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Programmable billing system

  • US 3,974,363 A
  • Filed: 01/27/1975
  • Issued: 08/10/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A billing system for use in a copy machine comprising,a binary copy counter for generating different binary codes in response to a series of input pulses, each pulse representing a single copy made from the same copy run,an addressable memory programmed to generate a unique binary billing signal for each different code or group of codes from said copy counter, said billing signals operating as weighting factors representative of the relative cost of each of said copies,means for translating said billing signals into output pulse trains, the number of output pulses in said trains being proportional to the value of said billing signals, andcounting means for counting the total number of said output pulses generated whereby said total number may be multiplied by a unit billing factor to arrive at a billing charge for the copies made.

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