Patent ID: 8681351

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a screen information storage part configured to store, on a user basis, screen information of an operation screen containing a shortcut for calling an application; a shortcut creating part configured to, in response to receiving a request for a job of the application from an information processor connected to the image processing apparatus via a network, create a job shortcut for executing the job based on information of the requested job, and make a request for updating the screen information of a user who has requested the job; a screen management part configured to, in response to receiving the request for updating the screen information, add information of the job shortcut created by the shortcut creating part to the screen information of the user who has requested the job; a user management part configured to authenticate and manage the user; a screen creating part configured to create the operating screen containing the job shortcut based on the screen information of the user managed by the user management part; and a display part configured to display the operating screen created by the screen creating part.