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An equipment inspection support system that supports an inspection technician who is to perform equipment maintenance inspection by operating a terminal device for sequentially displaying details of work to be performed by the inspection technician and for receiving input of inspection result data from maintenance inspection work, and a status information acquisition device for acquiring status information concerning a maintenance and inspection work site, comprising:a contents storage unit for storing inspection item contents for each maintenance and inspection work to be transmitted to the terminal device, and interaction scenarios for determining an order of the inspection item contents to be transmitted to the terminal device according to equipment maintenance inspection procedures;a maintenance and inspection management unit for receiving the inspection result data from the terminal device, and for selecting and transmitting to the terminal device the inspection item contents stored in the contents storage unit based on the interaction scenario stored in the contents storage unit and the received inspection result data;a timing determination unit for determining timing for status information acquisition by the status information acquisition device based on the inspection item contents transmitted to the terminal device by the maintenance and inspection management unit and the inspection result data transmitted from the terminal device;a status information acquisition unit for collecting the status information acquired by the status information acquisition device according to the status information acquisition timing determined by the timing determination unit;a result data control unit for creating a result data correspondence table for associating the inspection result data received by the maintenance and inspection management unit with the status information collected by the status information acquisition unit; andan inspection result storage unit for storing inspection result data, status information, and result data correspondence table. 2. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 1, wherein the status information acquisition device is a video camera for acquiring image data of the maintenance and inspection work site. 3. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 2, wherein the status information acquisition device further comprises one or more sensors selected from the group consisting of a condenser microphone, odor sensor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, tactile sensor, pressure sensor, and a sensor for acquiring status information concerning the maintenance and inspection work site other than image data. 4. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 3, wherein the timing determination unit comprises a result data judgment unit for judging whether the inspection result data is normal or abnormal; andwhen the status information acquisition device is a video camera, the status information collected by the status information acquisition unit is correlated with inspection result data and stored in the inspection result storage unit regardless of whether the judgment result by the result data judgment unit was normal or abnormal, and when the status information acquisition device is not a video camera, the status information collected by the status information acquisition unit is correlated with the inspection result data and stored in the inspection result storage unit only when the judgment by the result data judgment unit was abnormal. 5. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 3, wherein the timing determination unit comprises a result data judgment unit for judging whether the inspection result data is normal or abnormal; andthe status information collected by the status information acquisition unit is correlated with the inspection result data and stored in the inspection result storage unit only when the judgment by the result data judgment unit is abnormal. 6. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 2, further comprising an image recognition unit for analyzing image data transmitted from the status information acquisition device for comparison with the inspection result data transmitted from the terminal device, wherein when there are inconsistencies in the image recognition unit comparison results, inspection item contents giving instructions for re-inspection of the relevant inspection item are transmitted to the terminal device by the maintenance and inspection management unit. 7. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 2, further comprising an object of inspection detector for performing image recognition of image data from the status information acquisition device, determining the identification code attached to the equipment or device to be inspected, and determining conformity with the inspection item contents currently being processed by the maintenance and inspection management unit. 8. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 1, further comprising:an inspection result query unit for allowing a third party to query the inspection result data and status information stored in the inspection result storage unit; anda re-inspection instruction unit for causing, with respect to the maintenance and inspection work corresponding to the inspection result data and status information stored in the inspection result storage unit, inspection item contents that indicate additional inspection to be transmitted from the maintenance and inspection management unit to the terminal device, and/or causing the status information acquisition unit to reacquire the status information from the status information acquisition device. 9. An equipment inspection support system according to claim 1, wherein status information acquisition means inserts additional information such as maintenance and inspection work location, acquisition time, inspection technician data and the like into acquired status information using an invisible digital watermark. 10. An equipment inspection support method that supports an inspection technician who perform equipment maintenance inspection by operating a terminal device for sequentially displaying details of work to be performed by the inspection technician and for receiving input of inspection result data from the maintenance inspection work, and acquiring status information on a maintenance and inspection work site from a status information acquisition device, comprising:storing inspection item contents for each maintenance and inspection work to be transmitted to the terminal device, and interaction scenarios for determining an order of the inspection item contents to be transmitted to the terminal device according to equipment maintenance inspection procedures;receiving, in a maintenance and inspection management unit, the inspection result data from the terminal device, and selecting and transmitting to the terminal device the stored inspection item contents based on the stored interaction scenario and the received inspection result data;determining, in a timing determination unit, timing for the acquired status information based on the inspection item contents transmitted to the terminal device by the maintenance and inspection management unit and the inspection result data transmitted from the terminal device;collecting the acquired status information according to the status information acquisition timing determined by the timing determination unit;creating a result data correspondence table for associating the inspection result data received by the maintenance and inspection management unit with the acquired status information collected by the status information acquisition unit; andstoring the inspection result data, acquired status information, and result data correspondence table. 11. A computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an equipment inspection support method that supports an inspection technician who is to perform equipment maintenance inspection by operating a terminal device for sequentially displaying details of work to be performed by such inspection technician and for receiving input of inspection result data from the maintenance inspection work, and acquiring status information of a maintenance and inspection work site from a status information acquisition device, according to a process comprising:storing the inspection item contents for each maintenance and inspection work to be transmitted to the terminal device, and interaction scenarios for determining the order of the inspection item contents to be transmitted to the terminal device according to the equipment maintenance inspection procedures;receiving, in a maintenance and inspection management unit, the inspection result data from the terminal device, and selecting and transmitting to the terminal device the stored inspection item contents based on the stored interaction scenario and the received inspection result data;determining, in timing determination unit, timing for the acquired status information based on the inspection item contents transmitted to the terminal device by the maintenance and inspection management unit and the inspection result data transmitted from the terminal device;collecting the status information acquired by the status information acquisition device according to the status information acquisition timing determined by the timing determination unit;creating a result data correspondence table for associating the inspection result data received by the maintenance and inspection management unit with the status information collected by the status information acquisition unit; andstoring the inspection result data, status information, and result data correspondence table.