Information processing apparatus, image forming system, and recording medium

An image forming system including an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus, wherein

• the image forming apparatus comprises a display;
• and
• the information processing apparatus comprises:
• a user authentication unit configured to permit a user who inputted identification information, if the user is an authenticated user, to create screen data of a display screen to be displayed on the display of the image forming apparatus;
• a display-object-parts presenting section configured to present display object parts to be displayed in the display screen;
• a parts-selection-instruction accepting section configured to accept, from the authenticated user, a display-object-parts selection instruction to select display object parts from the display object parts presented by the display-object-parts presenting section;
• a layout-instruction accepting section configured to accept, from the authenticated user, a layout instruction to place the selected display object parts in the display screen;
• an action setting section configured to set actions corresponding to display object parts indicated by the display-object-parts selection instruction accepted by the parts-selection-instruction accepting section in association with the display object parts;
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• a generating section configured to generate the screen data of the display screen on the basis of the display-object-parts selection instruction, the layout instruction, and the setting by the action setting section.

A method for customizing a display screen on an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• determining whether a user is authenticated based on identification information inputted by the user through an input device associated with a computer connected through a network to the image forming apparatus;
• upon determining that the user is an authenticated user, permitting the user to create screen data of a display screen to be displayed on a display of the image forming apparatus;
• presenting display object parts to be displayed in the display screen;
• accepting, from the authenticated user, a display-object-parts selection instruction to select display object parts from the presented display object parts;
• accepting, from the authenticated user, a layout instruction to place the selected display object parts in the display screen;
• setting actions corresponding to accepted display object parts;
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• generating the screen data of the display screen on the basis of the display-object-parts selection instruction, the layout instruction, and the action setting.