Information processing apparatus and printing cost returning method

The invention has an object to make the advertisement provided through the Internet print actively. The content stored in the client is combined with the advertisement data stored in the server. When the combined data is printed by the information processing apparatus included in the local system of...

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Main Author Takamine, Kouichi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.09.2004
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Summary:The invention has an object to make the advertisement provided through the Internet print actively. The content stored in the client is combined with the advertisement data stored in the server. When the combined data is printed by the information processing apparatus included in the local system of the client, the fee reduction point is given to the client according to the number of the printing sheets. When the fee reduction points become a specific value, the consumption good for the printing is provided to the user included in the local system. The invention adopts the method of reducing the printing fee by incorporating the advertisement into the printed matters, in such way. Therefore, the advertisement provided through the Internet is printed out actively.