Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium

US8990724B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990724-B2
Application numberUS-88097110-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 13, 2010
Priority dateSep 29, 2009
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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This invention provides an information processing apparatus which obtains screen information via a network from an external apparatus and displays an operation screen based on information registered in association with a specific application, when a predetermined key is operated while the specific application is in progress. To accomplish this, an MFP obtains screen information from a Web server based on URL information registered in association with a Web application, and displays the initial screen of the Web application, when a reset key is pressed while the Web application is in progress.

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What is claimed is: 1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an input unit having a plurality of hardware keys including at least a reset key; a registration unit that registers URLs, each of which corresponds to a web page as an initial screen; an obtaining unit that obtains a first web page based on a first URL of the URLs registered by said registration unit, when the reset key is pressed while a user operation relating to the first web page is in progress, and o…

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What does patent US8990724B2 cover?
This invention provides an information processing apparatus which obtains screen information via a network from an external apparatus and displays an operation screen based on information registered in association with a specific application, when a predetermined key is operated while the specific application is in progress. To accomplish this, an MFP obtains screen information from a Web serve…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yamamoto Masahito, Nakamoto Hisashi, Watariuchi Satoki, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/00408. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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