SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARBON FOOTPRINT JOB BASED ACCOUNTING
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a processor;
a printing device;
a communication interface operably connected to the processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium includes one or more programming instructions for;
identifying a carbon credit account associated with at least a user, wherein the carbon credit account comprises a carbon credit amount,receiving a print job request from the user,receiving a carbon emission value for the print job request,determining whether to accept the print job request based on the carbon emission value and the carbon credit amount, andin response to accepting the print job request, performing, via the printing device, the print job request.
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Abstract
A system may include a processor, a printing device, a communication interface operably connected to the processor, and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for identifying a carbon credit account associated with at least a user, receiving a print job request from the user, receiving a carbon emission value for the print job request, determining whether to accept the print job request based on the carbon emission value and the carbon credit amount, and performing, via the printing device, the print job request in response to accepting the print job request. The carbon credit account may include a carbon credit amount.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a printing device; a communication interface operably connected to the processor; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium includes one or more programming instructions for; identifying a carbon credit account associated with at least a user, wherein the carbon credit account comprises a carbon credit amount, receiving a print job request from the user, receiving a carbon emission value for the print job request, determining whether to accept the print job request based on the carbon emission value and the carbon credit amount, and in response to accepting the print job request, performing, via the printing device, the print job request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for determining acceptability of a print job request associated with a user, comprising:
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identifying, via a processor, a carbon credit account associated with at least a user, wherein the carbon credit account comprises a carbon credit amount, receiving a print job request from the user, receiving, from a printing client, a carbon emission value for the print job request, determining, via the processor, whether to accept the print job request based on the carbon emission value and the carbon credit amount, and in response to accepting the print job request, performing, via a printing device, the print job request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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