Information processing terminal, method therefor, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10142193-B2
Application number	US-201414276937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	May 15, 2013
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

The present invention is characterized in that, when registering function information (a Web Intent) for calling a function provided by a service in a UA, function information is registered in which at least a part of a processing content when the provided function was used previously is reflected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing terminal comprising, a memory storing instructions related to a web browser as a relay function for performing relaying between a client managing data and a service providing a function with use of the data managed by the client; and
a processor which is capable of executing the instructions causing the information processing terminal to:
register first function information for calling the function provided by the service in the relay function;
display a list including the registered first function information;
issue a request for the data managed by the client to the service via a network when the first function information is selected from the displayed list;
specify to the service a processing content of the function corresponding to the first function information via a setting screen displayed based on information transmitted from the service after the request;
receive, from the service, HTML data in which information for an additional registration of second function information is described by using predetermined tags, wherein the second function information reflects at least a part of the specified content, and
register, in the relay function, the second function information based on the information for the additional registration in response to a reception of the data.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the function provided by the service according to the request is a function for sharing the data managed by the client via a network.

3. The information processing terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the function provided by the service according to the request is a function for sharing the data managed by the client via the network by an electronic mail.

4. The information processing terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the specified content includes a destination setting.

5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the function provided by the service according to the request is a printing function.

6. The information processing terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the specified content is a print setting that includes at least one setting among a layout setting, a color setting, a binding direction, a layout order of page(s), and a sheet discharge method.

7. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the network is the Internet.

8. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the client and the relay function are functions that operate on a same apparatus.

9. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second function information registered in the relay function includes information that indicates a category of the provided function, a type of data that the provided function can handle, information that indicates a connection destination of the provided function, and information that indicates a title of the provided function.

10. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the second function information contains information partially changed from information contained in the first function information.

11. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the data in which the information for the additional registration of the second function information is described is a reply from the service about a result of execution of the function according to the request.

12. A method for a web browser as a relay function for performing relaying between a client managing data and a service providing a function with use of the data managed by the client, the method comprising:
registering first function information for calling the function provided by a service in the relay function;
displaying a list including the registered first function information;
issuing a request for the data managed by the client to the service via a network when the first function information is selected from the displayed list;
specifying to the service a processing content of the function corresponding to the first function information via a setting screen displayed based on information transmitted from the service after the request;
receiving, from the service, HTML data in which information for an additional registration of second function information is described by using predetermined tags, wherein the second function information reflects at least a part of the specified content, and
registering, in the relay function, the second function information based on the information for the additional registration in response to a reception of the data.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the function provided by the service according to the request is a function for sharing the data managed by the client via a network.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the function provided by the service according to the request is a function for sharing the data managed by the client via the network by an electronic mail.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the specified content includes a destination setting.

16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the function provided by the service according to the request is a printing function.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the specified content is a print setting that includes at least one setting among a layout setting, a color setting, a binding direction, a layout order of page(s), and a sheet discharge method.

18. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the network is the Internet.

19. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the client and the relay function are functions that operate on a same apparatus.

20. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the first and second function information registered in the relay function includes information that indicates a category of the provided function, a type of data that the provided function can handle, information that indicates a connection destination of the provided function, and information that indicates a title of the provided function.

21. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second function information contains information partially changed from information contained in the first function information.

22. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the data in which the information for the additional registration of the second function information is described is a reply from the service about a result of execution of the function according to the request.

23. A network system comprising:
an information processing terminal having a memory storing instructions related to a web browser as a relay function of performing relaying between a client managing data and a service providing a function with use of the data managed by the client; and
an information processing system as the service,
wherein the information processing terminal includes a processor which is capable of executing the instructions causing the information processing terminal to:
register first function information for calling the function provided by the service in the relay function;
display a list including the registered first function information;
issue a request for the data managed by the client to the service via a network when the first function information is selected from the displayed list;
specify to the service a processing content of the function corresponding to the first function information v

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakazawa Toshiyuki

Classifications

• H04L41/5083 Primary

  wherein the managed service relates to web hosting · CPC title

• G06F9/547 Primary

  Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title