Control system, information processing apparatus, terminal device, control method, and computer readable medium

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a received signal strength measuring section that measures a received signal strength at the time of receiving a signal externally transmitted by wireless communication;
• and
• a control section that when the information processing apparatus receives, as the signal, a switching request signal for performing switching of the information processing apparatus between the first status and the second status, sets the received signal strength measured by the received signal strength measuring section to a switching threshold value, switches the information processing apparatus from the second status to the first status when the received signal strength becomes less than the switching threshold vale, and switches the information processing apparatus from the first status to the second status when the received signal strength becomes larger than the switching threshold value,
• wherein the first status is logout status or lock statue, and the second status is login status or unlock status.

A method for controlling a status of an information processing apparatus in a system which includes the information processing apparatus and a terminal device that performs wireless communication with the information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• using a terminal device moved with a user as the terminal device;
• transmitting a switching request signal for performing switching of the information processing apparatus between the first status and the second status according to a user operation from the terminal device;
• measuring one or more received signal strengths of one or more signals which are transmitted from the terminal device in the wireless communication;
• setting the received signal strength measured by the measuring step to a switching threshold value when the information processing apparatus receives the switching request signal, and
• performing controlling to switch the information processing apparatus from the second status to the first status when the received signal strength becomes less than the switching threshold value, and to switch the information processing apparatus from the first status to the second status when the received signal strength becomes larger than the switching threshold value,
• wherein the first status is logout status or lock statue, and the second status is login status or unlock status.

A computer readable medium which stores a control program for controlling a status of an information processing apparatus in a system which includes the information processing apparatus and a terminal device that performs wireless communication with the information processing apparatus, the terminal device being moved with a user, and the control program causing the terminal device to exert:

• a switching request signal transmission function that transmits a switching request signal for performing switching of the information processing apparatus between a first status and a second status, according to a user operation,
• and causing the information processing apparatus to exert:
• a received signal strength measuring function that measures one or more received signal strengths of one or more signals transmitted from the terminal device in the wireless communication;
• a threshold value setting function that sets the received signal strength measured by the received signal strength measuring function when the switching request signal is received, to a switching threshold value;
• and
• a control function that switches the information processing apparatus from the second status to the first status when the received signal strength becomes less than the switching threshold value, and switches the information processing apparatus from the first status to the second status when the received signal strength becomes larger than the switching threshold value,
• wherein the first status is logout status or lock statue, and the second status is login status or unlock status.