INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20160292438A1
• Filed: 03/25/2016
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Dohi, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 10,019,600 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/608 Secure printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4433 to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an update unit configured to update firmware of the information processing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether use of a particular function that is provided by the information processing apparatus is restricted due to the firmware being updated by the update unit, and a display unit configured to provide a warning display if the determination unit determines that the use of the particular function is restricted.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an update unit configured to update firmware of the information processing apparatus;

a determination unit configured to determine whether use of a particular function that is provided by the information processing apparatus is restricted due to the firmware being updated by the update unit; and

a display unit configured to provide a warning display if the determination unit determines that the use of the particular function is restricted.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the warning display includes displaying a message indicating that the use of the particular function is restricted and a button that is operable to start a navigation for releasing the use of the particular function from being restricted.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive setting of an access password with respect to the particular function after the navigation is started by the button being operated; and

a registration unit configured to register the received access password set with respect to the particular function,

wherein a remote user interface is enabled if the access password has been registered by the registration unit.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the particular function is a function to provide a remote user interface to a data processing apparatus.

5. A control method for an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:

updating firmware of the information processing apparatus;

determining whether use of a particular function that is provided by the information processing apparatus is restricted due to the firmware being updated; and

causing a display unit to provide a warning display if it is determined that the use of the particular function is restricted.

6. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that cause a computer to perform a control method for an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:

updating firmware of the information processing apparatus;

determining whether use of a particular function that is provided by the information processing apparatus is restricted due to the firmware being updated; and

causing a display unit to provide a warning display if it is determined that the use of the particular function is restricted.