Information processing apparatus with multiple configuration screens

Abstract

An information processing system according to the present disclosure has, for example, a copy function. In the copy function, a plurality of configuration screens including a paper selection screen are displayed one at a time in a predetermined order as a configuration target screen in a main area on a display surface of a display. In a case where a subsequent configuration screen is present when any configuration screen is displayed as the configuration target screen in the main area, a left end part of the subsequent configuration screen is displayed in a marginal part on a right side of the main area. Furthermore, in a case where configuration on the current configuration target screen is complete by a user operation, an appropriate modification is made on the left end part of the subsequent configuration screen. Accordingly, an operability of an information processing system having the copy function is improved.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a display;   a screen switcher that switches and displays each of a plurality of configuration screens as a configuration target screen on the display;   an operation receiver that receives a user operation including a configuration operation depending on the configuration target screen; and   a subsequent sequence screen adder that displays a part of a subsequent sequence screen on the display when there is a subsequent sequence screen that is a subsequent configuration screen of the configuration screens, wherein   the screen switcher displays the subsequent sequence screen when a predetermined configuration operation is received by the operation receiver.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the user operation includes a first instruction operation of providing an instruction to display the configuration screen on which reception of the predetermined configuration operation by the operation receiver is complete as the configuration target screen, and further comprising a first changer that displays the configuration screen corresponding to the first instruction operation as the configuration target screen when the first instruction operation is received by the operation receiver. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the subsequent sequence screen adder displays a part of the subsequent sequence screen in a manner depending on whether the reception of the configuration operation by the operation receiver is complete on the subsequent sequence screen. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the user operation includes a second instruction operation of providing an instruction to display the subsequent sequence screen as the configuration target screen when the configuration screen on which the reception of the predetermined configuration operation by the operation receiver is complete is displayed, and further comprising a second changer that displays the subsequent sequence screen as the configuration target screen when the second instruction operation is received by the operation receiver. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the operation receiver includes a subsequent sequence operation button that is displayed on the display and capable of receiving the second instruction operation, and the subsequent sequence operation button is displayed depending on whether the reception of the configuration operation by the operation receiver is complete on the configuration target screen. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the first instruction operation includes a third instruction operation of providing an instruction to display a previous sequence screen that is the configuration screen in a previous sequence of the configuration target screen as the configuration target screen, and the operation receiver includes a previous sequence operation button that is displayed on the display and capable of receiving the third instruction operation. 
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a previous sequence screen adder that displays a part of a previous sequence screen on the display when there is a previous sequence screen that is the configuration screen on which reception of the predetermined configuration operation is complete and the configuration screen in a previous sequence of the configuration target screen. 
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a status display element adder that displays a status display element on the display, the status display element representing whether the reception of the configuration operation by the operation receiver is complete on any of the plurality of configuration screens. 
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the status display element adder represents which one of the plurality of configuration screens is displayed as the configuration target screen using a state of the status display element. 
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 8 , the user operation includes a fourth instruction operation of designating a portion corresponding to any of the configuration screen on which the reception of the predetermined configuration operation by the operation receiver out of the status display element, and further comprising a third changer that displays the configuration screen corresponding to the portion designated by the fourth instruction operation as the configuration target screen when the fourth instruction operation is received by the operation receiver. 
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus comprising a display and an operation receiver that receives a user operation, wherein the information processing program causes the computer to execute:
 switching and displaying each of a plurality of configuration screens as a configuration target screen on the display;   receiving a user operation including a configuration operation depending on a configuration target screen;   displaying a part of a subsequent sequence screen on the display when there is a subsequent sequence screen that is a subsequent configuration screen of the configuration screens, and   displaying the subsequent sequence screen when a predetermined configuration operation is received by the operation receiver.   
     
     
         12 . An information processing method in an information processing apparatus comprising a display and an operation receiver that receives a user operation, comprising steps of:
 switching and displaying each of a plurality of configuration screens as a configuration target screen on the display;   receiving a user operation including a configuration operation depending on a configuration target screen;   displaying a part of a subsequent sequence screen on the display when there is a subsequent sequence screen that is a subsequent configuration screen of the configuration screens, and   displaying the subsequent sequence screen when a predetermined configuration operation is received by the operation receiver.