Information processing device to install applications using installation screen associated with a user

• US 9,971,883 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2015
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Negoro, Shigeo
• Primary Examiner(s): Armouche, Hadi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Steinle, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/944,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20160149885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227

Abstract

An information processing device includes: an authentication unit configured to compare, when receiving first user information used for authentication processing of determining whether a user has authority to use the information processing device, the first user information with second user information identifying users having the authority to use the information processing device, and execute the authentication processing; a first storage unit storing first association information in which installation screen information identifying an installation screen for installation of an application is associated with each piece of the second user information; and a second display unit configured to generate, based on a command associated with an application selected by a user among an application displayed by a first display unit, an installation screen identified by installation screen information which is associated with second user information identifying the user, and display the installation screen.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

processing circuitry

configured to compare, when receiving first user information used for authentication processing of determining whether a user has authority to use the information processing device, the first user information with second user information identifying users having the authority to use the information processing device, and execute the authentication processing;

a first memory storing first association information in which installation screen information identifying an installation screen for installation of an application is associated with each piece of the second user information;

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to acquire an application list screen in which a command to display an installation screen is associated with each application, and the information processing device further includes

a first display configured to display the application list screen; and

a second display configured to generate, based on a command associated with an application selected by a user among each application displayed on the application list screen, an installation screen identified by installation screen information associated in the first memory with the second user information identifying the user that selected the application, and display the installation screen;

wherein the second display displays a reporting screen indicating that control to install an application cannot be executed when the information processing device is in a state in which the control to install the application cannot be executed exclusively.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the authentication processing is processing of determining that a user who inputs the first user information has authority to use the information processing device when the first user information matches the second user information, and of determining that a user who inputs the first user information does not have authority to use the information processing device when the first user information does not match the second user information.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second memory storing second association information in which with each piece of application identification information identifying an application is stored in association with application server identification information identifying an application server holding that application, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

identify, when receiving, through the installation screen, an instruction to install an application, application server identification information associated with application identification information identifying that application, based on the second association information; and

perform, with the application server identified by the application server identification information, control to install the application held in the application server.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3, further comprising a third memory storing first destination information indicating a country or region where the information processing device is used,

wherein the second association information is information in which application server identification information is associated with each combination of application identification information and the first destination information, and

when receiving, through the installation screen, the instruction to install the application, the processing circuitry is configured to identify application server identification information associated with a combination of the application identification information identifying the application and the first destination information stored in the third memory.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

acquire first destination information indicating a country or region where the information processing device is used,

determine an application to be uninstalled from the information processing device based on third association information in which at least second destination information indicating one or more countries or regions is associated with each of a plurality of applications, as a condition for determining installation or uninstallation of that application, and the acquired first destination information, and

perform control to uninstall the determined application from the information processing device.

6. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the second display is configured to display the installation screen associated with the user, the installation screen including a selectable input allowing the user to execute installation of the application.

7. An information processing system comprising an information processing device and a server, wherein

the server includes at least a memory to hold an application list screen in which a command to display an installation screen for installation of each application is associated with that application, and

the information processing device includes:

processing circuitry configured to compare, when receiving first user information used for authentication processing of determining whether a user has authority to use the information processing device, the first user information with second user information identifying users having the authority to use the information processing device, and to execute the authentication processing;

a first memory storing first association information in which installation screen information identifying an installation screen is associated with each piece of the second user information, wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to acquire the application list screen from the server, the information processing device further including

a first display configured to display the application list screen; and

a second display configured to generate, based on a command associated with an application selected by a user among one or more applications displayed on the application list screen, an installation screen identified by installation screen information associated in the first memory with the second user information identifying the user that selected the application, and display the installation screen;

wherein the second display displays a reporting screen indicating that control to install an application cannot be executed when the information procession device is in a state in which the control to install the application cannot be executed exclusively.

8. An information processing method, comprising:

authenticating including comparing, when receiving first user information used for authentication processing of determining whether a user has authority to use an information processing device, the first user information with second user information identifying users having the authority to use the information processing device, and executing the authentication processing;

acquiring an application list screen in which a command to display an installation screen for installation of each application is associated with that application;

displaying the application list screen; and

displaying, including generating, based on a command associated with an application selected by a user among one or more applications displayed on the application list screen, an installation screen identified by installation screen information associated with second user information identifying the user that selected the application among installation screen information included in first association information in which installation screen information identifying an installation screen is associated with each piece of the second user information, and displaying the installation screen;

wherein displaying includes a reporting screen indicating that control to install an application cannot be executed when the information processing device is in a state in which the control to install the application cannot be executed exclusively.