Head unit, droplet discharging apparatus, droplet discharging system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, status information notifying method, status information updating method, faulty position detecting method, and programs

A droplet discharging system comprising a droplet discharging apparatus and an information processing apparatus interconnected by a communication channel;

• wherein said droplet discharging apparatus includes:
• a detection unit for detecting changes in status of a monitored object;
• a storage unit for storing either detected values from said detection unit or a use history of said monitored object as status information;
• and
• a communication unit for communicating with said information processing apparatus located externally so as to transmit said status information to said information processing apparatus;
• and
• wherein said information processing apparatus includes:
• an analysis unit for analyzing said status information acquired from said droplet discharging apparatus through communication;
• and
• a presentation unit for presenting an end user in either textual or visual form with contents of work to be done to recover from a probable cause of a detected defect in said monitored object, said probable cause having been isolated through analysis by said analysis unit.

A droplet discharging apparatus comprising:

• a detection unit for detecting changes in status of a monitored object;
• a storage unit for storing either detected values from said detection unit or a use history of said monitored object as status information;
• and
• a communication unit for communicating with an information processing apparatus located externally so as to transmit said status information to said information processing apparatus.