Information processing apparatus and information processing method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsNaoyuki Sato, Hirotake Ichikawa, Seiji Suzuki, Masato Shimakawa
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Abstract
Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a control authority managing unit configured to change a control authority for a device by a first user on a basis of whether or not a status is a monitored status. The monitored status is a status in which the device or the first user is under supervision of a second user having a management authority for the device, and the first user does not have the management authority for the device.
Claims16
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:
- determine one of a monitored status or a non-monitored status of one of a device or a first user, wherein
- the one of the device or the first user is under supervision of a second user in the monitored status,
- the second user has a management authority for the device, and
- the first user does not have the management authority for the device;
- grant a first control authority for the device to the first user based on the determination of the monitored status of the one of the device or the first user;
- and
- grant a second control authority for the device to the first user based on the determination of the non-monitored status of the one of the device or the first user, wherein
- the first control authority provides authority to control a first number of operations of the device,
- the second control authority provides authority to control a second number of operations of the device, and
- the second number of operations are less than the first number of operations.
An information processing method, comprising:
- determining, by a processor of an information processing apparatus, one of a monitored status or a non-monitored status of one of a device or a first user, wherein
- the one of the device or the first user is under supervision of a second user in the monitored status,
- the second user has a management authority for the device, and
- the first user does not have the management authority for the device;
- granting, by the processor, a first control authority for the device to the first user based on the determination of the monitored status of the one of the device or the first user;
- and
- granting, by the processor, a second control authority for the device to the first user based on the determination of the non-monitored status of the one of the device or the first user, wherein
- the first control authority provides authority to control a first number of operations of the device,
- the second control authority provides authority to control a second number of operations of the device, and
- the second number of operations are less than the first number of operations.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- determining one of a monitored status or a non-monitored status of one of a device or a first user, wherein
- the one of the device or the first user is under supervision of a second user in the monitored status,
- the second user has a management authority for the device, and
- the first user does not have the management authority for the device;
- granting a first control authority for the device to the first user based on the determination of the monitored status of the one of the device or the first user;
- and
- granting a second control authority for the device to the first user based on the determination of the non-monitored status of the one of the device or the first user, wherein
- the first control authority provides authority to control a first number of operations of the device,
- the second control authority provides authority to control a second number of operations of the device, and
- the second number of operations are less than the first number of operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.