CHARGE CALCULATION SYSTEM, CHARGE CALCULATION SERVER, AND CHARGE CALCULATION METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charge calculation system, a charge calculation server, and a charge calculation method capable of accurately performing charging for every toner replacement.

SOLUTION: A charge calculation system includes: an attachment detection part 12 for detecting attachment of a consumable (toner cartridge 11); a serial reading part 13 for reading identification information of the detected consumable; a history data update part 14 for storing the identification information in a history data storage part 16; and an attachment history data transmission part 15 for transmitting the identification information of a current consumable and a device identification number of the image formation device 100 to a charge calculation server 200. The system also includes: a charge data DB 24 for registering the identification information of a charged consumable; an overlapped charge determination part 21 for determining a consumable to be charged on the basis of whether the identification information of the consumable is registered in the charge data DB 24; a form creation part 22 for creating a charge form for respective consumables; and a charge data registration part 23 for registering the identification information of the consumable to be charged to the charge data DB 24.

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