Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and display screen controlling method

An image processing system comprising a server device and an image processing apparatus being capable of making data communication with each other through a network,

• said server device including:
• a storage part for storing user information in which information related to multiple users is registered;
• a receiving part for receiving authentication information transmitted from said image processing apparatus;
• a user authenticating part for executing user authentication by matching said authentication information received by said receiving part and said user information stored in said storage part;
• and
• a transmitting part for transmitting a result of the user authentication executed by said user authenticating part to said image processing apparatus, and
• said image processing apparatus including:
• a display part on which various types of information is displayed;
• an authentication information inputting part for receiving entry of said authentication information made by the user;
• a setting information inputting part for receiving an operation to set made by the user, and inputting setting information;
• an authentication processing part for sending a request for user authentication to said server device by transmitting said authentication information received by said authentication information inputting part to said server device;
• and
• a display controlling part for displaying an initial operation screen operable for the user to make setting on said display part at time of sending the request for user authentication to said server device, and for reflecting said setting information received by said setting information inputting part before receiving the result of user authentication from said server device to said initial operation screen and displaying.

A display screen controlling method, comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying an authentication guiding screen prompting a user to make operation to enter authentication information on a predetermined display part;
• (b) receiving the entry of said authentication information made by the user with said authentication guiding screen being displayed;
• (c) starting authentication processing to execute user authentication based on said authentication information entered by the user;
• and
• (d) displaying an initial operation screen operable for the user to make setting on said display part in response to start of said authentication processing, and reflecting said setting information entered by the user before obtaining a result of said authentication processing to said initial operation screen.