JP2017211870A - Information processing system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system capable of properly displaying a setting name.SOLUTION: With respect to a setting set including a setting item and a setting value, when a specific name which represents as the setting set corresponding to an authenticated configuration is given, the information processing system determines whether the content represented by the specific name satisfies a condition. When determined that the condition is satisfied, the given specific name is displayed to a user, and when determined as that the condition is not satisfied, the given specific name is changed, and the changed name is displayed to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, method, and program capable of importing / exporting setting contents.

  In recent years, multifunction devices not only simply print and send images, but also have the function of holding image data in the multifunction device and providing file services to PCs. It has come to play the same role as server equipment. For this reason, there is an increasing number of cases where multifunction devices are required to have the same security as server devices.

  There is IEEE 2600 as a security standard for MFPs, and there is a mechanism for common criteria authentication (hereinafter referred to as CC authentication) as a system for evaluating and authenticating whether or not this standard is satisfied. The CC authentication can be acquired for a combination of a specific program version and a specific setting for each model of the multi-function peripheral. If the conditions are not satisfied, the CC authentication cannot be acquired.

  On the other hand, some MFPs can save the setting contents with a name. Some MFPs have a function of exporting various settings including setting names to other models of MFPs, and a function of importing various settings exported from MFPs of other models.

  In a multifunction device having such a function, first, it is assumed that setting contents including a setting name “CC authentication has been acquired” are exported from a multifunction device that has already acquired CC authentication. Next, when the exported settings are imported to a multifunction device that has not acquired CC authentication, the user will be notified that CC authentication has been acquired, regardless of the multifunction device that has not acquired CC authentication. There is a risk of misleading the user.

  As a system that solves such a problem, a system that prevents information from being erroneously distributed by setting an information category for information to be distributed and setting an export destination for each information category has been proposed (Patent Document 1). In that system, the setting content “CC authentication acquired” is categorized, and a multifunction peripheral that has not acquired CC authentication is not the export destination.

JP 2004-133785 A

  In Patent Document 1, categorization and setting of an export destination are performed in advance for setting contents. However, at that time, for example, if categorization is omitted or the export destination is specified incorrectly, “CC certification has been obtained” is displayed regardless of the multifunction peripheral that has not obtained CC certification. There remains a risk of misunderstanding for the user.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such conventional problems. In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, method, and program that appropriately display a setting name.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an import unit that imports a setting set including setting items and setting values, and a device that is authenticated with respect to the setting set imported by the import unit. When a specific name indicating that the setting set corresponds to the configuration is given, a determination unit that determines whether or not the specific name satisfies a condition, and the determination unit satisfies the condition When it is determined that the specific name given to the setting set imported by the import unit is displayed to the user, and when the determination unit determines that the condition is not satisfied, Change the specific name given to the setting set imported by the import means, and change Characterized in that it comprises a control means for displaying the name to the user that, the.

  According to the present invention, the setting name can be appropriately displayed.

The block diagram which shows the structure of an information processing system. The figure which shows the block structure of a function. The figure which shows the screen displayed on UI operation part. The figure which shows the screen displayed on UI operation part. The figure which shows a setting confirmation screen. 10 is a flowchart showing processing when importing into a multifunction device. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing when a setting confirmation screen is displayed on a UI operation unit. The figure which shows the screen displayed on UI operation part. The figure which shows a setting confirmation screen. The figure which shows a setting confirmation screen. 10 is a flowchart showing processing when importing into a multifunction device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the present invention. . The same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing system in the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing system 100 includes MFPs 101 and 121 that are examples of image processing apparatuses, and a personal computer (PC) 109 that is an example of an information processing apparatus. The multifunction peripheral is a so-called MFP (Multi Functional Peripheral) capable of executing a plurality of functions such as printing and scanning. These devices are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network 130 using a medium such as wired or wireless. Note that the information processing system 100 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and a plurality of devices other than the device illustrated in FIG. 1 may be connected to the network 130. The image processing apparatus may be an information device other than the multifunction peripheral (for example, an SFP (Single Functional Peripheral), a scanner, a portable terminal, etc.).

  The configuration of the multifunction machine 101 will be described. The network communication unit 102 enables communication between the multifunction device 120 and at least one of the external devices (for example, the PC 109) via the network 130. A user interface (UI) operation unit 103 has panels and keys, accepts user setting operations on the multifunction peripheral 101, and displays various user interface screens such as a setting screen of the multifunction peripheral 101.

  The CPU 104 comprehensively controls the entire apparatus in accordance with execution of functions of the multifunction machine 101 such as image processing of print data. The RAM 105 is a RAM that temporarily stores program code executed by the CPU 104 and information such as image data. The storage unit 106 is, for example, a ROM or a hard disk, and stores a program code, a version of the program code, image data, and the like. The scanner engine 107 is a scanner engine that optically reads an image printed on a document placed on a document table (not shown). The print engine 108 is a print engine that supports various recording methods such as an electrophotographic method and an ink jet recording method for printing image data on a recording medium such as printing paper. Each block of the multifunction machine 101 is connected to be communicable with each other via a system bus.

  For example, the copy function in the multifunction machine 101 is realized as follows. That is, the user operation received by the UI operation unit 103, for example, pressing of a scan start button is used as a trigger, and the CPU 104 causes the scanner engine 107 to read the document according to the program code stored in the RAM 105, and reads the image data. The read image data is stored in the storage unit 106, necessary image processing such as correction processing is executed, and printed out by the print engine 108.

  Since the network communication unit 121, the UI operation unit 122, the CPU 123, and the RAM 124 of the multifunction device 120 have the same configuration as the network communication unit 102, the UI operation unit 103, and the CPU 104 of the multifunction device 101, descriptions thereof are omitted. The storage unit 125, the scanner engine 126, and the print engine 127 of the multifunction device 120 have the same configurations as the storage unit 106, the scanner engine 107, and the print engine 108 of the multifunction device 101, respectively.

  The configuration of the PC 109 will be described. The network communication unit 110 enables communication between the PC 109 and at least one of the external devices (for example, the multifunction machine 101) via the network 130. The CPU 111 controls the entire PC 109 in an integrated manner. The RAM 112 is a RAM that temporarily stores information such as program codes executed by the CPU 104. The input unit 113 is, for example, a keyboard or a pointing device, and accepts an input operation to the PC 109 by the user. The storage unit 114 stores program codes and data. The output unit 115 is a display, for example, and displays a user interface screen or the like. Each block of the PC 109 is connected to be communicable with each other via a system bus.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of functions related to the present embodiment in the multifunction machine. In the present embodiment, the illustrated functional blocks are described as being configured by software, but at least some of the functional blocks may be configured by hardware such as an ASIC. In the present embodiment, each functional block illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described as being realized by the CPUs 104 and 123 reading and executing a program stored in, for example, a ROM or the like. In the present embodiment, the operation of the PC 109 is realized by the CPU 111 reading and executing a program stored in a ROM or the like.

  In FIG. 2, the user mode storage unit 201 stores in the storage unit 106 identifiers and values (user mode settings) of setting items related to the operation of the multifunction peripheral 101 set by the user via the UI operation unit 103. . The user mode storage unit 202 has a function of storing the name of the user mode setting in the storage unit 106. The batch setting export unit 202 exports the name and value of each user mode setting stored in the storage unit 106 by the user mode storage unit 201 to the external device via the network communication unit 102 in a file format. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the batch export unit 202 of the multifunction machine 101 exports to the PC 109.

  The batch setting import unit 203 receives (imports) the file exported from the batch setting export unit of another apparatus by the network receiving unit 102, analyzes the file contents, and stores the user mode setting stored in the storage unit 106. Rewrite the value. The configuration determination unit 204 determines whether or not the multifunction device 101 has a specific configuration based on the value of the setting item stored in the storage unit 106 of the multifunction device 101. In the present embodiment, a description will be given assuming that it is determined whether or not the MFP 101 has a configuration (CC authentication acquisition configuration) that has acquired the common criteria (CC) authentication of the IEEE2600.1 standard. The determination of whether or not the CC authentication acquisition configuration is used is made based on whether or not a license for acquiring CC authentication is installed, for example. As will be described later, there is an item “CC authentication has been acquired” in the setting items. If the value is “YES”, for example, the configuration determination unit 204 has a specific configuration in which the MFP 101 has acquired CC authentication. Judge that there is.

  The screen control unit 205 outputs a user interface screen to the UI operation unit 103 according to the function of the multifunction machine 101. The authentication unit 206 stores the user name and password received by the UI operation unit 103 in the storage unit 106. The authentication unit 206 performs authentication using the user name and password stored in the storage unit 106 when the user uses the multifunction machine 101. When the user using the UI operation unit 103 changes the user mode setting, uses the copy function, or performs user authentication, the audit log processing unit 207 uses the user name, execution date, and operation content as an audit log. It is stored in the storage unit 106.

  In the present embodiment, “minimum number of characters in password” and “use audit log” are described as setting items included in the user mode setting. When the authentication unit 206 performs user authentication or password registration, the authentication unit 206 checks whether the number of characters in the password satisfies the condition of “minimum number of characters in password”, and if not, requests the user to change the password. . In this embodiment, “OFF”, “5 characters”, and “10 characters” are values that can be set for the “minimum number of characters for password”.

  “Use audit log” is a setting item regarding whether or not the audit log processing unit 207 stores the audit log. In this embodiment, “OFF” and “ON” are values that can be set for “use audit log”. When “ON”, the audit log processing unit 207 stores the audit log, and when “OFF”, the audit log processing unit 207 does not store the audit log. The setting set processing unit 208 stores the identifier, setting value, and name in the storage unit 106 as a setting set separately from the current user mode setting. When the user changes the user mode setting by operating the UI operation unit 103, the setting set processing unit 208 calls the setting set stored in the storage unit 106, and a plurality of user setting modes included in the user setting mode are set according to the setting setting. The setting items can be changed at once.

  A screen 301 in FIG. 3 is an example of a screen displayed on the UI operation unit 103 when the setting set is stored in the storage unit 106. The item 302 stores the setting content “use audit log” as “ON” and “minimum number of characters in password” as “5 characters” under the name “medium level security” by the user operating the UI operation unit 103. It is stored in the unit 106. The setting set stored in the storage unit 106 by the setting set processing unit 208 can be exported to the outside by the batch setting export unit 202 or imported by the batch setting import unit 203 in the same manner as the name and value of the user mode setting. Is possible. The setting set is described as including a combination of setting items and setting values, but may be referred to as a policy set.

  A screen 401 in FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the UI operation unit 103 when a setting set is read into the storage unit 106. The item 402 reads a setting set named “medium level security”, so that “use audit log” is changed from “OFF” to “ON”, and “minimum number of characters for password” changes from “OFF” to “ This is a warning message that alerts the user to change to “5 characters”.

  Since the user mode storage unit 221, the batch setting export unit 222, the batch setting import unit 223, and the configuration determination unit 224 of the MFP 120 are the same as the user mode storage unit 201 to the configuration determination unit 204 of the MFP 101, respectively. Description is omitted. The screen control unit 225, the authentication unit 226, the audit log processing unit 227, and the setting set processing unit 228 of the multifunction device 120 are the same as the screen control unit 225 to the setting set processing unit 228 of the multifunction device 101. Description is omitted.

  Next, an operation performed when the MFP 101 has the CC authentication acquisition configuration and a display when the MFP 101 has the CC authentication acquisition configuration will be described. In the following description, the MFP 101 is described as an example, but the same applies to the MFP 120.

  In the present embodiment, the multifunction peripheral 101 stores information indicating whether or not the program code has acquired CC authentication based on whether an IEEE 2600 license is installed or a specific firmware version in the storage unit 106. Pre-stored. If the program code has acquired CC authentication, a setting set whose name is “CC authentication acquisition configuration” is stored in the storage unit 106 in advance. Table 1 is an example of a setting set whose name is “CC authentication acquisition configuration”.

  As shown in Table 1, “Setting name” is “CC authentication acquisition configuration”, “Minimum number of characters in password” is “10 characters”, and “Use audit log” is “ON”. Yes. In addition, “ID” is an identifier for indicating whether or not it is a specific setting set for the CC authentication acquisition configuration, and “CC_Settings” is a specific setting set for the CC authentication acquisition configuration. It shows that there is.

  Table 2 is an example of a setting set stored in the storage unit 106 when the user performs a setting operation via the UI operation unit 103.

  When the user sets the MFP 101 using the setting set in Table 2, the MFP 101 does not have a CC authentication acquisition configuration. “General_Settings” is assigned as an ID to a setting set that cannot be configured as such a CC authentication acquisition.

  Table 3 shows the state of the storage unit 106 before the MFP 101 has a CC authentication acquisition configuration when CC authentication is acquired.

  As shown in Table 3, “setting name” and “ID” are empty, indicating that the setting of the MFP 101 is not performed using the setting set of “CC authentication acquisition configuration”. “CC authentication acquired” is “Yes”, indicating that the program code has already acquired CC authentication. “Minimum number of characters in password” is “OFF” and “Use audit log” is “ON”, and these indicate the contents of the current user mode setting.

  In order to change the MFP 101 from the state shown in Table 3 to the CC authentication acquisition configuration, the user selects a setting set whose name is “CC authentication acquisition configuration” from the list of setting sets displayed on the UI operation unit 103. select. When “CC authentication acquisition configuration” is selected, the setting set processing unit 208 changes the user mode setting stored in the storage unit 106 to the setting content of the setting set of “CC authentication acquisition configuration”. Table 4 is a table showing the state of the storage unit 106 after the setting set of “CC authentication acquisition configuration” is selected. As shown in Table 4, the value of each setting item is updated with the setting contents of the setting set in Table 1.

  A screen 501 in FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a setting confirmation screen for the CC authentication acquisition configuration in the multifunction machine 101. The user confirms that the multi-function peripheral 101 has a CC authentication acquisition configuration by the message 502 of the setting confirmation screen 501 displayed on the UI operation unit 103 “This multi-function peripheral has a CC authentication acquisition configuration”. be able to.

  Next, the batch setting export process in this embodiment will be described. When the PC 109 receives a batch export instruction from the MFP 101 from the user via the input unit 113, the PC 109 transmits a batch export request to the MFP 101 via the network communication unit 110. When the MFP 101 receives a batch export request from the PC 109 to the network communication unit 102, the batch setting export unit 202 executes the following batch export processing. In the present embodiment, an operation in which the PC 109 exports a setting set from the multifunction machine 101 and imports the setting set to the multifunction machine 120 will be described. However, since the MFP 101 and the MFP 120 have the same configuration, the operation of the PC 109 exporting the setting set from the MFP 120 and importing it into the MFP 101 is the same.

  The batch setting export unit 202 stores the setting set stored in the storage unit 106 and the setting contents (or setting set) currently set in the MFP 101 in an electronic file format via the network communication unit 102. To the network communication unit 110. When the PC 109 receives the electronic file from the multifunction machine 101 to the network communication unit 110, the PC 109 stores the electronic file in the storage unit 114.

  Here, it is assumed that the setting sets in Tables 1 and 2 and the setting contents in Table 3 are stored in the storage unit 106 and these contents are exported as an electronic file. Note that the setting item information of “CC authentication acquired” in Table 4 is device-specific information that uniquely determines whether it is “Yes” or “No” according to the version of the program code of the MFP 101. The settings are different. Therefore, even if the information is exported, it is ignored at the time of import, so it does not have to be exported.

  Next, the batch setting import processing of the MFP 120 and the subsequent display processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Assume that the settings of the MFP 120 have the setting contents shown in Table 4, and the processing when the PC 109 imports the setting set exported from the MFP 101 that has acquired CC authentication to the MFP 120 that has acquired CC authentication. explain.

  When the PC 109 receives a batch import instruction from the user to the MFP 120 via the input unit 113, the PC 109 transmits a batch import request and an electronic file exported from the MFP 101 to the MFP 120 via the network communication unit 110. To do. When the MFP 120 receives the import request and the electronic file from the PC 109 to the network communication unit 122, the batch setting import unit 223 executes the following batch import processing.

  The batch setting import processing unit 223 analyzes the received electronic file, and determines whether or not a setting set or setting content whose ID is “CC_Settings” is included in the electronic file in S601. If it is determined that the setting is not included, the batch setting import unit 223 rewrites the setting set and setting contents stored in the storage unit 125 to the setting set or setting contents of the received electronic file in S603. After S603, the process of FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined in S601 that the setting set or the setting content with the ID “CC_Settings” is included as in the setting set shown in Table 1 or the setting content shown in Table 4, the process proceeds to S602.

  In step S <b> 602, the batch setting import unit 223 instructs the configuration determination unit 224 to determine whether or not “CC authentication acquired” of the setting item stored in the storage unit 125 is “YES”. Here, since the setting content of the MFP 120 is Table 4, the configuration determination unit 224 determines that “CC authentication acquired” is “YES”, and instructs the batch setting import unit 223 to perform the processing of S603. In step S603, the batch setting import unit 223 executes import processing. In this case, the setting contents stored in the storage unit 125 of the multifunction machine 120 after the end of the processing in FIG. The process of S604 in FIG. 6 will be described later.

  Next, a process in which the screen control unit 225 displays a setting confirmation screen on the UI operation unit 122 in the MFP 120 that has been set as shown in Table 4 after the batch setting import process will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the MFP 120 receives a setting confirmation screen display instruction via the UI operation unit 122, the screen control unit 225 imports the ID of the current setting content stored in the storage unit 125 in step S <b> 701. It is determined whether or not “CC_Settings”. If it is determined that the ID is not “CC_Settings”, in step S703, the screen control unit 225 displays the setting name on the UI operation unit 122 as it is on the setting confirmation screen. A screen 901 in FIG. 9 is an example of a screen displayed at that time. From FIG. 9, the user can recognize the setting contents that have been imported and rewritten by the MFP 120 and that the configuration is not a CC authentication acquisition configuration.

  On the other hand, for example, when the setting content stored in the storage unit 125 is Table 4, it is determined in S701 that the ID is “CC_Settings”, and the process proceeds to S702.

  In step S <b> 702, the screen control unit 225 instructs the configuration determination unit 224 to determine whether the setting item “CC authentication acquired” is “Yes”. Upon receiving the instruction, the configuration determination unit 224 determines whether “CC authentication acquired” stored in the storage unit 125 is “Yes”. If the determination is “Yes”, the process of S704 is performed. In the case of “No”, the screen control unit 205 is instructed to perform the processing of S705. For example, if the setting content stored in the storage unit 125 is Table 4, the configuration determination unit 224 determines that “CC authentication acquired” is “Yes” in S702, and the processing of S704 is executed. In step S <b> 704, the screen control unit 225 displays the CC authentication acquisition configuration on the setting confirmation screen and displays the setting name as it is. A screen 501 in FIG. 5 is an example of a screen displayed at that time. From FIG. 5, the user can recognize the setting content imported to the multifunction device 120 and rewritten in S603 and the CC authentication acquisition configuration. The process of S705 in FIG. 7 will be described later.

  Next, a case where the setting set or setting content exported from the MFP 101 that has acquired CC authentication is imported to the MFP 120 that has not acquired CC authentication, and the setting content of the MFP 120 is the setting content shown in Table 5. This will be described with reference to FIG.

  Since the process of S601 is the same as described above, the description thereof is omitted. In S602, the configuration determination unit 224 determines that “CC authentication acquired” is not “YES”, and instructs the batch setting import unit 223 to perform the process of S604. In step S <b> 604, the batch setting import unit 223 transmits warning screen data to the PC 109 via the network communication unit 121. When the PC 109 receives the warning screen data in the network communication unit 110, the PC 109 displays the warning message screen shown in FIG.

  When the process of S604 is executed, in S603, the batch setting import unit 223 executes the import process and ends the process. In this case, the setting contents of the multifunction machine 120 after the batch import process is completed are shown in Table 6.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, processing when the screen control unit 225 displays the setting confirmation screen on the UI operation unit 122 in the MFP 120 having the setting contents shown in Table 6 after the batch setting import processing will be described. . The processing in S701 is the same as that in the case of the setting contents in Table 4 described above, and a description thereof will be omitted. In the case of the setting contents shown in Table 6, in S702, the configuration determination unit 224 determines that “CC authentication has been acquired” is “No”, and the process proceeds to S705. In step S <b> 705, the screen control unit 225 changes and displays the setting name from “CC authentication acquisition configuration” to “IEEE 2600 compliant configuration” when displaying the setting confirmation screen. A screen 1001 in FIG. 10 is an example of a screen displayed at that time. The display shown in FIG. 10 can prevent the user from misunderstanding that the configuration of the multifunction device 120 is the CC authentication acquisition configuration.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a setting set or setting content is imported from a multifunction device that has acquired CC authentication to a multifunction device that has not acquired CC authentication, the setting name is “CC authentication acquired”. Is not displayed. Therefore, there is no possibility of misleading the user that the device configuration has acquired CC authentication. On the other hand, even in a multi-function peripheral that has not acquired CC authentication, the same setting as that of a configuration that has already acquired CC authentication is performed, so that convenience for the user can be improved. In addition, both the export source and the import destination multifunction peripherals can perform appropriate display according to the state of the apparatus without prior setting.

  In this embodiment, when determining whether or not the CC authentication configuration is used, information indicating whether or not the program code has acquired CC authentication in the storage unit in S602 or S702 is stored in advance. It explained as judging using it. However, for example, it may be determined whether or not the program code is a specific version, whether or not a license for obtaining CC authentication has been installed, and the determination result may be used. .

[Second Embodiment]
The setting content for the CC authentication acquisition configuration may be different depending on the change in the configuration requirements at the time of CC authentication acquisition, the difference in function, and the model. For this reason, even if the setting content or setting set has a CC authentication acquisition configuration in a certain model, the CC authentication acquisition configuration may not exist in another model.

  Tables 7 and 8 show an example in which the setting sets for obtaining the CC authentication acquisition configuration are different, and the following description will be made assuming that they are stored in the storage units of the MFP 101 and the MFP 120, respectively.

  Table 7 shows that if the MFP 101 is Y123, the “minimum number of characters in password” is “10 characters”, and “use audit log” is “ON”, the CC authentication acquisition configuration is set. Yes. Table 8 shows that if the model of the MFP 120 is Z123, the “minimum number of characters in password” is “10 characters”, “use audit log” is “ON”, and “default password prohibition” is “ON”, It shows that it becomes a CC authentication acquisition configuration.

  Here, “default password prohibition” is a setting item used when the authentication unit 226 performs user authentication and password registration. When this setting item is valid, the authentication unit 226 determines whether or not the accepted password matches the character string stored as the default password in the storage unit 125. If not, the authentication unit 226 changes the password. Ask the user. In the present embodiment, a value that can be set for the item “default password prohibition” is “OFF” or “ON”.

  For example, in the MFP 120, when the setting content of the MFP 101 set by the setting set in Table 7 is imported in a state where “default password prohibition” is “OFF”, in the first embodiment, “CC "Authentication acquisition configuration" is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, when the contents of the setting set for the CC authentication acquisition configuration are different, a uniquely distinguishable value is stored in advance in the storage unit as “CC authentication setting version”. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the setting content stored in the storage unit 106 of the multifunction peripheral 101 is Table 9 and the setting content stored in the storage unit 125 of the multifunction peripheral 120 is Table 10. As shown in Tables 9 and 10, since the setting sets for configuring the CC authentication acquisition configuration of the multifunction machine 101 and the multifunction machine 120 are different, the “CC authentication setting version” includes, for example, “1” and “2”, respectively. Different values are stored.

  Next, the batch setting export process in this embodiment will be described. The batch setting export process is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the electronic file exported from the multifunction machine 101 includes information that “CC authentication setting version” is “1”.

  Next, the batch setting import process and the subsequent display process of the multifunction machine 120 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The processing of S1101, S1102, S1105, and S1106 is the same as S601, S602, S604, and S603 in FIG.

  In step S <b> 1103, the configuration determination unit 224 determines whether the “CC authentication setting version” included in the electronic file to be imported matches the “CC authentication setting version” stored in the storage unit 125. If it is determined that they match, in S1106, the configuration determination unit 224 instructs the batch setting import unit 223 to perform import processing. On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match, the process proceeds to S1104. For example, the “CC authentication setting version” of the exported MFP 101 is “1” as shown in Table 9, and the “CC authentication setting version” of the import destination MFP 120 is “2” as shown in Table 10. ”. In that case, it is determined that they do not match in S1103, and the process proceeds to S1104.

  In S1104, the batch setting import unit 903 changes the setting name from “CC authentication acquisition configuration” to “IEEE2600 compliant configuration” in the settings of Table 9, changes the ID from “CC_Settings” to “General_Settings”, and performs import. Do. Table 11 shows the setting state of the storage unit 125 of the multifunction machine 121 after the import process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the condition for obtaining the CC authentication acquisition configuration is not satisfied, the setting name is changed so that the CC authentication acquisition configuration is not displayed and the setting content is imported. . Therefore, an appropriate display according to the state of the apparatus can be performed regardless of the model of the export source and the import destination.

  In each embodiment, the example in which the PC 109 exports from the multifunction machine 101 and imports it into the multifunction machine 120 has been described. However, the multifunction machine 101 or 120 may perform the operation of the PC 109. In each embodiment, it has been described that the name is changed and displayed on the setting confirmation screen for confirming the contents set in the MFP 120 (selected by the user from the list and set in the apparatus). However, the name may be changed and displayed on a screen displaying a list of a plurality of setting sets (including those corresponding to the currently set contents) stored in the storage unit.

(Other examples)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

  101, 120 MFP: 109 PC: 104, 111, 123 CPU: 105, 112, 124 RAM: 106, 125 Storage unit

Claims (13)

An import means for importing a setting set including setting items and setting values;
If a specific name indicating that the setting set imported by the import unit is a setting set corresponding to an authenticated device configuration is given, whether the specific name satisfies a condition or not Determination means for determining whether or not
When the determination unit determines that the condition is satisfied, the specific name given to the setting set imported by the import unit is displayed to the user, and the determination unit displays the condition. If it is determined that it does not satisfy, the control unit that changes the specific name given to the setting set imported by the import unit, and displays the changed name to the user,
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The control means changes the specific name to a name indicating a setting set corresponding to a configuration conforming to the authenticated device configuration, and displays the changed name to the user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition corresponds to a state of an import destination apparatus by the import unit and a content indicated by the specific name.   The state of the import destination device by the import unit is whether or not a license for obtaining the authentication is installed in the import destination device by the import unit. 3. The information processing apparatus according to 3.   The state of the import destination device by the import means means that the setting contents set in the import destination device by the import means match the setting items and setting values of the setting set imported by the import means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus.   The control unit displays a name of the setting set, a setting item, and a setting value as a confirmation screen of setting contents set in the import destination apparatus by the importing unit. 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 5 above.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an import destination apparatus by the import unit is the information processing apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the import destination apparatus by the import unit is a first apparatus different from the information processing apparatus. An export means for exporting a setting set to the information processing device from a second device different from the information processing device;
The import means imports the setting set exported from the second apparatus by the export means to the first apparatus;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8.   The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein when the determination unit determines that the specific name does not satisfy the condition, the control unit displays a warning message. apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the authentication is common criteria (CC) authentication of an IEEE 2600 standard. A method executed in an information processing apparatus,
An import process for importing a setting set including setting items and setting values;
Whether or not the specific name satisfies a condition when a specific name indicating that it is a setting set corresponding to an authenticated device configuration is assigned to the setting set imported in the importing step A determination step for determining whether or not
When it is determined in the determination step that the condition is satisfied, the specific name given to the setting set imported in the import step is displayed to the user, and the condition is determined by the determination unit. If it is determined that it does not satisfy, the control step of changing the specific name given to the setting set imported in the import step, and displaying the changed name to the user,
A method characterized by comprising:   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the information processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 11.

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