JP2002086865A - Print system and print method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print system and a print method in which a bill or a receipt can be issued using a terminal and attendant information concerning to the charge can be outputted. SOLUTION: A user is identified by the card reader 12 of a multimedia terminal 1 and information of charge for the identified user is acquired from a server when the user touches a touch panel 11. Based on the information of charge, a bill is issued, a charge is received or a receipt is issued. Furthermore, attendant information concerning to the charge is printed out, as desired, by a copy machine 2 within the amount of money placed in a coin vender 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method for performing printing related to a fee such as a utility bill via a terminal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method capable of issuing an invoice and collecting a fee on the spot, or outputting information on use history and other accompanying information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, public and other charges have been paid at convenience stores and the like. In this conventional system, a payer brings an already issued invoice and payment to a convenience store, and the clerk processes the payment.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, it is necessary to bring a bill to carry out payment processing. For this reason, if you happened to come to a convenience store for some reason and thought about paying it, you could not pay unless you brought your bill. In addition, these invoices and receipts only indicate the amount of invoice and receipt within a certain period, and it was difficult to confirm other information such as usage history.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional system. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a printing system and a printing method that can issue a bill on the spot and collect a fee even if the user does not bring the bill. . Another object of the present invention is to provide a printing system and a printing method capable of outputting additional information related to these charges.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A printing system according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, includes a charge sheet, that is, an identification means for identifying a target person and a charge for the target person identified by the identification means. It has a bill issuing means for issuing one of a bill and a receipt, and a printer for printing additional information related to the bill.

Alternatively, a print system according to the present invention includes a terminal capable of accessing a server, and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal. Charge information acquiring means for acquiring charge information for the target person identified by the means from the server; charge book issuing means for issuing a charge book based on the charge information acquired by the charge information acquiring means; When the fee book is issued by means,
And a data transmitting means for transmitting the supplementary information on the fee as print data to the printer.

According to this print system, the terminal is:
It is possible to access various servers that control the charge information to acquire the charge information, and to transmit the data of the supplementary information related to the charge to the printer. In this system, the following operations are performed by each means provided in the terminal. First, the identification means identifies the subject. Then, the fee information acquiring means acquires fee information for the identified target person from the server. Based on the information on the fee, the fee issuing means can issue the fee. When a fee book is issued, the data transmission means transmits additional information on the fee to the printer as print data.

As described above, the use of the terminal to issue a fee based on the fee information for the target person has the following advantages. That is, the target person can issue the invoice on the spot and check the amount even if he does not bring the invoice. In addition, accompanying information about the fee is sent to the printer,
For example, incidental information such as usage history can be confirmed by the output of the printer.

[0009] Here, it is desirable that the printer is capable of printing incidental information on charges of a plurality of categories on one sheet. The charges of a plurality of categories are charges for different providers, such as gas, electricity, and water. Normally, these fee information are respectively managed on separate servers, but if the supplementary information is printed on one sheet, the subject can easily grasp the entirety and is user-friendly.

It is preferable that the supplementary information printed by the printer include at least one of a group consisting of a history of charges, a breakdown of charges, and a virtual amount according to different contract forms. For example, in the Internet connection service, cable television, telephone, and the like, there is a case where a contract is selected by selecting one form from a plurality of contract forms.
In this case, it is convenient for the target person to be able to know the virtual amount in different forms. This is because it is a matter of examining whether or not the current contract form is optimal for you.

[0011] Further, it is preferable that the print system has a fee receiving means for receiving the fee and, when receiving the fee, causing the fee issuing means to issue a receipt. In this way, the subject can issue a bill from the terminal, pay the fee, and receive the receipt at one time.

Further, it is desirable that the print system has a print charge accounting means for receiving the print charge and permitting the printer to print additional information in accordance with the received print charge. Thus, the subject can obtain only the print related to the desired additional information by inputting the print charge to the print fee charging means according to the amount of the additional information desired.

[0013] Alternatively, the print system of the present invention comprises: means for identifying a target person; charge information obtaining means for obtaining charge information for the target person identified by the identification means;
A printer for printing a bill based on the information on the fee acquired by the fee information acquiring means may be provided.

Alternatively, a print system according to the present invention includes a terminal capable of accessing a server, and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal. Charge information acquiring means for acquiring charge information for the target person identified by the means from the server; and data transmitting means for transmitting bill print data to the printer based on the charge information acquired by the charge information acquiring means. And the printer is
A bill may be printed based on print data at the request of the user. Here, the "user" is a person who actually operates the terminal. Thus, the user may or may not be the same as the person to whom the charge is applied.

[0015] The printing method according to the present invention relates to a method for managing a charge by using a server for managing charge information, a terminal capable of accessing the server, and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal. A printing method for outputting printed matter, in which a terminal is used to identify a target person, acquire information on a fee for the identified target person from a server, and, when there is an unpaid portion of the fee,
The user is given the opportunity to request the issuance of the invoice and the opportunity to pay the unpaid fee, issue the invoice when the invoice is requested, and pay the unpaid fee. Grants the user an opportunity to request issuance of a receipt in such a case, issues a receipt when the unpaid fee is paid, and requests the issuance of a receipt, and issues additional information on the fee. This is a printing method in which a user is given an opportunity to request printing, transmits print data of the additional information to a printer when the print of the additional information is requested, and prints the additional information by the printer.

[0016] Alternatively, the printing method according to the present invention comprises a server for managing fee information, a terminal capable of accessing the server, and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal. A printing method for printing a bill, in which a terminal identifies a target person, obtains information on charges for the identified target person from a server, and gives the user an opportunity to request issuance of a bill for the charges. The printing method may be such that, when the issuance of an invoice is requested, print data of the invoice for the fee is transmitted to the printer, and the invoice is printed by the printer.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is installed in a convenience store, etc., and issues invoices and receipts for utilities and various other charges.
The present invention is embodied as a system for handling payment and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present system is configured by connecting three devices of a multimedia terminal 1, a copying machine 2, and a coin vendor 3. The multimedia terminal 1 is a device for issuing a bill, receiving a payment, and further issuing a receipt for a utility charge or other charges according to a user's request. The multimedia terminal 1 includes a touch panel 11 for a user to make various operation requests, a cash slot 12 for inserting cash when paying a fee, an already issued bill, a user ID card, and the like. And a card reader 13 for reading the data. The multimedia terminal 1 is capable of accessing various servers for controlling public charges and other charges via the Internet.

In the present embodiment, not only is it possible to simply issue invoices and receipts and receive payments for various charges, but also to provide supplementary information regarding them. The supplementary information is information such as a charge history and a use history of a public utility such as water, electricity, and gas, or a history table for each telephone use destination. The additional information is printed by the copying machine 2 connected to the multimedia terminal 1. Further, the coin vendor 3 is for the user to insert a coin as a print fee when the user wants to print the information described above. When these three devices are connected, the information provided from the server can be transmitted to the multimedia terminal 1 within a range corresponding to the amount of money inserted into the coin vendor 3.
Is output by the copying machine 2 via the.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the person to be charged operates the multimedia terminal 1 as a user. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there may be cases where another person other than the person (a family member, a friend, an agent, or the like, or a member or a staff member when the person is a group) operates the multimedia terminal 1. However, what is identified by # 1 in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described later is the person to be charged.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the present system.
The multimedia terminal 1 has a function of issuing a receipt or an invoice, and a function of receiving payment of an unstored fee. Also, at this time, the supplementary information on the fee is
It also has the function of sending to. The copying machine 2 prints the obtained information within the range permitted by the billing information from the coin vendor 3 according to the user's request and provides it to the user. The money accepted by the coin vendor 3 is a fee for printing by the copying machine 2.
Payment of the fee targeted in the present system is accepted at the cash slot 12 of the multimedia terminal 1.

Next, the operation of the present system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the user is identified (# 1). This is performed by reading a medium on which personal information such as a user's credit card or membership card is recorded by the card reader 12 of the multimedia terminal 1. Then, the information of the user is temporarily stored in the multimedia terminal 1. At that time, a password may be input.

Subsequently, it is determined whether a bill is issued (# 2). This depends on whether or not a screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the touch panel 11 of the multimedia terminal 1 and the user presses a “bill” button. That is, on this screen, the user presses the item buttons (such as “water supply” and “gas”) in the upper row that the user wants to perform some processing (there may be more than one) and highlights them, and displays the “bill”, “payment” , One of the processing buttons of the "additional information" is pressed to highlight it, and the "forward" button at the bottom is pushed to proceed to the next step. That is, if the “invoice” processing button is highlighted when the “forward” button is pressed, the determination of # 2 is Yes. On the other hand, if the “invoice” processing button is not highlighted when the “advance” button is pressed, the determination of # 2 is No.

If the determination in # 2 is Yes, necessary data is obtained from the server corresponding to the item button selected by the user (upper row in FIG. 4) (# 3). That is, when the user has selected the item button of “water supply”, the user communicates with the server that controls the water charge and acquires necessary data. The data to be acquired is the generated and unstored fee data relating to the user identified in # 1. In the case of a water charge or the like, the data of the breakdown such as the usage charge and the basic charge is also acquired. Then, an invoice as shown in FIG. 5 is issued (# 4). FIG. 5 shows an example of a bill for water charges. Note that, depending on the user's request, there is a case where only the screen as shown in FIG. In that case, the invoice does not have to be issued.

Then, the process proceeds to # 5. Also, the judgment of # 2 is N
If the answer is o, the process proceeds to step # 5. In # 5, it is determined whether or not to pay a fee. This depends on whether the “payment” processing button at the bottom of the screen in FIG. 4 is highlighted when the process proceeds from # 2: No. When the process proceeds from # 4, the screen of FIG. 4 is displayed again on the touch panel 11, and the same judgment is made. That is, if the “pay” processing button is highlighted when the “advance” button is pressed, the determination of # 5 is Yes. On the other hand, if the “pay” processing button is not highlighted when the “advance” button is pressed, the determination of # 5 is No.
It is.

If the determination in # 5 is Yes, the cash of the corresponding amount is stored in the cash slot 13 and
A receipt as shown in FIG. 6 is issued (# 6). FIG. 6 shows an example of a receipt for a water charge. The receipt includes the title, user name, amount of receipt, and the date of payment. At this time, the server is notified that the fee has been stored and that the receipt has been issued. Note that whether or not a receipt is required
The receipt may be issued after the user inputs the information in step 1. When the user is identified (# 1) by a credit card or the like, the money may be allocated to the card instead of storing cash at the cash slot.

Then, the process proceeds to # 7. Also, the judgment of # 5 is N
If it is o, the process goes to # 7 by bypassing # 6. #
At 7, it is determined whether or not to print the additional information.
This is based on whether or not the processing button of “extra information” in the lower part of the screen in FIG. 4 is highlighted when proceeding from # 5: No. When proceeding from # 6, the screen of FIG. 4 is displayed again on the touch panel 11, and the same judgment is made. In other words, if the processing button for “extra information” is highlighted when the “forward” button is pressed,
The judgment of 7 is Yes. On the other hand, if the “additional information” processing button is not highlighted when the “forward” button is pressed, the determination of # 7 is No.

If the determination in # 7 is Yes, the contents of the additional information to be printed are determined (# 8). This is performed by displaying a menu selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 and allowing the user to select an item. FIG. 7 shows an example of a menu selection screen for supplementary information on water rates. That is, the item selected by the user on this screen is determined as the content to be printed. Then, the multimedia terminal 1 acquires necessary data from the corresponding server (# 9). Then, the data is transmitted to the copying machine 2 as print data (# 10). Note that a specific example of an image obtained by printing out the accompanying information will be described later.

From here, the process proceeds to the copying machine 2. Upon receiving the print data from the multimedia terminal 1, the copying machine 2 determines whether or not the coin vendor 3 has received enough money for printing out based on the data (# 11). If sufficient payment has been made to the coin vendor 3 (# 11: Yes), the additional information related to the data is printed out (# 12). Then, the process ends. If the payment to the coin vendor 3 is insufficient at # 11 (# 11: No), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time limit has elapsed since the print data was received from the multimedia terminal 1 (#). 13). If the time limit has not elapsed (# 13: No), the process returns to # 11. That is, the process waits until the coin vendor 3 is sufficiently paid or the time limit has elapsed. If the payment is completed before the time limit,
The printout is performed by (# 11: Yes) (# 12). If the time limit elapses without payment being satisfied (# 12: Yes), the print data is discarded as a timeout (# 14). Then, the process ends.

By using such a system, the user can receive and pay various bills in a series of operations whenever desired. That is, when you stop by a convenience store or the like where the present system is installed, you can pay even if you do not bring your bill. For this purpose, FIG. 4 after user identification (# 1)
Screen, the item button of the fee to be paid and the processing button of "payment" are selected, and the button of "advance" may be pressed. Then, (# 2: No) → (# 5: Yes)
Allows payment of fees and receipt of receipts. Alternatively, if the user wants to receive the invoice immediately, on the screen shown in FIG. 4 after the user identification (# 1), the user selects the item button of the corresponding fee and the "invoice" processing button, and clicks "Go". Just press the button. Then, (# 2:
Yes) can receive a bill. Further, by selecting the item button of the fee and the processing button of "payment" on the subsequent screen of FIG. 4 and pressing the "advance" button, the user can continue to pay as it is. Thus, the procedure is simple and not troublesome. In addition, a print of the supplementary information on the fee can be obtained immediately after that, which is convenient. It is also possible to print only the supplementary information.

In the present embodiment, the payment of the target fee is accepted at the cash slot 13 of the multimedia terminal 1, and the print fee of the copying machine 2 is accepted at the coin vendor 3. The reason is that these are generally separate accounts. Of course,
In the case of the same accounting, or in the case of different accounting, if the problem of replacement between the two accountings has been solved, all of the payments may be handled by one of them.

Next, the printing of the supplementary information in step # 12 of the operation flow of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to some specific examples.

First, an example in which the target fee is a water fee will be described. FIG. 8 shows a list of water usage and water charges for the past several months. Also,
FIG. 9 is a graph of the history of water rates. FIG. 10 is a graph of the history of water usage. According to these graphs, the user can know when the water usage is high and reflect it in the subsequent usage state. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of utilities, which are controlled by different servers such as water, electricity, and gas, can be combined and graphed.

Next, an example in which the target charge is a telephone charge will be described. FIG. 12 shows a print of the charge history for each destination. In this case, in the multimedia terminal 1,
From the telephone charge server, the data of the usage time for each destination and the charge history are acquired and transmitted to the copying machine 2. FIG. 13 is a graph of the charge history for each destination. FIG.
Is a graph of the history of telephone usage by time zone. In this graph, the vertical axis is the ratio of telephone use during that time period. Alternatively, the ratio of the time spent using the telephone during that time period to the total call time can be similarly graphed. In these cases, the multimedia terminal 1 acquires the daily telephone use time history data from the telephone charge server and transmits it to the copying machine 2.

Next, an example in which the target fee is a fee for viewing a pay television broadcast will be described. FIG. 15 is a graph of the history of viewing fee for each broadcasting station when paying according to viewing time. FIG. 16 is a graph showing the history of the viewing fee for each program when paying according to the viewing time. By looking at these graphs, it is possible to grasp the transition of the usage status of each subscribed broadcasting station by station or program. FIG. 17 is a graph of the actually viewed viewing fee per time for each program when a fixed fee is paid for each program by contract. In this graph, programs that were not actually watched are shown at a high unit price. The vertical axis of this graph may be a daily unit price (use fee / number of days in a month) or a use unit price (daily unit price / time viewed on that day). By looking at such a graph, it is possible to reconsider whether an unnecessary contract with a station or a program has been made. In these cases, the multimedia terminal 1 accesses a broadcasting company or management company that manages the usage status or a financial institution that performs the payment of the fee via a server, and obtains information on the usage status of the user from the database there. Get it.

Next, an example in which the target fee is a traffic offense fine will be described. FIG. 18 shows the cumulative score of past violations. The details of the violation and the amount paid are also displayed. This allows you to see when the violation occurred. FIG. 19 shows the total number of violation points after the previous license renewal, the remaining points, and the like. In this way, by displaying the remaining points and the next update date,
A person with few remaining points can be alerted. In these cases, the multimedia terminal 1 accesses a police or a consignment company that manages the traffic violation situation or a financial institution that stores the offense through a server and obtains necessary information from a database there. You do it. In this case, personal authentication in user identification (# 1 in FIG. 3) is particularly important.

Next, an example in which the target fee is a usage fee of an Internet provider will be described. FIG.
This is an example of printing monthly usage charges including telephone charges. FIG. 21 is a graph showing a history of a contract fee to a provider, a telephone fee, and a fee including the telephone fee including the contract fee. These prints are useful not only for paying the provider, but also for determining how much the phone bill is being paid. FIG. 22 is a printout of a graph of a time unit price (yen / actual use time) of a provider fee, a telephone fee, and a total of the provider fee and the telephone fee when a contract is made to pay a fixed fee to the provider. It is. At the same time, it prints the virtual charges when using other contract forms. This allows us to see if the current contract is advantageous. Note that in FIG. 22, instead of the hourly unit price, a graph may be formed using a daily unit price (yen / day) or a number-of-times unit price (yen / time). FIG.
It is a graph of Internet usage rate by time zone. In this way, by expressing the transition of the usage time zone,
You can know at what time you are always using. In particular, if the price is set for each time zone,
You can check whether you are using the cheap time zone effectively. In these cases, the multimedia terminal 1 accesses a provider company or management company that manages the usage status or a financial institution that performs the payment of the fee via a server, and obtains information on the usage status of the user from the database there. Get it.

FIG. 24, FIG. 25 and FIG.
This is an example of a case where the target fee is a usage fee of an Internet provider. These display the usage status of each Internet browsing destination. FIG. 24 shows a history of usage time and usage fee for each day when a contract is made with time. FIG. 25 is a graph of the contents of FIG. FIG. 26 is a graph showing the usage time and usage fee (time unit price) for each viewing destination when a fixed fee is paid by contract. By displaying the usage charges of these browsing destinations, it is possible to confirm what kind of place the user is browsing or whether there is any unnecessary use.

Finally, an example in which the target charge is the purchase price of a product by mail order will be described. FIG. 27 shows a product purchased by mail order, a purchase date (one of an order date, a shipping date, a delivery date, etc.) and a charge as a history. With this print, it is possible to know which product was purchased and when. Further, since the purchase date can be known, the sales company can manage the serial number of the product purchased by the purchaser, so that it can also have a function as a warranty card. Furthermore, if it is applied to leased goods, it is convenient to indicate the return deadline.

As described above in detail, in this embodiment, when a user is identified by the multimedia terminal 1, various types of servers that control charge information are accessed to obtain charge information for the identified user. You are going to. Then, an invoice is issued or a fee is received and a receipt is issued according to a user's request. For this reason, even if the user does not bring the bill, the user can check the amount of the fee and complete the payment when visiting the convenience store or the like.

Further, it is possible to transmit supplementary information relating to the fee from the multimedia terminal 1 to the copying machine 2. Further, a coin vender 3 is connected to the copying machine 2 so that printing is performed only within the range of the printing fee charged to the coin vender 3. As a result, according to the user's request, it is possible to print additional information such as a history of charges, a breakdown of charges, and a virtual amount according to different contract forms. This print allows the user to check the usage history and the presence or absence of a more advantageous contract form. It is also possible to print additional information on charges of a plurality of categories on one sheet. For this reason, it is convenient for the user to print information related to each other on a single sheet, such as gas, electricity, and water, or an Internet provider fee and the associated telephone bill.

Note that the present embodiment is merely an example and does not limit the present invention in any way. Therefore, naturally, the present invention can be variously modified and modified without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the location of the system
Not limited to convenience stores, but may be anywhere, such as department stores, cash corners of financial institutions, and stations. In addition, as the target charges, in addition to those described with specific examples, mobile phone charges, PHS (registered trademark) charges, cable TV charges, cable broadcast charges, newspaper and magazine subscription charges, fixed asset tax, Taxes such as automobile tax, insurance of various insurances such as life insurance and non-life insurance and annuities or premiums or mutual aid fees, payment of regular delivery drinks such as milk, real estate rent and administration fees, payment of government applications such as patent application fees There can be many such things as money, regular membership fees, party fees or union fees.

Further, in the present embodiment, the copying machine 2 is provided separately from the multimedia terminal 1, and the copier 2 is used separately for issuing a bill or a receipt and outputting the accompanying information, but this is not essential. A system that prints out the accompanying information directly from the multimedia terminal 1 is also conceivable. Conversely, it is also conceivable that the invoice or the receipt is issued by the copying machine 2.

[0044]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, a user can issue a bill and a receipt and pay a fee using a terminal without bringing a bill. A printing system and a printing method are provided. Further, a printing system and a printing method capable of outputting additional information related to these fees are provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a print system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a print system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the print system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a menu selection screen displayed on the touch panel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a bill for water charges.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt for a water charge.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a menu selection screen displayed on the touch panel.

FIG. 8 is a print example of supplementary information relating to a water charge.

FIG. 9 is a print example of supplementary information regarding a water charge.

FIG. 10 is a print example of supplementary information regarding a water charge.

FIG. 11 is a print example in which supplementary information on a plurality of utilities is integrated.

FIG. 12 is a print example of supplementary information relating to telephone charges.

FIG. 13 is a print example of supplementary information relating to telephone charges.

FIG. 14 is a print example of supplementary information relating to telephone charges.

FIG. 15 is a print example of supplementary information relating to a pay TV broadcast fee.

FIG. 16 is a print example of supplementary information relating to a pay TV broadcast fee.

FIG. 17 is a print example of supplementary information relating to a pay TV broadcast fee.

FIG. 18 is a print example of incidental information relating to traffic offenses.

FIG. 19 is a print example of incidental information relating to traffic offenses.

FIG. 20 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 21 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 22 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 23 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 24 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 25 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 26 is a print example of supplementary information relating to Internet charges.

FIG. 27 is a print example of supplementary information relating to the use of mail order.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multimedia terminal 2 Copier 3 Coin vendor 11 Touch panel 12 Card reader 13 Cash slot

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Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An invoice or a receipt (hereinafter referred to as a "charge sheet") is issued for an identification means for identifying a target person and a fee for the target person identified by the identification means. And a printer for printing incidental information related to the fee. 2. A terminal having access to a server and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal, wherein the terminal has an identification means for identifying a target person and an identification means for identifying the target person. Charge information acquiring means for acquiring charge information for a given subject from a server, a charge book issuing means for issuing a charge book based on the charge information acquired by the charge information acquiring means, and a bill issuing means And a data transmission unit for transmitting, as print data, additional information related to the charge as print data when the charge is issued. 3. A printing system according to claim 1, wherein said printer is capable of printing incidental information relating to a plurality of categories of charges on one sheet. Printing system. 4. A printing system according to claim 1, wherein the supplementary information printed by the printer includes a history of charges, a breakdown of charges, and a virtual amount according to different contract forms. A printing system comprising at least one of the following. 5. A print system according to claim 1, further comprising a charge receiving means for receiving a charge and causing said charge form issuing means to issue a receipt when the charge is received. And printing system. 6. A print system according to claim 1, further comprising a print charge accounting means for receiving a print charge and permitting the printer to print additional information according to the received print charge. A print system characterized by the following. 7. A printing method for outputting a print related to a charge by a server for managing charge information, a terminal capable of accessing the server, and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal. , The terminal identifies the target person, obtains information on the fee for the identified target person from the server, and, if there is an unpaid portion of the fee, an opportunity to request issuance of an invoice and a fee for the unpaid portion. To the user and issue an invoice when an invoice is requested,
Give the user the opportunity to request a receipt if the unpaid fee has been paid, and give the receipt if the unpaid fee has been paid and a receipt is requested. Is issued, the user is given an opportunity to request the printing of the supplementary information related to the fee, and when the printing of the supplementary information is requested, the print data of the supplementary information is transmitted to the printer. A printing method characterized by printing a print. 8. An identification means for identifying a target person, a charge information acquisition means for acquiring charge information for the target person identified by the identification means, and a charge information acquired by the charge information acquisition means. And a printer for printing a bill based on the bill. 9. A terminal having access to a server and a printer capable of receiving print data from said terminal, wherein said terminal has an identification means for identifying a target person, and an identification means for identifying said subject. Charge information acquiring means for acquiring the charge information for the target person from the server, and data transmitting means for transmitting the bill print data to the printer based on the charge information acquired by the charge information acquiring means. A print system for printing a bill based on the print data at the request of a user. 10. A printing method for printing a bill related to a charge by a server for managing charge information, a terminal capable of accessing the server, and a printer capable of receiving print data from the terminal. , The terminal identifies the target person, obtains information on the fee for the identified target person from the server, and gives the user an opportunity to request issuance of a bill for the fee, and the issuance of the bill is completed. A printing method, wherein when requested, print data of a bill for the fee is transmitted to the printer, and the printer prints the bill.