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DOCUMENT SUBMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

  • US 20100053673A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2009
  • Published: 03/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A document submission management system for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the system comprising:

  • an acquiring unit configured to acquire information on a print option to be provided by an image forming device performing the printing processing according to the order from the user through the client terminal;

    a user interface providing unit configured to provide information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for setting print data used in the printing processing and the print option based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit;

    a calculating unit configured to calculate a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for the printing processing, on the basis of print data and the print option set by the user through the user interface screen;

    an estimating unit configured to estimate the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the predicted value calculated by the calculating unit; and

    a transmitting unit configured to transmit the estimated value obtained by the estimating unit to the client terminal,wherein when a designation of a print option is received from the user through the user interface screen provided in the client terminal, the user interface providing unit provides information for displaying a print cost caused by the print option on the user interface screen.

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