INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G06F17/30 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: information processing device includes a receiving unit capable of receiving a request to use one of a plurality of services provided by a computer; a service attribute information storage unit capable of storing service attribute information for each of the services, wherein the service attribute information includes information which indicates the type of service and information which indicates a service content estimate; and a service recommendation unit capable of searching, in the service attribute information storage unit, service attribute information corresponding to the type of the requested service, and determine the service recommended for use based on estimate information in the service attribute information retrieved from the service attribute information storage unit.

EFFECT: broader functional capabilities owing to selection of the optimum service based on estimation in the service attribute information.

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