Fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system and fishing gear maintenance cost estimation program

• US 7,657,440 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Issued: 02/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Original Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Inventors: Kuwata, Junichi, Yamane, Takuro
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes; John W
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH
• Application Number:
  US11/429,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20060253298A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,366 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/016 After-sales
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system uses a fishing gear maintenance cost estimation program to estimate cost of maintenance of fishing gear. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system has an information acceptance component, a replacement part determination component, a cost computation component and a display. The information acceptance component accepts estimation basis information including product information and condition information. The product information is information for identifying a product name of fishing gear. The condition information is information for identifying condition of the fishing gear. The replacement part determination component determines a part which must be replaced on the basis of the estimation basis information. The cost computation component computes the overhaul cost including the cost of the part. The display displays the overhaul cost.

Claims

1. A fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system comprising:

a server computer configured to be connected to an internet network, the server computer including

an information acceptance component configured to accept estimation basis information via an Internet Web page, with the estimation basis information including product information in order to identify a product name of a fishing gear on which maintenance estimation is to be performed and actual physical condition information in order to identify an actual physical condition of the fishing gear, and the actual physical condition information being selected from a condition pattern list displayed on the Internet Web Page that includes at least one of the following condition patterns

handle cannot be rotated at all,

rotating condition of line roller is not good,

state of being caught sometimes occurs during rotation of handle,

when spool is moved up and down, resistance to rotation is felt at the time of turning at upper or lower end of stroke, and

resistance to rotation is felt at/during rotation of handle;

a replacement part determination component configured to determine if a part must be replaced based on the estimation basis information;

a cost computation component configured to compute a cost of maintenance, the cost of maintenance including the cost of the part if the replacement part determination component determines that the part must be replaced based on the estimation basis information; and

a display device configured to display the cost of maintenance on the Web page.

2. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

the display is configured to display on the Web page a list of optional parts mountable to the fishing gear, the information acceptance component is configured to accept a selection from the list of optional parts through the Web page, and the cost computation component is configured to compute the cost of maintenance including cost of the selected optional part.

3. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 2, wherein

the display is configured to display information on existence/nonexistence of a stock of the optional parts as well as the list of the optional parts.

4. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 2, wherein

the display is configured to display information indicating that there is a difference between the cost of maintenance computed by the cost computation component including the cost of the optional part and an overhaul cost when the optional part is used in place of the part to be replaced if the selected optional part can be used in place of the part determined to be replaced by the replacement part determination component.

5. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage device configured to store a replacement parts association table containing the product information, the condition patterns and replacement part information indicating the part which must be replaced in correspondence to the condition patterns, wherein

the replacement part determination component determines the part which must be replaced by referring to the replacement parts association table.

6. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a first accumulation component configured to accumulate the estimation basis information;

a maintenance execution information acceptance component configured to accept maintenance execution information, which indicates details of executed maintenance;

a second accumulation component configured to accumulate the maintenance execution information; and

a replacement parts association table update component configured to update the replacement parts association table based on the accumulated estimation basis information and the maintenance execution information.

7. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, further comprising

a first scheduled delivery time computation component configured to compute a scheduled delivery time for delivery of the fishing gear, wherein

the information acceptance component accepts, through the Web page, store information for identifying a store to which the fishing gear is handed over to receive maintenance, and

the first scheduled delivery time computation component is configured to compute the scheduled delivery time based on the part which must be replaced determined by the replacement part determination component and the store information with the display displaying on the Web page the scheduled delivery time computed by the first scheduled delivery time computation component.

8. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 7, further comprising

a progress information acceptance component configured to accept progress information indicating the progress of maintenance on the fishing gear;

and

a second scheduled delivery time computation component configured to compute a scheduled delivery time for delivery of the fishing gear based on the progress information, wherein

the information acceptance component is configured to accept through the Web page an acceptance number assigned to the fishing gear when the fishing gear is handed over to the store to receive maintenance, and

the display is configured to display on the Web page the scheduled delivery time computed by the second scheduled delivery time computation component with respect to the fishing gear corresponding to the acceptance number accepted by the information acceptance component.

9. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

the display is configured to display on the Web page an estimate sheet view containing the product information, the part which must be replaced, and the cost of maintenance.

10. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, further comprising

a progress information acceptance component configured to accept progress information indicating the progress of maintenance on the fishing gear;

and

a scheduled delivery time computation component configured to compute a scheduled delivery time for delivery of the fishing gear based on the progress information, wherein

the information acceptance component is configured to accepts through the Web page an acceptance number assigned to the fishing gear when the fishing gear is handed over to the store to receive maintenance, and

the display is configured to display on the Web page the scheduled delivery time computed by the scheduled delivery time computation component with respect to the fishing gear corresponding to the acceptance number accepted by the information acceptance component.

11. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

the fishing gear comprises a reel.

12. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

maintenance estimation is performed for overhaul maintenance of the fishing gear.

13. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

maintenance estimation is performed for repair of the fishing gear that is out of order.

14. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

the information acceptance component is configured to accept a use period during which the fishing gear has been used, and the replacement part determination component is configured to determine a part which must be replaced based on the use period.

15. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

the information acceptance component is configured to accept the number of times the fishing gear is used, and the replacement part determination component is configured to determine a part which must be replaced based on the number of times the fishing gear has been used.

16. The fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein

the information acceptance component is configured to accept a manufacturing lot number information indicating a manufacturing lot number for the fishing gear, and the replacement part determination component is configured to determine the part which must be replaced based on the manufacturing lot number information.

17. A computer readable medium configured and arranged to store a fishing gear maintenance cost estimation program, the control program comprising instructions for performing:

accepting estimation basis information via an Internet Web page with the estimation basis information including product information for identifying a product name of a fishing gear on which maintenance estimation is to be made and actual physical condition information identifying an actual physical condition of the fishing gear, with the actual physical condition information being selected from a condition pattern list displayed on the Internet Web Page that includes at least one of the following condition patterns

handle cannot be rotated at all,

rotating condition of line roller is not good,

state of being caught sometimes occurs during rotation of handle,

when spool is moved up and down, resistance to rotation is felt at the time of turning at upper or lower end of stroke, and

resistance to rotation is felt at/during rotation of handle;

determining if a part which must be replaced on the basis of the estimation basis information;

computing a cost of maintenance, the cost of maintenance including the cost of the part if it is determined that part must be replaced based on the estimation basis information; and

displaying the cost of maintenance on the Web page.