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Granted Patent B2
US 11,657,023 · App. 17/507,732 · Granted May 23, 2023

Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method

Inventor: Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F16/1794G06F9/542G06F16/16
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Patent No.
US 11,657,023
App. No.
17/507,732
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive an operation performed by a user on an image associated with a designated file, and in response to the operation is an instruction related to an execution of a coordinated function, display a list of candidates for the coordinated function which is executable by using the designated file and display a list of files, which are different from the file, used for executing the coordinated function along with the designated file.

Claims (69)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a memory that stores a coordinated function management table comprising information indicating different combinations of a plurality of file formats, information indicating a coordinated function that is executable with each combination of the file formats, and information indicating a device combination including at least one device for executing the coordinated function with the each combination of the file formats; and

a processor, configured to:

display a plurality of images on a user interface;

receive an operation performed by a user on a designated image, among the plurality of images on the user interface, associated with a designated file; and

in response to the operation being an instruction related to an execution of a coordinated function,

determine and display a list of candidates comprising at least one candidate coordinated function which is executable by using the designated file on the user interface,

receive a selection on a target coordinated function among the list of candidates from the user on the user interface,

determine and display a list of files, which are different from the designated file, used for executing the target coordinated function along with the designated file on the user interface according to the coordinated function management table,

receive a selection on a first file among the list of files used for executing the target coordinated function along with the designated file from the user on the user interface,

determine and display a list of devices, comprising at least one device combination, for executing the target coordinated function with the first file and the designated file on the user interface according to the coordinated function management table,

receive a selection on a target device combination among the list of devices from the user on the user interface, and

execute the target coordinated function with the first file and the designated file by using at least one device included in the target device combination.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor displays the list of files used for executing the target coordinated function based on history information of the user.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor searches for a file used together with the designated file for executing the target coordinated function in the past and causes a name of the searched file to be displayed in the list of files.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first file is stored in a terminal device of the user.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first file is stored in an external device other than a terminal device of the user.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to the first file used together with the designated file for executing the target coordinated function in the past, and in response to the first file not existing in a previous storage location when the first file was used in the past,

display a message indicating that the target coordinated function is not executable.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to the first file used together with the designated file for executing the target coordinated function in the past, and in response to the first file not existing in a previous storage location when the first file was used in the past,

display a message inquiring the user whether to search for the first file from at least one other storage location.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to the first file being searched out from a first storage location among the at least one other location,

download the first file from the first storage location.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor searches for a file having a specific file format and causes a name of the searched file to be displayed in the list of files.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a list of commands to execute processing by using the designated file, wherein the list of commands comprises a coordinated function command.

11. An information processing method comprising:

storing a coordinated function management table comprising information indicating different combinations of a plurality of file formats, information indicating a coordinated function that is executable with each combination of the file formats, and information indicating a device combination including at least one device for executing the coordinated function with the each combination of the file formats in a memory;

displaying a plurality of images on a user interface;

receiving an operation performed by a user on a designated image, among the plurality of images on the user interface, associated with a designated file; and

in response to the operation being an instruction related to an execution of a coordinated function,

determining and displaying a list of candidates comprising at least one candidate coordinated function which is executable by using the designated file on the user interface,

receiving a selection on a target coordinated function among the list of candidates from the user on the user interface,

determining and displaying a list of files, which are different from the designated file, used for executing the target coordinated function along with the designated file on the user interface according to the coordinated function management table,

receiving a selection on a first file among the list of files used for executing the target coordinated function along with the designated file from the user on the user interface,

determining and displaying a list of devices, comprising at least one device combination, for executing the target coordinated function with the first file and the designated file on the user interface according to the coordinated function management table,

receiving a selection on a target device combination among the list of devices from the user on the user interface, and

executing the target coordinated function with the first file and the designated file by using at least one device included in the target device combination.

12. The information processing method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the list of files used for executing the target coordinated function is displayed based on history info nation of the user.

13. The information processing method according to claim 11 further comprising:

in response to the first file used together with the designated file for executing the target coordinated function in the past, and in response to the first file not existing in a previous storage location when the first file was used in the past,

displaying a message indicating that the target coordinated function is not executable.

14. The information processing method according to claim 11 further comprising:

in response to the first file used together with the designated file for executing the target coordinated function in the past, and in response to the first file not existing in a previous storage location when the first file was used in the past,

displaying a message inquiring the user whether to search for the first file from at least one other storage location.

15. The information processing method according to claim 14 further comprising:

in response to the first file being searched out from a first storage location among the at least one other location,

downloading the first file from the first storage location.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute information processing, the information processing comprising:

storing a coordinated function management table comprising information indicating different combinations of a plurality of file formats, information indicating a coordinated function that is executable with each combination of the file formats, and information indicating a device combination including at least one device for executing the coordinated function with the each combination of the file formats in a memory;

displaying a plurality of images on a user interface;

receiving an operation performed by a user on an image a designated image, among the plurality of images on the user interface, associated with a designated file; and

in response to the operation being an instruction related to an execution of a coordinated function,

determining and displaying a list of candidates comprising at least one candidate coordinated function which is executable by using the designated file on the user interface,

receiving a selection on a target coordinated function among the list of candidates from the user on the user interface,

determining and displaying a list of files, which are different from the designated file, used for executing the target coordinated function along with the designated file on the user interface according to the coordinated function management table

receiving a selection on a first file among the list of files used for executing the target coordinated function along with the designated file from the user on the user interface,

determining and displaying a list of devices, comprising at least one device combination, for executing the target coordinated function with the first file and the designated file on the user interface according to the coordinated function management table,

receiving a selection on a target device combination among the list of devices from the user on the user interface, and

executing the target coordinated function with the first file and the designated file by using at least one device included in the target device combination.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-231767 · Dec 1, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16101532 · Aug 13, 2018
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