Patent ID: 8305612

Claim:
A management device used in an image output system which is formed by a plurality of image output devices, which output images on the basis of image data, and an image input device, which inputs image data, being respectively connected to a network, the management device comprising: a monitor section that is configured to monitor image input and output operations at the image input device and the image output devices and is configured to measure a period of time which has elapsed from a time when a user performs instruction of the image input and output operations, wherein if a predetermined event resulting from processing of the image data, which is carried out with the user performing the instruction of the image input and output operations, occurs within a predetermined period of time which has elapsed from the time when the user performs the instruction of the image input and output operations, a signal for giving notice of occurrence of the predetermined event is transmitted to a device from which the user performs the instruction of the image input and output operations, if the predetermined event occurs after the predetermined period of time and the user sets a notification destination, other than the device from which the user performs the instruction of the image input and output operations, and the types of events to be notified, the signal for giving notice of occurrence of the predetermined event is transmitted to the notification destination, and the predetermined event, whose occurrence is notified by transmitting the signal, is set by the user, and the predetermined event is an event in which the processing of the image data is not performed according to the instruction of the image input and output operations.