Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9654656-B2
Application number	US-201514841972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	Sep 5, 2014
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

There is provided an information processing system including a server and a plurality of information processing apparatuses. The server stores setting information of menu screens of the plurality of information processing apparatuses. Each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses registers the setting information of a menu screen displayed on the information processing apparatus, and stores registered first setting information as a non-synchronization target and registered second setting information as a synchronization target. Each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses transmits, to the server, difference information between the second setting information and the setting information stored in the server, and performs synchronization of the second setting information with the server.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing system including a server and a plurality of information processing apparatuses,
wherein the server comprises:
a storage unit configured to store setting information of menu screens of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, and
wherein each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses comprises:
a registration unit configured to register the setting information of a menu screen displayed on the information processing apparatus,
a first storage unit configured to store first setting information as a non-synchronization target, which has been registered by the registration unit,
a second storage unit configured to store second setting information as a synchronization target, which has been registered by the registration unit,
a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the server, difference information between the second setting information stored by the second storage unit and the setting information stored by the storage unit, and
a synchronization control unit configured to perform synchronization of the second setting information between the server and the second storage unit.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the setting information of the menu screen includes at least an application registered in the menu screen, identification information of a background image, a size of an icon of the application, and a name to be displayed on the icon.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting information includes an application registered in the menu screen, identification information of a standard background image of the menu screen, and a size of an icon of the application.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the second setting information includes an application registered in the menu screen, identification information of a background image of the menu screen, a size of an icon of the application, a name to be displayed on the icon, a size of the icon corresponding to a user, and information for specifying a background image.

5. The system according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses further comprises a setting unit configured to set a layout of the menu screen, and
wherein when the setting unit sets the layout of the menu screen, the registration unit registers only setting information corresponding to the set layout.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein when the setting unit sets the layout of the menu screen, the registration unit deletes setting information which does not correspond to the set layout.

7. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the second setting information includes information for specifying a background image set by the user.

8. An information processing apparatus for communicating with a server, comprising:
a display unit configured to display a menu screen;
a registration unit configured to register setting information of the menu screen;
a first storage unit configured to store first setting information as a non-synchronization target, which has been registered by the registration unit;
a second storage unit configured to store second setting information as a synchronization target, which has been registered by the registration unit;
a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the server, difference information between the second setting information stored in the second storage unit and setting information stored in the server; and
a synchronization control unit configured to perform synchronization of the second setting information between the server and the second storage unit.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the setting information of the menu screen includes at least an application registered in the menu screen, identification information of a background image, a size of an icon of the application, and a name to be displayed on the icon.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first setting information includes an application registered in the menu screen, identification information of a standard background image of the menu screen, and a size of an icon of the application.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the second setting information includes an application registered in the menu screen, identification information of a background image of the menu screen, a size of an icon of the application, a name to be displayed on the icon, a size of the icon corresponding to a user, and information for specifying a background image.

12. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus for communicating with a server, comprising:
displaying a menu screen;
registering setting information of the menu screen;
storing first setting information as a non-synchronization target, which has been registered in the registering;
storing second setting information as a synchronization target, which has been registered in the registering;
transmitting, to the server, difference information between the stored second setting information and setting information stored in the server; and
performing synchronization of the second setting information between the server and the stored second setting information.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus for communicating with a server, comprising:
a display unit configured to display a menu screen;
a registration unit configured to register setting information of the menu screen;
a first storage unit configured to store first setting information, which has been registered by the registration unit;
a second storage unit configured to store second setting information as a synchronization target, which has been registered by the registration unit;
a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the server, difference information between the second setting information stored by the second storage unit and setting information stored in the server; and
a synchronization control unit configured to perform synchronization of the second setting information between the server and the second storage unit.

14. An information processing apparatus for communicating with a server, comprising:
a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and
at least one processor that executes the instructions of:
displaying a menu screen on a display;
registering, as one or more icons to be displayed on the menu screen, a first type of icon and, registering, as one or more icons to be displayed on the menu screen, a second type of icon as a synchronization target; and
synchronizing an icon being the synchronization target with the server by transmitting the second type of icon to the server.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein
the first type of icon is a common icon which has been registered, in common, in a plurality of information processing apparatuses which communicate with the server; and
the second type of icon is an icon which is registered in the information processing apparatus through a web browser.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the second icon is synchronized with another information processing apparatus via the server, and the first icon is not synchronized with the another information processing apparatus via the server.

17. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus for communicating with a server, comprising:
displaying a menu screen on a display;
registering, as one or mor

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Akuzawa Masao

Classifications

• H04N1/00474

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

• H04N1/0097

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

• H04N1/00517

  involving favourite or frequently used settings · CPC title

• H04N1/00424

  using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar · CPC title

• H04N1/00482

  outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution · CPC title