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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Kohtaro Sabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Iwama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kamitani, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Takiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kohtaro Sabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Iwama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kamitani, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Takiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes an electric power related information obtaining unit mounted on or connected to equipment and configured to obtain electric power related information with regard to the equipment and a communication unit configured to transmit the electric power related information obtained by the electric power related information obtaining unit to a rebate processing apparatus connected via a network. A rebate processing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive electric power related information transmitted from an information processing apparatus mounted on or connected to equipment via the network, a rebate reference calculation unit configured to calculate a rebate reference functioning as a reference for a rebate processing on the basis of the electric power related information, and a rebate processing unit configured to perform a predetermined rebate processing on the basis of the rebate reference.