# US 2021/0243312 A1 · Apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243312 A1 - Document ID: US20210243312A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/022,116 - Filed: 2020-09-16 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Nobumi KUSANO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243312A1 ## CPC - H04N 1/0049: {providing a visual indication to the user, e.g. using a lamp (H04N1/00408 takes precedence)} - H04N 1/00411: {the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen} - H04N 1/00424: {using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar} - H04N 1/00477: {Indicating status, e.g. of a job (for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219)} - H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to identify a user who is operating the apparatus provided with the processor and execute display control involving controlling display of a notification related to a process executed by the apparatus on a display device provided in the apparatus in accordance with whether or not the identified user is a commander who has given a command for executing the process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a processor configured to identify a user who is operating the apparatus provided with the processor, and execute display control involving controlling display of a notification related to a process executed by the apparatus on a display device provided in the apparatus in accordance with whether or not the identified user is a commander who has given a command for executing the process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control involves controlling a display mode of the notification on the display device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the notification is related to an abnormality occurring during execution of the process and the identified user is the commander, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than a display mode for the notification in a case where the user is not the commander. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the notification is related to an abnormality occurring during execution of the process and the identified user is the commander, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification in a display mode in which the notification does not disappear from the display device until the abnormality is resolved. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in a case where the notification is related to an abnormality occurring during execution of the process and the identified user is the commander, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification in a display mode in which the notification does not disappear from the display device until the abnormality is resolved. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if an operation screen capable of accepting a command for executing a function using a resource occupied by the process in one or more resources included in the apparatus is displayed or is being displayed on the display device, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification, the operation screen being included in one or more operation screens of the apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if an operation screen capable of accepting a command for executing a function using a resource occupied by the process in one or more resources included in the apparatus is displayed or is being displayed on the display device, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification, the operation screen being included in one or more operation screens of the apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if an operation screen capable of accepting a command for executing a function using a resource occupied by the process in one or more resources included in the apparatus is displayed or is being displayed on the display device, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification, the operation screen being included in one or more operation screens of the apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if an operation screen capable of accepting a command for executing a function using a resource occupied by the process in one or more resources included in the apparatus is displayed or is being displayed on the display device, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification, the operation screen being included in one or more operation screens of the apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if an operation screen capable of accepting a command for executing a function using a resource occupied by the process in one or more resources included in the apparatus is displayed or is being displayed on the display device, the display control involves performing control for displaying the notification, the operation screen being included in one or more operation screens of the apparatus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resources do not compete against each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resources do not compete against each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resources do not compete against each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resources do not compete against each other. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resources do not compete against each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resources do not compete against each other. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where the identified user is not the commander, if a resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen being displayed compete against each other, the display control involves displaying the notification in a display mode more prominent than in a case where the resource used in the process executed by the apparatus and the resource used in a process corresponding to an execution command inputtable from an operation screen as a transition destination from the operation screen compete against each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the notification is a first notification indicating that another process using the resource is not executable until completion of the process since the resource of the one or more resources included in the apparatus is being occupied by the process, and wherein the display control involves control for not displaying the first notification if the identified user is the commander. ### Claim 19 (depends on 6) The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the notification is a second notification that encourages a measure to be taken against a state where any of the one or more resources included in the apparatus is occupied by the process, and wherein the display control involves performing control for displaying the second notification if the identified user is the commander. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer included in an apparatus to execute a process, the process comprising: identifying a user who is operating the apparatus; and executing display control involving controlling display of a notification related to a process executed by the apparatus on a display device provided in the apparatus in accordance with whether or not the identified user is a commander who has given a command for executing the process.