Information processing apparatus, information processing method and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016274753-A1
Application number	US-201415034896-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Dec 11, 2013
Publication date	Sep 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores, associating with first identification information of a first program, which causes the information processing apparatus to function as a display control unit that displays a screen and to function as a process control unit that executes a process according to an input to the screen, information indicating whether there is a change in the screen and whether there is a change in the process; and a request unit that requires, when there is a change in the screen, a second program related to second identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to display a changed screen, and that requires, when there is a change in the process, a third program related to third identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to execute a changed process.

First claim

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a storage unit that stores, associating with first identification information of a first program, which causes the information processing apparatus to function as a display control unit that displays a screen and to function as a process control unit that executes a process according to an input to the screen, information indicating whether there is a change in the screen and whether there is a change in the process; and a request unit that requires, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the screen, a second program, which is related to second identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to display a changed screen, and that requires, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the process, a third program, which is related to third identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to execute a changed process.

2 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is the change in the screen, the request unit requires the second program to display the screen instead of requiring the display control unit to display the screen.

3 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is the change in the process, the request unit requires the third program to execute the process instead of requiring the process control unit to execute the process.

4 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the request unit receives from the display control unit or the second program information input to the screen that the display control unit or the second program causes to display, and gives notice of the input information to the process control unit or the third program based on the information which the storage unit stores.

5 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the storage unit stores, associating with a function name of an authentication application for performing authentication, the authentication application causing the information processing apparatus to function as the display control unit that displays a login screen to which authentication information is input and to function as the process control unit that executes an authentication process according to the authentication information input to the login screen, information indicating whether there is a change in the login screen and whether there is a change in the authentication process, and wherein the request unit requires, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the login screen, a first customization application, which is related to a first application name associated with the function name and stored in the storage unit, to display a changed login screen, and that requires, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the authentication process, a second customization application, which is related to a second application name associated with the function name and stored in the storage unit, to execute a changed authentication process.

6 . An information processing method that an information processing apparatus executing:
a storage step of storing in a storage unit, associating with first identification information of a first program, which causes the information processing apparatus to function as a display control unit that displays a screen and to function as a process control unit that executes a process according to an input to the screen, information indicating whether there is a change in the screen and whether there is a change in the process; and a request step of requiring, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the screen, a second program, which is related to second identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to display a changed screen, and requiring, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the process, a third program, which is related to third identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to execute a changed process.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a process in an information processing apparatus, the process comprising:
a storage step of storing in a storage unit, associating with first identification information of a first program, which causes the information processing apparatus to function as a display control unit that displays a screen and to function as a process control unit that executes a process according to an input to the screen, information indicating whether there is a change in the screen and whether there is a change in the process; and a request step of requiring, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the screen, a second program, which is related to second identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to display a changed screen, and requiring, in a case where the information which the storage unit stores indicates that there is a change in the process, a third program, which is related to third identification information associated with the first identification information and stored in the storage unit, to execute a changed process.

Assignees

• Nagata Tadashi
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagata Tadashi

Classifications

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/82

  Protecting input, output or interconnection devices · CPC title

• G07F17/266 Primary

  for the use of a photocopier or printing device (photocopiers H04N1/00) · CPC title

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title