发明名称 |
LICENSING METHOD FOR USE WITH AN IMAGING DEVICE |
摘要 |
A licensing method includes the steps of establishing a licensing vendor; providing an imaging device that uses an imaging media in forming printed images on print media, the imaging media including an initial supply amount of an imaging substance; associating a usage license with at least one of the imaging device and the imaging media, the usage license defining a first usage threshold at which a consumer is prompted to acquire a new license; and providing a license monitoring mechanism communicatively coupled with the imaging device, the license monitoring mechanism performing the steps of tracking an amount of usage of the imaging media by the imaging device; determining whether the amount of usage of the imaging media by the imaging device has reached a usage threshold; and upon reaching the usage threshold, then prompting the consumer to acquire the new license from the licensing vendor. |
申请公布号 |
EP1588262(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.10.26 |
申请号 |
EP20030800179 |
申请日期 |
2003.12.24 |
申请人 |
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
发明人 |
ADKINS, CHRISTOPHER, ALAN;STRUNK, TIMOTHY, LOWELL;ZBROZEK, JOHN, DENNIS |
分类号 |
G06F21/00;G06Q30/06;G06Q50/06 |
主分类号 |
G06F21/00 |
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