Information management system for managing consumption...

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2007-09-18

2007-09-18

Luu, Le Hien (Department: 2141)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Inventory management

C705S026640

Reexamination Certificate

active

10449711

ABSTRACT:
The technique of the present invention reads expendable consumption data regarding expendables consumed by each of printing devices50aand50bat regular intervals, sums up consumptions of each expendable with respect to each expendable manufacturer, and sets a convertible point corresponding to the summed-up consumption. The technique then notifies a computer60aor60bof each expendable manufacturer of the setting convertible point. This arrangement automatically sets a total point to each expendable manufacturer, based on the consumptions of the respective expendables consumed by the printing devices50aand50b.

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