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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Takehito Yamaguchi, Hirakata, JP;
Yuji Okada, Takarazuka, JP;
Kenji Hisatomi, Neyagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Business machine network terminal and a business machine network information management system are provided which collect information such as the use histories of business machines on services provided through cooperative processing, and which manage the accounting information on the machines for the services. Business machine network terminal includes a service selecting means for selecting a service, a processing means for performing the processing necessary for the service, and a processing information transmitting means for transmitting the information that is generated on the basis of the processing with the processing means, and that is necessary for managing the terminals. The business machine network information management system includes the business machine network terminals and an information management server, which calculates predetermined management information on the basis of the information transmitted from the terminals.