IP Library Patent Application 16355825
Patent Application
App. No. 16/355,825

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

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16/355,825
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a disclosure unit that discloses information regarding a member candidate who wants to subscribe to a group of plural of persons as a new member, to existing members, an acceptance unit that accepts authorizable authority for the member candidate from the existing members viewing the disclosed information, and a determination unit that determines authority to be assigned to the member candidate according to the authorizable authority, in which the authority determined by the determination unit indicates authority of an operation in the group.

Claims (34)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a disclosure unit that discloses information regarding a member candidate who wants to subscribe to a group of a plurality of persons as a new member, to existing members;

an acceptance unit that accepts authorizable authority for the member candidate from the existing members viewing the disclosed information; and

a determination unit that determines authority to be assigned to the member candidate according to the authorizable authority,

wherein the authority determined by the determination unit indicates authority of an operation in the group.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determination unit determines the authority by further using the information disclosed by the disclosure unit.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the determination unit determines that predefined authority is not assigned in a case where a predefined item is not disclosed.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the authority determined by the determination unit includes authority to access past information in the group.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determination unit determines the authority through statistical processing on the authorizable authority.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the statistical processing includes one or more of decision by majority, a weight according to an existing member, or a logical operation.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a generation unit that generates identification information for unique identification by using the authority determined by the determination unit;

a transmission unit that transmits the generated identification information to the member candidate;

a reception unit that receives information from the member candidate; and

an authorization unit that authorizes the member candidate as a member of the group in a case where the identification information matches the information received by the reception unit.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a permission unit that permits the member candidate the authority determined by the determination unit in a case where the authorization unit authorizes the member candidate.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the authorization unit authorizes the member candidate on the condition that invitation card information transmitted from the existing members is included in the information received by the reception unit.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an information processing program causing a computer to function as:

a disclosure unit that discloses information regarding a member candidate who wants to subscribe to a group of a plurality of persons as a new member, to existing members;

an acceptance unit that accepts authorizable authority for the member candidate from the existing members viewing the disclosed information; and

a determination unit that determines authority to be assigned to the member candidate according to the authorizable authority,

wherein the authority determined by the determination unit indicates authority of an operation in the group.

11 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

disclosure means for disclosing information regarding a member candidate who wants to subscribe to a group of a plurality of persons as a new member, to existing members;

acceptance means for accepting authorizable authority for the member candidate from the existing members viewing the disclosed information; and

determination means for determining authority to be assigned to the member candidate according to the authorizable authority,

wherein the authority determined by the determination means indicates authority of an operation in the group.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 4, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056435/0980 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2019
From: HAYASHI, NAOKI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048735/0029 →