| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus cooperation system which allows plural apparatuses having different charging systems to execute jobs in cooperation. <P>SOLUTION: In the apparatus cooperation system which allows plural apparatuses interconnected via a network to share and provide functions of the respective apparatuses, a first apparatus counts the number of outputs outputted by the first apparatus in accordance with a first counting rule, and a second apparatus counts the number of outputs outputted by the second apparatus in accordance with a second counting rule. In the case of cooperation between the apparatuses, the first apparatus counts the number of total outputs outputted by the first apparatus and the second apparatus in accordance with the first counting rule. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
