IP Library Granted Patent US 10,063,736
Granted Patent B2
US 10,063,736 · App. 15/381,471 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Information processing apparatus and control method for providing a print setting screen to be displayed

Inventor: Shinya Suzuki (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N1/32122G06F3/121G06F3/1225G06F3/1254H04N1/00464H04N2201/0082
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,063,736
App. No.
15/381,471
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus accepts, on a print setting screen provided by a first application, an instruction that a browser displays information. If a second application that has issued a print instruction to a printer driver is determined to be a default browser of an operating system, a built-in browser of the first application displays information, and if the second application is determined to be not the default browser, the default browser displays the information.

Claims (30)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored thereon instruction that when executed by the processor cause the information processing apparatus to:

accept, on a print setting screen provided by a first application, an instruction causing a browser to display information; and

determine, if the instruction causing the browser to display the information is accepted, whether a second application that has issued a print instruction to a printer driver is a default browser of an operating system,

wherein if determined that the second application is the default browser, the first application displays the information, and if determined that the second application is not the default browser, the default browser displays the information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in displaying the information by the first application, the first application opens a file with an extension associated with the first application and displays the information based on the file by a built-in browser.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein determine further determines whether the second application is a specific type of application and the second application is the default browser of the operating system, and

wherein if determined that the second application is the specific type of application and the second application is the default browser, a built-in browser of the first application displays the information, and if determined that the second application is not the specific type of application or the second application is not the default browser, the default browser displays the information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information is help information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein determine further determines whether a display mode of the operating system is a window mode or a tablet mode, and

wherein if determined that the display mode of the operating system is the tablet mode, a print setting section that is an area for performing a print setting is displayed together with the help information.

6. A control method comprising:

accepting, on a print setting screen provided by a first application, an instruction causing a browser to display information; and

determining, if the accepting accepts the instruction causing the browser to display the information, whether a second application that has issued a print instruction to a printer driver is a default browser of an operating system;

wherein if the determining determines that the second application is the default browser, the first application displays the information, and if the determining determines that the second application is not the default browser, the default browser displays the information.

7. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein in displaying the information by the first application, the first application opens a file with an extension associated with the first application and displays the information based on the file by a built-in browser.

8. The control method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the determining further determines whether the second application is a specific type of application and the second application is the default browser of the operating system, and

wherein if the determining determines that the second application is the specific type of application and the second application is the default browser, a built-in browser of the first application displays the information, and if the determining determines that the second application is not the specific type of application or the second application is not the default browser, the default browser displays the information.

9. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the information is help information.

10. The control method according to claim 9 ,

wherein the determining further determines whether a display mode of the operating system is a window mode or a tablet mode, and

wherein if the determining determines that the display mode of the operating system is the tablet mode, a print setting section that is an area for performing a print setting is displayed together with the help information.

11. A non-transitory recording medium storing instructions for a computer to execute:

accepting, on a print setting screen provided by a first application, an instruction that causing a browser to display information; and

determining, if the accepting accepts the instruction causing the browser to display the information, whether a second application that has issued a print instruction to a printer driver is a default browser of an operating system;

wherein if the determining determines that the second application is the default browser, the first application displays the information, and if the determining determines that the second application is not the default browser, the default browser displays the information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2017
From: SUZUKI, SHINYA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 041868/0624 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-246773 · Dec 17, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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