Item management system, method, and information processing apparatus

A method of updating a status of an item in an item management system, comprising:

• maintaining, in a database, a list of one or more items that are subject to a work by a user and the status of each item regarding the work;
• accepting login of a first user to the item management system;
• detecting a first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list;
• attempting to read identification information from a wireless device attached to the one or more items included in the list by a reading apparatus that is capable of reading, from a wireless device, identification information stored in the wireless device;
• and
• updating the status of a first item when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read first identification information associated with the first item from a first wireless device attached to the first item out of the one or more items.

An information processing apparatus that operates in an item management system, comprising:

• a communication unit configured to communicate with a reading apparatus capable of reading, from a wireless device, identification information stored in the wireless device;
• and
• a management unit configured to manage, in a database, a list of one or more items that are subject to a work by a user and a status of each item regarding the work;
• wherein, when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read first identification information from a first wireless device attached to a first item included in the list and storing the first identification information associated with the first item in a state where a first user has logged into the item management system and a first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list has been detected, the management unit is configured to update the status of the first item.