Abstract: An image forming apparatus that cooperates with a management service and a blockchain service generates, in printing a document stored in the management service, one or more embedded images based on existence proof information and tampering detection information, registers the existence proof information and the tampering detection information with the blockchain service, performs printing of the document with the one or more embedded images embedded therein, and, when verifying a printed product obtained by the printing, performs two verifications indicating that information about the printed product exists in the blockchain service and that there is no tampering in the printed product, by decoding the one or more embedded images included in the printed product to acquire the existence proof information and the tampering detection information and making an inquiry about the existence proof information and the tampering detection information registered in blocks of the blockchain service.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that has a display unit and a plurality of graphic controllers, the apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects an event that is generated by a user operation on the display unit; a determination unit that determines, when the event is detected by the detection unit, which of the plurality of graphic controllers an application displaying a screen on the display unit uses; and a transmission unit that, based on a resolution of the display unit and information of the application for which the determination is made by the determination unit, converts coordinate information of the user operation that the event indicates to a value of a coordinate system corresponding to the graphic controller that the application uses, and transmits a result of the conversion to the application.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that has a display unit and a plurality of graphic controllers, the apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects an event that is generated by a user operation on the display unit; a determination unit that determines, when the event is detected by the detection unit, which of the plurality of graphic controllers an application displaying a screen on the display unit uses; and a transmission unit that, based on a resolution of the display unit and information of the application for which the determination is made by the determination unit, converts coordinate information of the user operation that the event indicates to a value of a coordinate system corresponding to the graphic controller that the application uses, and transmits a result of the conversion to the application.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes: a change unit configured to change an event generated in response to an operation of an input device, based on the type of the event and the type of a graphics controller unit to which the event is to be transmitted, the graphics controller unit being configured to input a processing request that corresponds to the received event to an application; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the event changed by the change unit to the graphics controller unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that has a display unit and a plurality of graphic controllers, the apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects an event that is generated by a user operation on the display unit; a determination unit that determines, when the event is detected by the detection unit, which of the plurality of graphic controllers an application displaying a screen on the display unit uses; and a transmission unit that, based on a resolution of the display unit and information of the application for which the determination is made by the determination unit, converts coordinate information of the user operation that the event indicates to a value of a coordinate system corresponding to the graphic controller that the application uses, and transmits a result of the conversion to the application.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a touch panel capable of detecting multi-touch operations detects a touch event based on an operation by a user on the touch panel, and generates a single touch event based on a detected multi-touch event. Then, the information processing apparatus transmits the generated single touch event to an application not supporting multi-touch events. Thus, conventional operabilities can be maintained even in a case where an application not supporting multi-touch events is operated.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that makes it possible to easily create an access button on a Web browser, for accessing a server from the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is capable of communicating with the server via a network. The image forming apparatus requests the server to perform authentication of the image forming apparatus, and receives a result of the authentication from the server. When the received result of the authentication indicates success, favorite information including a URL of the server is registered. A button for accessing the server is displayed based on the favorite information.

Abstract: When an information processing apparatus connected to an external device via a network respectively displays an operation screen on an operation unit provided thereto and on the external device, the information processing apparatus changes display of a touched key with highlighting or without highlighting according to whether confidential information such as a password is entered. Depending on the entry on the operation unit, whether to display a character on the operation unit or not is determined. If the character is to be displayed, the highlighting of the character is not performed. If the character is not to be displayed, the highlighting of the character is performed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that has a display unit and a plurality of graphic controllers, the apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects an event that is generated by a user operation on the display unit; a determination unit that determines, when the event is detected by the detection unit, which of the plurality of graphic controllers an application displaying a screen on the display unit uses; and a transmission unit that, based on a resolution of the display unit and information of the application for which the determination is made by the determination unit, converts coordinate information of the user operation that the event indicates to a value of a coordinate system corresponding to the graphic controller that the application uses, and transmits a result of the conversion to the application.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible to realize easy accessing of registered information of any function and provide a user interface having high operability. The image processing apparatus stores setting information configured via an operating section and access information for use in accessing the setting information in association with each other. Further, the image processing apparatus stores the setting information and button information in association with each other. The button information is displayed on a touch panel in a user selectable form. When an item of the button information displayed on the touch panel is selected by a user, a portal application detects the access information associated with the selected button information item. The setting information is acquired based on the detected access information. The image processing apparatus performs image processing based on the acquired setting information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible to realize easy accessing of registered information of any function and provide a user interface having high operability. The image processing apparatus stores setting information configured via an operating section and access information for use in accessing the setting information in association with each other. Further, the image processing apparatus stores the setting information and button information in association with each other. The button information is displayed on a touch panel in a user selectable form. When an item of the button information displayed on the touch panel is selected by a user, a portal application detects the access information associated with the selected button information item. The setting information is acquired based on the detected access information. The image processing apparatus performs image processing based on the acquired setting information.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes: a change unit configured to change an event generated in response to an operation of an input device, based on the type of the event and the type of a graphics controller unit to which the event is to be transmitted, the graphics controller unit being configured to input a processing request that corresponds to the received event to an application; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the event changed by the change unit to the graphics controller unit.

Abstract: The present invention enables a user to perform an operation of closing a software keyboard displayed on a display unit by an operation to a predetermined input item with use of a hardware keyboard. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus includes receiving an input to a predetermined input item via a software keyboard displayed on a display unit, receiving an input to the predetermined input item via a hardware keyboard connected to the information processing apparatus, inputting a character to the predetermined input item according to the key input received via the software keyboard or the hardware keyboard, and closing a display of the software keyboard displayed on the display unit if the input to the predetermined input item which is received via the hardware keyboard satisfies a predetermined condition during the display of the software keyboard.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that displays a numeric value input area having multiple digit positions and changes a numeric value of the input area in accordance with a user operation on the input area, as well as a control method and a storage medium. The information processing apparatus calculates, when a movement of the plurality of digit positions of the numeric value input area is instructed by the operation of the user, a movement direction and a movement amount, performs a moving, in accordance with the movement direction and the movement amount of each numeral of the plurality of digit positions of the input area, and inserts a predetermined numeral into a digit position whose numeral became undefined by the moving of the numeral of each digit position in the moving.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a touch panel capable of detecting multi-touch operations detects a touch event based on an operation by a user on the touch panel, and generates a single touch event based on a detected multi-touch event. Then, the information processing apparatus transmits the generated single touch event to an application not supporting multi-touch events. Thus, conventional operabilities can be maintained even in a case where an application not supporting multi-touch events is operated.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus improved in operability when a user operates forms (buttons) displayed on a web page and in display quality of the forms (buttons) displayed on the web page. An HDD stores a plurality of form images different in size. The form images are provided for displaying a button on an operation screen. A network section, a modem, or a communication section receives data including instruction information for instructing the button to be displayed and size information representing a size of an area for detecting that the button has been touched by the user. One of the form images stored in the HDD is selected based on the instruction information and the size information. A console section displays the button with the selected form image on the operation screen.

Abstract: In providing an image processing apparatus having a browser, it is aimed to improve the operability of the web browser and enhance access restriction. In order to solve conventional problems, an information processing method according to the present invention has the following steps. That is, an information processing method for a browser which operates in an image processing apparatus communicably connected to a network and receives and displays a content from the network includes a detection step (step S902) of detecting whether link information to another content included in a content permitted to be displayed by the browser is selected, and a restriction step (steps S903 and S904) of restricting access to another content in the case the link information to another content is detected to be selected in the detection step.

Abstract: The present information processing apparatus displays a part of a plurality of items in a form of a list on a display unit, and accepts a touch operation applied by a user to the display unit. When the accepted touch operation is an operation for scrolling the list while being displayed, the list currently displayed on the display unit is scrolled, and control is performed to place undisplayed items in a displayed state and to place information for selecting items included in the list in an undisplayed state. Upon completion of the scroll, control is performed to display information for selecting items that are displayed after the completion of the scroll.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that makes it possible to easily create an access button on a Web browser, for accessing a server from the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is capable of communicating with the server via a network. The image forming apparatus requests the server to perform authentication of the image forming apparatus, and receives a result of the authentication from the server. When the received result of the authentication indicates success, favorite information including a URL of the server is registered. A button for accessing the server is displayed based on the favorite information.

Abstract: The present invention enables a user to perform an operation of closing a software keyboard displayed on a display unit by an operation to a predetermined input item with use of a hardware keyboard. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus includes receiving an input to a predetermined input item via a software keyboard displayed on a display unit, receiving an input to the predetermined input item via a hardware keyboard connected to the information processing apparatus, inputting a character to the predetermined input item according to the key input received via the software keyboard or the hardware keyboard, and closing a display of the software keyboard displayed on the display unit if the input to the predetermined input item which is received via the hardware keyboard satisfies a predetermined condition during the display of the software keyboard.