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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Seiya Fujinaga, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a system in which, in a case where an event requiring a user operation occurs on a mobile terminal side, a printer can continue the print processing even if the terminal is moved outside the range of short distance communication by paying in advance a print fee to the printer. When the printer receives a print job from the terminal using short distance wireless communication, it charges the terminal every time one paper sheet is printed. If the terminal receives an incoming call, it transmits an advance payment request for an unprinted portion to the printer so that printing is continued even if the terminal is moved outside the range of short distance wireless communication. Upon receiving the request, the printer performs charging according to an amount indicated by the request, and continues printing of the unprinted portion.