Patent ID: 8111426

Claim:
A droplet discharging system comprising: a droplet discharging apparatus; and an information processing apparatus in communication with the droplet discharge apparatus by means of a communication channel, wherein, said droplet discharging apparatus includes (a) a detection unit for detecting changes in status of a monitored object, (b) a storage unit for storing either detected values from said detection unit or a use history of said monitored object as status information, and (c) a communication unit for communicating with said information processing apparatus located externally so as to transmit said status information to said information processing apparatus; and said information processing apparatus includes (a) an analysis unit for analyzing said status information acquired from said droplet discharging apparatus through communication, and (b) a presentation unit for presenting an end user with a probable cause of a detected defect in said monitored object in either textual or visual form, said probable cause having been isolated through analysis by said analysis unit.