CONTROLLER FOR RENTAL ARTICLE, MANAGEMENT CENTER FOR RENTAL ARTICLE, AND RENTAL METHOD FOR THE RENTAL ARTICLE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize rental business accurately chargeable, in response to utilization time or frequency of use.;SOLUTION: The rental trader rents concerned rental equipment 400 with an agreement, to a customer. The rental equipment 400 then is set in a condition incapable of being used. An equipment control center 100 transmits an electronic key to the rental equipment, in response to received usage-starting requirements. The rental equipment 400, receiving the electronic key, is changed from the condition of disabled usage into usable condition.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO