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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus in which a plurality of applications operate, the apparatus comprising: a detection unit which detects a change, in a display unit, of screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of applications; and a control unit which performs control when, in accordance with a screen of an application displayed in the display unit, the application exclusively uses a USB device USB-connected to the information processing apparatus; wherein if a change of the screen is detected by the detection unit, the control unit performs control so as to forcibly close usage of the USB device by an application for which usage of the USB device is permitted, and permit usage of the USB device to an application corresponding to a screen after the change.