Electronic device, processing proxy requesting method of electronic device, and information processing system

A processing proxy requesting method of an electronic device, comprising:

• an acquiring step of acquiring surrounding information by an acquisition unit;
• a detecting step of detecting generation of a specific event by a detection unit on a basis of the acquired surrounding information;
• and
• in a case where a function necessary for processing the surrounding information in response to detection of the specific event is not included in itself, a device cooperative processing step of selecting, on a basis of device information related to a different device connected through a network, a device including the function from the different device and giving a request for proxy of the processing thereto through the network by a device cooperative processing unit.

An information processing system comprising:

• a plurality of electronic devices connected through a network,
• wherein each of the plurality of electronic devices includes
• a device information management unit configured to manage device information related to a different device,
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding information,
• a detection unit configured to detect generation of a specific event on a basis of the acquired surrounding information, and
• a device cooperative processing unit configured to select, in a case where a function necessary for processing the surrounding information in response to detection of the specific event is not included in itself, a device including the function from the different device on a basis of the device information and to give a request for proxy of the processing thereto through the network.