Patent ID: 8271890

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, an operation unit; a display unit; a first storage unit configured to store portal application information comprising (a) setting information configured via the operation unit and (b) access information for accessing the setting information, the first storage unit being configured to store the setting information and the access information in the portal application information in association with each other; a second storage unit configured to store other application information comprising the access information and button information, the second storage unit being configured to store the access information and the button information in the other application information in association with each other; a display control unit configured to display the button information on the display unit in a user selectable form; an access information-detecting unit configured to be operable when the button information displayed on the display unit is selected by a user, to detect the access information associated with the button information in said second storage unit; a setting information acquisition unit configured to acquire the setting information associated with the access information from said first storage unit, based on the access information detected by said access information-detecting unit; and an execution unit configured to execute image processing based on the setting information acquired by said setting information acquisition unit, wherein the other application information is accessible to an application other than the portal application, but is not accessible to the portal application, wherein the portal application information is accessible to the portal application, but is not accessible to the other application, wherein the access information-detecting unit is implemented at least by a processing device executing the portal application and not the other application, and wherein the setting information acquisition unit and the execution unit are implemented at least by a processing device executing the other application and not the portal application.