Patent ID: 8694156
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G03G,G06Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for managing paper consumption, the apparatus comprising: a set of paper dispensers for updating an account based on a first amount of paper dispensed in response to dispensing the first amount of paper from the set of paper dispensers in which the first amount of paper is dispensed for the account; and a set of paper disposers for updating the account based on a second amount of paper received in response to receiving the second amount of paper at the set of paper disposers in which the second amount of paper is received for the account, wherein dispensing the first amount of paper from the set of paper dispensers comprises: responsive to receiving a request to dispense the first amount of paper, identifying the account associated with the request to dispense the first amount of paper; determining whether the first amount of paper in the request meets a set of criteria; and responsive to determining that the first amount of paper meets the set of criteria, dispensing the first amount of paper from the set of paper dispensers.