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An information processing apparatus includes a login screen display processing unit that causes a display device to display a login screen for enabling a request for login to an online shopping service that sells the consumables through a network to be made; a login request transmitting unit transmi

An information processing apparatus includes a login screen display processing unit that causes a display device to display a login screen for enabling a request for login to an online shopping service that sells the consumables through a network to be made; a login request transmitting unit transmits the request for login to the online shopping service based on authentication information input through the login screen; a model identification information transmitting unit transmits model identification information for identifying a model of the information processing apparatus; and a screen display processing unit that, in response to a response to the login request, causes the display device to display a screen for enabling use of the online shopping service. The screen display processing unit displays, as articles to be sold, consumables extracted based on the transmitted model identification information from the consumables being sold by the online shopping service.

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1. An image processing apparatus that implements a specific function by using consumables contained therein, the image processing apparatus comprising: a display panel;a memory storing computer-readable instructions; anda processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to, cause t

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An image processing apparatus that implements a specific function by using consumables contained therein, the image processing apparatus comprising: a display panel;a memory storing computer-readable instructions; anda processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to, cause the display panel to display a login screen enabling a login request to be made to an online shopping service configured to sell the consumables through a network;transmit the login request to the online shopping service, the login request including authentication information input by a user through the login screen;transmit, to the online shopping service in response to authentication of the login request, model identification information identifying a model of the image processing apparatus, individual identification information uniquely identifying the image processing apparatus, and condition information relating to a status of one or more consumables contained in the image processing apparatus;transmit, to the online shopping service, a browsing request to acquire information about the consumables being offered by the online shopping service that correspond to the image processing apparatus, the browsing request including the authentication information of the user, the online shopping service being configured to extract a list of corresponding consumables by referring to one or more databases stored by the online shopping service based on the authentication information of the user, the model identification information, and the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus, in response to authentication of the browsing request; andcause the display panel to display a graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user to order one or more consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a post-login screen, displayed in response to authentication of the browsing request, displaying a plurality of selectable types of consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, and a recommendation for the user to order a particular type of corresponding consumable from among the plurality of selectable types of corresponding consumables based on the condition information; anda shopping screen, displayed in response to the user selecting a type of corresponding consumable via the post-login screen, displaying a narrowed list of corresponding consumables including at least prices and images of corresponding consumables of the selected type acquired from the online shopping service, out of the extracted list of corresponding consumables, as articles offered to be sold. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the browsing request is made to the online shopping service by accessing an address on the network through which the graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user is provided. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to: generate and transmit, in response to the user performing an operation to order a consumable through the graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user, a piece of order information that contains the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus, andcause a most recent piece of order information associated with the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus to be displayed first after successful authentication of the browsing request, out of pieces of order information managed by the online shopping service. 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause, in response to an order date and time of the most recent piece of order information being within a particular time period, an operation screen to be displayed enabling a cancellation request to be made to the online shopping service to cancel an order to which the most recent piece of order information pertains. 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the pieces of order information managed by the online shopping service contain information indicating a status of a shipping arrangement with respect to a consumable to which a corresponding order pertains, andthe processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause, in response to the most recent piece of order information having a particular state as the status of the shipping arrangement, an operation screen to be displayed enabling a cancellation request to be made to the online shopping service to cancel an order to which the most recent piece of order information pertains. 6. A consumables ordering system for ordering consumables from an online shopping service through an image processing apparatus, the consumables being intended for use in the image processing apparatus to implement a specific function, wherein the image processing apparatus comprises a display panel, a memory storing computer-readable instructions, and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to: cause the display panel to display a login screen enabling a login request to be made to an online shopping service configured to sell the consumables through a network;transmit the login request to the online shopping service, the login request including authentication information input by a user through the login screen;transmit, to the online shopping service in response to authentication of the login request, model identification information identifying a model of the image processing apparatus, individual identification information uniquely identifying the image processing apparatus, and condition information relating to a status of one or more consumables contained in the image processing apparatus;transmit, to the online shopping service, a browsing request to acquire information about the consumables being offered by the online shopping service that correspond to the image processing apparatus, the browsing request including the authentication information of the user, the online shopping service being configured to extract a list of corresponding consumables by referring to one or more databases stored by the online shopping service based on the authentication information of the user, the model identification information, and the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus, in response to authentication of the browsing request; andcause the display panel to display a graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user to order one or more consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a post-login screen, displayed in response to authentication of the browsing request, displaying a plurality of selectable types of consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, and a recommendation for the user to order a particular type of corresponding consumable from among the plurality of selectable types of corresponding consumables based on the condition information; anda shopping screen, displayed in response to the user selecting a type of corresponding consumable via the post-login screen, displaying a narrowed list of corresponding consumables including at least prices and images of corresponding consumables of the selected type acquired from the online shopping service, out of the extracted list of corresponding consumables, as articles offered to be sold, anda service providing server that provides the online shopping service is configured to extract the list of corresponding consumables from the one or more databases stored by the online shopping service based on the model identification information and the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus, generate the graphical user interface, and transmit the narrowed list of corresponding consumables of the selected type to the image processing apparatus. 7. The consumables ordering system according to claim 6, wherein the browsing request is made to the online shopping service by accessing an address on the network through which the graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user is provided. 8. The consumables ordering system according to claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to: generate and transmit, in response to the user performing an operation to order a consumable through the graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user, a piece of order information that contains the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus, andcause a most recent piece of order information associated with the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus to be displayed first after successful authentication of the browsing request, out of pieces of order information managed by the online shopping service. 9. The consumables ordering system according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause, in response to an order date and time of the most recent piece of order information being within a particular time period, an operation screen to be displayed enabling a cancellation request to be made to the online shopping service to cancel an order to which the most recent piece of order information pertains. 10. The consumables ordering system according to claim 8, wherein the pieces of order information managed by the online shopping service contain information indicating a status of a shipping arrangement with respect to a consumable to which a corresponding order pertains, andthe processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause, in response to the most recent piece of order information having a particular state as the status of the shipping arrangement, an operation screen to be displayed enabling a cancellation request to be made to the online shopping service to cancel an order to which the most recent piece of order information pertains. 11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing an information processing program enabling use of an online shopping service configured to sell consumables through a network by an image processing apparatus that implements a specific function by using consumables contained therein, the information processing program when executed causing the image processing apparatus to: cause a display panel to display a login screen enabling a login request to be made to the online shopping service;transmit the login request to the online shopping service, the login request including authentication information input by a user through the login screen;transmit, to the online shopping service in response to authentication of the login request, model identification information identifying a model of the image processing apparatus, individual identification information uniquely identifying the image processing apparatus, and condition information relating to a status of one or more consumables contained in the image processing apparatus;transmit, to the online shopping service, a browsing request to acquire information about the consumables being offered by the online shopping service that correspond to the image processing apparatus, the browsing request including the authentication information of the user, the online shopping service being configured to extract a list of corresponding consumables by referring to one or more databases stored by the online shopping service based on the authentication information of the user, the model identification information, and the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus, in response to authentication of the browsing request; andcause the display panel to display a graphical user interface enabling use of the online shopping service by the user to order one or more consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a post-login screen, displayed in response to authentication of the browsing request, displaying a plurality of selectable types of consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, and a recommendation for the user to order a particular type of corresponding consumable from among the plurality of selectable types of corresponding consumables based on the condition information; anda shopping screen, displayed in response to the user selecting a type of corresponding consumable via the post-login screen, displaying a narrowed list of corresponding consumables including at least prices and images of corresponding consumables of the selected type acquired from the online shopping service, out of the extracted list of corresponding consumables, as articles offered to be sold. 12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the post-login screen comprises, a first window displaying the plurality of selectable types of consumables corresponding to the image processing apparatus, anda second window, overlaid on the first window, displaying the recommendation for the user to order the particular type of corresponding consumable based on the condition information. 13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein: the first window of the post-login screen further displays a date and time of a previous order based on the individual identification information of the image processing apparatus.