Patent ID: 7657440

Claim:
A fishing gear maintenance cost estimation system comprising: a server computer configured to be connected to an internet network, the server computer including an information acceptance component configured to accept estimation basis information via an Internet Web page, with the estimation basis information including product information in order to identify a product name of a fishing gear on which maintenance estimation is to be performed and actual physical condition information in order to identify an actual physical condition of the fishing gear, and the actual physical condition information being selected from a condition pattern list displayed on the Internet Web Page that includes at least one of the following condition patterns handle cannot be rotated at all, rotating condition of line roller is not good, state of being caught sometimes occurs during rotation of handle, when spool is moved up and down, resistance to rotation is felt at the time of turning at upper or lower end of stroke, and resistance to rotation is felt at/during rotation of handle; a replacement part determination component configured to determine if a part must be replaced based on the estimation basis information; a cost computation component configured to compute a cost of maintenance, the cost of maintenance including the cost of the part if the replacement part determination component determines that the part must be replaced based on the estimation basis information; and a display device configured to display the cost of maintenance on the Web page.