Abstract: A system includes a first apparatus and a plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a first processor of the first apparatus executes a process that includes: obtaining, for each of one or more resources to be used to perform a task, evaluation information about whether the resource is suitable to be used by each of the plurality of second apparatuses; selecting at least one from the plurality of second apparatuses based on the evaluation information; and transmitting a result of the selection to the plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a second processor of each of the plurality of second apparatuses executes a process that includes, when the second apparatus to which the second processor belongs is not selected by the result of the selection received from the first apparatus, outputting information indicating any of the plurality of the second apparatuses which is selected by the result of the selection.

Abstract: A task switching assisting method includes storing, by an information processing apparatus, task information regarding a task executed by a user. An element related to execution of the task is stored in correlation with the task information, an operation related to the task is determined, a work status with respect to the correlated element related to the execution of the task is determined based on the determined operation related to the task, the task is switched by saving or restoring the work status, based on the task information and the work status with respect to the correlated element related to the execution of the task, task execution resource information for executing the task and task saving resource information at a time of saving the task are analyzed on a task basis, and the task information is generated based on a result of the analysis, by the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A scheduling supporting method includes: storing one or more sets of task information and subtask groups each of which corresponds to one set of task information and which is structured to have one or more stages, by a processor; and presenting, at time of presenting each of a plurality of tasks, from among a subtask group corresponding to each task, a subtask of a preset stage according to structure, by the processor.

Abstract: A scheduling supporting method includes: storing one or more sets of task information and subtask groups each of which corresponds to one set of task information and which is structured to have one or more stages, by a processor; and presenting, at time of presenting each of a plurality of tasks, from among a subtask group corresponding to each task, a subtask of a preset stage according to structure, by the processor.

Abstract: An information processing method performed by a computer, the method includes: displaying a first flowchart illustrating a series of steps to achieve an object; when one of tasks in the displayed first flowchart is selected, making a notification to a predetermined requested user of an improvement request that requests an improvement of the selected task; and in accordance with a demand from the predetermined requested user responding to the notification, displaying the first flowchart on a terminal of the predetermined requested user with a part corresponding to the selected task being set editable.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire basic flows each including basic tasks. The processor generates a complex flow having a multi-dimensional matrix structure by combining the basic flows with each other. The complex flow includes complex tasks corresponding to any of the basic tasks of the respective basic flows. The processor sets complex shift attributes for the respective complex tasks based on a basic shift attribute set for each of the basic tasks of at least one of the basic flows. Each of the complex shift attributes includes information on a shift between the complex tasks. The basic shift attribute includes information on a shift between the basic tasks. The processor performs a shift between the complex tasks starting from a head complex task of the complex tasks based on the complex shift attributes.

Abstract: An information providing method includes: generating, at time of registering know-how with respect to a task defined in task information, a first-type status tag based on a user status including task information of a first task being executed by a first user; storing the first-type status tag in a corresponding manner to the know-how in a memory; generating a second-type status tag based on a user status including task information of a second task being executed by a second user; extracting, from a plurality of sets of know-how stored in the memory, know-how associated to the second-type status tag; and providing the extracted know-how to the second user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: estimate, based on task information that defines respective schedules of a plurality of tasks, a shift possibility of the respective schedules of the tasks; and set information indicating to be opened to be public for a task, the shift possibility estimated at the estimating of which is lower than a reference value out of the tasks, in a storage that stores the schedules of the tasks.

Abstract: A system includes a first apparatus and a plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a first processor of the first apparatus executes a process that includes: obtaining, for each of one or more resources to be used to perform a task, evaluation information about whether the resource is suitable to be used by each of the plurality of second apparatuses; selecting at least one from the plurality of second apparatuses based on the evaluation information; and transmitting a result of the selection to the plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a second processor of each of the plurality of second apparatuses executes a process that includes, when the second apparatus to which the second processor belongs is not selected by the result of the selection received from the first apparatus, outputting information indicating any of the plurality of the second apparatuses which is selected by the result of the selection.

Abstract: An information provision device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, selecting a content corresponding to position information of a user from contents stored in a storage unit in advance; multiplexing the contents using a multiplex number that corresponds with familiarity of the user with the selected content; and providing the multiplexed contents to the user.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: detecting, by a computer, an execution, by a worker, of a first task not included in a first task flow or a second task that is a task included in the first task flow and is other than a task assigned to the worker; receiving input of the first task or the second task; reflecting a change based on the first task or the second task in the first task flow; and storing difference information on a difference from the first task flow based on reflection of the change in a memory in association with the worker.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a processor configured to: store, in a history storage, execution information of an already-executed task which has been executed in past in a workflow; determine, based on task information indicating details of a planned task and based on one or more sets of execution information stored in the history storage, whether or not the planned task is skippable; and skip a task that has been determined to be skippable at the determining.

Abstract: A task execution support device stores information on a task processed in the past and information of a person in charge associated with the task; executes a process extracting, in response to a new task, a second task similar to the new task from the information on the task; executes a process identifying a person in charge who performed the second task from the information of a person in charge associated with the task and, calculating an evaluation value for the person in charge indicating contribution to the second task, the evaluation value being calculated based on how many times the person in charge has performed an operation of the second task and how many times the person in charge has requested the second task to another person in charge; and executes a process presenting a candidate for a person in charge, who is selected based on the evaluation value.

Abstract: A task switching assisting method includes storing, by an information processing apparatus, task information regarding a task executed by a user. An element related to execution of the task is stored in correlation with the task information, an operation related to the task is determined, a work status with respect to the correlated element related to the execution of the task is determined based on the determined operation related to the task, the task is switched by saving or restoring the work status, based on the task information and the work status with respect to the correlated element related to the execution of the task, task execution resource information for executing the task and task saving resource information at a time of saving the task are analyzed on a task basis, and the task information is generated based on a result of the analysis, by the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium storing an estimation program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes: executing sound image localization processing for each of pieces of sound data output by a plurality of sound sources; and specifying, on the basis of a change in orientation of a listener caused in accordance with the sound image localization processing, at least one of the plurality of sound sources related to the listener.

Abstract: A task execution support device, in a first task flow relating to a plurality of tasks, when receiving an execution support request of a task included in the first task flow, specifies a second task flow group relating to the first task flow based on the received support request and gets an execution status of each task flow included in the specified second task flow group. The task execution support device, based on the obtained execution status of each task flow, extracts executers who are able to respond to the support request among the executers of each task flow. Then, the task execution support device provides support information of task execution executed by the extracted executers for a support requester of the task execution.

Abstract: A scheduling supporting method includes: storing one or more sets of task information and subtask groups each of which corresponds to one set of task information and which is structured to have one or more stages, by a processor; and presenting, at time of presenting each of a plurality of tasks, from among a subtask group corresponding to each task, a subtask of a preset stage according to structure, by the processor.

Abstract: A clip detects that the physical link with an object, such as a document, is generated and/or the physical link with an object is eliminated. When the clip detects that the link with an object is generated, the clip transmits an identifier of the clip. Alternatively, when the clip detects that the link with an object is eliminated, the clip transmits an identifier of the clip.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a forward deciding unit that makes a decision as to a user's forward according to the user's orientation information, a sound generating unit that creates sound data assigned to each of virtual sound sources placed in a plurality of directions preset in advance, a compressing unit that performs compression on the created sound data by the sound generating unit in different ways between the created sound data corresponding to the user's forward obtained by the forward deciding unit and the created sound data corresponding to a direction other than the user's forward, and a communication unit that transmits the compressed sound data by the compressing unit.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to specify a second user, from among a plurality of users, having a given processing aptitude relating to a first task to be executed by a first user, specify a first overlapping period between a first free period of a first schedule of the first user and a second free period of a second schedule of the second user, and set a scheduled execution period for the first task including at least part of the first overlapping period to the first schedule.