Patent ID: 8997257
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a user interface configured to accept a first operation for setting a parameter from a user; an authentication unit configured to authenticate the user; a controller configured to control the user interface to display the set parameter: a restriction unit configured to restrict, in a case where a first condition is met after the user has been authenticated by the authentication unit, the user interface from accepting the first operation; and an authentication termination unit configured to terminate the authentication of the user in a case where a second condition is met while accepting of the first operation is being restricted by the restriction unit, wherein the controller is configured to control the user interface to not display the set parameter in a case where the second condition is met while accepting of the first operation is being restricted by the restriction unit, wherein the first condition is that any operation has not been accepted for a first period, wherein the user interface includes a display screen, wherein the display screen is configured to display an image or character that changes as a remaining time before the first condition is met is increased or decreased, wherein the user interface is configured to accept a second operation for changing the image or character, and wherein the information processing apparatus further comprises: