Patent ID: 11956401
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A management server connected to a control device that communicates with an image processing device used by a user, comprising:
a server connection unit interface connected to the control device through a network;
a processor instantiating an acquisition unit that acquires operation information on the image processing device conducted by the user from the control device connected to the server connection unit interface, the operation information being based on a printing result of the imaging processing device;
a physical volatile and non-volatile storage unit that stores identification information of the image processing device and administrator information that indicates the administrator of the image processing device and linking the identification information and the administrator information, the physical volatile and non-volatile storage unit further storing an encrypted print job that is encrypted by the processor using an encryption key; and
the processor instantiating a calculation unit that calculates an amount of money the user will be charged by the administrator indicated by the administrator information linked with the identification information on the image processing device concerning the acquired operation information based on the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit.