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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Su-dong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Su-dong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/02 (2006.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A management apparatus and a billing method which calculates a billing charge by using a cumulative output amount for a target billing period. In the management apparatus and billing method a billing charge is calculated by using a cumulative output amount for a target billing period, a cumulative output amount quota having the cumulative output amount for the target billing period, and a quota unit price corresponding to the cumulative output amount quota of at least one image forming apparatus.