Patent ID: 8244921
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a multi-function peripheral device for displaying a user interface; and a computer configured to provide user interface information to the multi-function peripheral device, wherein: the multi-function peripheral device is configured to allow a user to interact with a program on the computer via the displayed user interface, to send to the computer a first identification number of the user interface currently loaded and to send information about at least one input from the user in a case that a trigger event occurs, and the computer checks whether or not the first identification number corresponds to a second identification number of a correct user interface and, if the first identification number does not correspond to the second identification number, sends correct user interface information to the multi-function peripheral device to allow the multi-function peripheral device to display a plurality of panes of the correct user interface to the user without receiving further user interface information from the computer, the user interface information being information of one of a layout and a structure of the plurality of panes, wherein user interface information is not varied during a run time of the multi-function peripheral device, and is alterable by the computer, and alteration to the user interface by the computer will trigger a download of the user interface information to the multi-function peripheral device after the run time is completed.