JP5275883B2 - Client terminal linkage system, linkage server device, client terminal, client terminal linkage method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a client terminal cooperation system which can drive an application function matched with a user's desire in cooperation with an intended cooperative client terminal, and to provide a cooperation server apparatus, a client terminal, and a method for cooperating with the client terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The cooperation server apparatus 105 manages the communication states of respective client terminals 101, 102 connected via a network 106 and the states of application functions driven on respective client terminals 101, 102. The cooperation server apparatus 105 presents a list of cooperative client terminal candidates communicating with the apparatus itself to a user. The user selects a cooperative client terminal from the list. When the state of the application function driven in the client terminal being used for the user is transferred to the selected cooperative client terminal, the application function can be cooperatively started by the cooperative client terminal selected by the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals operate in cooperation via a cooperation server apparatus, a cooperation server apparatus constituting the system, a client terminal, and a client terminal cooperation method.

  There has been proposed a device cooperation system that enables a cooperative operation by selecting a client terminal corresponding to an active or communicating application from a plurality of client terminals existing in a wireless communication area (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). In the device cooperation system disclosed in Patent Document 1, information representing one or more client terminals corresponding to the application is stored in a storage unit, and a specific application is supported based on the stored information. Identifies the client terminal to be used. And by narrowing down and showing as a selection candidate a client terminal that has a high probability of being used by the user from among a plurality of client terminals existing around the own device, Support the selection operation.

  Further, there is a technical proposal for enabling highly-immediate communication between client terminals when realizing cooperation between applications operating on different client terminals (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 2, one client terminal that is executing an application generates an activation request for activating an application that cooperates with the application on another client terminal, and transmits the activation request. The other client terminal that has received the activation request activates the application specified by the activation request, and returns a connection establishment request for establishing a communication path with one client terminal. In response to this, one client terminal responds to the connection establishment request, thereby establishing communication between both client terminals. Since communication with a client terminal to be linked can be established and an application on the client terminal can be remotely activated, the application can be activated and linked even if the intended application has not yet been activated.

JP 2007-067723 A JP 2003-115938 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, what is presented as a candidate for a cooperation destination client terminal is simply a usable client terminal associated with each application function. Accordingly, all of the presented client terminals are not necessarily used or available for use by the user at the time when cooperation is intended. For this reason, even if any one of the presented client terminals is selected as the cooperation destination, there is a possibility that the actual cooperation cannot be performed.

Further, in the technology described in Patent Document 2, the cooperation destination client terminal is designated by a number for identifying the client terminal (for example, a telephone number for a mobile phone), so that the cooperation source client terminal is the cooperation destination client terminal. It is necessary to know the number to identify. For this reason, in reality, there are cases in which the cooperation destination that the user originally desires to cooperate cannot be selected. For example, it is difficult to use an arbitrary client terminal on the go such as a hotel as a cooperation destination.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and a client terminal cooperation system that enables an application function that is desired by a user to operate in cooperation with a client terminal of a cooperation destination as intended. It is an object to provide a server device, a client terminal, and a client terminal cooperation method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has taken the following measures when viewed from one aspect. That is, a cooperative server device that mediates communication between client terminals is placed, and each client terminal and the cooperative server device are connected via, for example, the Internet or an intranet. And the cooperation server apparatus side manages the communication state of the same user with respect to each client terminal and the state of the application function being executed on the client terminal. In this case, the cooperation server device presents information representing each client terminal in communication with its own device to the user of the client terminal, for example, in the form of a list. The user can select the cooperation destination client terminal from the presented information. The user selects the client terminal that can be used by the user by taking over the state of the application function that is running on the client terminal that the user is using for the selected cooperation destination client terminal. Application functions can be linked and started on the linked client terminal.

Next, means for solving the above-mentioned problems are listed together with their actions from other aspects.
(1) A cooperation server device compatible with a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals that perform operations on application functions can cooperate with each other,
A client terminal information management unit for acquiring in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the own device, and distributing the acquired in-communication client terminal information to each of the plurality of client terminals;
An application management unit that acquires operating application information representing an operating application function and distributes the acquired operating application information to each of the plurality of client terminals;
Receiving the cooperation destination client terminal information representing the cooperation destination client terminal selected as the cooperation destination among the plurality of client terminals, and the cooperation destination application information representing the state relating to the application function to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal; A cooperation destination client terminal control unit that supplies information for controlling the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal to match the received cooperation destination client terminal information and the cooperation destination application information to the cooperation destination client terminal; ,
A cooperation server device characterized by comprising:

The cooperation server device of (1) is suitable for a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals that perform operations on application functions can cooperate.
The client terminal information management unit acquires in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with its own device, and distributes the acquired in-communication client terminal information to each of the plurality of client terminals.

The application management unit acquires operating application information representing an operating application function, and distributes the acquired operating application information to each of the plurality of client terminals.
Then, the cooperation destination client terminal control unit displays the cooperation destination client terminal information representing the cooperation destination client terminal selected as the cooperation destination among the plurality of client terminals, and the state regarding the application function to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal. Information for controlling the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal so as to match the received cooperation destination client terminal information and the cooperation destination application information. To supply.

(2) The cooperative server apparatus according to (1), wherein the client information management manages a state of an application function executed on the client terminal for each client terminal.
In the cooperation server device of (2), particularly in the cooperation server device of (1), the client information management manages the state of the application function being executed on the client terminal for each client terminal.

(3) The client terminal control unit may perform a screen transition operation performed on an application function running on any one of the plurality of client terminals based on the application function on the cooperation destination client terminal. The cooperative server device according to (1), which has an operation state delivery control mode for controlling the cooperation destination client terminal so as to be reflected in the transition.
In the cooperative server device of (3) above, particularly in the cooperative server device of (1), the client terminal control unit has an operation status delivery control mode. In this operation status delivery control mode, a screen transition operation performed on an application function running on any one of the plurality of client terminals is changed to a screen transition by the application function on the cooperation destination client terminal. The cooperation destination client terminal is controlled to be reflected.

(4) The client terminal control unit sets the cooperation destination client terminal so that the display state by the application function running on the corresponding client terminal is synchronized with the display state by the same application function in the cooperation destination client terminal. The cooperative server device according to (1), which has a synchronous display control mode to be controlled.
In the cooperative server device of (4) above, particularly in the cooperative server device of (1), the client terminal control unit has a synchronous display control mode. In this synchronous display control mode, the cooperation destination client terminal is controlled such that the display state by the application function running on the corresponding client terminal is synchronized with the display state by the same application function in the cooperation destination client terminal.

(5) The operation status delivery control mode includes an application switching control mode for controlling the cooperation destination client terminal so that a switching operation of a plurality of applications is reflected in the transition of the application screen in the cooperation destination client terminal. (3) The cooperation server apparatus characterized by these.
In the cooperative server device of (5) above, particularly in the cooperative server device of (3), the operation status delivery control mode includes an application switching control mode. In this application switching control mode, the cooperation destination client terminal is controlled so that the switching operation of a plurality of applications is reflected in the transition of the application screen in the cooperation destination client terminal.

(6) A client terminal compatible with a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals performing operations on application functions can operate in cooperation with each other,
A cooperation destination client terminal that acquires communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device from the cooperation server device and displays candidates of the cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired communication client terminal information A candidate display,
An application selection candidate display unit that acquires operating application information representing an operating application function from the cooperation server device and displays application function candidates to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired operating application information; ,
Among the cooperation destination client terminal candidates displayed from the cooperation destination client terminal candidate display unit, a cooperation destination client terminal selection operation for selecting a cooperation destination client terminal, and among the application functions displayed by the application selection candidate display unit A selection unit that accepts any one or both of the application selection operations for selecting any one of the application functions and transmits selection information indicating a selection status by the selection operation to the cooperation server device When,
A client terminal comprising:

The client terminal of the above (6) is suitable for a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals that perform operations on application functions can cooperate.
In the cooperation destination client terminal candidate display unit, in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device is acquired from the cooperation server device, and based on the acquired communication client terminal information, the cooperation destination client Display device candidates.
Further, the application selection candidate display unit acquires operating application information representing an operating application function from the cooperation server device, and displays application function candidates to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired operating application information. Is displayed.

  In the selection unit, a cooperation destination client terminal selection operation for selecting a cooperation destination client terminal from among the cooperation destination client terminal candidates displayed by the cooperation destination client terminal candidate display unit, and display by the application selection candidate display unit Accepting any one or both of the application selection operations for selecting any application function from the selected application functions, and selecting the selection information indicating the selection status by the selection operation as the cooperation server Send to device.

(7) It is configured to be able to execute an application corresponding to an operating application function, and further includes an application execution unit that exchanges data related to the operating application function through the cooperation server device ( 6) Client terminal.
The client terminal of (7) above further includes an application execution unit, particularly in the client terminal of (6). The application execution unit can execute an application corresponding to the operating application function, and exchanges data related to the operating application function through the cooperation server device.

(8) A plurality of client terminals that perform operations on application functions, one or more service server apparatuses that allow access from the client terminals and that can operate the application functions, and a cooperation server apparatus. Is a client terminal cooperation system in which the client terminals
The cooperation server device acquires in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device, and in-operation application information representing an application function in operation in the service server device. Cooperation destination client terminal information representing a cooperation destination client terminal selected as a cooperation destination at the corresponding client terminal and distributing client terminal information and operating application information to the plurality of client terminals, and the cooperation destination client terminal And receiving the link destination application information indicating the state relating to the application function to be displayed in the server, and controlling the operation of the link destination client terminal so as to match the received link destination client terminal information and the link destination application information. It is composed,
The client terminal acquires the in-communication client terminal information from the cooperation server device, displays candidates for a cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired in-communication client terminal information, and further performs the operation from the cooperation server device. Middle application information is acquired, application candidates to be operated on the cooperation destination client terminal are displayed based on the acquired active application information, and the cooperation destination client terminal is further selected from the displayed cooperation destination client terminal candidates. A selection operation by accepting at least one of the selection operation of the cooperation destination client terminal selection operation for selecting the selected application function and the application selection operation for selecting any one of the displayed application function candidates. A choice that represents the situation The client terminal link system, characterized in that it is configured to transmit a broadcast on the link server device.

  In the client terminal cooperation system of (8), in the cooperation server device, the communicating client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device, and the application function being operated in the service server device are represented. Get running application information. The acquired communicating client terminal information and operating application information are distributed to the plurality of client terminals. Further, it receives cooperation destination client terminal information representing a cooperation destination client terminal selected as a cooperation destination by the corresponding client terminal, and cooperation destination application information representing a state relating to an application function to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal. Then, the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal is controlled so as to be matched with the received cooperation destination client terminal information and cooperation destination application information.

  On the other hand, in the client terminal, the communicating client terminal information is acquired from the cooperation server device. Based on the acquired in-communication client terminal information, cooperation destination client terminal candidates are displayed, and the active application information is acquired from the cooperation server device. Then, based on the acquired active application information, a candidate for an application to be operated on the cooperation destination client terminal is displayed, and further, a cooperation destination for selecting a cooperation destination client terminal from the displayed cooperation destination client terminal candidates A selection operation of at least one of a client terminal selection operation and an application selection operation for selecting any one of the displayed application function candidates is accepted. And the selection information showing the selection condition by this selection operation is transmitted to the said cooperation server apparatus.

(9) including a plurality of client terminals that operate application functions, one or more service server apparatuses that allow access from the client terminals and that can operate a plurality of types of applications, and a cooperation server apparatus, A client terminal cooperation method that configures a client terminal cooperation system in which the client terminals of the plurality of client terminals can operate in cooperation with each other,
As a procedure in the cooperation server device,
In-communication client terminal information acquisition step for acquiring in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with this cooperative server device;
An active application information acquisition step of acquiring active application information representing an active application function in the service server device;
An information distribution step of distributing the acquired communicating client terminal information and operating application information to the plurality of client terminals;
Selection status information for receiving cooperation destination client terminal information representing a cooperation destination client terminal selected as a cooperation destination by the corresponding client terminal, and cooperation destination application information representing a state relating to an application function to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal Receiving step;
A cooperation destination client terminal control step for controlling the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal so as to be matched with the received cooperation destination client terminal information and the cooperation destination application information;
The client terminal cooperation method characterized by including this.

  In the client terminal cooperation method of (9) above, a plurality of client terminals that operate application functions, one or more service server apparatuses that allow access from the client terminals and that can operate a plurality of types of applications, and cooperation A client terminal cooperation system including a server device and capable of cooperative operation of the plurality of client terminals is configured, and the plurality of client terminals are operated in cooperation.

In this method, the cooperation server device is caused to execute each step of a communicating client terminal information acquisition step, an operating application information acquisition step, an information distribution step, a selection status information reception step, and a cooperation destination client terminal control step.
In the communicating client terminal information acquisition step, communicating client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device is acquired.

In the operating application information acquisition step, operating application information representing an application function operating on the service server device is acquired.
In the information distribution step, the acquired in-communication client terminal information and active application information are distributed to the plurality of client terminals.
In the selection status information receiving step, the cooperation destination application that represents the state of the application function displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal, and the cooperation destination client terminal information representing the cooperation destination client terminal selected as the cooperation destination by the corresponding client terminal Receive information and.
In the cooperation destination client terminal control step, the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal is controlled so as to match the received cooperation destination client terminal information and the cooperation destination application information.

  Realization of a client terminal cooperation system, a cooperation server device, a client terminal, and a client terminal cooperation method that enable an application that meets a user's desire to operate in cooperation with a client terminal of a cooperation destination as intended Is done.

It is a block diagram of the client terminal cooperation system as one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the client terminal as one embodiment of this invention which is an element which comprises the client terminal cooperation system of FIG. It is a block diagram showing the cooperation server apparatus as one embodiment of this invention which is an element which comprises the client terminal cooperation system of FIG. It is a block diagram showing the service server apparatus which is an element which comprises the client terminal cooperation system of FIG. It is a sequence diagram showing operation | movement of the client terminal cooperation system of FIG. It is a figure showing the example of a transition of the screen display in an operation condition delivery control mode. It is a figure showing the example of a transition of the screen display in synchronous display control mode. It is a figure showing the example of a transition of the screen display in application function switching control mode.

A client terminal cooperation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Configuration of client terminal linkage system)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a client terminal cooperation system as one embodiment of the present invention.
The client terminal cooperation system 100 is configured by connecting the client terminal A 101 and the client terminal B 102, the service server device D 103 and the service server device E 104, and the cooperation server device 105 to the network 106.
The client terminal A 101 and the client terminal B 102 each operate an application.

The service server device D103 and the service server device E104 can permit access from the client terminal A101 and the client terminal B102 and operate a plurality of types of application functions.
The cooperation server device 105 presents information representing each client terminal (101, 102) communicating with the own device to the user of the client terminal in the form of a list, for example. The user can select the cooperation destination client terminal from the presented information.
Each client terminal (101, 102) and service server device (103, 104) exchange information with the cooperation server device 105 via the network 106.

In the client terminal cooperation system 100 as described above, the cooperation server device 105 grasps the communication status of each client terminal (the login status when login is required to establish communication as described later). Become. Therefore, the user can select an arbitrary linked client terminal from among client terminal candidates that can be linked at the time of use.
Further, the cooperation server device 105 can grasp the state of the application being executed on each client terminal. Therefore, it is possible to take over the state between different application functions between client terminals that can be used by the user.

  Furthermore, the cooperation server device 105 can acquire information of a cooperation destination client terminal that the user wants to take over the state of the application function. Therefore, it is possible to deliver the application function state from the client terminal being used by the user to the client terminal designated by the user among the available cooperation destination client terminal candidates.

Further, the cooperation server device 105 can acquire information on a cooperation destination application function that the user wants to take over the state of the application function. Therefore, it is possible to transfer the application function state from such a cooperation destination client terminal to the client terminal designated by the user.
In this example, the client terminal A 101 is a mobile phone, and the client terminal B 102 is a digital television equipped with an Internet browsing function.

  However, the client terminal compatible with the client terminal cooperation system 100 of the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone and the digital television equipped with the Internet browsing function. For example, a portable information terminal device such as a PDA, a personal computer, or the like configured to be able to exchange information with the above-described cooperation server device 105 via the network 106 is also included in the client terminal cooperation system 100 of the present invention. Fits.

In the client terminal cooperation system 100 of the present invention, each client terminal (101, 102) and the service server apparatus (103, 104) exchange information with the cooperation server apparatus 105 via the network 106. This may be allowed through a login procedure. This is recommended from the viewpoint of ensuring security related to the use of private application functions by the user.

(Configuration of client terminal)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a client terminal as one embodiment of the present invention, which is an element constituting the client terminal cooperation system of FIG. Since the client terminal A 101 and the client terminal B 102 in FIG. 1 are similar with respect to the configuration of the part according to the technique of the present invention, the client terminal is represented here as a representative client terminal A 101.

In FIG. 2, the communication unit 204 communicates with the outside such as the cooperation server device 105 via the network 106.
The cooperation destination client terminal candidate display unit 201 acquires in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device 105 from the cooperation server device 105 via the communication unit 204 and the network 106. Then, based on the acquired in-communication client terminal information, the candidate of the cooperation destination client terminal is displayed on a display such as a liquid crystal display, for example. In this display, for example, candidates for cooperation destination client terminals are displayed in the form of a list.

  The application selection candidate display unit 202 acquires active application information representing the application functions being operated on the service server devices 103 and 104 from the cooperation server device 105 via the communication unit 204 and the network 106. Then, based on the acquired running application information, application candidates to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal are displayed on the display unit. In this display, for example, candidates for corresponding application functions are displayed in the form of a list.

  The selection unit 203 receives a cooperation destination client terminal selection operation for selecting a cooperation destination client terminal from among the cooperation destination client terminal candidates displayed by the cooperation destination client terminal candidate display unit 201. In addition, an application selection operation for selecting any one of the application functions displayed by the application selection candidate display unit 202 is accepted.

The selection unit 203 can accept one or both of the above-described cooperation destination client terminal selection operation and application selection operation. And the selection information showing the selection situation by this selection operation is transmitted to the cooperation server apparatus 105 via the communication part 204 and the network 106. FIG.
The application execution unit 205 is configured to be able to execute an application function corresponding to the application function being operated on the service server device 103 (104), and operates on the service server device 103 (104) through the communication unit 204 and the cooperation server device 105. Send and receive data about the applications inside.

(Configuration of linked server device)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a cooperation server device as one embodiment of the present invention which is an element constituting the client terminal cooperation system 100 of FIG.
In FIG. 3, the communication unit 301 communicates with the client terminal A 101, the client terminal B 102, the service server device D 103, and the service server device E 104 via the network 106.
The client terminal management unit 302 acquires communicating client terminal information representing each client terminal (101, 102) communicating with the cooperation server device 105 through the communication unit 301. Then, the acquired communicating client terminal information is distributed to each client terminal (client terminal A 101, client terminal B 102) through the communication unit 301.

  The application management unit 303 acquires active application information representing the application function being operated on the service server device (103, 104) through the communication unit 301. Then, the acquired operating application information is distributed to each client terminal (client terminal A 101, client terminal B 102) through the communication unit 301.

  The cooperation destination client terminal control unit 304 receives, through the communication unit 301, cooperation destination client terminal information representing the cooperation destination client terminal selected as the cooperation destination by the corresponding client terminal (101, 102). Further, cooperation destination application information representing a state related to the application function displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal is received. Then, information for controlling the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal (101, 102) to be matched with the received cooperation destination client terminal information and cooperation destination application information is transmitted through the communication unit 301 to the cooperation destination client. The data is supplied to the terminals (101, 102).

(Service server device configuration)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a service server device which is an element constituting the client terminal cooperation system of FIG. Since the service server apparatus D103 and the service server apparatus E104 in FIG. 1 are similar with respect to the configuration of the part according to the technique of the present invention, the service server apparatus is represented here as a representative of the service server apparatus D103. .
In FIG. 4, the communication unit 401 communicates with the cooperation server device 105 via the network 106. In addition, the application unit 402 communicates with the application execution unit 205 of the client terminal via the cooperation server device 105. With this configuration, the service server apparatus 103 can permit access from the client terminal and operate a plurality of types of application functions.

(Operation of client terminal linkage system)
Next, the operation of the client terminal cooperation system in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the client terminal cooperation system of FIG.
First, the cooperation server apparatus 105 is accessed from a client terminal (client terminal A101; client terminal B102), and login and application activation are performed (step S501).
Next, the cooperation server device 105 receives application function data started from each service server device (service server device D103; service server device E104) (step S502), and each client terminal (client terminal A101; client terminal B102). ) (Step S503).

  The cooperation server device 105 uses the information of the client terminal (client terminal A101; client terminal B102) accessing the own device 105 as a candidate of the cooperation destination client terminal, and the information of the running application at the cooperation destination client terminal. As candidates for application functions to be displayed, these candidates are transmitted to the client terminal (client terminal A 101; client terminal B 102) in the form of a list, for example (step 504).

A list of cooperation destination client terminals and a list of applications to be displayed are displayed on the client terminal, and a user designation regarding the cooperation destination client terminal and the cooperation destination application is received (step S505). This step S505 is described for the case where the terminal used by the user is the client terminal A101, but the same applies to the case where the user uses the client terminal B102 after step S505.

The client terminal (client terminal A 101) transmits the information of the designated cooperation destination client terminal and the information of the application function to be displayed to the cooperation server device 105 (step S506).
Based on the information on the cooperation destination client terminal received from the client terminal (client terminal A 101) in step S506 and the information on the application to be displayed, the cooperation server device 105 displays the information on the cooperation destination client terminal and the application function displayed on the terminal. Update state. (Step 507). An example of the transition of the display status will be described next with reference to the drawings.

(Transition example of screen display on client terminal during cooperative operation)
Next, with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, an example of screen transition of the client terminal at the time of client terminal cooperation will be described. 6 to 8, as in the case of FIG. 1, the client terminal A101 is a mobile phone, and the client terminal B102 is a digital television equipped with an Internet browsing function. Further, the point that the device suitable for the client terminal is not limited to this is the same as that mentioned with reference to FIG.

(Example of screen display transition in operating status delivery control mode)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screen display in the operation status delivery control mode.
610 in FIG. 6 is a screen display of the client terminal A101, and 620 is a screen display of the client terminal B102. As shown in the figure, a link 602 for changing the screen when the button is pressed is displayed.
As for the screen display 610 of the client terminal A 101, when the user presses a link 611, a cooperation destination client terminal list 612 is displayed.

  When the user selects one of the cooperation destination client terminal lists (FIG. 5: step S505), the information of the selected cooperation destination client terminal is transmitted to the cooperation server device (step S506), and the cooperation server device that has received this information. 105 (the cooperation destination client terminal control unit 304) executes control so that the cooperation destination client terminal updates the state of the application function (step S507), and causes the cooperation destination client terminal 102 to display the screen after the transition. .

  As described above, in the operation status transfer control mode, the cooperation server device 105 (the cooperation destination client terminal control unit 304) performs the application function being operated on the corresponding client terminal (client terminal A101). The cooperation destination client terminal is controlled so that the screen transition operation is reflected in the screen transition of the application function in the cooperation destination client terminal (client terminal B102).

(Transition example of screen display in synchronous display control mode)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screen display in the synchronous display control mode.
720 in FIG. 7 is a screen display of the client terminal B102, and 710 is a screen display of the client terminal A101. As shown in the figure, a button 721 for invoking processing for synchronizing the state of the application function is displayed on the upper part of the screen of the client terminal B102. When the user selects it, a cooperation destination client terminal list 722 is displayed.

When the user selects one of the cooperation destination client terminal lists (FIG. 5: Step S505), the information of the selected cooperation destination client terminal is transmitted to the cooperation server device 105 (FIG. 5: Step S506). In response to this, the cooperation server device 105 updates the state of the application function of the cooperation destination client terminal (FIG. 5: step S507), and displays a screen synchronized with the cooperation destination client terminal.
As described above, in the synchronous display control mode, the display state of the application function running on the corresponding client terminal and the display state of the cooperation destination client terminal by the cooperation server device 105 (the cooperation destination client terminal control unit 304). The cooperation destination client terminal is controlled so that the display state by the same application function is synchronized.

(Example of screen display transition in application switching control mode)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screen display in the application switching control mode.
This application switching control mode can be regarded as an aspect of the operation status delivery control mode described with reference to FIG.
810 in FIG. 8 is a screen display of the client terminal A101, and 820 is a screen display of the client terminal B102. As shown in the figure, the active application is displayed as a display target application list 811 on the upper part of the screen of the client terminal A101.

When the user selects one of the active application lists (FIG. 5: Step S505), the cooperation destination client terminal candidate list 812 is displayed, and the user is allowed to select the cooperation destination client terminal.
When the user selects any cooperation destination client terminal (FIG. 5: Step S505), information on the cooperation destination client terminal and the cooperation destination application function is transmitted from the client terminal A101 to the cooperation server 105 (FIG. 5: Step S506). The cooperation server device 105 updates the state of the display target application of the cooperation destination client terminal (FIG. 5: step S507), and displays the updated screen of the cooperation destination application function on the cooperation destination client terminal.

  As described above, in the application switching control mode, the cooperation server device 105 (the cooperation destination client terminal control unit 304) reflects a switching operation of a plurality of applications in the transition of the application screen in the cooperation destination client terminal. The cooperation destination client terminal is controlled as described above.

101, 102 …… Client terminal 103, 104 …… Service server device 105 ……………… Cooperation server device 201 ……………… Cooperation destination client terminal candidate display section 202 ……………… Application selection candidate display Unit 203 ……………… Selection unit 204 ……………… Communication unit 205 ……………… Application execution unit 301 ……………… Communication unit 302 ……………… Client terminal information management unit 303 ……………… Application Management Unit 304 ……………… Cooperation Destination Client Terminal Control Unit 401 ……………… Communication Unit 402 ……………… Application Unit

Claims (9)

A cooperation server device compatible with a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals that perform operations on application functions can cooperate with each other,
A client terminal information management unit for acquiring in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the own device, and distributing the acquired in-communication client terminal information to each of the plurality of client terminals;
An application management unit that acquires operating application information representing an operating application function and distributes the acquired operating application information to each of the plurality of client terminals;
Receiving the cooperation destination client terminal information representing the cooperation destination client terminal selected as the cooperation destination among the plurality of client terminals, and the cooperation destination application information representing the state relating to the application function to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal; A cooperation destination client terminal control unit that supplies information for controlling the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal to match the received cooperation destination client terminal information and the cooperation destination application information to the cooperation destination client terminal; ,
It is provided with the cooperation server apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The cooperative server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the client information management manages a state of an application function executed on the client terminal for each client terminal.   The client terminal control unit reflects a screen transition operation performed on an application function running on any one of the plurality of client terminals in a screen transition by the application function in the cooperation destination client terminal. The cooperation server device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation state delivery control mode for controlling the cooperation destination client terminal.   The client terminal control unit controls the cooperation destination client terminal so that the display state by the application function running on the corresponding client terminal and the display state by the same application function in the cooperation destination client terminal are synchronized. The cooperation server device according to claim 1, further comprising a display control mode.   The operating status delivery control mode includes an application switching control mode for controlling the cooperation destination client terminal so that a switching operation of a plurality of applications is reflected in transition of an application screen in the cooperation destination client terminal. The cooperation server apparatus according to claim 3. A client terminal compatible with a client terminal cooperation system in which a plurality of client terminals that perform operations on application functions can operate in cooperation,
A cooperation destination client terminal that acquires communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device from the cooperation server device and displays candidates of the cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired communication client terminal information A candidate display,
An application selection candidate display unit that acquires operating application information representing an operating application function from the cooperation server device and displays application function candidates to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired operating application information; ,
Among the cooperation destination client terminal candidates displayed from the cooperation destination client terminal candidate display unit, a cooperation destination client terminal selection operation for selecting a cooperation destination client terminal, and among the application functions displayed by the application selection candidate display unit A selection unit that accepts any one or both of the application selection operations for selecting any one of the application functions and transmits selection information indicating a selection status by the selection operation to the cooperation server device When,
A client terminal comprising:   7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising an application execution unit configured to execute an application corresponding to an operating application function, and to exchange data relating to the operating application function through the cooperation server device. The client terminal described. The plurality of client terminals configured to include a plurality of client terminals that perform operations on the application function, one or more service server apparatuses that allow access from the client terminals and that can operate the application functions, and a cooperation server apparatus Is a client terminal cooperation system that can cooperate,
The cooperation server device acquires in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with the cooperation server device, and in-operation application information representing an application function in operation in the service server device. Cooperation destination client terminal information representing a cooperation destination client terminal selected as a cooperation destination at the corresponding client terminal and distributing client terminal information and operating application information to the plurality of client terminals, and the cooperation destination client terminal And receiving the link destination application information indicating the state relating to the application function to be displayed in the server, and controlling the operation of the link destination client terminal so as to match the received link destination client terminal information and the link destination application information. It is composed,
The client terminal acquires the in-communication client terminal information from the cooperation server device, displays candidates for a cooperation destination client terminal based on the acquired in-communication client terminal information, and further performs the operation from the cooperation server device. Middle application information is acquired, application candidates to be operated on the cooperation destination client terminal are displayed based on the acquired active application information, and the cooperation destination client terminal is further selected from the displayed cooperation destination client terminal candidates. A selection operation by accepting at least one of the selection operation of the cooperation destination client terminal selection operation for selecting the selected application function and the application selection operation for selecting any one of the displayed application function candidates. Select to represent the situation The client terminal link system, characterized in that it is configured to transmit a broadcast on the link server device. The plurality of client terminals, including a plurality of client terminals that operate application functions, one or more service server apparatuses that allow access from the client terminals and that can operate a plurality of types of applications, and a cooperation server apparatus Is a client terminal cooperation system that configures a client terminal cooperation system capable of cooperative operation and operates the plurality of client terminals in cooperation with each other,
As a procedure in the cooperation server device,
In-communication client terminal information acquisition step for acquiring in-communication client terminal information representing each client terminal in communication with this cooperative server device;
An active application information acquisition step of acquiring active application information representing an active application function in the service server device;
An information distribution step of distributing the acquired communicating client terminal information and operating application information to the plurality of client terminals;
Selection status information for receiving cooperation destination client terminal information representing a cooperation destination client terminal selected as a cooperation destination by the corresponding client terminal, and cooperation destination application information representing a state relating to an application function to be displayed on the cooperation destination client terminal Receiving step;
A cooperation destination client terminal control step for controlling the operation of the cooperation destination client terminal so as to be matched with the received cooperation destination client terminal information and the cooperation destination application information;
The client terminal cooperation method characterized by including this.

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