Computer system for assisting the collection of gadgets and method for assisting the collection of gadgets using a computer system
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1. A computer system for assisting collection of a gadget, the computer system comprising:
- an acquisition section for acquiring usage information representing how the gadget has been used;
a calculation section for calculating, based on the usage information, an estimate of a sum of money to be paid to a client in exchange for the gadget to be collected or a sum of money to be paid by the client as a usage fee for the gadget; and
a transmission section for transmitting the calculated estimate to the client.
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Abstract
A computer system for assisting collection of a gadget, the computer system including: an acquisition section for acquiring usage information representing how the gadget has been used; a calculation section for calculating, based on the usage information, an estimate of a sum of money to be paid to a client in exchange for the gadget to be collected or a sum of money to be paid by the client as a usage fee for the gadget; and a transmission section for transmitting the calculated estimate to the client.
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1. A computer system for assisting collection of a gadget, the computer system comprising:
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an acquisition section for acquiring usage information representing how the gadget has been used;
a calculation section for calculating, based on the usage information, an estimate of a sum of money to be paid to a client in exchange for the gadget to be collected or a sum of money to be paid by the client as a usage fee for the gadget; and
a transmission section for transmitting the calculated estimate to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system for assisting the collection of gadgets, the computer system comprising:
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an acquisition section for acquiring usage information representing how the gadget has been used;
a transmission section for transmitting the acquired usage information to a computer of at least one business entity which is capable of collecting the gadget, and a reception section for receiving an estimate of a sum of money to be paid to a client in exchange for the gadget to be collected, the estimate being transmitted from the computer of at least one of the at least one business entity, wherein the transmission section transmits the received at least one estimate to the client. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for assisting collection of a gadget by using a computer system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) acquiring, by means of the computer system, usage information representing how the gadget has been used;
(b) based on the usage information, calculating, by means of the computer system, an estimate of a sum of money to be paid to a client in exchange for the gadget to be collected or a sum of money to be paid by the client as a usage fee for the gadget; and
(c) presenting, by means of the computer system, the estimate to the client. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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