JP5662812B2 - Use application selection system for purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission credit, image forming apparatus using the same, and use application selection method for purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission right - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a use application selection system for purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights, an image forming apparatus using the same, and a method for selecting use application of purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights, and more particularly, to an image formation apparatus purchased or leased. The present invention relates to a usage selection system for greenhouse gas emission credit purchase costs that selects usage usage of emission credit purchase costs for consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights used in the field.

  In recent years, in image forming apparatuses such as copiers, facsimiles, and printers, in consideration of the global environment, the reuse and recycling of consumable containers used in the image forming apparatus has been promoted.

As a conventional technology, for example, as a consumable unit that can be attached to and detached from an electronic device, a consumable unit sold in a form with an emission credit (greenhouse gas emission right) is used, and these consumable units are continuously used. There has been proposed an evaluation for reducing greenhouse gas depending on the state, displaying the evaluation result on an operation panel or the like, and printing it on paper (see Patent Document 1).
Thereby, a user's recognition to greenhouse gas reduction can be raised.

JP 2010-2442 A

  However, according to the above-described conventional image forming apparatus, the user's awareness of greenhouse gas reduction can be increased, but the user is responsible for what the cost of purchasing the emission right for the consumables to which the emission right is granted. I don't know what to do. In addition, it is not understood even if the emission credit purchase cost is illegally used. Furthermore, since the means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are not understood, especially for users with high environmental awareness, the usage of the emission credit purchase cost is unknown, so it will be necessary to stimulate the purchase of consumables with emission credits. There is a problem of not reaching.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, clarifying what is specifically used for the purchase price of greenhouse gas emission credits, and reducing the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights. The usage selection system of the greenhouse gas emission purchase cost that can raise the awareness of the environment for the user by selecting the usage, the image forming apparatus using it, and the usage of the purchase cost of the greenhouse gas emission The purpose is to provide a selection method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the usage selection system for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights according to the present invention, the image forming apparatus using the same, and the usage selection method for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights are as follows. is there.

The present invention relates to a usage selection system for a greenhouse gas emission purchase cost for selecting a usage application of an emission right purchase cost of a consumable with a greenhouse gas emission right used in an image forming apparatus, the greenhouse gas emission Information obtaining means (for example, communication means) for obtaining product information of consumables with rights and information on usage of the purchase costs of consumables with greenhouse gas emissions rights, and consumption with greenhouse gas emissions rights Display means for displaying the product information of the product and the usage usage information of the emission credit purchase cost of the consumables with the greenhouse gas emission right, and the usage usage of the emission right purchase cost of the consumable product with the greenhouse gas emission right. Use application selection means for selecting, and the supplier of the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right (for example, manufacturer, purchaser, or lease destination) from the selection result selected by the use application selection means With a selection result notification means notifying to the, as information intended use of the emission credit purchase cost information generation projects on renewable energy (e.g., wind power, hydro power (agricultural water power generation and check dams power generation, and waterways Use of the emission right purchase cost selected by the usage selecting means as a configuration of the display means, including information on a greenhouse gas storage business, and information on a greenhouse gas absorption business. and displaying the details of application information, and displaying the information to be notified by the selection result notification unit, is characterized in Rukoto equipped with.

Further, the present invention provides information on power generation business related to renewable energy as information on usage of the emission credit purchase cost (for example, wind power generation, hydroelectric power generation (including agricultural water power generation, sabo dam power generation, and water channel power generation) , Tidal power generation, wave power generation, solar power generation, geothermal power generation, biomass power generation, vibration power generation, piezoelectric element power generation, solar power generation, etc.).

In addition, the present invention provides information on the usage of the emission credit purchase cost as information on the greenhouse gas storage business (for example, underground encapsulation), or the greenhouse gas absorption business (for example, ocean, forest, It is preferable to include information on soil.

  Further, the present invention provides a storage means or a recording means (for example, an IC chip (wireless IC tag) provided in the consumable part with the greenhouse gas emission right as a configuration of the usage application selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost. And contact point type CRUM), bar code, QR code (registered trademark), etc., and detecting means for detecting information stored in the greenhouse gas emission right based on the detection result detected by the detecting means Determination means for determining whether or not the product is a genuine consumable product with a greenhouse gas emission right, and as a configuration of the information obtaining means, the consumable product with the greenhouse gas emission right is a genuine greenhouse gas emission right. Product information on consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and usage usage information on the purchase cost of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights It is preferable to.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights is provided with a carbon footprint label.

  In addition, the present invention is configured as a use application selection system for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights, and the product information of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights are displayed on the display unit. It is preferable that information display means for displaying information on usage of the emission right purchase cost is provided, and as a configuration of the information display means, a touch panel or operation keys are provided substantially integrally with the display unit.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus using the usage application selection system for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for selecting an intended use of a purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights, wherein the image forming apparatus according to claim 8 is used.

According to the usage use selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the present invention, the greenhouse gas emission right purchase that selects the usage purpose of the emission right purchase cost of the consumable with the greenhouse gas emission right used in the image forming apparatus is used. Information acquisition means for obtaining the product information of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and the usage information of the emission rights purchase cost of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights as a configuration of the usage use selection system of the costs ( For example, communication means), display means for displaying the product information of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and the usage information of the emission right purchase cost of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights, and the greenhouse effect Usage usage selection means for selecting usage usage of the emission credit purchase cost of consumables with gas emission rights, and the selection result selected by the usage usage selection means as the greenhouse gas emission rights Can consumables vendor (for example, manufacturer, purchase or lease destination) and the selection result notification means for notifying, equipped with, as information of the intended use of the emission rights purchase cost, of power generation projects on renewable energy information ( For example, the display means includes information on wind power generation, hydropower generation (including agricultural hydropower generation, sabo dam power generation, and waterway power generation), greenhouse gas storage business information, and greenhouse gas absorption business information. as a function for displaying detailed contents information of the intended use of the selected the emission credit purchase cost by the use purpose selecting means, and displaying the information to be notified by the selection result notification unit, in Rukoto includes a Can expand the options for users to contribute to the environment, especially for users with high environmental awareness, what is the cost of purchasing GHG emission credits? Luke, also how it is possible to know whether the social contribution, it is the purchase of greenhouse gas emission rights with consumables with confidence.

In addition, according to the present invention, the usage of the GHG emission purchase cost can be selected, so that the fields that contribute to the environment can be expanded, so that capital procurement can be rationalized in all fields of global warming prevention measures. It is possible to invest capital in all the countermeasure fields without investment in only the countermeasure areas.
In addition, consumables manufacturers and dealers can appeal to the users that they are working on the environment, and sales of genuine consumables are improved, and imitations sold to users without going through dealers. Distribution can be suppressed.

Further, according to the present invention, as information on usage of the emission credit purchase cost, information on power generation business related to renewable energy (for example, wind power generation, hydroelectric power generation (agricultural hydroelectric power generation, sabo dam power generation, and waterway power generation) Including tidal power generation, wave power generation, solar power generation, geothermal power generation, biomass power generation, vibration power generation, piezoelectric element power generation, solar power generation, etc.), the generation of greenhouse gases can be suppressed. Capital participation in the project becomes possible.

Further, according to the present invention, as usage information of the emission credit purchase cost, information on the greenhouse gas storage business (subsurface encapsulation) or the greenhouse gas absorption business (ocean, forest, soil) By including this information, it becomes possible to participate in projects that can promote the absorption of greenhouse gases.

  Further, according to the present invention, as a configuration of the use application selection system, a storage means or a recording means (for example, an IC chip (wireless IC tag or contact type CRUM)) provided in the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right, Detection means for detecting information stored in a bar code or QR code (registered trademark) and the like, and based on the detection result detected by the detection means, the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights is a genuine greenhouse effect. A determination unit that determines whether or not the consumable item has a gas emission right, and as a configuration of the information acquisition unit, the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right is a genuine consumable item with a greenhouse gas emission right In this case, the product information of the consumables with the greenhouse gas emission rights and the usage information of the emission rights purchase cost of the consumables with the greenhouse gas emission rights can be obtained, so that In addition to preventing problems with the image forming apparatus by suppressing the loading of products, it is possible to use genuine consumables purchased from dealers, so there are no problems with image forming apparatuses and increase sales at dealers. Can contribute.

According to the present invention, the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights is provided with a carbon footprint label, so that the user can purchase the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights having high environmental performance. Can respond to the environmental awareness of the user.
For users with a high awareness of the environment, the environmental performance of the consumables can be known at a glance and the user's needs can be met. This leads to an increase in sales, and the distribution of counterfeit products sold to users without going through the dealership can be suppressed.

  Also, according to the present invention, as the configuration of the usage application selection system, the display unit uses the product information of the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right and the emission right purchase cost of the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right. Information display means for displaying usage information, and the information display means includes a touch panel or an operation key substantially integrally with the display section, so that each information can be simply displayed directly from the image forming apparatus. It is possible to easily select the product information of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and the usage information of the emission right purchase cost of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights, which can improve environmental performance. This makes it easy to notify (request) consumables to a store or a leasing store.

  In addition, according to the image forming apparatus of the present invention, the use of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost usage usage selection system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is used, so that the user can contribute to the environment. The range of options can be expanded, especially for users with a high environmental awareness, knowing what the emission purchase costs are used for and how they contribute to society. You can purchase consumables with gas emission rights.

  In addition, according to the method of selecting the usage of the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights according to the present invention, by using the image forming apparatus according to claim 8, it is possible to expand a choice for a user's contribution to the environment. For users with high environmental awareness, it is possible to know what the cost of purchasing emission credits is used for, and how it contributes to society. it can.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the image forming apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the operation panel which comprises the usage-use selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the said image forming apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the initial screen of the display part which comprises the said operation panel. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a list display of components constituting the image forming apparatus, which is a selection screen for selecting greenhouse gas emission use usage information displayed on a display unit of an operation panel of the image forming apparatus. is there. A selection screen for selecting consumables used in the image forming apparatus displayed on the display unit, and a list display of product information of the consumables and a thumbnail of environmental ecolabel information as information on environmental performance of the consumables It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a display. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display state when selection of the said consumable item is decided. It is a selection screen for selecting a use application of the emission credit purchase cost of the consumables, and is an explanatory diagram showing an example of displaying a business of a usage destination of the selectable emission credit purchase cost. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen which displays the detailed content of "the power generation business regarding renewable energy" among the said businesses. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen which displays the detailed content of "the greenhouse gas storage business" of the said businesses. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen which displays the detailed content of the "greenhouse gas absorption business" of the said businesses. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the notification screen transmitted to the store from the said image forming apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the receiving screen displayed when it is confirmed that the confirmed content was received from the store. An example of a communication network for requesting usage use of consumables emission credit purchase cost while obtaining environment-acquisition acquisition information of consumables by the usage selection system of greenhouse gas emission purchase cost of the image forming apparatus It is explanatory drawing which shows. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which requests | requires the utilization use of the consumables emission right purchase cost by the use purpose selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the said image forming apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment is a feature according to the present invention as a use application selection system for greenhouse gas emission purchase costs used in an image forming apparatus 1 that forms an image using toner by an electrophotographic method. This system adopts a system for selecting usages for purchasing greenhouse gas emission credits.

First, the overall configuration of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described.
The image forming apparatus 1 forms an image on a predetermined sheet (recording paper, recording medium) according to image data transmitted from the outside. As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 mainly includes an image forming unit 3 including an electrophotographic process unit (not shown) as a main unit, and an image reading unit 2 including a scanner unit (not shown). And is configured.

  The image data obtained by reading the original image with the scanner unit is subjected to various processes and then temporarily stored in the memory. In response to an output instruction, the image data is output from the memory to the image forming unit 3 and is exposed to light. After being reproduced as a visible image on a body drum (not shown), the image is transferred onto a sheet to form a toner image.

A paper feed unit 4 for supplying paper adjacent to the image forming unit 3 is configured.
The sheet feeding unit 4 includes first to third cassettes 31, 32, and 33, and a large-capacity cassette 34 as an option. The large-capacity cassette 34 can accommodate a large amount of standard paper that is most frequently used, for example, A4 size.

A paper discharge tray 51 is formed between the image reading unit 2 and the image forming unit 3.
A post-processing device 5 is configured adjacent to the image forming unit 3.
The post-processing device 5 is provided with a first paper discharge tray 52 and a second paper discharge tray 53.

  The image forming apparatus 1 is connected to a PC, FAX, or portable terminal via a network line (LAN, telephone line, etc.) not shown.

Here, the configuration of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described with reference to a block diagram.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the present exemplary embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 1 includes, as an electrical configuration, a control unit 501, a storage unit 502, a calculation unit 503, a display unit 504, an input unit 505, and a network line that control the operation of the image forming apparatus 1. A communication unit 506 that performs LAN connection with a PC or the like, an image processing unit 508 that performs image processing, an image forming unit 509 that performs image formation, a fixing unit 510 that performs toner image fixing processing, and a scanner that reads an image A reading unit 507, a control unit 511 for controlling the operation of the post-processing device 5 (referring to the peripheral device in FIG. 2), and the like are provided.

In this embodiment, the consumables used in the image forming apparatus 1 are provided with an IC (wireless IC tag or contact type CRUM), bar code, QR code (registered trademark) or the like as a storage unit or a recording unit. ing.
The image forming apparatus 1 includes a detection unit (detection unit) 509a that detects information stored in the storage unit or the recording unit of the consumables.

The detecting unit 509a detects whether or not the consumable purchased by the user is a genuine consumable.
The calculation unit 503 performs a collation operation on the detection value (detection result) detected by the detection unit 509a and the data indicating that it is a genuine consumable item (not shown) stored in the storage unit 502.

  The control unit 501 has a function of determining whether the consumable item detected by the detection unit 509a is a genuine consumable item based on the calculation result of the calculation unit 503, and the consumable item detected by the detection unit 509a is genuine. If it is a consumable item, information on the genuine consumable item can be acquired.

Next, a usage application selection system for characteristic greenhouse gas emission purchase costs in the image forming apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an operation panel that constitutes an intended use selection system for a greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an initial screen of a display unit that constitutes the operation panel. It is explanatory drawing which shows.

  The usage application selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment selects the usage application of the emission right purchase cost of the consumable with the greenhouse gas emission right used in the image forming apparatus 1. The use selection system for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights, which selects the use purpose of the purchase cost of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights used in the image forming apparatus 1 by operation on the operation panel 100. In this system, the supplier of the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right (for example, the manufacturer, the purchaser or the leaser) is notified.

  This usage selection system for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission credits uses the product information of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights used in the image forming apparatus 1 and the use of the purchase costs of the emission rights of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights. An information obtaining means for obtaining information on uses; a display unit for displaying product information of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and usage information of emission purchase costs of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights; , Use usage selecting means for selecting the usage usage of the emission credit purchase cost of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights, and the selection result selected by the use usage selection means with the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights Selection result notifying means for notifying to the ordering party.

  In the present embodiment, the display unit 101 of the operation panel 100 is configured to function as a display unit of a usage application selection system for greenhouse gas emission right purchase costs.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation panel 100 has an operation surface (input unit) 100 a configured in a substantially planar shape, and a display unit 101 formed in a substantially central portion thereof.

  An operation key 110 for selecting a processing mode by the image forming apparatus 1 is displayed on the display unit 101. With the operation key 110, a COPY mode, an IMAGE SEND mode, and a DOCUMENT FILING mode can be selected.

  When the power of the image forming apparatus 1 is turned on, the display unit 101 displays an initial screen (not shown). When the IMAGE SEND mode is selected with the operation key 110, an IMAGE SEND initial screen 110a is displayed as shown in FIG. The

IMAGE SEND An Ecoview icon 120 as an operation key is displayed at the lower left of the initial screen 110a. When the Ecoview icon 120 is touched, the display unit 101 displays a selection screen for acquiring greenhouse gas emission right usage usage information regarding the image forming apparatus 1 being used.
The information related to the image forming apparatus 1 includes information on consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights used in the image forming apparatus 1.
In this embodiment, the consumable is a consumable with a greenhouse gas emission right.

  The operation panel 100 also includes an icon (not shown) for switching between list display and thumbnail display, and an icon (not shown) for returning to the initial screen 110a in the IMAGE SEND mode.

  In this embodiment, the selection screen displayed on the display unit 101 is, for example, information on each list display or thumbnail display by touching a list display or thumbnail display displayed on the screen using a touch panel. It is comprised so that it may function as an information selection means to select. That is, the selection screen functions as information selection means.

  In this embodiment, the communication unit 506 in the image forming apparatus 1 uses consumable product information, consumable product environmental information, and greenhouse gas emission rights from the manufacturer, purchaser, or lease destination via the network line. It is configured to function as information acquisition means for acquiring usage information and the like, and is also configured to function as selection result notification means for notifying the supplier of the consumables of the selection result selected by the information selection means. Yes.

Next, a display screen displayed on the display unit 101 of the operation panel 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 5 is a selection screen for selecting greenhouse gas emission right usage information displayed on the display unit of the operation panel of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment, and displays a list of components constituting the image forming apparatus. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example, and FIG. 6 is a selection screen for selecting consumables used in the image forming apparatus displayed on the display unit, and a list display of product information of the consumables and the environment of the consumables FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an example of a thumbnail display of environmental ecolabel information as performance information, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an example of a display state when selection of the consumable is confirmed, and FIG. 8 is an emission right purchase cost of the consumable FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a use screen for selecting a use application, and shows an example of a display of a business of a usage destination of a selectable emission credit purchase cost, and FIG. 9 shows details of “power generation business related to renewable energy” in the business Content FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen to display, FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen for displaying the detailed contents of “greenhouse gas storage business” in the business, and FIG. 11 is “greenhouse gas absorption” in the business. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a notification screen transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the dealer, and FIG. 13 shows that the confirmed contents have been received from the dealer. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the receiving screen displayed when it is confirmed.

  In the present embodiment, when the Ecoview icon 120 is touched on the IMAGE SEND initial screen 110 a displayed on the display unit 101 of the operation panel 100 of the image forming apparatus 1, first, as shown in FIG. A greenhouse gas emission right usage information selection screen 101a for acquiring greenhouse gas emission right usage information is displayed.

  On the greenhouse gas emission right usage information selection screen 101a, as an image display and selection switch thumbnail, an appearance display 111, a return icon 112, a transmission icon 113, and an image forming apparatus main body of the currently used image forming apparatus 1 are displayed. A selection icon 114, a document feeder selection icon 115, a large-capacity paper feeder selection icon 116, a sorter selection icon 117, a consumables selection icon 118, and an icon 119 for selecting “all” are displayed.

  When the consumable item selection icon 118 is touched on the greenhouse gas emission usage use information selection screen 101a, the display unit 101 displays a list of product information related to consumable items as shown in FIG. A product information / environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b on which environmental ecolabel information is displayed as thumbnails at the same time is displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the product information / environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b displays a list of product information of consumables corresponding to the image forming apparatus 1, and each consumable is acquired. Certified or verified environmental eco label information is displayed as thumbnails. A return icon 121 and a next screen switching icon (for selection) 122 are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  In this embodiment, a toner cartridge, a recording sheet, and the like are displayed as a consumables list display. For example, a black toner cartridge 201, a transparent toner cartridge 202, a yellow toner cartridge 203... A4 size recording paper 211.

  Corresponding to the product information of each consumable, as the environmental eco label information acquired, certified or verified, the carbon offset certification label (registered trademark) thumbnail 301, eco mark (registered trademark) Thumbnail 302, carbon footprint label thumbnail 303, blue angel thumbnail 304, Nordix One (registered trademark) thumbnail 305, green mark (registered trademark) thumbnail 306, and the like.

  Carbon offset recognizes the amount of greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide emitted by itself, and makes an effort to reduce it, while reducing the amount of emissions that are difficult to reduce. Purchasing effect gas emission reduction / absorption, etc., or implementing projects and activities that realize emission reduction / absorption at other locations will compensate for all or part of the emission.

  Eco Mark (registered trademark) is based on a Japanese standard that conforms to the ISO standard, and recognizes and displays products that contribute to environmental conservation in consideration of various environmental impacts throughout the life cycle.

The carbon footprint label uses an LCA (life cycle assessment) method that quantitatively calculates the environmental load throughout the life cycle from procurement of raw materials for products and services to disposal and recycling, and greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle. The amount is converted into CO ₂ and displayed.

  The Blue Angel is a German eco-mark and is one of the important indicators for consumers to know about environmentally friendly products and corporate attitudes to the environment. Everything from product production to disposal It is given to products that are excellent in energy saving compared to other products of the same use and function as well as products that are guaranteed to be useful and safe. Nordix One (registered trademark) is an eco-mark based on the official eco-label system of Nordic countries.

  The Green Mark (registered trademark) is a mark established by the Recycled Paper Recycling Promotion Center, which makes it easy to use recycled paper as a raw material in order to expand its use and promote paper recycling. It is a mark that can be identified as a mark.

  Then, each selection icon displayed on the greenhouse gas emission use usage information selection screen 101a, a list display of each consumable product information displayed on the product information / environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b, and environmental ecolabel information. The thumbnail display is configured to function as information selection means for selecting each information by touching on the screen using, for example, a touch panel.

  In the product information / environment eco-label information selection screen 101b, for example, when the yellow toner cartridge 203 is selected as a consumable, the product information (yellow toner cartridge 203) displayed on the screen or the cartridge is acquired. User touches certified or verified environmental eco label information (eco mark (registered trademark) thumbnail 301, carbon footprint label thumbnail 302, blue angel thumbnail 303, nordix one (registered trademark) thumbnail 304, etc.)) Thus, the yellow toner cartridge 203 desired by the user is selected.

  After the consumables are selected, the next screen switching icon (for selection) 122 is touched to display, for example, the product information of the yellow cartridge 203 and its yellow color on the display unit 101 as shown in FIG. The color of the information display area 101b1 in which the thumbnail of the environmental eco label information of the cartridge 203 is displayed changes (or is lit brightly) to clearly indicate that the yellow cartridge 203 has been selected. In the lower part of the screen, a next screen switching icon (for confirmation) 123 and a return icon 121 are displayed.

  The display change between the selected toner cartridge and the non-selected toner cartridge is not limited to the above-described form. For example, the list display or thumbnail display of the selected cartridge is changed to an inconspicuous color, the color tone or the character You may make it change the magnitude | size of a figure. As another example, an area for displaying the model number of the selected toner cartridge may be set at a predetermined position of the display unit 101, and the model number of the selected toner cartridge may be displayed in the area. Further, the above-described toner cartridge selection operation may be continuously performed.

  When the next screen switching icon (for confirmation) 123 is touched on the product information / environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b, the display unit 101 displays the purchase right purchase cost of the selected consumable as shown in FIG. An emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101c for selecting a usage usage is displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, “power generation business related to renewable energy” is used in the emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101 c as the usage usage of the emission credit purchase cost of the selected consumables. A selection icon 401 to select, a selection icon 402 to select “greenhouse gas storage business”, a selection icon 403 to select “greenhouse gas absorption business”, a selection icon 124 to display details of the selected business, A screen switching icon (for business confirmation) 125 and a return icon 121 are displayed. That is, the usage usage of the emission credit purchase cost desired by the user can be selected on the emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101c.

  When “power generation business related to renewable energy” is selected by the selection icon 401 on the emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101c, the display unit 101 displays details regarding “power generation business related to renewable energy” as shown in FIG. A power generation business detail screen 101d for displaying the contents is displayed.

  Specifically, on the power generation business detail screen 101d, as shown in FIG. 9, (1) wind power generation, (2) hydropower generation, (3) tidal power generation, (4) wave power generation, ( Explanations regarding 5) solar power generation, (6) geothermal power generation, and (7) biomass power generation are displayed together with photographic images. In the lower part of the screen, a next screen switching icon (for business confirmation) 125 and a return icon 121 are displayed.

  Further, when “greenhouse gas storage business” is selected by the selection icon 402 on the emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101c, the display unit 101 displays “greenhouse gas storage business” as shown in FIG. The greenhouse gas storage business detail screen 101e on which the detailed content regarding is displayed is displayed.

  Specifically, on the greenhouse gas storage business detail screen 101e, as shown in FIG. 10, an explanation for storing the greenhouse gas in the ground or an aquifer is displayed together with an explanatory diagram. In the lower part of the screen, a next screen switching icon (for business confirmation) 125 and a return icon 121 are displayed.

  Further, when “greenhouse gas absorption business” is selected by the selection icon 403 on the emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101c, the display unit 101 displays “greenhouse gas absorption business” as shown in FIG. The greenhouse gas absorption business detail screen 101f on which the detailed content is displayed is displayed.

  Specifically, the greenhouse gas absorption business detail screen 101f includes, as shown in FIG. 11, greenhouse gases in (1) ocean, (2) forest, and (3) soil related to the greenhouse gas absorption business. A description of the absorption is displayed. In the lower part of the screen, a next screen switching icon (for business confirmation) 125 and a return icon 121 are displayed.

  Then, on the emission credit purchase cost usage application selection screen 101c or the business detail screens 101d, 101e, and 101f, the usage screen of the emission credit purchase cost (business to be used) is touched by touching the next screen switching icon (for business confirmation) 125. As shown in FIG. 12, the content of the confirmation is notified to the manufacturer and the dealer on the display unit 101 based on the notification screen 101g.

  Specifically, on the notification screen 101g, as shown in FIG. 12, a preview image 521 of a request form for requesting the usage of the emission credit purchase cost to a manufacturer or a dealer, a confirmation icon 522 for finalizing the request form, a request A transmission icon 523 for transmitting (notifying) a document, a return icon 524 for returning to the previous screen, a return icon 525 for returning to the IMAGE SEND mode screen, and a return icon 526 for returning to the initial screen are displayed.

  When it is confirmed that the manufacturer or dealer has received the confirmed content (request form), the display unit 101 displays a copy of the transmitted request form (store request form) as shown in FIG. A reception screen 101h is displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, a copy preview image 601 of a request form for requesting a manufacturer or a dealer to use the emission right purchase cost and a display screen of the reception screen 101h are printed on the reception screen 101h. A print icon 602, a save icon 603 for saving the reception screen 101h in the image forming apparatus 1, a transfer icon 604 for transferring the reception screen 101h, and an end icon 605 for ending the reception process are displayed.

  According to the present embodiment, environmental eco label information is displayed on the display unit 101 of the operation panel 100 together with product information of the toner cartridge, and the toner cartridge desired by the user is displayed on the screen based on the displayed information. It is possible to select after consideration.

That is, a user with high environmental awareness, for example, converts the CO ₂ emission conversion value related to his / her use / maintenance management to each toner displayed on the display unit 101 as shown in FIGS. You can easily know from the display contents of the carbon footprint label corresponding to the cartridge.

The weight (kg) displayed in the carbon footprint label shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is converted into CO ₂ emissions from the raw material procurement to disposal / recycling of each toner cartridge in the life cycle stage. Indicates the total amount of values.

In the case of this embodiment, since the value of the CO ₂ emission amount is written on the carbon footprint label corresponding to the model number of the toner cartridge, the CO ₂ emission amount is compared with the capability of each toner cartridge. It is possible to select an optimum toner cartridge for the user, and in turn, it is possible to obtain a satisfaction that can contribute to the prevention of global warming.

In addition, a consumable dealer of the image forming apparatus 1 tried to recommend a toner cartridge with a smaller CO ₂ emission conversion value from raw material procurement to disposal / recycling in the life cycle stage. This leads to sales promotion of toner cartridges.

  Here, the information in the life cycle of toner cartridges refers to the types and emissions of greenhouse gases that begin during the raw material procurement stage of toner cartridges and during the production, distribution, use / maintenance, and disposal / recycling stages. It is quantity information.

There are 6 types of greenhouse gases: CO ₂ , CH ₄ , N ₂ O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF ₆ that are targeted by the Kyoto Protocol, but the value converted to CO ₂ is recorded on the label. since, CO ₂ conversion value of the toner cartridge is displayed on the Ecoview thumbnail display.
The CO ₂ emission amount is calculated by the following general formula (I) using an LCA (life cycle assessment) method.

CO ₂ emissions = Σ (activity i x CO ₂ emissions intensity) (I)
i is an activity amount (process) from the above-mentioned raw material procurement to disposal / recycling.
Each stage of the life cycle and an example of the amount of activity (process) are shown in (1) to (5).
(1) The amount of activity at the raw material procurement stage is the amount of material used.
(2) The amount of activity at the production stage is the assembly weight and the power consumption during production.
(3) The amount of activity in the distribution stage is the transport amount (the product of the transport distance, the loading rate, and the truck load).
(4) The amount of activity at the usage / maintenance stage is the amount of power consumed during use.
(5) The amount of activity at the disposal / recycling stage is landfill weight and recycled weight.
The unit of CO ₂ emission is (kg).
Thus, the label information of the character and the CO ₂ emissions CO ₂ (kg) is described.
Further, the unit of the CO ₂ emission amount may be a unit representing a weight such as (g) or (t) in addition to (kg).

  In addition to the information in the life cycle of the toner cartridge, various ecolabel information can be displayed. Either a legal mark or a voluntary mark may be used. Moreover, even when a new environmental standard is established according to the trend of the times, it can be displayed in the same manner.

  Furthermore, although the environmental label to be acquired and the certified environmental label are different for different countries and regions, the present invention can be applied to any of them.

Next, an operation for requesting the usage usage of the consumables emission right purchase cost by the usage selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 14 shows the use-use selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment, obtains the environmentally-acquired acquisition information of the consumables, and requests use of the emission right purchase cost of the consumables. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure for requesting usage usage of a consumables emission right purchase cost by a usage usage selection system for greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus. is there.

In the present embodiment, overall control of the image forming apparatus 1 is performed by a control unit 501 as shown in FIG. Further, the product information of the toner cartridge of the image forming apparatus 1 and the eco label information which is the environment-acquisition acquisition information of the toner cartridge are stored in the storage unit 502.
The storage unit 502 may be an HDD device, a Blu-ray disk device, a ROM or RAM, a USB memory, or a memory card memory.

  For example, the eco-label information of the toner cartridge is obtained by accessing a website of a manufacturer, a store or a leasing company having the environmental eco-label information of the toner cartridge via a network through a LAN connection in the communication unit 506, for example. You can also

  For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of users A, B, and C can use a communication unit 506 of the image forming apparatus 1 that is a terminal to sell a store or a leasing company via a LAN (local area network) 700. It is possible to access the server 701 or via the satellite communication infrastructure 710 using the communication satellite 711.

  As the LAN (local area network) 700, in the case of wired, Ethernet (registered trademark) IEEE standard 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10GBASE-T, etc., and their optical multimode 10BASE-F, 100BASE-F. , 1000BASE-X, 10GBASE-R, 10GBASE-W, 10GBASE-X, in the case of wireless, WiMAX IEEE 802.16 (broadband wireless standard), IEEE 802.16a (standard wireless communication standard, IEEE 802.16 standard frequency band ), IEEE 802.16-2004 (method used for fixed sections, also known as IEEE 802.16a / REVd), WAN, and cloud computing services (dedicated operators: cloud providers) can also be used.

  Next, in the image forming apparatus 1, the operation procedure for the case of requesting the usage usage of the consumables emission right purchase cost by the usage selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the flowchart. explain.

  As shown in FIG. 15, when the image forming apparatus 1 is turned on and the selection operation is started by the usage selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost, first, a consumable item purchased by the user is detected by the detection unit 509a. In the control unit 501, the calculation unit 503 performs a collation operation on the detected detection value and the data indicating that it is a genuine consumable item stored in the storage unit 502. It is determined whether the product is a genuine consumable product (step S1).

  In this embodiment, the consumables are provided with an IC (wireless IC tag or contact type CRUM), a barcode, a QR code (registered trademark), etc. (not shown), which are detected by the detection unit 509a.

  If it is determined in step S1 that the consumable item is not a genuine consumable item, a message indicating that the consumable item is not a genuine consumable item is displayed on the display unit 504, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S1 that the consumable item is a genuine consumable item, the control unit 501 activates the operation panel 100 and an initial screen is displayed on the display unit 101 (step S2). In the initial screen, the IMAGE SEND mode is selected by the operation key 110 for selecting the processing mode by the image forming apparatus 1 and the IMAGE SEND mode is executed (step S3). At this time, the IMAGE SEND initial screen 110a is displayed on the display unit 101. An Ecoview icon 120 is displayed at the lower left of the initial screen 110a. Then, it is determined whether or not the Ecoview icon 120 displayed on the IMAGE SEND initial screen 110a has been touched (step S4).

  If it is determined in step S4 that the Ecoview icon 120 is not touched, the process proceeds to step S5, and it is determined whether or not to return to the initial screen 110a. If it is determined in step S5 that the screen returns to the initial screen 110a, the processing returns to the initial screen 110a and the process ends. If it is determined in step S5 that the screen does not return to the initial screen 110a, the process returns to step S4 again.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4 that the Ecoview icon 120 has been touched, the process proceeds to step S6, in which it is determined whether or not to obtain product information on consumables, consumables environment information, and emission right information. When the Ecoview icon 120 is selected, a greenhouse gas emission right usage information selection screen 101a is displayed on the display unit 101.

  If it is determined in step S6 that product information on consumables, consumable environment information and emission right information are not to be obtained, the process proceeds to step S5 to determine whether or not to return to the initial screen 110a. If it is determined in step S5 that the screen returns to the initial screen 110a, the processing returns to the initial screen 110a and the process ends. If it is determined in step S5 that the screen does not return to the initial screen 110a, the process returns to step S4 again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S6 that product information of consumables, consumable environment information, and emission right information are obtained, the manufacturer or the like having the information of the image forming apparatus 1 via the network through the LAN connection in the communication unit 506 Access to the websites of sales companies, sales agents, leasing companies, etc., send consumables product information, consumables environment information and emission rights information, send a request e-mail to request consumables product information Obtain consumables environmental information and emission rights information. Then, the obtained product information, consumable environment information and emission right information are temporarily stored in the storage unit 502 and then displayed on the display unit 101 (step S7).
As shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 101 displays a greenhouse gas emission right usage application information selection screen 101a.

  In the present embodiment, since the user desires to select the usage usage of the consumables emission right, the user selects the consumables selection icon 118 from the greenhouse gas emission right usage information selection screen 101a.

  Here, acquisition of information from a manufacturer, a sales company, a sales agent, a leasing company, or the like by the image forming apparatus 1 will be described.

  The image forming apparatus 1 is connected to a server such as a manufacturer, a sales company, a sales agent, or a leasing company via a LAN connection in the communication unit 506. Servers of manufacturers, sales companies, sales agents, leasing companies, etc. analyze the transmission data from the user and automatically supply consumable product information, consumable environment information and discharge shown in FIGS. The right information and a program for generating the request form preview screen shown in FIG. 12 are returned.

  Note that e-mail addresses of the manufacturer, sales company, sales agent, lease company, etc. of the image forming apparatus 1 are registered in the image forming apparatus 1 in advance, and the product information of consumables, consumables environment information, and emission rights information are stored. By selecting to obtain it, it is automatically sent to the e-mail address.

  Further, the name, model number, etc. of the main body of the image forming apparatus 1 are automatically attached to request mails to manufacturers, sales companies, sales agents, leasing companies, etc., and the sales company that has received the transmitted request mail Or the like, based on information such as the name and model number of the image forming apparatus 1, the product information of the consumables, the consumables environment information, and the emission right information may be transmitted to the user. This may be transmitted manually or may be set so that it can be transmitted automatically.

  In the image forming apparatus 1, the reason for temporarily storing the product information, consumable environment information, and emission right information of the consumables in the storage unit 502 is that the product information, consumable environment information, and emission rights information of the consumables are not repeatedly requested. In both cases, only by reading from the storage unit 502, it is possible to selectively place an order for consumables or request usage of the emission credit purchase cost.

  Information (data) such as devices and consumables displayed on the greenhouse gas emission right usage information selection screen 101a may be stored in the storage unit 502 in advance.

  Subsequent to step S7, the product information, consumable environment information and emission right information once stored in the storage unit 502 are read and displayed on the display unit 101 in a list display and a thumbnail display (step S8). Then, the user confirms the product information and the consumable environment information of the consumables displayed in the list display and the thumbnail display on the display unit 101, and displays the consumable product for which the usage of the emission credit purchase cost is requested on the display unit 101. Select the displayed list display or thumbnail display by touching.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, if a desired consumable, for example, a yellow toner cartridge is purchased from the product information / environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b displayed on the display unit 101, the yellow color The toner cartridge 203 is selected. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the information display area 101b1 of the selected yellow toner cartridge 203 is surrounded by a dotted line to notify the user that it has been selected.

Then, the usage of the consumables emission right purchase cost is selected and confirmed (step S9).
Specifically, when the yellow toner cartridge 203 selected as the consumable is to be confirmed, the next screen switching icon (for confirmation) 123 shown in FIG. 7 is touched. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, an emission right purchase cost usage application selection screen 101c is displayed on the display unit 101, and an emission right of the consumable item (yellow toner cartridge 203) is displayed on the emission right purchase cost usage application selection screen 101c. Select usage of purchase cost.

  For example, when the user wants to use the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost for the greenhouse gas absorption business, the user touches (selects) the selection icon 403 for selecting the greenhouse gas absorption business on the screen. Further, when it is desired to confirm the business contents of the greenhouse gas absorption business, the selection icon 124 for displaying the details of the selected business is selected, and the next screen switching icon (for business confirmation) is selected. ) 125 is selected.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9, the greenhouse gas absorption business detail screen 101 f is displayed on the display unit 101. If the selected business (greenhouse gas absorption business) is acceptable, the next screen switching icon (for business confirmation) 125 for confirming the selected business and switching to the next screen is selected. On the other hand, when it is desired to confirm the business content and change to another business, the user can return to the previous screen with the return icon 121 and display the other business or business content (FIGS. 9 and 10) for confirmation.

  Then, it is determined whether or not a request for use of the consumables emission right purchase cost is to be transmitted (step S10).

If it is determined in step S10 that a request for use of the consumables emission right purchase cost is not transmitted, the processing for requesting the use of consumables emission right purchase cost ends.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that a request for use of the consumables emission right purchase cost is to be transmitted, a request for use of the selected consumables emission right purchase cost is sent to the image forming apparatus 1. The communication unit 506 transmits the toner cartridge to the manufacturer, sales company, sales agent, leasing company, etc. (herein, a sales company) via the network (step S11). A FAX may be used as the transmission means. This completes the transmission of the request form.

  When the sales request is received at the dealer, the email indicating that the request is received from the dealer is transmitted.

  When the image forming apparatus 1 receives an e-mail indicating that a request form from a store has been received (step S12), a display screen 101h of a copy of the store request form is displayed on the display unit 101 (step S13). Then, the product information of the consumables, the consumables environment information, and the emission right information are again displayed in the list display and the thumbnail display on the display unit 101 of the operation panel 100 (step S14).

Then, it is determined whether or not a request for use of the consumables emission right purchase cost is continuously transmitted (step S15). If it is determined in step S15 that the request form is not transmitted, the process for requesting the usage of the consumables emission right purchase cost ends.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S15 that the request for use of the consumables emission right purchase cost is to be continuously transmitted, processing for selecting and confirming the use of the consumables emission right purchase cost is performed. (Step S16), and the process for transmitting the request is completed.

  The request process may be performed during the period from the warm-up of the image forming apparatus to the ready state in which printing can be performed, or between print jobs. By performing the processing for requesting the usage of the consumables emission purchase cost during any period, for example, there is an effect that other users do not interfere with the use of the image forming apparatus.

  Since it comprised as mentioned above, according to this embodiment, the display part 101 of the operation panel 100 is purchased as a greenhouse gas emission right as a structure of the usage selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost of the image forming apparatus 1. A selection screen (greenhouse effect) that is configured to function as a display section of the usage usage selection system for costs and functions as a usage selection means for selecting usage usage of the purchase cost of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights Gas emission use usage information selection screen 101a, product information / environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b, emission right purchase cost usage usage selection screen 101c), and communication unit 506 in image forming apparatus 1 via a network line. Product information on consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and purchase of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights from the supplier or lease destination It is configured to function as an information acquisition means for obtaining information on usage of costs, and the selection result of usage usage of emission credit purchase costs selected on the selection screen is the supplier of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights. (Or the purchaser) is configured to function as a selection result notification means to notify the purchaser, so that when the consumables are purchased, the usage usage of the consumables emission right purchase cost can be selected. Can broaden the choices for environmental contributions, especially for users with high environmental awareness, knowing what the cost of purchasing GHG emission credits is used and how it contributes to society You can purchase consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights with confidence.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when requesting the use of the emission right purchase cost of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights to the dealer, the request is transmitted and the dealer has received the request. When the reply is received, a copy of the request form for the dealer is displayed on the display unit 101, so that it is possible to confirm the contents of the usage request for the emission purchase cost to the dealer.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the details of the business that is the usage purpose of the emission credit purchase cost can be selectively displayed, the details of the business can be confirmed. The selection can be judged accurately.

  In the present embodiment, the display unit 101 includes the Ecoview icon 120 and is used as a display changeover switch. However, the screen size is small and the operation unit (menu key, numeric keypad, print key, etc.) is small, and an Ecoview icon is provided. If not, an Ecoview operation key can be provided at a place other than the display unit 101. In the present embodiment, the Ecoview icon 120 is provided at the lower right portion of the display unit 101, but is not particularly limited, and may be provided at any of the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the display unit 101.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the configuration of the usage application selection system for the greenhouse gas emission purchase cost according to the present invention is applied to the operation panel 100 of the image forming apparatus 1 as illustrated in FIG. 1 has been described. The apparatus is not limited to the image forming apparatus and the copying machine having the above-described configuration as long as the apparatus includes a display unit capable of displaying consumable product information, emission right information, and the like. , Consumer devices (Electronic devices and devices related to video, audio, communication, etc., or terminals intended for use by general consumers and households, or developed / designed on that assumption) It can be applied to commercial products (standard products), and business equipment (products (corporations, schools, government offices, etc.) developed for use outside the general home).
Further, although a touch panel is used as the input unit 504, a gesture input device using a Ubi-Finger device or the like may be used.

  Furthermore, a personal computer or a personal digital assistant that can operate the image forming apparatus 1 via the LAN 700 and the image forming apparatus 1 of this embodiment, or a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, a plasma display, a plasma tube array display, electrophoresis, or the like is used. Electronic devices equipped with displays such as electronic paper displays and displays using electron-emitting devices (FED, SED) can also be used.

  As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 100 Operation panel 101 Display part (information display means)
101a Greenhouse gas emission right usage usage information selection screen 101b Environmental ecolabel information selection screen 101b1 Information display area 101c Emission right purchase cost usage usage selection screen (usage usage selection means)
101d Power Generation Business Detail Screen 101e Greenhouse Gas Storage Business Detail Screen 101f Greenhouse Gas Absorption Business Detail Screen 101g Notification Screen 101h Reception Screen 110 Operation Key 110a IMAGE SEND Initial Screen 120 Ecoview Icon 201 Black Toner Cartridge 202 Transparent Color Toner Cartridge 203 Yellow Color Toner cartridge 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Thumbnail (thumbnail display)
401, 402, 403 selection icon 501 control unit 502 storage unit 506 communication unit (information acquisition means, selection result notification means)
509a detection unit (detection means)
521 Preview image (request form)
601 Preview image (copy of request form)
700 LAN (Local Area Network)
710 Satellite communication infrastructure

Claims (6)

A greenhouse gas emission credit purchase cost usage usage selection system that selects usage usage of greenhouse gas emission credit consumables used in image forming apparatuses,
Information obtaining means for obtaining product information of the consumables with the greenhouse gas emission right and usage information of the emission right purchase cost of the consumables with the greenhouse gas emission right;
Display means for displaying the product information of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights and the usage information of the emission right purchase cost of the consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights;
Usage usage selection means for selecting usage usage of the emission purchase cost of consumables with greenhouse gas emission rights;
A selection result notifying means for notifying the supplier of the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights of the selection result selected by the use application selecting means;
With
The usage information of the emission credit purchase cost includes information on power generation business related to renewable energy, information on greenhouse gas storage business, and information on greenhouse gas absorption business,
The display means includes
A function for displaying detailed contents of usage information of the emission right purchase cost selected by the usage purpose selection means;
A function for displaying information to be notified by the selection result notifying means;
GHG credit purchase costs use application selection system, characterized in that it comprises a. The usage selection system includes a detection unit that detects information stored in a storage unit or a recording unit provided in the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right, and a detection result detected by the detection unit. A determination means for determining whether or not the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights is a genuine consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights;
When the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right is a genuine consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right, the information obtaining means includes product information of the consumable item with the greenhouse gas emission right and the greenhouse gas emission The usage selection system of the greenhouse gas emission right purchase cost according to claim 1, wherein information on the usage of the emission right purchase cost of consumables with rights can be acquired. The usage selection system for greenhouse gas emission purchase costs according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the consumable with greenhouse gas emission rights is provided with a carbon footprint label. The use application selection system, information display means for displaying said greenhouse gas emission with consumable product information and the greenhouse gas emission with consumables emission credit purchase cost of intended use information on the display means With
The usage information of the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the information display means includes a touch panel or operation keys substantially integrally with the display means. Selection system. An image forming apparatus using the use application selection system for the purchase cost of greenhouse gas emission rights according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . A method for selecting a use of a greenhouse gas emission purchase cost, wherein the image forming apparatus according to claim 5 is used.

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