IP Library Patent Application 16892368
Patent Application
App. No. 16/892,368

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

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App. No.
16/892,368
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a money receiving device that is used for receiving money for the information processing apparatus from a user, an accepting unit configured to accept registration of a device other than the information processing apparatus, the device being a target of charging, and a setting unit configured to perform setting such that money for the registered device can be received through the money receiving device.

Claims (35)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a money receiving device that is used for receiving money for the information processing apparatus from a user;

an accepting unit configured to accept registration of a device other than the information processing apparatus, the device being a target of charging; and

a setting unit configured to perform setting such that money for the registered device can be received through the money receiving device.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an instructing unit configured to, when processing is performed in the registered device, instruct the device to execute the processing after the money receiving device receives money for the processing; and

a grasping unit configured to grasp whether or not the execution of the processing is normally completed in the device.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

when there is a failure in communication with the device, the instructing unit instructs another information processing apparatus capable of communicating with the device to execute the processing in the device.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a refund processing unit configured to, when the execution of the processing is not normally completed in the device, perform processing to refund the user.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

when there is a user who instructs to execute the processing in a predetermined range from the information processing apparatus, the refund processing unit refunds the user.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

when there is no user who instructs to execute the processing in a predetermined range from the information processing apparatus, the refund processing unit notifies a preset notification destination of information necessary for refund.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

when there is a user who instructs another information processing apparatus to execute the processing in a predetermined range from the other information processing apparatus, the refund processing unit instructs to refund the user.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

when there is no user who instructs to execute the processing in the predetermined range from the information processing apparatus and the predetermined range from the other information processing apparatus, the refund processing unit notifies a preset notification destination of information necessary for refund.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an output unit configured to, when the registered device is caused to execute processing corresponding to an instruction from the user, output information on money to be charged for the processing and to be received by the money receiving device from the user.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

when, among the registered devices, there are a plurality of types of devices that are capable of executing the processing corresponding to the instruction from the user, the output unit outputs the information on money to be charged for the processing for each type.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the registered device comprises a plurality of registered devices, the information processing apparatus further comprising:

an instructing unit configured to, when, among the registered devices, there are a plurality of devices that are capable of executing processing corresponding to an instruction from the user, instruct a device for which money to be charged for the processing satisfies a predetermined condition to execute the processing from among the plurality of devices.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an instructing unit configured to, when the registered device is caused to execute processing corresponding to an instruction from the user, instruct a specific type of device to execute specific processing and then instruct another type of device to execute another processing based on a result of executing the specific processing.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a computer comprising a money receiving device that is used for receiving money for an information processing apparatus from a user, to execute information processing, the information processing comprising:

accepting registration of a device other than the information processing apparatus, the device being a target of charging; and

performing setting such that money for the registered device can be received through the money receiving device.

14 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

money receiving means that is used for receiving money for the information processing apparatus from a user;

accepting means for accepting registration of a device other than the information processing apparatus, the device being a target of charging; and

setting means for performing setting such that money for the registered device can be received through the money receiving means.

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 Jun 4, 2020
From: NISHI, EIJI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052834/0695 →