Information Processing System, Setting Alteration Method and Computer Program

• US 20130073701A1
• Filed: 05/19/2011
• Published: 03/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Yamada, Seiya, Kohara, Osamu, Esaki, Shuichi
• Granted Patent: US 9,832,071 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

A manufacturer'"'"'s in-house server receives serial numbers from BD players, and transmits the received serial numbers to an SCM server. The SCM server collates the serial numbers into a control table, and transmits information to the manufacturer'"'"'s in-house server such as information showing which dispatch destination and sales outlet each BD player passed through before being installed in a user'"'"'s home (i.e., distribution information). In accordance with the collated control table, the manufacturer'"'"'s in-house server then transmits flags that are used to make settings appropriate to each BD player. Each BD player then alters its own settings in accordance with its received flag. For example, a setting may be made to start up an application for an information delivery service (i.e., a delivery service for contents such as moving pictures and the like) that the BD player is to be connected to.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising a server and an electronic device, wherein

the server comprises:

a first communicating portion communicating with the electronic devices via a network;

a storage portion storing distribution information which relates to distribution of the electronic devices; and

an updating portion updating the distribution information in the storage portion in accordance with the distribution of the electronic devices, and wherein

the electronic device comprises;

a second communicating portion communicating with the server via the network; and

a setting altering portion that, when the second communicating portion is connected to the network, acquires from the server via the second communicating portion setting alteration information corresponding to the distribution information, and then alters settings of the electronic device in accordance with the acquired setting alteration information.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the settings of the electronic device are used for starting up application firmware that corresponds to a distribution destination.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 wherein the settings of the electronic device relate to at least one of language used by the electric device and user interface.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the setting altering portion transmits information that is specific to the electronic device to the server via the second communicating portion, and

the server collates the distribution information of the electronic device in accordance with the information that is specific to the electronic device, and transmits flags that are used to alter the settings to the electronic devices.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one delivery server delivering information to the electronic device via the Internet, wherein

the electronic device connects to the delivery server between the plurality of delivery servers that corresponds to the settings altered by the setting altering portion, and then receives the delivered information.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein,

the setting altering portion alters the settings of the electronic device if the distribution destination that was set when the electronic device was shipped differs from the distribution destination contained in the distribution information.

7. A computer program of an information processing system including a server and an electronic device, stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of the electronic device, the computer program comprising:

an instruction of, when a connection to a network is detected, receiving setting alteration information from the server that corresponds to distribution information relating to the distribution of the electronic device; and

an instruction of altering settings of the electronic device in accordance with the received setting alteration information.

8. A setting alteration method of an electronic device in an information processing system including a server and the electronic device comprising:

a step of, when a connection to a network is detected, receiving alteration information from the server that corresponds to distribution information relating to distribution of the electronic device; and

a step of altering settings of the electronic device in accordance with the acquired setting alteration information.