Web print system and accouting method thereof
First Claim
1. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
- printing fee calculating means for calculating a printing fee on the basis of at least either one of a running cost needed for printing, a providing fee of Internet information and an advertisement rate per printing; and
wherein the web printer acquires the Internet information from the delivery server and prints the Internet information when the printing fee calculated by the printing fee calculating means is collected from a user.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a web print system comprising a web printer that acquires from a delivery server Internet information and then prints the Internet information. For example, the invention is a web print system comprising a web printer 10 that acquires Internet information like a web page 25a from a delivery server 20 and prints it out. Printing fee calculating means 24 calculates a printing fee on the basis of either one of a running cost needed for printing, a providing fee of the Internet information, or an advertisement rate per printing. Advertisement rate calculating means 27 calculates the advertisement rate on the basis of either one of the number of printing the advertisement, a term of the advertisement inserting, the size or content of the Internet information printed together with the advertisement, or a price decided at a auction by advertisers who intend to insert advertisements.
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26 Claims
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1. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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printing fee calculating means for calculating a printing fee on the basis of at least either one of a running cost needed for printing, a providing fee of Internet information and an advertisement rate per printing; and
wherein the web printer acquires the Internet information from the delivery server and prints the Internet information when the printing fee calculated by the printing fee calculating means is collected from a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A web print system including a web printer for acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
advertisement rate calculating means for calculating an advertisement rate on the basis of at least either one of the number of advertisement printing, the term of advertisement inserting, the size or content of the Internet information printed with the advertisement or the price decided at an auction of advertisers intending to insert advertisements.
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20. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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use of coloring agents for advertisement estimating means for estimating, on the basis of the printing image of an advertisement to be inserted in the Internet information, use of coloring agents needed for printing the advertisement;
cost of coloring agents for advertisement calculating means for calculating the cost of coloring agents on the basis of the result estimated by the use of coloring agents for advertisement estimating means; and
advertisement rate calculating means for calculating an advertisement rate on the basis of the result calculated by the cost of coloring agents for advertisement calculating means.
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21. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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printing ID information notifying means for notifying a user'"'"'s terminal of printing ID information identifying the printing; and
combining means for combining the printing ID information with the printing image of the Internet information.
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22. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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ID information inputting means for inputting ID information identifying the Internet information;
valid term storage means for storing a valid term of the ID information;
acquisition judging means for judging whether the Internet information identified by the ID information inputted from the ID information inputting means is to be acquired from the delivery server or not on the basis of the valid term.
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23. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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ID information inputting means for inputting ID information identifying the Internet information and including a valid term of the information; and
acquisition judging means for judging whether the Internet information identified by the ID information is to be acquired from the delivery server or not on the basis of the valid term of the ID information inputted by the ID information inputting means.
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24. A web print system including a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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ID information inputting means for inputting ID information identifying the Internet information;
information name storage means for storing a name of the Internet information identified by the ID information;
information name acquiring means for acquiring the name of the Internet information identified by ID information when the ID information is inputted by the ID information inputting means;
information name notifying means for notifying a user of the name of the Internet information acquired by the information name acquiring means; and
information acquiring means for acquiring the Internet information from the delivery server when a user does not cancel the acquiring of the Internet information even on receipt of the notification from the information name notifying means.
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25. An accounting method of a web print system provided with a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
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calculating a printing fee on the basis of at least either one of a running cost needed for printing, a providing fee of the internet information, or an advertising rate per printing;
collecting from a user the printing fee calculated in the step of calculating the printing fee; and
acquiring the Internet information from the delivery server and printing the Internet information when the printing fee is collected.
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26. An accounting method of a web print system provided with a web printer acquiring Internet information from a delivery server and printing the Internet information, which comprising:
calculating an advertisement rate on the basis of at least either one of the number of the advertisement printing, the term of the advertisement inserting, the size or content of the internet information printed with the advertisement, the price decided at the auction of advertisers intending to insert advertisements.
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