Data Processing System Dynamic Billing Based on Transferred Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for transmitting reading results from a reading device to a computer lack a mechanism to set reasonable fees for the service, potentially leading to unfair charges for users and service providers.
Innovation Solution
A data processing system is introduced, which includes a reading device and two computers. The system performs a reading process to generate data from an original document and a transmission process to send this data to a first computer. The first computer then transfers the data to a second computer and acquires a billing amount or evaluation value based on the data, allowing for reasonable fee setting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If a paid service is introduced to transfer reading results from reading device to target computer through another computer, then the service provider can generate revenue, but the fee may become unreasonable for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the billing parameter from a fixed fee to a dynamic fee structure based on transferred data size. The system calculates billing amounts based on the actual amount of data transferred (e.g., number of pages, data volume), allowing the service provider to generate revenue while ensuring users only pay for what they actually use, making the fee reasonable and transparent.
2Productivity
If the system transfers all reading results without discrimination, then all data is delivered to the destination, but the billing amount becomes difficult to set reasonably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transferred data into distinguishable units (e.g., individual pages, documents, or data packages) and provides billing information for each segment. The system identifies and separates different types of transferred content, allowing the billing amount to be calculated based on specific segments rather than treating all data as a single undifferentiated mass, making reasonable fee setting possible while maintaining complete data transfer.
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AI summary
The data processing system includes a reading device and a first computer. The first computer communicates with the reading device and a second computer. The reading device performs a reading process to read an original document to generate a set of resultant data based on the read original document, and a transmission process to transmit the set of resultant data to the first computer. The first computer performs a transferring process to transfer the set of resultant data received from the reading device to the second computer, and an acquisition process to acquire a billing amount or an evaluation value. The billing amount and the evaluation value both are based on information concerning the set of resultant data. The billing amount is an amount of a fee to be charged, the evaluation value being a value for use in calculating the billing amount.