Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price
Reexamination Certificate
2001-12-27
2010-11-02
Hayes, John W (Department: 3628)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
C705S001100, C705S004000, C705S014400, C705S034000, C705S040000, C358S001100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07827121
ABSTRACT:
A user of devices (1) to (3) pays a predetermined accumulated fee to a device maker through a finance company every month. For each device of each user, a server (B) of the maker converts the sum of the accumulative fee into maintenance points and stores them in a point management table (6). After maintenance, the server (B) subtracts the points corresponding to the maintenance charge from the maintenance points to settle the maintenance cost. Service points are given according to an operation record sent from the devices (1) to (3) through a communications network (5) and a discount is given corresponding to the service points when the maintenance cost is settled.
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ARKRAY, Inc.
Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson P.C.
Hayes John W
Nelson Freda A
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