A support reception unit issues a reception number in response to an application
for support from a client and notifies the client of the reception number and a
guidance for a call connection. A wait state management unit allocates into a queue
the reception number sent from a call connection by telephone, holds the call connection
and notifies the client, for display, of a current wait state and wait time points
increased as a wait time elapses, until a support client becomes available for
response. When the support client has become available for response, a support
start unit confirms start of support for the client and, as a result of a confirmation
response, connects by an extension the held call connection to the support client.
A support end unit adds the wait time points to be accumulated and stores them
at the point of time when the call connection with the supporter is terminated.