Image forming apparatus including a billing unit, a method...

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2005-12-05

2008-08-12

Royer, William J (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Machine operation

Accounting

C399S080000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07412183

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an image data input unit; an image forming unit adapted to print an image on a printing sheet in accordance with image data from the image data input unit; a control unit connected to the image forming unit; and a billing setting unit adapted to enable to selectively set either a first mode for billing per side of the printing sheet or a second mode for billing per sheet of the printing sheet for double-sided printing, wherein the control unit executes a printing service in accordance with the set mode by the billing setting unit.

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The above references were cited in a Dec. 25, 2007 Japanese Office Action issued in the counterpart Japanese Patent Application 2005-347940, which is enclosed without translation.
The above listed references were cited in a Mar. 24, 2008 Japanese Office Action issued in the counterpart Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-347940, which is enclosed without translation.

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