INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20130194632A1
• Filed: 01/29/2013
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Kazuhisa Kishimoto
• Inventors: KISHIMOTO, Kazuhisa
• Granted Patent: US 8,867,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/12 Digital output to print unit , e.g. line printer, chain printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00344 with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus monitoring H04N1/00002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00496 Constructional details of the interface or console not otherwise provided for, e.g. rotating or tilting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00514 for individual users
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0036 Detecting or checking connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0041 Point to point H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a body area network communication part that performs communication with a terminal apparatus carried by a user, using a user'"'"'s human body as a communication channel; a display and operating part having a display part that displays a screen and having, on the display part, an electrode for body area network communication, the screen receiving an operation performed by the user; and a control part that displays on the display part an operation key for allowing information stored in the terminal apparatus to be obtained by the body area network communication, when it is determined at the time of the user touching the electrode that communication between the body area network communication part and the terminal apparatus can be performed.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a body area network communication part that performs communication with a terminal apparatus carried by a user, using a user'"'"'s human body as a communication channel;

a display and operating part having a display part that displays a screen and having, on said display part, an electrode for body area network communication, said screen receiving an operation performed by said user; and

a control part that displays on said display part an operation key for allowing information stored in said terminal apparatus to be obtained by said body area network communication, when it is determined at time of said user touching said electrode that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed.

2. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control part obtains information stored in said terminal apparatus through said body area network communication part after an input is made to said operation key displayed on said display and operating part.

3. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said operation key is at least any one of a key for obtaining destination information stored in said terminal apparatus, a key for obtaining personal setting information stored in said terminal apparatus, a key for obtaining user authentication information stored in said terminal apparatus, and a key for obtaining security document information stored in said terminal apparatus.

4. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control part displays said operation key for a predetermined period of time after determining that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed.

5. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein in a case in which it is determined that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus cannot be performed, when said operation key is displayed, said control part deletes said operation key being displayed.

6. A control method for an information processing apparatus including:

a body area network communication part that performs communication with a terminal apparatus carried by a user, using a user'"'"'s human body as a communication channel;

a display and operating part having a display part that displays a screen and having an electrode for body area network communication disposed on said display part, said screen receiving an operation performed by said user; and

a control part that controls said body area network communication part and said display and operating part, wherein

when it is determined at time of said user touching said electrode that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed, said control part displays on said display part an operation key for allowing information stored in said terminal apparatus to be obtained by said body area network communication.

7. The control method for an information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control part obtains information stored in said terminal apparatus through said body area network communication part after said operation key is displayed and then an input is made from said operation key displayed on said display part.

8. The control method for an information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said operation key is at least any one of a key for obtaining destination information stored in said terminal apparatus, a key for obtaining personal setting information stored in said terminal apparatus, a key for obtaining user authentication information stored in said terminal apparatus, and a key for obtaining security document information stored in said terminal apparatus.

9. The control method for an information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control part displays said operation key for a predetermined period of time after determining that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed.

10. The control method for an information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein in a case in which it is determined that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus cannot be performed, when said operation key is displayed, said control part deletes said operation key being displayed.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stored with a program to cause the computer to control an information processing apparatus which comprises:

a body area network communication part that performs communication with a terminal apparatus carried by a user, using a user'"'"'s human body as a communication channel; and

a display and operating part having a display part that displays a screen and having an electrode for body area network communication disposed on said display part, said screen receiving an operation performed by said user, said program causing the computer to execute a process comprising;

a step (a) of determining at time of said user touching said electrode whether communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed; and

a step (b) of displaying on said display part an operation key for allowing information stored in said terminal apparatus to be obtained by said body area network communication, when it is determined at said step (a) that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium claimed in claim 11, said program further causes the computer to execute:

a step (c) of obtaining information stored in said terminal apparatus through said body area network communication part after said step (b) is performed and then an input is made from said operation key displayed on said display part.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 11, wherein said operation key is at least any one of a key for obtaining destination information stored in said terminal apparatus, a key for obtaining personal setting information stored in said terminal apparatus, a key for obtaining user authentication information stored in said terminal apparatus, and a key for obtaining security document information stored in said terminal apparatus.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 11, wherein said operation key displayed in said step (b) is displayed for a predetermined period of time after determining in said step (a) that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus can be performed.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium claimed in claim 11, said program further causes the computer to execute:

a step (d) of deleting, when said operation key is displayed, said operation key being displayed in a case in which it is determined in said step (a) that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus cannot be performed.