Terminal device, information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program and recording medium
First Claim
1. A terminal device that serves as a terminal of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a client of an external user information managing server that manages user information in the form of item values corresponding to user information management items, the terminal device comprising:
- a group setting screen providing unit that provides a group setting screen configured to enable the formation of a group in the information processing apparatus by providing an input which enables a predetermined item value, corresponding to a predetermined user information management item stored in the external user information managing server, to be set,the group being formed by including each user that has user information stored in the external user information managing server and corresponding to the user that matches the predetermined item value set via the input, the user information managing server managing whether the user belongs to the group,the group setting screen providing unit further configured to enable an attribute for use in the group formation to be entered into the group setting screen, the group being formed based on the entered attribute, the group setting screen configured to enable the formation of a group set of multiple layered groups wherein an operation and a function allowed for a user belonging to an upper user group are inherited to a lower user group associated with the upper group.
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Abstract
A terminal device is provided that serves as a terminal of an information processing apparatus that is a client of a user information managing server that manages user information in the form of item values of user information management items. This terminal device includes a group setting screen providing unit that provides a group setting screen for setting a group in the information processing apparatus. The group is specified by whether the user information of a user satisfies the condition that a predetermined item value is stored in a predetermined user information management item. The user information managing server manages whether the user belongs to the group.
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22 Claims
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1. A terminal device that serves as a terminal of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a client of an external user information managing server that manages user information in the form of item values corresponding to user information management items, the terminal device comprising:
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a group setting screen providing unit that provides a group setting screen configured to enable the formation of a group in the information processing apparatus by providing an input which enables a predetermined item value, corresponding to a predetermined user information management item stored in the external user information managing server, to be set, the group being formed by including each user that has user information stored in the external user information managing server and corresponding to the user that matches the predetermined item value set via the input, the user information managing server managing whether the user belongs to the group, the group setting screen providing unit further configured to enable an attribute for use in the group formation to be entered into the group setting screen, the group being formed based on the entered attribute, the group setting screen configured to enable the formation of a group set of multiple layered groups wherein an operation and a function allowed for a user belonging to an upper user group are inherited to a lower user group associated with the upper group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information processing method utilized by a terminal device serving as a terminal of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a client of a user information managing server that manages user information using item values corresponding to user information management items, the information processing method comprising:
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providing a group setting screen to enable the formation of a group in the information processing apparatus by providing an input which enables a predetermined item value, corresponding to a predetermined user information management item stored in the external user information managing server, to be set, the group being formed by including each user that has user information stored in the external user information managing server and corresponding to the user that matches the predetermined item value set via the input, the user information managing server managing whether the user belongs to the group, the group setting screen further enabling an attribute for use in the group formation to be entered into the group setting screen, the group being formed based on the entered attribute and further enabling the formation of a group set of multiple layered groups wherein an operation and a function allowed for a user belonging to an upper user group are inherited to a lower user group associated with the upper group. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform an information processing method utilized by a terminal device serving as a terminal of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a client of a user information managing server that manages user information using item values corresponding to user information management items, the information processing method comprising:
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providing a group setting screen to enable the formation of a group in the information processing apparatus by providing an input which enables a predetermined item value, corresponding to a predetermined user information management item stored in the external user information managing server, to be set, the group being formed by including each user that has user information stored in the external user information managing server and corresponding to the user that matches the predetermined item value set via the input, the user information managing server managing whether the user belongs to the group, the group setting screen further enabling an attribute for use in the group formation to be entered into the group setting screen, the group being formed based on the entered attribute and further enabling the formation of a group set of multiple layered groups wherein an operation and a function allowed for a user belonging to an upper user group are inherited to a lower user group associated with the upper group.
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20. An information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being a client of an external user information managing server that manages user information in the form of item values corresponding to user information management items, the information processing comprising:
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a group being formed in the information processing apparatus by a terminal of the information processing apparatus that includes an input which enables a predetermined item value corresponding to a predetermined user information management item stored in the external user information managing server, to be set, the group being formed by including each user that has user information stored in the external user information managing server and corresponding to the user that matches the predetermined item value set via the input, the user information managing server managing whether the user belongs to the group, the terminal including a group setting screen enabling an attribute for use in the group formation to be entered into the input, the group being formed based on the entered attribute and further enabling the formation of a group set of multiple layered groups wherein an operation and a function allowed for a user belonging to an upper user group are inherited to a lower user group associated with the upper group. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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