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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
Fsas Technologies Inc., Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Nitta, Yamato, JP;
Kenji Itoh, Machida, JP;
Kazuhiro Nakano, Kawasaki, JP;
Anjie Zhang, Ota, JP;
Toshihiro Kai, Souka, JP;
Kota Iriguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoyuki Yoshimi, Kawasaki, JP;
Mai Izawa, Ota, JP;
Kenichi Takayanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
FSAS Technologies Inc., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A storing unit stores therein contract information indicating, with respect to each of a plurality of devices rented to a user and included in a system, an expiration time point at which a rental contract of each of the plurality of devices expires and communication channel information indicating inter-device communication channels between the plurality of devices. A processing unit determines, based on the contract information and the communication channel information, a second device to experience effect of expiration of the rental contract of a first device at a first time point amongst the plurality of devices, and outputs information indicating the effect on the second device.