Management system, management method, and computer-readable medium

1. A management system for managing setting information of an observation system, the management system comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

detect a use status of a setting indicated by the setting information;

update, in accordance with the detected use status, evaluation information indicating an evaluation pertaining to the setting, the evaluation information being managed so as to be associated with the setting information;

detect a request for provision of the setting information managed by the management system;

upon detecting the request for provision of the setting information, assign priority levels to a plurality of pieces of setting information on the basis of the evaluation information; and

send a list of the setting information which has been assigned priority levels.

2. The management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

on the basis of a request to register the setting information from a user indicated by user information of the observation system, register the setting information such that the setting information is associated with the user information; and,

on the basis of the evaluation information, offer a benefit to the user indicated by the user information associated with the setting information corresponding to the evaluation information.

3. The management system of claim 2 ,

wherein in updating the evaluation information, the one or more processors are configured to update, every time the setting is used, a number of uses or a use frequency that is included in the evaluation information.

4. The management system of claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to register, on the basis of a request to register the setting information from a user indicated by user information of the observation system, the setting information such that the setting information is associated with the user information, and

wherein, in updating the evaluation information, the one or more processors are configured to update, every time the setting indicated by the setting information is used by a user other than the user who has made the request to register the setting information, a number of uses or a use frequency that is included in the evaluation information.

5. The management system of claim 1 ,

wherein in updating the evaluation information, the one or more processors are configured to update, every time the setting is used, a number of uses or a use frequency that is included in the evaluation information.

6. The management system of claim 5 ,

wherein the use of the setting comprises use of the setting with a change satisfying a predetermined condition made thereto.

7. The management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to register, on the basis of a request to register the setting information from a user indicated by user information of the observation system, the setting information such that the setting information is associated with the user information, and

wherein, in updating the evaluation information, the one or more processors are configured to update, every time the setting indicated by the setting information is used by a user other than the user who has made the request to register the setting information, a number of uses or a use frequency that is included in the evaluation information.

8. The management system of claim 7 ,

wherein the use of the setting comprises use of the setting with a change satisfying a predetermined condition made thereto.

9. The management system of claim 1 ,

wherein in detecting the use status of the setting, the one or more processors are configured to:

transmit a request to perform at least one of setting update, image acquisition, or image analysis to the observation system, and

receive a response to the request from the observation system.

10. The management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the setting information includes at least one of identification information of an image capturing apparatus included in the observation system, setting information of the image capturing apparatus, information on an object to be observed by the observation system, information on a container for accommodating the object to be observed, or setting information of an analytical process performed for an image acquired by the image capturing apparatus.

11. The management system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage apparatus configured to store the setting information and the evaluation information such that the setting information and the evaluation information are associated with each other.

12. A management method implemented by a management system for managing setting information of an observation system, the management method comprising:

detecting a use status of a setting indicated by the setting information;

updating, in accordance with the detected use status, evaluation information indicating an evaluation pertaining to the setting, the evaluation information being managed so as to be associated with the setting information;

detecting a request for provision of the setting information managed by the management system;

upon detecting the request for provision of the setting information, assigning priority levels to a plurality of pieces of setting information on the basis of the evaluation information; and

sending a list of the setting information which has been assigned priority levels.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer for a management system for managing setting information of an observation system to at least perform:

detecting a use status of a setting indicated by the setting information;

updating, in accordance with the detected use status, evaluation information indicating an evaluation pertaining to the setting, the evaluation information being managed so as to be associated with the setting information;

detecting a request for provision of the setting information managed by the management system;

upon detecting the request for provision of the setting information, assigning priority levels to a plurality of pieces of setting information on the basis of the evaluation information; and

sending a list of the setting information which has been assigned priority levels.

14. A management system for managing setting information of an observation system, the management system comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

detect a use status of a setting indicated by the setting information;

update, in accordance with the detected use status, evaluation information indicating an evaluation pertaining to the setting, the evaluation information being managed so as to be associated with the setting information;

on the basis of a request to register the setting information from a user indicated by user information of the observation system, register the setting information such that the setting information is associated with the user information; and

on the basis of the evaluation information, offer a benefit to the user indicated by the user information associated with the setting information corresponding to the evaluation information.