Display control apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for displaying appropriate tabs on tabbed screen in each user mode

1. A display control apparatus comprising:

a display;

an input interface; and

a controller configured to:

control the display to display a standby screen, the standby screen including one or more display target tabs among a plurality of tabs displayable on the standby screen, the plurality of tabs including one or more shared tabs associated with a shared attribute and one or more personal tabs associated with a personal attribute, each shared tab being usable by all registered users, each personal tab being usable by a specific user among all the registered users;

switch a user mode of the display control apparatus between a public mode for all the registered users and a personal mode for an individual one of the registered users;

when the user mode is set to the public mode, control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs associated with the shared attribute; and

when accepting user authentication information of a particular registered user via the input interface, set the user mode to the personal mode for the particular registered user, and control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs and a personal tab associated with the personal attribute and the particular registered user.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

when the user mode is set to the public mode, control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs not including a personal tab associated with the personal attribute; and

when the user mode is set to the personal mode for the particular registered user, control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs not including a personal tab associated with a user other than the particular registered user.

3. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of tabs are registered in a particular order, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine an arrangement order according to the particular order; and

control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs arranged in the arrangement order along an arrangement direction.

4. The display control apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to, when the user mode is set to the personal mode for the particular registered user, perform:

adjusting the arrangement order in such a manner that the one or more shared tabs are placed ahead of the personal tab in the adjusted arrangement order; and

controlling the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs arranged in the adjusted arrangement order.

5. The display control apparatus according to claim 4 , being set with a particular number as a maximum number of tabs displayable concurrently on the standby screen,

wherein the controller is further configured to, when the user mode is set to the personal mode for the particular registered user, perform:

determining whether a count of the one or more shared tabs included in the one or more display target tabs is equal to or more than the particular number; and

when determining that the count of the one or more shared tabs included in the one or more display target tabs is equal to or more than the particular number, replacing a shared tab, among the particular number of shared tabs from a first display target tab in the adjusted arrangement order, with the personal tab associated with the personal attribute and the particular registered user.

6. The display control apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the one or more display target tabs include one or more tabs each having one or more function objects registered therewith, each function object being associated with a corresponding function of the display control apparatus, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine whether the one or more display target tabs include a tab having no function object registered therewith; and

when determining that the one or more display target tabs include a tab having no function object registered therewith, adjust the arrangement order in such a manner that the one or more tabs each having one or more function objects registered therewith are placed ahead, in the adjusted arrangement order, of the tab having no function object registered therewith.

7. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with an information processing device; and

a memory,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive attribute information from the information processing device via the communication interface, the attribute information representing the respective attributes of the plurality of tabs;

store the received attribute information into the memory;

obtain the attribute information stored in the memory; and

control the display to display the standby screen based on the obtained attribute information.

8. The display control apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

when the user mode is set to the personal mode for the particular registered user, receive tab information from the information processing device via the communication interface, the tab information representing the personal tab associated with the personal attribute and the particular registered user; and

control the display to display the standby screen based on the received tab information.

9. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to:

control the display to display the standby screen;

switch the user mode of the display control apparatus between the public mode and the personal mode;

when the user mode is set to the public mode, control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs; and

when accepting the user authentication information of the particular registered user via the input interface, set the user mode to the personal mode for the particular registered user, and control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs and the personal tab associated with the particular registered user.

10. A method implementable on a controller of a display control apparatus comprising a display and an input interface, the method comprising:

controlling the display to display a standby screen, the standby screen including one or more display target tabs among a plurality of tabs displayable on the standby screen, the plurality of tabs including one or more shared tabs associated with a shared attribute and one or more personal tabs associated with a personal attribute, each shared tab being usable by all registered users, each personal tab being usable by a specific user among all the registered users;

switching a user mode of the display control apparatus between a public mode for all the registered users and a personal mode for an individual one of the registered users;

when the user mode is set to the public mode, controlling the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs associated with the shared attribute; and

when accepting user authentication information of a particular registered user via the input interface, setting the user mode to the personal mode for the particular registered user, and controlling the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs and a personal tab associated with the personal attribute and the particular registered user.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that are executable by a controller of a display control apparatus, the display control apparatus comprising a display and an input interface, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to:

control the display to display a standby screen, the standby screen including one or more display target tabs among a plurality of tabs displayable on the standby screen, the plurality of tabs including one or more shared tabs associated with a shared attribute and one or more personal tabs associated with a personal attribute, each shared tab being usable by all registered users, each personal tab being usable by a specific user among all the registered users;

switch a user mode of the display control apparatus between a public mode for all the registered users and a personal mode for an individual one of the registered users;

when the user mode is set to the public mode, control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs associated with the shared attribute; and

when accepting user authentication information of a particular registered user via the input interface, set the user mode to the personal mode for the particular registered user, and control the display to display, on the standby screen, the one or more display target tabs including the one or more shared tabs and a personal tab associated with the personal attribute and the particular registered user.