INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
An information processing apparatus includes a controller. When an operation instruction directed to a device is given by a user, the controller sends the operation instruction to the device from an operation assistant capable of controlling the device among multiple operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus.
1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a controller that, when an operation instruction directed to a device is given by a user, sends the operation instruction to the device from an operation assistant capable of controlling the device among a plurality of operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus.
2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls display of an image of the operation assistant capable of controlling the device.
3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller further controls notification of an operation result of the device in association with the image.
4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the device includes an operation assistant, and
wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant capable of interacting with the operation assistant included in the device.
5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the operation assistant capable of interacting with the operation assistant included in the device comprises an operation assistant capable of exchanging messages with the operation assistant included in the device.
6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the operation assistant capable of interacting with the operation assistant included in the device comprises an operation assistant of a type identical to a type of the operation assistant included in the device.
7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein when the operation assistant included in the device is an operation assistant capable of interacting with the plurality of operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus, the controller uses any one of the plurality of operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus as the operation assistant capable of controlling the device.
8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant capable of interacting with an operation assistant that is included in another device connected to the device and that is capable of controlling the device, and
wherein the operation instruction is provided to the device via the other device.
9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the other device includes a plurality of operation assistants, and
wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant capable of interacting with an operation assistant that is an operation assistant among the plurality of operation assistants included in the other device and that is capable of controlling the device.
10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller sends the operation instruction from an operation assistant capable of controlling another device connected to the device among the plurality of operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus.
11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation instruction includes an instruction for executing a function to be executed by the device, and
wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant capable of providing the instruction for executing the function to the device.
12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the device includes a plurality of operation assistants, and
wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant capable of interacting with an operation assistant that is an operation assistant among the plurality of operation assistants included in the device and that is capable of controlling the function.
13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant capable of interacting with an operation assistant that is included in another device connected to the device and that is capable of controlling the function, and
wherein the operation instruction is provided to the device via the other device.
14 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein when the instruction for executing the function fails to be provided to the device, the controller controls notification of a reason for failure to provide the instruction for executing the function to the device.
15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein when the operation assistant capable of providing the instruction for executing the function to the device is not among the plurality of operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus, the controller further controls notification of a reason for failure to provide the instruction for executing the function to the device.
16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device comprises an operation assistant operating as a master operation assistant in the information processing apparatus.
17 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the device includes a plurality of operation assistants, and
wherein the operation assistant capable of controlling the device exchanges information with an operation assistant operating as a master operation assistant in the device among the plurality of operation assistants included in the device.
18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the device includes a plurality of operation assistants, and
wherein when an operation assistant capable of exchanging information with the operation assistant capable of controlling the device is not an operation assistant operating as a master operation assistant in the device among the plurality of operation assistants included in the device, but is an operation assistant operating as a sub-operation assistant in the device among the plurality of operation assistants included in the device, the controller sends the operation instruction to the sub-operation assistant and controls the device.
19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising:
when an operation instruction directed to a first device is given by a user by using a second device, providing the operation instruction to the first device from an operation assistant capable of controlling the first device among a plurality of operation assistants included in the second device.
20 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
control means for, when an operation instruction directed to a device is given by a user, sending the operation instruction to the device from an operation assistant capable of controlling the device among a plurality of operation assistants included in the information processing apparatus.