JOB EXECUTION APPARATUS, BILLING AND REFUNDING METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A job execution apparatus having the function of billing and refunding by electronic money, comprising:
- a determination portion that determines before job execution, an amount of money required for job execution;
a billing apparatus that is capable of being set to a payment medium having the payment function, and billing before job execution the determined amount of money to the payment medium set thereto, and then transferring a refund to the payment medium set thereto if an amount of money practically used for job execution is smaller than the determined amount of money; and
a refunding portion that is capable of transferring a refund by a method other than the method of refunding to the payment medium by using the billing apparatus.
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Abstract
A job execution apparatus having the function of billing and refunding by electronic money, determines before job execution, an amount of money required for job execution, and bills before job execution, the determined amount of money to a payment medium having the payment function, which is set to a billing apparatus. And the job execution apparatus can transfer a refund to the payment medium set to the billing apparatus if a refund needs to be transferred. The job execution apparatus also can transfer a refund by a method other than the method of refunding to the payment medium by using the billing apparatus.
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10 Claims
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1. A job execution apparatus having the function of billing and refunding by electronic money, comprising:
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a determination portion that determines before job execution, an amount of money required for job execution; a billing apparatus that is capable of being set to a payment medium having the payment function, and billing before job execution the determined amount of money to the payment medium set thereto, and then transferring a refund to the payment medium set thereto if an amount of money practically used for job execution is smaller than the determined amount of money; and a refunding portion that is capable of transferring a refund by a method other than the method of refunding to the payment medium by using the billing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A billing and refunding method implemented by a job execution apparatus having the function of billing and refunding by electronic money, comprising:
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determining before job execution, an amount of money required for job execution; billing before job execution, the determined amount of money to a payment medium having the payment function, which is set to a billing apparatus; and transferring a refund by a method other than the method of refunding to the payment medium set to the billing apparatus, if an amount of money practically used for job execution is smaller than the determined amount of money.
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10. A recording medium having a billing and refunding program recorded therein to make a computer of a job execution apparatus having the function of billing and refunding by electronic money, execute:
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determining before job execution, an amount of money required for job execution; billing before job execution, the determined amount of money to a payment medium having the payment function, which is set to a billing apparatus; and transferring a refund by a method other than the method of refunding to the payment medium set to the billing apparatus, if an amount of money practically used for job execution is smaller than the determined amount of money.
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