JP2019128633A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of prompting a user to use an application added to the information processing apparatus.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 comprises: a display processing unit 172 that arranges an application icon 103 of an application ("application S") that executes a predetermined program at a predetermined position of a display unit; and a notification processing unit 175 that notifies a user of reward information on the basis of the position where the application icon 103 is arranged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  Conventionally, in an information processing apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral, a personal computer, and a smartphone, an application (hereinafter referred to as an "application") for executing a predetermined program is installed (added) to extend the function of the information processing apparatus. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-218397 A

  Here, the application installed in the information processing apparatus is arranged, for example, on the display screen of the last page among the display screens of a plurality of pages. In this case, the user may not recognize or forget the existence of the added application. If it does so, it will become difficult to make a user utilize the said application.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of prompting a user to use an application added to an information processing apparatus.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a display processing unit and a notification processing unit. The display processing unit arranges an activation icon of an application for executing a predetermined program at a predetermined position of the display unit. The notification processing unit notifies reward information based on a position where the activation icon is arranged.

  An information processing method according to the present invention includes disposing an activation icon of an application that executes a predetermined program at a predetermined position on a display unit, and notifying reward information based on a position where the activation icon is disposed. ,including.

  The program according to the present invention includes a step of placing an activation icon of an application that executes a predetermined program at a predetermined position on the display unit, and a step of notifying reward information based on the position where the activation icon is arranged. A program for causing a computer to execute.

  According to the present invention, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of prompting a user to use an application added to the information processing device are provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a management table showing a list of applications stored in the storage unit of the distribution server according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the reward information notification process executed by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of reward information notification processing (icon position change processing) executed by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a setting screen of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. The following embodiments are merely specific examples of the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is, for example, an image forming apparatus, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a PC (personal computer) or the like. Hereinafter, a case where the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an image forming apparatus will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image forming apparatus 1 and a distribution server 2. There may be a plurality of image forming apparatuses 1. The image forming apparatus 1 and the distribution server 2 can communicate via a communication network N1 such as the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, or a public telephone line.

[Distribution Server Configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the distribution server 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication I / F 21, a storage unit 22, a control unit 23, and the like.

  The communication I / F 21 connects the distribution server 2 to the communication network N1 by wire or wirelessly, and executes data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the image forming apparatus 1 via the communication network N1. This is a communication interface.

  The storage unit 22 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a hard disk or an EEPROM (registered trademark). The storage unit 22 stores various control programs executed by the control unit 23 and various data.

  The storage unit 22 stores a plurality of applications distributed to the image forming apparatus 1 and the like. FIG. 2 is a management table showing a list of applications stored in the storage unit 22. The name of the application (application name), the contents of the application, and the charge system of the application are associated with the management table. Each application is associated with an application program. The information in the management table is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 1 as application list data (for example, a web page) in response to a request from the user of the image forming apparatus 1. The application registered in the management table can be set and changed by the administrator of the distribution server 2.

  The control unit 23 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which information such as a control program for causing the CPU to execute various processes is stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit used as a temporary storage memory (work area) of various processes executed by the CPU. The control unit 23 controls the distribution server 2 by the CPU executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 22.

  Specifically, the control unit 23 includes a processing unit such as an application distribution unit 231. The control unit 23 functions as each processing unit by executing various processes in accordance with the control program. In addition, the control unit 23 may include an electronic circuit that realizes a part or a plurality of processing functions of each processing unit.

  The application delivery unit 231 delivers an application in response to a request from the user of the image forming apparatus 1 (application delivery request). For example, when the user selects a desired application (for example, “application S”) on the application list screen (see FIG. 2) corresponding to the application list data displayed on the image forming apparatus 1, the application distribution unit 231. Transmits the application program of the “application S” to the image forming apparatus 1.

[Configuration of image forming apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an operation display unit 10, an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) 11, an image reading unit 12, an image forming unit 13, a communication I / F 14, and a storage unit. 15, a timer 16, a control unit 17, and the like. Specifically, the image forming apparatus 1 is a multifunction machine having a printer function, a scanner function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and the like. The present invention is applicable not only to a multifunction peripheral but also to a copier and the like.

  The operation display unit 10 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays information, and an operation unit such as a touch panel that receives an information input operation by a user and an operation button. The operation unit may be displayed on the display unit as an operation icon. The display unit includes a display screen of one or more pages.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the operation display unit 10 (display unit). As shown in FIG. 3, in the operation display unit 10, functions (“Copy”, “Send”, “BOX”, “App Store”) registered in advance in the image forming apparatus 1 are executed in the icon display field 101. An activation icon for (activation), an activation icon (application icon 103) for activating an application ("application A", "application B") acquired from the distribution server 2, and a page number of the display screen ("1 / 3 ") and an icon (screen transition icon 102a) for transitioning the display screen to the display screen of the next page (" 2/3 "). The page number is represented by, for example, “page number of display screen currently displayed on display unit” / “total number of pages”. For this reason, the display screen of FIG. 3 represents that it is the display screen (home screen or initial screen) of the first page among all three pages. The operation display unit 10 also has an icon (setting icon 105) for displaying a setting screen for performing various setting operations in the image forming apparatus 1, and the display screen on the first page (“1/3”) ( An icon (home icon 106) for transition to the home screen is displayed. One or a plurality of the applications may be registered in the image forming apparatus 1 in advance.

  When the user selects the screen transition icon 102 a on the display screen shown in FIG. 3, the display screen of the “2/3” page shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit. On the display screen shown in FIG. 4, application icons 103 of six applications are arranged. When the user selects the screen transition icon 102b on the display screen shown in FIG. 4, the screen returns to the display screen (home screen) of the “1/3” page shown in FIG. 3, and when the user selects the screen transition icon 102c, FIG. The display screen of the “3/3” page shown in FIG. On the display screen shown in FIG. 5, application icons 103 of four applications are arranged. When the user selects the screen transition icon 102d on the display screen shown in FIG. 5, the screen returns to the “2/3” page display screen shown in FIG. 4, and when the user selects the home icon 106, the home screen (see FIG. 3). Return to).

  Note that the number of icons arranged in the icon display column 101 of each display screen is not limited, and is changed according to the size of the icon display column 101 and the size of the icon. The size of the icon can be changed according to the operation by the user. The contents of the display unit (display screens) may be different for each user who uses the image forming apparatus 1. The operation display unit 10 displays a display screen corresponding to the user login information on the display unit.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the ADF 11 includes a document setting unit, a conveyance roller, a document pressing unit, and a paper discharge unit. The ADF 11 is an automatic document conveyance device that conveys a document to be read by the image reading unit 12.

  The image reading unit 12 includes a document table, a light source, a mirror, an optical lens, and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and can read image data of the document.

  The image forming unit 13 can execute a printing process based on image data by an electrophotographic method or an inkjet method, and forms an image on a sheet based on the image data. For example, when the image forming unit 13 is an electrophotographic image forming unit, the image forming unit 13 includes a photosensitive drum, a charger, an exposure device, a developing device, a transfer device, and a fixing device.

  The communication I / F 14 connects the image forming apparatus 1 to the communication network N1 by wire or wirelessly, and executes data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the distribution server 2 via the communication network N1. This is a communication interface.

  The storage unit 15 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a hard disk or an EEPROM (registered trademark). The storage unit 15 stores various control programs such as a reward information notification program for causing the control unit 17 to execute a reward information notification process (see FIG. 9) described later, various data, and the like.

  The timer 16 measures various times according to user operations. For example, the timer 16 measures the time of login state of the user in the image forming apparatus 1 (the elapsed time since login).

  The control unit 17 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which information such as a control program for causing the CPU to execute various processes is stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit used as a temporary storage memory (work area) of various processes executed by the CPU. The control unit 17 controls the image forming apparatus 1 by causing the CPU to execute various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 15.

  Specifically, the control unit 17 includes an application reception processing unit 171, a display processing unit 172, an icon position acquisition unit 173, an icon position determination unit 174, a notification processing unit 175, an icon position change processing unit 176, a reward giving processing unit 177, and the like. including. The control unit 17 functions as each of these processing units by executing various processes according to the control program. Moreover, the control part 17 may be provided with the electronic circuit which implement | achieves a part or some processing function of each of these process parts.

  The application reception processing unit 171 receives an application distributed from the distribution server 2. When the user selects a desired application (for example, “application S”) on the application list screen (see FIG. 2), the application distribution unit 231 of the distribution server 2 downloads the application program of “application S” to the image forming apparatus 1. Send to. When the application reception processing unit 171 executes the application program, the “application S” is installed (added) on the image forming apparatus 1.

  The application is installed in the image forming apparatus 1 via a computer-readable recording medium such as a USB, an SD card, a CD (registered trademark), or a DVD (registered trademark) in which an application program of the application is stored. May be.

  The display processing unit 172 controls display contents on the display unit of the operation display unit 10.

  For example, when the user selects the “app store” icon on the display screen (home screen) shown in FIG. 3, the display processing unit 172 displays the application list screen (see FIG. 2) received from the distribution server 2. To display. Thereby, the user can select a desired application on the application list screen.

  Further, when an application is added by the application reception processing unit 171, the display processing unit 172 places the application icon 103 of the added application at a predetermined position on the display unit. For example, the display processing unit 172 arranges the application icons 103 of the added application on the display unit in the order of reception date and time (installation date and time). For example, when there is a space for placing the application icon 103 on any one of the display screens of a plurality of pages, the display processing unit 172 displays the application icon 103 of the added application in the space. You may arrange. The position of the application icon 103 arranged on the display unit can be changed according to the operation by the user.

  The icon position acquisition unit 173 acquires information (position information) of the position where the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged in the display unit. Specifically, the icon position acquisition unit 173, when the display unit includes a plurality of display screens, information on the page number of the display screen on which the application icon 103 is arranged and the position in the icon display column 101 of the display screen Position information including (coordinate position) information is acquired. For example, when the added application (“application S”) is arranged on the display screen (see FIG. 5) of the last page, the icon position acquisition unit 173 displays the information on the “3/3” page and “3/3” The position information including the information on the position ("lower left") in the icon display field 101 of the display screen of the page is acquired.

  Based on the position information acquired by the icon position acquisition unit 173, the icon position determination unit 174 places the application icon 103 of the added application on a predetermined display screen (for example, the home screen (see FIG. 3)). It is determined whether or not it has been done. The predetermined display screen is not limited to the display screen (home screen) of the first page, and may be a display screen of a page desired by the user. For example, the predetermined display screen can be a display screen of a page frequently used by a user. The user may be able to set the predetermined display screen. In this configuration, for example, when the user selects the home icon 106, a predetermined display screen set by the user is displayed.

  The notification processing unit 175 notifies remuneration information based on the position where the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged. Specifically, when the application icon 103 of the added application is not arranged on the predetermined display screen (for example, the home screen), the notification processing unit 175 is a display screen on which the application icon 103 is arranged. The reward information is displayed on the screen. The reward information is, for example, a message that prompts the user to move the application icon 103 to the home screen, and includes information that is a privilege for the user or administrator of the image forming apparatus 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, as the reward information on the display screen of the “3/3” page on which the application icon 103 of the added “application S” is arranged, the points are acquired when moving to the home screen. Yes, do you want to move the icon? " The points are points that can be used in the image forming apparatus 1, and are used for payment of, for example, an application purchase fee, a printing fee in the image forming device 1, a repair fee (maintenance fee) for the image forming device 1, and the like. be able to.

  Note that the notification processing unit 175 displays “Payment information present” (pop-up display) on the display screen of the “3/3” page on which the application icon 103 of the added “application S” is arranged (pop-up display). The above-mentioned remuneration information (“If you move to the home screen, you can acquire points. Do you move the icon?”) Is displayed on the display screen when “With remuneration information” is selected (touched). Also good.

  The icon position change processing unit 176 executes a process (“icon position change process”) for changing the position of an icon (for example, the application icon 103) in accordance with an operation by the user. A specific example of the icon position changing process will be described later.

  The reward grant processing unit 177 gives a reward to the user when the user moves the application icon 103 to a predetermined position according to the reward information. For example, when the user moves the app icon 103 of “APP S” to the home screen according to the reward information shown in FIG. 6 (see FIG. 8), the reward grant processing unit 177 gives the user the point. . The reward giving processing unit 177 associates the point with the user information (ID) of the user based on the login information of the user. Thereby, the user can use the points in the image forming apparatus 1. The reward grant processing unit 177 may transmit the reward to a terminal (user terminal) owned by a user who uses the image forming apparatus 1 by e-mail or the like. In addition, the said reward is not limited to provision of the said point, Another benefit may be sufficient. For example, the reward may be free replacement of toner of the image forming apparatus 1, free delivery of an application, or the like.

[Reward information notification process]
Hereinafter, the reward information notification process performed in the image forming apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. For example, the reward information notification process is started when the user selects an application that the user desires to newly add to the image forming apparatus 1. The reward information notification process may be terminated halfway in response to a predetermined operation on the image forming apparatus 1 by the user.

  Note that one or more steps included in the reward information notification process described here may be omitted as appropriate. In addition, the execution order of the steps in the reward information notification process may be different as long as the same effects are produced. Furthermore, although the case where each step in the reward information notification process is executed by the control unit 17 of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described as an example here, in another embodiment, the reward information is processed by a plurality of other processors. Each step in the notification process may be executed in a distributed manner.

  Here, it is assumed that the user of the image forming apparatus 1 desires to add (install) “application S” to the image forming apparatus 1 as in the above-described example.

<Step S101>
In step S <b> 101, the image forming apparatus 1 transmits a distribution request for a desired application to the distribution server 2 based on an operation by the user. For example, the user selects the icon of “application store” on the display screen (home screen) shown in FIG. The display processing unit 172 displays the application list screen (see FIG. 2) received from the distribution server 2 on the display unit. The user selects “application S” on the application list screen. Thereby, the image forming apparatus 1 transmits the distribution request of “application S” to the distribution server 2.

<Step S102>
In step S102, the application reception processing unit 171 receives the application distributed from the distribution server 2. Specifically, when the user selects “application S” on the application list screen, the distribution request is transmitted to the distribution server 2, and the distribution server 2 receives the distribution request. The application distribution unit 231 of the distribution server 2 transmits an application program of “application S” to the image forming apparatus 1 based on the distribution request. When the application reception processing unit 171 executes the application program, “application S” is installed (added) in the image forming apparatus 1.

<Step S103>
In step S103, the display processing unit 172 arranges the application icon 103 of the added application at a predetermined position of the display unit. For example, the display processing unit 172 arranges the application icon 103 of “application S” at the end of the last page (the “3/3” page) on the display screen of a plurality of pages (here, 1 to 3 pages) (See FIG. 5).

<Step S104>
In step S <b> 104, the icon position acquisition unit 173 acquires information (position information) on the display unit where the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged. For example, the icon position acquisition unit 173 displays the information on the “3/3” page on which the application icon 103 of “application S” is arranged, the position in the icon display field 101 of the display screen of the “3/3” page (“lower left )) Information is acquired (see FIG. 5).

<Step S105>
In step S105, the icon position determination unit 174 uses the home screen ("1/3" page) of the application icon 103 of the added application based on the position information acquired by the icon position acquisition unit 173 (FIG. 3). It is determined whether or not it is arranged in (see). When the application icon 103 of the added application is not arranged on the home screen (S105: NO), the process proceeds to S106. When the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged on the home screen (S105: YES), the reward information notification process is terminated. Here, since the application icon 103 of “application S” is not arranged on the home screen, the process proceeds to S106.

<Step S106>
In step S106, the notification processing unit 175 notifies the reward information based on the position where the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged. For example, the notification processing unit 175 instructs the display screen of the “3/3” page on which the application icon 103 of “application S” is arranged to move the application icon 103 to the home screen (“home screen” If you move to, you can get points. Do you want to move the icon? ”) Is displayed (see Figure 6). When the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged on the home screen (S105: YES), the reward information is not notified.

<Step S107>
If it is determined in step S107 that the user has changed the position of the application icon 103 of the added application (for example, if "Yes" is selected on the display screen of FIG. 6) (S107: YES) Move to "icon position change process". When the user does not receive a change in position of the application icon 103 of the added application (for example, when "No" is selected on the display screen of FIG. 6) (S107: NO), the process proceeds to S110. In S110, the notification processing unit 175 deletes the reward information from the display screen of the “3/3” page, and then ends the reward information notification process.

[Icon position change processing]
Here, the “icon position change process” will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 201, the icon position change processing unit 176 detects a touch operation of the application icon 103 by the user. For example, when the user touches the application icon 103 of “application S” on the display screen with a finger (see FIG. 7), the icon position change processing unit 176 detects the touch operation.

  When the touch operation is continued for a predetermined time (S202: YES), the icon position change processing unit 176 sets the touched application icon 103 in a movable state (S203) (see FIG. 7).

  The user transitions the display screen to a desired page (for example, “home screen”) while sliding on the display screen while touching the application icon 103 of “application S”. When the user releases the finger from the application icon 103 on the home screen (non-touch) (drag and drop operation), the icon position change processing unit 176 detects the position (non-touch position) at which the finger is released (S204) ).

  Then, in S205, the icon position change processing unit 176 arranges the application icon 103 at the non-touch position. As described above, the icon position change processing unit 176 changes the position of the application icon 103. The icon position changing process is not limited to the above process.

<S109>
When the user moves the application icon 103 to a predetermined position (here, “home screen”) according to the reward information, the reward giving processing unit 177 gives the user a reward in S109 (see FIG. 9). To do. For example, the reward giving processing unit 177 gives the user the points. The reward information notification process is executed as described above.

  As described above, in the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the notification processing unit 175 notifies the reward information based on the position of the application icon 103 of the application added according to the user's operation. For example, when the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged on a display screen (second display screen) different from the home screen (first display screen), the notification processing unit 175 moves the application icon 103 to the home screen. A message prompting the user to move to the screen is displayed on the second display screen. In addition, when the user executes an operation according to the reward information on the application icon 103, that is, when the user moves the application icon 103 to the home screen, the reward giving processing unit 177 selects the user To reward you. The provision of the reward is a motivation to move the application icon 103 to the user. Therefore, it is possible to prompt the user to use the added application. Then, since the user can easily move the application icon 103 to the home screen, the application can be appropriately used by the user.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may have the following configuration.

[Modification 1]
The reward information is not limited to the content shown in FIG. For example, the notification processing unit 175 may display “Do you want to change the size of the icon? Increase in size (can acquire points),“ do not change ”” on the display screen as the reward information. (See FIG. 11).

  In this case, when the user changes (increases) the size of the application icon 103 according to the reward information (see FIG. 12), the reward grant processing unit 177 grants a reward to the user. The “icon size” in the reward information includes the “frame color”, “frame size”, “background color”, “background pattern”, “character color”, “character color” of the icon. Various display modes of the application icon 103 may be used, such as “size”, “font of character”, “style of character”, and “deterioration of character”.

  The reward information may include a message that prompts the user to change the display mode of the application icon 103 and a message that prompts the user to move the application icon 103 to the home screen. In this case, when the user moves the application icon 103 to the home screen according to the reward information and changes (increases) the size of the application icon 103, the reward giving processing unit 177 rewards the user Is granted.

  Further, the reward giving processing unit 177 may change the reward according to the display mode of the application icon 103. For example, the reward giving processing unit 177 may increase the reward (for example, points) as the size of the application icon 103 is larger.

[Modification 2]
The notification processing unit 175 may notify the reward information based on the type of the added application and the position where the application icon 103 of the application is arranged. For example, when an application is executed, an application (charging application) having a system charged according to the user's operation in the application is a display screen (second display screen) different from the home screen (first display screen) And the notification processing unit 175 displays the reward information on the second display screen. This can prompt the user to use the charging application.

  In the above configuration, for example, when an application that does not have a charging system is arranged on the second display screen, the notification processing unit 175 may not display the reward information on the second display screen.

[Modification 3]
The notification processing unit 175 may notify the reward information having the content corresponding to the position where the application icon 103 of the added application is arranged. For example, when the application icon 103 is arranged on the display screen of the “2/3” page, the notification processing unit 175 sets “five points when moving to the home screen” as the reward information (first reward information). "Can be acquired. Do you want to move the icon?" Is displayed on the display screen. Further, for example, when the application icon 103 is arranged on the display screen of the “3/3” page, the notification processing unit 175 sets “10 points when moving to the home screen as the reward information (second reward information)”. Is displayed on the display screen.

  In the above configuration, the reward giving processing unit 177 gives the user a reward according to the reward information. That is, when the user moves the application icon 103 to the “home screen” according to the first reward information, the reward grant processing unit 177 gives “5 points” to the user. When the user moves the application icon 103 to the “home screen” according to the second reward information, the reward grant processing unit 177 gives “10 points” to the user.

  As another example, for example, when the application icon 103 of the billing application is moved from the “home screen” (first display screen) to another display screen (second display screen) in response to an operation by the user, notification is made. The processing unit 175 may display, as the reward information, “If you return to the home screen, you can get points. Do you want to move the icon?”.

[Modification 4]
The notification processing unit 175 may notify the reward information to the outside by voice in the image forming apparatus 1. Further, the notification processing unit 175 may transmit the reward information to a terminal (user terminal) possessed by a user who uses the image forming apparatus 1 by e-mail or the like.

[Modification 5]
The reward giving processing unit 177 may give a reward according to the time (or the number of days) elapsed since the application icon 103 of the added application is placed on the home screen. For example, when 10 days have elapsed since the application icon 103 was placed on the home screen, the reward grant processing unit 177 gives “10 points” to the user. Further, when one month has elapsed since the application icon 103 was placed on the home screen, the reward grant processing unit 177 gives “100 points” to the user.

  The time measurement is performed by the timer 16 of the image forming apparatus 1. Further, for example, the timer 16 measures the time of login state of the user in the image forming apparatus 1 (the elapsed time since login) in the measurement of the time.

[Modification 6]
The said icon position change process is not limited to the above-mentioned process (refer FIG. 10) (drag and drop operation). For example, when the user selects the setting icon 105 (see FIG. 6) displayed on the display unit, or when “Yes” is selected on the display screen of FIG. 6, the display processing unit 172 shows in FIG. Display the setting screen. The icon position change processing unit 176 changes the position of the application icon 103 according to the operation by the user on the setting screen. For example, in the setting screen illustrated in FIG. 13, when the user sets the display screen of the application icon 103 of “application S” to “1/3”, the icon position change processing unit 176 displays the application icon 103 on the home screen (“ Arrange (move) on page 1/3).

  Even if the reward information notification program is stored on a server or a cloud, and each image forming apparatus 1 is connected to the server or the cloud via the communication network N1, the reward information notification program is executed. Good.

100 information processing system 1 image forming apparatus (information processing apparatus)
10 Operation display section 11 ADF
12 image reading unit 13 image forming unit 14 communication I / F
15 storage unit 16 timer 17 control unit 171 application reception processing unit 172 display processing unit 173 icon position acquisition unit 174 icon position determination unit 175 notification processing unit 176 icon position change processing unit 177 reward giving processing unit 2 distribution server 21 communication I / F
22 storage unit 23 control unit 231 application distribution unit

Claims (9)

A display processing unit for arranging an activation icon of an application for executing a predetermined program at a predetermined position of the display unit;
A notification processing unit that notifies remuneration information based on the position where the activation icon is arranged;
An information processing apparatus comprising: When an operation according to the reward information is performed on the activation icon by the user, the apparatus further includes a reward grant processing unit that grants a reward to the user.
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The display unit includes a first display screen and a second display screen,
When the display processing unit places the activation icon on the second display screen, the notification processing unit displays the reward information on the second display screen.
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The notification processing unit displays a message prompting the user to move the activation icon to the first display screen as the reward information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. In accordance with an operation by a user, when the activation icon is moved to the first display screen according to the reward information, the apparatus further includes a reward grant processing unit that grants a reward to the user.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The notification processing unit notifies the reward information of the content according to the position where the activation icon is arranged.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The display unit including a plurality of display screens;
A reception processing unit that receives the application;
And further
The display processing unit arranges the activation icon on any display screen of the plurality of display screens,
The notification processing unit displays the reward information on the display screen on which the activation icon is arranged.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. Placing an activation icon of an application for executing a predetermined program at a predetermined position of the display unit;
Notifying reward information based on the position where the activation icon is arranged;
Information processing method including: Placing an activation icon of an application for executing a predetermined program at a predetermined position of the display unit;
Notifying reward information based on the position where the activation icon is arranged;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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