INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20140344107A1
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Takashi Nakamura
• Inventors: NAKAMURA, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 9,904,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A system includes a notification unit configured to notify a server device of device information including identifying information for identifying an information processing device; a storage unit configured to store the identifying information and consumable article information that indicates a consumable article available in the information processing device identified by the identifying information so that each type of the identifying information is associated with the corresponding consumable article information; a specifying unit configured to specify, among a plurality of pieces of consumable article information stored in the storage unit, a piece of consumable article information associated with the identifying information included in the device information notified by the notification unit; a generator configured to generate an order image that encourages an order of a consumable article indicated by the piece of consumable article information specified by the first specifying unit; and a display unit configured to display the order image.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a notification unit configured to notify a server device of device information including identifying information for identifying an information processing device;

a storage unit configured to store the identifying information and consumable article information that indicates a consumable article available in the information processing device identified by the identifying information so that each type of the identifying information is associated with the corresponding consumable article information;

a first specifying unit configured to specify, among a plurality of pieces of consumable article information stored in the storage unit, a piece of consumable article information associated with the identifying information included in the device information notified by the notification unit;

a generator configured to generate an order image that encourages an order of a consumable article indicated by the piece of consumable article information specified by the first specifying unit; and

a display unit configured to display the order image.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a second specifying unit configured to specify contract style information that indicates a contract style type of the information processing device identified by the identifying information included in the device information notified by the notification unit, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store the identifying information, the contract style information, the consumable article information, and price information that indicates a price of the consumable article so that each type of the identifying information is associated with the corresponding contract style information, the corresponding consumable article information, and the corresponding price information,

the first specifying unit is configured to specify, among the plurality of pieces of consumable article information and a plurality of pieces of price information stored in the storage unit, a combination of a piece of consumable article information and a piece of price information corresponding to a combination of the identifying information included in the device information notified by the notification unit and the contract style information specified by the second specifying unit, and

the generator is configured to generate the order image to present the piece of consumable article information specified by the first specifying unit and the piece of price information specified by the first specifying unit so that the piece of consumable article information and the piece of price information are associated with each other.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the price indicated by the price information stored in the storage unit is set differently depending on the contract style information associated with the price information.

4. The information processing system according to claim 2, further comprising a designation unit configured to designate article classification information that indicates a classification of consumable articles, wherein

the notification unit is configured to notify the server device of specifying information including the device information and the article classification information designated by the designation unit,

the storage unit is configured to store the identifying information, the article classification information, the contract style information, the consumable article information, and the price information so that each type of the identifying information is associated with the corresponding article classification information, the corresponding contract style information, the corresponding consumable article information, and the corresponding price information, and

the first specifying unit is configured to specify, among the plurality of pieces of consumable article information and the plurality of pieces of price information stored in the storage unit, a combination of a piece of consumable article information and a piece of price information corresponding to a combination of the identifying information and the article classification information included in the specifying information notified by the notification unit and the contract style information specified by the second specifying unit.

5. The information processing system, according to claim 2, wherein

the device information includes specific information that indicates information specific to the information processing device,

the storage unit is configured to store the specific information and the contrast style information so that each type of the specific information is associated with the corresponding contrast style information, and

the second specifying unit is configured to specify, among a plurality of pieces of contract style information stored in the storage unit, a piece of contract style information corresponding to the specific information included in the device information notified by the notification unit.

6. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein

the device information includes the contract style information that indicates a contract style type of the corresponding information processing device, and

the second specifying unit is configured to specify the contract style information included in the device information notified by the notification unit.

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

the device information includes remaining quantity information that indicates a remaining quantity of a consumable article equipped in the information processing device, and

the generator is configured to generate the order image to present the piece of consumable article information specified by the first specifying unit and announcing information appropriate to the remaining quantity indicated by the remaining quantity information so that the piece of consumable article information and the announcing information are associated with each other.

8. The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein

a plurality of types of the consumable article information are specified by the first specifying unit,

the plurality of types of the consumable article information include first consumable article information in which a remaining quantity indicated by the remaining quantity information for the corresponding consumable article is equal to or less than a threshold value and second consumable article information in which a remaining quantity indicated by the remaining quantity information for the corresponding consumable article is more than the threshold value, and

the generator is configured to generate the order image in which information in which the first consumable article information and the announcing information indicating that the remaining quantity is small are associated with each other is arranged above the second consumable article information.

9. An information processing device comprising:

a notification unit configured to notify a server device of identifying information for identifying the information processing device;

an order image obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the server device, an order image that encourages an order of a consumable article indicated by a piece of consumable article information associated with the identifying information notified by the notification unit, the piece of consumable article information being one of a plurality of pieces of consumable article information that are included in associated information in which each type of the identifying information is associated with a piece of consumable article information that indicates a consumable article available in the information processing device identified by the identifying information; and

a display unit configured to display the order image.

10. An information processing method comprising:

notifying a server device of identifying information for identifying an information processing device;

obtaining, from the server device, an order image that encourages an order of a consumable article indicated by a piece of consumable article information associated with the identifying information, the piece of consumable article information being one of a plurality of pieces of consumable article information that are included in associated information in which each type of the identifying information is associated with a piece of consumable article information that indicates a consumable article available in the information processing device identified by the identifying information; and

displaying the order image.