Management system and management method for charging object apparatus, management apparatus and charging object apparatus
First Claim
1. A management apparatus, comprising:
- storage means into which reservation information including information regarding a use time of a charging object apparatus and information regarding a user is stored;
updating means for updating the reservation information stored in said storage means based on information that the user requests for reservation of use of said charging object apparatus; and
permission information signaling means for signaling, when the reservation information updated by said updating means is different from reservation information of any other user stored in said storage means, permission information for permitting use of said charging object apparatus to the outside based on the use reservation information stored in said storage means.
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Abstract
A management apparatus, a charging object apparatus and a management system and method by which a product of an object of use can be used in an efficiency as high as possible when it is used commonly by a plurality of people. In the management system, the management apparatus includes a storage section into which reservation information including information regarding a use time of a charging object apparatus and information regarding a user is stored, an updating section for updating the reservation information stored in the storage section based on information that the user requests for reservation of use of the charging object apparatus, and a permission information signaling section for signaling, when the reservation information updated by the updating section is different from reservation information of any other user stored in the storage section, permission information for permitting use of the charging object apparatus to the outside based on the use reservation information stored in the storage section.
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46 Claims
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1. A management apparatus, comprising:
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storage means into which reservation information including information regarding a use time of a charging object apparatus and information regarding a user is stored;
updating means for updating the reservation information stored in said storage means based on information that the user requests for reservation of use of said charging object apparatus; and
permission information signaling means for signaling, when the reservation information updated by said updating means is different from reservation information of any other user stored in said storage means, permission information for permitting use of said charging object apparatus to the outside based on the use reservation information stored in said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A management apparatus, comprising:
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grouping means for distributing member registration information representing registered members each into one of a plural number of groups equal to the number of charging object apparatus;
storage means into which reservation information regarding times at which the members are scheduled to use said charging object apparatus is stored for each of the groups;
updating means for updating, based on information representing a request for use of said charging object apparatus from any of the members, the reservation information stored in said storage means regarding the group in which the member is included; and
permission information signaling means for signaling, based on the reservation information stored in said storage means, permission information regarding the member who has made the registration and a time at which the reserved charging object apparatus is scheduled to be used;
said management apparatus managing the information regarding the reservation by the registered member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A charging object apparatus, comprising:
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permission information acquisition means for acquiring permission information from the outside;
discrimination means for discriminating based on the permission information whether or not use of said charging object apparatus by a user should be permitted;
use time period measurement means for measuring an operation time period of said charging object apparatus as a use time period when the use of said charging object apparatus is permitted by said discrimination means; and
charging control means for producing information which makes an object of charging based on information regarding the use time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A management system for managing a charging object apparatus, comprising:
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a management apparatus; and
a charging object apparatus for being managed by said management apparatus;
said management apparatus including storage means into which reservation information including information regarding a use time of a charging object apparatus and information regarding a user is stored, updating means for updating the reservation information stored in said storage means based on information that the user requests for reservation of use of said charging object apparatus, and permission information signaling means for signaling, when the reservation information updated by said updating means is different from reservation information of any other user stored in said storage means, permission information for permitting use of said charging object apparatus to the outside based on the use reservation information stored in said storage means;
said charging object apparatus including permission information acquisition means for acquiring the permission information, discrimination means for discriminating based on the permission information whether or not use of said charging object apparatus by a user should be permitted, use time period measurement means for measuring an operation time period of said charging object apparatus as a use time period when the use of said charging object apparatus is permitted by said discrimination means, and charging control means for producing information which makes an object of charging based on information regarding the use time period. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A management system for managing a charging object apparatus, comprising:
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a management apparatus; and
a charging object apparatus for being managed by said management apparatus;
said management apparatus including grouping means for distributing member registration information representing registered members each into one of a plural number of groups equal to the number of charging object apparatus, storage means into which reservation information regarding times at which the members are scheduled to use said charging object apparatus is stored for each of the groups, updating means for updating, based on information representing a request for use of said charging object apparatus from any of the members, the reservation information stored in said storage means regarding the group in which the member is included, and permission information signaling means for signaling, based on the reservation information stored in said storage means, permission information regarding the member who has made the registration and a time at which the reserved charging object apparatus is scheduled to be used;
said charging object apparatus including permission information acquisition means for acquiring permission information from the outside, discrimination means for discriminating based on the permission information whether or not use of said charging object apparatus by a user should be permitted, use time period measurement means for measuring an operation time period of said charging object apparatus as a use time period when the use of said charging object apparatus is permitted by said discrimination means, and charging control means for producing information which makes an object of charging based on information regarding the use time period. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A management method, comprising the steps performed by a management apparatus of:
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storing reservation information including at least information regarding a use time of a charging object apparatus and information regarding a user;
updating the stored reservation information based on information that the user requests for reservation of use of said charging object apparatus; and
signaling, when the reservation information updated by the updating step is different from reservation information of any other user stored, permission information for permitting use of said charging object apparatus to the outside based on the stored use reservation information; and
the steps performed by said charging object apparatus of;
acquiring the permission information signaled from said management apparatus;
discriminating based on the permission information whether or not use of said charging object apparatus by the user should be permitted;
measuring an operation time period of said charging object apparatus as a use time period when the use of said charging object apparatus is permitted by the discriminating step; and
producing information which makes an object of charging based on information regarding the use time period;
said management apparatus managing the information regarding the reservation by the registered member.
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46. A management method, comprising the steps performed by a management apparatus of:
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distributing member registration information representing registered members each into one of a plural number of groups equal to the number of charging object apparatus;
storing reservation information regarding times at which the members are scheduled to use said charging object apparatus for each of the groups;
updating, based on information representing a request for use of said charging object apparatus from any of the members, the stored reservation information regarding the group in which the member is included; and
signaling, based on the stored reservation information, permission information regarding the member who has made the registration and a time at which the reserved charging object apparatus is scheduled to be used; and
the steps performed by each of said charging object apparatus of;
acquiring the permission information signaled from said management apparatus;
discriminating based on the permission information whether or not use of said charging object apparatus by a user should be permitted;
measuring an operation time period of said charging object apparatus as a use time period wherein charging object apparatus is scheduled to be used when the use of said charging object apparatus is permitted by the discrimination; and
producing information which makes an object of charging on the member based on the information regarding the measured time period within which said charging apparatus object apparatus is used;
said management apparatus managing the information regarding the reservation by the registered member.
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