PRINTER CREDIT MANAGEMENT

摘要

A printer credit management method is disclosed, the method includes receiving a code at a printer. From the code, a printer identifier and a credit value are discerned. It is determined if the printer identifier corresponds to a unique identifier assigned to the printer. Only upon a positive determination, a credit balance maintained by the printer is updated to include the credit value.

主权项

1. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a processor to:
receive a first print job at a printer; identify a job cost for the first print job; determine whether the job cost for the first print job exceeds a credit balance of the printer, wherein the credit balance is maintained by the printer; and in response to a determination that the job cost for the first print job does not exceed the credit balance of the printer:
deduct the job cost for the first print job from the credit balance of the printer, andallow the printer to produce the first print job.