PRODUCT-IN-CIRCULATION, SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD TO MANAGE THE PRODUCT, SERVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD RECORDED THEREON AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
摘要
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service management system in the service management method to provide a product-in-circulation to a service receiver in which the service receiver is not required to preliminarily purchase extra products. <P>SOLUTION: A service management apparatus includes: a memory section 124 to register the information on the product-in-circulation to be delivered to the service receiver; an input section 123 to input the use condition of the product-in-circulation; and an arithmetic processing section 122 to calculate charges based on the number of actually used product-in-circulation among the delivered products-in-circulation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI