IP Library Patent Application 15989616
Patent Application
App. No. 15/989,616

MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

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App. No.
15/989,616
Abstract

A management apparatus includes a first setting unit, a second setting unit, and a calculation unit. The first setting unit sets a unit price to be charged per unit usage amount for a material used in a forming apparatus. The second setting unit sets, for the material, a basic fee to be charged regardless of a usage amount. The calculation unit calculates a cost to be charged for use of the material by using the unit price and the basic fee.

Claims (27)

1 . A management apparatus comprising:

a first setting unit that sets a unit price to be charged per unit usage amount for a material used in a forming apparatus;

a second setting unit that sets, for the material, a basic fee to be charged regardless of a usage amount; and

a calculation unit that calculates a cost to be charged for use of the material by using the unit price and the basic fee.

2 . The management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first setting unit is capable of setting unit prices that are respectively associated with a plurality of ranges of the usage amount of the material,

3 . The management apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

among the unit prices respectively associated with the plurality of ranges, a unit price associated with a range that corresponds to a larger usage amount of the material is made lower.

4 . The management apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a setting memory that stores a management table, the management table including the unit price and the basic fee that are set for each type of the material and further including a unit price to be charged per unit usage amount of a recording material used in a print apparatus, the unit price of the recording material being set as a unit price of one type of the material, wherein

the calculation unit calculates both the cost to be charged for use of the material and a cost to be charged for use of the recording material by using a single calculation formula.

5 . The management apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising

a setting memory that stores a management table, the management table including the unit price and the basic fee that are set for each type of the material and further including a unit price to be charged per unit usage amount of a recording material used in a print apparatus, the unit price of the recording material being set as a unit price of one type of the material, wherein

the calculation unit calculates both the cost to be charged for use of the material and a cost to be charged for use of the recording material by using a single calculation formula.

6 . The management apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising

a setting memory that stores a management table, the management table including the unit price and the basic fee that are set for each type of the material and further including a unit price to be charged per unit usage amount of a recording material used in a print apparatus, the unit price of the recording material being set as a unit price of one type of the material, wherein

the calculation unit calculates both the cost to be charged for use of the material and a cost to be charged for use of the recording material by using a single calculation formula.

7 . The management apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

for the recording material, the basic fee is set to zero.

8 . The management apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

for the recording material, the basic fee is set to zero.

9 . The management apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

for the recording material, the basic fee is set to zero.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for management, the process comprising:

setting a unit price to be charged per unit usage amount for a material used in a forming apparatus;

setting, for the material, a basic fee to be charged regardless of a usage amount; and

calculating a cost to be charged for use of the material by using the unit price and the basic fee.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2018
From: TANAKA, HIRONORI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045903/0345 →