Patent ID: 8766771

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a display control section that performs display control of a first operation screen for performing a first operation and a second operation screen for performing a second operation; and a control section that determines whether a user needs to authenticate to display at least one of the first operation screen and the second operation screen and terminates the first operation screen or makes the first operation screen invisible based on the determination, wherein the control section terminates the first operation screen or makes the first operation screen invisible if the control section determines that the user needs to authenticate to display the second operation screen and the user needs to authenticate to display the first operation screen in a state in which the first operation screen is displayed, wherein the control section controls to display both the first operation screen and the second operation screen if the control section determines that the user does not need to authenticate to display the second operation screen in a state in which the first operation screen is displayed, and wherein the control section controls to display both the first operation screen and the second operation screen if the control section determines that the user needs to authenticate to display the second operation screen and the user does not need to authenticate to display the first operation screen in a state in which the first operation screen is displayed.