Information processing system, server, information processing method, server control method, computer program, and storage medium storing computer program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinichi Yamamura
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Abstract
In this information processing system, when a function that cannot be enabled in the current system configuration of a device is selected by a user on a setting window for setting various functions, control is performed to display information about a component required to enable the selected function. The system also performs control to obtain information about the component from a server. With the above arrangement, the information processing system can easily provide information about a component required to allow a device to enable the function selected by a user.
Claims22
An information processing system comprising:
- display means for displaying a setting window for setting functions to be executed by a device;
- determination means for determining, on the setting window, whether a function which can be enabled in a current system configuration of the device is selected by a user;
- and
- display control means for, when said determination means determines that a function which cannot be enabled in the current system configuration of the device is selected by the user, performing control to display information about a component required to enable the selected function.
A server comprising:
- reception means for receiving, from a client terminal, an inquiry about information about a component required to enable a function which cannot be enabled in a current system configuration of a device;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting the information about the component to the client terminal which has made the inquiry.
An information processing method comprising:
- the display step of displaying a setting window for setting functions to be executed by a device;
- the determination step of determining, on the setting window, whether a function which can be enabled in a current system configuration of the device is selected by a user;
- and
- the display control step of, when it is determined in the determination step that a function which cannot be enabled in the current system configuration of the device is selected by the user, performing control to display information about a component required to enable the selected function.
A server control method comprising:
- the reception step of receiving, from a client terminal, an inquiry about information about a component required to enable a function which cannot be enabled in a current system configuration of a device;
- and
- the transmission step of transmitting the information about the component to the client terminal which has made the inquiry.
A computer program including program codes which can be executed by a computer, comprising:
- a program code for the display step of displaying a setting window for setting functions to be executed by a device;
- a program code for the determination step of determining, on the setting window, whether a function which can be enabled in a current system configuration of the device is selected by a user;
- and
- a program code for the display control step of, when it is determined in the determination step that a function which cannot be enabled in the current system configuration of the device is selected by the user, performing control to display information about a component required to enable the selected function.
A computer program including program codes which can be executed by a server computer, comprising:
- a program code for the reception step of receiving, from a client terminal, an inquiry about information about a component required to enable a function which cannot be enabled in a current system configuration of a device;
- and
- a program code for the transmission step of transmitting the information about the component to the client terminal which has made the inquiry.
A storage medium storing a computer program including program codes which can be executed by a computer, the computer program comprising:
- a program code for the display step of displaying a setting window for setting functions to be executed by a device;
- a program code for the determination step of determining, on the setting window, whether a function which can be enabled in a current system configuration of the device is selected by a user;
- and
- a program code for the display control step of, when it is determined in the determination step that a function which cannot be enabled in the current system configuration of the device is selected by the user, performing control to display information about a component required to enable the selected function.
A storage medium storing a computer program including program codes which can be executed by a server computer, comprising:
- a program code for the reception step of receiving, from a client terminal, an inquiry about information about a component required to enable a function which cannot be enabled in a current system configuration of a device;
- and
- a program code for the transmission step of transmitting the information about the component to the client terminal which has made the inquiry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.