Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroaki Koike

Atsushi Ikeda

Takeshi Kogure

Naoto Sasagawa

Sora Kumagai

Akihiro Moriya

An information processing system provides combined information in which a description file defining an operation procedure and a reproduction application configured to reproduce the description file are combined, as a combined application to be executed by an image processing apparatus. The information processing system includes one or more control circuits each having a processor and a memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to function as an acquisition unit, an output unit, a reception unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire definition information from the reproduction application. The output unit is configured to output screen information to a display based on the definition information. The reception unit is configured to receive an edit instruction corresponding to the screen information. The generation unit is configured to generate the description file corresponding to the reproduction application, based on the edit instruction.

Information processing system and apparatus to generate description file corresponding to reproduction application based on edit instruction

A display apparatus that displays an image acquired via a network, the display apparatus includes a display unit configured to display information, and one or more controllers configured to register a plurality of pieces of address information including address information for image data accessible with a first protocol and address information for image data accessible with a second protocol, and acquire a plurality of pieces of image data based on the plurality of pieces of registered address information and sequentially display the plurality of pieces of acquired image data on the display unit.

Display apparatus capable of displaying slide show, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

An information processing system that provides an application to be executed on an image processing apparatus, the information processing system includes one or more controllers configured to provide, as a first combination application, combination information regarding a reproduction application that reproduces a description file defining an operation procedure, and a first description file, provide, as a second combination application, combination information regarding the reproduction application and a second description file, and output a license code associated with the first combination application and the second combination application.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and storage medium

An information processing system that manages an application executed by an image processing apparatus with an application identifier includes one or more controllers configured to provide combined information of a reproduction application that reproduces a description file for defining operation procedures and a first description file as a first combined application, provide combined information of the reproduction application and a second description file as a second combined application, manage a first description identifier corresponding to the first description file and a second description identifier corresponding to the second description file, and manage the first combined application and the second combined application in a distinguishable manner based on the first description identifier and the second description identifier.

Information processing system and apparatus to manage combined application

An information processing apparatus that is able to execute an extended application, and a method of controlling the information processing apparatus are provided. The information processing apparatus holds, in a launched state, a virtual machine (VM) for executing the extended application, determines, in a case that the extended application is launched, whether or not the extended application can reuse the VM. In a case that it is determined that the extended application can reuse the VM, the information processing apparatus determines whether or not a VM that can be reused by the extended application is held, and in a case that it is determined that the VM which can be reused by the extended application is held, execute the extended application using the held VM.

Information processing apparatus that determines whether an extended application can reuse a virtual machine, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

An image forming apparatus capable of recording an error that occurs before inputting a job in a job execution history. The image forming apparatus includes a network communication unit, a print unit that prints image data included in an input print job, a job-history recording unit that records a print result by the print unit as a job history, and an application manager that executes an application based on occurrence of a start factor. The application includes an obtainment unit that obtains image data via a network using the network communication unit, a job input unit that inputs a print job of the obtained image data into the image forming apparatus, and an error-recording-job input unit that inputs an error recording job into the image forming apparatus when an error occurs in execution of the application and the job input unit does not input the print job.

Image forming apparatus executing form printing application for printing document on network, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

A display device that allows a user to easily move an icon across tabs and freely change the order of the icon in the tab of a movement destination is provided. The display device comprising a display unit, a touch panel that is arranged so as to superimposed on the display unit, and a control unit configured to display a screen including a plurality of tabs capable of accommodating a plurality of predetermined numbers of icons on the display unit. The control unit comprises a switching unit configured to switch between a home screen for displaying icons accommodated in a first tab selected via the touch panel among the plurality of tabs and a setting screen for moving a predetermined icon accommodated in the first tab to a second tab by a drag-and-drop operation, and a display control unit configured in such a way that when the predetermined icon is dragged onto a heading part of the second tab on the setting screen, in a case that there is no space for inserting the predetermined icon in the second tab, a display indicating that a drop operation is not possible is performed on the heading part of the second tab, and in a case that there is a space for inserting the predetermined icon in the second tab, a display indicating that a drop operation is possible is performed on the heading part of the second tab.

Display device that allows user to easily move icon and freely change order of icon, image forming apparatus having display device, and control method for display device

An image forming apparatus is provided on which an application including a first module and a second module is installed. The first module is configured to determine whether to activate the second module based at least on a time set by a user, and activate the second module based on the first module determining to activate the second module. The second module is configured to cause the image forming apparatus to perform printing. In addition, the image forming apparatus includes an activation unit configured to activate the first module without activating the second module, periodically at each elapse of a predetermined time interval. In a case where it is determined that the second module is to be activated before a time when the first module is to be activated next, the first module is configured to set a timing to activate the second module.

Image forming apparatus, method of controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium

An image forming apparatus includes a setting unit, a displaying unit, a receiving unit, and a printing unit. The setting unit accepts designation of source information from a user and set the accepted source information in association with an object. The displaying unit displays the object. The receiving unit receives image data from an external apparatus. The printing unit prints an image on a sheet based on the image data received by the receiving unit. Upon selection of the object displayed on the displaying unit, the printing unit prints an image on a sheet based on the image data from among the image data received by the receiving unit, that is received from an external apparatus having source information corresponding to the source information associated with the object.

Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and storage medium

The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising detecting alteration of any application held in the image processing apparatus; determining, in a case where alteration has been detected, whether or not the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted based on the application in which alteration has been detected; and displaying, in a display unit and as a result of the determination, in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected, and restricting the use of the image processing apparatus, and in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus need not be restricted, display, in the display unit, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected.

Image processing apparatus that displays a message indicating that alteration of a login application has been detected, control method thereof, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus switches alteration detection processing depending on timing of execution of alteration detection to perform alteration detection processing for each file to be accessed to detect an alteration in an extended application, and switches alteration detection execution determination processing depending on a type of access to an extended application package.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment by the present disclosure includes a storage unit for storing a reading size, an identifying unit for identifying the reading size using a sensor, a reading unit for reading an image of a document, and a setting unit for setting the identifying unit to identify the reading size. In case of the identifying unit identifying the size of the document in a state where the setting unit sets the identifying unit to identify the reading size, the reading unit reads the image of the document based on the size identified by the identifying unit. In case of the identifying unit not identifying the size of the document in the state where the setting unit sets the identifying unit to identify the reading size, the reading unit reads the image of the document based on the size stored in the storage unit.

Image processing apparatus for scanning a document based on settings, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

Upon accepting a start-up request or logout request of a login application, an information processing apparatus according to this embodiment controls to display a blank screen that does not input to a display unit or ignore input via a UI screen displayed on the display unit before the login application is started up or logout processing is completed.

Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

An image processing apparatus capable of transmitting image data according to a predetermined protocol, includes scanning unit configured to scan a document and generating image data, receiving unit configured to receive, from an application, information which is variable for each page, and transmitting unit configured to transmit the image data for which a predetermined header which is a header of the predetermined protocol and which is different for each page is added based on the information received by the receiving unit.

Image processing apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-read able storage medium

An image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing apparatus sets whether or not a function provided in the image processing apparatus requires user authentication, and upon issuance of an instruction to activate an application, determines whether or not a function used by the application is set to require the user authentication. If it is determined that the function used by the application is set to require the user authentication, the image processing apparatus permits the application to use the function in a case that the user authentication has succeeded.

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Hiroaki Koike