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

Claim 16:
17. An image processing system to be administered by an administrator, comprising:
an image processing device used by a user;
a control device that communicates with the image processing device; and
a management server connected to the control device through a network, wherein
the management server includes
a server connection unit interface connected to the control device through the network,
a processor instantiating an acquisition unit that acquires action information on the image processing device 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 on the image processing device and administrator information indicating the administrator of the image processing device and stores 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
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 of the image processing device concerning the acquired operation information based on the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit.