摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately make settlement when settlement processing time is later than time for processing a sheet by an image-forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: When an IC card is used on which electric money balance information is recorded to make settlement of job rate for the image-forming apparatus, at timing (120) when the value of a timer which is reset on every sheet feeding and measures time elapsed from the sheet feeding exceeds a time interval of the sheet feeding, a settlement signal is transmitted to a card processing part to make settlement (124) of job rate for two or more sheets. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |