Information processing device, information collection device, information collection system, and method

An information collection device comprising:

• a reception unit that receives one of the function identifiers assigned to functions not built into an information processing device or information items indicating the functions not built into the device;
• a memory that stores the one of the function identifiers assigned to the functions not built into or the information items indicating the function not built into the information storing device, which has been received by the reception unit, with the received one of the function identifiers or information items related to a reception count indicating the number of times the received one of the function identifiers or the information items has been received;
• and
• a notification unit that issues notification information indicating one of the function identifiers or information items, which is related to a reception count exceeding a threshold, among the function identifiers or information items indicating the functions not built into the information processing device, which are stored in the memory.

An information collection system comprising:

• an information processing device including
• a memory that stores function identifiers assigned to functions built into the information processing device, and function identifiers assigned to functions not built into the information processing device,
• a display controller that causes a display unit to display the function identifiers stored in the memory,
• a manipulation unit that accepts manipulation for specifying any of the function identifiers displayed by the display controller, and
• a transmission unit that transmits, if a function identifier specified by the manipulation is assigned to one of the functions not built into the information processing device, the specified information identifier or an information item indicating one of the functions which has been specified by the manipulation, to a predetermined device;
• and
• an information collection device including
• a memory that receives the specified function identifier or the information item indicating the one of the functions, which has been transmitted by the transmission unit, and stores the specified function identifier or the information item, related to a reception count indicating the number of times the function identifier or the information item has been received, and
• a notification unit that issues notification information indicating one of the function identifiers or information items which are stored in the memory, the one of the function identifier or information item being related to a reception count exceeding a threshold.

A method, comprising:

• storing function identifiers assigned to functions built into a computer, and function identifiers assigned to functions not built into the computer;
• displaying the stored function identifiers;
• accepting manipulation for specifying the one of the displayed function identifiers;
• and
• transmitting, if the one of the function identifiers which has been specified by the manipulation is assigned to one of the functions not built into the computer, the specified one of the information identifiers or an information item indicating one of the functions to which is assigned the one of the information identifiers which has been specified by the manipulation, to a predetermined device.

A method, comprising:

• receiving function identifiers assigned to functions or information items indicating functions which are specified by manipulation of a user;
• storing the function identifiers or the information items indicating functions, which have been received by the reception unit, with the received function identifiers or information items related to reception counts respectively, indicating the number of times the function identifiers or the information items have been received;
• and
• issuing notification information indicating one of the function identifiers or information items, which is related to a reception count exceeding a threshold, among the stored function identifiers or information items.