Network information processing system and network information processing method

• US 20070005809A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 01/04/2007
• 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, Azuma, Takafumi, Kobayashi, Youichi, Honda, Fumitaka, Imahashi, Kazuyasu
• Application Number:
  US10/489,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20070005809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/250
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

The multiple-network typed electronic conferencing system 104 comprises, as shown in FIG. 15, two network information processing systems #n (n=1, 2) each for processing arbitrary information and a wire or wireless communication 40 for connecting these system to each other, each network information processing systems having input operation function. It comprises, for example, five notebook personal computers PCi (i=1-5), and projectors Pj (j=1-5) for processing at least information transferred from any one of these notebook personal computers PCi and providing electric information contents including display information, thereby permitting the projector Pj to perform simultaneous display control based on the input operations of the notebook personal computers Pci. This allows multiple projectors Pj to display the same electric information contents at the same time.

Claims

1. A network information processing system comprising:

a plurality of network information processing systems; and

communication means for connecting said network information processing systems to each other,

wherein each of the network information processing systems includes at least one information processor for processing arbitrary information, said information processor having an input operation function, and information provision management means for processing at least information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information.

2. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein any one of wire system and wireless system is applied to said communication means.

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

4. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein at least both of said network information provision processing systems have the same set number of said information management means.

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

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

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing, said electronic information processing including display processing in said display, based on the input operations from said formation processor.

6. The network information processing system according to claim 1, wherein an information processing assisting apparatus of one network information processing system delivers all at once image information including the same contents to displays of both of the network information processing systems.

7. A network information processing method for configuring a network information processing system and processing information, said method comprises the steps of:

configuring at a specified area or location the network information processing system, said processing system comprising at least one information processor for processing arbitrary information, each information processor having input operation function, and information provision management means for processing at least information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

connecting the network information processing systems to each other by communication means.

8. The network information processing method according to claim 7, wherein any one of wired system and wireless system is applied to said communication means.

9. The network information processing method according to claim 7, wherein a wireless LAN card is used as said communication means.

10. The network information processing method according to claim 7, wherein at least both of said network information provision processing systems have the same set number of said information provision management means.

11. The network information processing method according to claim 7, wherein said information provision management means comprises:

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

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing, said electronic information processing including display processing in said display, based on the input operations from said formation processor.

12. The network information processing method according to claim 7, wherein an information processing assisting apparatus of one network information processing system delivers all at once image information including the same contents to displays of both of the network information processing systems.

13. A network information processing system comprising:

a plurality of network information processing systems; and

communication means for connecting the network information processing systems to each other,

wherein each of said network information processing systems comprises at least one information processor for processing arbitrary information, said information processor having input operation function, and information provision management means for processing information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

wherein said information provision management means performs simultaneous display control based on the input operations by the information processors.

14. The network information processing system according to claim 13, wherein said information provision management means comprises:

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

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing, said electronic information processing including display processing in said display, based on the input operations from said formation processor.

15. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein in a case where a plurality of said displays is connected to a network, said displays selected on the basis of the input operations of said information processors are grouped in said information processing assisting apparatus.

16. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein said information processing assisting apparatus delivers all at once the same displayed contents to the plurality of said displays grouped.

17. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein in a case where said display displays a directive pointer based on the input operation of said information processor, said display displays a transparent window for suppressing operation by said directive pointer.

18. The network information processing system according to claim 14, wherein in a case where said displays connected to the plurality of said network information processing systems display an image that is available for input operation by the directive pointer, said information processor in one network information processing systems sends an information transfer request to the information processing assisting apparatus;

wherein said information processing assisting apparatus sends a notification of receiving the information transfer request to information processing assisting apparatus in the other network information processing systems and displays a transparent window on the displays of both of the network information processing systems; and

wherein when said information processor receives a notification of information activation completion from both of said information processing assisting apparatuses, said transparent window is erased.

19. A network information processing method for processing information by connecting a plurality of network-constituent electronic devices to a same network, said method comprising the steps of:

connecting to each other by communication means a plurality of network information processing systems, each system comprising at least one information processor for processing arbitrary information and information provision management means for processing image information transferred from said information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

permitting said information provision management means to perform simultaneous display control based on the input operation by said information processor.

20. The network information processing method according to claim 19, wherein said information provision management means comprises:

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

an information processing assisting apparatus for assisting electronic information processing, said electronic information processing including display processing in said display, based on the input operations from said information processor.

21. The network information processing method according to claim 19, wherein in a case where a plurality of said displays is connected to said network information processing system, said displays selected on the basis of the input operation of said information processor are grouped in said information processing assisting apparatus.

22. The network information processing method according to claim 19, wherein said information processing assisting apparatus delivers all at once the same displayed contents to the plurality of said displays grouped.

23. The network information processing method according to claim 19, wherein in a case where said display displays a directive pointer based on the input operation of said information processor, said display displays a transparent window for suppressing operations by said directive pointer.

24. The network information processing method according to claim 23, wherein said transparent window is displayed on the front of any one of image portion and a whole screen that operations by said directive pointer suppress.

25. The network information processing system according to claim 19, wherein in a case where said displays of the plurality of said network information processing systems display an image that is available for input operation by a directive pointer, said information processor in one network information processing systems sends an information transfer request to information processing assisting apparatus;

wherein said information processor sends a notification of receiving the information transfer request to information processing assisting apparatus in the other network information processing systems and displays a transparent window on the displays of both of the network information processing systems; and

wherein when said information processor receives a notification of information activation completion from both of said information processing assisting apparatuses, said transparent window is erased.

26. A network information processing system comprising:

a plurality of network information processing systems; and

communication means for connecting the network information processing systems to each other,

wherein each of the network information processing systems comprises at least one information processor for processing arbitrary information and information provision management means for processing information transferred from the information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information; and

wherein the information provision management means notifies each of the information processors of information about processing state and said information processor performs information transfer speed control corresponding to said information about processing state.

27. The network information processing system according to claim 26, wherein with reference to the information transfer speed control in said information processor, a transfer rate of the information from said information processor to said information provision management means is reduced when an amount of information processing in said information provision management means is much while said transfer rate is increased when an amount of information processing in said information provision management means is less.

28. The network information processing system according to claim 26, wherein said information provision management means comprises:

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, said electronic information processing including display processing in said display, based on an input operation instruction from said information processor.

29. The network information processing system according to claim 28, wherein said information processing assisting apparatus notifies all of the information processors belonging to said network information processing system of said information about processing state.

30. The network information processing system according to claim 28, wherein in a case where a processing list lists a number of files to be processed in said information processing assisting apparatus, said information processor refers to said processing list transferred from said information processing assisting apparatus when said information processor sends the information to said information processing assisting apparatus, and said information processor determines a transfer rate corresponding to said number of files listed in said processing list.

31. The network information processing system according to claim 28, wherein said information processing assisting apparatus sends said information about processing sate to each of the information processors every time the processing state varies.

32. The network information processing system according to claim 28, wherein in a case where remote input operation is carried out by said information processor, a transfer rate of information transferred to said information processing assisting apparatus is reduced by a set amount thereof.

33. A network information processing method comprising the step of:

configuring a plurality of network information processing systems, each system including at least one information processor for processing arbitrary information and information provision management means for processing information transferred from the information processor and providing electronic information contents including display information;

connecting said network information processing systems to each other by communication means;

notifying said information processors of information about processing state in said information provision management means and permitting the information processor to perform information transfer speed control corresponding to the information about processing state.

34. The information processing method according to claim 33, wherein with reference to the information transfer speed control in said information processor, a transfer rate of information from said information processor to said information provision management means is reduced when an amount of information processing in said information provision management means is much while said transfer rate is increased when an amount of information processing in said information provision management means is less.

35. The information processing method according to claim 33, wherein said information provision management means comprises:

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, said electronic information processing including display processing in said display, based on an input operation instruction from said information processor.

36. The information processing method according to claim 35, wherein said information processing assisting apparatus notifies all of the information processors belonging to said network information processing system of said information about processing state.

37. The information processing method according to claim 35, wherein in a case where a processing list lists a number of files to be processed in said information processing assisting apparatus, said information processor refers to said processing list transferred from said information processing assisting apparatus when said information processor sends information to said information processing assisting apparatus, and said information processor determines a transfer rate corresponding to said number of files listed in said processing list.

38. The information processing method according to claim 35, wherein said information processing assisting apparatus sends said information about processing state to each of the information processors every time the processing situation varies.

39. The information processing method according to claim 35, wherein in a case where remote input operation is carried out by said information processor, a transfer rate of information transferred to said information processing assisting apparatus is reduced by a set amount thereof.