DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM ACTIVATION METHOD

• US 20090049442A1
• Filed: 08/13/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Shimasaki, Shin
• Application Number:
  US12/191,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20090049442A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A data processing apparatus includes an installation unit configured to install software programs, an activation unit configured to activate a plurality of software programs including one or more software programs installed by the installation unit to complete an installation work for the one or more software programs, and a display unit configured to cause a display device to display an image relating to the software program activated by the activation unit. The display unit displays a screen relating to the plurality of software programs activated by the activation unit according to a display pattern corresponding to the plurality of software programs, to prevent a screen display for the software programs whose installation work is already completed from interfering with user'"'"'s operation for software program newly installed by the installation unit on an initial setting screen.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus comprising:

an installation unit configured to install programs;

an activation unit configured to activate a plurality of programs including one or more programs installed by the installation unit to complete an installation work for the one or more programs; and

a display unit configured to cause a display device to display an image relating to the program activated by the activation unit,

wherein the display unit displays a screen relating to the plurality of programs activated by the activation unit according to a display pattern corresponding to the plurality of programs, to prevent a screen display for the programs whose installation work is already completed from interfering with user'"'"'s operation for program newly installed by the installation unit on an initial setting screen.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit configured to select program to be activated by the activation unit, from the plurality of programs, according to a content of settings required for the plurality of programs, when the installation unit installs the plurality of programs,

wherein the activation unit activates the plurality of programs installed by the installation unit in a sequence of the programs selected by the selection unit, and

the display unit displays an initial setting screen for the plurality of programs installed by the installation unit according to the sequence of the programs activated by the activation unit.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a determination unit configured to determine whether a condition required to perform an initial setting for the plurality of programs installed by the installation unit is fulfilled,

wherein if the determination unit determines that the condition is fulfilled the activation unit activates program that requires fulfillment of the condition.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an initial setting completion determination unit configured to determine, when the program installed by the installation unit is activated by the activation unit, whether an initial setting for the activated program is completed, wherein the activation unit successively activates a remainder of the plurality of programs installed by the installation unit after the initial setting completion determination unit determines that the initial setting for the program is completed.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the activation unit prioritizes the activation of the program installed by the installation unit over the activation of the program whose installation work is already completed, and the display unit prioritizes the display of the initial setting screen for the program installed by the installation unit over the display of the program whose installation work is already completed.

6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit configured to perform setting for causing the activation unit to automatically activate resident program after the activation unit completes activating all the programs installed by the installation unit.

7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising

a canceling unit configured to cancel the setting for causing the activation unit to automatically activate the program whose installation work is already completed, and

a resetting unit configured to restore the setting canceled by the canceling unit after the program installed by the installation unit is activated by the activation unit,

wherein the display unit displays a screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed after the setting is restored by the resetting unit.

8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display inhibition unit configured to temporarily prevent the display unit from displaying a screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed even after the installation completed program is activated by the activation unit,

wherein the display unit displays the screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed after the display unit displays the initial setting screen for the program installed by the installation unit and user'"'"'s operation on the initial setting screen is finished.

9. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the initial setting screen of the program installed by the installation unit at the fore side of the screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed.

10. A method for activating program, comprising:

installing programs;

activating a plurality of programs including one or more installed programs to complete an installation work for the one or more installed programs;

causing a display device to display an image relating to the activated program, and

displaying a screen relating to the activated plurality of programs according to a display pattern corresponding to the plurality of programs, to prevent a screen display for the programs whose installation work is already completed from interfering with user'"'"'s operation for newly installed program on an initial setting screen.

11. The program activation method according to claim 10, further comprising

selecting program to be activated, from the plurality of programs, according to a content of settings required for the plurality of programs, when the plurality of programs are installed,

activating the installed plurality of programs in a sequence of the selected programs, and

displaying an initial setting screen for at least the installed plurality of programs according to the sequence of the activated programs.

12. The program activation method according to claim 11, further comprising

determining whether a condition required to perform an initial setting for the installed plurality of programs is fulfilled, and

if the condition is fulfilled, activating program that requires fulfillment of the condition.

13. The program activation method according to claim 10, further comprising

determining, when the installed program is activated, whether an initial setting for the activated program is completed, and

successively activating a remainder of the installed plurality of programs after it is determined that the initial setting for the program is completed.

14. The program activation method according to claim 10, further comprising

prioritizing the activation of the installed program over the activation of the program whose installation work is already completed, and

prioritizing the display of the initial setting screen for the installed program over the display of the program whose installation work is already completed.

15. The program activation method according to claim 10, further comprising performing setting for automatically activating resident program after completing activation of all the installed programs.

16. The program activation method according to claim 15, further comprising

canceling the setting for automatically activating the program whose installation work is already completed,

restoring the canceled setting after the installed program is activated, and

displaying a screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed after the setting is restored.

17. The program activation method according to claim 10, further comprising

temporarily preventing a display device from displaying a screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed even after the installation completed program is activated, and

displaying the screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed after the initial setting screen for the installed program is displayed and user'"'"'s operation on the initial setting screen is finished.

18. The program activation method according to claim 10, further comprising displaying the initial setting screen of the installed program at the fore side of the screen relating to the program whose installation work is already completed.

19. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute processing for activating program;

the computer program comprising;

computer-executable instructions for installing programs;

computer-executable instructions for activating a plurality of programs including one or more installed programs to complete an installation work for the one or more installed programs;

computer-executable instructions for causing a display device to display an image relating to the activated program, and

computer-executable instructions for displaying a screen relating to the activated plurality of programs according to a display pattern corresponding to the plurality of programs, to prevent a screen display for the programs whose installation work is already completed from interfering with user'"'"'s operation for newly installed program on an initial setting screen.