IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming an image of billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job, the image forming system comprising:
- an availability determination section configured to determine whether the image of the billing information is to be formed, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received; and
an instruction section configured to instruct the image forming section to form the image of the billing information depending on a job relating to the received instruction, if the availability determination section determines that the image of the billing information is not to be formed,wherein when the instruction from the instruction section is received, the image forming section forms the image of the billing information on the recording sheet.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming an image of billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job. The image forming system determines whether the image of the billing information from the billing apparatus may be formed, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received, and if it is determined that the image of the billing information may not be formed, allows the image forming section to form the image of the billing information on the recording sheet depending on a job relating to the received instruction.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. An image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming an image of billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job, the image forming system comprising:
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an availability determination section configured to determine whether the image of the billing information is to be formed, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received; and an instruction section configured to instruct the image forming section to form the image of the billing information depending on a job relating to the received instruction, if the availability determination section determines that the image of the billing information is not to be formed, wherein when the instruction from the instruction section is received, the image forming section forms the image of the billing information on the recording sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming an image of billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job, the image forming system comprising:
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an availability determination means configured to determine whether the image of the billing information is to be formed, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received; and an instruction means configured to instruct the image forming section to form the image of the billing information depending on a job relating to the received instruction, if the availability determination means determines that the image of the billing information is not to be formed, wherein when the instruction from the instruction means is received, the image forming section forms the image of the billing information on the recording sheet. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image forming method for forming an image of billing information, in an image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming the image of the billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job, the image forming method comprising:
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a step of determining whether the image of the billing information is to be formed, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received; a step of instructing the image forming section to form the image of the billing information depending on a job relating to the received instruction, if it is determined that the image of the billing information is not to be formed in the determining step; and a step of forming the image of the billing information on the recording sheet by the image forming section, when a instruction is received from the instructing step.
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14. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a computer program for forming an image of billing information, executable on a computer included in an image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming the image of the billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job, the computer program comprising:
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a step of determining whether the image of the billing information is to be formed by the computer, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received; and a step of instructing the image forming section to form the image of the billing information depending on a job relating to the received instruction by the computer, if it is determined that the image of the billing information is not to be formed.
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