Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

An information processing apparatus which has a display device includes a display control unit and a launching unit. The display control unit may cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus. The launching unit may input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus. In addition, the launching unit may launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit.

1 . An information processing apparatus having a display device, the information processing apparatus comprising:
 a display control unit configured to cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus; and   a launching unit configured to input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus and to launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to refer to device management control data corresponding to an image processing apparatus having been set as a control target image processing apparatus and cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to the control target image processing apparatus. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein if the identification information is input when the application is launched, the application launched by the launching unit reduces selectable items corresponding to predetermined functions from selectable items of a plurality of functions provided by the application and displays remaining selectable items. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the launching unit is configured to input the identification information and function identification information for identifying a function of the application to launch the application. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein if the function identification information is input when the application is launched, the application launched by the launching unit determines a function identified by the function identification information as a function to be launched, among a plurality of functions provided by the application. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a changing unit configured to change a display content of the device management screen based on information stored in a storage device to enable the application launched by the launching unit to change the display content of the device management screen. 
     
     
         7 . A method for information processing executed by an information processing apparatus having a display device, the method comprising:
 causing the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus; and   inputting identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus and launching the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device.   
     
     
         8 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon, a program that causes a computer associated with a display device to operate as:
 a display control unit configured to cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus; and   a launching unit configured to input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus and to launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit.