INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

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App. No.: 14/532,087

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Abstract

Provided an information processing apparatus including a first display unit that displays a first menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a first function of an information processing apparatus, on a display unit, a second display unit that displays a second menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a second function for using the information processing apparatus for a specific use, on the display unit, and a control unit that controls which of the first menu screen and the second menu screen is preferentially displayed.

Claims (44)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a first display unit that displays a first menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a first function of an information processing apparatus, on a display unit;

a second display unit that displays a second menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a second function for using the information processing apparatus for a specific use, on the display unit; and

a control unit that controls which of the first menu screen and the second menu screen is preferentially displayed.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit displays the second menu screen in preference to the first menu screen.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit controls to preferentially display the second menu screen on which user authentication is not performed.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the control unit controls to preferentially display the second menu screen on which user authentication is not performed.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a calling unit that calls the second function accompanied by the calling of the first function.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a calling unit that calls the second function accompanied by the calling of the first function.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a calling unit that calls the second function accompanied by the calling of the first function.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a calling unit that calls the second function accompanied by the calling of the first function.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

an expansion unit that expands the called first function.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an expansion unit that expands the called first function.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

an expansion unit that expands the called first function.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:

an expansion unit that expands the called first function.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein