Equipment rental-charge accounting system

摘要

The present invention provides a system that allows a required number of pieces of equipment to be efficiently rented out in a desired plan and that enables a charge to be calculated based on the actual usage of the equipment. A set including a plurality of rental equipment of different rental plan is connected to a communication network via public lines or receivers. At least usage information is sent to a rental company, which is connected to the network, and the host computer of the rental company calculates the charge for the equipment based on this usage information.