| US 7,403,971 B2 | ||
| Information processing system, method for message communications, recording medium, and computer program | ||
| Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo (Japan); and Masayuki Takada, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 29, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/821,267. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2000-351913 (JP), filed on Nov. 17, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0062349 A1, May 23, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—206 [709/203; 709/246; 704/8; 704/9; 704/10] | 8 Claims |
| 1. An information processing apparatus capable of sending a message about a schedule to a second information processing apparatus
through a communications network, wherein the second information processing apparatus is capable of analyzing the message
being received and extracting words or phrases for entering into the schedule managed by a scheduler, the information processing
apparatus comprising:
a first storage that stores a group of first data sets in which the words or phrases are matched to respective identifiers,
while a second storage in the second information processing apparatus stores a group of second data sets corresponding to
words or phrases having the same meanings as the words or phrases matching the respective identifiers of the first data sets;
a word or phrase selector that selects at least one word or phrase from the words or phrases stored in the first storage;
an extractor that extracts a specific identifier corresponding to the selected word or phrase from the first data sets;
a transmitter that transmits the extracted identifier as the message to the second information processing apparatus, wherein
the identifier transmitted from the information processing apparatus is converted to a specific word or phrase on the basis
of the second data sets stored in the second storage; and
a receiver that receives a message from the second information processing apparatus when a user of the second information
processing apparatus has affirmatively accepted the schedule corresponding to the transmitted message,
wherein the words or phrases stored in the first storage are represented by a first natural language, while the words or phrases
stored in the second storage are represented by a second natural language that is different from the first natural language,
wherein the extracted identifier is stored in a server and sent to the second information processing apparatus in response
to the second information processing apparatus receiving information about the message and accessing the server, and
wherein scheduling is automatically performed, in response to an affirmative acceptance of a received message.
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