Repair relevant information providing system

• US 20070198318A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ikeya, Satoru
• Application Number:
  US11/657,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing apparatus. In the apparatus, the shortest repair days information is determined by comparing days presented by the first transportation days information with a sum of days presented by the second transportation days information and the third transportation days information so as to acquire the shorter days, and calculating a sum of the shorter days and days presented by the repair days information. The lowest repair charge information is determined by comparing a charge presented by the first transportation charge information with a sum of charges presented by the second transportation charge information and the third transportation charge information so as to acquire the lower charge, and calculating a sum of the lower charge and a charge presented by the repair charge information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a component which acquires failure identification information representing failure contents of a device to be repaired;

a component which acquires regional information representing a region where the device is located;

a component which acquires optimum hub information representing a service hub suitable for the repair, from the failure identification information;

a component which acquires jurisdiction hub information representing the service hub which exercises jurisdiction over the region presented by the regional information;

a component which acquires first transportation days information and first transportation charge information required for transportation of the device from the region presented by the regional information to the service hub presented by the optimum hub information, from the regional information and the optimum hub information;

a component which acquires second transportation days information and second transportation charge information required for transportation of the parts necessary for the repair from the service hub presented by the optimum hub information to the service hub presented by the jurisdiction hub information, from the optimum hub information and the jurisdiction hub information;

a component which acquires third transportation days information and third transportation charge information required for transportation of the device from the region presented by the regional information to the service hub presented by the jurisdiction hub information, from the regional information and the jurisdiction hub information;

a component which acquires repair days information and repair charge information required for the repair of the device, from the failure identification information;

a component which compares the number of days presented by the first transportation days information with a sum of the number of days presented by the second transportation days information and the third transportation days information so as to acquire the shorter number of days, and determines a sum of the shorter number of days and the number of days presented by the repair days information as shortest repair days information; and

a component which compares a charge presented by the first transportation charge information with a sum of charges presented by the second transportation charge information and the third transportation charge information so as to acquire the lower charge, and determines a sum of the lower charge and a charge presented by the repair charge information as lowest repair charge information.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a component which demonstrates the shortest repair days information and the lowest repair charge information to a user.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a component which transmits parts information representing parts necessary for the repair and service hub information about the service hub where the device is to be repaired to the information processing apparatus in a service hub having the parts necessary for the repair in a case where the parts necessary for the repair of the device are not present in the service hub where the device is to be repaired.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a component which checks that the device is transported to the service hub.

5. A method of providing repair relevant information comprising:

acquiring failure identification information representing failure contents of a device to be repaired;

acquiring regional information representing a region where the device is located;

acquiring optimum hub information representing a service hub suitable for the repair, from the failure identification information;

acquiring jurisdiction hub information representing the service hub which exercises jurisdiction over the region presented by the regional information;

acquiring first transportation days information and first transportation charge information required for transportation of the device from the region presented by the regional information to the service hub presented by the optimum hub information, from the regional information and the optimum hub information;

acquiring second transportation days information and second transportation charge information required for transportation of parts necessary for the repair from the service hub presented by the optimum hub information to the service hub presented by the jurisdiction hub information, from the optimum hub information and the jurisdiction hub information;

acquiring third transportation days information and third transportation charge information required for transportation of the device from the region presented by the regional information to the service hub presented by the jurisdiction hub information, from the regional information and the jurisdiction hub information;

acquiring repair days information and repair charge information required for the repair of the device, from the failure identification information;

comparing the number of days presented by the first transportation days information with a sum of the number of days presented by the second transportation days information and the third transportation days information so as to acquire the shorter number of days, and determining a sum of the shorter number of days and the number of days presented by the repair days information as shortest repair days information; and

comparing a charge presented by the first transportation charge information with a sum of charges presented by the second transportation charge information and the third transportation charge information so as to acquire the lower charge, and determining a sum of the lower charge and a charge presented by the repair charge information as lowest repair charge information.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising demonstrating the shortest repair days information and the lowest repair charge information to a user.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising transmitting parts information representing parts necessary for the repair and service hub information about the service hub where the device is to be repaired to an information processing apparatus in a service hub having the parts necessary for the repair in a case where the parts necessary for the repair of the device are not present in the service hub where the device is to be repaired.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising checking that the device is transported to the service hub.

9. A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for providing repair relevant information, the function comprising:

acquiring failure identification information representing failure contents of a device to be repaired;

acquiring regional information representing a region where the device is located;

acquiring optimum hub information representing a service hub suitable for the repair, from the failure identification information;

acquiring jurisdiction hub information representing the service hub which exercises jurisdiction over the region presented by the regional information;

acquiring first transportation days information and first transportation charge information required for transportation of the device from the region presented by the regional information to the service hub presented by the optimum hub information, from the regional information and the optimum hub information;

acquiring second transportation days information and second transportation charge information required for transportation of the parts necessary for the repair from the service hub presented by the optimum hub information to the service hub presented by the jurisdiction hub information, from the optimum hub information and the jurisdiction hub information;

acquiring third transportation days information and third transportation charge information required for transportation of the device from the region presented by the regional information to the service hub presented by the jurisdiction hub information, from the regional information and the jurisdiction hub information;

acquiring repair days information and repair charge information required for the repair of the device, from the failure identification information;

comparing the number of days presented by the first transportation days information with a sum of the number of days presented by the second transportation days information and the third transportation days information so as to acquire the shorter number of days, and determining a sum of the shorter number of days and the number of days presented by the repair days information as shortest repair days information; and

comparing a charge presented by the first transportation charge information with a sum of charges presented by the second transportation charge information and the third transportation charge information so as to acquire the lower charge, and determining a sum of the lower charge and a charge presented by the repair charge information as lowest repair charge information.

10. The storage medium of claim 9, wherein the function further comprises demonstrating the shortest repair days information and the lowest repair charge information to a user.

11. The storage medium of claim 9, wherein the function further comprises transmitting parts information representing parts necessary for the repair and service hub information about the service hub where the device is to be repaired to an information processing apparatus in a service hub having the parts necessary for the repair in a case where the parts necessary for the repair of the device are not present in the service hub where the device is to be repaired.

12. The storage medium of claim 9, wherein the function further comprises checking that the device is transported to the service hub.