Patent ID: 7734209

Claim:
An imaging device, comprising: an interface; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled with the interface and the memory, wherein in response to a pause indication received on the interface and under control of the processor the imaging device transitions from a normal mode to a service mode and in response to a resume indication received on the interface and under control of the processor the imaging device transitions from the service mode to the normal mode, wherein while in the normal mode and under control of the processor a service count and a billing count stored in the memory are increased in response to generation of a page by an imaging function, wherein while in the service mode and under control of the processor the service count is increased whereas the billing count is unchanged in response to generation of a page by the imaging function, wherein while in the service mode and under control of the processor an out-of-sync count is increased in response to generation of a page by an imaging function, and wherein in response to a reset indication received on the interface and under control of the processor a last sync count is set to the service count and the out-of-sync count is set to zero.