To provide a user operation assisting instrument and its method wherein a user can select and execute only a viable task to contents in accordance with the contents to be used by the user and connection status of a device in a network.
A plurality of devices wherein type of contents which can be treated is specified, a management means which stores a data file for management which can specify that a plurality of the devices can treat which contents, and a combination display means which displays combination of a plurality of the devices and contents which can be treated with the devices are installed. Further, a task extraction means which extracts a viable task when the user utilizes a selected content, and a user interface display means which displays user interface which is used in order to execute the extracted task are installed.
KASHIWAGI KOICHI
URANO NAOKI
JPH07284164A | 1995-10-27 | |||
JPH09120666A | 1997-05-06 | |||
JPH10187209A | 1998-07-14 | |||
JPH11205357A | 1999-07-30 |
Toshio Morita
Yoshihei Nakamura
Yutaka Horii
Hisato Noda
Masayuki Sakai