CN105611101B - Information processing system, information processing unit and information processing method - Google Patents

Information processing system, information processing unit and information processing method Download PDF

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CN105611101B
CN105611101B CN201510786566.6A CN201510786566A CN105611101B CN 105611101 B CN105611101 B CN 105611101B CN 201510786566 A CN201510786566 A CN 201510786566A CN 105611101 B CN105611101 B CN 105611101B
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The present invention relates to information processing system, information processing unit and information processing methods, and its object is to provide function according to various countries' function restriction form in the case where not changing function and providing object-based device Program.The information processing system of the present invention has：Acquisition unit, obtains the functional requirement for requiring to provide specific function from the device, which sells ground treatment information comprising the countries and regions for indicating sale equipment；Determining section, according to the first corresponding informance, determine in functional requirement sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information, each of the first corresponding informance sells deserving whether ground treatment information is restricted with the utilization of at least part function in expression specific function/non-to deserve information corresponding；And function offer portion, when deserve/it is non-deserve information and indicate that the utilization of at least part function is restricted in specific function when, provide function according to the function restriction for selling the country represented by ground treatment information in functional requirement.

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Information processing system, information processing unit and information processing method
Technical field
The present invention relates to information processing system, information processing unit and information processing methods.
Background technology
In recent years, with the popularizing as the various communication equipments of representative using mobile phone and mobile information terminal, crowd is developed The various application software used on multi-communication devices.In order to promote the use of these application software, also while developing for being situated between The application software that continues simultaneously directly downloads or is installed to the various websites in communication equipment, i.e., using promotion website.In this regard, from homogeneous There is provided function and effectively operation it is conservative from the perspective of, this should be made using the operation of promotion website to there is the world to share Cloud function.
But country variant is to above-mentioned also different using the limitation of function using promotion website.Such as patent document 1 Whether (JP spy table 2013-504101 bulletins) discloses a kind of providing function according to the physical location of equipment to switch.
However, making in not installing GPS functions or the equipment that can not flexibly cope with composition using limitation for function Disclosed in patent document 1 when technology, need to change the program etc. in equipment.That is, in the prior art still not not The composition of function can be provided in the case that the program in the equipment of function offer object is provided according to various countries' function restriction form.
Invention content
To solve the above-mentioned problems and reach the object of the invention, the present invention provides a kind of information processing system, wherein having Following portion：Acquisition unit, is used for obtaining the functional requirement for requiring to provide specific function from the device, includes table in the functional requirement That shows the countries and regions for selling the equipment sells ground treatment information；Determining section is used for according to the first corresponding informance, determining and institute State include in functional requirement described sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/non-deserve information, the first corresponding informance packet Containing it is multinomial it is described sell ground treatment information, each is sold ground treatment information and indicates the profit of at least part function in the specific function It is corresponding to deserve information with deserving whether being restricted/non-；And function offer portion works as institute for carrying out following control State determining section determination it is described deserve/non-information of deserving indicates that the utilization of at least part function in the specific function is limited Country or the ground represented by ground treatment information are sold described in including when processed, in the functional requirement obtained according to the acquisition unit The function restriction in area provides function.
Effect of the invention is that can be pressed in the case where not changing the program for one side of equipment that function provides object Function is provided according to various countries' function restriction form.
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Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of an example information processing system.
Fig. 2 is the hardware architecture diagram of an example MFP.
Fig. 3 is the software sharing module map of an example MFP.
Fig. 4 is the functional structure module map of an example MFP.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of an example operation screen.
Fig. 6 is the hardware architecture diagram of an example application software server.
Fig. 7 is the functional structure module map of an example application software server
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the first corresponding informance of an example.
Fig. 9 is the structural schematic diagram in an example function offer portion.
Figure 10 is the non-schematic diagram for providing picture of an example.
Figure 11 is the functional structure module map of an example device management server.
Figure 12 is the schematic diagram of an example third corresponding informance.
Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of the 4th corresponding informance of an example.
Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of an example application software reading picture.
Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of another application software reading picture.
Figure 16 is the schematic diagram of the second corresponding informance of an example.
Figure 17 is the schematic diagram of an example obstacle circular mail.
Figure 18 is the sequence diagram for the information processing system motion flow that an example first embodiment is related to.
Figure 19 is the sequence diagram that an example sends obstacle circular mail flow to user.
Figure 20 is the functional structure module map in the function offer portion of an example second embodiment.
Figure 21 is the schematic diagram of the first corresponding informance of an example second embodiment.
Figure 22 is the sequence diagram for the information processing system motion flow that an example second embodiment is related to.
Figure 23 is the schematic diagram of the application software reading picture of third embodiment.
Figure 24 is the sequence diagram for the information processing system sequence of movement that an example third embodiment is related to.
Figure 25 is the functional structure module map in the function offer portion of the 4th embodiment of an example.
Figure 26 is the schematic diagram of an example license confirmation screen.
Figure 27 is the schematic diagram of the second corresponding informance of the 4th embodiment of an example.
Figure 28 is the sequence diagram of the information processing system motion flow of the 4th embodiment of an example.
Figure 29 is the schematic diagram of an example license release confirmation screen.
Figure 30 is the sequence diagram of the sequence of movement for the information processing system that the 5th embodiment of an example is related to.
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Information processing system, information processing unit and information processing method of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to attached drawing Embodiment.Below with an example equipment of the present invention, the i.e. compounding machine of one of form of image forming apparatus For (Multifunction Peripheral, referred to as MFP), it is described, but the present invention is not limited, it can also Suitable for other image forming apparatuses such as such as printer.Compounding machine refers to a variety of work(such as duplicating, scanning, printing, faxes The device of energy.
First embodiment
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of an example information processing system 100 of present embodiment.As shown in Figure 1, information processing system System 100 has MFP1, application software server 2, translating server 4 and device management server 5, these equipment are via network 8 interconnect.For convenience of description, in example shown in Fig. 1 in information processing system 100 only include a MFP1, and this hair Bright not limited, the value volume and range of product for the equipment that information processing system 100 includes is arbitrary.
Application software server 2 is to provide the device of specific function.Specific function in present embodiment be allow equipment (this It is MFP1 in example) by the application software of application software reading picture and selecting and utilize the function of individual privacy information using user (sometimes referred to as utilizing promotion functions in the following description), for providing, equipment is available to answer application software reading picture Use application software.And the specific function of the present invention is not limited thereto.It is a with being utilized as an example using promotion functions in this example The function of people's privacy information, wherein being answered from what application software reading picture 6 imported by user comprising individually carrying out each user Contact function when with the upgrading of software or breaking down, but the present invention is not limited thereto using promotion functions.
Will be described in following, in brief about specific content, application software server 2 provides MFP1 and can utilize Application software guide look.Further specifically, application software server 2 provides the utilization contract of each application software to MFP1 Or the webpage for download, in other words, the webpage for providing the application software that MFP1 can be utilized (claims in the following description For application software read picture 6).In this example, it is mounted with to answer from the acquirement of application software server 2 for handle respectively in MFP1 With the software application software (hereinafter referred to as AppStore application software 3) that is shown on MFP1 of reading picture 6 and for providing The function (hereinafter referred to as browser application 2b) of web browser.Particular content about MFP1 will be described in more detail below.
Application software server 2, which utilizes each information indicated towards the country for selling equipment with expression, to be promoted At least part of of function is correspondingly taken care of using deserving whether being restricted/non-information of deserving.Application software service Device 2 is also by the application of each shop identification information for being used for identifying the shop for selling the equipment such as MFP1 and identification application software Software identification information is correspondingly taken care of.This will be described in more detail below.
Translating server 4 provides a translation application software in the application software shown on application software reading picture 6. Each store's identification information is determined information correspondingly by device management server 5 with the equipment for being used for determining the equipment such as MFP1 Keeping.Specifically it will be described in more detail below.
The hardware configuration of MFP1 is described with Fig. 2 below.As shown in Fig. 2, MFP1 has with duplicating, scanning, fax, printing Etc. the host 10 of various energy energy and for receiving the operation portion 20 of user's operation.It refers to that receive user's operation defeated to receive user's operation The information entered (including the signal etc. for indicating picture coordinate value).Host 10 and operation portion 20 pass through dedicated communication line 30 It is connected, can communicates.30 Wireless-wire of communication line, to telecommunications metrics, there is no limit for example, by using USB The circuit of (Universal Serial Bus) specification.
Host 10 responds the operational motion that operation portion 20 receives.Host 10 can be outer with personal computer as client etc. If communication, the instruction action received from external device (ED) is responded.
First, the hardware configuration of host 10 is described.As shown in Fig. 2, host 10 have CPU11, ROM12, RAM13, HDD14, communication interface (I/F) 15, connecting interface (I/F) 16, engine part 17, these function parts are connected with system main line 18 mutually It connects.
CPU11 overall controls host 10 acts.CPU11 by using RAM13 as operating area, execution be stored in ROM12 or Program in HDD14 controls host 10 and acts, realizes the various functions such as above-mentioned duplicating, scanning, fax, printing on the whole.
Communication interface 15 is for connection to the interface of network 8, and connecting interface 16 is for via communication line 30 and operation The interface that portion 20 communicates.
Engine part 17 be for carry out general information processing and communication other than, for realize duplicating, scanning, fax with And the hardware of the processing of printing function, such as have the scanner section (image reading unit) for scanning contribution image and being read out, recording The fax portion etc. in the drawing portion (image forming part), progress facsimile that are printed on the sheet materials such as paper.In turn, it is also equipped with air exercise The ADF (automatic contribution conveying device) in end portion, automatic conveying contribution that the sheet material after print is classified etc. is specific additional Function part.
Secondly, the hardware configuration of operation portion 20 is described.As shown in Fig. 2, operation portion 20 have CPU21, ROM22, RAM23, Flash memory 24, communication interface (I/F) 25, connecting interface (I/F) 26, operation panel 27, these function parts are mutually with system main line 28 Connection.
CPU21 general control operations portion 20 acts.CPU21 is by the way that using RAM23 as operating area, execution is stored in ROM22 Or the program in HDD24, operation portion 20 is controlled on the whole and is acted, and realizes the aobvious of the correspondence user input information (image) received The various functions being described below such as show.
Communication interface 25 is for connection to the interface of network 8, and connecting interface 26 is for via communication line 30 and host The interface of 10 communications.
Operation panel 27 be used for receive the various inputs based on user's operation, while show various information (such as response receive The information etc. of the information for the operation arrived, the information for indicating MFP1 running-active status, expression setting state etc.).In this example, operating surface Plate 27 is configured to carry the liquid crystal display device (LCD) of touch panel function, however, the present invention is not limited thereto, such as can also be to take Carry the organic EL display device of touch panel.And then can also add the display units such as the operation portions such as keyboard or lamp, or with keyboard, lamp Deng substitution liquid crystal display device.
The software configuration of MFP1 is described below.Fig. 3 is the software sharing module map of an example MFP1.As shown in figure 3, host 10 With application software layer 101, service layer 102, OS layers 103.Application software layer 101, service layer 102 and OS layers 103 are actually It is stored in the various softwares of the weight such as ROM12 or HDD14.These softwares are executed by CPU11 to provide various functions.
The software of application software layer 101 is used for providing the predetermined function for allowing hardware resource to act.Such as provide copy function Copy application software, the scanning application software of scanning function is provided, the fax application software of facsimile function is provided, printing is provided Print application software of function etc..
The software of service layer 102 provides to application software between application software layer 101 and OS layers 103 and utilizes host The interface of 10 hardware resources having.The function of receiving and mediate to hardware resource action request is specially provided.Service layer 102 receive action requests be with scanner section read or with tracing portion printing etc. requirements.
Service layer 102 not only provides interface function, but also answering to operation portion 20 to the application software layer 101 of host 10 Interface function is provided with software layer 201.In other words, the application software layer 201 of operation portion 20 also can be by means of service layer 102 Interface function realizes the function of the hardware resource (such as engine part 17) using host 10.
The software of OS layers 103 is to provide basic software (the operation system of the basic function for the hardware that control host 10 has Unite OS).Hardware resource from various application software is converted to OS layers 103 by the software of service layer 102 using requirement can OS layers 103 are handed to after the instruction of deciphering.Then, these instructions are executed with the software of OS layers 103, to which hardware resource is according to answering It is acted with the requirement of software.
Equally, operation portion 20 also has application software layer 201, service layer 202 and OS layers 203.What operation portion 20 had The hierarchy structure of these application software layers 201, service layer 202 and OS layers 203 is identical as 10 1 side of host.But application is soft Function, the 202 acceptable action request type of service layer of the application software offer of part layer 201 are different from 10 1 side of host. The application software of application software layer 201 can provide the predetermined function for the hardware resource action for allowing operation portion 20 to have, but main The use of operation or the display of the various functions (function of duplicating, scan, fax and print) having about host 10 is provided The function of family interface (UI).The application software of application software layer 201 includes browser application 2b or AppStore using soft Part 3 etc..
Present embodiment is in order to keep the independence between function, software and operation portion on the OS layers 103 of 10 1 side of host Software on the OS layers 203 of 20 1 sides is different.In other words, operating system action is only mutually between host 10 and operation portion 20 It is vertical.For example, 10 1 side of host uses Linux (registered trademark) as the software of OS layers 103, and 20 1 side of operation portion uses The software of Android (registered trademark) OS layers 203.
For this purpose, in the MFP1 of present embodiment, host 10 and operation portion 20 are acted using different operating system, therebetween Processing in the device that communication does not use the two general is carried out as the communication between different device.Operation portion 20 is to master Machine 10 transmits the action (command communication) for receiving information (the instruction content of user) and host 10 notifies operation portion 20 in relation to thing The action etc. that part occurs just belongs to this kind of action.Here, command communication can be carried out to host 10 by operation portion 20, to use The function of host 10.Host 10 be sent to operation portion 20 event occur notice refer to, such as host 10 act implementation situation and The setting content etc. of 10 1 side of host.
In the present embodiment, it powers to operation portion 20 from host 10 via communication line 30, thus the electricity of operation portion 20 Source control can be controlled with the power supply different from host 10 independently to carry out.
The functional structure of MFP1 is described below.Fig. 4 is the functional structure module map of an example MFP1.As shown in figure 4, MFP1 has There are operation screen display unit 111, application software reading picture requirement portion 112, information display section 113, application software to utilize control Portion 114, mail notification portion 115.For ease of description, function of the present invention is mainly shown in Fig. 4, and what MFP1 had Function is not limited thereto.
The control of operation screen display unit 111 operation screen of display for various operations on operation panel 27.Fig. 5 is one The schematic diagram of example operation screen, shows for starting browser application i.e. AppStore application software 3 on operation screen Icon 2a.
After user touches icon 2a, AppStore application software 3 starts, and AppStore application software 3 (read by application software Look at picture requirement portion 112) it carries out to application software server 2 and proposes control that the application software reading display of picture 6 requires.This example In, it, can be by certain in the application software introduced on application software reading picture 6 by using application software reading picture 6 A application software is downloaded or is installed in equipment, accordingly it is also possible to think the display requirement control of application software reading picture 6 i.e. Application software is introduced to require to provide and directly by software download or the function being installed in equipment (using promotion functions). This, requires the beginning of the page of signal (hereinafter also referred to " display requires ") is additional can be unique in the display of application software reading picture 6 The equipment for determining MFP1 determine information and indicate MFP1 sale country sell treatment information.Prestoring in MFP1, this is sold Ground treatment information.
Fig. 4 shows that information display section 113 (browser application 2b) response display requires, and is shown on operation panel 27 The control of the information (application software reading picture 6 etc.) received from application software server 2.When showing application on operation panel 27 When software reading picture 6, application software is carried out in MFP1 using control unit 114 using the application software selected by user Control (control for including installation application software).
Mail notification portion 115 has the function that mail notification is sent to the user (manager) of MFP1.In the MFP1 of this example Prestore the personal information (E-mail address etc.) of MFP1 user.
The structure of application software server 2 is described below.Fig. 6 is the hardware configuration module of an example application software server 2 Figure.As shown in fig. 6, application software server 2 has CPU711, ROM712, RAM713, communication interface (I/F) 714, input unit 715, display unit 716.Here it is shown that be present embodiment bottom line composition, application software server 2 of the invention Composition is not limited to shown in Fig. 6.The action of CPU711 overall controls application software server 2.ROM712 is to be used for save routine Etc. the nonvolatile memory of various data.RAM713 is the operating area (working region) that CPU711 is used for carrying out various processing Volatile memory.Communication interface 714 is the interface communicated with network 8.Input unit 715 is set for what user's operation inputted It is standby, such as mouse, keyboard etc..Display unit 616 is used for showing various information, such as with compositions such as liquid crystal display devices.
The function that application software server 2 is described below with reference to Fig. 7 is constituted.As shown in fig. 7, application software server 2 has Acquisition unit 211, determining section 212, the first corresponding information storage department 213, function offer portion 214 are provided.Application software service in this example Function possessed by device 2 (acquisition unit 211, determining section 212, function offer portion 214) passes through the CPU711 of application software server 2 The program that execution is stored in ROM712 etc. is achieved, but the present invention is not limited, for example, at least application software service Part of functions in the function that device 2 has can also be realized with special hardware circuit.In addition, above-mentioned first corresponding informance is deposited The function in storage portion 213 is realized for example, by ROM712 or RAM713.For convenience of description, Fig. 7, which is mainly shown, is related to this hair Bright function, and function possessed by application software server 2 is not limited thereto.
Acquisition unit 211 obtains functional requirement from equipment, which includes to indicate the country of sale equipment It sells ground treatment information and requires to provide specific function.(corresponding " function is wanted for the display requirement of the acquirement of acquisition unit 211 MFP1 in this example Ask ").It determines information as described above, the beginning of the page that display requires attached equipment and sells ground treatment information, thus acquisition unit 211 It is required, can be obtained true for uniquely determining the requirement equipment i.e. equipment of MFP1 required as proposition display by obtaining display That determines the country of the MFP1 of information and expression sale proposition display requirement sells ground treatment information.
Determining section 212 determines that the functional requirement obtained with acquisition unit 211 (is display in this example according to the first corresponding informance It is required that) included sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/non-deserve information.Deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate specific function in Whether the utilization of at least part function is restricted.Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the first corresponding informance of an example.The first of this example corresponds to Ground treatment information is sold comprising multinomial in information, each treatment information and deserves with selling/and it is non-that to deserve information corresponding.Here, deserve/ Non- information of deserving indicates to provide the utilization handled about individual privacy information when specific function (being to utilize promotion functions in this example) Whether (such as transmission or preservation etc. of individual privacy information) is restricted.In example shown in Fig. 8, indicate using unrestricted Deserve/it is non-deserve information and be expressed as " JP " sell ground treatment information it is corresponding (deserve/it is non-deserve information be " non-to deserve "), Indicate to deserve using restricted/it is non-deserve information and be expressed as " UK " sell treatment information it is corresponding (deserve/non-should believe Breath is " deserving ").First corresponding informance is pre-stored in the first corresponding information storage department 213.
The reference of determining section 212 of present embodiment is stored in the first corresponding informance in the first corresponding information storage department 213, Determine that acquisition unit 211 obtains be attached to during display requires sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/non-deserve information.
Continuing on Fig. 7.When determining section 212 determine deserve/it is non-deserve information expression take at least one in fixed function When the utilization of partial function is restricted, function offer portion 214 is contained in selling in functional requirement according to what acquisition unit 211 obtained The function restriction of country represented by ground treatment information carrys out control function offer.In the present embodiment, if it is determined that What portion 212 determined deserve/the non-function of deserving information expression acquirement in the utilization of at least part of function be restricted, then work( Portion 214 can be provided and carry out the control that at least part function in specific function (being to utilize promotion functions in this example) is not provided.
Specifically, when determining section 212 determine deserve/it is non-deserve information expression acquirement function at least part of work( When the utilization of energy is restricted, function offer portion 214 carries out the equipment, that is, MFP1 offers not required to proposition display and utilizes promotion The control of function.And when determining section 212 determine deserve/it is non-deserve information expression acquirement function utilization it is unrestricted when, It carries out to the common control using promotion functions of equipment i.e. MFP1 offers for proposing that display requires in function offer portion 214.
Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of the specific composition in an example function offer portion 214.As shown in figure 9, function offer portion 214 has Have non-offer picture deliver letters portion 211, identification information requirement portion 222 of store, the second determining section 223, the 4th corresponding informance storage Portion 224, application software reading picture deliver letters portion 225, obstacle notice control unit 226, the second corresponding information storage department 227.
Determining section 212 determination deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate function using be restricted in the case of, non-offer picture The MFP1 that portion 221 is required to proposition display that delivers letters, which is sent, to be indicated not providing the non-offer picture using promotion functions.Figure 10 is one The non-schematic diagram that picture is provided of example.In present embodiment, when determining section 212 determination deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate function utilize When being restricted, non-offer picture portion 221 of delivering letters generates non-offer picture shown in Fig. 10, and sends the non-offer picture, makees For the reply required the display from MFP1.Then, propose that MFP1 (information display section 113) implementations that display requires are operating The control of the non-offer picture received from application software server 2 is provided on panel 27.
Continue the description of Fig. 9 below.Deserve in the determination of determining section 212/non-information of deserving indicates function using being restricted In the case of, identification information requirement portion of store 222 requires device management server 5 to provide the equipment obtained with acquisition unit 211 Determine the corresponding store's identification information of information.In present embodiment, identification information requirement portion of store 222 is to equipment management Server 5 sends the signal (being known as in following " store's identification information requirement ") for requiring store's identification information, and receives and set Store's identification information as reply that standby management server 5 is sent.On the beginning of the page that store's identification information requires in this example The equipment that additional acquisition unit 211 obtains determines information.
The functional structure of device management server 5 is described with Figure 11 herein.As shown in figure 11, device management server 5 has There are third determining section 501 and third corresponding information storage department 502.For ease of description, Figure 11 only shows work(of the present invention Can, and the function of actually device management server 5 is without being limited thereto.
Third determining section 501 according to determined with equipment in each store's identification information the corresponding third of information it is corresponding letter Breath, the equipment for determining the acquirement of acquisition unit 211 determine store's identification information corresponding to information.Figure 12 is an example present embodiment Third corresponding informance schematic diagram.In the example shown in Figure 12, the equipment for uniquely determining " equipment 1 " is determined into information (Figure 12 In " 100001 "), the equipment that uniquely determines " equipment 2 " determines information (" 100002 " in Figure 12), uniquely determines setting for " equipment 3 " The standby equipment for determining information (" 100003 " in Figure 12), uniquely determining " equipment 4 " determine information (" 100004 " in Figure 12) with Identify that the identification information of " store A " is corresponding.
In the third corresponding informance shown in Figure 12, store's identification information is identified with store's identification information One-to-one four equipment of four equipment of store's sale determine that information is associated.But the present invention is not limited to this, About the form of third corresponding informance, such as each store's identification information can also be identified with for determining with the store The equipment for the equipment that the store of information identification is sold determines that information is associated.Third corresponding informance is pre-stored in third correspondence In information storage part 502.
In present embodiment, when application software server 2 (identification information requirement portion of store 222) receives store's identification After information requirements, third determining section 501 judges that additional equipment determines on the beginning of the page of the store's identification information requirement received Information.Then, it with reference to the third corresponding informance being stored in third corresponding information storage department 502, determines and is attached to store The equipment on beginning of the page that identification information requires determines that information (equipment for being regarded as the acquirement of acquisition unit 211 determines information) is opposite The store's identification information answered.Then, the reply required as store's identification information, foldback is by determining store's identification Information.
Such as set, third corresponding informance as shown in figure 12 is pre-stored in third corresponding information storage department 502, is used for only One equipment for determining " equipment 1 " determines that information is that the equipment for uniquely determining MFP1 determines information, and is received from application software server 2 To the desired beginning of the page of store identification information on attached and determine information for the equipment for uniquely determining " equipment 1 (MFP1) ". At this point, the third corresponding informance with reference to shown in figure 12 of third determining section 501, determines and be used for identifying with uniquely determining " equipment 1 (MFP1) " equipment determines store's identification information of information corresponding " store A ", then as store's identification letter Desired reply is ceased, foldback is used for identifying store's identification information of " store A ".
The hardware configuration of devices described above management server 5 is identical as the hardware configuration of application software server 2.If The function (function etc. of above-mentioned third determining section 501) that standby management server 5 has is by the CPU711 of device management server 5 The program that is stored in ROM712 etc. is executed to realize.But the present invention is not limited thereto, such as device management server 5 has Function in, part of functions can also be realized with dedicated hardware circuit.Above-mentioned third corresponding information storage department 502 can be with For example, by realizations such as ROM712 or RAM713.
Fig. 9 is returned to, continuing on the function offer portion 214 of application software server 2.Second determining section 223 is according to the 4th Corresponding informance, come the corresponding application software identification information of store's identification information for determining with third determining section 501 determines.The In four corresponding informances, each store's identification information with for identifying that the application software identification information of application software is corresponding.
Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of the 4th corresponding informance of an example present embodiment.In the example shown in Figure 13, identification " pin The store's identification information for selling shop A " corresponds to the application software identification information and " application software 1 " of identification " application software 1 " respectively Description of contents information and " application software 1 " using contract information combination, identify " application software 2 " application software know The description of contents information and " application software 2 " of other information and " application software 2 " " are answered using combination, the identification of contract information It is closed with the use of the application software identification information of software 3 " and the description of contents information of " application software 3 " and " application software 3 " With information combination, identify " application software 4 " application software identification information and " application software 4 " description of contents information and The combination using contract information of " application software 4 ".Identify that store's identification information of " store B " corresponds to identification " using soft The description of contents information and " application software 20 " of the application software identification information of part 20 " and " application software 20 " use contract The combination of information.4th corresponding informance is saved in the 4th corresponding information storage department 224.4th corresponding informance is not by Figure 13 Shown example limitation, can arbitrarily change the example of Figure 13.
In the present embodiment, store's identification information requirement portion 222 responds above-mentioned store's identification information requirement, is receiving After the store's identification information sent to device management server 5, the second determining section 223 of commission determine with from equipment management service The corresponding application software of store's identification information (the store's identification information determined by third determining section 501) that device 5 receives Identification information.The second determining section 223 for receiving the commission is corresponded to reference to the 4th be stored in the 4th corresponding information storage department 224 Information determines application software identification information corresponding with the store's identification information received from device management server 5.
For example, the 4th corresponding informance is pre-stored in the 4th corresponding information storage department 224 as shown in fig. 13 that, setting is from setting Store's identification information that standby management server 5 receives for identifying " store A " (uses third determining section 501 to determine identification Store's identification information of " store A ").At this point, the second determining section 223 corresponding informance with reference to shown in figure 13, determines identification The application software identification information of " application software 1 ", the application software identification information for identifying " application software 2 ", identification " application software 3 " application software identification information identifies that the application software identification information of " application software 4 " is the sale with identification " store A " The corresponding application software identification information of shop identification information.
In addition, present embodiment can also bonding apparatus management server 5 manage third corresponding informance and application software The 4th corresponding informance that server 2 manages constitutes and determines the corresponding application software identification information phase of information with each equipment Corresponding information.And the application software identification information can be used to identify and determine that the equipment that information determines can use with the equipment Application software.
Furthermore present embodiment can be taken with the third determining section 501 and application software that bonding apparatus management server 5 has The second determining section 223 that business device 2 has, determines that information is corresponding, true with the equipment for identifying according to each equipment Determine the corresponding information of application software identification information for the application software that the equipment that information determines can use, realizes and determine and take Obtain the function that the equipment that portion 221 obtains determines the corresponding application software identification information of information.In other words, it can also be setting one A form with the server of various functions possessed by application software server 2 and device management server 5, with the clothes Business device Replacing software server 2 and device management server 5.
Continue the description of Fig. 9.Application software reading picture delivers letters portion 225 to MFP1 sending application softwares reading picture 6, is somebody's turn to do Application software reading picture 6 is used to provide the application software of the application software identification information identification determined with the second determining section 223, MFP1 is the equipment that the equipment obtained with acquisition unit 211 determines that information determines.Application software reading picture in the present embodiment Deliver letters portion 225 generate application software reading picture 6, wherein from the second determining section 223 determine application software it is different application it is soft Part make it is non-display, and by the application software of generation reading picture 6 be sent to MFP1.
Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of the application software reading picture 6 when the second determining section of an example 223 not can determine that translation software. Translation software is used for applying the contribution pictorial data of reading the PDF text messages with transparent text of OCR processing and generation It is translated, and translation result is supplied to user, the application software is premised on equipment has the function of OCR.For example, in MFP1 In the case of without OCR functions, in above-mentioned 4th corresponding informance just be not present with for identify sell the MFP1 " store The corresponding application software identification information for being used for identifying " translation software " of store's identification information of A ".For this purpose, for example Three determining sections 501 are determined determines the corresponding store's identification information (this example of information with for the equipment that uniquely determines MFP1 In for identification " store A " store's identification information) in the case of, the second determining section 223 can not determine and third determining section Store's identification information (store's identification information of identification " store A ") of 501 determinations is corresponding to be known as application software Other information, for identifying the application software identification information of " translation software ".
On the webpage of application software reading picture 6, the application software each determined by the second determining section 223 has selection should Application software using contract or download the button (" selection " button in Figure 14) of the application software.In the example of Figure 14, setting Second determining section 223 determine for identify simple fax, file printing, photo management, the processing of simple photo, paperwork management, And the application software identification information simply scanned.
Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of application software reading picture 6 of an example when the second determining section 223 determines translation software. Such as in the case where MFP1 has the function of OCR, in above-mentioned 4th corresponding informance, for identifying the application software of " translation software " Identification information is corresponding with for identifying sale store's identification information of " store A " of the MFP1.For this purpose, being determined in third Portion 501 is determined determines that the corresponding store's identification information of information (is identification " pin in this example with the equipment for uniquely determining MFP1 Sell store's identification information of shop A ") after, the second determining section 223 just determines the application software identification for being used for identifying " translation software " Information is that store's identification information store's identification information of (identification " store A ") institute for being determined by third determining section 501 is right The application software identification information answered.In the example of Figure 15, the second determining section 223 is set by determine translation for identification, letter Easy fax, raw material printing, photo management, the processing of simple photo, text software, the application software of the software simply scanned identification letter Breath.
In the present embodiment, application software reading picture deliver letters portion 225 generate application software reading picture 6, the application The application software that software reading picture 6 is used for providing the application software identification information identification determined with the second determining section 223 (carries Go out the application software that the MFP1 that display requires can be used), and the display requirement received from MFP1 is replied, the application of generation is soft Part reading picture 6 is sent to MFP1.Then, it proposes that MFP1 (information display section 113) the response displays that display requires require, carries out It is shown to the control for the application software reading picture 6 that display is received from application software server 2 on operation panel 27.This embodiment party In formula the application software for proposing that the MFP1 that display requires can be used, therefore, user are only shown on application software reading picture 6 Press any one application software on application software reading picture face 6 using contract or download the select button of software, Asking will not be denied.Therefore, it is possible to improve convenience for users.
It is proposed that MFP1 (application software uses control unit 114) implementation that display requires is soft in application using user in MFP1 The use control of the application software selected in the application software shown on part reading picture 6.Such as the operation panel of setting MFP1 Show that application software reading picture 6 shown in figure 15, user's selected text translation software (are the selection pressed in Figure 15 in this example on 27 Button).Here, setting translation software is can be placed on translating server 4 with the browser software 2b of operation portion 20 to use In application software software (i.e. Web application software).In the present embodiment, if the application software of user's selection is (from answering With the application software selected in the application software that shows on software reading picture 6) it is expression via Web vector graphic application software Web application software, then application software is using control unit 114 and certainly real between the application software server of the Web application software Row is controlled using the processing of the Web application software.In this example application software using control unit 114 in the choosing for detecting translation software It selects after button pressed, does not download translation software from translating server 4, but carry out and access translating server 4 and using translation The processing (such as carrying out the login process of the user information of unique identification user) of software.
For to provide the translation software of interpretative function to be Web softwares in present embodiment, but the present invention and it is not limited System, such as translation software can also be the normal application software being installed in operation portion 20.In this case, if detected " selection " button of translation software is pressed, then application software downloads translation software using control unit 114 from translating server 4 And it is installed in MFP1.But has and translation software need not be downloaded to using translation software as the mode of Web application software Advantage in MFP1 (operation portion 20).The other application software shown on application software reading picture 6 is identical with this.In turn, right In AppStore application software 3, if having the function of obtain equipment determine information, can also be Web application software or its The application software of his form, the application software without being the type of download in MFP1.
Continue the explanation of Fig. 9.Obstacle notice control unit 226 determines that information is at least answered with for identifying according to by each equipment It is corresponding with the application software identification information of software (application software used in determining the equipment that information determines with the equipment) The second corresponding informance, if user E-mail address with for identification occur obstacle application software application software identification information It is corresponding, then it is that the address sent sends obstacle circular mail with the E-mail address, obstacle has occurred in notice application software.On the contrary, such as The E-mail address of fruit user is not corresponding with the application software identification information of application software of obstacle occurs for identification, then requires and be somebody's turn to do The corresponding equipment of application software identification information determines that the equipment that information determines sends obstacle circular mail, to notify user.
Figure 16 is the schematic diagram of the second corresponding informance of an example present embodiment.In the example shown in Figure 16, it is used for only One equipment for determining " equipment 1 " determines information (" 100001 " in Figure 16) the not only application software with identification " application software 1 " Identification information is corresponding with the identification application software identification information of " application software 2 ", and (schemes with the E-mail address of the user of equipment 1 It is corresponding for " aaa@bb.com " in 16.And the equipment for uniquely determining " equipment 2 " determines information (" 100002 " in Figure 16) only It is corresponding with the application software identification information of identification " application software 2 ", but without the E-mail address of corresponding user.It uniquely determines and " sets Standby 5 " equipment determines the application software identification information of information (" 100005 " in Figure 16) and identification " application software 3 " and sets The E-mail address of standby 5 user is (corresponding for " ccc@dd.com " in Figure 16.It prestores in second corresponding information storage department 227 second pair Answer information.
For example, when obstacle occurs for " application software ", second corresponding informance with reference to shown in figure 16 determines and is used for determining The equipment of " equipment 1 " determine information and the equipment for determining " equipment 2 " determine information be with for identifying " application software 1 " The corresponding equipment of application software identification information determines information.In the example shown in Figure 16, the equipment for determining " equipment 1 " determines Information (" 100001 " in Figure 16) is corresponding with user's E-mail address (" the aaa@bb.com " in Figure 16) of equipment 1, for this purpose, obstacle Notice control unit 222 is object of delivering letters with the E-mail address, sends obstacle circular mail.
But determine that the equipment of " equipment 2 " determines that information (" 100002 " in Figure 16) is not corresponding in Figure 16 User's E-mail address of equipment 2, for this purpose, obstacle notice control unit 222 requires " equipment 2 " to notify obstacle circular mail to user.This The equipment (MFP1 etc.) that the information processing system 100 of embodiment includes, which has to the manager (user) of the equipment, sends mail Informing function (being equivalent to above-mentioned mail notification portion 115), receive obstacle notice control unit 222 require equipment 2 with oneself protect The E-mail address of the manager deposited is object of delivering letters, and sends obstacle circular mail.Figure 17 is the schematic diagram of an example obstacle circular mail.
In present embodiment, the equipment for the countries and regions sale not being restricted to the utilization of individual privacy information processing It provides and utilizes promotion functions, thus the premise of above-mentioned second corresponding informance is not include wherein to be used for determining that the equipment of the equipment is true Determine information.Even if containing the country being restricted for determining the utilization handled in individual privacy information in the second corresponding informance Information is determined with the equipment of the equipment of area sale, which can not being determined to, information is registered in association with E-mail address and is stepped on Record.But it is available with and mail notification portion 115 possessed by the equipment of information determination is determined with the equipment, determined to the equipment The user (manager) for the equipment that information determines sends obstacle circular mail.In this case, equipment itself saves E-mail address Etc. personal information, the utilization in relation to personal information processing it is unrestricted.
There is applications described above software server 2 hardware comprising conventional computers such as CPU, ROM, RAM to constitute.On State acquisition unit 211, (deliver letters portion 221, store's identification information of non-offer picture is wanted for determining section 212 and function offer portion 214 Ask portion 222, the second determining section 223, application software reading picture deliver letters portion 225, obstacle notice control unit 226) various functions The program being stored in ROM etc. is executed by CPU to realize, still, the present invention is not limited.Such as above-mentioned acquisition unit 211, At least part function (can also partly be led with dedicated hardware circuit in 214 various functions of determining section 212 and function offer portion Body integrated circuit etc.).Above-mentioned first corresponding information storage department 213, the 4th corresponding information storage department 224, the second corresponding informance are deposited The function in storage portion 227 is with realizations such as such as ROM or RAM.
Figure 18 is the sequence diagram of the motion flow of the information processing system 100 of an example present embodiment.First, MFP1's is clear The device application software 2b (AppStore application software 3) that lookes at sends above-mentioned display requirement (step S1) to application software server 2.Such as Upper described, the beginning of the page which requires, which attached, to be determined information for the equipment for determining MFP1 and indicates the country of sale MFP1 Or area sell ground treatment information.
After the display requirement for receiving MFP1 transmissions, application software server 2 according to above-mentioned first corresponding informance, determine with it is aobvious Show the market treatment information for including in requirement it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information, judge to be determined deserves/non-deserves Information is indicated whether to utilize and is restricted (step S2).Hereinafter, description requires the market treatment information for including with display respectively It is corresponding deserve/non-information of deserving is using being restricted (deserve in this example/non-information of deserving be " deserving ") and less than limit System (deserve in this example/non-information of deserving be " non-to deserve ") two kinds of situations.
First illustrate with display require include market treatment information it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information expression The case where using when being restricted.In this case, application software server 2 is replied display and is required, and provides above-mentioned non-offer Picture (referring to Figure 10) (step S3).Then, propose that the browser application 2b response displays for the MFP1 that display requires require, Carry out the display control that the non-offer picture received from application software server 2 is provided on operation panel 27.
Then illustrate with display require include market treatment information it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information expression Using it is unrestricted when the case where.In this case, application software server 2 sends store to device management server 5 Identification information requirement, it is desirable that additional equipment in the beginning of the page required with display is provided and determines information corresponding store identification letter It ceases (step S4).It attached in the beginning of the page that display requires as described above, attached in the beginning of the page that store's identification information requires Equipment determine information.After device management server 5 receives store's identification information requirement of the transmission of application software server 2, Judge that additional equipment determines information in beginning of the page.Then, it according to above-mentioned third corresponding informance, determines and determines information pair with the equipment The store's identification information (step S5) answered, and store's information requirements are replied, it provides by determining store's identification information (step S6).
After device management server 5 receives store's identification information, application software server 2 responds store's identification letter Breath requires, and according to above-mentioned 4th corresponding informance, determination is corresponding with store's identification information that device management server 5 receives Application software identification information.Then, application software reading picture 6 (step S7) is generated, for providing with by determining application The application software of software identification information identification.Then, application software server 2 replys the display requirement received from MFP1, sends The application software reading picture 6 (step S8) generated.It is proposed that the browser application 2b for the MFP1 that display requires is being operated The application software reading picture 6 for the answer required as display that display is received from application software server 2 on panel 27.Such as Figure 14 or shown in figure 15 application software reading picture.
Figure 19 is the sequence diagram that an example sends above-mentioned obstacle circular mail flow to user.For the pipe of management application software PC60 is managed when obstacle occurs for some application software of their own management, sending obstacle to application software server 2 notifies (step S11).Application software server 2 determines according to above-mentioned second corresponding informance and is used for identifying generation after receiving the notice The corresponding equipment of application software identification information of the application software of obstacle determines information.Then, judge that the process is determining to set It is standby to determine that information whether there is corresponding E-mail address (step S12).In this example, with answering for the application software for identifying generation obstacle Determine that information is that the equipment of determining MFP1 determines information, thus described separately below with the corresponding equipment of software identification information Equipment for determining MFP1 determines information and the corresponding situation of E-mail address (there are when E-mail address) and not for determining MFP1's Equipment determines information and the corresponding situation of E-mail address (there is no when E-mail address).
It illustrates first and there is the case where with E-mail address when determining that information is corresponding for the equipment that determines MFP1.At this In the case of kind, to determine that the corresponding E-mail address of information is object of delivering letters with for the equipment that determines MFP1, sends obstacle and notify postal Part (step S13).
The case where then illustrating there is no with information corresponding E-mail address is determined for the equipment that determines MFP1.At this In the case of kind, application software server 2 requires MFP1 to send obstacle circular mail (step S14) to user.After receiving the requirement, Browser application 2b instruction mail notifications portion 115 sends obstacle circular mail (step S15).After receiving the instruction, mail Manager's E-mail address that notification unit 115 is preserved with oneself E-mail address of the terminal profiles such as its PC used (be specially manager for) is to send Believe object, sends obstacle circular mail (step S16).
As described above, the application software server 2 of present embodiment according to it is a variety of sell ground treatment information respectively with indicate profit Deserving whether being restricted with the utilization of at least part function in promotion functions/non-information corresponding first of deserving corresponds to Information, come determine required with the display received from MFP1 in include sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/non-deserve information. If the process it is determining deserve/it is non-deserve information be using being restricted, carry out follow during display requires include sell ground The function restriction of country represented by treatment information provides the control of function.In this way, the work(that present embodiment provides It can just can be without changing the program during function provides object i.e. MFP1 (equipment), it then follows sell the country of MFP1 Or the function restriction in area.
Second embodiment
Second embodiment is described below.The part that description is the same as the above first embodiment is omitted herein.In this reality Apply in mode, when determined by determining section 212 deserve/non-information of deserving indicates, at least part function in certain functions When using being restricted, the unrestricted country of utilization that function offer portion 214 receives specific function provides specific work( Energy.It is specific as follows.When determined by determining section 212 deserve/non-information of deserving indicates, at least part function in certain functions Utilization when being restricted, function offer portion 214 gives notice to the equipment for proposing functional requirement (being required for display in this example), Inform the server for being arranged in the unrestricted country of offer of specific function and providing specific function.It is described below.
Figure 20 is the functional structure module map in the function offer portion 214 of an example present embodiment.As shown in figure 20, this implementation Mode and first embodiment the difference is that, the function offer portion 214 of present embodiment notifies control unit with server 228 deliver letters portion 221 to replace above-mentioned non-offer picture.By determining section 212 determine deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate profit In the case of being restricted, server notifies control unit 228 to generate the page (hereinafter referred to as " instead of page ") for describing linked object, The linked object be set on using unrestricted country and provide specific function server (hereinafter referred to as " instead of Server 50 ") URL.Then, the MFP1 required to proposition display sends the replacement page of above-mentioned generation.MFP1 (information display sections 113) it after receiving as the replacement page that display requires is replied, is shown on operation panel 27 and replaces page.User visits according to replacement page It asks and replaces server, the offer using promotion functions is provided.
Figure 21 is the schematic diagram of the first corresponding informance of an example present embodiment.In the first corresponding informance shown in Figure 21 Each treatment information and deserves with selling/non-information of deserving is corresponding, this point is identical with first embodiment, but with the first implementation Mode the difference is that, indicate using be restricted deserve/it is non-deserve information it is corresponding sell ground treatment information also with replacement The URL of server 50 is corresponding.In the example of Figure 21, indicate " UK (Britain) " sell ground treatment information also with indicate using by Deserve information (indicate the deserving of " deserving "/non-deserve information) to the deserving of limitation/non-and replaces the URL of server 50 opposite It answers.Determining section 212 determines that include in being required by the display that acquisition unit 211 obtains sells ground treatment according to first corresponding informance Deserving corresponding to information/non-deserves information, by it is determining deserve/it is non-deserve information and indicate " deserving " in the case of, really It is fixed to sell the ground corresponding URL instead of server 50 for the treatment of information with this.Then, will lead to by determining content notice server Know control unit 228, while entrusting generation instead of page and delivering letters.
Figure 22 is the sequence diagram of the motion flow for the information processing system 100 that an example indicates present embodiment.In Figure 22 The content of step S21 is identical as the content of step S1 of Figure 18, omits repeated description herein.The display requirement sent by MFP1 Afterwards, application software server 2 determines that with selling of including in display requirement treatment information is opposite according to above-mentioned first corresponding informance Answer deserve/it is non-deserve information, judge the process it is determining deserve/non-information of deserving indicates whether using being restricted (step S22).It is described separately below display require in include sell ground treatment information corresponding to deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate utilize The case where being restricted (deserve in this example/non-information of deserving be " deserving ") and using unrestricted situation (deserve in this example/ Non- information of deserving is " non-to deserve ").
First illustrate display require in include sell ground treatment information corresponding to deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate profit With the case where being restricted (deserve in this example/it is non-deserve information be " deserving ").In this case, application software server 2 With reference to the first corresponding informance, determine that include in being required with display sells the ground corresponding URL instead of server 50 for the treatment of information.And Afterwards, it makes and replaces page, wherein record linked object, which is this, passes through determining URL, replace page to be sent to this and propose display requirement MFP1 (step S23).After MFP1 is received as the replacement page that display requires is replied, show that this replaces page on operation panel 27. For example, after being pressed instead of the URL as linked object in page, MFP1 can be accessed instead of server 50.Specifically, Above-mentioned display is required to be sent to instead of that after server 50 (step S24), can obtain as answer from instead of server by MFP1 50 application software reading picture (step S25).In this way, MFP1 just can receive that utilizing for the offer of server 50 is replaced to promote work( Energy.
Then illustrate display require in include sell ground treatment information corresponding to deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate profit With unrestricted situation (deserve in this example/non-information of deserving be " non-to deserve ").In this case, step S26 is to S30's Content is identical as the step S4 to S8 of Figure 18, is not repeated to describe herein.
Third embodiment
Third embodiment is described below.The part that description is the same as the above first embodiment is omitted herein.In this reality Apply in mode, when determined by determining section 212 deserve/non-information of deserving indicates, at least part function in specific function When using being restricted, function offer portion 214 to use in specific function (in present embodiment for utilize promotion functions) by The part of functions of limitation utilizes implementation limitation control.
Above-mentioned non-offer picture is not provided in this example to deliver letters portion 221, determined by determining section 212 deserve/it is non-should When information indicates that identification information requirement portion of store 222 can also require equipment management service using in the case of being restricted Device 5 is provided determines the corresponding store's identification information of information with the equipment that acquisition unit 211 obtains.Include in display requires sells Deserving corresponding to ground treatment information/non-deserve information be using it is unrestricted when (determining section 212 determine deserve/non-deserve Information indicate " non-to deserve " when), application software reading picture deliver letters portion 225 reply display require, send packet as shown in figure 23 Containing for logging in answering including the individual privacy information i.e. UI of E-mail address (Figure 23 exemplified in be expressed as the imaginary key button " logged in ") With software reading picture 6.And when display require in include sell ground treatment information corresponding to deserve/it is non-deserve information be utilize When being restricted (determining section 212 determine deserve/it is non-when deserving information and indicating " deserving "), application software reading picture is delivered letters portion 225, which reply display, requires, and not comprising being used for logging in the individual privacy information i.e. UI of E-mail address, (such as Figure 14 or shown in figure 15 is answered for transmission With software read picture 6) application software read picture 6.
Figure 24 is the sequence diagram of the sequence of movement for the information processing system 100 that an example indicates present embodiment.It is walked in Figure 24 The content of rapid S31 and S32 is identical as the content of step S1 and S2 of Figure 18, is not repeated to describe.In this example, and from MFP1's Display require in include sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information, either using be restricted or profit With unrestricted, application software server 2 sends store's identification information to device management server 5 and requires (step S33), It is required that providing the corresponding store's identification information of information is determined with optional equipment in the beginning of the page of display requirement.Step S34 to S36 Content it is roughly the same with the content of step S5 to S7 shown in Figure 18, still, with from MFP1 display require in including Sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/non-information of deserving indicates using in the case of being restricted, using soft in step S36 Part server 2 generates the application software reading picture 6 for not including the UI for being used for logging in E-mail address.And it is wanted with the display from MFP1 Ask include sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/non-information of deserving indicates using in the case of unrestricted, step S36 Middle application software server 2 generates application software reading picture 6 as shown in figure 23, comprising the UI for logging in E-mail address.And Afterwards, as the display requirement for replying MFP1, the application software that application software server 2 is generated to MFP1 forwarding steps S36 is read Picture 6 (step S37).
4th embodiment
The 4th embodiment is described below.The part that description is the same as the above first embodiment is omitted herein.In this reality Apply in mode, when by determining section 212 determine deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate using be restricted when (provide specific function When be restricted about the utilization of individual privacy information), function offer portion 214 carries out following control, that is, is proposing functional requirement Equipment on show that license confirmation screen, the license confirmation screen are used for being confirmed whether to allow utilizing individual privacy information.When logical It, will be for determining that the equipment for proposing functional requirement is set when crossing license confirmation screen and being connected to expression and allow using individual privacy information It is standby to determine information and indicate to allow corresponding using the License Info of individual privacy information and be saved in above-mentioned second corresponding informance In, provide specific function (being to utilize promotion functions in this example) to the equipment for proposing functional requirement.
Figure 25 is the functional structure module map in the function offer portion 214 that an example indicates present embodiment.As shown in figure 25, such as Shown in Figure 25, the difference of present embodiment and first embodiment is, the function offer portion 214 of present embodiment is true with license Control unit 230 is recognized to replace above-mentioned non-offer picture to deliver letters portion 221.Deserve/non-should believe what is determined by determining section 212 In the case that breath indicates that the utilization of personal information is restricted, license confirms that control unit 230 generates license confirmation screen, and should License confirmation screen is sent to the MFP1 for proposing that display requires.Figure 26 is the schematic diagram of an example license confirmation screen.Shown in Figure 26 Example in, license confirmation screen includes UI (the "available" imagination keys in Figure 26 for being used to refer to allow using individual privacy information Button) and instruction do not allow using individual privacy information UI (in Figure 26 " can not " imaginary key button).
In the case where the input expression being connected to allows using individual privacy information, license confirms control unit 230 by being permitted Can confirmation screen, will for determine propose display require equipment equipment determine information, with expression allow utilize individual privacy The License Info of information is correspondingly saved in the second corresponding informance.Then consignment of sales shop identification information requirement portion 222 is true It is fixed to show that the equipment for including in requirement determines that information (equipment that acquisition unit 211 obtains determines information) is corresponding with for determining Store's identification information.After receiving the commission, identification information requirement portion of store 222 require device management server 5 provide with The equipment that acquisition unit 211 obtains determines the corresponding point of sale identification information of information.Hereafter action and first embodiment phase Together, to allow using individual privacy information MFP1 provide it is general utilize promotion functions.
On the contrary, in the case where the input expression being connected to does not allow using individual privacy information, license confirms control unit 230 By license confirmation screen, it will determine information for the equipment for determining the equipment for proposing that display requires, do not allow to utilize with expression The License Info of individual privacy information is correspondingly saved in the second corresponding informance.At this point, such as above-mentioned various embodiments, work( Portion 214 can be provided and carry out following control, i.e., include in being required according to display sells the country represented by ground treatment information Function restriction come to propose display require MFP1 provide function.
Figure 27 is the schematic diagram of the second corresponding informance of an example present embodiment.In the example shown in Figure 27, it is used for only One equipment for determining " equipment 1 " determines information (" 100001 " in Figure 27) the not only application software with identification " application software 1 " Identification information is corresponding with the identification application software identification information of " application software 2 ", and (schemes with the E-mail address of the user of equipment 1 It is and " aaa@bb.com " in 27) it is corresponding, but without corresponding License Info.This means that the country of sale " equipment 1 " Or area do not limit using using promotion functions (i.e. with for the equipment that determines " equipment 1 " determine information it is corresponding deserve/it is non- Deserve information to indicate using unrestricted).
The equipment in Figure 27, uniquely determining " equipment 2 " determines information (" 100002 " in Figure 27) and identification " application software 1 " application software identification information and indicating does not allow the License Info (in Figure 27 for " can not ") using individual privacy information It is corresponding, but without the E-mail address of corresponding user.The equipment for uniquely determining " equipment 5 " determines information (" 100005 " in Figure 27) With the E-mail address of the user of the application software identification information of identification " application software 3 ", equipment 5 (in Figure 16 for " ccc@dd.com " with And it indicates to allow corresponding using the License Info (being "available" in Figure 27) of individual privacy information.
Figure 28 is the sequence diagram of the motion flow of the information processing system 100 of an example present embodiment.Wherein step S41 and The content of S42 is identical as the step S1 and S2 of Figure 18, is described to this omission.This example describes to wrap in requiring with the display from MFP1 Contain sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information be using be restricted the case where.In this case, it applies Software server 2 is replied display and is required, and above-mentioned permission confirmation screen (referring to Figure 26) (step S43) is sent.Then, receive license Input results (step S44) in confirmation screen.The feelings illustrated below received when allowing to input using individual privacy information Condition.
Then, application software server 2 will determine information for the equipment for determining the MPF1 for proposing that display requires and indicate Allow correspondingly to be saved in the first corresponding informance (step S45) using the License Info of individual privacy information.Then, it applies Software server 2 sends store's identification information requirement to device management server 5, it is desirable that provides in the beginning of the page required with display Additional equipment determines the corresponding store's identification information (step S46) of information.The content of step S47 to S50 and the step of Figure 18 Rapid S5 to S8 is identical, is no longer described in detail.
5th embodiment
The 5th embodiment is described below.Appropriate omit describes part identical with above-mentioned 4th embodiment herein. In present embodiment, when determined by determining section 212 deserve/non-information of deserving indicates using being restricted, and above-mentioned the In two corresponding informances, for identifying that the equipment for proposing the equipment of functional requirement (being required for display in this example) determines information and indicates When allowing corresponding using the License Info of individual privacy information, function offer portion 214 carries out following control, that is, is proposing function It is required that equipment on show that license solution disappears confirmation screen, the license solution confirmation screen that disappears is used for being confirmed whether to need solution to disappear to utilizing The license of individual privacy information.Be connected to indicate solution disappear individual privacy information using license input when, by permit solution disappear really Recognize picture, carries out and disappeared control using the solution of license to individual privacy information.
In this example, determined by determining section 212 deserve/non-information of deserving indicates using being restricted, and above-mentioned In second corresponding informance, for identifying that the equipment for proposing the MFP1 of functional requirement determines that information and expression allow to utilize individual privacy When the License Info of information is corresponding, the license in function offer portion 214 confirms that control unit 230 generates license solution and disappears confirmation screen, And by the license solution disappear confirmation screen be sent to propose display require MFP1.Figure 29 is the signal of an example license release confirmation screen Figure.In the example shown in Figure 29, license release confirmation screen include be used for solution disappear individual privacy information using license UI (figure It is " cancellation " imaginary key button in 29).
License confirms that control unit 230 after receiving expression solution and disappearing individual privacy information using the input permitted, is carried out personal Privacy information is disappeared control using the solution of license.In this example, license confirms that control unit 230 changes and is required with being used for identifying proposition display MFP1 the corresponding License Info of device identifying information, by the License Info be changed to indicate do not allow using individual privacy believe Breath.The control as described in the respective embodiments described above is carried out at this time, i.e., include in being required according to display sells ground treatment information institute The function restriction of the country of expression, to the MFP1 offer functions of proposing that display requires.
Figure 30 is the sequence diagram of the sequence of movement for the information processing system 100 that an example indicates present embodiment.It is walked in Figure 30 The content of rapid S51 and S52 is identical as the content of step S1 and S2 of Figure 18, is not repeated to describe.Described in this example with come from MFP1 display require in include sell ground treatment information it is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information indicate using be restricted when Situation.In this case, application software server 2 corresponds to letter with reference to second preserved in the second corresponding information storage department 227 Breath judges whether that the equipment for including in being required with display determines the information equipment of determining MFP1 (be in this example determine information) Corresponding expression allows License Info (being the License Info of expression "available" in this example) (step using individual privacy information S53).It is described separately below to determine that information is corresponding in the presence of with the equipment for including in requirement is shown and indicate to allow to utilize individual hidden The case where License Info of personal letter breath (step S53 judge in the presence of) and there is no determine that information is corresponding with equipment to indicate to permit Perhaps the case where utilizing the License Info of individual privacy information (in the absence of step S53 judges).
Description of illustrating first determines that information is corresponding in the presence of the equipment for including in being required with display and indicates to allow using a The case where License Info of people's privacy information.In this case, application software server 2 sends above-mentioned license release confirmation and draws Face (referring to Figure 29) requires (step S54) to reply display.Disappear confirmation screen via license solution, receives expression and release about individual After the input of privacy information processing, carries out individual privacy information and disappeared control using the solution of license.
Secondly it is not wanted with display in the second corresponding informance that citing description preserves in the second corresponding information storage department 227 The equipment for including in asking determines that the corresponding expression of information allows the License Info situation using individual privacy information.For example, the Shown in two corresponding informances require in include equipment confirmation message be not present corresponding License Info, or with display require in Including the corresponding License Info expression of equipment confirmation message do not allow to utilize individual privacy information, just belong to such case. In this case, identical as above-mentioned 4th embodiment, application software server 2 send above-mentioned license confirmation screen (referring to Figure 26), it is required to reply display.Action later is identical as above-mentioned 4th embodiment.
The foregoing describe embodiments of the present invention, and still, the present invention is not exposed to the limit of the respective embodiments described above System, as long as not departing from spirit of the invention on the implementation, thus it is possible to vary the key element in the above embodiment.In addition can also Multiple elements disclosed in above-mentioned various embodiments are combined as suitable in, various technical solutions are formed.Various realities can also be deleted Certain elements in all elements that the mode of applying is shown.And then it can also be combined as suitable in a variety of different embodiments and want Element.
For example, the server that has the function of application software server 2 and device management server 5 with one replaces answering With software server 2 and device management server 5.In this case, the server and the " information processing apparatus in claim Set " it is corresponding.In this regard, crucial be that information server using the present invention at least has the function of above-mentioned acquisition unit 211, determination The function in portion 212 and the function in function offer portion 214.
For example, can three or more be distributed to the various functions in application software server 2 and device management server 5 Server in.In this regard, it is crucial be function that information server using the present invention at least has above-mentioned acquisition unit 211, The function of determining section 212 and the function in function offer portion 214.
In the above description, by CPU (11 or 12) execution be stored in storage device (such as ROM12, HDD14, ROM22, flash memory 24 etc.) in program, come realize MFP1 functions (operation screen display unit 111, application software reading Picture requirement portion 112, information display section 113, application software utilize control unit 114, mail notification portion 115).But the present invention is not It is so limited, such as can also be realized with hardware circuit (such as semiconductor integrated circuit).
In the above-described embodiment, host 10 and each different operating system of using by oneself of operation portion 20 act independently of each other, but It is that the present invention is not limited thereto, such as can also allows host 10 and the same operating system of operation portion 20.
(MFP1, application software server 2 and equipment management service in the information processing system 100 of the above embodiment Device 5 etc.) program that executes be configured to can installation form, or be configured to feasible file and be stored in CD-ROM, soft magnetism Disk (FD), CD-R, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), USB (Universal Serial Bus) etc. are computer-readable Record media in provide, can also via the networks such as internet provide or promulgate.And then various programs can also be pre-stored in ROM In.

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1. a kind of information processing system, wherein having following portion：
Acquisition unit, is used for obtaining the functional requirement for requiring to provide specific function from the device, which includes to indicate to sell Sell ground treatment information in the countries and regions of the equipment；
Determining section, is used for according to the first corresponding informance, determine with include in the functional requirement it is described sell treatment information phase It is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information, first corresponding informance include it is multinomial it is described sell ground treatment information, each sells ground treatment letter It is opposite that deserving whether breath is restricted with the utilization of at least part function in the expression specific function/non-deserves information It answers；And
Function offer portion, for carrying out following control, i.e., when the determining section determine it is described deserve/non-information of deserving indicates institute When stating the utilization of at least part function in specific function and being restricted, the functional requirement packet that is obtained according to the acquisition unit The function restriction of the country represented by ground treatment information is sold described in containing to provide function.
2. information processing system according to claim 1, wherein deserve/non-deserve described in being determined when the determining section When information indicates that the utilization of at least part function in the specific function is restricted, function offer portion carries out following control System, i.e., do not provide at least part function in the specific function.
3. information processing system according to claim 1, wherein deserve/non-deserve described in being determined when the determining section When information indicates that the utilization of at least part function in the specific function is restricted, function offer portion carries out following control System, that is, the unrestricted country of utilization for receiving the specific function provides the specific function.
4. information processing system according to claim 3, wherein deserve/non-deserve described in being determined when the determining section When information indicates that the utilization of at least part function in the specific function is restricted, function offer portion carries out following control System, will be set to the service for providing unrestricted countries and regions and being capable of providing the specific function of the specific function Device notifies the equipment to requiring to provide the specific function.
5. information processing system according to claim 3, wherein deserve/non-deserve described in being determined when the determining section When information indicates that the utilization of at least part function in the specific function is restricted, function offer portion carries out following control System, that is, limit and utilize the utilization for the part of functions being restricted in the specific function.
6. information processing system according to claim 1, wherein
The specific function refer to allow the equipment utilization user by application software read picture and selecting application software and Using the function of individual privacy information, the application software reading picture is used for providing the application that the equipment can utilize soft Part,
Be further equipped with obstacle notice control unit, be used for according to the second corresponding informance, carrying out following control, i.e., when in the presence of with for It is to deliver letters pair with the E-mail address when the corresponding user's E-mail address of application software identification information of the application software of obstacle occurs for identification As, obstacle circular mail is sent, obstacle occurs for notice, and when there is no occur described in the application software of obstacle with for identifying When the corresponding user's E-mail address of application software identification information, it is desirable that determine letter with the equipment corresponding to the application software identification information It ceases the determining equipment and sends the obstacle circular mail to user, be each used for uniquely determining in second corresponding informance The equipment of the equipment determines that information is at least corresponding with for identifying the application software identification information of application software.
7. information processing system according to claim 6, wherein
Have in first corresponding informance it is multinomial it is described sell ground treatment information, each sell ground treatment information with it is described deserve/it is non- Deserving that information is corresponding, this deserves/and non-information of deserving indicates the profit in relation to individual privacy information when providing the specific function With whether being restricted,
Function offer portion carries out following control,
I.e. when it is described deserve/it is non-deserve information and indicate that the utilization of individual privacy information is restricted when, proposing that the function wants Show that license confirmation screen, the license confirmation screen are used for being confirmed whether to allow utilizing individual privacy information in the equipment asked,
When receiving the input for indicating to allow to utilize individual privacy information by the license confirmation screen, determining propose will be used for The equipment of the equipment of the functional requirement determines information and indicates to allow the License Info using individual privacy information It is saved in after corresponding in second corresponding informance, and then described specific to the equipment offer of the proposition functional requirement Function.
8. information processing system according to claim 7, wherein
Deserve described in being determined when the determining section/non-information of deserving indicates that the utilization of individual privacy information is restricted and institute It states in the second corresponding informance and proposes that the equipment of the equipment of the functional requirement determines information and indicates to allow profit for identifying When corresponding with the License Info of individual privacy information, function offer portion carries out following control,
Show that license solution disappears confirmation screen in the equipment for proposing the functional requirement, the license solution confirmation screen that disappears is used for really Recognize and solution whether needed to disappear the license utilized to personal information,
When by it is described license solution disappear confirmation screen receive solution disappear individual privacy information using license input after, solution disappears to individual The license that privacy information utilizes.
9. a kind of information processing unit, wherein having following portion：
Acquisition unit, is used for obtaining the functional requirement for requiring to provide specific function from the device, which includes to indicate to sell Sell ground treatment information in the countries and regions of the equipment；
Determining section, is used for according to the first corresponding informance, determine with include in the functional requirement it is described sell treatment information phase It is corresponding deserve/it is non-deserve information, first corresponding informance include it is multinomial it is described sell ground treatment information, each sells ground treatment letter It is opposite that deserving whether breath is restricted with the utilization of at least part function in the expression specific function/non-deserves information It answers；And
Function offer portion, for carrying out following control, i.e., when the determining section determine it is described deserve/non-information of deserving indicates institute When stating the utilization of at least part function in specific function and being restricted, the functional requirement packet that is obtained according to the acquisition unit The function restriction of the country represented by ground treatment information is sold described in containing to provide function.
10. a kind of information processing method, wherein comprising the steps of：
Acquisition step, obtains the functional requirement for requiring to provide specific function from the device, which includes to indicate sale institute That states the countries and regions of equipment sells ground treatment information；
Determine step, according to the first corresponding informance, determine with include in the functional requirement it is described sell treatment information it is opposite Answer deserve/it is non-deserve information, first corresponding informance include it is multinomial it is described sell ground treatment information, each sells ground treatment information It is corresponding to deserve information with deserving whether indicating that the utilization of at least part function in the specific function is restricted/non-； And
Function provides step, carries out following control, i.e., when what the determining section determined described deserve/non-deserve described in information indicates When the utilization of at least part function is restricted in specific function, the functional requirement obtained according to the acquisition unit includes The function restriction for selling the country represented by ground treatment information function is provided.
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