Image forming apparatus provided with function to calculate charge based on the number of sheets printed, print system including image forming apparatus, method for counting the number of sheets printed executed by image forming apparatus, and program for counting the number of sheets printed executed by image forming apparatus

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PATENT NO 8891995
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14021009

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In order to properly count the number of sheets printed which serves as the basis on which a charge is calculated, an MFP that acts as a designated printer includes a job accepting portion to accept a print job, a job executing portion to carry out printing based on the print job, a requesting portion to, when the job executing portion is not available for executing the print job, transmit an alternative instruction including the print job to an alternative printer, and an adding portion to add the number of alternative sheets printed by the alternative printer based on the print job included in the alternative instruction to the number of sheets printed by the job executing portion.

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KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INCTOKYO 100-0005

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furubayashi, Toshiya Toyokawa, JP 11 64
Honda, Takashi Toyokawa, JP 222 2382
Ito, Masazumi Toyohashi, JP 164 1967
Kondo, Masao Toyokawa, JP 253 2082
Maruyama, Yoshinori Toyokawa, JP 24 326
Nozawa, Shigeki Hoi-gun, JP 13 63

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