Small sized information device, system and method for management of lending of small sized information devices, and computer product
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1. A small sized information device lending management system comprising:
- a client terminal connected to a network; and
a server terminal also connected to said network and to which a small sized information device can be connected using a cable or radio waves;
wherein said client terminal transmits information related to reservation for lending said small sized information device, which information is inputted by a user, to said server terminal via said network;
said server terminal receives the information related to reservation from said client terminal, judges whether reservation for lending said small sized information device can be registered or not in accordance with the received information, and if it is judged that the reservation can be registered, registers the reservation and transmits an information to said client terminal which indicates that the reservation has been registered.
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Abstract
The lending reservation system comprises client terminals and a digital camera server terminal connected to LAN. A digital camera can be connected to or disconnected from the server terminal. A user inputs information required to reserve the digital camera into any one of the client terminals. The client terminal transmits this information to the server terminal through LAN. The server terminal decides whether a reservation can be made. If the reservation can be made, the server terminal registers the reservation and informs the client terminal that the reservation is made.
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31 Claims
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1. A small sized information device lending management system comprising:
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a client terminal connected to a network; and
a server terminal also connected to said network and to which a small sized information device can be connected using a cable or radio waves;
wherein said client terminal transmits information related to reservation for lending said small sized information device, which information is inputted by a user, to said server terminal via said network;
said server terminal receives the information related to reservation from said client terminal, judges whether reservation for lending said small sized information device can be registered or not in accordance with the received information, and if it is judged that the reservation can be registered, registers the reservation and transmits an information to said client terminal which indicates that the reservation has been registered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A small sized information device lending management system comprising:
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a client terminal connected to a network; and
a server terminal to which a small sized information device can be connected using a cable or radio waves and is constructed by a WWW server connected to said network;
wherein said client terminal specifies said WWW server by a URL to be inputted by the user and transmits information related to reservation for lending said small sized information device, which information is inputted by a user, to said WWW server via said network;
said server terminal receives the information related to reservation from said client terminal, judges whether reservation for lending said small sized information device can be registered or not in accordance with the received information, and if it is judged that the reservation can be registered, registers the reservation and transmits an information to said client terminal which indicates that the reservation has been registered. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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- 26. A small sized information device comprising a lock switching unit for switching operation possible/operation impossible in accordance with an input signal from the outside.
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28. A lending reservation method for reserving lending of a small sized information device having a lock function from a terminal via a network comprising:
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a user certification step for authenticating a user with an inputted user ID and a password;
a reservation registration/reservation impossible step for confirming that the reservation is competitive or not with respect to a used date of said small sized information device, which the user, who is authenticated by said user certification step, desires, registering said reservation when there is not competition in reservation and transmitting error information to a terminal on the user side when the registration competition occurs;
a reservation registration confirmation step for confirming the user who registers the reservation in said reservation registration/reservation impossible step and said user'"'"'s reservation information; and
a lock release step for releasing the lock of said small sized information device, which the user, who is confirmed by said reservation registration confirmation step, desires. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program containing instructions which when executed realizes a lending reservation method for reserving lending of a small sized information device having a lock function from a terminal via a network, the lending reservation method comprising:
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a user certification step for authenticating a user with an inputted user ID and a password;
a reservation registration/reservation impossible step for confirming that the reservation is competitive or not with respect to a used date of said small sized information device, which the user, who is authenticated by said user certification step, desires, registering said reservation when there is not competition in reservation and transmitting error information to a terminal on the user side when the registration competition occurs;
a reservation registration confirmation step for confirming the user who registers the reservation in said reservation registration/reservation impossible step and said user'"'"'s reservation information; and
a lock release step for releasing the lock of said small sized information device, which the user, who is confirmed by said reservation registration confirmation step, desires.
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