Patent ID: 7587300

Claim:
A parts management system comprising: a communication network; a first computer for a user, said first computer having management data on component parts for an apparatus, delivered to the user; and a second computer for a manufacturer, said second computer being connected to said first computer via said communication network, and having a database provided therein, the database including a list having fields for a plurality of kinds of management data for the component parts for the apparatus in association with each of ID (identification) numbers of the component parts, said second computer comprising: acquisition means for acquiring the management data on the component parts for the apparatus from said first computer via said communication network, and comparison means for comparing the acquired management data with the management data within the database, wherein said first computer has provided therein a second database of the management data on the component parts for the apparatus corresponding to the management data on the database, and said acquisition means acquires the management data from the second database via said communication network, wherein said comparison means comprises: first determination means for determining whether or not an ID number of a part acquired from the second database exists in the database, second determination means for determining whether or not the ID number of the part acquired from the second database is identical to an ID number that has been inputted to the second database, and third determination means for determining whether or not the ID number of the part acquired from the second database is identical to an ID number already discarded in the database, and wherein when the ID number of the part acquired from the second database exists in the database, the ID number is identical to an ID number that has been inputted to the second database, and the ID number is identical to an ID number already discarded in the database, the part is determined to be a non-conforming part.