Brother Industries had six patents in ecommerce during Q3 2023. Brother Industries Ltd has filed a patent for an information processing apparatus that can communicate with a printing device. The apparatus allows users to obtain paid authority information, which guarantees a certain printing amount, and adds this value to the allowable printing amount for the device. It also associates free authority information, which guarantees a corresponding free printing amount, with the identification information of the printing device. Users can then utilize the free authority information and the apparatus will add the utilized printing amount within the free guaranteed printing amount to the allowable printing amount. GlobalData’s report on Brother Industries gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Brother Industries grant share with ecommerce as a theme is 17% in Q3 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Information processing apparatus and printing authority management system (Patent ID: US20230221905A1)
The patent filed by Brother Industries Ltd. describes an information processing apparatus that is communicable with a printing device. The apparatus includes a control device that receives an obtainment application of paid authority information from a purchasing user. This paid authority information guarantees a paid guaranteed printing amount. When the obtainment application is received, the control device adds the value of the paid guaranteed printing amount to the allowable printing amount for the printing device. The control device also associates free authority information, which guarantees a free guaranteed printing amount corresponding to the paid guaranteed printing amount, with the identification information of the printing device.
The control device further receives a utilization application of the free authority information associated with the identification information of the printing device. When the utilization application is received, the control device adds the value of the utilized printing amount within the free guaranteed printing amount to the allowable printing amount.
The information processing apparatus has different control modes. In the first control mode, the control device performs the first authorization process and receives the first utilization application. In the second control mode, the control device performs the second authorization process and receives the second utilization application. The control device can selectively switch between these control modes based on a mode selection signal.
The patent also describes a printing authority management system that includes a printing device and a control device. The control device receives an obtainment application of paid authority information from a purchasing user and adds the value of the paid guaranteed printing amount to the allowable printing amount. The control device associates free authority information with the identification information of the printing device and receives a utilization application of the free authority information from an authority utilizing user. When the utilization application is received, the control device adds the value of the utilized printing amount to the allowable printing amount.
Overall, the patent describes an information processing apparatus and a printing authority management system that allow for the management of paid and free guaranteed printing amounts, providing users with control over their printing usage.
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