Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-08
2007-05-08
Hayes, John W. (Department: 3628)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
C705S029000, C705S034000, C705S040000, C347S007000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09908018
ABSTRACT:
A printer performs a printing operation by driving a cartridge to discharge ink. The ink in the printer is billed according to the amount of actual use of ink. In a service center, the head ID is first input. Then, the head ID is verified against the user ID. The amount of the use of ink is checked. Then, the billing amount for the actual use of ink is determined. The user is requested to pay for the cost.
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Hirashima Shigeyoshi
Horii Shinichi
Nakamura Masato
Tokunaga Hiroshi
Frommer William S.
Frommer & Lawrence & Haug LLP
Hayes John W.
Levy Paul A.
Nelson Freda A.
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