Patent ID: 8205797

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of multi-function devices, said plurality of multi-function devices being operatively associated with at least one controller and each of said plurality of multi-function devices having time staggered payment support capabilities for enabling at least one user continued access to said plurality of multi-function devices; and a detecting module for enabling said plurality of multi-function devices to automatically detect, inspect, and verify at least one authorization code located on incoming print jobs and for enabling the at least one user to selectively access at least one controller of said plurality of multi-function devices once the at least one authorization code located on the incoming print jobs has been automatically detected, inspected, and verified by said detecting module; wherein the at least one user is enabled to pay for continued access to said plurality of multi-function devices via time staggered installments without one or more of the plurality of MFDs directly accessing a payment center via a network connection and without manually supplying the at least one authorization code to said plurality of multi-function devices.