Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150052190 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF SERVER - An embodiment of this invention is directed to an information processing system including a communication apparatus including an IP interface and a non-IP interface and capable of connecting to the Internet, an input device, and an output device, and a server capable of communicating with the communication apparatus via the IP interface. The server stores the combination of the input device and the output device connected to the non-IP interface of the communication apparatus and an operation to be performed by the input device or the output device in association with each other, detects the input device and the output device connected to the non-IP interface of the communication apparatus, decides the operation to be performed by the input device or the output device upon detecting the input device and the output device connected to the non-IP interface of the communication apparatus, and instructs the input device or the output device to do the decided operation. | 02-19-2015 |
20150056978 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOBILE PHONE, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREOF - When an input device is connected via a communication interface, a mobile phone determines whether a local device can control the input device. When it is determined that the local device cannot control the input device, the mobile phone requests a server connected via a wireless communication network to control the input device. The mobile phone controls signal transfer between the input device and the server via the communication interface and the wireless communication network so that the server can control the input device by establishing communication between the input device and the server. In response to the request from the mobile phone, the server controls the input device via the established communication with the input device. | 02-26-2015 |
20150065111 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREOF - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that selects an appropriate combination of a device connected to a mobile terminal and a program used in the information processing apparatus to operate the device via a network and the mobile terminal, based on a history of the combination. The information processing apparatus accumulates the history of the combination of the device connected via the network and the mobile terminal, and the program used in the information processing apparatus to operate the device. When receiving information about the device connected to the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal via the network, the information processing apparatus selects the combination of the device and the program based on the history of the combination of the device and the program accumulated in an accumulator. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074223 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREOF - A system of this invention is directed to an information processing system in which a server processes a file unprocessable by a communication terminal and the communication terminal outputs the processed file. The information processing system includes the communication terminal and the server. The communication terminal includes a loader that loads a file, a determiner that determines whether the communication terminal has an application used to process the loaded file, a requester that transmits a request, to the server connected via a wireless communication network, to supply output data having the same contents as the unprocessable loaded file, for which it is determined that the communication terminal has no application, and being to be output for a user at the communication terminal, a receiver that receives the output data from the server, and an output unit that performs output for the user based on the received output data. The server includes an executer that executes an application used to process a file in response to the request, and a transmitter that transmits an execution result by the application to the receiver as the output data. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082299 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREOF - A system of this invention is directed to an information processing system that allows a client to enjoy the execution result of a program acquired or to be acquired by the client, even if the program cannot be installed or executed in a client apparatus. In the information processing system, a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus are connected via communication media. It is requested, from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus, to install a program acquired but inexecutable by the first information processing apparatus into the second information processing apparatus. Execution of the program installed in the second information processing apparatus in response to the request is synchronized with an operation for the program in the first information processing apparatus. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087356 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOBILE PHONE, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - A system of this invention is directed to an information processing system that connects a mobile phone to an output device, and easily outputs data in a format processable by the output device. The information processing system includes a mobile phone, and a server. The mobile phone includes a determiner that, when an output device is connected via a communication interface, recognizes the output device and determines whether the mobile phone can output data in a format processable by the output device, a requester that, when the determiner determines that the mobile phone cannot output data processable by the output device, transmits a request to the server connected via a wireless communication network to supply the data in the format processable by the output device, a receiver that receives the data provided by the server, and a transmitter that transmits the data received by the receiver to the output device via the communication interface. The server transmits the data in the format processable by the output device to the mobile phone in response to the request from the requester. | 03-26-2015 |
20150112823 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - An information processing apparatus includes an acquirer that, when a sales assistant device is connected to a portable communication terminal, acquires, via the portable communication terminal, specifying information for specifying the sales assistant device, a driver executor that executes a driver program corresponding to the specifying information and controls the sales assistant device, an application executor that executes a sales management application program corresponding to the specifying information and transmits sales processing screen information to the portable communication terminal, and a specifier that specifies, based on the specifying information, a sales management database in which sales-related information acquired under control of the sales assistant device should be accumulated. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116447 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that predicts the necessity of device connection to a mobile terminal and instructs a user to perform the predicted device connection. The information processing apparatus includes a device connection predictor that predicts device connection to the mobile terminal, and a device connection instruction information transmitter that transmits via a network, to the mobile terminal carried by the user, device connection instruction information for instructing the user to perform the device connection predicted by the device connection predictor. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127124 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that controls a device from an information processing apparatus in conformity with an operation condition of the device acquired by a portable terminal when the device is connected to the portable terminal. The information processing apparatus includes a device information receiver that receives, via a network, device information acquired by the portable terminal including a device connector, an operation information receiver that receives, via the network, operation condition information representing an operation condition of the device acquired by the portable terminal, and a device controller that controls the device based on the received device information and operation condition information. | 05-07-2015 |
20150140540 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - There is provided an information processing apparatus that readily supports to provide hardware resources for implementing ICT education in the field of education. The information processing apparatus includes a device information receiver that receives, via a network, device information for identifying a device connected to a portable terminal, an education application selector that selects, based on the device information, an education application to be provided to the device, and an education application provider that provides the education application to the device via the network and the portable terminal. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142437 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that determines a search range of one of the pieces of instruction information based on the other of a plurality of different pieces of instruction information, and effectively narrows down manipulation instruction candidates corresponding to a user even if the manipulation instruction candidates are extended. The information processing apparatus includes an instruction information receiver that receives instruction voice information indicating the instruction voice of the user acquired from the voice of the user, and instruction operation information indicating the instruction operation of the user acquired from the operation of the user, a search range determining unit that determines a search range for recognizing the instruction operation information according to the instruction voice information, or determines a search range for recognizing the instruction voice information according to the instruction operation information, and a user instruction recognizer that recognizes an instruction of the user based on a search result obtained by searching for one of the instruction voice information and the instruction operation information within the search range determined by the search range determining unit. | 05-21-2015 |
20150155715 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing system includes a controller that controls the supply route of electric power in a house, a determining unit that determines, based on the driving schedule of an electric vehicle, necessary energy with which the car battery of the electric vehicle should be charged, and a detector that detects first charge energy with which the car battery is charged. The controller selects, based on the necessary energy and the first charge energy, which one of electric power supplied from a power company and electric power supplied from the car battery is to be consumed in the house. | 06-04-2015 |
20150160029 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF SERVER - A portable communication terminal includes a current location/destination information acquirer that acquires current location information and destination information of a vehicle, a power source level information acquirer that acquires, from the vehicle, power source level information representing a remaining level of a power source, and a first transmitter that transmits the current location information, the destination information, and the power source level information to a server. A server includes a first receiver that receives, from the first transmitter, the current location information, the destination information, and the power source level information, an accumulator that accumulates past driving history information using the vehicle and a plurality of replenishment enable points representing positions where the power source of the vehicle can be replenished, a selector that selects, based on the current location information, the destination information, and the power source level information, which are received, and the accumulated driving history information, a replenishment point representing a position where the power source of the vehicle should be replenished from the plurality of replenishment enable points, and a second transmitter that transmits information about the selected replenishment point to the portable communication terminal. | 06-11-2015 |
20150208921 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREOF - An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that, when a medical measurement device is connected to a portable communication terminal, acquires specifying information for specifying the medical measurement device via the portable communication terminal, a first receiver that receives, via the portable communication terminal, measurement result information of a measurement target person measured by the medical measurement device by executing a driver program corresponding to the specifying information, a second receiver that receives, from the portable communication terminal, measurement target person information for specifying the measurement target person measured by the medical measurement device, an accumulator that accumulates the measurement target person information and the measurement result information in association with each other, and a transmitter that transmits accumulated information to one of the portable communication terminal and a medical care worker communication terminal. | 07-30-2015 |
20150264547 | Disaster Information Management Apparatus, Disaster Information System, Disaster Information Management Method, Disaster Information Management Program, Portable Terminal, Control Method of Portable Terminal, and Control Program of Controlling Operation of Portable Terminal - To attempt to extend a providing service by allowing collection of various kinds of information and early restoration of a defective function in a disaster response infrastructure network, in a disaster information system, a disaster information management apparatus for collecting disaster information via a network includes a terminal information acquirer that acquires terminal information including the current position and identification information of a portable terminal, a need information generator that generates, from received disaster information, need information including information about a need which can be satisfied by the operation of an apparatus, and a request information generator that generates, based on the terminal information and the need information, request information for requesting the portable terminal existing within a range of a predetermined distance from the occurrence location of the need to operate the apparatus necessary for satisfying the need, and transmits the request information. | 09-17-2015 |
20150277547 | USER INSTRUCTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM, USER INSTRUCTION RECOGNITION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that continues detection of an instruction of an operator even if the reliability of instruction information detection has lowered due to a device fault, degradation of the environment, and the like. The information processing apparatus includes an instruction history accumulator that accumulates a history of at least two different pieces of instruction information detected from a user and an instruction of the user in association with each other, an instruction information receiver that receives the instruction information, an instruction recognizer that recognizes the instruction of the user from the received instruction information by referring to the history of the instruction information, a reliability determiner that determines the reliability of the received instruction information by referring to the history of the instruction information, and an instruction information changer that changes the instruction information to be received to another instruction information by referring to the history of the instruction information when the reliability determiner determines that the reliability of the received instruction information has lowered. | 10-01-2015 |
20150279183 | Information Processing System, Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Information Processing Program, Portable Communication Terminal, and Control Method and Control Program of Portable Communication Terminal - To readily and effectively take a crime and disaster prevention countermeasure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquirer that, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is connected to a portable communication terminal, acquires specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal, a driver executor that executes a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, and an application executor that executes a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifies countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a management database, and controls the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal based on the countermeasure processing. | 10-01-2015 |
20150294151 | EDUCATION SITE IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM, EDUCATION SITE IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that aims to improve the quality of the ITC education based on the history of reactions or evaluations to education conducted by different educators to different educatees in different education site environments in education using education application software. An information processing apparatus includes an education site history accumulator that accumulates the history of pieces of education site information representing the reactions or evaluations of education site participants including an educator and an educatee at an education site using an education application software, and the education application software in association with each other, an education site information receiver that receives, from a communication terminal, the pieces of education site information acquired by the communication terminal or a device connected to the communication terminal, and an analysis information generator that generates analysis information of the education site from the received pieces of education site information and the history of the pieces of education site information. | 10-15-2015 |
20150358428 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS THEREOF - A system of this invention is directed to an information processing system that acquires a processing result at a desired timing without interrupting execution of an application even if communication disconnection occurs when requesting another information processing apparatus to execute information processing. The information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus which are connected to each other for communication. In response to a request of information processing from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus, access information used to access a processing result storage in which the second information processing apparatus stores a result of the information processing is generated and notified to the first information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus continues executing the information processing during communication disconnection between the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus, stores the result of the information processing in the processing result storage to be accessed based on the access information, and provides the result of the information processing stored in the processing result storage in response to an access based on the access information from the first information processing apparatus. | 12-10-2015 |