Patent ID: 8005725
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G03G,G06Q

Abstract:
1. An order supporting system comprising: a machine monitoring apparatus including an order supporting apparatus for receiving the status data transmitted from the status data transmitting part via the network and transmitting an electronic mail to a mail address associated to the machine corresponding to the transmitted status data in accordance with the received status data; and wherein the status data storing part stores the status data in correspondence with each supply or each machine, and flag data indicating a first flag value or a second flag value in correspondence with each supply, wherein the status change detecting part sets the flag data to the first flag value when detecting a status change in the supply corresponding to the flag data, wherein the status data transmitting part transmits the status data corresponding to the flag data indicated as the first flag data; and wherein the machine monitoring apparatus sets the flag data to the second flag value when transmitting status data of the supply corresponding to the flag data; and wherein the machine monitoring apparatus further includes a machine searching part for searching for machines connected to the network, and a searched machine data list transmitting part for transmitting a machine data list including status data of the machines found by the machine searching part, wherein the order supporting apparatus includes a machine data list storing part for storing the machine data list, and a target machine selecting part for selecting a machine targeted for obtaining status data from the machine data list.