JP2004030470A - Information processing system, control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system or the like which processes contents such as images appropriately. <P>SOLUTION: The information processing system 10 equipped with a plurality of objects having at least either contents to be provided to a user or a processing function to the contents, is provided with a retrieval means 120 to retrieve a plurality of meeting objects which satisfy meeting conditions with which a plurality of objects meet, and a delivery means 130 which delivers a processing function owned by a first meeting object among a plurality of meeting objects to other meeting objects. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information processing system, a control method, and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to an information processing system, a control method, and a program for controlling an object having content and a processing function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art An agent system is used that searches information through a plurality of websites according to a program in which instructions from users are described in advance. According to the agent system, it is possible to make the program autonomously select a patrol place and select information.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the agent system, the agent program processes information within the range of instructions given in advance. Therefore, only information that can be predicted by the user can be obtained.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system, a control method, and a program that can solve the above-described problems. This object is achieved by a combination of features described in the independent claims. The dependent claims define further advantageous specific examples of the present invention.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including a plurality of objects having at least one of a content provided to a user and a processing function for the content, and an encounter condition where the plurality of objects meet. An information processing system comprising: search means for searching for a plurality of dating objects satisfying the requirements; and transfer means for transferring a processing function of one object among the plurality of dating objects to another dating object I will provide a.
Each of the plurality of objects may have a plurality of object attribute information, and the search unit may search for a meeting object on the condition that at least one of the plurality of object attribute information matches.
[0005]
Further, the apparatus further comprises attribute selection means for randomly selecting a part of the plurality of object attribute information, and the search means searches for a meeting object on the condition that at least one of the selected object attribute information matches. May be.
Further, the delivery means may deliver the processing function of the encounter object to each other encounter object in each encounter object.
The processing function may be a processing program that processes an object.
[0006]
Moreover, the delivery means may deliver a part selected based on the attribute of the other encounter object among the contents and processing functions of the one encounter object to the other encounter object.
Further, the apparatus further includes a plurality of information processing apparatuses that execute a processing function, and at least one of the plurality of objects indicates an attribute of the information processing apparatus suitable for processing the content of the object or executing the processing function The processing function further includes device selection means for selecting one information processing device from a plurality of information processing devices based on the attribute information and the object attribute information and the device attribute information and executing the processing function. Good.
[0007]
The object may further include moving means for moving at least part of the content and processing functions of the object to a memory space that can be processed by the selected information processing apparatus.
In addition, the object further has priority execution means for preferentially executing processing functions transferred from other objects when executing a plurality of processing functions transferred from other objects. May be.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for controlling, by a computer, an information processing system including a plurality of objects having at least one of content provided to a user and a processing function for the content, The step of searching for a plurality of dating objects satisfying the meeting condition that the objects meet and the step of passing the processing function of one of the plurality of dating objects to another dating object is realized by a computer. A control method is provided.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for controlling a computer system including a plurality of objects having at least one of content provided to a user and a processing function for the content. A search means for searching for a plurality of dating objects satisfying a meeting condition that the objects meet, and a delivery means for transferring a processing function of one of the plurality of dating objects to another dating object are realized. A program is provided.
The above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention, and sub-combinations of these feature groups can also be the invention.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the claimed invention, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are the solution of the invention. It is not always essential to the means.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system 10. An object of the information processing system 10 is to generate an object that meets a user's purpose by repeatedly passing processing functions of a plurality of objects to each other. The information processing system 10 includes information processing apparatuses 20A to 20C that communicate with each other via a network. Each of the information processing apparatuses 20A to 20C has a plurality of objects, and executes a processing function of the objects. Further, the information processing devices 20A to 20C may move the plurality of objects between each other as necessary.
In addition, each of the information processing apparatuses 20A to 20C may be a server-use computer provided in one housing, or may be a computer system including a plurality of computers. Moreover, in this figure, although the information processing system 10 is comprised from the three information processing apparatuses 20 provided separately, as another example, you may be comprised by one computer system. In this case, the information processing system 10 may separately use one computer system as three virtual spaces by software, and each of these virtual spaces may be used as a portion corresponding to the information processing apparatuses 20A to 20C in the drawing.
[0011]
FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the information processing apparatus 20A. The information processing apparatus 20 </ b> A includes a control unit 100, a memory space 200, and a hard disk 300. The memory space 200 includes LIO (for example, LIO is a Live Image Object) objects 400A to 400C and LXO (for example, LXO is a Live X Object) objects 500A to 500C. The LIO object 400A is an object having both image content and a processing function program, for example. The LXO object 500A is an object having only an image processing function program, for example.
The hard disk 300 includes object data 600A to 600C. The object data 600A to C are data constituting a content and processing function program recorded on, for example, a nonvolatile recording medium (including SRAM, CD, and the like).
The control unit 100 receives the object data 600 </ b> A to 600 </ b> C from the hard disk 300 and executes the data in the memory space 200 to obtain the LIO objects 400 </ b> A to 400 </ b> C. Then, the control unit 100 may store the completed LIO objects 400A to 400C as object data 600A to 600C in the hard disk 300 again.
[0012]
The control unit 100 includes an attribute database 105, an attribute selection unit 110, a search unit 120, a delivery unit 130, and a communication unit 140.
[0013]
The attribute database 105 stores the types of object attribute information of the LIO objects 400A to 400C operating in the memory space 200. The type of object attribute information is, for example, a category of attribute information such as “brightness” of the image content of the LIO object. On the other hand, the object attribute information is a value or a size indicating the degree of “brightness”.
Then, when a new LIO object is moved to the information processing apparatus 20A via the communication unit 140, the attribute database 105 further stores the type of object attribute information of the LIO object.
[0014]
The attribute selection unit 110 refers to the attribute database 105 to acquire the type of object attribute information of the LIO objects 400A to 400C. Then, the attribute selection unit 110 randomly selects a part from the types of the object attribute information, and sends the selected type to the search unit 120. Note that the attribute selection unit 110 may use a uniform random number as a random number used for this random selection, or may use a pseudo random number that is unpredictable to the user.
[0015]
Using the type of object attribute information received from the attribute selection unit 110, the search unit 120 searches the memory space 200 for a meeting object that satisfies the meeting condition. The encounter condition is, for example, a condition that the type of attribute selected by the attribute selection unit 110 is close within a certain range. Then, the search means 120 sends the identification information of these encounter objects to the delivery means 130.
[0016]
The delivery means 130 delivers the encounter object processing function corresponding to the received identification information to another encounter object.
[0017]
When the communication unit 140 receives an instruction from the LIO objects 400A to 400C to move the LIO objects 400A to 400C to another information processing apparatus, the communication unit 140 converts the LIO objects 400A to 400C into communicable data, and 20B or information processing apparatus 20C. In addition, when the communication unit 140 receives data to be the LIO objects 400 </ b> A to 400 </ b> C from the information processing apparatus 20 </ b> B or the information processing apparatus 20 </ b> C, the communication unit 140 converts the data into an executable format and executes the data in the memory space 200. Note that each time the communication unit 140 transmits / receives data of the LIO objects 400A to 400C to / from the information processing apparatus 20B or 20C, the communication unit 140 analyzes these data and adds object attribute information to the attribute database 105 or the attribute database 105 Delete from.
[0018]
In this manner, the information processing apparatus 20A can search for a plurality of encounter objects based on the object attribute information, and pass a processing function between these objects. Note that the information processing device 20B and the information processing device 20C have substantially the same configuration as the information processing device 20A, and thus description thereof is omitted.
[0019]
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the LIO object 400A. Since the LIO object 400B and the LIO object 400C are substantially the same as the LIO object 400A, description thereof is omitted. The LIO object 400A includes a content 410, an object attribute information DB 420, a device attribute information DB 430, a management processing function program 440, and content processing function programs 450A to 450B.
[0020]
The content 410 is, for example, image content, sound, or text that can be viewed by the user. The image content here may be a moving image. The content 410 is referred to from the management processing function program 440 as necessary.
[0021]
The object attribute information DB 420 stores types of object attribute information and object attributes in association with each other. Then, the object attribute information DB 420 sends the object attribute information to the control unit 100 in response to an instruction from the management processing function program 440. The object attribute information DB 420 may add object attribute information based on, for example, an external instruction or a processing function such as the management processing function program 440.
[0022]
The device attribute information DB 430 stores device identification information and device attributes, which are types of processing for which each device is appropriate, in association with each other. For example, the device attribute information DB 430 stores, as device attribute information, information processing device attributes suitable for processing the content 410 and executing processing functions such as the management processing function program 440. Then, the device attribute information DB 430 sends device identification information to the device selection unit 444 in response to an instruction from the device selection unit 444. The object attribute information DB 420 may add object attribute information according to an instruction from the outside.
[0023]
The management processing function program 440 includes priority execution means 442, device selection means 444, and movement means 446. The management processing function program 440 is delivered to another LIO object by the delivery means 130 described in FIG. The management processing function program 440 refers to the content 410 and sends the content 410 to the content processing function program 450A or the content processing function program 450B. For example, the management processing function program 440 periodically sends the content 410 alternately to the content processing function program 450A or the content processing function program 450B. Also, the management processing function program 440 receives object attribute information from the object attribute information DB 420 in response to an instruction from the control unit 100 and sends it to the control unit 100.
[0024]
Upon receiving the object attribute information from the object attribute information DB 420 and the device attribute information from the device attribute information DB 430, the device selection unit 444 receives content from a plurality of information processing devices based on the object attribute information and the device attribute information. One information processing apparatus suitable for the processing of 410 is selected.
Then, the device selection unit 444 sends information for identifying one selected information processing device to the movement unit 446. For example, when the “film maker” attribute of the content 410 is company A, the apparatus selection unit 444 selects an information processing apparatus suitable for printing the film of company A by referring to the apparatus attribute information DB 430. , Information for identifying the information processing apparatus is sent to the moving means 446.
In response to this, the moving means 446 moves one of the content 410 and the management processing function program 440 included in the LIO object 400A to a memory space that can be processed by the selected information processing apparatus. Note that the device selection unit 444 may move only a part of the management processing function program 440.
[0025]
In this way, the management processing function program 440 can select an information processing apparatus suitable for processing the content 410 and cause the information processing apparatus to process the content 410. The management processing function program 440 may perform processing desired by the user in accordance with, for example, an activity guideline and activity conditions created by the user. For example, the management processing function program 440 may perform processing for achieving the purpose input by the user, or the conditions input by the user, that is, the activity time, the activity period, the budget for the billing service, the activity location And processing may be performed according to the object to be delivered. For example, the management processing function program 440 has a search key for information instructed by the user, and transfers the search key to / from other LIO objects within the range of conditions given by the user. Good.
[0026]
The priority execution means 442 controls the execution priority of processing function programs such as the content processing function program 450A and the content processing function program 450B. For example, the priority execution means 442 sets an execution priority in advance for each processing function program, and switches a processing function program to be executed according to the execution priority using a process execution schedule method or the like by the operating system.
[0027]
In addition, the priority execution unit 442 may set the execution priority so that, for example, processing function programs transferred from more other objects are preferentially executed. In this case, each time the processing function program is received via the control unit 100, the priority execution unit 442 manages the number of times the processing program is received and the identification information of the processing program, and any processing function program according to the information. It may be determined whether to execute the process with priority.
[0028]
The content processing function program 450A receives the content 410 from the management processing function program 440, processes the content 410, and generates new content 410. The content processing function program 450A, for example, when the content 410 is image content, the management processing function program 440 performs processing such as zooming, trimming, and superimposing decoration images on the image content, for example. Image content may be generated. The management processing function program 440 may be provided to the user by printing the image content.
Further, the content processing function program 450A receives the contents of other LIO objects (for example, the LIO object 400B and the LIO object 400C) from the control unit 100, adds predetermined processing to the contents, generates new contents, and generates other LIO objects. May be sent back to the object.
The content processing function program 450B is substantially the same as the content processing function program 450A, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
[0029]
As described above, the LIO object 400A has the content 410 and the attributes and programs necessary for processing the content 410. Therefore, even when the LIO object 400A moves to another information processing apparatus or the like, information suitable for the content 410 can be referred to from the outside conveniently. As a result, the LIO object 400A can appropriately process the content 410.
[0030]
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the LXO object 500A. The LXO object 500A has an image processing service DB 510 and a processing function program 520. Unlike the LIO object 400A, the LXO object 500A has only the processing function program 520, and provides processing of content such as images to other LIO objects without moving from a predetermined information processing apparatus.
[0031]
The image processing service DB 510 stores the type of image processing service and the price of the image processing service in association with each other, and sends these pieces of information to the processing function program 520 as necessary. When the processing function program 520 receives a transmission request for the image processing service list from the outside (for example, the LIO objects 400A to 400C) via the control unit 100, the type of the image processing service and the price of the image processing service are received from the image processing service DB 510. Is sent to the LIO object 400A or the like via the control unit 100.
[0032]
When the image processing service DB 510 receives a request for providing the image processing service in association with information for identifying the transmission source of the request (for example, the LIO object 400A), the image processing service DB 510 requests the content of the LIO object 400A. The processed image processing is performed, and charging processing for the LIO object 400A is performed.
[0033]
As another example of the image processing service provided by the LXO object, the LXO object 500A may provide a file transfer function such as FTP, that is, a function of moving the LIO object. In this case, the LXO object 500A temporarily stops the execution of the LIO object, converts it into a communicable data format, and moves it to another information processing apparatus.
Thus, the information processing system 10 may have an LXO object that does not have a moving function. In this case, the LXO object may remain in a predetermined information processing apparatus and provide an image service to the LIO object.
[0034]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow of the control unit 100. The attribute selection unit 110 randomly selects the type of attribute information (S100). Then, the search unit 120 selects arbitrary objects from the memory space 200 (S110), and determines whether or not the attribute information of the selected type matches in these objects (S120).
If the search unit 120 determines that the attribute information does not match (S120: NO), the search unit 120 returns to S110 and repeats the object selection. When the search unit 120 determines that the attribute information matches (S120: YES), the search unit 120 sets these objects as meeting objects that satisfy the meeting condition.
Then, the delivery means 130 delivers the encounter object processing functions to each other (S130), and returns to S100 to repeatedly select the attribute type. For example, the delivery unit 130 delivers a part selected based on an attribute of another meeting object among contents and processing functions of a certain object to another meeting object. As another example, the delivery unit 130 may deliver a randomly selected part of the contents and processing functions of a certain object to another encounter object.
The control unit 100 may periodically perform the above operation or may perform it according to an instruction from the outside. For example, the control unit 100 may operate as described above when an object has newly moved into the information processing apparatus 20A.
[0035]
In this way, the control unit 100 can search for an encounter object that satisfies the encounter condition from the objects in the memory space 200. And the control part 100 can deliver a processing function between the searched encounter objects.
[0036]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the LIO object 400A. The priority execution means 442 preferentially selects processing functions transferred from more objects (S200). Then, the priority execution unit 442 selects an information processing apparatus suitable for executing the selected processing function or processing the content of the LIO object 400A (S220). For example, the priority execution unit 442 selects an information processing device based on the object attribute information and the device attribute information. Then, the moving unit 446 moves the LIO object 400A to the memory space of the selected information processing apparatus (S230). The management processing function program 440 processes the content by executing the processing function using the content processing function program 450A or the content processing function program 450B (S240). The LIO object 400A determines whether or not to continue the operation of the LIO object 400A (S250). For example, when the LIO object 400A receives an instruction to stop the operation from the outside, the LIO object 400A determines that the operation should not be continued (S250: NO), and ends the operation. On the other hand, when the LIO object 400A determines that the operation should be continued (S250: YES), the process returns to S200.
[0037]
In this way, the LIO object 400A can move to an appropriate environment to perform content processing and processing functions.
[0038]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 20A. An information processing apparatus 20A according to the present embodiment is connected to a CPU peripheral unit including a CPU 1000, a RAM 1020, a graphic controller 1075, and a display device 1080 that are connected to each other by a host controller 1082, and an input / output controller 1084 to the host controller 1082. An input / output unit having a communication interface 1030, a hard disk drive 1040, and a CD-ROM drive 1060, and a legacy input / output unit having a ROM 1010, a flexible disk drive 1050, and an input / output chip 1070 connected to the input / output controller 1084. Prepare.
[0039]
The host controller 1082 connects the RAM 1020 to the CPU 1000 and the graphic controller 1075 that access the RAM 1020 at a high transfer rate. The CPU 1000 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1010 and the RAM 1020, and controls each unit. The graphic controller 1075 acquires image data generated by the CPU 1000 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAM 1020 and displays it on the display device 1080. Alternatively, the graphic controller 1075 may include a frame buffer that stores image data generated by the CPU 1000 or the like.
[0040]
The input / output controller 1084 connects the host controller 1082 to the communication interface 1030, the hard disk drive 1040, and the CD-ROM drive 1060, which are relatively high-speed input / output devices. The communication interface 1030 communicates with other devices such as the information processing device 20B or the information processing device 20C via a network. The hard disk drive 1040 stores programs and data used by the information processing apparatus 20A. The CD-ROM drive 1060 reads a program or data from the CD-ROM 1095 and provides it to the input / output chip 1070 via the RAM 1020.
[0041]
The input / output controller 1084 is connected to the ROM 1010 and relatively low-speed input / output devices such as the flexible disk drive 1050 and the input / output chip 1070. The ROM 1010 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1000 when the information processing apparatus 20A is activated, a program depending on the hardware of the information processing apparatus 20A, and the like. The flexible disk drive 1050 reads a program or data from the flexible disk 1090 and provides it to the input / output chip 1070 via the RAM 1020. The input / output chip 1070 connects various input / output devices via a flexible disk 1090 and, for example, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like. Further, the input / output chip 1070 receives data corresponding to the user's input from the input device, and gives the data to a program executed on the information processing device 20A.
[0042]
The program provided to the information processing apparatus 20A is stored in a recording medium such as the flexible disk 1090, the CD-ROM 1095, or an IC card and provided by the user. The program is read from the recording medium, installed in the information processing apparatus 20A, and executed.
[0043]
A program for realizing the information processing apparatus 20A includes an attribute selection module, a search module, a delivery module, and a communication module. These modules are programs that cause the information processing apparatus 20 </ b> A to operate as the attribute selection unit 110, the search unit 120, the delivery unit 130, and the communication unit 140.
[0044]
The program or module shown above may be stored in an external storage medium. As the storage medium, in addition to the flexible disk 1090 and the CD-ROM 1095, an optical recording medium such as a DVD or PD, a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MD, a tape medium, a semiconductor memory such as an IC card, or the like can be used. Further, a storage device such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet may be used as a recording medium, and the program may be provided to the information processing apparatus 20A via the network.
Since the hardware configurations of the information processing apparatus 20B and the information processing apparatus 20C are substantially the same as those of the information processing apparatus 20A, the description thereof is omitted.
[0045]
As is apparent from the above description, the information processing apparatus 20A can move the LIO object 400A to an appropriate environment to perform content processing and processing function execution.
[0046]
As is clear from the above description, the information processing system 10 can move an object such as an image to an apparatus suitable for processing the object and appropriately process the object. For example, the information processing system 10 can collect highly related objects and processing functions in one information processing apparatus by repeatedly moving the objects or repeatedly exchanging the processing functions of the objects. As a result, the information processing system 10 can cause each object to perform appropriate processing.
[0047]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, an image object can be appropriately processed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system 10;
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus 20A.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an LIO object 400A.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of an LXO object 500A.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the control unit 100;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation flow of an LIO object 400A.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus 20A.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Information processing system
20A-C Information processing device
100 Control unit
105 attribute database
110 Attribute selection means
120 Search means
130 Delivery means
140 Communication Department
200 memory space
300 hard disk
400A-C LIO object
410 content
420 Object attribute information DB
430 Device attribute information DB
440 Management processing function program
442 Preferential execution means
444 Device selection means
446 moving means
450A-B processing function program
462 Image composition means
500A-C LXO object
510 Image processing service DB
520 processing function program
500A-C LXO object
600A ~ C Object data

Claims (11)

An information processing system comprising a plurality of objects having at least one of a content provided to a user and a processing function for the content,
Search means for searching for a plurality of dating objects satisfying a dating condition where the plurality of objects meet;
An information processing system comprising: delivery means for delivering the processing function of one object among the plurality of encounter objects to another encounter object. Each of the plurality of objects has a plurality of object attribute information,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the search unit searches for the meeting object using the meeting condition that at least one of the plurality of object attribute information matches. Attribute selection means for randomly selecting a part of the plurality of object attribute information,
3. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the search means searches for the encounter object on the condition that at least one of the selected object attribute information matches. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein, in each of the encounter objects, the delivery unit delivers the processing function of the encounter object to the other encounter objects. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the processing function is a processing program for processing the object. The delivery means delivers, to the other encounter object, a part selected based on an attribute of the other encounter object among the content and the processing function of the one encounter object. The information processing system according to claim 1. A plurality of information processing devices for executing the processing functions;
At least one of the plurality of objects is
Device attribute information indicating an attribute of an information processing device suitable for processing the content of the object or executing the processing function;
The processing function further includes device selection means for selecting one information processing device from the plurality of information processing devices and executing the processing function based on the object attribute information and the device attribute information. The information processing system according to claim 1. 8. The object further comprises moving means for moving at least a part of the content and the processing function of the object to a memory space that can be processed by the selected information processing apparatus. Information processing system. The object further includes priority execution means for preferentially executing the processing functions transferred from other objects when executing the processing functions transferred from other objects. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: A control method for controlling an information processing system including a plurality of objects having at least one of a content provided to a user and a processing function for the content by a computer,
Searching for a plurality of dating objects that meet a dating condition where the plurality of objects meet;
A control method characterized by causing the computer to realize the step of delivering the processing function of one object among the plurality of encounter objects to another encounter object. A program for controlling a computer system provided with a plurality of objects having at least one of content provided to a user and a processing function for the content,
By the computer system,
Search means for searching for a plurality of dating objects satisfying a dating condition where the plurality of objects meet;
A program for realizing a delivery means for delivering the processing function of one of the plurality of encounter objects to another encounter object.

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