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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Hisashi Takata, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiko Hosoe, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Takahisa Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Takata, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiko Hosoe, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Takahisa Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Resupply, recycling and exchange of consumption items of office apparatuses made by two or more manufacturers can be facilitated by a customer support center, a supply center, office systems and customer support terminals connected via a communication network, wherein an apparatus management database, a cost and supply information database, an analysis database, and a supply management database are installed at appropriate locations, each associated with functional units such as a data acquisition unit, a data analysis unit, a report generating unit and the like for issuing purchase orders, recycling orders, exchange orders and office system improvement proposals.