Apparatus, System, And Method Of Controlling Display Of User Interface, And Recording Medium Storing User Interface Display Control Program
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1. A display control apparatus that controls display of a user interface at a node apparatus functioning as a node in a workflow system, the display control apparatus comprising:
- a memory to store authorized function information indicating one or more authorized functions of a plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system that are authorized for use by a user or a group of users, and information indicating one or more bibliographic data items that reflect the one or more authorized functions; and
a processor to;
define a workflow to be processed by the workflow system, the workflow indicating a plurality of functions that are sequentially or concurrently performed by one or more of the plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system to process electronic data;
obtain user identification information of a user at the node apparatus from the node apparatus;
obtain group identification information of a workflow group to which the user belongs, using the authorized function information;
specify one or more functions that are authorized for use by the workflow group using the authorized function information, as authorized functions of the workflow group;
extract one or more user interface parts that reflect one or more bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, using the information indicating one or more bibliographic data items; and
generate user interface data that causes the node apparatus to display a user interface including the extracted user interface parts to allow the user to set values of the bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, and user interface control data that controls display of the extracted user interface parts in the user interface.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, method, and a control program stored in a recording medium, each of which controls display of a user interface at a node in a workflow system, such that the user interface being displayed dynamically reflects various changes in the workflow system such as the change in one or more nodes in the workflow, the change in functionality of the node, or the change in functions authorized for use by a user or a group of users.
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1. A display control apparatus that controls display of a user interface at a node apparatus functioning as a node in a workflow system, the display control apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store authorized function information indicating one or more authorized functions of a plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system that are authorized for use by a user or a group of users, and information indicating one or more bibliographic data items that reflect the one or more authorized functions; and a processor to; define a workflow to be processed by the workflow system, the workflow indicating a plurality of functions that are sequentially or concurrently performed by one or more of the plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system to process electronic data; obtain user identification information of a user at the node apparatus from the node apparatus; obtain group identification information of a workflow group to which the user belongs, using the authorized function information; specify one or more functions that are authorized for use by the workflow group using the authorized function information, as authorized functions of the workflow group; extract one or more user interface parts that reflect one or more bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, using the information indicating one or more bibliographic data items; and generate user interface data that causes the node apparatus to display a user interface including the extracted user interface parts to allow the user to set values of the bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, and user interface control data that controls display of the extracted user interface parts in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display control method of controlling display of a user interface at a node apparatus functioning as a node in a workflow system, the display control method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, authorized function information indicating one or more authorized functions of a plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system that are authorized for use by a user or a group of users, and information indicating one or more bibliographic data items that reflect the one or more authorized functions; defining a workflow to be processed by the workflow system, the workflow indicating a plurality of functions that are sequentially or concurrently performed by one or more of the plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system to process electronic data; obtaining user identification information of a user at the node apparatus from the node apparatus; obtaining group identification information of a workflow group to which the user belongs, using the authorized function information; specifying one or more functions that are authorized for use by the workflow group using the authorized function information, as authorized functions of the workflow group; extracting one or more user interface parts that reflect one or more bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, using the information indicating one or more bibliographic data items; and generating user interface data that causes the node apparatus to display a user interface including the extracted user interface parts to allow the user to set values of the bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, and user interface control data that controls display of the extracted user interface parts in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a display control method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, authorized function information indicating one or more authorized functions of a plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system that are authorized for use by a user or a group of users, and information indicating one or more bibliographic data items that reflect the one or more authorized functions; defining a workflow to be processed by the workflow system, the workflow indicating a plurality of functions that are sequentially or concurrently performed by one or more of the plurality of data processing devices in the workflow system to process electronic data; obtaining user identification information of a user at the node apparatus from the node apparatus; obtaining group identification information of a workflow group to which the user belongs, using the authorized function information; specifying one or more functions that are authorized for use by the workflow group using the authorized function information, as authorized functions of the workflow group; extracting one or more user interface parts that reflect one or more bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, using the information indicating one or more bibliographic data items; and generating user interface data that causes the node apparatus to display a user interface including the extracted user interface parts to allow the user to set values of the bibliographic data items corresponding to the authorized functions, and user interface control data that controls display of the extracted user interface parts in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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