linn, OR (US);
Shanti Villarreal, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Ashok Murthy, Tualatin, OR (US);
Sara Kleiman, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Simon Boyt, Virginia Water, GB;
Charles Robert Carlson, Beaverton, OR (US);
James Patrick VanWinkle, West Linn, OR (US);
Paul Ronald Herman, West Linn, OR (US);
Shanti Villarreal, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Ashok Murthy, Tualatin, OR (US);
Sara Kleiman, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Simon Boyt, Virginia Water, GB;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for managing document processing device usage in which a customer accesses a management system to buy and pay for account credits, and to apply print units to specific managed device by conversion of account credits based on current pricing information for the specified account and the particular device at the time of the request.