Image processing apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkiko Nagata
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided that is capable of displaying a customized screen without requiring direct input operations to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus (for example, a multi-function peripheral, or MFP) is communicably connected to an information processing apparatus (for example, a personal computer, or PC) and includes a displaying portion. The MFP acquires user information related to a login user who logs in to the PC, authenticates based on the acquired user information to determine whether the login user is a usage permitted user who is permitted to use the MFP, and displays a customized screen corresponding to the login user on the displaying portion of the MFP when the login user is authenticated as the usage permitted user.
Claims11
An image processing apparatus communicably connected to an information processing apparatus via a network, the image processing apparatus comprising:
- a displaying portion;
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- a controller including a processor that acquires user information related to a login user who has logged in remotely via the information processing apparatus,
- wherein the controller of the image processing apparatus authenticates the login user based on the acquired user information, and determines whether the login user is a usage permitted user who is permitted to use the image processing apparatus,
- when the login user is authenticated as the usage permitted user, the image processing apparatus displays a customized screen corresponding to the login user on the displaying portion;
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- the image processing apparatus acquires activated-application information related to application software activated on the information processing apparatus and displays on the displaying portion an application-related screen having an operation key that is a soft key arranged on a touch screen of the displaying portion, the operation key corresponding to the application software based on the acquired activated-application information such that when the login user depresses the operation key of the application-related screen displayed on the displaying portion of the image processing apparatus, a corresponding operation is performed on the image processing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.