Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable recording medium that records a dashboard application program, and image forming apparatus management system

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium that records a dashboard application program, the dashboard application program causing a controller circuit of an information processing apparatus to operate as:

• a widget generating unit configured to generate a widget about a certain element of an image forming apparatus in a certain time period;
• a numerical value obtaining unit configured to obtain a numerical value about the certain element of the image forming apparatus in the certain time period;
• a chart display unit configured to generate a chart on a basis of the widget and the numerical value, and display the chart on a display device;
• an outlier detecting unit configured to detect an outlier value included in the numerical value about the certain element;
• an analysis candidate determining unit configured to determine a plurality of analysis candidates if the outlier value about the certain element is detected, the plurality of analysis candidates indicating a plurality of candidates of a plurality of analysis actions for the outlier value about the certain element, the plurality of analysis candidates respectively including a plurality of different attributes about the certain element and a plurality of different types of widgets;
• and
• an analysis candidate display unit configured to
• generate a first GUI indicating the outlier value, and display the first GUI in association with the outlier value in the chart displayed on the display device, and
• generate a second GUI configured to instruct to execute one analysis action out of the plurality of analysis actions that the plurality of analysis candidates indicate, and display the second GUI on the display device if the first GUI displayed on the display device is operated or pointed by a cursor,
• wherein
• the widget generating unit is configured to, if the second GUI is operated, generate a widget in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI,
• the numerical value obtaining unit is configured to obtain a numerical value in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI, and
• the chart display unit is configured to generate an analysis chart on a basis of the widget and the numerical value in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI, and display the analysis chart on the display device,
• wherein
• the outlier detecting unit is configured to detect one other outlier value included in the numerical value obtained in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI,
• the analysis candidate determining unit is configured to determine a plurality of other analysis candidates if the other outlier value is detected, the plurality of other analysis candidates indicating a plurality of other candidates of a plurality of other analysis actions for the other outlier value, and
• the analysis candidate display unit is configured to
• generate a first GUI indicating the other outlier value, and display the first GUI in association with the other outlier value in the analysis chart displayed on the display device, and
• generate a second GUI configured to instruct to execute one other analysis action out of the plurality of other analysis actions that the plurality of other analysis candidates indicate, and display the second GUI on the display device if the first GUI displayed in association with the other outlier value in the analysis chart on the display device is operated or pointed by a cursor, and
• wherein
• by repeating, upon the operation of the second GUI configured to instruct to execute one analysis action out of the plurality of analysis actions that the plurality of analysis candidates indicate, the step of generating a widget, the step of obtaining a numerical value, and the step of generating an analysis chart, a narrowed-down subdivided time period, which has a largest number of outlier values in the certain time period, is displayed on the display device.

An image forming apparatus management system, comprising:

• an image forming apparatus;
• and
• an information processing apparatus including
• a controller circuit configured to operate as
• a widget generating unit configured to generate a widget about a certain element of an image forming apparatus in a certain time period,
• a numerical value obtaining unit configured to obtain a numerical value about the certain element of the image forming apparatus in the certain time period,
• a chart display unit configured to generate a chart on a basis of the widget and the numerical value, and display the chart on a display device,
• an outlier detecting unit configured to detect an outlier value included in the numerical value about the certain element,
• an analysis candidate determining unit configured to determine a plurality of analysis candidates if the outlier value about the certain element is detected, the plurality of analysis candidates indicating a plurality of candidates of a plurality of analysis actions for the outlier value about the certain element, the plurality of analysis candidates respectively including a plurality of different attributes about the certain element and a plurality of different types of widgets, and
• an analysis candidate display unit configured to
• generate a first GUI indicating the outlier value, and display the first GUI in association with the outlier value in the chart displayed on the display device, and
• generate a second GUI configured to instruct to execute one analysis action out of the plurality of analysis actions that the plurality of analysis candidates indicate, and display the second GUI on the display device if the first GUI displayed on the display device is operated or pointed by a cursor,
• wherein
• the widget generating unit is configured to, if the second GUI is operated, generate a widget in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI,
• the numerical value obtaining unit is configured to obtain a numerical value in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI, and
• the chart display unit is configured to generate an analysis chart on a basis of the widget and the numerical value in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI, and display the analysis chart on the display device,
• wherein
• the outlier detecting unit is configured to detect one other outlier value included in the numerical value obtained in accordance with the one analysis action instructed via the second GUI,
• the analysis candidate determining unit is configured to determine a plurality of other analysis candidates if the other outlier value is detected, the plurality of other analysis candidates indicating a plurality of other candidates of a plurality of other analysis actions for the other outlier value, and
• the analysis candidate display unit is configured to
• generate a first GUI indicating the other outlier value, and display the first GUI in association with the other outlier value in the analysis chart displayed on the display device, and
• generate a second GUI configured to instruct to execute one other analysis action out of the plurality of other analysis actions that the plurality of other analysis candidates indicate, and display the second GUI on the display device if the first GUI displayed in association with the other outlier value in the analysis chart on the display device is operated or pointed by a cursor, and
• wherein
• by repeating, upon the operation of the second GUI configured to instruct to execute one analysis action out of the plurality of analysis actions that the plurality of analysis candidates indicate, the step of generating a widget, the step of obtaining a numerical value, and the step of generating an analysis chart, a narrowed-down subdivided time period, which has a largest number of outlier values in the certain time period, is displayed on the display device.