IP Library Patent Application 16365691
Patent Application
App. No. 16/365,691

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

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16/365,691
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a starting unit. The obtaining unit obtains identification information included in receivable radio waves. The starting unit starts a software program which is usable in a place where a user is positioned. The place where the user is positioned is estimated from the identification information obtained by the obtaining unit.

Claims (24)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

an obtaining unit that obtains identification information included in receivable radio waves; and

a starting unit that starts a software program which is usable in a place where a user is positioned, the place where the user is positioned being estimated from the identification information obtained by the obtaining unit.

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

a storage that stores identification information included in radio waves and a software program in association with each other, the software program being used for utilizing a service provided in a place where the identification information is obtained,

wherein the starting unit starts a software program which is stored in the storage in association with identification information obtained by the obtaining unit, as the software program which is usable in the place where the user is positioned.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the place where the user is positioned is a type of store where the user is positioned; and

the starting unit starts a software program which is usable in the store where the user is positioned.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, if a plurality of software programs are usable in the place where the user is positioned, the starting unit presents the plurality of software programs to the user and then starts a software program selected by the user.

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

an informing unit that informs the user that no service is available if no software program which is usable in the place where the user is positioned is found.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a service to be used by the user is a service for using an image forming apparatus installed in the store.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the software program is an application program for using a certain service.

8 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

an obtaining unit that obtains identification information included in receivable radio waves; and

a display that displays information concerning a service available in a place where a user is positioned, the place where the user is positioned being estimated from the identification information obtained by the obtaining unit.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information is an identifier for an access point of a wireless local area network.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the identification information is an identifier for an access point of a wireless local area network.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the identifier is a service set identifier for an access point of a wireless local area network.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the identifier is a service set identifier for an access point of a wireless local area network.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

obtaining identification information included in receivable radio waves; and

starting a software program which is usable in a place where a user is positioned, the place where the user is positioned being estimated from the obtained identification information.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056207/0237 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: KATTA, HITOSHI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048865/0516 →