Fluid consumption calculation device, fluid consumption calculation system, and fluid consumption calculation method

A fluid consumption calculation system that calculates consumption of a fluid, comprising:

• a first device including
• an input unit that receives information related to an output object,
• a calculation unit that corresponds to a fluid discharge device, and calculates consumption of a fluid when forming the output object, and
• an output unit that generates and outputs output information using information acquired from the calculation unit;
• and
• a second device including
• a command unit that corresponds to the fluid discharge device and instructs generating discharge data of the fluid used to the output object,
• a discharge control unit that generates the discharge data based on a command from the command unit, and
• an analysis unit that analyzes the discharge data;
• wherein the first device sends received information related to the output object to the second device, and requests starting a process on the second device,
• the command unit of the second device instructs the discharge control unit to generate the discharge data based on the process start request, and the analysis unit analyzes the discharge data and sends the result to the first device, and
• the calculation unit of the first device that received the result of analysis calculates the fluid consumption using said analysis result.

A fluid consumption calculation method that calculates consumption of a fluid, comprising steps of:

• (a) receiving information related to an output object;
• (b) generating discharge data of a fluid for forming the output object by a fluid discharge device;
• (c) analyzing the discharge data;
• (d) calculating consumption of fluid when the output object is formed using information acquired from analysis in step (c);
• and
• (e) generating and outputting output information using information acquired from the calculation in step (d).