Expense recovery system for copier
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1. A method of accounting for a job at a copier including the steps of:
- receiving identifiers in the copier via an input means of the copier;
comparing the identifiers to a store of the identifiers;
enabling the copier with a copy enable signal; and
after completion of the job, transmitting transaction data relating to the job to an expense recovery server via a communications network.
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Abstract
An expense recovery system for a digital copier in the form of a modification to the application program interface of the copier to allow input of identifiers for the user, the client and the job and to transmit this information and other transaction data to an expense recovery server for billing purposes.
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1. A method of accounting for a job at a copier including the steps of:
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receiving identifiers in the copier via an input means of the copier;
comparing the identifiers to a store of the identifiers;
enabling the copier with a copy enable signal; and
after completion of the job, transmitting transaction data relating to the job to an expense recovery server via a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium within a copier having instructions which, when executed by the copier, perform steps including:
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requesting identifiers before enabling copying;
receiving the identifiers via an input means of the copier;
recognizing an enabling signal to enable operation of the copier; and
at the completion of copying, transmitting transaction data to an expense recovery server. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An application program interface for a copier comprising:
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a call to an expense recovery server when a copy button on the copier is activated;
one or more screens generated and displayed on a screen of the copier;
one or more fields on each the screen for input of data;
one or more action buttons for activating transmission of the data to the expense recovery server;
means responsive to a copy enable signal from the expense recovery server to enable operation of the copier for a job task; and
transmission of transaction data to the expense recovery server upon completion of the job task. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of accounting for a job performed by a copier including the steps of:
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receiving in an expense recovery server identifiers input via input means of the copier;
comparing the identifiers with a store of identifiers maintained in the expense recovery server;
transmitting a copy enable signal to the copier;
receiving from the copier transaction data relating to the job after completion of the job; and
associating the transaction data with the identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A workflow method of accounting for a job at a copier including the steps of:
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receiving a copy job request from a requestor;
receiving identifiers in the copier via an input means of the copier;
comparing the identifiers to a store of the identifiers;
enabling the copier with a copy enable signal;
after completion of the job, transmitting transaction data relating to the job to an expense recovery server via a communications network; and
delivering the copy job to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Current AssigneenQueue Incorporated
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Original AssigneeRay Zwiefelhofer
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InventorsZwiefelhofer, Ray
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current399/79
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CPC Class CodesG03G 15/5091 for user-identification or ...G03G 21/02 Counting the number of copi...G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus...G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
