Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10079930-B2
Application number	US-201615155203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2016
Priority date	May 26, 2015
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a processor coupled to a memory and configured to execute steps of storing corresponding information associating a predetermined event with apparatus information of an output apparatus, among the plurality of output apparatuses, that is installed at a predetermined position, and a control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus; collecting event information relating to the predetermined event that is occurring; selecting the control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus based on the collected event information; and instructing the output apparatus to implement the selected control.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus that controls a plurality of output apparatuses that are configured to output a predetermined signal and that are each installed at a predetermined position, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a hardware memory storing a program that, upon execution by the hardware processor, causes the hardware processor to:
store corresponding information associating a predetermined event with apparatus information of an output apparatus, among the plurality of output apparatuses, and a control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus, the output apparatus outputting a predetermined signal as a sound wave that includes identification information of the output apparatus;
collect event information relating to the predetermined event that is occurring around the predetermined position of the output apparatus, and environmental information detected by the output apparatus, the environmental information relating to the environment around the predetermined position of the output apparatus;
select control information of the control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus based on the collected event information and the collected environmental information; and
instruct the output apparatus to implement the selected control information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware memory further includes instructions that, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to
acquiring status information including the apparatus information of the output apparatus and information indicating a status of the output apparatus; and
wherein the predetermined event corresponds to acquiring the status information that includes information indicating a predetermined status or a predetermined combination of statuses of the output apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of output apparatuses are installed at predetermined positions that differ from one another; and
the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus includes the apparatus information of the output apparatus.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus includes adjusting a detection range within which the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus can be detected.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the control for adjusting the detection range includes adjusting an intensity of the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the control for adjusting the detection range includes adjusting an output direction of the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus includes switching between turning on and turning off the output of the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus.

8. An information processing method implemented by an information processing apparatus that controls a plurality of output apparatuses that are configured to output a predetermined signal and that are each installed at a predetermined position, the information processing method comprising steps of:
storing corresponding information associating a predetermined event with apparatus information of an output apparatus, among the plurality of output apparatuses, and a control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus, the output apparatus outputting a predetermined signal as a sound wave that includes identification information of the output apparatus;
collecting event information relating to the predetermined event that is occurring around the predetermined position at which of the output apparatus, and environmental information detected by the output apparatus, the environmental information relating to the environment around the predetermined position of the output apparatus;
selecting control information of the control to be implemented with respect to the output apparatus based on the collected event information and the detected environmental information; and
instructing the output apparatus to implement the selected control.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware memory further includes instructions that, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to
receive, from a terminal device connected to the information processing apparatus via a network, terminal device information that includes
sender identification information identifying the terminal device, and
the identification information of the output apparatus extracted by the terminal device from the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus.

10. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, from a terminal device connected to the information processing apparatus via a network, terminal device information that includes
sender identification information identifying the terminal device, and
the identification information of the output apparatus extracted by the terminal device from the predetermined signal output by the output apparatus.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the collected environmental information includes at least one of motion, temperature, humidity, brightness, and sound information.

12. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein the collected environmental information includes at least one of motion, temperature, humidity, brightness, and sound information.

Assignees

• Itoh Masahiko
• Kawase Tsutomu
• Kuroda Hiroyoshi
• Ohue Yuji
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Itoh Masahiko
• Kawase Tsutomu
• Kuroda Hiroyoshi
• Ohue Yuji

Classifications

• H04W4/023 Primary

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04M1/72572 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72457 Primary

  according to geographic location · CPC title