IP Library Granted Patent US 11,943,821
Granted Patent B2
US 11,943,821 · App. 17/128,870 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventor: Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
H04W76/10G06F3/165H04R1/028H04W4/023G06F3/14
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Patent No.
US 11,943,821
App. No.
17/128,870
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to cancel establishment of communication between an external device and the information processing apparatus in accordance with an instruction to cancel the establishment of the communication. The instruction is sent to the information processing apparatus from another device that is different from the external device and the information processing apparatus.

Claims (54)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

cancel establishment of communication between an external device and the information processing apparatus in accordance with an instruction to cancel the establishment of the communication, the instruction being sent to the information processing apparatus from another device that is different from the external device and the information processing apparatus,

wherein a device for which the establishment of the communication is to be forcibly canceled and a device for which the establishment of the communication is not to be forcibly canceled are determined in advance, and the instruction is sent to a specific location;

cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is determined as the device for which the establishment of the communication is to be forcibly canceled and is disposed within a range of the specific location; and

not cancel the establishment of the communication in a case where the external device and the information processing apparatus are determined as the device for which the establishment of the communication is not to be forcibly canceled, even in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is disposed within the range of the specific location.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where a position of at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is included within a specific location range.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where the communication is established at a specific time.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the instruction is provided by a manager authorized to cancel the establishment of the communication.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the instruction is provided by a manager authorized to cancel the establishment of the communication.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where the communication is established at a specific time.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the instruction is provided by a manager authorized to cancel the establishment of the communication.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the instruction is provided by a manager authorized to cancel the establishment of the communication.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is a device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is configured to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is worn by the user.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the external device or the information processing apparatus includes a display device worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used, and

the processor is further configured to cause the display device to display an image determined in advance in a case where it is not possible to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction.

17. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

cancel establishment of communication between an external device and the information processing apparatus in accordance with an instruction to cancel the establishment of the communication, the instruction being sent to the information processing apparatus from another device that is different from the external device and the information processing apparatus,

wherein the external device or the information processing apparatus includes a speaker worn by a user of the external device and the information processing apparatus to be used; and

cause the speaker to generate a sound with a volume that is equal to or more than a volume determined in advance in a case where it is not possible to cancel the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction.

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

canceling establishment of communication between an external device and an information processing apparatus in accordance with an instruction to cancel the establishment of the communication, the instruction being sent to the information processing apparatus from another device that is different from the external device and the information processing apparatus,

wherein a device for which the establishment of the communication is to be forcibly canceled and a device for which the establishment of the communication is not to be forcibly canceled are determined in advance, and the instruction is sent to a specific location;

canceling the establishment of the communication in accordance with the instruction in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is determined as the device for which the establishment of the communication is to be forcibly canceled and is disposed within a range of the specific location; and

not canceling the establishment of the communication in a case where the external device and the information processing apparatus are determined as the device for which the establishment of the communication is not to be forcibly canceled, even in a case where at least one of the external device and the information processing apparatus is disposed within the range of the specific location.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2020
From: TOKUCHI, KENGO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054710/0568 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-099529 · Jun 8, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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