JP2014089678A - Information processing unit, system, and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing unit, a system, and an information providing method capable of efficiently performing service development.SOLUTION: An information processing unit provides a service to equipment connected through a network. The information processing unit includes: first receiving means for receiving organization identification information; organization information management means for obtaining, from first storage means that stores organization identification information and area specification information associated with each other, area specification information associated with the received organization identification information; service management means for obtaining, from second storage means that associates area specification information with information on a service, information on a service associated with the obtained area specification information; and providing means for providing the obtained service information to the equipment.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a system, and an information providing method.

  For example, a method of displaying characters in each natural language, a so-called localization method has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  A processing apparatus for facilitating flexible localization is based on first resource information set in a program part from one or more first resource data groups stored in a storage means. The first resource data group is selected for each program part, resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data from the selected first resource data group based on the first resource information, and the acquired resource data for each program part Resource reproducing means for reproducing.

  In the conventional processing apparatus, by making the first resource data group independent from the application program, a development environment is not required for editing the first resource data group so that it can be easily edited by anyone other than the developer.

  In addition, in an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, information is acquired from a peripheral device such as a network device using a common template and used in the information processing apparatus regardless of the language used by the apparatus. A technique for making it possible to obtain information in accordance with a language in question has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a usage form that uses a server on a public network such as a cloud service without using a server on a private network such as an office network has become widespread. In the future, it is considered to develop services globally in such usage forms.

  However, the services you want to develop vary from country to country. For this reason, service contracts and introductions had to be made individually by sales companies that sell equipment. Therefore, conventionally, it has been difficult to efficiently develop global services.

  Embodiments of the present invention have been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus, a system, and an information providing method capable of efficiently performing service development.

  In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present application is an information processing apparatus that provides a service to a device connected via a network, and includes at least first receiving means for receiving organization identification information, and the organization identification information. And organization information management means for acquiring area identification information associated with the received organization identification information, first area information associated with the area identification information, and the area identification information and the service information. Service management means for acquiring service information linked to the acquired area specifying information from the linked second storage means, and providing means for providing the acquired service information to the device Features.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, service development can be performed efficiently.

It is a block diagram of an example of the system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of an example of the computer system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a processing block diagram of an example of the terminal device concerning this embodiment. It is a process block diagram of an example of the service provision system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram of an example of organization management information. It is a block diagram of an example of user management information. It is a block diagram of an example of license management information. It is a block diagram of an example of service management information. It is a processing block diagram of an example of a portal service application concerning this embodiment. It is a sequence diagram showing an example of the process sequence of the system which concerns on this embodiment. It is an image figure of an example of a top screen. It is an image figure of an example of a service list screen. It is an image figure of the other example of a service list screen. It is a sequence diagram showing the other example of the process sequence of the system which concerns on this embodiment. It is an image figure of an example of a contract service update screen. It is an image figure of an example of a usage agreement screen.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of a system according to the present embodiment. The system 1 in FIG. 1 includes a private network N1 such as an intra-office network, a public network N2 represented by a cloud service, and a network N3 such as the Internet.

  The network N1 and the network N3 are connected by a firewall FW on the network N1 side. The firewall FW is installed at the contact point between the network N1 and the network N3, and relays access from the network N1 to the network N3.

  The network N2 and the network N3 are connected by an access control device 21 on the network N2 side. The network N2 is protected by the access control device 21.

  The network N1 is a private network inside the firewall FW. The network N1 is connected to a client terminal 11, a portable terminal 12, an image forming apparatus 14 such as a multifunction peripheral, a projector 15, and other devices 16 such as an electronic blackboard.

  The client terminal 11 is an example of a terminal device. The client terminal 11 can be realized by an information processing apparatus (computer system) equipped with a general OS or the like. The client terminal 11 has a wireless communication means or a wired communication means. The client terminal 11 is a terminal that can be operated by the user, such as a tablet PC or a notebook PC.

  The mobile terminal 12 is an example of a terminal device. The portable terminal 12 has a wireless communication means or a wired communication means. The mobile terminal 12 is a terminal that can be carried by the user, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, or a notebook PC.

  The image forming apparatus 14 is an apparatus having an image forming function such as a multifunction peripheral. The image forming apparatus 14 includes a wireless communication unit or a wired communication unit. The image forming apparatus 14 is an apparatus that performs processing related to image formation, such as a multifunction peripheral, a copier, a scanner, a printer, or a laser printer. The projector 15 is a device that projects an image. The projector 15 includes a wireless communication unit or a wired communication unit.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the client terminal 11, the mobile terminal 12, the image forming apparatus 14, the projector 15, and other devices 16 are each one as an example, but there may be a plurality.

  The network N2 is connected to a network N3 such as the Internet by an access control device 21. An access control device 21, a print service providing device 22, a scan service providing device 23, a portal service providing device 24, and another service providing device 25 are connected to the network N2. In the system 1 of FIG. 1, the access control device 21, the print service providing device 22, the scan service providing device 23, the portal service providing device 24, and the other service providing device 25 implement a service providing system.

  The access control device 21 controls login to each service such as a print service provided by the print service providing device 22, a scan service provided by the scan service providing device 23, and a portal service provided by the portal service providing device 24.

  The access control device 21, print service providing device 22, scan service providing device 23, portal service providing device 24, and other service providing device 25 are realized by one or more information processing devices (computer systems).

  Note that the print service providing device 22, the scan service providing device 23, the portal service providing device 24, and the other service providing device 25 of the system 1 of FIG. 1 may be integrated into a single computer or a plurality of computers. It may be realized by being distributed.

  A part of the service on the network N2 side may be in the network N1. The mobile terminal 12 may be other than a private network N1 such as an intra-office network. In the system 1 of FIG. 1, an example is shown in which the mobile terminal 12 is in a network N1 and a network N3 such as the Internet.

<Hardware configuration>
The client terminal 11, the mobile terminal 12, the access control device 21, the print service providing device 22, the scan service providing device 23, the portal service providing device 24, and the other service providing device 25 shown in FIG. Realized by a computer system. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer system according to the present embodiment.

  The computer system 500 shown in FIG. 2 includes an input device 501, a display device 502, an external I / F 503, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 504, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 505, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 506, a communication I / O. F507, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 508, and the like are connected to each other via a bus B.

  The input device 501 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like, and is used by a user to input each operation signal. The display device 502 includes a display or the like, and displays a processing result by the computer system 500.

  The communication I / F 507 is an interface that connects the computer system 500 to the networks N1 to N3. Thereby, the computer system 500 can perform data communication via the communication I / F 507.

  The HDD 508 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include, for example, an OS (Operating System) that is basic software for controlling the entire computer system 500, and application software that provides various functions on the OS. The HDD 508 manages stored programs and data by a predetermined file system and / or DB (database).

  The external I / F 503 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 503a. Accordingly, the computer system 500 can read and / or write the recording medium 503a via the external I / F 503. The recording medium 503a includes a flexible disk, a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card (SD Memory card), a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like.

  The ROM 505 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 505 stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer system 500 is started. The RAM 504 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data.

  The CPU 506 is an arithmetic device that realizes control and functions of the entire computer system 500 by reading a program and data from a storage device such as the ROM 505 and the HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executing processing.

  The client terminal 11, portable terminal 12, access control device 21, print service providing device 22, scan service providing device 23, portal service providing device 24, and other service providing device 25 of FIG. Various processes as described later can be realized by the hardware configuration.

<Software configuration>
《Terminal device》
Terminal devices such as the client terminal 11 and the mobile terminal 12 according to the present embodiment are realized by, for example, the processing blocks illustrated in FIG. FIG. 3 is a processing block diagram of an example of a terminal device according to the present embodiment.

  The terminal device 30 implements an input receiving unit 31 and a display control unit 32 by executing a program. The input receiving unit 31 receives input from the input device 501 by a user operation such as a touch panel touch operation or a keyboard input operation. The display control unit 32 controls display on the display device 502.

《Service provision system》
The service providing system according to the present embodiment is realized by, for example, the processing blocks shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a processing block diagram of an example of the service providing system according to the present embodiment. 4 implements a service application 51, a platform 52, a management data storage unit 53, and a platform API (Application Programming Interface) 54 by executing a program.

  4 includes a print service application 61, a scan service application 62, a portal service application 63, and one or more other service applications 64 as an example. The print service application 61 is an application that provides a print service. The scan service application 62 is an application that provides a scan service. The portal service application 63 is an application that provides a portal service. The other service application 64 is an application that provides some service.

  The platform API 54 is an interface for the service application 51 such as the print service application 61, the scan service application 62, the portal service application 63, and other service applications 64 to use the platform 52. The platform API 54 is a predefined interface provided for the platform 52 to receive a request from the service application 51, and is configured by a function, a class, or the like, for example. When the service providing system 50 is configured to be distributed among a plurality of information processing apparatuses, for example, a web API that can be used via a network can be used as the platform API 54.

  4 includes an authentication processing unit 71, a device communication unit 72, a data processing unit 73, a session management unit 74, a license management unit 75, an organization information management unit 77, a user information management unit 78, and a service management unit 79. Have as.

  The authentication processing unit 71 performs authentication based on a login request from an office device such as the client terminal 11. Office equipment is a generic term for the client terminal 11, the mobile terminal 12, the image forming apparatus 14, the projector 15, and other equipment 16.

  The device communication unit 72 performs communication with office devices. The data processing unit 73 executes data processing based on a request from the service application 51. The session management unit 74 manages a session with office equipment.

  The license management unit 75 manages license management information. The organization information management unit 77 manages organization management information. The user information management unit 78 manages user management information. The service management unit 79 manages service management information.

  The management data storage unit 53 includes, as an example, an organization management information storage unit 91, a user management information storage unit 92, a license management information storage unit 93, a service management information storage unit 94, and a data storage 95.

  The organization management information storage unit 91 stores organization management information described later. The user management information storage unit 92 stores user management information described later. The license management information storage unit 93 stores license management information described later. The service management information storage unit 94 stores service management information described later. The data storage 95 stores other data.

  The platform 52 includes functions common to the plurality of service applications 51 or basic functions used by the plurality of service applications 51. In this embodiment, the authentication processing unit 71, device communication unit 72, data processing unit 73, session management unit 74, license management unit 75, organization information management unit 77, user information management unit 78, service management unit 79, etc. 52. The function of each part of the platform 52 is disclosed to the service application 51 via the platform API 54.

  In other words, the service application 51 can use the functions of these units within the range disclosed by the platform API 54. As shown in FIG. 4, the service provided by the service providing system 50 includes a conference system, an IC recorder, a digital camera, and others in addition to the client terminal 11, the portable terminal 12, the image forming apparatus 14, and the projector 15. May be executed with respect to other devices.

  Moreover, the classification form of each software and each memory | storage part shown by FIG. 4 is an example, and in order to implement this embodiment, each software and each memory | storage part of the service provision system 50 are shown by FIG. It is not essential to be classified in a simple hierarchy. That is, if office devices such as the client terminal 11, the mobile terminal 12, the image forming apparatus 14, and the projector 15 can cooperate with the service application 51, the hierarchical relationship between the software and the storage unit in the service providing system 50 is specified. It is not limited to things.

  FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an example of organization management information. The organization management information in FIG. 5 includes an organization ID, an organization name, a country, and the like as data items. The organization ID is information for identifying a group such as a company or a department. The organization ID is not limited to the language of organization, and may be information for identifying a contract, for example. The organization ID is unique. The organization name is the name of the group. The country is the country or region where the service is used.

  FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an example of user management information. The user management information in FIG. 6 has data items such as an organization ID, a user ID, a password, a role, one or more address information, a surname, a first name, a language used, and the like. User management information manages information in units of organization IDs. The user ID and password are information for identifying the user on the service providing system 50 side. The user ID may be a user name. A password is not required.

  Furthermore, the user ID may use an electronic medium (for example, an IC card) possessed by the user instead. The user ID and password associated with the organization ID are unique, but may be duplicated if the organization ID is different. The role is information for identifying the role of the user (administrator, user). The address information is the user's mail address. The first name and last name are the user's last name and first name. The language used is the language used by the user.

  FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an example of license management information. The license management information in FIG. 7 includes an organization ID, a start date, one or more contract services, address information, and the like as data items.

  The start date is the date when the contract service starts to be used. The contract service is information for identifying a service that can be used by an organization through a contract. The address information is, for example, an email address of an organization administrator.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of an example of service management information. The service management information in FIG. 8 includes service, country, and contract data as data items. The service management information in FIG. 8 stores the service, the country, and the contract data in association with each other. The service is information for specifying a service such as a service ID and a service name. The country is the country or region where the service is used. The clause data is data for displaying the clause.

《Portal service app》
The portal service application 63 is realized by, for example, the processing block illustrated in FIG. FIG. 9 is a processing block diagram of an example of the portal service application according to the present embodiment. The portal service application 63 causes the computer system 500 to function as the portal processing unit 101. The portal processing unit 101 performs processing related to the portal service. Details of processing performed by the portal processing unit 101 will be described later.

<Details of processing>
Below, the detail of the process of the system 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. Here, processing after a user such as an administrator or a user of an organization contracted with a sales company or the like can log in to the service providing system 50 will be described. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the system according to the present embodiment.

  The user accesses the site of the service providing system 50 from the terminal device 30. The portal processing unit 101 of the portal service application 63 requests the terminal device 30 to display the top screen 1000.

  FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an example of the top screen. The top screen 1000 includes an input field 1002 for inputting an organization ID, a user ID, and a password necessary for logging in, and a login button 1003. The display control unit 32 of the terminal device 30 displays the top screen 1000 on the display device 502.

  In step S <b> 1, the user operates the input device 501 of the terminal device 30, inputs an organization ID, a user ID, and a password necessary for login in the input field 1002, and clicks (selects) the login button 1003.

  In step S2, when the login button 1003 on the top screen 1000 is clicked, the terminal device 30 transmits the organization ID, user ID, and password input in the input field 1002 to the portal processing unit 101 of the portal service application 63, and login. Request.

  In step S3, the portal processing unit 101 transmits the organization ID, the user ID, and the password to the authentication processing unit 71 of the platform 52, and requests the user to log in. The authentication processing unit 71 determines that the login is successful if the received organization ID, user ID, and password are associated with each other and stored in the user management information in FIG. Here, the description is continued assuming that the login is successful.

  In step S <b> 4, the authentication processing unit 71 returns login information indicating that the login is successful to the portal processing unit 101 of the portal service application 63. The login information includes organization ID, user ID, and password information.

  If the login is successful, the portal processing unit 101 transmits login information to the organization information management unit 77 in step S5, and requests acquisition of country information. The organization information management unit 77 reads out the country associated with the organization ID included in the login information from the organization management information in FIG. In step S6, the organization information management unit 77 returns the country read from the organization management information to the portal processing unit 101 as country information.

  In step S7, the portal processing unit 101 transmits country information to the service management unit 79 and requests acquisition of a provided service list. The service management unit 79 reads a service list (service list) associated with the country information received from the portal processing unit 101 from the service management information of FIG. In step S8, the service management unit 79 returns the service list read from the service management information to the portal processing unit 101.

  In step S9, the portal processing unit 101 transmits the organization ID included in the login information to the license management unit 75 to request acquisition of the contract service. The license management unit 75 reads the contract service associated with the organization ID received from the portal processing unit 101 from the license management information in FIG. In step S10, the license management unit 75 returns the contract service read from the license management information to the portal processing unit 101.

  In step S11, the portal processing unit 101 uses the service list returned from the service management unit 79 in step S8 and the contract service returned from the license management unit 75 in step S10. A service list screen including a list (service list) is generated.

  The service list returned from the service management unit 79 is a list of services provided in the country of the logged-in user. The contract service returned from the license management unit 75 represents a service that can be used by the logged-in user according to the contract. Based on the list of services provided in the user's country returned in step S8 and the services available by the user returned in step S10, the portal processing unit 101 provides a list of services that can be provided to the user (contracts). A list of services that can be newly used) and a list of services that can be used by the user (a list of services that have already been contracted and can be used).

  The service that can be used by the logged-in user by contract may be paid or free. For example, a service list that can be used by a logged-in user may include a basic service that can be used free of charge when a device is purchased, and an optional service that can be used for a fee according to a contract.

  In step S12, the portal processing unit 101 returns login information to the terminal device 30, and requests the terminal device 30 to display a service list screen as shown in FIG. In step S <b> 13, the display control unit 32 of the terminal device 30 displays service list screens 1010 and 1020 as shown in FIG. 12 or 13 on the display device 502.

  FIG. 12 is an image diagram of an example of a service list screen. FIG. 13 is an image diagram of another example of the service list screen. The service list screen 1010 in FIG. 12 displays a scan service, an online storage service, and a document service as service lists that can be used by the logged-in user. The service list screen 1020 in FIG. 13 displays the scan service and the online storage service as a service list that can be used by the logged-in user. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the service list displayed on the service list screen 1010 and the service list displayed on the service list screen 1020 may differ depending on the country information associated with the logged-in user's organization.

  In the system 1 according to the present embodiment, the country information associated with the logged-in user's organization can be acquired. Therefore, even when the service provided varies depending on the country, the service provided by the country associated with the logged-in user's organization. Can be different.

  In the system 1 according to the present embodiment, the contract service is updated (period extension, etc.) by the processing procedure shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 14, for example. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the processing procedure of the system according to the present embodiment. The addition of the contract service is the same as the contract service update.

  When updating the contract service, the administrator clicks, for example, the “Service Management” button 1011 on the service list screen 1010 in FIG. 12 after logging in. The portal processing unit 101 of the portal service application 63 requests the terminal device 30 to display the contract service update screen 1030.

  FIG. 15 is an image diagram of an example of the contract service update screen. The contract service update screen 1030 has an input field 1031 for inputting a service ID necessary for updating the contract service. The display control unit 32 of the terminal device 30 displays the contract service update screen 1030 on the display device 502.

  In step S <b> 21, the administrator operates the input device 501 of the terminal device 30, inputs a service ID necessary for updating the contract service in the input field 1031, and clicks the next button 1032. The service ID may be information that uniquely identifies the service, or information that represents a contract with a sales company or the like to update the contract service.

  In step S22, when the terminal device 30 clicks the next button 1032 on the contract service update screen 1030, the service ID input in the input field 1031 and the login information received in step S12 are displayed in the portal service application 63. The message is transmitted to the portal processing unit 101, and an update of the contract service is requested.

  In step S23, the portal processing unit 101 transmits login information to the organization information management unit 77, and requests acquisition of country information. The organization information management unit 77 reads out the country associated with the organization ID included in the login information from the organization management information in FIG. In step S24, the organization information management unit 77 returns the country read from the organization management information to the portal processing unit 101 as country information.

  In step S25, the portal processing unit 101 sends the service ID received from the terminal device 30 in step S22 and the country information acquired from the organization information management unit 77 in step S24 to the service management unit 79 to request acquisition of the contract. To do.

  The service management unit 79 reads the service ID (service) received from the portal processing unit 101 and the contract (description data) associated with the country information (country) from the service management information of FIG. In step S26, the service management unit 79 returns the contract data read from the service management information to the portal processing unit 101.

  In step S27, the portal processing unit 101 requests the terminal device 30 to display a usage agreement screen 1040 as shown in FIG. In step S <b> 28, the display control unit 32 of the terminal device 30 displays on the display device 502 a usage agreement screen 1040 that displays the terms and conditions associated with the service and the country in the usage agreement column 1041.

  FIG. 16 is an image diagram of an example of the usage agreement screen. The terms of use screen 1040 includes a terms of use column 1041 for displaying terms of use, a check box 1042 for accepting the terms of use, and a next button 1043 for proceeding to the next screen. The administrator confirms the terms and conditions associated with the service and the country displayed in the terms of service column 1041.

  Then, after checking the check box 1042 indicating that the administrator agrees to the terms of use, the administrator presses the next button 1043 for proceeding to the next screen. Note that after the administrator presses the next button 1043 on the use agreement screen 1040, the license management unit 75 of the service providing system 50 sets the service ID input on the contract service update screen 1030 and the organization ID associated with the administrator. Enable the service by linking and registering in the license management information.

  In the system 1 according to the present embodiment, the country information associated with the logged-in user's organization can be acquired, so even if the provided service varies depending on the country, the country associated with the logged-in user's organization and the provided service The terms and conditions presented may vary.

<Summary>
According to the system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to switch the service and the contract provided by the country associated with the logged-in user's organization, and therefore it is possible to provide a common top screen 1000 regardless of the country. Therefore, according to the system 1 according to the present embodiment, global service development can be performed efficiently.

  The present invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

  The organization ID is an example of organization identification information. The organization identification information is not limited to the language of organization, and may include information for identifying a group such as a department, information for identifying a contract, and the like. In addition to the country, the country information may include a region, a community including a plurality of countries, a federation, and the like, and is an example of region specifying information for specifying a region.

  The present invention can be applied to a case where, for example, it is desired to provide a service considering each legal system because the legal system differs depending on the country or region. In other words, according to the present invention, for example, an appropriate service according to a region can be provided, so for a common service that is developed globally (a service that can be widely recognized such as scanning, printing, device management, etc.) It is possible to provide a meticulous service that takes into account differences between countries and regions.

  For example, as an example of a scan service, there is a service for storing scanned images in an online storage (hereinafter referred to as “scan to storage”), and even if this scan to storage is a service that can be recognized by a common concept in a plurality of countries. Depending on the country or region, the storage destination may be restricted. For example, the storage A is a candidate for the storage destination in a certain country, but the storage A is not a candidate in a certain country.

  In addition, for example, when the handling of personal information for privacy protection differs depending on the country in which the contract is concluded, when providing services using the information of organizations and users, personal information according to the legal system of each country It is necessary to conclude a contract based on a contract describing the handling of the above, and in such a case, an appropriate service contract can be made by applying the present invention.

  The first storage unit described in the claims corresponds to the organization management information storage unit 91, the second storage unit corresponds to the service management information storage unit 94, and the third storage unit corresponds to the license management information storage unit. It corresponds to 93.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 System 11 Client terminal 12 Portable terminal 14 Image forming apparatus 15 Projector 16 Other apparatus 21 Access control apparatus 22 Print service provision apparatus 23 Scan service provision apparatus 24 Portal service provision apparatus 25 Other service provision apparatus 30 Terminal apparatus 31 Input reception part 32 Display control unit 50 Service providing system 51 Service application 52 Platform 53 Management data storage unit 53
54 Platform API (Application Programming Interface)
61 Print Service Application 62 Scan Service Application 63 Portal Service Application 64 Other Service Application 71 Authentication Processing Unit 72 Device Communication Unit 73 Data Processing Unit 74 Session Management Unit 75 License Management Unit 77 Organization Information Management Unit 78 User Information Management Unit 79 Service Management Unit 91 Organization management information storage unit 92 User management information storage unit 93 License management information storage unit 94 Service management information storage unit 95 Data storage 101 Portal processing unit 500 Computer system 501 Input device 502 Display device 503 External I / F
503a Recording medium 504 RAM
505 ROM
506 CPU
507 Communication I / F
508 HDD
FW Firewall N1-N3 network

JP 2005-135369 A JP 2005-258690 A

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus that provides services to devices connected via a network,
First receiving means for receiving at least organization identification information;
Organization information management means for acquiring area identification information associated with the received organization identification information from a first storage means for associating and storing the organization identification information and area identification information;
Service management means for acquiring service information associated with the acquired area identification information from second storage means associated with the area identification information and the service information;
An information processing apparatus comprising providing means for providing the acquired service information to the device. A second receiving means for receiving an update or addition request for the service including the organization identification information and the service information;
The service management means, from the second storage means that associates the area specifying information and the service information with the contract data, the contract data associated with the acquired area specifying information and the received service information. Acquired,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit provides the acquired contract data to the device. From the third storage means for storing the organization identification information and the service information that can be used by the organization identified by the organization identification information, the organization associated with the received organization identification information is It further has a license management means for acquiring information on available services,
The providing unit provides the device with the service information based on the service information acquired by the service management unit and the service information available to the organization acquired by the license management unit. Item 6. The information processing apparatus according to Item 1. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit provides screen data for displaying a screen including the service information on the device operated by a user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the providing unit provides screen data for displaying a screen including the policy data on the device operated by a user. A system in which a device that uses a service and an information processing device that provides the service are connected via a network,
The information processing apparatus includes:
First receiving means for receiving at least organization identification information;
Organization information management means for acquiring area identification information associated with the received organization identification information from a first storage means for associating and storing the organization identification information and area identification information;
Service management means for acquiring service information associated with the acquired area identification information from second storage means associated with the area identification information and the service information;
Providing means for providing the acquired service information to the device;
The equipment is
Transmitting means for transmitting the tissue identification information to the information processing apparatus;
A display control means for displaying information of the service provided from the information processing apparatus. An information providing method executed by an information processing apparatus that provides a service to devices connected via a network,
A first receiving step for receiving at least organization identification information;
An organization information management step for acquiring region identification information associated with the accepted organization identification information from a first storage means for associating and storing the organization identification information and region identification information;
A service management step of acquiring service information associated with the acquired area identification information from a second storage means associated with the area identification information and the service information;
A providing step of providing the acquired service information to the device;

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