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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Applicants:
Hideki Shiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Homma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/26 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04L 67/42 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument includes: an invitation notification receiving unit configured to receive, from a server device configured to transmit a message to a user belonging to a group, an invitation notification to the group; an approval information transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the server device, approval information approving participation in the group when the received invitation notification is valid; and a session starting unit configured to start, upon the participation in the group, a session that is processing communications of for information with another instrument participating in the group.