Printing service method, system, and printer
First Claim
1. A printing service method comprising:
- a printing step for transferring printing management information and a user ID to a server through a network when a user prints with advertisements with the user'"'"'s printing device, and for storing that information as an advertisement usage record for each user ID;
a step for referencing said user'"'"'s advertisement usage record for at least one service, selected by said user from among a plurality of services relating to said printing device that used said advertisement usage record, and determining whether discounting of the selected service is authorized; and
a step of updating said user'"'"'s advertisement usage record to execute said authorized discount service.
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Abstract
The Disclosure relates to a printing service method for discounting services by printing with advertisements and realizes various discount services. The present invention comprises: a printing step for sending printing management information along with the user ID to the server 4 through the network 3 when the user prints with advertisements with the user'"'"'s printing device 2, and storing that information as an advertisement usage record for each user ID; a step for referencing the user'"'"'s advertisement usage record, for least one service, selected by the user from among a plurality of services relating to the printing device that used the advertisement printing record, determining whether to authorize the discount for the selected service, and updating the advertisement usage record of the abovementioned user to perform the authorized discount service. A variety of discount services can be realized because the print operation with advertisements is managed by the server and the user can use the usage records.
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18 Claims
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1. A printing service method comprising:
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a printing step for transferring printing management information and a user ID to a server through a network when a user prints with advertisements with the user'"'"'s printing device, and for storing that information as an advertisement usage record for each user ID;
a step for referencing said user'"'"'s advertisement usage record for at least one service, selected by said user from among a plurality of services relating to said printing device that used said advertisement usage record, and determining whether discounting of the selected service is authorized; and
a step of updating said user'"'"'s advertisement usage record to execute said authorized discount service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A printing service system comprising:
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an advertisement usage database; and
a server for receiving printing management information and a user ID through a network when the user prints with advertisements with a printing device, and storing that information as an advertisement usage record for each user ID in said advertisement usage database;
wherein said server references the user'"'"'s advertisement usage record in said advertisement database, for at least one service, selected by said user from among a plurality of services relating to said printing device that used said advertisement usage record, determines whether discounting of the selected service is authorized, and updates said user'"'"'s advertisement usage record to execute said authorized discount service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A printer comprising:
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a control unit for sending printing management information from a user terminal along with a user ID through a network to a server for managing advertisement information, and generating image data including said advertisement image combined with the printing information to be printed, on the basis of advertisement information received from said server; and
an engine connected to said control unit and for printing out said image data.
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