A management system includes an electronic instrument that uses a managed article, and a management server. The electronic instrument is configured to acquire identification information from the managed article used by the electronic instrument with the identification information being read-only inf
A management system includes an electronic instrument that uses a managed article, and a management server. The electronic instrument is configured to acquire identification information from the managed article used by the electronic instrument with the identification information being read-only information, and to transmit information including the identification information to the management server. The management server is configured to reference registered database, in which information corresponding to the identification information of a plurality of managed articles is registered in advance, using the identification information transmitted from the electronic instrument to determine whether identification information database is required to be updated by the information transmitted from the electronic instrument, and to record at least a portion of the information transmitted from the electronic instrument in the identification information database as being associated with the identification information when it is determined that the identification information database is required to be updated.
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1. A management system comprising: an electronic instrument that uses a managed article; anda management server configured to communicate with the electronic instrument, the electronic instrument includingan acquisition section configured to acquire identification information from the managed articl
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A management system comprising: an electronic instrument that uses a managed article; anda management server configured to communicate with the electronic instrument, the electronic instrument includingan acquisition section configured to acquire identification information from the managed article used by the electronic instrument, the identification information being read-only information, the identification information being invisibly recorded on a label that is attached to the managed article, the acquisition section acquiring the identification information that is optically read by the electronic instrument, a state detection section configured to detect a state of the managed article, andan electronic instrument-side communication section configured to transmit information including the identification information acquired by the acquisition section and state information detected by the state detection section to the management server, the state information indicating the state of the managed article, andthe management server includinga management server-side communication section configured to receive the information including the identification information and the state information transmitted from the electronic instrument,a storage section configured to store registered database in which information corresponding to identification information of a plurality of managed articles that the management server handles is registered in advance, and to store identification information database in which the identification information and the state information included in the information received from the electronic instrument are stored, anda management section configured to determine whether the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument matches recorded identification information that has been already recorded in the identification information database, to transmit recorded state information that is associated with the recorded identification information and has been already recorded in the identification information database to the electronic instrument when determining that the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument matches the recorded identification information, the recorded state information indicating a previous state of the managed article, and to update the recorded state information to the state information included in the information received from the electronic instrument;wherein the management section of the management server is configured to determine that the identification information database is required to be updated by the information transmitted from the electronic instrument when it is determinedthat the identification information included in the information received transmitted from the electronic instrument is the same as the identification information already registered in the registered database,that the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is missing from the registered database, orthat the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is consistent with a rule registered in the registered database. 2. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information database includes user identification information for identifying a user of the electronic instrument, the electronic instrument-side communication section is configured to transmit the information further including the user identification information to the management server, andthe management section is configured to reference the registered database and the identification information database to determine whether the information corresponding to the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument is registered in the registered database but the identification information is not yet recorded in the identification information database, and to record earned points in the identification information database for the user indicated by the user identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument when determining that the information corresponding to the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument is registered in the registered database but the identification information is not yet recorded in the identification information database. 3. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic instrument further includes an electronic instrument-side storage section configured to accumulate and store the identification information acquired by the acquisition section, andthe electronic instrument-side communication section is configured to transmit the information including the identification information and the state information to the management server when it is determined that the identification information acquired by the acquisition section has not been stored in the electronic instrument-side storage section. 4. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic instrument further includes a setting receiving section configured to receive a setting for a timing at which the electronic instrument-side communication section transmits the identification information acquired by the acquisition section to the management server. 5. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the managed article is one of an ink cartridge and a printing medium, andthe electronic instrument is a printer including a printing section configured to perform printing using the one of the ink cartridge and the printing medium. 6. A management system comprising: an electronic instrument that uses a managed article; and a management server configured to communicate with the electronic instrument, the electronic instrument includingan acquisition section configured to acquire identification information from an item accompanying the managed article used by the electronic instrument, the identification information being read-only information, the identification information being invisibly recorded on a label that is attached to the item accompanying the managed device, the acquisition section acquiring the identification information that is optically read by the electronic instrument,a state detection section configured to detect a state of the managed article, andan electronic instrument-side communication section configured to transmit information including the identification information acquired by the acquisition section and state information detected by the state detection section to the management server, the state information indicating the state of the managed article, andthe management server includinga management server-side communication section configured to receive the information including the identification information and the state information transmitted from the electronic instrument,a storage section configured to store registered database in which information corresponding to identification information of a plurality of managed articles is registered in advance, and to store identification information database in which the identification information and the state information included in the information received from the electronic instrument are stored, anda management section configured to determine whether the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument matches recorded identification information that has been already recorded in the identification information database, to transmit recorded state information that is associated with the recorded identification information and has been already recorded in the identification information database to the electronic instrument, when determining that the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument matches the recorded identification information, the recorded state information indicating a previous state of the managed article, and to update the recorded state information to the state information included in the information received from the electronic instrument;wherein the management section of the management server is configured to determine that the identification information database is required to be update by the information transmitted from the electronic instrument when it is determinedthat the identification information included in the information received transmitted from the electronic instrument is the same as the identification information already registered in the registered database,that the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is missing from the registered database, orthat the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is consistent with a rule registered in the registered database. 7. The management system according to claim 6, wherein the identification information database includes user identification information for identifying a user of the electronic instrument,the electronic instrument-side communication section is configured to transmit the information further including the user identification information to the management server, andthe management section is configured to reference the registered database and the identification information database to determine whether the information corresponding to the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument is registered in the registered database but the identification information is not yet recorded in the identification information database, and to record earned points in the identification information database for the user indicated by the user identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument when determining that the information corresponding to the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument is registered in the registered database but the identification information is not yet recorded in the identification information database. 8. The management system according to claim 6, wherein the electronic instrument further includes an electronic instrument-side storage section configured to accumulate and store the identification information acquired by the acquisition section, andthe electronic instrument-side communication section is configured to transmit the information including the identification information and the state information to the management server when it is determined that the identification information acquired by the acquisition section has not been stored in the electronic instrument-side storage section. 9. The management system according to claim 6, wherein the electronic instrument further includes a setting receiving section configured to receive a setting for a timing at which the electronic instrument-side communication section transmits the identification information acquired by the acquisition section to the management server. 10. The management system according to claim 6, wherein the managed article is one of ink and a printing medium,the item accompanying the managed article is an ink cartridge that accommodates the ink, or a spool on which the recording medium is wound, andthe electronic instrument is a printer including a printing section configured to perform printing using the one of the ink and the printing medium. 11. The management system according to claim 6, wherein the managed article is one of an ink cartridge and a printing medium,the item accompanying the managed article is a packaging material that packages the one of the ink cartridge and the printing medium at the time of sale, or an included item which is packaged together with the one of the ink cartridge and the printing medium at the time of sale, andthe electronic instrument is a printer including a printing section configured to perform printing using the one of the ink cartridge and the printing medium. 12. A management server for managing a managed article used by an electronic instrument with identification information for the managed article being recorded as read-only information, the management server comprising: a management server-side communication section configured to receive the identification information and state information from the electronic instrument, the identification information being invisibly recorded on a label that is attached to the managed article or an item accompanying the managed article, the identification information being optically read by the electronic instrument, the state information indicating a state of the managed article;a storage section configured to store registered database in which information corresponding to identification information of a plurality of managed articles that the management server handles is registered in advance, and to store identification information database in which the identification information and the state information received from the electronic instrument are stored; anda management section configured to determine whether the identification information received from the electronic instrument matches recorded identification information that has been already recorded in the identification information database, to transmit recorded state information that is associated with the recorded identification information and has been already recorded in the identification information database to the electronic instrument, when determining that the identification information received from the electronic instrument matches the recorded identification information, the recorded state information indicating a previous state of the managed article, and to update the recorded state information to the state information received from the electronic instrument in the identification information database;wherein the management section of the management server is configured to determine that the identification information database is required to be updated by the information transmitted from the electronic instrument when it is determinedthat the identification information included in the information received transmitted from the electronic instrument is the same as the identification information already registered in the registered database,that the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is missing from the registered database, orthat the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is consistent with a rule registered in the registered database. 13. An electronic instrument adapted to use a managed article managed by a management system including a management server, the electronic instrument comprising: an acquisition section configured to acquire identification information from the managed article or from an item accompanying the managed article, the identification information being read-only information, the identification information being invisibly recorded on a label that is attached to the managed article or the item accompanying the managed article, the acquisition section acquiring the identification information that is optically read by the electronic instrument;a state detection section configured to detect a state of the managed article used by the electronic instrument; andan electronic instrument-side communication section configured to transmit information including the identification information acquired by the acquisition section to the management server and state information detected by the state detection section, the state information indicating the state of the managed article, and to receive, when the identification information matches recorded identification information that has been already recorded in the management server, recorded state information that is associated with the recorded identification information and has been already recorded in the management server from the management server, the recorded state information indicating a previous state of the managed article;wherein the management section of the management server is configured to determine that the identification information database is required to be updated by the information transmitted from the electronic instrument when it is determinedthat the identification information included in the information received transmitted from the electronic instrument is the same as the identification information already registered in the registered database,that the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is missing from the registered database, orthat the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is consistent with a rule registered in the registered database. 14. A management method for managing by an electronic instrument and a management server, a managed article used by the electronic instrument configured to communicate with the management server, the management method comprising: acquiring by the electronic instrument identification information from the managed article or from an item accompanying the managed article, the identification information being read-only information, the identification information being invisibly recorded on a label that is attached to the managed article or the item accompanying the managed article, the identification information being optically read by the electronic instrument;detecting a state of the managed article by the electronic instrument;transmitting information including the identification information acquired by the electronic instrument and state information detected by the electronic instrument from the electronic instrument to the management server, the state information indicating the state of the managed article;receiving by the management server the information including the identification information and the state information transmitted from the electronic instrument;determining by the management server whether the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument matches recorded identification information that has been already recorded in identification information database in which the identification information and the state information included in the information received from the electronic instrument are stored;transmitting by the management server recorded state information that is associated with the recorded identification information and has been already recorded in the management server to the electronic instrument, when determining that the identification information included in the information received from the electronic instrument matches the recorded identification information, the recorded state information indicating a previous state of the managed article; andupdating by the management server the recorded state information to the state information included in the information received from the electronic instrument in the identification information database;wherein the management section of the management server is configured to determine that the identification information database is required to be updated by the information transmitted from the electronic instrument when it is determinedthat the identification information included in the information received transmitted from the electronic instrument is the same as the identification information already registered in the registered database,that the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is missing from the registered database, orthat the identification information included in the information transmitted from the electronic instrument is consistent with a rule registered in the registered database.
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