Accounting apparatus, accounting method and computer-readable recording medium for recording accounting program codes
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1. An accounting apparatus comprising:
- a computer that includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, the computer configured to include;
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, whereinthe occupancy time counting unit is configured to start counting of the occupancy time in response to payment and to terminate counting of the occupancy time in response to execution of a balance returning operation,the charge discounting unit is configured to compare a standard occupancy time that has been set for the number of operations and/or the operation time of the device with the occupancy time counted using the occupancy time counting unit and to discount the charge for use of the device when the occupancy time is shorter than the standard occupancy time and,the charge discounting unit is configured to increase or decrease a discount amount in proportion to a difference between the standard occupancy time and 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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a computer that includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, the computer configured to include; 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, wherein the occupancy time counting unit is configured to start counting of the occupancy time in response to payment and to terminate counting of the occupancy time in response to execution of a balance returning operation, the charge discounting unit is configured to compare a standard occupancy time that has been set for the number of operations and/or the operation time of the device with the occupancy time counted using the occupancy time counting unit and to discount the charge for use of the device when the occupancy time is shorter than the standard occupancy time and, the charge discounting unit is configured to increase or decrease a discount amount in proportion to a difference between the standard occupancy time and the counted occupancy time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An accounting method executed by a computer installed in an accounting apparatus, the computer including an accounting unit, an occupancy unit, and a charge discounting unit, the method comprising:
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the 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; the occupancy time counting unit counting an occupancy time that the device has been exclusively used by a user, the occupancy time counting unit starts counting of the occupancy time in response to payment and terminates counting of the occupancy time in response to execution of a balance returning operation; the charge discounting unit comparing a standard occupancy time that has been set for the number of operations and/or the operation time of the device with the occupancy time counted using the occupancy time counting unit; and the charge discounting unit discounting the charge for use of the device when the occupancy time is shorter than the standard occupancy time wherein discounting the charge for use of the device when the occupancy time is shorter than the standard occupancy time comprises increasing or decreasing a discount amount in proportion to a difference between the standard occupancy time and the counted occupancy time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory 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, wherein the second program code further causes the computer to start counting of the occupancy time in response to payment and to terminate counting of the occupancy time in response to execution of a balance returning operation, the third program code further causes the computer to compare a standard occupancy time that has been set for the number of operations and/or the operation time of the device with the occupancy time counted using the occupancy time counting unit and to discount the charge for use of the device when the occupancy time is shorter than the standard occupancy time, and the third program code further causes the computer to increase or decrease a discount amount in proportion to a difference between the standard occupancy time and the counted occupancy time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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