| 摘要 |
A system and method for monitoring consumables in a document processing environment. A quota corresponding to an allotted quantity of consumables is maintained with respect to each authorized user in a document processing environment. When a document processing request is received, the user associated therewith is identified, authenticated, and the quota associated with the user is retrieved. When the quota associated with the user has already been exceeded, the document processing request is denied. When the quota has not been exceeded, the request is then analyzed to determine image parameters inclusive of size and image number, page number, printing type, scanning parameters, and the like. These image parameters are then used to calculate the amount of consumables necessary to complete the requested document processing operation. When the amount of required consumables exceeds the allotted quota, the operation is denied. When the amount does not exceed the allotted quota, the operation is performed and the quota is updated to reflect the consumable usage.
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