Accounting Apparatus, Accounting Method and Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Recording Accounting Program Codes
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1. An accounting apparatus comprising:
- an accounting unit configured to impose a charge for use of a device that is an object of accounting on the basis of a number of operations and/or an operation time of the device;
an occupancy time counting unit configured to count an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user; and
a charge discounting unit configured to discount the charge for use of the device on the basis of the counted occupancy time.
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Abstract
An accounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes an accounting unit, an occupancy time counting unit and a charge discounting unit. The accounting unit is configured to impose a charge for use of a device that is an object of accounting on the basis of the number of operations and/or an operation time of the device. The occupancy time counting unit is configured to count an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user. The charge discounting unit is configured to discount the charge for use of the device on the basis of the occupancy time.
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1. An accounting apparatus comprising:
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an accounting unit configured to impose a charge for use of a device that is an object of accounting on the basis of a number of operations and/or an operation time of the device; an occupancy time counting unit configured to count an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user; and a charge discounting unit configured to discount the charge for use of the device on the basis of the counted occupancy time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An accounting method comprising:
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an accounting unit imposing a charge for use of a device that is an object of accounting on the basis of a number of operations and/or an operation time of the device; an occupancy time counting unit counting an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user; and a charge discounting unit discounting the charge for use of the device on the basis of the counted occupancy time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable recording medium that stores accounting program codes to be executed by a computer installed in an accounting apparatus, the accounting program codes comprising:
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a first program code for causing the computer to impose a charge for use of a device that is an object of accounting on the basis of a number of operations and/or an operation time of the device; a second program code for causing the computer to count an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user; and a third program code for causing the computer to discount the charge for use of the device on the basis of the counted occupancy time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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