摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce use of polyethylene bags by automatically recognizing the use of a polyethylene bag and automatically charging a fee corresponding to the number of use of polyethylene bags. <P>SOLUTION: A packaged article providing unit 1a keeps multiple packaged articles, and outputs predetermined notice information when detecting that at least one of the multiple packaged articles is taken out. A counting unit 1b counts the number of provided packaged articles based on the notice information output by the packaged article providing unit 1a. A fee calculating unit 1c receives input of a fee payment request, and calculates the total amount of the packaged articles based on the number of packaged articles counted by the counting unit 1b. An accounting unit 1d adjusts the fee based on the total amount of the packaged articles calculated by the fee calculating unit 1c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |