Terminal operation apparatus

A terminal operation apparatus, comprising:

• at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network, the operated terminal being remotely operated by the operating terminal, wherein:
• the operating terminal includes an input part provided with a pointing device, the operated terminal includes a display part to be a shared screen and an operation authority setting part for setting an operation authority for preferentially conducting an operation of the operated terminal with respect to the operating terminal, and cancellation of the set operation authority can be conducted by a particular operation of a pointer on the shared screen of the operated terminal;
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• the shared screen of the operated terminal includes an operation authority cancellation button region, and the operation authority is canceled by a pressing operation of the operation authority cancellation button region by the pointer on the shared screen.

A terminal operation apparatus, comprising:

• at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network, the operated terminal being remotely operated by the operating terminal, wherein:
• the operating terminal includes an input part provided with a pointing device, the operated terminal includes a display part to be a shared screen and an operation authority setting part for setting an operation authority for preferentially conducting an operation of the operated terminal with respect to the operating terminal, and cancellation of the set operation authority can be conducted by a particular operation of a pointer on the shared screen of the operated terminal;
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• the operating terminal includes a voice input apparatus and a voice analyzing part for analyzing human's voice input, input for instructing cancellation by operator's voice from the voice input apparatus is analyzed by the voice analyzing part, and the operation authority can be canceled by notifying the operated terminal of cancellation of the operation authority.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for realizing a terminal operation apparatus that comprises at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network, the operated terminal being remotely operated by the operating terminal,

• the program including:
• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information at the operating terminal;
• a processing operation of providing a display screen having an operated terminal operation area as a display screen of the operating terminal;
• a processing operation of providing a shared screen of the operated terminal;
• a processing operation of, in a case where a pointer based on the input point information is outside of the operated terminal operation area, using the point information as operation information with respect to the operating terminal;
• a processing operation of, in a case where the pointer based on the Input point information is in the operated terminal operation area, transmitting the point information to the operated terminal to remotely operate the operated terminal;
• and a processing operation of displaying in such a manner that a relative position of the pointer in the operated terminal operation area is equal to a relative position of the pointer in the shared screen of the operated terminal.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for realizing a terminal operation apparatus that comprises at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network, the operated terminal being remotely operated by the operating terminal,

• the program including:
• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information at the operating terminal;
• a processing operation of providing a display screen having an operated terminal inlet area as a display screen of the operating terminal;
• a processing operation of providing a shared screen of the operated terminal having an operated terminal outlet area;
• a processing operation of, in a case where a pointer enters the inlet area on the display screen of the operating terminal, transmitting operation information by the pointing device to the operated terminal to execute a remote operation of a pointer on the shared screen of the operated terminal;
• and a processing operation of, in a case where the pointer enters the outlet area on the shared screen of the operated terminal, canceling the remote operation of the operated terminal and taking in the operation information by the pointing device as operation information with respect to the operating terminal.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for allowing an operating terminal connected to an operated terminal through a network to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operating terminal including an input part provided with a pointing device for receiving input of point information, a first timer for storing a first set time, and a second timer for storing a second set time, the first timer counting an elapsed time from commencement of input of point information from the input part and being reset by an elapse of the second set time, and the second timer counting an elapsed time from termination of input of point information from the input part, and the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information from the input part of the operating terminal;
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• a sampling rate alteration processing operation of altering a sampling rate of the input point information,
• wherein, in the sampling rate alteration processing operation, the sampling rate is set to be a first sampling rate within the first set time and the sampling rate is set to be a second sampling rate after an elapse of the first set time, whereby an information amount of the point information to be sent to the network is adjusted.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for allowing an operating terminal connected to an operated terminal through a network to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operating terminal including an input part, the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information from the input part of the operating terminal;
• a pointer movement speed detecting operation of detecting a movement speed of a pointer from point information inputted from the input part;
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• a sampling rate alteration processing operation of altering a sampling rate of the input point information,
• wherein, in the sampling rate alteration processing operation, the sampling rate is set to be a first sampling rate if the pointer movement speed detected by the pointer movement speed detecting operation is equal to or lower than a set speed, and the sampling rate is set to be a second sampling rate if the pointer movement speed is higher than the set speed, whereby an information amount of the point information to be sent to the network is adjusted.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for allowing an operating terminal connected to an operated terminal through a network to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operating terminal including an input part, the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information from the input part of the operating terminal;
• a CPU use ratio detecting operation of detecting a CPU use ratio of the operated terminal;
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• a sampling rate alteration processing operation of altering a sampling rate of the input point information,
• wherein, in the sampling rate alteration processing operation, the sampling rate is set to be a first sampling rate if the CPU use ratio detected by the CPU use ratio detecting operation is equal to or smaller than a predetermined level, and the sampling rate is set to be a second sampling rate if the detected CPU use ratio is larger than the predetermined level, whereby an information amount of the point information to be sent to the network is adjusted.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for allowing an operating terminal connected to an operated terminal through a network to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operating terminal including an input part, the operated terminal including a display part displaying a shared screen and setting a particular region on the shared screen of the display part, and the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information from the input part of the operating terminal;
• and
• a sampling rate alteration processing operation of altering a sampling rate of the input point information,
• wherein, in the sampling rate alteration processing operation, a sampling rate is altered and adjusted in accordance with a distance between a pointer displayed on the shared screen and the particular region, whereby an information amount of the point information to be sent to the network is adjusted.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for allowing an operating terminal connected to an operated terminal through a network to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operating terminal including an input part, the operated terminal including a priority setting part for setting priorities among the operating terminals, and the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information from the input part of the operating terminal;
• and
• a sampling rate alteration processing operation of altering a sampling rate of the input point information,
• wherein, in the sampling rate alteration processing operation, a sampling rate of point information is altered in accordance with the priority set by the priority setting part, whereby an information amount of the point information to be sent to the network is adjusted.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for realizing a terminal operation apparatus that includes at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network and allows the operating terminal to remotely operate the operated terminal, the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information at the operating terminal;
• a screen providing processing operation of providing a shared screen of the operated terminal;
• an operation authority setting processing operation of setting an operation authority for preferentially conducting an operation of the operated terminal with respect to the operating terminal;
• and
• an operation authority cancellation processing operation of canceling the set operation authority in a case where a pressing operation is performed by the pointer with respect to an operation authority cancellation button region provided on the shared screen of the operated terminal.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for realizing a terminal operation apparatus that includes at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network and allows the operating terminal to remotely operate the operated terminal, the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information at the operating terminal;
• a screen providing processing operation of providing a shared screen of the operated terminal;
• an operation authority setting processing operation of setting an operation authority for preferentially conducting an operation of the operated terminal with respect to the operating terminal;
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• an operation authority cancellation processing operation of canceling the set operation authority in a case where it is determined that there is gesture for instructing cancellation of an operation authority by an operation of the pointer on the shared screen.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for realizing a terminal operation apparatus that includes at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network and allows the operating terminal to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operated terminal including a timer for storing a grace period until an operation authority is forcefully canceled, and the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information at the operating terminal;
• a screen providing processing operation of providing a shared screen of the operated terminal;
• an operation authority setting processing operation of setting an operation authority for preferentially conducting an operation of the operated terminal with respect to the operating terminal;
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• an operation authority cancellation processing operation of canceling the set operation authority in a case where an elapsed time after an input operation from the pointing device of the operating terminal holding an operation authority is terminated exceeds the grace period.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a processing program for realizing a terminal operation apparatus that includes at least one operating terminal and at least one operated terminal connected through a network and allows the operating terminal to remotely operate the operated terminal, the operating terminal including a voice input apparatus and a voice analyzing part for analyzing humans voice input, and the processing program comprising execution instructions of:

• a point information input processing operation of receiving input of point information at the operating terminal;
• a screen providing processing operation of providing a shared screen of the operated terminal;
• an operation authority setting processing operation of setting an operation authority for preferentially conducting an operation of the operated terminal with respect to the operating terminal;
• and
• an operation authority cancellation processing operation of canceling the set operation authority in a case where it is determined by the voice analyzing part that an input voice from the voice input apparatus is an input voice from the voice input apparatus is an instruction for canceling the set operation authority.