×

Composite service providing system

  • US 8,682,967 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2012
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A composite service providing system including:

  • a plurality of electronic devices which are communicatively interconnected, the plurality of electronic devices being independent of each other and including a first electronic device and a second electronic device, each of the first electronic device and the second electronic device being provided with a first processor and a first memory operatively coupled to the first processor, wherein the first memory includes instructions which, when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to perform as an independent service execution system which is configured to execute at least one independent service from among a print service to print image data, a scan service to obtain image data by scanning an original, a storage service to store image data, and an image data transmission/reception service to transmit image data to a remote image data receiving device and to obtain image data by receiving the image data from a remote image data transmission device; and

    a terminal device which is communicatively connected with the plurality of electronic devices, the terminal device including a second processor and a second memory operatively coupled to the second processor,wherein the second memory includes instructions which, when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to perform as, or the first memory includes instructions which, when executed by the first processor, further cause the first processor to perform as;

    a composite designating system configured to acquire a first user input designating one of a plurality of composite services which include a copy service, an image data storage service and an image data transfer service,the copy service being performed as (i) the first electronic device obtains the image data using the independent service execution system, (ii) the second electronic device obtains the image data from the first electronic device, and (iii) the second electronic device executes the print service with respect to the image data using the independent service execution system,the image data storage service being performed as (a) the first electronic device obtains the image data using the independent service execution system, (b) the second electronic device obtains image data from the first electronic device, and (c) the second electronic device executes the storage service with respect to the image data using the independent service execution system, andthe image data transfer service being performed as (1) the first electronic device obtains the image data with the independent service execution system, (2) the second electronic device obtains the image data from the first electronic device, and (3) the second electronic device executes the image data transmission/reception service with respect to the image data using the independent service execution system;

    a user identifying system configured to acquire a second user input identifying a user;

    a user identifying information receiving system configured to receive the user identifying information identifying the user which is transmitted by at least one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and

    an electronic device determining system configured to determine the first electronic device and the second electronic device necessary for providing the composite services designated by the first input acquired by the composite designating system,wherein the electronic device determining system determines at least one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device from among the electronic devices which broadcasts the user identifying information, identifying the same user as the user identified by the second user input and received by the user identifying information receiving system,wherein the first electronic device determined by the electronic device determining system obtains the image data necessary for providing the composite service designated by the first user input acquired by the composite designating system using the independent service execution system,wherein the second electronic device determined by the electronic device determining system obtains the image data which is necessary for providing the composite service designated by the first user input acquired by the composite designating system and obtained by the first electronic device determined by the electronic device determining system, and executes the independent service with respect to the obtained image data using the independent service execution system, andwherein,the second memory includes instructions which, when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to perform as, or the first memory includes instructions which, when executed by the first processor, further cause the first processor to perform as a usage condition designating system configured to acquire a third user input designating a usage condition of the composite service which is designated by the first user input acquired by the composite designating system, andthe electronic device determining system determines the first electronic device and the second electronic device from among the electronic devices which is capable of operating in an operational condition for providing the composite service designated by the first user input acquired by the composite designating system in the usage condition designated by the third user input acquired by the usage condition designating system.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×