Patent ID: 8239296
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A goods collection assisting method of assisting each of a plurality of business entities to exchange collected used goods of other of the business entities with said other of the business entities and to take back used goods each respective business entity wants to take back, comprising: a collected goods information input step of inputting collected goods information representing collected goods to be stored in a predetermined storage place; an information processing step, implemented by a processor, of storing said collected goods information input from said collected goods information input step into a memory, processing said stored collected goods information, preparing stored goods information indicating collected goods to be taken back by each of said plurality of business entities and notifying each business entity of said stored goods information; a receiver information processing step of receiving and outputting said stored goods information from said information processing step, and inputting desired goods-to-take-back information associated with collected goods each business entity wants to take back and that is prepared based on said stored goods information; and a keeper information processing step of receiving and outputting said desired goods-to-take-back information input from said receiver information processing step; wherein the information about said collected goods includes information for specifying a manufacturer of said collected goods, and an achievement report preparing step of preparing, for each of the manufacturers, a report indicating achievement of collection and exchange of the goods manufactured by the respective manufacturer, and sending the prepared reports to the respective business entity relating to the manufacturer, each of the reports including only information relating to the respective manufacturer; and said information processing step includes classifying said collected goods by manufacturer and preparing said stored goods information based on that classification, and notifying each respective business entity of the stored goods information relating to the collected goods of any specific manufacturer which the respective business entity wants to take back.