Notification apparatus and method therefor
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver that receives an ending instruction from a user for instructing the apparatus to terminate use of the apparatus by the user;
a search unit that searches for a pending task to be performed by the user within a predetermined timeframe of the time when said receiver receives the ending instruction from the user; and
a notifier that notifies the user of the pending task to be performed within the predetermined timeframe when the pending task is found by said search unit.
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Abstract
When a schedule is updated, a check is performed to determine whether matters concerning the updated schedule are included in a To Do List, in which all processes to be performed are registered, and a schedule list. When there is an associated undertaking, added to a task table is a notification task for notifying a user and reminding him of the existence of that undertaking. Then, a notification process for reminding the user of the schedule for the pending undertaking is performed under appropriate conditions.
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an ending instruction from a user for instructing the apparatus to terminate use of the apparatus by the user; a search unit that searches for a pending task to be performed by the user within a predetermined timeframe of the time when said receiver receives the ending instruction from the user; and a notifier that notifies the user of the pending task to be performed within the predetermined timeframe when the pending task is found by said search unit.
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2. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an ending instruction from a user for instructing the apparatus to terminate a use of the apparatus by the user; an inferring unit that infers a destination of a user based on a user'"'"'s schedule when said receiver receives the ending instruction from the user; a search unit that searches for a pending task relevant to the inferred destination of the user and to be performed within a predetermined timeframe of the time when said receiver receives the ending instruction from the user; and a notifier that notifies the user of the pending task relevant to the destination of the user.
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3. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an ending instruction from a user for instructing the apparatus to terminate a use of the apparatus by the user; an inferring unit that infers a person with whom the user is scheduled to meet based on a user'"'"'s schedule when said receiver receives the ending instruction from the user; a search unit that searches for a pending task relevant to the person with whom the user is scheduled to meet within a predetermined timeframe of the time when said receiver receives the ending instruction from the user; and a notifier that notifies the user of the pending task relevant to the person with whom the user is scheduled to meet.
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4. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
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a receiving step of receiving an ending instruction from a user for instructing an information processing apparatus to terminate a use of the information processing apparatus by the user; a searching step of searching for a pending task to be performed by the user within a predetermined timeframe of the time when the ending instruction is received from the user in said receiving step; and a notification step of notifying the user of the pending task to be performed within the predetermined time when the pending task is found in said searching step.
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5. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
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a receiving step of receiving an ending instruction from a user for instructing an information processing apparatus to terminate a use of the information processing apparatus by the user; an inferring step of inferring a destination of a user based on a user'"'"'s schedule when the ending instruction is received from the user in said receiving step; a searching step of searching for a pending task relevant to the inferred destination of the user and to be performed within a predetermined timeframe of the time when the ending instruction is received from the user in said receiving step; and a notification step of notifying the user of the pending task relevant to the destination of the user.
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6. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
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a receiving step of receiving an ending instruction from a user for instructing an information processing apparatus to terminate a use of the information processing apparatus by the user; an inferring step of inferring a person with whom the user is scheduled to meet based on a user'"'"'s schedule when the ending instruction is received from the user in said receiving step; a searching step of searching for a pending task relevant to the person with whom the user is scheduled to meet within a predetermined timeframe of the time when the ending instruction is received from the user in said receiving step; and a notification step of notifying the user of the pending task relevant to the person with whom the user is scheduled to meet.
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7. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for controlling a computer, the program comprising the steps of:
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a receiving step of receiving an ending instruction from a user for instructing an information processing apparatus to terminate a use of the information processing apparatus by the user; a searching step of searching for a pending task to be performed by the user within a predetermined timeframe of the time when the ending instruction is received from the user in said receiving step; and a notification step of notifying the user of the pending task to be performed within the predetermined timeframe when the pending task is found in said searching step.
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