Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017324881-A1
Application number	US-201715586412-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 4, 2017
Priority date	May 6, 2016
Publication date	Nov 9, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls display of a function of one device if the one device is photographed and controls display of a cooperative function that uses functions of plural devices if the plural devices are photographed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a controller that controls display of a function of one device if the one device is photographed and that controls display of a cooperative function that uses functions of a plurality of devices if the plurality of devices are photographed.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of devices include a first device and a second device, and if the first device is photographed and subsequently the second device is photographed within a period in which an instruction to execute a function of the first device is not provided, the controller controls display of the cooperative function that uses functions of the first device and the second device.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the plurality of devices are photographed within a predetermined period, the controller controls display of the cooperative function.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of devices include a first device and a second device, and if the second device is photographed within a predetermined period from a time point when the first device is photographed, the controller controls display of the cooperative function that uses functions of the first device and the second device.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the plurality of devices are photographed, the controller controls display of functions of individual devices included in the plurality of devices and also controls display of the cooperative function.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the plurality of devices are photographed and if an instruction to display a single-device function is provided by a user, the controller controls display of functions of individual devices included in the plurality of devices, and if an instruction to display the cooperative function is provided by the user, the controller controls display of the cooperative function.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if a part of the one device is photographed, the controller controls display of a function assigned to the part.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the controller controls display of the cooperative function and if a part of a device included in the plurality of devices is photographed, the controller controls display of the cooperative function that uses a function assigned to the part.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if a whole of the one device is photographed, the controller controls display of one or a plurality of functions of the one device, and if a part of the one device is photographed, the controller controls display of a function assigned to the part.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
if the plurality of devices are photographed, a plurality of images related to the plurality of devices are displayed on a display, and the controller controls display of the cooperative function, the cooperative function varying in accordance with display positions of the plurality of images on the display.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the controller controls display of the cooperative function in which a device related to an image displayed in a predetermined area among the plurality of images displayed on the display is a starting point.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein, if an image related to a part of a device is displayed in the predetermined area, the controller controls display of the cooperative function in which a function assigned to the image related to the part is a starting point.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the controller controls display of an edit screen for displaying an image related to a photographed device in the predetermined area.

14 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein an order in which the individual devices are used in the cooperative function is changed in accordance with the display positions of the plurality of images related to the plurality of devices.

15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein an order in which data is moved between the individual devices used in the cooperative function is changed in accordance with the display positions of the plurality of images related to the plurality of devices.

16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the plurality of devices are photographed, a device to be used as a starting point of the cooperative function is changed in accordance with a positional relationship between the plurality of devices and a photographing apparatus that performs photography.

17 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein a device nearer to the photographing apparatus is given a higher priority in being used as a device at a starting point of the cooperative function.

18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein a device related to an image displayed nearer to a reference position set on a display screen on which images are displayed is given a higher priority in being used as a device at a starting point of the cooperative function.

19 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the positional relationship is determined based on a relationship in a missing portion between appearance images related to individual devices included in the plurality of devices.

20 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the controller causes a display to preferentially display the cooperative function that uses a function of the device at the starting point.

21 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the controller causes a display to display information corresponding to an order of positions near the photographing apparatus in association with individual devices included in the plurality of devices.

22 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if the plurality of devices are photographed, the controller controls display of functions of individual devices included in the plurality of devices or display of a cooperative function that uses functions of the plurality of devices in accordance with display positions of a plurality of images related to the plurality of devices.

23 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if an appearance image related to a photographed device does not satisfy a predetermined area standard, the device is not identified as a target device to be used.

24 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein the appearance image does not satisfy the area standard if the appearance image has a missing portion behind an obstacle.

25 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if display of the cooperative function is controlled and if an appearance image related to a photographed device represents only a part of the device, a function assigned to an image related to the part is used in the cooperative function.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tokuchi Kengo

Classifications

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/00344

  with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus (monitoring H04N1/00002) · CPC title

• H04N2201/0039

  Connection via a network · CPC title

• H04N1/00267

  with a viewing or projecting apparatus, e.g. for reading image information from a film (H04N1/00262 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00251

  with an apparatus for taking photographic images, e.g. a camera · CPC title