Display control apparatus, display control method, and recording medium on which display control program is recorded

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10949318-B2
Application number	US-201616061403-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	Dec 21, 2015
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

Provided is, for example, a display control apparatus that generates display information with which an event having occurred in an information processing system can be easily determined. This display control apparatus 101 comprises a display control unit 102 that, on the basis of device information indicating a device detected by a first information processing apparatus in an information processing system and communication information indicating communication executed between a second information processing apparatus in the information processing system and a third information processing apparatus in the information processing system: performs displaying on a display apparatus in a manner such that said device and said first information processing apparatus are associated with one another; and performs displaying on said display apparatus in a manner such that said second information processing apparatus and said third information processing apparatus are associated with one another.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display control apparatus comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
display a device and a first information processing apparatus on a display apparatus in accordance with a mode of associating the device with the first information processing apparatus;
display a second information processing apparatus and a third information processing apparatus in accordance with a mode of associating the second information processing apparatus with the third information processing apparatus, based on device information indicating the device detected in the first information processing apparatus in an information processing system and communication information indicating a communication between the second information processing apparatus in the information processing system and the third information processing apparatus in the information processing system;
determine whether or not the device is an authorized device to be authorized based on authorized device information indicating a device being authorized; and
display the authorized device and the device not being the authorized device in accordance with different modes.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the device information is information where a first processing apparatus identifier of the first information processing apparatus and a device identifier of the device are associated with each other,
the communication information is information where a second processing apparatus identifier of the second information processing apparatus and a third processing apparatus identifier of the third information processing apparatus are associated with each other, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display, on the display apparatus, information where the first processing apparatus identifier and the device identifier are associated with each other and display, on the display apparatus, information where the second processing apparatus identifier and the third processing apparatus identifier are associated with each other.

3. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the device information indicates the device detected in the first information processing apparatus at a first timing,
the communication information indicates the communication executed between the second information processing apparatus and the third information processing apparatus at a second timing, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display, on the display apparatus, the device and the first information processing apparatus in accordance with a mode of associating the device with the first information processing apparatus when the first timing is within a predetermined period and display, on the display apparatus, the second information processing apparatus and the third information processing apparatus in accordance with a mode of associating the second information processing apparatus with the third information processing apparatus when the second timing is within the predetermined period.

4. The display control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the device information is information where the first processing apparatus identifier of the first information processing apparatus, the device identifier of the device, and a first timing when the first information processing apparatus detects the device are associated with one another,

the communication information is information where the second processing apparatus identifier of the second information processing apparatus, the third processing apparatus identifier of the third information processing apparatus, and a second timing when the communication is executed are associated with one another, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display, on the display apparatus, the first processing apparatus identifier and the device identifier in accordance with a mode of associating the first processing apparatus identifier with the device identifier when the first timing is within a predetermined period and display, on the display apparatus, the second processing apparatus identifier and the third processing apparatus identifier in accordance with a mode of associating the second processing apparatus identifier with the third processing apparatus identifier when the second timing is within the predetermined period.

5. The display control apparatus according to claim 2 comprising:
an authorized device information storage configured to store authorized device information including the device identifier of an authorized device being a device being authorized; wherein
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine whether or not the device identifier is included in the authorized device information stored in the authorized device information storage, thereby, determine whether or not the device identifier is the authorized device, and
display the device being authorized and the device not being the device being authorized in accordance with different modes when displaying the device on the display apparatus.

6. The display control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine whether or not a link target is included in the device information indicating the device detected at the first timing at or before a third timing, or the communication information indicating the communication executed at the second timing at or before the third timing when receiving information indicating the link target linked in a fourth information processing apparatus in the information processing system at the third timing from the fourth information processing apparatus, and
display the link target in accordance with different modes depending on the determined result when displaying the link target on the display apparatus.

7. The display control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine whether or not content information is included in the device information indicating the device detected at the first timing at or before a third timing, or the communication information indicating the communication executed at the second timing at or before the third timing when receiving the content information indicating processing executed between a link target linked in a fourth information processing apparatus in the information processing system at the third timing and the fourth information processing apparatus from the fourth information processing apparatus,
the device information includes content information indicating processing executed between the first information processing apparatus and the device,
the communication information includes content information indicating processing executed between the second information processing apparatus and the third information processing apparatus, and
the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display the link target in accordance with different modes depending on the determined result when displaying the link target on the display apparatus.

8. A display control method comprising:
displaying a device and a first information processing apparatus on a display apparatus in accordance with a mode of associating the device with the first information processing apparatus;
displaying a second information processing apparatus and a third information processing apparatus in accordance with a mode of associating the second information processing apparatus with the third information processing apparatus, based on device information indicating the device detected in the first info

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Ichihara Etsuko
• Kida Koji
• Sakae Yoshiaki
• Isoyama Kazuhiko
• Kamimura Junpei
• Nomura Takashi
• Kobayashi Yuji

Classifications

• G06F13/00

  Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units (interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 {; multiprogram control therefor  G06F9/46}; multiprocessor systems  G06F15/16 ) · CPC title

• G06F11/324 Primary

  Display of status information · CPC title

• G06F11/3041

  where the computing system component is an input/output interface (interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00) · CPC title

• G06F11/3013

  where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems (testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02) · CPC title

• G06F11/3051

  Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the configuration of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring the presence of processing resources, peripherals, I/O links, software programs (verification or detection of system hardware configuration G06F11/2247) · CPC title