Hitachi, Ltd.

Masashi Miyauchi

Yuzo Hiroshige

Masakazu Sakaue

In the case of providing a new information apparatus purchased for the replacement of or for the use in addition to a currently used information apparatus, the present invention enables a user to use the new information apparatus immediately after the delivery by providing the user with the new information apparatus in such a state that the setups and/or data of the currently used information apparatus are stored therein. The new information apparatus is delivered in the aforementioned state by: receiving from the user an order of a service for transferring setups, data and the like at the same time with receiving an order of the new information apparatus; transmitting from the user to an administrative information apparatus the setups, data and the like to be transferred by using a setups/data transfer-dedicated tool; and transmitting and setting up the contents transmitted to the administrative information apparatus to the new information apparatus to be produced according to the user's order. Thus, the user can operate the new information apparatus in the same environment as that of the currently used information apparatus when the user obtains the new information apparatus.

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Hadano, Japan

Masashi Miyauchi