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.
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申请公布号 |
US2004125397(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.07.01 |
申请号 |
US20020334660 |
申请日期 |
2002.12.30 |
申请人 |
ADKINS CHRISTOPHER ALAN;STRUNK TIMOTHY;ZBROZEK JOHN DENNIS |
发明人 |
ADKINS CHRISTOPHER ALAN;STRUNK TIMOTHY;ZBROZEK JOHN DENNIS |
分类号 |
G06F21/00;G06Q30/00;(IPC1-7):G06F3/12;G06F11/30;G06F15/00;G06F17/60 |
主分类号 |
G06F21/00 |
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