INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, WIRELESS TERMINAL, LAUNCHING METHOD OF PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF

• US 20140181183A1
• Filed: 11/21/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: HOUJOU, Yoshiharu, YAMAMOTO, Koji, HAYASHI, Kazuko
• Granted Patent: US 9,641,662 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing system including a portable information terminal having a plurality of functions and a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with the portable information terminal. The wireless terminal includes an acquisition unit for acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal and a launch instruction unit for, in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by the function information acquired by the acquisition unit, transmitting to the portable information terminal a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch the selected program. The portable information terminal includes a processing unit for starting execution of a program whose launch is instructed by the launch instruction signal following reception of the launch instruction signal from the wireless terminal.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a portable information terminal having a plurality of functions; and

a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with said portable information terminal,

wherein said wireless terminal comprises;

an acquisition unit for acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in said portable information terminal from said portable information terminal; and

a launch instruction unit for, in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by said function information acquired by said acquisition unit, transmitting to said portable information terminal a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch said selected program, and

said portable information terminal comprises a processing unit for starting execution of a program whose launch is instructed by said launch instruction signal following reception of said launch instruction signal from said wireless terminal.

2. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein said wireless terminal further comprises an authentication unit for performing authentication between said wireless terminal and said portable information terminal by transmitting and receiving wireless signals.

3. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein said portable information terminal further comprises an authentication unit for performing authentication between said portable information terminal and said wireless terminal by transmitting and receiving wireless signals.

4. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein said portable information terminal further comprises:

a checking unit for repetitively checking whether or not said wireless terminal can communicate with said portable information terminal; and

a lock unit for setting an operation state of said portable information terminal to a security lock state when said checking unit determines that communication with said wireless terminal fails for a predetermined period of time.

5. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein said security lock state of said portable information terminal is an operation state for preventing all manipulations except a lock release manipulation.

6. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein said checking unit of said portable information terminal checks at a regular time interval whether or not said portable information terminal can communicate with said wireless terminal that has been authenticated.

7. A wireless terminal in an information processing system comprising a portable information terminal and said wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with said portable information terminal, said wireless terminal comprising:

an acquisition unit for acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in said portable information terminal from said portable information terminal; and

a launch instruction unit for, in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by said function information acquired by said acquisition unit, transmitting to said portable information terminal a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch said selected program.

8. The wireless terminal of claim 7, further comprising an authentication unit for performing authentication between said wireless terminal with said portable information terminal by transmitting and receiving wireless signals.

9. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said launch instruction signal is a signal for allowing said portable information terminal to release a sleep state in which an inadvertent launch of a function which is not intended by a user is inhibited and to start a process relating to a specific function.

10. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said launch instruction signal is a signal for allowing said portable information terminal to releasing a security lock function which restricts use of all functions of said portable information terminal and to start a process relating to a specific function.

11. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said launch instruction unit transmits predetermined information which is necessary for operations to be performed up to a predetermined step by said selected program to said portable information terminal in addition to said launch instruction signal.

12. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said selection is a one-touch manipulation on said wireless terminal.

13. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said selection is a password input manipulation on said wireless terminal.

14. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said selection is a touch pattern input manipulation on said wireless terminal.

15. The wireless terminal of claim 7, wherein said wireless terminal is a wrist watch type terminal.

16. The wireless terminal of claim 7, further comprising an icon display unit for displaying an icon corresponding to a program indicated by said function information,

wherein said selection is performed by touching an icon displayed on said icon display unit, and said launch instruction unit transmits a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch a program corresponding to said touched icon to said portable information terminal.

17. The wireless terminal of claim 16, wherein said icon display unit displays icons corresponding to a part of a plurality of programs indicated by said function information.

18. The wireless terminal of claim 16, wherein said icon display unit displays icons corresponding to programs indicated by said function information in the order of priority set for each of said icons.

19. The wireless terminal of claim 17, wherein said icon display unit displays icons corresponding to programs belonging to one group of said plurality of programs indicated by said function information simultaneously.

20. A portable information terminal in an information processing system comprising said portable information terminal and a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with said portable information terminal, said portable information terminal comprising:

a transmission unit for transmitting function information indicating a plurality of programs to said wireless terminal; and

a processing unit for starting execution of a program following reception of a launch instruction signal from said wireless terminal, said launch instruction signal instructing to launch said program.

21. The portable information terminal of claim 20, further comprising an authentication unit for performing authentication between said portable information terminal and said wireless terminal by transmitting and receiving wireless signals.

22. A method for starting a portable information terminal, said method comprising:

acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in a portable information terminal by a wireless terminal from said portable information terminal;

in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by said function information acquired from said portable information terminal, transmitting a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch said selected program to said portable information terminal by said wireless terminal; and

starting execution of said program whose launch is instructed by said launch instruction signal by said portable information terminal.

23. A method for instructing launch by a wireless terminal, said method comprising:

acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in a portable information terminal from said portable information terminal; and

in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by said function information acquired from said portable information terminal, transmitting a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch said selected program to said portable information terminal.

24. In an information processing system comprising a portable information terminal and a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with said portable information terminal, a computer readable recording medium which records a program for making a computer of said wireless terminal function as:

an acquisition unit for acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in said portable information terminal from said portable information terminal; and

a launch instruction unit for, in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by said function information acquired by said acquisition unit, transmitting to said portable information terminal a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch said selected program.

25. In an information processing system comprising a portable information terminal and a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with said portable information terminal, a computer readable recording medium which records a program for making a computer of said portable information terminal function as:

a transmission unit for transmitting function information indicating a plurality of programs to said wireless terminal; and

a processing unit for starting execution of a program following reception of a launch instruction signal from said wireless terminal, said launch instruction signal instructing to launch said program.