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Title:
PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING PROGRAM, AND PRINTING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/200112
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The objective of the present invention is to improve the convenience for a user after the user has indicated an intention to stop printing, by enabling different measures to be taken in relation to a refund of a fee that has already been paid, in accordance with the reason for stopping. A printing system 1 includes a printing unit 290 which executes printing of a print job for which payment has already been made, a "copy pause" button 241A for inputting a pause instruction relating to printing that has started, and reason input buttons 242p to v for inputting an instruction for executing subsequent post-stop processing, with respect to the paused printing, wherein: a processor 210 pauses the printing that has started, in accordance with an input to the "copy pause" button 241A; and a processor 110, 210 executes, as the post-stop processing, either post-payment processing relating to a refund of at least part of the paid fee or granting of a corresponding profit, or resumption processing to resume the paused printing to complete the print job, after the reason that was input using a first instruction input unit has been resolved.

Inventors:
HOTTA AYAKA (JP)
MINAMIKAWA SHUNSUKE (JP)
OKUNO TETSUYA (JP)
AZECHI HARUKA (JP)
DEURA YUSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/010554
Publication Date:
October 07, 2021
Filing Date:
March 16, 2021
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Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G06Q30/04; B41J29/00; G06F3/12; G06Q50/10; H04N1/00
Foreign References:
JP2010282413A2010-12-16
JP2003167698A2003-06-13
JP2011060003A2011-03-24
JP2019016013A2019-01-31
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