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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Midori Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Chikara Kishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenao Ubukata, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Sakai, Kanagawa, JM;
Naoki Wakasugi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobumitsu Samukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiroh Someya, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Sako, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumi Hanada, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaroh Murakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Midori Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Chikara Kishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenao Ubukata, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Sakai, Kanagawa, JM;
Naoki Wakasugi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobumitsu Samukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiroh Someya, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Sako, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumi Hanada, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaroh Murakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.