INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE VIA NETWORK, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an external device via a network, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- an operation unit; and
an output unit configured to output data on an operation screen on which a plurality of soft keys are arranged for entering confidential information to the operation unit and the external device,a determining unit configured to determine whether a soft key touched by a user via the operation screen is a soft key of a first type for entering one character in response to the touch of the soft key, or a soft key of a second type for entering one character in response to the touch of the soft key of the second type and another soft key;
wherein, in a case where the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device and the determining unit determines that the soft key touched by the user via the operation screen is a soft key of the first type, the output unit is configured to output data on the operation screen on which information enabling the user to visually recognize that one of the plurality of soft keys arranged on the operation screen is operated without highlighting the touched soft key of the first type, and in a case where the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device and the determining unit determines that the soft key operated by the user via the operation screen is a soft key of the second type, the output unit is configured to output data on the operation screen on which the touched soft key of the second type is highlighted.
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Abstract
When an information processing apparatus connected to an external device via a network respectively displays an operation screen on an operation unit provided thereto and on the external device, the information processing apparatus changes display of a touched key with highlighting or without highlighting according to whether confidential information such as a password is entered. Depending on the entry on the operation unit, whether to display a character on the operation unit or not is determined. If the character is to be displayed, the highlighting of the character is not performed. If the character is not to be displayed, the highlighting of the character is performed.
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14 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an external device via a network, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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an operation unit; and an output unit configured to output data on an operation screen on which a plurality of soft keys are arranged for entering confidential information to the operation unit and the external device, a determining unit configured to determine whether a soft key touched by a user via the operation screen is a soft key of a first type for entering one character in response to the touch of the soft key, or a soft key of a second type for entering one character in response to the touch of the soft key of the second type and another soft key; wherein, in a case where the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device and the determining unit determines that the soft key touched by the user via the operation screen is a soft key of the first type, the output unit is configured to output data on the operation screen on which information enabling the user to visually recognize that one of the plurality of soft keys arranged on the operation screen is operated without highlighting the touched soft key of the first type, and in a case where the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device and the determining unit determines that the soft key operated by the user via the operation screen is a soft key of the second type, the output unit is configured to output data on the operation screen on which the touched soft key of the second type is highlighted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external device via a network, the method comprising:
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outputting data on an operation screen on which a plurality of soft keys are arranged for entering confidential information to an operation unit and the external device; determining whether a soft key touched by a user via the operation screen is a soft key of a first type for entering one character in response to the touch of the soft key, or a soft key of a second type for entering one character in response to the touch of the soft key of the second type and another soft key; in a case where the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device and the soft key touched by the user via the operation screen is a soft key of the first type, outputting data on the operation screen on which information enabling the user to visually recognize that one of the plurality of soft keys arranged on the operation screen is operated without highlighting the touched soft key of the first type; and in a case where the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device and the soft key operated by the user via the operation screen is a soft key of the second type, outputting data on the operation screen on which the touched soft key of the second type is highlighted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
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