Management system, remote operation method, processing method, and communication management method

1 . A communication terminal, comprising:

a display; and

circuitry configured to:

control the display to display a user interface indicating a plurality of operation targets of a mobile apparatus and including an operation right information list, wherein for a user, different operation rights are set for each operation target of the plurality of operation targets, and the operation right information list displays, in association with each of the plurality of operation targets, (i) a user name of a holder of a current operation right and (ii) an elapsed time since the operation right was applied;

receive an operation instruction input by the user, the operation instruction indicating a remote operation to be performed by a particular operation target of the plurality of operation targets;

check whether the user has an appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target according to the operation instruction before transmitting the operation information;

transmit, in a case that the circuitry determines that the user has the appropriate operation right, operation information to remotely operate the particular operation target of the mobile apparatus, wherein the operation information includes a device identifier of the operation target, a user identifier of the user, and information corresponding to the operation instruction; and

transmit, in a case that the circuitry determines that the user does not have the appropriate operation right, a notification indicating that the user does not have the appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target.

2 . The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein

the remote operation is to be performed on the plurality of operation targets of the mobile apparatus,

the operation information indicates the remote operation to be performed on the plurality of operation targets to remotely operate the plurality of operation targets,

the operation information further includes a device identifier for each operation target of the plurality of operation targets, and

the plurality of operation targets identified by the operation information are targets to which different operation rights are to be applied.

3 . The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display to display, during video distribution, information related to the operation right.

4 . The communication terminal of claim 3 , wherein the operation right is set to another communication terminal or to a user of the another communication terminal.

5 . The communication terminal of claim 4 , wherein the information related to the operation right includes an elapsed time of application, the elapsed time of application being an amount of time that elapses from a time when the operation right is applied to the operation target.

6 . The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the operation right is exclusive to the user of a plurality of users.

7 . A method, comprising:

displaying a user interface indicating a plurality of operation targets of a mobile apparatus and including an operation right information list, wherein for a user, different operation rights are set for each operation target of the plurality of operation targets, and each operation right indicates operation thresholds and time limitations of a corresponding operation target the operation right information list displays, in association with each of the plurality of operation targets, (i) a user name of a holder of a current operation right and (ii) an elapsed time since the operation right was applied;

receiving an operation instruction input by the user, the operation instruction indicating a remote operation to be performed by a particular operation target of the plurality of operation targets; checking whether the user has an appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target according to the operation instruction before transmitting the operation information;

transmitting, in a case that the checking indicates that the user has the appropriate operation right, operation information to remotely operate the particular operation target of the mobile apparatus according to the operation right set to the operation target, wherein the operation information includes a device identifier of the operation target, a user identifier of the user, and information corresponding to the operation instruction; and

transmitting, in a case that the checking indicates that the user does not have the appropriate operation right, a notification indicating that the user does not have the appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target.

8 . A communication system, comprising:

a communication terminal including first circuitry; and

a communication management system including second circuitry, wherein

the first circuitry is configured to:

control a display to display a user interface indicating a plurality of operation targets of a mobile apparatus and including an operation right information list, wherein for a user, different operation rights are set for each operation target of the plurality of operation targets, and each operation right indicates operation thresholds and time limitations of a corresponding operation target the operation right information list displays, in association with each of the plurality of operation targets, (i) a user name of a holder of a current operation right and (ii) an elapsed time since the operation right was applied;

receive an operation instruction input by the user, the operation instruction indicating a remote operation to be performed by a particular operation target of the plurality of operation targets;

check whether the user has an appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target according to the operation instruction before transmitting the operation information;

transmit, in a case that the first circuitry determines that the user has the appropriate operation right, operation information to the communication management system, wherein the operation information includes a device identifier of the operation target, a user identifier of the user, and information corresponding to the operation instruction; and

transmit, in a case that the first circuitry determines that the user does not have the appropriate operation right, a notification to the communication management system indicating that the user does not have the appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target, and

the second circuitry is configured to, in the case that the user has the appropriate operation right:

receive the operation information transmitted from the communication terminal; and

transmit the operation information to the mobile apparatus to remotely operate the particular operation target according to the operation right set to the particular operation target.

9 . The communication management system according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to

check, in response to reception of the operation information, whether the user corresponding to the user identifier has an appropriate operation right to remotely operate the operation target according to the operation instruction, and

transmit the operation instruction to the mobile apparatus to remotely operate the operation target in response to a determination that the user has the appropriate operation right.

10 . A communication terminal, comprising:

a display; and

circuitry configured to:

control the display to display a user interface indicating a plurality of operation targets of a mobile apparatus and including an operation right information list, wherein for a user, different operation rights are set for each operation target of the plurality of operation targets, and each operation right indicates operation thresholds and time limitations of a corresponding operation target the operation right information list displays, in association with each of the plurality of operation targets, (i) a user name of a holder of a current operation right and (ii) an elapsed time since the operation right was applied;

receive a designation of a particular operation target of the plurality of operation targets from the user, wherein the particular operation target to which an operation right is set to another communication terminal or to another user operating the another communication terminal is to be applied;

check whether the user has an appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target according to the operation instruction before transmitting the operation information;

transmit, in a case that the circuitry determines that the user does not have the appropriate operation right, a request to transfer the operation right from the another communication terminal or the another user to the communication terminal or to the user;

transmit, after the operation right to the particular operation target is set to the communication terminal or the user, operation information to remotely operate the particular operation target, wherein the operation information includes a device identifier of the operation target, a user identifier of the user, and information corresponding to an operation instruction input to the communication terminal by the user; and

transmit, in a case that the circuitry determines that the user does not have the appropriate operation right and that the appropriate operation right cannot be transferred, a notification indicating that the user does not have the appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target.

11 . The communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein

the designation is of the plurality of operation targets to which a plurality of operation rights set to the another communication terminal or to the another user are to be applied, and

the request is to transfer the plurality of operation rights from the another communication terminal or the another user to the communication terminal or to the user operating the communication terminal.

12 . The communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to

display, on the display during video distribution, information related to the operation right that is set to the communication terminal or to the user operating the communication terminal, and

receive the designation of the particular operation target to which the operation right is to be applied among operation right application targets being displayed.

13 . The communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein the operation right is exclusive to the user of a plurality of users.

14 . A processing method, comprising:

displaying a user interface indicating a plurality of operation targets of a mobile apparatus and including an operation right information list, wherein for a user, different operation rights are set for each operation target of the plurality of operation targets, and each operation right indicates operation thresholds and time limitations of a corresponding operation target the operation right information list displays, in association with each of the plurality of operation targets, (i) a user name of a holder of a current operation right and (ii) an elapsed time since the operation right was applied;

receiving a designation of a particular operation target of the plurality of operation targets from the user, wherein the particular operation target to which an operation right is set to another communication terminal or to another user operating the another communication terminal is to be applied; checking whether the user has an appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target according to the operation instruction before transmitting the operation information;

transmitting, in a case that the checking indicates that the user does not have the appropriate operation right, a request to transfer the operation right from the another communication terminal or the another user to the communication terminal or to the user;

transmitting, after the operation right to the particular operation target is set to the communication terminal or the user, operation information to remotely operate the particular operation target, wherein the operation information includes a device identifier of the operation target, a user identifier of the user, and information corresponding to an operation instruction input to the communication terminal by the user; and

transmitting, in a case that the checking indicates that the user does not have the appropriate operation right and that the appropriate operation right cannot be transferred, a notification indicating that the user does not have the appropriate operation right to remotely operate the particular operation target.