Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

1. An information processing apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

manage a detected user as a participant;

accept selection of a shared site from the detected user;

suggest one or more candidates of participant to be managed based on the selected shared site by displaying on a display a participant suggestion screen to allow the user to select the one or more candidates of participant as the participant to be managed;

accept a participant selection operation by the user to select the participant; and

add the selected participant as the participant to be managed.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to identify the one or more candidates of participant for suggestion based on information associating the shared site selected by the information processing apparatus and the participant.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to suggest one or more users of the shared site as the one or more candidates of participant based on information of the users of the shared site acquired from an external service by using external service settings information associated with the detected user.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

compare a number of participants managed by the circuitry with a number of participants stored in association with the selected shared site; and

suggest the one or more candidates of participant in a case that the number of the participants managed by the circuitry is smaller than the number of the participants stored in association with the selected shared site.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to exclude a participant already managed as the participant from the suggested candidates of participant displayed, on the participant suggestion screen.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to select all of the suggested candidates of participant as the participants managed by the circuitry.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to display on the display a shared site save screen to accept an operation by the user to save a file to the shared site and an operation by the user to transmit email to provide information for accessing the saved file.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the participant as a destination of the email.

9. The information processing apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set at least one candidate of the one or more candidates of participant, not managed as the participant, as the destination of the email.

10. An information processing system comprising:

an information processing apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to;

manage a detected user as a participant;

accept selection of a shared site from the detected user; and

suggest one or more candidates of participant to be managed based on the selected shared site by displaying on a display a participant suggestion screen to allow the user to select the one or more candidates of participant as the participant to be managed;

accept a participant selection operation by the user to select the participant; and

add the selected participant as the participant to be managed;

at least one memory configured to:

store user information that associates the user with external service settings information and information on the shared site used by the information processing apparatus.

11. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the method comprising:

managing a detected user as a participant;

accepting selection of a shared site from the detected user;

suggesting one or more candidates of participant to be managed based on the selected shared site by displaying on a display a participant suggestion screen to allow the user to select the one or more candidates of participant as the participant to be managed;

accepting a participant selection operation by the user to select the participant; and

adding the selected participant as the participant to be managed.