Operating state monitoring system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus that monitors an operating state of a machine to be monitored, comprising:

• a communication interface connected to a network, a current sensor being connected to the network, the current sensor being configured to detect a current value of a current flowing through a signal light attached to the machine to be monitored and configured to present the operating state of the machine to be monitored;
• a storage device configured to store in advance a relationship between an operating state of the signal light and the operating state of the machine to be monitored;
• and
• a processor configured to
• receive a detection result of the current value of the current flowing through the signal light from the current sensor via the communication interface,
• determine the operating state of the signal light on a basis of the received detection result of the current value, and
• determine the operating state of the machine to be monitored that corresponds to the determined operating state of the signal light, on a basis of the relationship between the operating state of the signal light and the operating state of the machine to be monitored, the relationship being stored in the storage device.

An information processing method of monitoring an operating state of a machine to be monitored, the method comprising:

• storing in advance a relationship between an operating state of a signal light and the operating state of the machine to be monitored, the signal light being attached to the machine to be monitored and configured to present the operating state of the machine to be monitored;
• receiving a detection result of a current value of a current flowing through the signal light from a current sensor via a communication interface;
• determining the operating state of the signal light on a basis of the received detection result of the current value;
• and
• determining the operating state of the machine to be monitored that corresponds to the determined operating state of the signal light on a basis of the relationship between the operating state of the signal light and the operating state of the machine to be monitored, the relationship being stored in the storage device.