Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, an information processing apparatus uses a reader for reading tag information from an RF tag added to each of objects, to thereby manage the objects. The information processing apparatus includes a display device and a controller. The controller acquires information for identifying an allocated range of management of the objects at the information processing apparatus. The controller causes the display device to display individual progress information indicating by what degree of the allocated range reading by the reader has been finished.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus that sends/receives information to/from a server that comprehensively manages objects, to thereby manage objects of all the objects to be managed, which are within an allocated range, the information processing apparatus comprising:
 a communication device that sends/receives information associated with the objects to be managed to/from the server;   a reader that reads, from a radio frequency (RF) tag added to each of the objects, tag information stored in the RF tag and outputs read data based on the tag information;   a display device that displays a progress status of management of the objects, which includes a progress status of reading by the reader;   a memory that stores information regarding the allocated range and the read data from the reader; and   a controller configured to
 acquire, from the server via the communication device, information for identifying the allocated range for managing some of all the objects to be managed, which are selected, and cause the memory to store the acquired information as the information regarding the allocated range, 
 cause the display device to display individual progress information indicating by what degree of the allocated range reading by the reader has been finished on a basis of the information regarding the allocated range and the read data that are stored in the memory, and 
 update the individual progress information by causing the memory to store the read data in accordance with reading by the reader. 
   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller
 sends read data based on tag information read by the reader to the server via the communication device at a predetermined timing, and 
 acquires overall progress information from the server via the communication device, the overall progress information indicating how many of all the objects to be managed the reader has read. 
   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the controller causes the display device to display the overall progress information with the individual progress information.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller causes the display device to display a work screen including the individual progress information and a list screen that displays a list of information regarding the objects falling within the allocated range such that a shift from the work screen to the list screen is capable of being achieved.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller causes the display device to display an operation element that receives an operation for achieving the shift from the work screen to the list screen, the operation element being contained in the work screen.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller causes the display device to display a chart showing the individual progress information.   
     
     
         7 . An information processing system comprising:
 a server that comprehensively manages objects; and   an information processing apparatus that sends/receives information to/from the server, to thereby manage objects of all the objects to be managed, which are within an allocated range, the information processing apparatus including
 a communication device that sends/receives information associated with the objects to be managed to/from the server, 
 a reader that reads, from a radio frequency (RF) tag added to each of the objects, tag information stored in the RF tag and outputs read data based on the tag information, 
 a display device that displays a progress status of management of the objects, which includes a progress status of reading by the reader, 
 a memory that stores information regarding the allocated range and the read data from the reader, and 
 a controller configured to
 acquire, from the server via the communication device, information for identifying the allocated range for managing some of all the objects to be managed, which are selected, cause the memory to store the acquired information as the information regarding the allocated range, and cause the display device to display individual progress information indicating by what degree of the allocated range reading by the reader has been finished on a basis of the information regarding the allocated range and the read data that are stored in the memory, and 
 update the individual progress information by causing the memory to store the read data in accordance with reading by the reader. 
 
   
     
     
         8 . The information processing system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the controller
 sends read data based on tag information read by the reader to the server via the communication device at a predetermined timing, 
 acquires overall progress information from the server via the communication device, the overall progress information indicating how many of all the objects to be managed the reader has read, and 
 causes the display device to display the acquired overall progress information with the individual progress information. 
   
     
     
         9 . The information processing system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the controller causes the display device to display a work screen including the individual progress information and a list screen that displays a list of information regarding the objects falling within the allocated range such that a shift from the work screen to the list screen is capable of being achieved.   
     
     
         10 . An information processing method for an information processing apparatus that sends/receives information to/from a server that comprehensively manages objects, to thereby manage objects of all the objects to be managed, which are within an allocated range, the information processing method comprising:
 acquiring, from the server via the communication device, information for identifying the allocated range for managing some of all the objects to be managed, which are selected;   causing a memory to store the acquired information as information regarding the allocated range;   causing a reader to read, from a radio frequency (RF) tag added to each of the objects, tag information stored in the RF tag and causing the memory to store read data based on the tag information;   causing a display device to display individual progress information indicating by what degree of the allocated range reading by the reader has been finished on a basis of the information regarding the allocated range and the read data that are stored in the memory; and   updating the individual progress information in accordance with reading by the reader.