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Granted Patent B2
US 10,944,887 · App. 16/541,173 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Apparatus for controlling a display of a display screen

Inventor: Masaki Abe (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
H04N1/4433G06F3/04845H04N1/00411H04N1/00514G06F3/0482
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Patent No.
US 10,944,887
App. No.
16/541,173
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus that performs display control for receiving edit of a display screen on which at least one image representing a function is displayed and causing a user display screen edited by an authorized user to be displayed on an operation display unit includes a first controller that, in a case where the user display screen is changed by an entity other than the user, performs display control for displaying a receiving screen that includes an image of a display screen after the change and a selection part for selecting whether to permit or prohibit shift to the display screen after the change and receives user's selection; and a second controller that, in a case where the user selects prohibition of shift to the display screen after the change, performs display control for shifting the receiving screen to an edit screen for editing the display screen after the change.

Claims (40)

1. An information processing apparatus that performs display control for receiving edit of a display screen on which at least one image representing a function is displayed and causing a user display screen edited by an authorized user to be displayed on an operation display unit, comprising:

a first controller that, in a case where the user display screen is changed by an entity other than the user, performs display control for displaying a receiving screen that includes a picture of a display screen after the change displayed as a pre-view and a selection part,

the selection part comprising:

a permission button for selecting to permit shift to the display screen after the change,

a prohibition button for selecting to prohibit shift to the display screen after the change,

and receives user's selection; and

a second controller that, in a case where the user selects prohibition of shift to the display screen after the change by pressing the prohibition button, performs display control for shifting the receiving screen to an edit screen for editing the display screen after the change,

wherein in a case where the user selects permission of shift to the display screen after the change by pressing the permission button, the second controller performs display control for shifting the receiving screen to the display screen after the change.

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

the first controller performs the display control for displaying the receiving screen in a case where a kind of image representing a function displayed on the user display screen, a number of images representing a function displayed on the user display screen, and/or a display position of an image representing a function displayed on the user display screen are changed.

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

the receiving screen includes a message notifying the user about the change of the user display screen.

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

the first controller performs the display control for displaying the receiving screen in a case where a kind of image representing a function displayed on the user display screen, a number of images representing a function displayed on the user display screen, and/or a display position of an image representing a function displayed on the user display screen are changed.

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

the receiving screen includes a message notifying the user about the change of the user display screen.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving screen includes a message notifying the user about the change of the user display screen.

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

the receiving screen includes a message notifying the user about the change of the user display screen.

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

the picture of the display screen after the change displayed as a pre-view within the receiving screen is displayed in a manner different from the display screen after the change.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the picture of the display screen after the change displayed as a pre-view is a reduced picture of a whole or a part of the display screen after the change.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the picture of the display screen after the change displayed as a pre-view is displayed within a frame.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the picture of the display screen after the change displayed as a pre-view is displayed within a frame.

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

the display screen after the change is displayed in a manner such that an image of a deleted function is unavailable.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

an image representing prohibition of use is superimposed on the image of the deleted function.

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

a display position of an image of at least one function is fixed.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein

the display position of the image of the at least one function is fixed by user's editing.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein

an image of an added function is displayed at a display position at which there is no image of another function whose display position is fixed.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein

an image of an added function is displayed at a display position at which there is no image of another function whose display position is fixed.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to function as each unit of the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: ABE, MASAKI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050206/0061 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-052965 · Mar 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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