JP6712038B1 - Product operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of operating a product that satisfies the needs of both the owner of the product and the user who desires to use the product. According to one aspect of the present invention, a server device that mediates between an owner device related to an owner of a product and a user device related to a user who desires to use the product, which are connected by a network. A method of operating a product, provided by, accepting an operation request from a user device for a product owned by a user, assessing the product, and depositing money calculated based on the assessed amount. Is given to the user, and the product is operated to the user who wants to use the product. [Selection diagram] Fig. 7

Description

The present invention relates to a product operating method provided by a server device that mediates between an owner device associated with an owner of a product and a user device associated with a user who desires to use the product.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system or method for mediating between a person desiring to sell a brand product (article) and a person desiring to purchase it has been disclosed.

For example, when a person desiring to sell a branded product (commodity) brings the product to a purchaser, a method for determining the authenticity of the product is disclosed (Patent Document 1), or the seller of the product sells the product to the user. In the case of lending a deposit, there is disclosed a method of receiving a deposit in advance before sending a product to a user and returning the deposit after it has been returned (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-153296 JP 2008-197959A

However, Patent Document 1 only discloses a technique related to the safe distribution of products in the secondary distribution market of general brand products, and Patent Document 2 transmits the guarantee money via the Internet. Although it discloses a safe rental method of goods, the seller can manage the rental by himself even if he/she can expect the profit from renting the goods, and he/she deposits at a pawn shop. However, there is a problem that the owner must bear the amount of interest.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating a product that satisfies the needs of both the owner of the product and the user who wants to use the product.

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is provided by a server device that mediates between an owner device related to an owner of a product and a user device related to a user who desires to use the product, which are connected by a network. , How to operate the product,
Accepts operation requests from user devices for products owned by users,
Assess the product,
The deposit calculated based on the assessed amount is given to the user,
The product is operated for the user who wants to use the product.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method of operating a product that satisfies the needs of both the owner of the product and the user who desires to use the product.

It is a block configuration diagram showing an operation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block block diagram which shows the server apparatus 100 of FIG. It is a functional block block diagram which shows the owner apparatus 200 of FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of owner data stored in the server 100. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of user data stored in the server 100. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of operation data stored in the server 100. FIG. It is an example of a flowchart related to a method of operating a product according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a flowchart according to a specific example of a method of operating a product according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is another example of the flowchart which concerns on the specific example of the operating method of the goods which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the flowchart which concerns on the specific example of the operating method of the goods which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the operation data stored in the server 100 which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the content of the present disclosure described in the claims. In addition, not all of the constituent elements shown in the embodiments are essential constituent elements of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment 1)
<Structure>
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing an operation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation system 1 acts as an intermediary between an owner device 200 associated with an owner of a brand-name product (hereinafter referred to as “product”) such as a watch and a user device 300 associated with a user who desires to use the product. And a server device 100 that operates.

The server device 100, the owner device 200, and the user device 300 are connected via the network NW. The network NW is configured by the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like.

The server device 100 is a device that deposits a product from the owner device 200 and performs an operation process of the product toward the user device 300. For example, the server device 100 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. Alternatively, it may be logically realized by cloud computing. In the present embodiment, one server device is illustrated for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of server devices may be used.

The owner device 200 is an information processing device such as a personal computer or a tablet terminal, which is owned by a user who owns a product such as a clock and uses a service provided by the server device 100, but may be a smartphone or a mobile phone. , PDA or the like.

The user device 300 desires to use a product such as a watch through rental (rental) and the like, and is owned by a user who uses the service provided by the server device 100, such as a personal computer or a tablet terminal. Although it is an information processing device, it may be configured by a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like.

In this embodiment, the operation system 1 includes a server device 100, a device 200, and a user device 300, and an owner or a user of a product uses the owner device 200 and the user device 300, respectively, to make a server device. Although the description is given as a configuration for performing an operation on 100, the server device 100 may be configured as a stand-alone device, and the server device itself may be provided with a function for an owner or a user of the product to perform an operation.

FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the server device 100 of FIG. The server device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for communicating with the owner apparatus 200 and the user apparatus 300 via the network NW, and performs communication according to a communication protocol such as TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). ..

The storage unit 120 stores programs for executing various control processes and each function in the control unit 130, input data, and the like, and includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. It The storage unit 120 also stores various data related to the owner of the product, a storage unit 121, a user data storage unit 122 that stores various data related to a user who desires to use the product, and the product. It has an operation data storage unit 123 and the like for storing data related to the operation of. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 can also temporarily store data that has been communicated with the owner device 200 and the user device 300. A database (not shown) storing various data may be built outside the storage unit 120.

The control unit 130 controls the overall operation of the server device 100 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 120, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and the like. To be done. As the functions of the control unit 130, an instruction receiving unit 131 that receives an instruction from the owner device 200 or the user device 300, an owner data management unit 132 that processes various types of data related to the owner, and various types related to the user. It has a user data management unit 133 that processes data and an operation management unit 134 that processes the operation of products. The instruction receiving unit 131, the owner data management unit 132, the user data management unit 133, and the operation management unit 134 are activated by the program stored in the storage unit 120 and executed by the server device 100 that is a computer (electronic computer). To be done.

The instruction accepting unit 131 is provided by the server 100, and a user makes a predetermined request (by pressing a specific icon) via a user interface such as a web screen displayed on the owner device 200 or the user device 300. Then, the instruction is accepted from the owner apparatus 200 or the user apparatus 300 via the communication unit 110.

The owner data management unit 132 stores various data related to the owner of the product (for example, owner profile information, contact information, information related to the owner's product (for example, watch), operation information of the product, and the like. Information) is managed and processed.

The user data management unit 133 includes various data related to the user who desires to use the product (for example, various data related to the user (for example, user profile information, contact information, products used by the user ( For example, it manages and manages information such as operational information of a clock).

The operation management unit 134 performs later-described processing related to the operation of the product, for example, processing of renting the product to the user.

FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram showing the owner apparatus 200 of FIG. The owner device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a display operation unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

The communication unit 210 is a communication interface for communicating with the server device 100 via the network NW, and communicates according to a communication protocol such as TCP/IP.

The display operation unit 220 is a user interface used by the owner to input an instruction and display a text, an image, or the like according to the input data from the control unit 240, and the owner device 200 is configured by a personal computer. If the owner device 200 is composed of a tablet terminal, it is composed of a touch panel or the like. The display operation unit 220 is activated by the control program stored in the storage unit 230 and executed by the owner device 200 which is a computer (electronic computer).

The storage unit 230 stores programs for executing various control processes and each function in the control unit 240, input data, and the like, and is configured by a RAM, a ROM, and the like. In addition, the storage unit 230 temporarily stores the content of communication with the server device 100.

The control unit 240 controls the overall operation of the owner device 200 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 230, and is configured by a CPU, GPU, and the like.

It should be noted that the server device 100 may be configured to include the function of the display operation unit, and in this case, the owner device 200 may not be configured.

Note that the functional configuration of the user device 300 is also substantially the same as that of the owner device 200, so description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of owner data stored in the server 100.

The owner data 1000 shown in FIG. 4 stores various data related to an owner who owns a product such as a watch. In FIG. 4, an example of one owner of the product (owner specified by the owner ID “10001”) is shown for convenience of description, but information of a plurality of owners can be stored. As various data related to the owner, for example, owner's profile information (owner's name, date of birth, gender, etc.), owner's contact information (address, telephone number, email address, etc.), owned clock information (Product ID, watch name, purchase assessment price (and/or deposit amount), watch deposit period (contract period), information regarding whether or not ownership of the watch is abandoned, etc.), watch operation information (transaction ID, However, the information is not limited to this. Further, as the owner data 1000, it is possible to have the transfer destination information of the deposit of the owner, a credit card and the like.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of user data stored in the server 100.

The user data 2000 shown in FIG. 5 stores various data related to users who use products such as watches. In FIG. 5, for convenience of explanation, an example of one user of the product (user identified by the user ID “20001”) is shown, but information of a plurality of users can be stored. As various data related to the user, for example, the user's profile information (user's name, date of birth, gender, etc.), user's contact information (address, telephone number, email address, etc.), clock operation The information can be information (transaction ID, operation breakdown, etc.), but is not limited to this. Further, as the user data 2000, it is possible to have transfer destination information for charging a user's rent expense, credit card information, and the like.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of operation data stored in the server 100.

The operation data 3000 shown in FIG. 6 stores various data related to the operation of products such as watches. In FIG. 6, for convenience of explanation, several examples of product operations (operations specified by transaction IDs “30001” and “30002”) are shown, but information about other operations can be stored. As the operation data 3000, for example, regarding the operation of the product specified by the transaction ID “30001”, the owner ID of the product (eg, “10001”) and the user ID related to the user who uses the product (eg, “20001”), a product ID identifying the product (for example, “40001”), a purchase assessment price (for example, “400,000 yen”) of the product, and an amount of a deposit calculated based on the purchase assessment price ( For example, "320,000 yen"), operation (rent) start date of the product (for example, "April 1, 2019"), planned return date (for example, "July 1, 2019"), return date ( For example, it can have information such as “July 1, 2019.” However, it is not limited to this. In particular, the purchase assessment price and deposit amount information should be managed as other data such as owner data. It is also possible, and if the operation (rental) is not based on the period, the item of “scheduled return date” is unnecessary.

<Process flow>
The flow of processing of the product operation method executed by the operation system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an example of a flowchart of a product operating method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Here, in order to use the operation system 1, the owner and/or the user accesses the server device 100 by using the Internet browser of each of the owner device 200 and the user device 300, for example, an ID and a password. The service becomes available by logging in after receiving predetermined authentication such as inputting. After this authentication, a predetermined user interface is provided via the web screen or the like, and the process proceeds to step S101 shown in FIG.

First, as the process of step S101, the server device 100 receives a rental request for a product from the user device 200. For example, the owner of a certain timepiece (for example, "Rolex (registered trademark)") operates the owner device 200 to provide predetermined information (for example, the name of the timepiece, the date of purchase, the information on the state of use ( When a request for renting the clock is made to the operator who operates the server 100 by inputting (photograph, etc., if necessary), the instruction receiving unit of the control unit 130 of the server apparatus 100. 131 receives the rental request from the owner apparatus 200 via the communication unit 110.

As the process of step S102, the server device 100 evaluates the product to be rented. For example, the owner data management unit 132 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 refers to the assessment reference information such as a price list of a clock (not shown) to assess the purchase assessment price of the clock that the user desires to rent. To do. For example, when the purchase assessment price of “Rolex (registered trademark)” is “400,000 yen”, the owner data management unit 132 determines that the assessment price of the watch is 400,000 yen, and the owner data storage unit 121. The information included in the owner data 1000 stored in (for example, the “purchase price” of the owned clock information of the owner ID “10001”) is updated.

Subsequently, as a process of step S103, the server device 100 performs a process of depositing the product from the owner of the product. As the deposit processing, for example, the owner data management unit 132 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 calculates the deposit based on the above-mentioned purchase assessment price of the watch, and the lease contract including the purchase assessment price and the deposit amount. The contract is executed by displaying the contract document in which the necessary items are entered on the screen of the owner apparatus 200, and receiving the instruction from the owner apparatus 200 to agree to the contract. It is concluded. Here, the contract content includes a deposit period (for example, 3 months, 6 months, etc.) for depositing the watch from the owner. When the contract is concluded, the owner data management unit 132 updates the information included in the owner data 1000 (for example, “deposit” of “operation information” of the owner ID “10001”), and By referring to the transfer account information or the like and instructing the remittance of the deposit via a remittance processing unit (not shown) or a remittance processing server, a process of giving the deposit to the owner is performed.

Then, as a process of step S104, the server apparatus 100 performs a process of subleasing a product to a user who desires to use the product. For example, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server apparatus 100 registers the clock (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”) transferred by the sublease contract in the operation data 3000 as the product ID “40001”, It may be provided to one or more user devices as a watch available, along with other watches, as a list for rent. For example, when a user associated with the user device 300 desires to use a clock (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)” and makes a request to the server device 100 for renting the clock, the server device 100 receives the request. , Accepts the request, and rents the clock to the user associated with the user device 300.

As described above, through the operation method of this embodiment, the owner of a product can temporarily obtain money collected from the product, and a user who wants to use the product can purchase the product. It is possible to provide an operation method of a product that satisfies the needs of both the owner of the product and the user who desires to use the product. Further, the service operator who provides the service provided by the server device 100 can obtain an operating profit equivalent to interest by subleasing the product acquired from the owner of the product, so that the owner later deposits the deposit. Even when refunding to the service operator, there is no need to bear interest.

FIG. 8 is an example of a flowchart according to a specific example of a product operating method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, as the process of step S201, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 receives a rental request for a product from the user device 300 that desires to use the product. For example, when a user (whose user ID is “20001”) desires to use a certain clock (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), the user operates the user device 300 and can use it. When the clock is selected from the list of available clocks and the rental request is transmitted, the instruction receiving unit 131 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 receives the rental request from the owner device 200 via the communication unit 110. ..

Next, as a process of step S202, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 performs a rental start process. For example, the operation management unit 134 confirms the use status of the watch with the product ID “40001” (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), and if available, performs a predetermined payment process and then requests rent. The rent is started for the user (for example, the user ID “20001”) who operates. When the rental starts, the operation management unit 134 updates the items of “user ID” and “operation start date” of the operation data 3000. Here, the service operator can set a rental period (for example, 3 months) before starting the rental. The rental period can be determined based on the contract period determined in the deposit processing in S103. For example, if the time period for depositing the watch is 6 months, the rental period for the user can be set within the range of up to 6 months according to the user's request, or in advance, "2 months, 2 months, It is also possible to provide a frame for a plurality of rental periods such as “two months” or “two months, three months, one month” and lend the product to different users for each rental period. In addition, prior to the expiration of the deposit period, the scheduled return date can be set a few weeks earlier so that the product can be reliably returned from the user.

Next, as the process of step S203, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 confirms whether the lease contract has expired. For example, the operation management unit 134 refers to the operation data 3000, confirms the “return date” (for example, 3 months from the operation start date) for the watch with the product ID “40001,” and determines whether the return date has arrived. Check if

In the process of step S204, if the lease contract has not expired, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 confirms whether the return of the product has been accepted from the user as the process of step S204, When the return is accepted, in step S205, processing for ending the rental is performed. Further, when the lease contract has expired in step S204, the operation management unit 134 performs a process of ending the rental of the product in step S205. For example, the operation management unit 134 updates the item of “return date” (for example, “July 1, 2019”) when the return of the product is actually accepted for the watch of the product ID “40001” in the operation data 3000. ..

Next, in the process of step S206, the owner data management unit 132 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 confirms whether the deposit refund has been accepted from the product owner. For example, the owner data management unit 132 refers to the owner data 1000 and confirms whether or not the deposit money is refunded for the watch with the product ID “40001”.

In the process of step S206, when the refund of the deposit is received from the owner, the owner data management unit 132 performs a process of returning the product to the owner in step S207. For example, the owner data management unit 132 returns the product by instructing the return of the product ID “40001” such as shipping the product through a refund processing unit (not shown), a return processing server, or the like. Perform processing.

In the process of step S206, if the refund of the deposit has not been received from the owner, that is, if the period for keeping the product from the owner has not expired, the process returns to S201, and another user of the same product. You can apply for rental from. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, for the product with the product ID “40001” with the owner ID “10001” (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), from the previous user (for example, the user ID “20001”) From July 2, 2019 after the return, the rental can be started for another user (for example, user ID “20003”).

As described above, according to one specific example of the operation method of the present embodiment, the service operator who provides the service provided by the server device 100 is a user who purchases a product at a low price from the owner of the product for a predetermined period. By subleasing against, it is possible to stably obtain the operating profit according to the period.

FIG. 9 is another example of the flowchart according to the specific example of the product operating method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, as the process of step S301, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 receives a rental request for a product from the user device 300 that desires to use the product. For example, when a user (whose user ID is “20001”) desires to use a certain clock (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), the user operates the user device 300 and can use it. When the clock is selected from the list of available clocks and the rental request is transmitted, the instruction receiving unit 131 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 receives the rental request from the owner device 200 via the communication unit 110. ..

Next, as the process of step S302, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 performs a rental start process. For example, the operation management unit 134 confirms the usage status of the watch with the product ID “40001” (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), and if available, the user who wants to rent (for example, a user). Start renting for ID "20001"). When the rental starts, the operation management unit 134 updates the items of “user ID” and “operation start date” of the operation data 3000.

Next, as the process of step S303, the owner data management unit 132 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 confirms whether a refund of the deposit has been accepted from the owner of the product. For example, the owner data management unit 132 refers to the owner data 1000 and confirms whether or not the deposit money is refunded for the watch with the product ID “40001”.

In the process of step S303, when the refund of the deposit is received from the owner, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 performs a process of ending the rent in step S304. For example, the operation management unit 134 inputs the return date (for example, “June 20, 2019”) at which the return of the product is actually accepted for the watch of the product ID “40001” of the operation data 3000 to input the data. In addition, the owner data management unit 132 performs a process of returning the product to the owner in step S207. For example, the owner data management unit 132, for the clock of the product ID “40001” (not shown). ) The product is returned by instructing a return such as shipping the product through the refund processing unit, the return processing server, or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the refund of the deposit is not accepted from the owner apparatus 200 for a certain period, the server apparatus 100 can determine that the owner has abandoned the product, and in that case, The operation management unit 134 of the server device 100 can operate the product semipermanently. In that case, the owner data management unit 132 or the operation management unit 134 can update the owner data 1000, the operation data 3000, and the like as abandonment information that the owner has abandoned the product.

As described above, through another specific example of the operation method of the present embodiment, a service operator who provides a service provided by the server device 100 can sublease a product that is acquired at a low price from the product owner. While the operating profit can be obtained, the sublease scheme can be flexibly changed according to the circumstances of the owner.

(Embodiment 2)
In the present embodiment, the basic operation system configuration and the functional configurations of the server device 100 and the owner device 200/user device 300 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Regarding the pre-processing part of the basic operation method, as in the example shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to apply a mode of giving a deposit in exchange for the transfer of a product, or a mode of purchasing a product from the owner. Can also be applied. FIG. 10 is an example of a flowchart according to a specific example of a product operating method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as an operation method of the product, the product transferred from the owner (corporation or individual) is sold to users who desire to purchase the product with a trial period contract. It was done.

First, as the process of step S401, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 receives a purchase request for a product from the user device 300 that desires to purchase the product. For example, when a user (whose user ID is “20001”) desires to purchase a certain clock (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), the user operates the user device 300 and the user device 300 can be used. When the timepiece is selected from the list of timepieces and the purchase request is transmitted, the instruction receiving unit 131 of the control unit 130 of the server apparatus 100 receives the purchase request from the owner apparatus 200 via the communication unit 110. ..

Next, as the process of step S402, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 performs a trial period start process. For example, the operation management unit 134 confirms the usage status of the watch with the product ID “40001” (for example, “Rolex (registered trademark)”), and if available, the user who wants to rent (for example, a user). For the ID "20001"), the product is sold with a special contract to cancel within the trial period. When the trial period associated with the sale starts, the operation management unit 134 updates the items of “user ID” and “trial period start date” of the operation data 4000 shown in FIG. 11.

Next, as the processing of step S403, the operation management unit 134 of the control unit 130 of the server device 100 confirms whether or not the trial period has expired. For example, the operation management unit 134 refers to the operation data 4000, confirms the “trial period expiration date” (for example, two weeks from the trial period start date) for the watch with the product ID “40001”, and the trial period has ended. Make sure that.

When the trial period has expired, in step S404, the operation management unit 134 confirms whether the user data management unit 133 has received the product return request from the user device 300 in step S404.

In the process of step S404, if there is no product return request from the user device, the operation management unit 134 performs the purchase process in step S405. For example, the operation management unit 134 updates the item “return date” in the operation data 4000 of FIG. 11 to a status such as “sold” indicating that the product has been sold. Here, the case where there is no request for the return of the product also includes the case where there is a user's intention of purchase.

If the product return request is received from the user device in the process of step S404, the operation management unit 134 performs the product return process in step S406. For example, when the operation management unit 134 actually confirms the return of the product, the return date (for example, “April 14, 2019” for the watch of the product ID “40001” in the operation data 4000 is set in the item “return date”). )) is updated. Here, it is possible to accept the return request before the trial period expires, and in that case, the same processing can be performed.

In the process of step S407, the operation management unit 134 updates the selling price of the returned merchandise. That is, the returned merchandise is regarded as deteriorated for the trial period, and a predetermined amount is subtracted from the original selling price for the period (for example, two weeks). In the example of the operation data 4000 in FIG. 11, for the transaction ID “30001”, for the product ID “40001” that has been returned after the trial period from the user ID “20001”, the original sale price (eg, 1,000,000) is returned. A predetermined amount (for example, 20,000 yen) is subtracted from (yen), and the selling price is set in advance to 980,000 yen in the next transaction (transaction ID "30003") for the same product.

As described above, through the specific example of the operation method according to the present embodiment, the service operator who provides the service provided by the server device 100 can transfer the product transferred from the product owner to the user under a certain condition. It can be sold under. Here, when a trial period is set up and the products returned after the trial period are put on the market for sale, by discounting a predetermined amount and setting the price, the user can have an opportunity to purchase the product at a low price. While providing, the service operator can get an opportunity to sell the product more reliably.

Although the embodiments according to the disclosure have been described above, they can be implemented in various other forms, and can be implemented by making various omissions, substitutions, and changes. These embodiments and modifications, and omissions, substitutions and changes are included in the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents.

1 Operation System 100 Server Device, 110 Communication Unit, 120 Storage Unit, 130 Control Unit, 200 Owner Device, 300 User Device, NW Network

Claims (5)

A method for operating an article, which is provided by a server apparatus that mediates between an owner apparatus associated with the article owner and a user apparatus associated with a user who desires to use the article, connected via a network. hand,
The server device is
Accept the operation request from the owner device for the goods owned by the owner,
Performing an assessment of the article, storing information related to the article and an assessment amount of the article in the owner data in association with the owner,
Based on the assessed amount, the amount paid to the owner as a compensation for the operation of the article is stored in the owner data as a deposit,
For the user who wants to use the article, the article is operated, and the operation start date of the article is stored in the operation data that stores the operation information of the article,
When the deposit is refunded from the owner, the return of the article is accepted from the user, the return date of the article is stored in the operation data,
When refund of the deposits from the owner did a certain period, as the owner has abandoned the article, and updates the ownership data for storing information of the owner,
The assessed amount and the amount paid to the owner are different,
Operation method. The operation method according to claim 1, wherein the operation is to rent the article. Storing a deposit period for depositing the article from the owner in the owner data in association with the owner,
At least one user who wants to use the article operates the article for at least the deposit period, and stores the operation period of the article in operation data that stores operation information of the article. ,
The operation method according to claim 1. Furthermore, the deposit period of the article is stored in the owner data in association with the owner,
Upon expiration of the deposit period, when the owner requests the return of the article, the article is returned.
The operation method according to claim 1. Furthermore, the deposit period of the article is stored in the owner data in association with the owner,
After the expiration of the prescribed period and before the expiration of the deposit period, operate for the user who newly requests the use of the article,
Store the operation start date and the expected return date of the article in the operation data that stores the operation information of the article,
The operation method according to claim 1.