JP2001306828A5

JP2001306828A5 -

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Publication number: JP2001306828A5
Application number: JP2000120120A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2000-04-20
Publication date: 2005-10-20

Claims

A print system for providing a print service for printing an electronic document in response to a print request including designation of the electronic document to be printed,
Receiving means for receiving a print request job;
Having a calculation means for calculating the usage fee of the print service;
The calculating means includes
If the print request job is received via the server device, calculate the usage fee for the print service based on the first fee structure,
A printing system characterized in that, when a printing request job is directly received by a printing apparatus, a usage fee for a print service is calculated based on a second fee structure different from the first fee structure.

In the printing system,
2. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the image data is transferred from the server device to the printing device via a network.

In the printing system,
3. The print system according to claim 1, wherein the server device transmits registered image data to the print device in response to a print request from a client.

In the printing system,
The print system according to claim 1, wherein the server device has a function of managing a print service and includes the calculation unit.

In the printing system,
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit calculates the usage fee based on a print result notification from a printing apparatus.

In the printing system,
6. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the server device is connected to a client device and a printing device via a network.

A control method for a print system that provides a print service for printing an electronic document in response to a print request including designation of the electronic document to be printed.
A reception process for receiving a print request job;
Including a calculation process to calculate the usage fee for the print service,
The calculation step includes
If the print request job is received via the server device, calculate the usage fee for the print service based on the first fee structure,
A printing system control method, comprising: calculating a print service usage fee based on a second fee system different from the first fee system when the printing apparatus directly receives a print request job.

In the control method,
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the image data is transferred from the server apparatus to the printing apparatus via a network.

In the control method,
The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the server device transmits registered image data to the printing device in response to a print request from a client.

In the control method,
The method according to claim 7, wherein the server device includes a function of managing a print service and includes the calculation step.

In the control method,
11. The printing system control method according to claim 7, wherein the calculating step calculates the usage fee based on a print result notification from a printing apparatus.

In the control method,
12. The printing system control method according to claim 7, wherein the server device is connected to a client device and a printing device via a network.

A server device that provides a print service for printing an electronic document in response to a print request including designation of the electronic document to be printed,
Receiving means for receiving a print request job;
Having a calculation means for calculating the usage fee of the print service;
The calculating means includes
If the print request job is received via the server device, calculate the usage fee for the print service based on the first fee structure,
A server device characterized in that, when a printing request job is directly received by a printing apparatus, a usage fee for a print service is calculated based on a second fee system different from the first fee system.

In the server device,
14. The server apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the image data is transferred from the server apparatus to the printing apparatus via a network.

In the server device,
15. The server apparatus according to claim 13, wherein registered image data is transmitted to the printing apparatus in response to a print request from a client.

In the server device,
16. The server device according to claim 13, which has a function of managing a print service.

In the server device,
The server device according to claim 13, wherein the calculation unit calculates the usage fee based on a print result notification from a printing device.

In the server device,
The server apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the server apparatus is connected to a client apparatus and a printing apparatus via a network.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a printing system that provides a print service for printing an electronic document in response to a print request including designation of the electronic document to be printed.
The program is
A reception process for receiving a print request job;
Including a calculation process to calculate the usage fee for the print service,
The calculation step includes
If the print request job is received via the server device, calculate the usage fee for the print service based on the first fee structure,
When the printing request job is directly received by the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus includes a program code for causing the computer to calculate a usage fee for the print service based on a second fee structure different from the first fee structure. A storage medium characterized by that.