Patent ID: 7720859
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of items and parameters associated with the plurality of items, the plurality of items relating to setting of a target device; a search unit configured to search the storage unit, by using a keyword, for at least one item that matches the keyword, the keyword being input by a user; a setting screen generation unit configured to generate a setting screen, when the at least one item is found by the search unit, for the setting of the at least one setting item found by the search unit, using parameters corresponding to the at least one item; and a setting operation execution unit configured to execute an operation corresponding to the at least one item searched by the search unit in accordance with the parameters corresponding to the at least one item searched by the search unit, wherein: the storage unit stores an operation type associated with each of the plurality of items; and the device further comprises: an execution type judgement unit configured to judge regarding the operation type corresponding to the at least one setting item searched by the search unit; and a control unit configured to control the setting screen generation unit to generate the setting screen when the execution type judgment unit judges that the operation type corresponding to the at least one setting item searched by the search unit indicates that the setting screen should be generated, and to control the setting operation execution unit to execute the operation without causing the setting screen generation unit to generate the setting screen when the execution type judgment unit judges that the operation type corresponding to the at least one setting item searched by the search unit indicates that the operation should be executed.