Distributed system control method and information processing...

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring

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C709S226000, C358S001130, C358S001140, C358S001150, C358S001160, C358S001180, C399S080000, C710S015000, C710S063000, C710S063000

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07899902

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a distributed system control method information processing apparatus that enables a user to ascertain easily and in real time the environment around such user, that is, the status of other users and of peripheral devices, during use of the distributed system, in particular enabling the user to obtain easily information on peripheral devices the user is permitted to use. In a distributed system in which a plurality of user terminals and peripheral devices are dispersed, information indicating the current status of the users of the user terminals and information indicating the current status of the peripheral devices is stored, updated according to changes in status, and the current status of users of other user terminals and the current status of the peripheral devices selectively displayed on the same display screen at each of the plurality of user terminals. Information indicating the relation between peripheral devices and users is also stored, and peripheral devices usable by such user selected based on such information displayed on the display screen are displayed.

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