Management system and method thereof

A method performed by a monitoring apparatus configured to monitor a modeling apparatus configured to form a three-dimensional object and a management system configured to communicate with the monitoring apparatus via a network, the method comprising:

• acquiring by the monitoring apparatus a number of times of stacking cumulatively counted and recorded in a storage unit of the modeling apparatus each time forming processing of the three-dimensional object to be performed by a forming device of the modeling apparatus is performed;
• generating by the monitoring apparatus a message including identification information for identifying the modeling apparatus and the acquired number of times of stacking;
• transmitting by the monitoring apparatus the generated message to the management system;
• receiving by the management system the message from the monitoring apparatus;
• and
• storing by the management system the identification information and the number of times of stacking included in the received message into a storage device.

A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a modeling apparatus configured to form a three-dimensional object, the monitoring apparatus comprising:

• an acquisition unit configured to acquire a number of times of stacking cumulatively counted and recorded in a storage unit of the modeling apparatus each time forming processing of the three-dimensional object to be performed by a forming device of the modeling apparatus is performed;
• a generation unit configured to generate a message including identification information for identifying the modeling apparatus and the acquired number of times of stacking;
• and
• a transmission unit configured to transmit the message generated by the generation unit to the management system.

A method for a monitoring apparatus monitoring a modeling apparatus configured to form a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:

• acquiring a number of times of stacking cumulatively counted and recorded in a storage unit of the modeling apparatus each time forming processing of the three-dimensional object to be performed by a forming device of the modeling apparatus is performed;
• generating a message including identification information for identifying the modeling apparatus and the acquired number of times of stacking;
• and
• transmitting the generated message to a management system.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for a monitoring apparatus monitoring a modeling apparatus configured to form a three-dimensional object, the method comprising:

• acquiring a number of times of stacking cumulatively counted and recorded in a storage unit of the modeling apparatus each time forming processing of the three-dimensional object to be performed by a forming device of the modeling apparatus is performed;
• generating a message including identification information for identifying the modeling apparatus and the acquired number of times of stacking;
• and
• transmitting the generated message to a management system.