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Accounting apparatus and accounting method

A technology of charging device and charging department, which is applied to printing devices, coin-operated equipment for distributing discrete items, printing, etc., can solve the problems of longer storage time and lower efficiency of washing machines or dryers, and shorten the occupation time , the effect of improving the efficiency of use

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-12-26
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
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[0013] If the waiting time becomes longer, there will be a problem of lowering the use efficiency of the washing machine or dryer due to waiting in line.

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[0023] Hereinafter, embodiments of the charging device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. figure 1 is a block diagram of the system structure of the charging device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] refer to figure 1 A specific system configuration of the charging device 1 of this embodiment will be described.

[0025] Such as figure 1 As shown, the image forming apparatus 2 is a chargeable device, and includes a computer 4 , an image forming unit 5 , and a paper feeding unit 6 .

[0026] The computer 4 has control components such as CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit) or chipset, ROM (Read Only Memory, read-only memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory, random access memory), and these parts are protected by each other. The system control unit 7 is constituted.

[0027] The CPU is an arithmetic processing unit that executes the processing described in the program. In addition, ...

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An accounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes an accounting unit, an occupancy time counting unit and a charge discounting unit. The accounting unit is configured to impose a charge for use of a device that is an object of accounting on the basis of the number of operations and / or an operation time of the device. The occupancy time counting unit is configured to count an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user. The charge discounting unit is configured to discount the charge for use of the device on the basis of the occupancy time.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a charging device and a charging method for charging based on the use of equipment to be charged. Background technique [0002] As a general charging device, there is a device that charges a usage fee in accordance with the number of times or operating hours of equipment to be charged. [0003] For example, there is known a printing system that charges a usage fee according to the operating time of the printer. In addition, there is known an image forming apparatus that charges a usage fee according to the number of printed sheets (equivalent to the number of operations). [0004] In addition, the above charging devices are mainly for business users, but charging devices for general users are also popular. [0005] For example, there are paid digital multifunction machines installed in convenience stores and the like, and paid washing machines and dryers installed in laundromats. [0006] Here, in the fee-paying digi...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03G21/02B41J29/00B41J29/38G06F3/12G07F17/26H04N1/00
CPCG06Q30/04G03G21/02
Inventor 深田卓也
Owner KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
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