Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10181016-B2
Application number	US-201414891707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2014
Priority date	Jun 3, 2013
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

An information processing device includes an identification part configured to, in response to a user's operation to start any given one of a plurality of first application programs, determine whether the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed; and a request part configured to request the one of the first application programs to display a first screen which indicates the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed when the identification part determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed, and request a second application program to display a second screen including a message when the identification part determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed and when the message needs to be given.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
circuitry configured to
store a plurality of first application programs and a single common screen application program that is separate from the plurality of first application programs;
in response to a user's operation to start any given one of the plurality of first application programs, display a screen of standby for startup and determine, in parallel with displaying the screen of standby for startup, whether the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed;
request the one of the first application programs to display a first screen which indicates the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed when the circuitry determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed, and request the common screen application program to display a second screen including a message when the circuitry determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed and when the message needs to be given, the second screen being stored in the common screen application;
receive a new common screen; and
store the new common screen in the common screen application.

2. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
each of the first application programs includes a common part configured to execute a common function,
when the circuitry determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed, the circuitry is configured to request the common part of the one of the first application programs to display the first screen, and
the common part is configured to, responding to the request from the circuitry for the common part, cause the information processing device to both display the first screen and stop the start of the one of the first application programs.

3. The information processing device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each of the first application programs includes a unique part configured to make a unique change on the first screen depending on its own first application program, and the unique part is configured to cause the information processing device to make the unique change on the first screen.

4. An information processing method comprising:
storing a plurality of first application programs and a single common screen application program that is separate from the plurality of first application programs;
in response to a user's operation to start any given one of the plurality of first application programs, displaying a screen of standby for startup and determining, in parallel with displaying the screen of standby for startup, whether the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed;
requesting the one of the first application programs to display a first screen which indicates the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed when a determination that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed is made, and requesting the common screen application program to display a second screen including a message when a determination that the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed and when the message needs to be given is made, the second screen being stored in the common screen application;
receiving a new common screen; and
storing the new common screen in the common screen application.

5. The information processing method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
each of the first application programs includes a common part configured to execute a common function,
when the determination that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed is made, the requesting includes requesting the common part of the one of the first application programs to display the first screen, and
the common part is configured to, responding to the request to display the first screen, cause an information processing device to both display the first screen and stop the start of the one of the first application programs.

6. The information processing method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of the first application programs includes a unique part configured to make a unique change on the first screen depending on its own first application program, and the unique part is configured to cause the information processing device to make the unique change on the first screen.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer executable program for causing an information processing device when executing the program to perform a method comprising:
storing a plurality of first application programs and a single common screen application program that is separate from the plurality of first application programs;
in response to a user's operation to start any given one of the plurality of first application programs, displaying a screen of standby for startup and determining, in parallel with displaying the screen of standby for startup, whether the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed;
requesting the one of the first application programs to display a first screen which indicates the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed when a determination that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed is made, and requesting the common screen application program to display a second screen including a message when a determination that the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed and when the message needs to be given is made, the second screen being stored in the common screen application;
receiving a new common screen; and
storing the new common screen in the common screen application.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 7 , wherein
each of the first application programs includes a common part configured to execute a common function,
when the determination that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed is made, the requesting includes requesting the common part of the one of the first application programs to display the first screen, and
the common part is configured to, responding to the request to display the first screen, cause the information processing device to both display the first screen and stop the start of the one of the first application programs.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the first application programs includes a unique part configured to make a unique change on the first screen depending on its own first application program, and the unique part is configured to cause the information processing device to make the unique change on the first screen.

Assignees

• Ohhashi Hideki
• Hirai Kohichi
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ohhashi Hideki
• Hirai Kohichi

Classifications

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F2221/2137

  Time limited access, e.g. to a computer or data · CPC title

• G06F9/44 Primary

  Arrangements for executing specific programs · CPC title

• G06F21/629

  to features or functions of an application · CPC title

• G06F21/121 Primary

  Restricting unauthorised execution of programs · CPC title