US 2002/0161906 A1 · Method of flow management for recycled components, flow management system for recycled components, components management server for recycled components, components supply-side terminal and components request-side terminal

Abstract

A method and system for flow management of recycled components is disclosed, utilizing a components management server that is connected to a communication network and a components database having stored therein demand information concerning respective recycled components, whereby when the server receives an inquiry concerning a manufactured article that is to be disposed of and can be dismantled, the server searches the database to find if the specified article contains any recyclable components for which there is a demand, and transmits the search result to the inquiring party, so that these components will be removed from the manufactured article and stored. When the server receives a request for a recycled component, it searches the database to find whether or not the requested component is in stock, and transmits the search result to the requesting party, while if the component is not in stock, demand information concerning that component is registered in the database.

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Dependent claims

A method of flow management for recycled components comprising

preparing components management information which is configured such as to enable demand information to be provided concerning recyclable components which are constituents of manufactured articles, with the demand information being classified in accordance with respective manufactured articles,
receiving, via a network, an inquiry as to whether or not a manufactured article that is to be dismantled contains recyclable components for which there is a demand, and
performing a search of said components management information, in response to said inquiry, to determine whether there is a demand for any of the components of the specified manufactured article, and providing the results of said search via said network, as demand information.

A flow management system comprising

a components management server which can be accessed from the exterior via a network,
a recycled components database which can be accessed by said components management server, to provide demand information concerning recyclable components which are constituents of manufactured articles, with the demand information classified according to the manufactured articles, and
a components supply-side terminal which can access said components management server via said network to send an inquiry as to whether or not there is a demand for recyclable components contained in a manufactured article;
wherein, when said components management server receives said inquiry from said components supply-side terminal, said components management server accesses said recycled components database for information relating to said manufactured article, to determine whether or not there is a demand for said recyclable components contained in said manufactured article, and supplies results obtained from said search to said components supply-side terminal, as demand information concerning said recyclable components.

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Method of flow management for recycled components, flow management system for recycled components, components management server for recycled components, components supply-side terminal and components request-side terminal

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Method of flow management for recycled components, flow management system for recycled components, components management server for recycled components, components supply-side terminal and components request-side terminal

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