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

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 configured to send/receive information associated with the objects to be managed to/from the server,
• a reader configured to read, from a radio frequency tag attached to each of the objects, tag information stored in the radio frequency tag and output read data based on the tag information,
• a display device that includes a touch panel,
• a memory that stores information regarding the allocated range and the read data from the reader, and
• a controller configured to
• upon receipt of a selection of the allocated range through the touch panel of the display device, acquire, from the server via the communication device:
• information for identifying the allocated range for managing a first portion of all of the objects to be read by the reader of the information processing apparatus, the first portion not including a second portion of all of the objects to be read by one or more other information processing apparatuses, and
• overall progress information indicating how many objects have been read by the reader of the information processing apparatus and said one or more other information processing apparatuses,
• store in the memory the acquired information for identifying the allocated range as the information regarding the allocated range,
• generate individual progress information indicating how many objects have been read by the reader of the information processing apparatus on a basis of the information regarding the allocated range and the read data that are stored in the memory,
• cause the display device to display a first work screen including both the individual progress information and the overall progress information,
• update the display of the individual progress information included in the first work screen at any time according to the reading by the reader of the information processing apparatus, and
• update the display of the overall progress information included in the first work screen every time the selection of the allocated range is received through the touch panel of the display device.

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:

• upon receipt of a selection of the allocated range through the touch panel of the display device, acquiring from the server:
• information for identifying the allocated range for managing a first portion of all of the objects to be read by a reader of the information processing apparatus, the first portion not including a second portion of all of the objects to be read by one or more other information processing apparatuses, and
• overall progress information indicating how many objects have been read by the reader of the information processing apparatus and said one or more other information processing apparatuses;
• storing in a memory the acquired information for identifying the allocated range as the information regarding the allocated range;
• causing the reader to read, from a radio frequency tag attached to each of the objects, tag information stored in the radio frequency tag and storing, in the memory, read data based on the tag information;
• generating individual progress information indicating how many objects have been read by the reader of the information processing apparatus on a basis of the information regarding the allocated range and the read data that are stored in the memory;
• causing a display device to display a work screen including both the individual progress information and the overall progress information;
• updating the display of the individual progress information included in the work screen at any time according to the reading by the reader of the information processing apparatus;
• and
• updating the display of the overall progress information included in the work screen every time the selection of the allocated range is received through the touch panel of the display device.