Control device and non-transitory computer readable medium storing control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12088545-B2
Application number	US-202318301963-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2023
Priority date	Sep 25, 2018
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A control device includes a control unit that performs detects a post file in a group chat. The control unit is configured to not to execute processing using the posted file in a case where the post file posted from any user in the group chat, in which a plurality of users and a chatbot participate, is not shared among the users participating in the group chat; and execute the processing using the posted file in a case where the post file is shared among the users.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device, comprising:
a processor configured to:
detect a file being posted in a group chat, wherein the file includes an execution instruction of an image forming process;
determine whether the file is shared among a plurality of users participating in the group chat based on attribute of the file;
not to execute processing using the file in a case where the file posted from any user in the group chat, in which the plurality of users and a chatbot participate, is not shared among the users participating in the group chat; and
execute the processing using the file in a case where the file is shared among the users,
wherein the processing includes the image forming process on the file being posted and shared among the users participating in the group chat,
wherein the image forming process is a printing process by printing out the file posted in the group chat.

2. The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the file being posted in the group chat is shared among the users participating in the group chat in a case where the file is the same file as an other file that is already posted in the group chat.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program causing a computer to function as:
the processor of the control device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp

Inventors

• MAKINO Yohei
• Toda Tsuyoshi
• Yasukawa Kiyoshi
• Maruyama Satoshi
• Yabusaki Ryoto
• Matsumoto Ryo
• Haruta Takafumi

Classifications

• H04L51/224

  providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages · CPC title

• H04L51/216

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L51/02

  using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages · CPC title

• H04L12/1813

  for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms (instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15) · CPC title