US 6,982,802 B2
Systems and methods for collecting printing device usage data
Michael J. Borg, Boise, Id. (US); and Alysia F. Wurst, Boise, Id. (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/789,339.
Prior Publication US 2002/0113991 A1, Aug. 22, 2002
Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.15 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing system, comprising:
a host computer;
a printing device connected to the host computer;
a printer data collector configured to collect printer data from the host computer and the printing device;
a communications subsystem configured to transmit the printer data to a remote server; and
a credit module configured to accumulate purchasing credits each time the printer data is collected.