ENABLEMENT OF MANAGED PRINT "MICRO" SERVICE FOR RETAIL OFFICE CHANNEL

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for managing a document processing device of a consumer. According to one embodiment, a registration request for a managed print service (MPS) plan is received from a retailer selling the MPS plan to the consumer. The MPS plan includes a plurality of credits. The MPS plan is associated with an MPS account of the consumer based on the registration request, and the document processing device is associated with the MPS plan. Data regarding a remaining life of a consumable of the document processing device or usage of the document processing device is received from the consumer. The credits are decremented based on the received data. The provisioning of a replacement for the consumable to the consumer is coordinated in response to the remaining life of the consumable falling below a threshold and the MPS plan including credits.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for managing a document processing device of a consumer, said method comprising:
associating by at least one computer one or more managed print service (MPS) template plans with an account of a retailer, each of the one or more MPS template plans including a plurality of credits; receiving by the at least one computer a registration request for an MPS plan from the retailer, the retailer selling the MPS plan to the consumer, and the MPS plan being an instance of one of the MPS template plans; associating by the at least one computer the MPS plan sold to the consumer with an MPS account of the consumer in response to the registration request; associating by the at least one computer the document processing device with the MPS plan; receiving by the at least one computer data regarding a remaining life of a consumable of the document processing device or usage of the document processing device from the consumer; decrementing by the at least one computer the credits based on the received data; and, coordinating by the at least one computer the provisioning of a replacement for the consumable to the consumer in response to the remaining life of the consumable falling below a threshold and the MPS plan including credits.