Rental system
First Claim
1. A rental system, comprising:
- a basic server system for managing information on a plurality of rental articles; and
a business task system capable of communicably connecting to the basic server system, wherein the basic server or the business task system comprises managing means for managing dealings with the customers of the rental articles, and the business task system comprises, for the rental articles;
(1) means for displaying information managed by the basic server system; and
(2) means for receiving rental orders from customers.
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Abstract
A rental system using a computer for integrally managing/operating all the rental properties that a rental company holds at high efficiency. The current positions and operating states of rental properties, such as construction vehicles (101, 101, . . . . . ) are grasped in real time and reported to the rental company system (100) through a network (400). A basic server (108) of the rental company system (100) integrally manages the current positions and operating states, the rental state, and the maintenance state of the construction vehicles (101, (101, . . . . . ) and provides them to the server (111) of branch offices. At the branch offices, by using a terminal computer (112), portable telephones (104) that sales persons carries, and PDAs (104), the latest situation of the construction vehicles (101, 101, . . . . . ) is referred to so that rental orders, transfer, and maintenance of the construction vehicles (101, 101, . . . . . ) are conducted.
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24 Claims
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1. A rental system, comprising:
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a basic server system for managing information on a plurality of rental articles; and
a business task system capable of communicably connecting to the basic server system, wherein the basic server or the business task system comprises managing means for managing dealings with the customers of the rental articles, and the business task system comprises, for the rental articles;
(1) means for displaying information managed by the basic server system; and
(2) means for receiving rental orders from customers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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15. A rental system, comprising:
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a basic server system for managing information on a plurality of rental articles; and
a business task system capable of communicably connecting to the basic server system, wherein the basic server system stores current positional information on the rental article, current operating state information, and maintenance information relating to a maintenance history or maintenance schedule; and
wherein the rental system further comprises a maintenance system, which is capable of connecting communicably to the basic server system, which comprises means for acquiring and displaying the positional information, the operation information and the maintenance information that are stored in the basic server system, and which is provided in a maintenance execution department.
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