IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR

• US 20130061149A1
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: SATO, Tomoya, IKEDA, Toru
• Granted Patent: US 9,864,480 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34

Abstract

An image processing apparatus that is capable of displaying a WEB top button without deteriorating the quality of appearance even if the display size of the WEB top button is changed. A display unit displays a button, to which a URL is assigned, on an operation screen. An acquisition unit accesses a Web server that is identified by the URL and to acquire a plurality of icons in different sizes. The display unit selects an icon, which corresponds to a display size of the button, from among the icons acquired by the acquisition unit, and displays the selected icon together with the button.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display a button, to which a URL is assigned, on an operation screen; and

an acquisition unit configured to access a Web server that is identified by the URL and to acquire a plurality of icons in different sizes,

wherein said display unit selects an icon, which corresponds to a display size of the button, from among the icons acquired by said acquisition unit, and displays the selected icon together with the button.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display unit displays a predetermined icon together with the button when any of the icons acquired by said acquisition unit do not correspond to the display size of the button.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to change a setting of the display size of the button,

wherein said display unit reselects an icon from among the icons acquired according to the change of the display size by said setting unit, and displays the reselected icon together with the button.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the icons are displayed in a description format of Favicon.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display unit displays Web contents specified by the URL assigned to the button when the button is touched.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said acquisition unit acquires the icons when receiving an instruction to register the button to which the URL is assigned.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said acquisition unit acquires icons when an HTML file acquired by accessing the Web server includes information showing a storage location of the icons concerned.

8. A control method for an image processing apparatus comprising:

a display step of displaying a button, to which a URL is assigned, on an operation screen; and

an acquisition step of accessing a Web server that is identified by the URL and acquiring a plurality of icons in different sizes,

wherein an icon, which corresponds to a display size of the button, is selected from among the icons acquired in said acquisition step, and the selected icon is displayed together with the button in said display step.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program causing a computer to execute a control method for an image processing apparatus, the control method comprising:

a display step of displaying a button, to which a URL is assigned, on an operation screen; and

an acquisition step of accessing a Web server that is identified by the URL and acquiring a plurality of icons in different sizes,

wherein an icon, which corresponds to a display size of the button, is selected from among the icons acquired in said acquisition step, and the selected icon is displayed together with the button in said display step.