RENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A rental management system that includes a mobile terminal device and a server wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal device, includes: a rental item code input means disposed at the mobile terminal device for entering an inherent rental item identification code assigned to each rental item; a database disposed at the server, in which rental information to be used when renting out the rental item is stored; a control means disposed at the server for reading out the rental information to be used when renting out the rental item from the database based upon a command wirelessly received from the mobile terminal device; a decision-making means disposed either at the mobile terminal device or at the server for making a decision as to whether or not the rental item is available for rent based upon the rental item identification code assigned to the rental item having been entered by the rental item code input means, and the rental information having been read out by the control means; and a notifying means disposed at the mobile terminal device for notifying results of the decision made by the decision-making means.