Network information processing system and network information processing method

• US 20050044167A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ujisato, Takanobu, Fujiyama, Hideharu, Kobayashi, Youichi, Oogaki, Yoshinori
• Application Number:
  US10/489,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20050044167A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The present invention relates to a network information processing system comprising a plurality of information processors having an input operation function, information provision management means for providing electronic information including display information, and communication means for connecting them to each other, wherein the information provision management means is remote-controlled exclusively or cooperatively utilizing the input operation functions of the information processors. Further, the present invention features that a participation right is remotely set for each network information processing system utilizing the input operation functions of the information processors. By such a configuration, a network electronic conference system etc. can be built up easily and many concerned parties can easily attend an electronic conference without exchanging an attachment of a notebook personal computer to a projector etc. Further, the present invention does not require a manager having relations with a network information processing system and enables a holder (attendee) involved in network information processing to set a participation right freely each time the conference is hold and for each network information processing system.

Claims

1. A network information processing system comprising:

at least one information processor having an input operation function and processing arbitrary information;

information provision management means for processing at least information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

communication means for connecting said information provision management means and each of said information processors to each other, wherein said information provision management means is remote-controlled exclusively or cooperatively utilizing said input operation function of said information processor.

2. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said information provision management means comprises:

display for displaying an image based on information transferred from said information processor; and

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing including said display based on an input operation instruction obtained from said information processor.

3. The network information processing system according to claim 2, wherein said information processors are each assigned unique identification information;

and

wherein said information processing assisting apparatus manages and controls each of said information processors based on said unique identification information.

4. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said communication means employs any one of a wire system and a wireless system.

5. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein as said communication means, a wireless LAN card is used.

6. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein to each of said information processors, operation-restriction information that is allowed to be released by specific key information is set.

7. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said information processor is provided with input means, said input means having operation information input by selecting an icon image on a user-selecting screen.

8. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said information provision management means is remote-controlled simultaneously utilizing input operation functions of said information processor and another information processor.

9. A network information processing method comprising the steps:

connecting to each other at least one information processor having an input operation function and processing arbitrary information and information provision management means for processing at least information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

remote-controlling said information provision management means exclusively or cooperatively based on an input operation obtained from said information processor.

10. The network information processing method according to claim 9, wherein said information provision management means uses:

a display for displaying an image based on information transferred from said information processor; and

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing including display processing in said display based on an operation instruction obtained from said information processor.

11. The network information processing method according to claim 9, wherein said communication means employs any one of a wire system and a wireless system.

12. The network information processing method according to claim 9, wherein said information processors are each assigned unique identification information;

and

wherein said information processing assisting apparatus manages and controls each of said information processors based on said unique identification information.

13. The network information processing method according to claim 9, wherein to each of said information processors, operation-restriction information that is allowed to be released by specific key information is set.

14. A network information processing system comprising:

at least one information processor having an input operation function and processing arbitrary information;

information provision management means for processing at least information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

communication means for connecting said information provision management means and each of said information processors to each other, wherein utilizing said input operation function of said information processor, a participation right is set remotely for each of said network information processing systems.

15. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein said information provision management system comprises:

display for displaying an image based on information transferred from said information processor; and

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing including display processing in said display based on an input operation instruction obtained from said information processor.

16. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein said information provision management means collates with each other a participation right which is initially set and a participation right which is set next time and beyond;

and

wherein information is processed, said information being transferred from an information processor having said participation right that has agreed with said initially set participation right.

17. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein said participation right is remote-controlled at said information provision management means.

18. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein said information provision management means invalidates said participation right when a specific information processor that is given said participation right finishes its input operation.

19. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein after a constant lapse of time from a point in time when relevant network information processing has been finished, said information provision management means invalidates all of said participation rights.

20. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein said communication means employs any one of a wire system and a wireless system.

21. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein as said communication means, a wireless LAN card is used.

22. A network information processing method comprising the steps of:

connecting at least one information processor and information provision management means to each other using communication means, said information processor having an input operation function and processing arbitrary information and said information provision management means processing at least information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

remotely setting a participation right for each network information processing system comprising said information processor, said information provision management means, and said communication mean, by utilizing said input operation function of said information processor.

23. The network information processing method according to claim 22, wherein said information provision management means collates with each other a participation right which is initially set and a participation right which is set next time and beyond;

and

wherein information is processed, said information being transferred from an information processor having said participation right that has agreed with said initially set participation right.

24. The network infromation processing method according to claim 22, wherein said participation right is remote-controlled at said information provision management means

25. The network information processing method according to claim 22, wherein said infromation provision management means invalidates said particaipation right when a specific information processor that is given said participation right finishes its input operation

26. The network information processing method according to claim 22, wherein after a constant lapse of time from a point in time when relevant network information processing has been finished, said information provision management means invalidates all of said participation rights.

27. The network information processing method according to clain 22, wherein a first attendee involved in said network information processing is given a right to set said participation right.