Patent ID: 7908373

Claim:
A multifunction terminal that transmits predetermined information to an operating information estimation apparatus, wherein the operating information estimation apparatus estimates operating information relating to an execution state of functions provided in the multifunction terminal based on the predetermined information, the multifunction terminal comprising: the operating information estimation apparatus including an environment information acquisition section that acquires environment information relating to an installation location of the multifunction terminal, the environment information including at least one of the number of specified facilities, the number of people who are engaged in a specified occupation, and the number of competing shops within a predetermined area where the multifunction terminal is installed, an operating information acquisition section that acquires operating information relating to an execution state of functions provided in the multifunction terminal, an analysis section that performs regression analysis with the environment information acquired by the environment information acquisition section set as an explanatory variable and the operating information acquired by the operating information acquisition section set as a criterion variable, and an operating information estimation section that estimates the operating information corresponding to given environment information based on a result of the analysis made by the analysis section; a requested information acquisition section that acquires requested information relating to requirements of a user for the multifunction terminal; and a requested information transmission section that transmits the requested information acquired by the requested information acquisition section to the operating information estimation apparatus at a first predetermined timing, wherein the requested information includes at least information relating to functions that the user expects the multifunction terminal to provide.