Patent ID: 7298507
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A production management apparatus for managing a production of printing pictures ordered from a customer, comprising: an order information input unit for receiving order information that designates order contents of the printing pictures; an order information recording unit for recording said order information in an order information storing unit by associating with identification information identifying said order contents; an order information reading unit for reading out from said order information storing unit said order information associated with said identification information after receiving said identification information as a production order to start producing the printing pictures; a risk ratio calculating unit for calculating a credibility relating to a purchase of the printing pictures made by the customer from information relating to the customer associated with customer identification information, calculating a risk ratio based on said credibility, and outputting said alert information when said risk ratio is above a predetermined value; a task controlling unit for controlling the output of said order information to produce the printing pictures based on said order information; and an image data storing unit for storing image data, wherein said image data stored in said image data storing unit is deleted when a term to store said image data is expired, wherein the production management apparatus manages a printing of print pictures ordered by a customer by referring to the order information storing unit and the image data storing unit, wherein a first terminal of a production system is connected to the production management apparatus via a network, wherein a second terminal of a production system is connected to the first terminal and the production management apparatus via the network, wherein the second terminal has an access right to authenticate the order information for at least one of said image data storing unit and said order information storing unit, wherein said identification information is given to the customer in exchange for receiving the image data, and wherein said image data storing unit instructs said first terminal to display the image data by an input of said identification information from said first terminal.