INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ORDERING SYSTEM, AND ORDER MANAGEMENT METHOD
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel to an electronic apparatus and a management apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus status reception unit configured to receive, from the electronic apparatus, apparatus status information including error identifiers indicating errors detected at the electronic apparatus;
an ordering unit configured to place error support orders corresponding to the error identifiers in the received apparatus status information to the management apparatus and to receive order results from the management server in response to the error support orders; and
a message transmission unit configured to send a message indicating order status of the error support orders to the electronic apparatus based on the received order results and thereby request the electronic apparatus to display the order status.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel to an electronic apparatus and a management apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes an apparatus status reception unit configured to receive, from the electronic apparatus, apparatus status information including error identifiers indicating errors detected at the electronic apparatus; an ordering unit configured to place error support orders corresponding to the error identifiers in the received apparatus status information to the management apparatus and to receive order results from the management server in response to the error support orders; and a message transmission unit configured to send a message indicating order status of the error support orders to the electronic apparatus based on the received order results and thereby request the electronic apparatus to display the order status.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel to an electronic apparatus and a management apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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an apparatus status reception unit configured to receive, from the electronic apparatus, apparatus status information including error identifiers indicating errors detected at the electronic apparatus; an ordering unit configured to place error support orders corresponding to the error identifiers in the received apparatus status information to the management apparatus and to receive order results from the management server in response to the error support orders; and a message transmission unit configured to send a message indicating order status of the error support orders to the electronic apparatus based on the received order results and thereby request the electronic apparatus to display the order status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An ordering system, comprising:
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an electronic apparatus; a management apparatus; and an information processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel to the electronic apparatus and the management apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus includes an apparatus status reception unit configured to receive, from the electronic apparatus, apparatus status information including error identifiers indicating errors detected at the electronic apparatus, an ordering unit configured to place error support orders corresponding to the error identifiers in the received apparatus status information to the management apparatus and to receive order results from the management server in response to the error support orders, and a message transmission unit configured to send a message indicating order status of the error support orders to the electronic apparatus based on the received order results and thereby request the electronic apparatus to display the order status.
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9. A method performed by an information processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel to an electronic apparatus and a management apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the electronic apparatus, apparatus status information including error identifiers indicating errors detected at the electronic apparatus; placing error support orders corresponding to the error identifiers in the received apparatus status information to the management apparatus; receiving order results from the management server in response to the error support orders; and sending a message indicating order status of the error support orders to the electronic apparatus based on the received order results and thereby requesting the electronic apparatus to display the order status. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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