Image forming apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

• US 9,864,480 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Ikeda, Toru, Sato, Tomoya
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abou El Seoud, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US13/598,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20130061149A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,958 Days
• Field of Search: 715738, 715788
• 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 forming apparatus comprising:

a scanner;

a printer;

a display device; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor acts as;

an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of icons of different sizes from a Web server identified by a URL;

a display control unit configured to perform control to display a plurality of display items, including a display item used for executing a scanning function provided by the scanner in the image forming apparatus, a display item used for executing a copy function provided by the printer in the image forming apparatus, and a display item used for accessing a Web service provided by the Web server by using a Web browser application of the image forming apparatus, on an operation screen of the display device based on a display size set through a user operation, wherein each of the plurality of display items includes at least a display image based on an icon; and

an accepting unit configured to accept, through the user operation, an instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items,

wherein, in a case where the accepting unit accepts the instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items, the display control unit is configured to perform control to display on the operation screen the plurality of display items with the changed display size, by;

selecting an icon from among the plurality of icons obtained by the obtaining unit based on the changed display size and performing an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items including a display image based on the selected icon as the display item used for accessing the Web service provided by the Web server, and

selecting an icon for an application in the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed display size and performing an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items including a display image based on the selected icon as the display item used for executing the scanning function provided by the scanner in the image forming apparatus or the display item used for executing the copy function provided by the printer in the image forming apparatus.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the accepting unit accepts the instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items, the display control unit is configured to, when none of the plurality of icons obtained by the obtaining unit corresponds to the display size, select an icon for the Web browser application corresponding to the changed display size and perform an arrangement process of displaying the display item including a display image based on the selected icon, as the display item used for accessing the Web service provide by the Web server.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein in a case where the accepting unit accepts the instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items, the display control unit is configured to, when an icon, a size of which matches with the changed display size, is included in the plurality of icons obtained by the obtaining unit, select the icon, a size of which matches with the changed display size, and perform an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items, including a display image based on the selected icon, as the display item used for accessing the Web service provided by the Web server.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit is further configured to, in a case where the accepting unit accepts an instruction of selecting, through the user operation, the display item used for accessing the Web service displayed on the operation screen, perform control to obtain Web contents of the URL associated with the display item using the Web browser application and display the obtained Web contents on the display device.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining unit is configured to obtain the plurality of icons when receiving an instruction of registering the display item to which the URL is assigned.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining unit is configured to obtain the plurality of icons when an HTML file acquired by accessing the server includes information showing a storage location of the icons concerned.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device,

wherein the at least one processor further acts as:

a saving unit configured to save the plurality of icons with different sizes obtained by the obtaining unit, in association with the URL.

10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device,

wherein each of the plurality of the display items displayed on the operation screen comprises a button including at least a display image based on an icon and a name of the function.

7. A control method for an image forming apparatus including a scanner, a printer, and a display device, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of icons of different sizes from a Web server identified by a URL;

displaying a plurality of display items, including a display item used for executing a scanning function provided by the scanner in the image forming apparatus, a display item used for executing a copy function provided by the printer in the image forming apparatus, and a display item used for accessing a Web service provided by the Web server by using a Web browser application of the image forming apparatus, on an operation screen of the display device based on a display size set through a user operation, each of the plurality of display items including at least a display image based on an icon; and

accepting, through the user operation, an instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items,

wherein, in a case where the instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items is accepted, the plurality of display items are displayed on the operation screen with the changed display size by;

selecting an icon from among the obtained plurality of icons based on the changed display size and performing an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items including a display image based on the selected icon as the display item used for accessing the Web service provided by the Web server, and

selecting an icon for an application in the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed display size and performing an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items including a display image based on the selected icon as the display item used for executing the scanning function provided by the scanner in the image forming apparatus or the display item used for executing the copy function provided by the printer in the image forming apparatus.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program causing a computer to execute a control method for an image forming apparatus including a scanner, a printer, and a display device, the control method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of icons of different sizes from a Web server identified by a URL;

displaying a plurality of display items, including a display item used for executing a function provided by the scanner in the image forming apparatus, a display item used for executing a copy function provided by the printer in the image forming apparatus, and a display item used for accessing a Web service provided by the Web server by using a Web browser application of the image forming apparatus, on an operation screen of the display device based on a display size set through a user operation, each of the plurality of display items including at least a display image based on an icon; and

accepting, through the user operation, an instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items,

wherein, in a case where the instruction of changing the display size of the plurality of display items is accepted, the plurality of display items are displayed on the operation screen with the changed display size by;

selecting an icon from among the obtained plurality of icons based on the changed display size and performing an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items including a display image based on the selected icon as the display item used for accessing the Web service provided by the Web server, and

selecting an icon for an application in the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed display size and performing an arrangement process of displaying the plurality of display items including a display image based on the selected icon as the display item used for executing the scanning function provided by the scanner in the image forming apparatus or the display item used for executing the copy function provided by the printer in the image forming apparatus.