Information communication apparatus, service providing system, information communication method, information communication program, recording medium storing the information communication program

An information communication apparatus, provided in a user device, which is set to be capable of performing communication with outside via a network, comprising:

• an information generating section for selecting a peripheral device suitable for the user device, so as to generate purchase information which indicates that purchase of the peripheral device is required, in accordance with status of the user device;
• a communication section for opening the purchase information to plural dealers, and for receiving sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said peripheral device, from the respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

An information communication method for transmitting information of a user device via a network to outside, and for receiving information transmitted from the outside, comprising:

• an information generating process for selecting an article suitable for maintenance of the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device;
• and
• a communication informing process for opening the purchase information to plural dealers, and for receiving sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

An information communication method for transmitting information of a user device via a network to outside, and for receiving information, transmitted from the outside, comprising:

• an information generating process for causing an information generating section of an information communication apparatus to select an article suitable for maintenance of the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device;
• and
• a communication informing process for causing a communication section of the information communication apparatus to open the purchase information to plural dealers, and for receiving sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

An information communication program which actuates a computer as an information generating section and as a communication section, said computer being installed in an information communication apparatus, provided in a user device, which is set to be capable of performing communication with outside via a network, wherein:

• said information generating section selects an article suitable for maintenance of the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device, and
• said communication section opens the purchase information to plural dealers, and receives sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

An information communication program which makes a computer execute an information generating process and a communication display process, said computer being installed in an information communication apparatus, provided in a user device, which is set to be capable of performing communication with outside via a network, wherein:

• said information generating process selects an article suitable for maintenance of the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device, and
• said communication informing process opens the purchase information to plural dealers, and receives sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

A computer-readable recording medium which stores an information communication program which actuates a computer as an information generating section and as a communication display section, said computer being installed in an information communication apparatus, provided in a user device, which is set to be capable of performing communication with outside via a network, wherein:

• said information generating section selects an article suitable for maintenance of the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device, and
• said communication section opens the purchase information to plural dealers, and receives sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

A computer-readable recording medium which stores an information communication program, which makes a computer execute an information communication method which includes an information generating process and a communication display process, said computer being installed in an information communication apparatus, provided in a user device, which is set to be capable of performing communication with outside via a network, wherein:

• said information generating process selects an article suitable for maintenance of the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device, and
• said communication informing process opens the purchase information to plural dealers, and receives sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers, so as to inform the sales information to a user.

An information communication method for transmitting information of a user device via a network to outside, and for receiving information, transmitted from the outside, said method making a computer execute (a) an information generating process for selecting an article suitable for maintenance of the user device so as to generate purchase information which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device, and (b) a communication display process for opening the purchase information to plural dealers, and for receiving sales information, which indicate sales conditions of said article, from respective dealers so as to display the sales information to the user, wherein said communication display process is set to open the purchase information to the plural dealers, and to transmit the purchase information to an auction server which collects the sales information from the respective dealers, and said communication display process is further set to receive the sales information of the respective dealers from the auction server.

An information communication apparatus, provided in a user device, which is set to be capable of performing communication with outside, comprising:

• an information generating section for selecting an article suitable for the user device, so as to generate purchase information, which indicates that purchase of the article is required, in accordance with status of the user device;
• and
• a communication section for transmitting the purchase information to plural dealers, and for receiving sales information according to sales conditions of said article from respective dealers, so as to display the sales information to a user.