Information processing apparatus with operation unit, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10116818-B2
Application number	US-201715811749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2017
Priority date	Jan 24, 2017
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

An information processing apparatus that is capable of displaying icons that are arranged properly without causing user's time and effort. A display unit displays icons for selecting a function from among mounted functions. A memory device stores a set of instructions. At least one processor executes the instructions to display various icons including a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of functions that are extended by installing at least one application in a display area of the display unit, and to collect the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of functions extended into a predetermined icon in a case where the number of icons displayed in the display area exceeds a display upper limit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a scanner scanning a document and generating image data;
a display displaying a first display area for selecting an image processing function to be executed for the image data generated by the scanner;
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor that executes the instructions causing the image processing apparatus to:
display a plurality of standard icons corresponding to a plurality of image processing functions in the first display area;
in a case where a plurality of extension applications are installed and a total number of the plurality of standard icons and a plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications does not exceed a display upper limit of the first display area, display the plurality of standard icons and the plurality of the additional icons in the first display area; and
in a case where the plurality of extension applications are installed and the total number of the plurality of standard icons and a plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications exceeds the display upper limit of the first display area:
display the plurality of standard icons and a predetermined icon in the first display area; and
display a second display area on the display, in which the plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications are arranged, when the predetermined icon is selected from among the icons in the first display area.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a name of a group, into which functions of the extension applications corresponding to the additional icons placed in the second display area are classified, is displayed as a name of the predetermined icon on the first display area.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein an image processing function corresponding to at least one of the standard icons is also classified into the group.

4. A control method of controlling an image processing apparatus equipped with a scanner scanning a document and generating image data and a display displaying a first display area for selecting an image processing function to be executed for the image data generated by the scanner unit, the control method comprising:
displaying a plurality of standard icons corresponding to a plurality of image processing functions in the first display area;
in a case where a plurality of extension applications are installed and a total number of the plurality of standard icons and a plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications does not exceed a display upper limit of the first display area, displaying the plurality of standard icons and the plurality of the additional icons in the first display area; and
in a case where the plurality of extension applications are installed and the total number of the plurality of standard icons and a plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications exceeds the display upper limit of the first display area:
displaying the plurality of standard icons and a predetermined icon in the first display area; and
displaying a second display area on the display, in which the plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications are arranged, when the predetermined icon is selected from among the icons in the first display area.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling an information processing apparatus equipped with a scanner scanning a document and generating image data and a display displaying a first display area for selecting an image processing function to be executed for the image data generated by the scanner unit, the control method comprising:
displaying a plurality of standard icons corresponding to a plurality of image processing functions in the first display area;
in a case where a plurality of extension applications are installed and a total number of the plurality of standard icons and a plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications does not exceed a display upper limit of the first display area, displaying the plurality of standard icons and the plurality of the additional icons in the first display area; and
in a case where the plurality of extension applications are installed and the total number of the plurality of standard icons and a plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications exceeds the display upper limit of the first display area:
displaying the plurality of standard icons and a predetermined icon in the first display area; and
displaying a second display area on the display, in which the plurality of additional icons corresponding to the plurality of extension applications are arranged, when the predetermined icon is selected from among the icons in the first display area.

Assignees

• Canon Kk
• Canon Kaushiki Kaisha

Inventors

• Ito Keisuke

Classifications

• H04N1/00503 Primary

  Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• H04N1/00474

  outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/0097

  Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs · CPC title