INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20080243854A1
• Filed: 09/07/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jumpei Noguchi
• Original Assignee: Jumpei Noguchi
• Inventors: Noguchi, Jumpei
• Application Number:
  US11/851,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20080243854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]

Abstract

An operated terminal monitors a connection request from an operating terminal, and when a connection request is transmitted from an operating terminal, an access right for a resource being accessed by the operated terminal is re-determined. As a result, the access right for a resource is appropriately maintained. The need for changing access environments for a resource is determined based on information that is acquired from an operating terminal that intends to access the resource, indicating location and type of the operating terminal. Software is automatically installed in an operating terminal for remote connection, and the operating terminal is automatically connected to the operated terminal.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a service using terminal that accepts an operation input;

a service providing server that provides a service of receiving data, that is input to the service using terminal, from the service using terminal, executing information processing in response to the input data, and transmitting a result of the execution to the service using terminal; and

a data server that stores data, the service using terminal, the service providing server, and the data server being communicably connected to one another,

the service using terminal including

a data-input/output request transmitting unit that transmits a data-input/output request to the service providing server for data-input to or data-output from the data server, an operational environment acquiring unit that acquires information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and

an operational environment transmitting unit that transmits the acquired information indicative of operational environments to the service providing server,

the service providing server including

a data-input/output request receiving unit that receives the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments from the service using terminal, and

an I/o request transmitting unit that transmits the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments to the data server,

the data server including

a data storing unit that stores data,

an I/O request receiving unit that receives the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments from the service providing server,

data input/output control information that links operational environments of the service using terminal and information indicative of permission/disallowance to input data to or to output data from the data storing unit,

a data input/output permission determining unit that determines permission or disallowance to input data to or to output data from the data storing unit by referring to the data input/output control information and based on the received information indicative of operational environments, and

a data input/output processing unit that executes a process to input data to or to output data from the data storing unit in response to a result of the determination.

2. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein

the information indicative of operational environments, that is acquired by the operational environment acquiring unit of the service using terminal, is information indicative of current location of the service using terminal.

3. The information processing system of claim 2, wherein

the operational environment acquiring unit includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and wherein

the information indicative of operational environments includes information indicative of latitude and longitude that designates a current location of the service using terminal.

4. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein

the information indicative of operational environments acquired by the operational environment acquiring unit is information indicative of whether or not the service using terminal has a data writable non-volatile storage device.

5. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein

a plurality of the service using terminals are communicably connected to the service providing server, wherein

the data server includes

a read-out data transmitting unit that, if the data-input/output request received from the service providing server is a data readout request, transmits data that is read out from the data storing unit to the service providing server in response to the data readout request, wherein

the service providing server includes

a data receiving unit that receives the data that is read out from the data server in response to the data readout request,

a display information generating unit that generates display information indicative of the received data, and

a display data transmitting unit that transmits the generated display information to each of the plurality of service using terminals, wherein

the data input/output permission determining unit of the data server determines whether or not to permit to read out from the data storing unit by comparing respective information indicative of operational environments of the plurality of service using terminals with the data input/output control information, and wherein

the data input/output processing unit of the data server does not execute the readout of data from the data storing unit if at least one result of the determination gives disallowance to read out the data.

6. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein

the service providing server includes a second operational environment acquiring unit that acquires information indicative of operational environments of the service providing server, wherein

the I/O request transmitting unit of the service providing server transmits to the data server a data-input/output request received from the service using terminal, information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and information indicative of an operational environment of the service providing server, wherein

the I/O request receiving unit of the data server receives from the service providing server the data-input/output request, information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and information indicative of an operational environment of the service providing server, wherein

the data input/output control information of the data server links respective operational environments of the service using terminal and the service providing server with information indicative of permission or disallowance to input/output of the data, and wherein

the data input/output permission determining unit of the data server determines whether or not to permit data input/output referring to the data input/output control information and based on information indicative of respective operational environments of the service using terminal and the service providing server.

7. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein

the service using terminal includes

a program executing unit that executes a service using program for receiving the service provided by the service providing server,

a program information transmitting unit that transmits identification information of the service using program, that is being executed, to the service providing server,

a recommended program receiving unit that receives from the data server a new service using program recommended for receiving the service, and

a program updating unit that updates a service using program being executed by the program executing unit to the new service using program received, wherein

the data-input/output request receiving unit of the service providing server receives from the service using terminal the data-input/output request, the information indicative of operational environments, and identification information of the service using program being executed, wherein

the I/O request transmitting unit of the service providing server transmits to the data server the data-input/output request, the information indicative of operational environments, and identification information of the service using program being executed, wherein

the I/O request receiving unit of the data server receives from the service providing server the data-input/output request, the information indicative of operational environments, and identification information of the service using program being executed, and wherein

the data server includes

a recommended program storing unit that stores a service using program recommended for receiving the service provided by the service providing server and

a recommended program transmitting unit that transmits to the service using terminal the service using program, that is stored in the recommended program storing unit, as the new service using program in response to identification information of the service using program, that is being executed by the service using terminal, received by the I/O request receiving unit.

8. A control method for an information processing system having a service using terminal that accepts an operation input, a service providing server that provides a service by receiving data, that is input to the service using terminal, from the service using terminal, executing information processing in response to the input data, and transmitting a result of the execution to the service using terminal, and a data server that stores data, the service using terminal, the service providing server, and the data server being communicably connected to one another, the control method comprising:

the service using terminal transmitting a data-input/output request for input data to or output data from the data server to the service providing server,

the service using terminal acquiring information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and

the service using terminal transmitting the acquired information indicative of operational environments to the service providing server;

the service providing server receiving the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments from the service using terminal, and

the service providing server transmitting the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments to the data server; and

the data server receiving the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments from the service providing server,

the data server storing data input/output control information that links operational environments of the service using terminal with information indicative of permission or disallowance to input data to or to output data from the data server,

the data server determining permission or disallowance to input data to or output data from the data server based on the received information indicative of operational environments and the data input/output control information, and

the data server executing a process to input data to or to output data from the data server in response to a result of the determination.

11. The control method for an information processing system of claim 8, wherein

the information indicative of operational environments acquired by the service using terminal is information indicative of whether or not the service using terminal has a data writable non-volatile storage device.

12. The control method for an information processing system of claim 8, further comprising:

the data server, if the data-input/output request received from the service providing server is a data readout request, transmitting data that is read out from the data server in response to the data readout request to the service providing server;

the service providing server receiving the data that is read out from the data server in response to the data readout request from the data server,

the service providing server generating display information indicative of the data received, and

the service providing server transmitting the generated display information to each of a plurality of the service using terminals; and

the data server determining whether or not to permit to read out data from the data server based on information indicative of operational environments of the plurality of service using terminals and the data input/output control information, and

the data server not executing the readout of data from the data server if at least one result of the determination gives disallowance to read out the data.

13. The control method for an information processing system of claim 8, further comprising:

the service providing server acquiring information indicative of an operational environment of the service providing server, and

the service providing server transmitting to the data server a data-input/output request received from the service using terminal, information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and information indicative of an operational environment of the service providing server;

the data server receiving from the service providing server the data-input/output request, information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and information indicative of an operational environment of the service providing server;

keeping in the data input/output control information information that links respective operational environments of the service using terminal and the service providing server with information indicative of permission or disallowance to input data to or to output data from the data server; and

the data server determining permission or disallowance of data input/output based on information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal and the service providing server and on the data input/output control information.

14. The control method for an information processing system of claim 8, further comprising:

the service using terminal executing a service using program for receiving the service provided by the service providing server, and

the service using terminal transmitting identification information of the service using program, that is being executed, to the service providing server;

the service providing server receiving from the service using terminal the data-input/output request, the information indicative of operational environments, and the identification information of the service using program, that is being executed, and

the service providing server transmitting to the data server the data-input/output request, the information indicative of operational environments, and the identification information of the service using program, that is being executed;

the data server receiving from the service providing server the data-input/output request, the information indicative of operational environments, and the identification information of the service using program, that is being executed,

the data server storing a service using program recommended to receive the service provided by the service providing server, and

the data server transmitting to the service using terminal the recommended service using program as a new service using program in response to the received identification information of the service using program, that is being executed by the service using terminal; and

the service using terminal receiving from the data server a new service using program recommended to receive the service, and

the service using terminal updating the service using program, that is being executed, to the new service using program received.

9. The control method for an information processing system of claim B, wherein

the information indicative of operational environments acquired by the service using terminal of the information processing system is information indicative of current location of the service using terminal.

10. The control method for an information processing system of claim 9, wherein

the service using terminal of the information processing system includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and wherein

the information indicative of operational environments includes information indicative of latitude and longitude that designates a current location of the service using terminal.

15. A computer program operable to cause an information processing system having a service using terminal that accepts an operation input, a service providing server that provides a service by receiving data, that is input to the service using terminal, from the service using terminal, executing information processing in response to the input data, and transmitting a result of the execution to the service using terminal, and a data server that stores data, the service using terminal, the service providing server, and the data server being communicably connected to one another to perform:

the service using terminal transmitting a data-input/output request for input data to or output data from the data server to the service providing server,

the service using terminal acquiring information indicative of operational environments of the service using terminal, and

the service using terminal transmitting the acquired information indicative of operational environments to the service providing server;

the service providing server receiving the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments from the service using terminal, and

the service providing server transmitting the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments to the data server; and

the data server receiving the data-input/output request and the information indicative of operational environments from the service providing server,

the data server storing data input/output control information that links operational environments of the service using terminal with information indicative of permission or disallowance to input data to or to output data from the data server,

the data server determining permission or disallowance to input data to or output data from the data server based on the received information indicative of operational environments and the data input/output control information, and

the data server executing a process to input data to or to output data from the data server in response to an result of the determination.