JP2006129356A - Document processing system, document processing apparatus, device, ui display processing method and display processing program for the document processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method and a display processing program for the document processing system in which a UI picture and an instruction statement corresponding to equipment information of the device can be created. <P>SOLUTION: When a UI processing unit accepts a request of connection with a document processing apparatus, a browser includes the equipment information in a request of a page and transmits the request to the document processing apparatus. A UI creation unit stores the equipment information which is contained in the received request in a device information management unit. When a user inputs a designation of a place to store a document to be scanned, the browser transmits the designation of the place to store the document to the document processing apparatus. Based on the equipment information read from the device information management unit, the UI creation unit creates a scan setting page corresponding to a compound machine and transmits the created scan setting page to the compound machine. The browser displays the received scan setting page on a control panel. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method and a display processing program for the document processing system, and in particular, a document processing system, document processing apparatus, device, and document processing system for transferring and storing documents. The present invention relates to a UI display processing method and a display processing program.

  Conventionally, in order to switch UI display settings in a UI (User Interface) display on a device control panel, an administrator has to make settings for each device or install dedicated software on the device.

  For example, on the basis of an access request from the user terminal, the screen of the basic format of the operation screen of the image forming apparatus is displayed on the user terminal, and based on the user's operation input on the screen of the basic format, There are an information processing method, an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and an information recording medium in which a program is recorded (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

There is also a technology for linking a Web server and a Web browser on a device.
JP 2003-150971 A

  However, with the technology that links the Web server and the Web browser on the device, the UI screen displayed on the device can be changed dynamically on the Web server side, but the UI screen cannot be changed according to the device information of the device. It was. For example, since the Web server does not know the items that can be set for device processing, when sending a setting screen as a UI screen to a device, it is possible to set for each device only by sending a predetermined UI screen to the device. The setting screen according to the item could not be sent. Furthermore, although an instruction sheet can be dynamically created based on the exchange between the device and the Web server, the instruction sheet cannot be changed according to the device information of the device.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method of the document processing system, and a display processing program capable of creating a UI screen and instructions according to device information of the device. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, wherein the device manages equipment information indicating settings for the function of the device. From information management means, device information transmission means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus, display information request transmission means for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus, and the document processing apparatus Display information receiving means for receiving display information corresponding to the device information, and display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means, wherein the document processing apparatus includes the device A device information receiving unit for receiving the device information from the device, and a device for managing the device information received by the device information receiving unit as the device information. Managed by the device information management means according to a request for display information received by the display information request receiving means and a display information request receiving means for receiving the display information request from the device. Display information creating means for creating display information according to device information; and display information transmitting means for sending display information created by the display information creating means to the device.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item. Create a setting screen that displays the item and the setting value, and if there are a plurality of the setting values, create a setting screen that can select a setting value for the setting item, and the device Selection means for performing the selection is provided by a setting screen capable of selecting a setting value for the setting item.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the document processing apparatus creates an instruction document creating means that describes an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item; An instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device, wherein the device receives the instruction form from the document processing apparatus; An instruction processing unit that analyzes the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit; and a function operation unit that executes the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing unit. Is characterized in that the contents of the instructions are displayed on the display means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, when the function is a scanner function, the device transmits a specification of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus. Storage location designation transmitting means, wherein the document processing apparatus comprises storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of the storage location from the device, and the instruction creating means is the storage location designation receiving means. An instruction sheet describing the designation of the received storage location is created, and the functional operation means stores the document read by the scan function in the storage location described in the instruction sheet.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth aspect, the WEB browser is configured such that the device information transmission unit, the display information request transmission unit, the display information reception unit, the display control unit, the instruction sheet reception unit and the storage location designation transmission unit. It is characterized by performing the process according to the above.

  The invention of claim 6 is a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, wherein the device is a device information management means for managing device information indicating a setting for a function of the device; Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus, instruction request request transmitting means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus, and the document An instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction according to the device information from the processing device, an instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means, and an instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means Display control means for displaying the contents of the display on the display means, and function operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the contents of the instructions, the document processing apparatus, Device information receiving means for receiving the device information from a device; device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device; and receiving a request for the instruction from the device. An instruction form request receiving means, an instruction form creating means for creating an instruction form according to the device information managed by the device information management means in response to the instruction request received by the instruction request receiving means, An instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device is provided.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6, wherein the device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item. Creating an instruction for displaying the item and the setting value, and creating an instruction for selecting the setting value for the setting item when there are a plurality of the setting values. To do.

  In the invention of claim 8, in the invention of claim 7, when the function is a scanner function, the device transmits a specification of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus. Storage location designation transmitting means, wherein the document processing apparatus comprises storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of the storage location from the device, and the instruction creating means is the storage location designation receiving means. An instruction sheet describing the designation of the received storage location is created, and the functional operation means stores the document read by the scan function in the storage location described in the instruction sheet.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8, wherein the WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmitting means, instruction request transmitting means, instruction receiving means, display control means, and storage location designation receiving means. It is characterized by.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in a document processing apparatus connected to a device via a network, device information receiving means for receiving device information indicating a setting for the function of the device from the device, and the device information receiving Device information management means for managing device information received by the means as information on the device, display information request receiving means for receiving a request for the display information from the device, and display information received by the display information request receiving means Display information creation means for creating display information corresponding to the device information managed by the device information management means, and display information for sending the display information created by the display information creation means to the device in response to the request And transmitting means.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to claim 10, wherein the device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item. Create a setting screen that displays the item and the setting value, and if there are a plurality of the setting values, create a setting screen that can select a setting value for the setting item, and the device The selection is performed by a setting screen capable of selecting a setting value for the setting item.

  The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to claim 11, wherein the instruction creating unit for creating an instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the setting item, and the instruction creating unit The instruction transmitting means for transmitting the generated instruction to the device, the device receiving the instruction, analyzing the received instruction, and contents of the analyzed instruction Is displayed on the display means, and the operation of the function is executed according to the content of the instruction.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, in the twelfth aspect of the invention, when the function is a scanner function, the device receives a designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function from the device. And further comprising a receiving unit, wherein the instruction creating unit creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving unit, and reads the document read by the scan function from the device. It is stored in the storage location described in 1.

  The invention of claim 14 is a document processing apparatus connected to a device via a network, device information receiving means for receiving device information indicating settings for the function of the device from the device, and device information receiving means. Device information management means for managing the device information received as device information, an instruction request receiving means for receiving the instruction request from the device, and an instruction received by the instruction request receiving means. Upon request, an instruction sheet creation means for creating an instruction sheet according to the device information managed by the device information management means, and an instruction sheet transmission for transmitting the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creation means to the device And the device receives the instructions, analyzes the received instructions, and displays the contents of the analyzed instructions on the display means. It is shown, and executes the operation of the functions in accordance with the contents of the instruction.

  The invention of claim 15 is the invention of claim 14, wherein the device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item. Creating an instruction for displaying the item and the setting value, and creating an instruction for selecting the setting value for the setting item when there are a plurality of the setting values. To do.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function from the device when the function is a scanner function. The instruction creating unit creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving unit, and a document read by the scan function from the device is described in the instruction. It is stored in a storage location.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network, apparatus information managing means for managing apparatus information indicating setting for a function, and transmitting the apparatus information to the document processing apparatus Device information transmitting means, display information request transmitting means for transmitting a display information request to the document processing apparatus, display information receiving means for receiving display information corresponding to the apparatus information from the document processing apparatus, Display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means, and when the document processing apparatus receives the device information, the received device information is sent to the device information. When the display information request is received, display information corresponding to the managed device information is created according to the received display information request, And transmits the display information to form.

  The invention according to claim 18 is the invention according to claim 17, wherein the device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item. On the other hand, a selection screen for selecting a setting value is provided, and selection means for performing the selection is provided.

  The invention according to claim 19 is the invention according to claim 18, wherein the instruction receiving means for receiving the instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the setting item from the document processing device; An instruction processing unit that analyzes the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit; and a function operation unit that executes the operation of the function in accordance with the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing unit. The means displays the contents of the instructions on the display means.

  According to a twentieth aspect of the invention, in the case of the nineteenth aspect of the invention, when the function is a scanner function, a storage location designation for transmitting a designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus. The document processing apparatus receives a storage location designation from the device, creates an instruction describing the received storage location designation, and the functional operation means The document read by the scanning function is stored in the described storage location.

  The invention of claim 21 is the invention of claim 20, wherein the WEB browser is the device information transmission means, display information request transmission means, display information reception means, display control means, instruction sheet reception means, and storage location designation transmission means. It is characterized by performing the process according to the above.

  In a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in a device connected to the document processing apparatus via a network, apparatus information managing means for managing apparatus information indicating setting for a function, and transmitting the apparatus information to the document processing apparatus Device information transmission means, instruction request transmission means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus, and an instruction according to the device information from the document processing apparatus Instruction receiving means for receiving the instruction, instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means, display control means for displaying the contents of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means on the display means, Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction, and the document processing device receives the device information when the device information is received. When managing the device information and receiving the request for the instruction, the instruction according to the managed device information is created according to the request for the received instruction. It transmits to the said device, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a twenty-third aspect of the invention, in the twenty-second aspect, the device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item. And an instruction sheet for displaying the setting value, and when there are a plurality of the setting values, an instruction sheet for selecting a setting value for the setting item is generated. .

  According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the twenty-third aspect, when the function is a scanner function, a storage location designation for transmitting a designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus. The document processing apparatus creates an instruction describing the designation of the storage location received by the storage location designation receiving means, and the functional operation means stores the instruction in the storage location described in the instruction. A document read by the scan function is stored.

  The invention of claim 25 is the invention of claim 24, wherein the WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmitting means, instruction request transmitting means, instruction receiving means, display control means, and storage location designation receiving means. It is characterized by.

  According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, the device manages device information indicating a setting for a function by a device information management unit. The device transmits the device information to the document processing device by a device information transmitting unit, and the document processing device receives the device information from the device by a device information receiving unit, and receives the received device information. The device information is managed by the device information management means as the device information, the device transmits a display information request to the document processing apparatus by the display information request transmission means, and the document processing apparatus receives the display information from the device. A request is received by the display information request receiving means, and the device information management is performed according to the received display information request. Display information according to the device information managed in the stage is created by the display information creation means, and the created display information is sent to the device by the display information transmission means. The device receives the information from the document processing apparatus. Display information corresponding to the device information is received by a display information receiving means, and the received display information is displayed on the display means by a display control means.

  According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the twenty-sixth aspect of the invention, the document processing device creates an instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the setting item by the instruction preparing means. The generated instruction sheet is transmitted to the device by an instruction sheet transmitting unit, and the device receives the instruction sheet from the document processing apparatus by the instruction sheet receiving unit, and the received instruction sheet is transmitted to the instruction sheet. The function is analyzed by the processing means, the function operation means executes the function according to the contents of the analyzed instruction, and the display control means displays the contents of the instruction on the display means.

  The invention of claim 28 is a UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, wherein the device receives device information indicating a setting for the function of the device. The device transmits the device information to the document processing device by the device information transmitting unit, and the document processing device receives the device information from the device by the device information receiving unit and receives the device information. Device information is managed by device information management means as device information, and the device sends a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus by the instruction request transmission means. The processing device receives the instruction request from the device by the instruction request receiving means, and receives the instruction instruction received from the device. In response to the request, an instruction sheet according to the device information managed by the device information management unit is created by the instruction sheet creating unit, and the created instruction sheet is transmitted to the device by the instruction sheet transmitting unit. Receives the instruction according to the device information from the document processing device by the instruction receiving unit, analyzes the received instruction by the instruction processing unit, and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction by the display control unit. The function is displayed on the display means, and the function operation means executes the function according to the contents of the instruction.

  According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, in a UI display processing program of a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network, a process for managing device information indicating settings for the function of the device, and the document processing apparatus Processing for transmitting the device information, processing for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing device, processing for receiving display information corresponding to the device information from the document processing device, and the display A process for causing the device to operate a process for displaying the display information received by the information receiving means on the display means, a process for receiving the equipment information from the device, and a process for managing the received equipment information as information on the device And processing for receiving the display information request from the device, and the managed device information according to the received display information request. Wherein the process of creating display information corresponding, to be operated in the document processing device and a process of transmitting a display information said created for the device to.

  Further, the invention of claim 30 is the invention of claim 29, wherein a process for creating an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item is created, and the created instruction is stored in the device. And processing to transmit to the document processing device, receiving the instruction from the document processing device, analyzing the received instruction, and according to the contents of the analyzed instruction The device is caused to operate a process of executing a function operation and a process of displaying the contents of the instruction document on a display unit.

  According to a thirty-first aspect of the present invention, in a UI display processing program of a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network, a process for managing device information indicating settings for the function of the device, and the document processing apparatus Processing for transmitting the device information to the document processing, processing for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing device, and an instruction according to the device information from the document processing device A process of receiving the instruction, a process of analyzing the received instruction, a process of displaying the contents of the analyzed instruction on the display means, and a process of executing the operation of the function according to the contents of the instruction Processing for operating the device and receiving the device information from the device, processing for managing the received device information as information on the device, and the device A process for receiving a request for the instruction, a process for generating an instruction according to the managed device information according to the request for the received instruction, and the generated instruction for the device. The document processing apparatus is caused to operate the process of transmitting the information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to create a UI screen and instructions according to device information of a device.

  Embodiments of a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method of the document processing system, and a display processing program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a document processing system to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the document processing system is configured by connecting a multifunction machine 1 which is a device according to the present invention and a document processing apparatus 2 according to the present invention to a network 3.

  The multifunction device 1 is a digital device capable of processing a plurality of functions such as copying, printing, scanning, and faxing.

  The document processing device 2 is a Web server, and stores and manages various documents, manages multifunction device information for each multifunction device 1, creates a display screen displayed on the multifunction device 1, and creates instructions that can be executed on the multifunction device 1. I do.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the multifunction machine 1 and the document processing apparatus 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the multifunction device 1 includes a UI processing unit 4, a control panel 5, a device information management unit 6, an instruction document processing unit 7, a scan processing unit 8, and a document transmission unit 9.

  The UI processing unit 4 communicates with the document processing apparatus 2 using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) or the like, and interprets and displays a Web page (hereinafter referred to as a page) described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like. A browser 10 is provided. Specifically, the communication of the document processing apparatus 2 includes a request for a page or an instruction (a script describing an operation on the multifunction device 1) to the document processing apparatus 2, and a page or an instruction transmitted from the document processing apparatus 2. And so on.

  The control panel 5 displays a page received by the UI processing unit 4 from the document processing apparatus 2 and accepts settings for each function of the multifunction device 1 from the user, and may use a liquid crystal touch panel method, for example.

  The device information management unit 6 manages settings for each function of the multifunction device 1 (for example, reading resolution for the scan function, image quality of the document, etc.) as device information.

  The instruction processing unit 7 performs processing such as analysis of the instruction received by the UI processing unit 4 from the document processing apparatus 2.

  The scan processing unit 8 performs a process of scanning image information of a manuscript serving as a copy placed on the platen 11 as electronic data.

  The document transmission unit 9 performs processing for transmitting the document scanned by the scan processing unit 8 to the document processing apparatus 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the document processing apparatus 2 includes a UI creation unit 12, an instruction form creation unit 13, a device information management unit 14, and a document storage unit 15.

  The UI creation unit 12 creates a page in accordance with a page request from the multifunction device 1.

  The instruction creation unit 13 creates an instruction according to the request for the instruction from the multifunction device 1.

  The device information management unit 14 manages device information of each multifunction device 1.

  The document storage unit 15 stores the document transmitted from the multifunction device 1.

  In the first embodiment, a configuration in which the document processing device 2 transmits a page corresponding to the multifunction device 1 based on device information transmitted from the multifunction device 1 will be described.

  A functional operation performed by the multifunction device 1 and the document processing apparatus 2 when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When a user inputs a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 2 through the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the UI processing unit 4 receives a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 2, and receives device information from the device information management unit 6. The browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 reads and transmits the page request including the device information to the document processing apparatus 2 requested by the connection destination using HTTP. In addition, as a method of including the device information in the request, there are a method of including in the HTTP header, a method of including in the URL, and the like.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives a page request from the multifunction device 1, the device information included in the received request is stored in the device information management unit 14, and the first page is stored in the multifunction device 1. Send to.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 1 receives the first page from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 displays the received first page on the control panel 5.

  Thereafter, when a new page request is input on the first page displayed on the control panel 5, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus 2, and the document processing apparatus 2. Upon receiving the page request, the UI creation unit 12 of the MFP transmits a page corresponding to the received request to the multifunction device 1, and when the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the multifunction device 1 receives the page, the received page Is displayed on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the specification of the storage location of the document to be scanned from the page displayed on the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 specifies the storage location of the document to the document processing device 2. Send.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives the designation of the document storage location from the multifunction device 1, it reads the device information of the multifunction device 1 from the device information management unit 14, and based on the read device information, A scan setting page corresponding to the device 1 is created, and the created scan setting page is transmitted to the multifunction device 1.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 1 receives the scan setting page from the document processing apparatus 2, the browser 10 displays the received scan setting page on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the value of the item of the scan setting to be performed on the scan setting page displayed on the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 sets the scan setting to the document processing device 2. Send the value of the item.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives the value of the scan setting item from the multifunction device 1, it passes the received scan setting item value to the instruction form creation unit 13, and the instruction form creation unit 13 scans the setting. When the value of the item is received, an instruction is created based on the received value of the scan setting item, and the created instruction is passed to the UI creation unit 12, and when the UI creation unit 12 receives the instruction, the received instruction is received. An instruction sheet is transmitted to the multifunction device 1.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the multifunction device 1 receives the instruction from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 passes the received instruction to the instruction processing unit 7. When the instruction processing unit 7 receives the instruction, the browser 10 receives the instruction. The analyzed instruction is analyzed and the content of the analyzed instruction is passed to the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4, and the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 displays the content of the instruction on the control panel 5.

  When the user confirms the content of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel 5 and inputs the execution of the scan through the control panel 5, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 notifies the instruction sheet processing unit 7 of the execution of the scan. When the document processing unit 7 receives the notification of the execution of the scan, the document processing unit 7 notifies the scan processing unit 8 of the execution of the scan and passes the value of the scan setting item which is the content of the instruction sheet. Is received and the value of the scan setting item is received, the document placed on the platen 11 is scanned according to the received value of the scan setting item, and the scanned document is transferred to the document transmission unit 9. .

  The instruction sheet processing unit 7 passes the document storage location, which is the content of the instruction sheet, to the document transmission unit 9, and the document transmission unit 9 receives the document from the scan processing unit 8 and the document storage location from the instruction processing unit 7. The received document and the storage location of the document are transmitted to the document processing apparatus 2.

  When the document processing apparatus 2 receives the document from the multifunction device 1 and the storage location of the document, the document processing device 2 stores the document in the specified storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  Next, when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device are illustrated. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the top page shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. When the user presses the “document processing device connection” button on this screen, the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the control panel.

  On the screen shown in FIG. 5, a list of document processing apparatuses connected to the multifunction peripheral via the network is displayed. In FIG. 5, “document processing apparatus 1” and “document processing apparatus 2” are listed. Here, the user selects a document processing apparatus to be connected from this screen. This is, for example, pressing “document processing apparatus 1” in FIG.

  Here, when the MFP receives the selection of the connection destination (step S301), it transmits a page request including the device information to the document processing apparatus that is the selected connection destination (step S302). The document processing apparatus receives the page request from the multifunction peripheral and stores the device information included in the received page request (step S303).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of device information corresponding to a device stored in the device information management unit. As shown in FIG. 6, an IP address is used as a method for identifying a device. For example, as “IP address 1” device information, “reading resolution [settable values = 200, 300, 400]”, “document original” Image quality [settable value = text / photo, text, photo (halftone)] ”is stored, and“ read density [settable value = 0, 20, 40, 60, 80] as device information of “IP address 2”. , 100] ”,“ reading size [settable value = automatic, A3, A4, B5, A4 length] ”, and“ IP address 3 ”as device information“ reading magnification [settable value = 100%, 81%, 70%], “Double-sided document feed [Settable value = Yes, No]”, “Output destination [Settable value = Printer 1, Mailbox 1, Job Template 1, Flow Service” ] "It is stored. A future flowchart will be described assuming that the device information transmitted to the document processing apparatus in step S302 is the device information of “IP address 1”.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the document processing apparatus transmits the first page to the multifunction peripheral (step S304). The multifunction peripheral receives the first page from the document processing apparatus and displays the received first page (step S305).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the first page displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. As shown in FIG. 7, a root folder is displayed on the first page. For example, “development unit UI design G folder” and “development unit UI software G folder” are displayed as the root folder.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the multifunction peripheral requests the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus (step S306). This is pressing the “development unit UI design G folder” in FIG. When the document processing apparatus receives a request for the contents of the root folder from the multifunction peripheral, the document processing apparatus transmits a page representing the contents of the requested root folder to the multifunction peripheral (step S307). Upon receiving the page representing the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus, the multifunction peripheral displays the page representing the contents of the received root folder (step S308).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of the root folder displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a folder of “development unit UI design G member” stored in “development unit UI design G folder”, a file of “specification document V1”, a file of “specification document V2”, A file of “specification V3” and a file of “specification V4” are displayed.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, when it is desired to display the contents of the root folder in the contents displayed on the page (NO in step S309), the process returns to step S306. This is to request the contents of the folder “for development department UI design G member” in FIG.

  If the root folder displayed on the page is the document storage location (YES in step S309), the process advances to step S310. This is, for example, pressing a “scan save” button in FIG. The multi-function peripheral transmits to the document processing apparatus that the document storage location is designated. When the document processing apparatus receives an instruction to specify the document storage location from the multifunction device, it creates a scan setting page based on the device information of the multifunction device (device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. 6) ( In step S311), the created scan setting page is transmitted to the multifunction peripheral (step S312). When receiving the scan setting page from the document processing apparatus, the multifunction peripheral displays the received scan setting page (step S313).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan setting page displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, “scanning resolution” and “original image quality” that are scan settings stored as device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. Can be set from “200 dpi”, “300 dpi”, and “400 dpi”, and the value for “image quality” can be set from “text / photo”, “text”, and “photo (halftone)”.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the multi-function peripheral transmits the value of the scan setting item to the document processing apparatus (step S314). This means pressing “200 dpi”, “character / photo”, and “start scan” in FIG. Upon receiving the value of the scan setting item from the multifunction device, the document processing apparatus creates an instruction based on the received value of the scan setting item (step S315), and transmits the created instruction to the multifunction device. (Step S316). Upon receiving the instruction from the document processing apparatus, the multi-function peripheral analyzes the received instruction (step S317) and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction (step S318).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, “development unit UI design G folder” is set as “storage location”, “200 dpi” is set as “read resolution”, and “character / image quality” is set as “document image quality”. “Photo” is set.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the multifunction device scans the document processing apparatus by pressing the “Yes” button in FIG. 10 (step S <b> 319) and scans the document to the document processing apparatus. Is transmitted (step 320). The document processing apparatus stores the scanned document from the multifunction peripheral in the designated storage location (in the “development unit UI design G folder”) (step S321), and ends the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the second embodiment, a configuration in which the document processing apparatus 2 transmits an instruction sheet corresponding to the multifunction device 1 based on device information transmitted from the multifunction device 1 will be described.

  A functional operation performed by the multifunction device 1 and the document processing apparatus 2 when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When a user inputs a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 2 through the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the UI processing unit 4 receives a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 2 and reads out device information from the device information management unit 6. The browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 transmits the page request including the device information to the document processing apparatus 2 requested by the connection destination using HTTP. In addition, as a method of including the device information in the request, there are a method of including in the HTTP header, a method of including in the URL, and the like.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives a page request from the multifunction device 1, the device information included in the received request is stored in the device information management unit 14, and the first page is stored in the multifunction device 1. Send to.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 1 receives the first page from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 displays the received first page on the control panel 5.

  Thereafter, when a new page request is input on the first page displayed on the control panel 5, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus 2, and the document processing apparatus 2. Upon receiving the page request, the UI creation unit 12 of the MFP transmits a page corresponding to the received request to the multifunction device 1, and when the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the multifunction device 1 receives the page, the received page Is displayed on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the specification of the storage location of the document to be scanned from the page displayed on the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 specifies the storage location of the document to the document processing device 2. Send.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives the designation of the document storage location from the multifunction device 1, it reads the device information of the multifunction device 1 from the device information management unit 14, and uses the read device information as the instruction creation unit 13, upon receiving the device information, the instruction creation unit 13 confirms scan setting items that can be changed based on the received device information, and creates and creates an instruction that designates the confirmed items as changeable. The UI creation unit 12 sends the received instruction to the multifunction device 1 when the UI creation unit 12 receives the instruction.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 2 receives the instruction from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 passes the received instruction to the instruction processing unit 7, and when the instruction processing unit 7 receives the instruction, The analyzed instruction is analyzed and the content of the analyzed instruction is passed to the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4, and the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 displays the content of the instruction on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the value of the item of the scan setting to be performed from the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 passes the input value to the instruction processing unit 7, and the user performs the control panel 5. When the execution of the scan is input by the browser 10, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 notifies the instruction form processing unit 7 of the execution of the scan. When the instruction form processing unit 7 receives the notification of the execution of the scan, the browser 10 scans the scan processing unit 8. The scan processing unit 8 accepts the scan execution notification and receives the scan setting item value. When the scan setting item value is received, the scan processing unit 8 receives the scan setting item value. In accordance with the value of the item, the original placed on the platen 11 is scanned, and the scanned document is transferred to the document transmission unit 9.

  The instruction sheet processing unit 7 passes the document storage location, which is the content of the instruction sheet, to the document transmission unit 9, and the document transmission unit 9 receives the document from the scan processing unit 8 and the document storage location from the instruction processing unit 7. The received document and the storage location of the document are transmitted to the document processing apparatus 2.

  When the document processing apparatus 2 receives the document from the multifunction device 1 and the storage location of the document, the document processing device 2 stores the document in the specified storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  Next, when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device are illustrated. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the page shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. When the user presses the “document processing device connection” button on this screen, the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the control panel.

  On the screen shown in FIG. 5, a list of document processing apparatuses connected to the multifunction peripheral via the network is displayed. In FIG. 5, “document processing apparatus 1” and “document processing apparatus 2” are listed. Here, the user selects a document processing apparatus to be connected from this screen. This is, for example, pressing “document processing apparatus 1” in FIG.

  Here, when the selection of the connection destination is accepted (step S1101), the multifunction peripheral transmits a page request including device information to the document processing apparatus that is the selected connection destination (step S1102). The document processing apparatus receives the page request from the multifunction peripheral and stores the device information included in the received page request (step S1103).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of device information corresponding to a device stored in the device information management unit. As shown in FIG. 6, an IP address is used as a method for identifying a device. For example, as “IP address 1” device information, “reading resolution [settable values = 200, 300, 400]”, “document original” Image quality [settable value = text / photo, text, photo (halftone)] ”is stored, and“ read density [settable value = 0, 20, 40, 60, 80] as device information of “IP address 2”. , 100] ”and“ read size [values that can be set = automatic, A3, A4, B5, A4 length] ”are stored, and the device information of“ IP address 3 ”includes“ read magnification [set value = 100%, 81%, 70%], “Double-sided document feed [Settable value = Yes, No]”, “Output destination [Settable value = Printer 1, Mailbox 1, Job Template 1, Flow Service” ] "It is stored. A future flowchart will be described assuming that the device information transmitted to the document processing apparatus in step S302 is the device information of “IP address 1”.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the document processing apparatus transmits the first page to the multifunction peripheral (step S1104). The multi-function peripheral receives the first page from the document processing apparatus and displays the received first page (step S1105).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the first page displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. As shown in FIG. 7, a root folder is displayed on the first page. For example, “development unit UI design G folder” and “development unit UI software G folder” are displayed as the root folder.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the multifunction peripheral requests the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus (step S1106). This is pressing the “development unit UI design G folder” in FIG. When the document processing apparatus receives a request for the contents of the root folder from the multifunction peripheral, the document processing apparatus transmits a page representing the contents of the requested root folder to the multifunction peripheral (step S1107). Upon receiving the page representing the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus, the multifunction peripheral displays a page representing the contents of the received root folder (step S1108).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of the root folder displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a folder of “development unit UI design G member” stored in “development unit UI design G folder”, a file of “specification document V1”, a file of “specification document V2”, A file of “specification V3” and a file of “specification V4” are displayed.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, when it is desired to display the contents of the root folder in the contents displayed on the page (NO in step S1109), the process returns to step S306. This is to request the contents of the folder “for development department UI design G member” in FIG.

  If the root folder displayed on the page is the document storage location (YES in step S1109), the process advances to step S1110. This is, for example, pressing a “scan save” button in FIG. The multi-function peripheral transmits to the document processing apparatus that the document storage location is designated. When the document processing apparatus receives an instruction to specify the document storage location from the multifunction device, the scan setting item can be changed based on the device information of the multifunction device (device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. 6). Is confirmed (step S1111), an instruction sheet in which the confirmed items are designated to be changeable is created (step S1112), and the created instruction sheet is transmitted to the multifunction peripheral (step S1113). This is because the “scanning resolution” and “image quality” of the scan settings stored as the device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. 6 can be changed (“200 dpi”, “ It can be changed to “300 dpi” and “400 dpi”, and can be changed to “text / photo”, “text”, and “photo (halftone)” with respect to “image quality”. When the MFP receives the instruction from the document processing apparatus, it analyzes the received instruction (step S1114) and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction (step S1115).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 12, for example, “reading resolution” and “original image quality” that can be changed in this instruction sheet are displayed, and a value for “reading resolution” is set from “200 dpi”, “300 dpi”, and “400 dpi”. In addition, the value for “image quality” can be set from “text / photo”, “text”, and “photo (halftone)”.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the multifunction device scans the document processing apparatus by pressing the “start scan” button in FIG. 12 (step S1117). The document is transmitted (step 1118). The document processing apparatus stores the scanned document from the multifunction peripheral in the designated storage location (in the “development unit UI design G folder”) (step S1119), and ends the flowchart shown in FIG. In the first and second embodiments, the scanned document is only stored in the document processing apparatus. However, a configuration in which the scanned document is simultaneously output to another output destination is also possible. For example, like the device information of “IP address 3” shown in FIG. 6, the output destination is registered as device information, and the output destination is selected in the scan setting page shown in FIG. 9 or the contents of the instruction shown in FIG. As a result, the scanned document can be stored in a storage location such as an output destination printer or service at the same time as storing the document in the document processing apparatus.

  Further, since it is possible that complicated device information cannot be transmitted from the multifunction peripheral to the document processing apparatus, a configuration in which a correspondence table between device types and device information is stored in the document processing apparatus in advance is also possible. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between device types and device information. As shown in FIG. 13, “MFP-A”, “MFP-B”, and “MFP-C” represent device types. For example, when the MFP requests the first page from the document processing apparatus. Instead of including device information in the request, the type of device may be included. Thereby, even when a new device is released, the document processing apparatus can cope with the new device by updating the correspondence table.

  In the first and second embodiments, when connecting to the document processing apparatus, it may be possible for the user to log in. Therefore, a correspondence table between the user and the scan setting value is stored in the document processing apparatus in advance. Configuration is also possible. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between users and scan setting values. As shown in FIG. 14, “reading resolution” is set to “300 dpi” and “reading density” is set to “60” for “user A”, and “reading size” is set to “A4” for “user B”. Has been. Further, as in the first and second embodiments, when “user A” logs in from the device with “IP address 1” and connects to the document processing apparatus, the device with “IP address 1” as shown in FIG. The information is “read resolution” and “original image quality”, and the scan settings set by “user A” are “read resolution” and “read density”. Can be displayed on the scan setting page shown in FIG. 9 or the contents of the instruction shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is also possible to display with the “reading resolution” selected at “300 dpi”.

  The display processing program capable of performing the same operation as that of the copier (device) and the document management apparatus described in the above embodiments can also be applied to a configuration in which a device, a general PC, a server, and the like are installed. .

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the document processing system to which this invention is applied. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functional configurations of a multifunction machine 1 and a document processing apparatus 2. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device when scanning an original with the scanning function of the multifunction device. . FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a top page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a connection destination list page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. It is a figure which shows an example of the apparatus information corresponding to the device stored in the device information management part. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a first page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of a root folder displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan setting page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an instruction sheet displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device when scanning an original with the scanning function of the multifunction device. . 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an instruction sheet displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence table of the kind of device and apparatus information. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence table of a user and the value of a scan setting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunction machine 2 Document processing apparatus 3 Network 4 UI processing part 5 Control panel 6 Device information management part 7 Instruction document processing part 8 Scan processing part 9 Document transmission part 10 Browser 11 Platen 12 UI creation part 13 Instruction document creation part 14 Device information Management unit 15 Document storage unit

Claims (31)

In a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device is
Device information management means for managing device information indicating settings for the function of the device;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
Display information request transmitting means for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus;
Display information receiving means for receiving display information corresponding to the device information from the document processing device;
Display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Device information receiving means for receiving the device information from the device;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device;
Display information request receiving means for receiving a request for the display information from the device;
Display information creation means for creating display information according to device information managed by the device information management means in response to a request for display information received by the display information request receiving means;
A document information processing system comprising: display information transmission means for transmitting display information created by the display information creation means to the device. The device information is
A setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item;
The display information creating means includes
Create a setting screen to display the setting item and the setting value,
If there are multiple setting values, create a setting screen that allows you to select a setting value for the setting item,
The device is
The document processing system according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for performing selection by a setting screen capable of selecting a setting value for the setting item. The document processing apparatus includes:
An instruction creation means for creating an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item;
An instruction sheet transmitting means for transmitting the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating means to the device;
The device is
Instructions receiving means for receiving the instructions from the document processing device;
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction document analyzed by the instruction document processing means,
The display control means includes
The document processing system according to claim 2, wherein the content of the instruction is displayed on a display unit. The device is
When the function is a scanner function, the storage function specifying transmission means for transmitting the specification of the storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus,
The document processing apparatus includes:
A storage location designation receiving means for receiving a designation of a storage location from the device;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
The document processing system according to claim 3, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. 5. The document processing according to claim 4, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, display information request transmission unit, display information reception unit, display control unit, instruction sheet reception unit, and storage location designation transmission unit. system. In a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device is
Device information management means for managing device information indicating settings for the function of the device;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
An instruction request transmission means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing an operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus;
An instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction according to the device information from the document processing apparatus;
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Display control means for displaying on the display means the contents of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Device information receiving means for receiving the device information from the device;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device;
An instruction request receiving means for receiving a request for the instruction from the device;
An instruction creation unit that creates an instruction according to the device information managed by the device information management unit according to the request for the instruction received by the instruction request reception unit;
A document processing system comprising: an instruction sheet transmitting unit that transmits the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating unit to the device. The device information is
A setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction sheet for displaying the setting item and the setting value,
The document processing system according to claim 6, wherein when there are a plurality of the setting values, an instruction sheet is generated that allows the setting values to be selected for the setting items. The device is
When the function is a scanner function, the storage function specifying transmission means for transmitting the specification of the storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus,
The document processing apparatus includes:
A storage location designation receiving means for receiving a designation of a storage location from the device;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
The document processing system according to claim 7, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. The document processing system according to claim 8, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, the instruction sheet request transmission unit, the instruction sheet reception unit, the display control unit, and the storage location designation reception unit. In a document processing apparatus connected to a device via a network,
Device information receiving means for receiving device information indicating settings for the function of the device from the device;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device;
Display information request receiving means for receiving a request for the display information from the device;
Display information creation means for creating display information according to device information managed by the device information management means in response to a request for display information received by the display information request receiving means;
A document processing apparatus comprising: display information transmitting means for transmitting display information created by the display information creating means to the device. The device information is
A setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item;
The display information creating means includes
Create a setting screen to display the setting item and the setting value,
If there are multiple setting values, create a setting screen that allows you to select a setting value for the setting item,
The device is
The document processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the selection is performed by a setting screen capable of selecting a setting value for the setting item. An instruction creation means for creating an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item;
The instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device; and
The device is
The instruction is received, the received instruction is analyzed, the content of the analyzed instruction is displayed on display means, and the operation of the function is executed according to the content of the instruction. 11. The document processing apparatus according to 11. When the function is a scanner function, the device further includes storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function from the device,
The instruction creating means creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The document processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a document read by the scan function from the device is stored in a storage location described in the instruction sheet. In a document processing apparatus connected to a device via a network,
Device information receiving means for receiving device information indicating settings for the function of the device from the device;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device;
An instruction request receiving means for receiving a request for the instruction from the device;
An instruction creation unit that creates an instruction according to the device information managed by the device information management unit according to the request for the instruction received by the instruction request reception unit;
An instruction sheet transmitting means for transmitting the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating means to the device;
The device is
Receiving the instruction, analyzing the received instruction, displaying the content of the analyzed instruction on display means, and executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction apparatus. The device information is
A setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction sheet for displaying the setting item and the setting value,
The document processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein when there are a plurality of the setting values, an instruction sheet is generated that allows selection of setting values for the setting items. If the function is a scanner function, further comprising storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of the storage location of the document read by the scanner function from the device,
The instruction creating means creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The document processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a document read by the scan function from the device is stored in a storage location described in the instruction sheet. In a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
Device information management means for managing device information indicating settings for functions;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
Display information request transmitting means for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus;
Display information receiving means for receiving display information corresponding to the device information from the document processing device;
Display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means,
The document processing apparatus includes:
When the device information is received, the received device information is managed as the device information,
When the display information request is received, the display information corresponding to the managed device information is created according to the received display information request, and the created display information is transmitted. . The device information includes a setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item,
18. The device according to claim 17, further comprising selection means for performing a selection by a setting screen capable of selecting a setting value for a setting item created by the document processing apparatus. An instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item from the document processing apparatus;
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction document analyzed by the instruction document processing means,
The display control means includes
The device according to claim 18, wherein the content of the instruction is displayed on a display means. When the function is a scanner function, the storage function specifying transmission means for transmitting the specification of the storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Receiving the storage location designation from the device, creating an instruction describing the received storage location designation;
The function operating means is
20. The device according to claim 19, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. 21. The device according to claim 20, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, display information request transmission unit, display information reception unit, display control unit, instruction sheet reception unit, and storage location designation transmission unit. In a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
Device information management means for managing device information indicating settings for functions;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
An instruction request transmission means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing an operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus;
An instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction according to the device information from the document processing apparatus;
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Display control means for displaying on the display means the contents of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction,
The document processing apparatus includes:
When the device information is received, the received device information is managed as the device information,
When receiving the request for the instruction, the instruction according to the managed device information is created according to the received request for the instruction, and the created instruction is transmitted to the device. Device characterized by. The device information is
A setting item for the function and at least one setting value for the setting item;
The document processing apparatus includes:
Create an instruction sheet for displaying the setting item and the setting value,
23. The device according to claim 22, wherein when there are a plurality of the setting values, an instruction sheet is created that allows selection of setting values for the setting items. When the function is a scanner function, the storage function specifying transmission means for transmitting the specification of the storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
The device according to claim 23, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. 25. The device according to claim 24, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, the instruction sheet request transmission unit, the instruction sheet reception unit, the display control unit, and the storage location designation reception unit. In a UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device manages device information indicating settings for functions by device information management means,
The device transmits the device information to the document processing apparatus by a device information transmission unit,
The document processing apparatus receives the device information from the device by a device information receiving unit, manages the received device information as device information by a device information management unit,
The device transmits a display information request to the document processing apparatus by a display information request transmission unit,
The document processing apparatus receives the display information request from the device by a display information request receiving unit, and displays the display information according to the device information managed by the device information management unit by the received display information request. Is created by the display information creating means, and the created display information is sent to the device by the display information sending means,
The device receives display information corresponding to the device information from the document processing apparatus by a display information receiving unit, and displays the received display information on the display unit by a display control unit. UI display processing method. The document processing apparatus includes:
An instruction document describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the setting item is created by the instruction document creating means,
Send the created instruction to the device by means of instruction transmitting means,
The device is
Receiving the instruction from the document processing device by an instruction receiving means;
Analyzing the received instruction by the instruction processing means,
According to the contents of the analyzed instruction, the function operation is executed by the function operation means,
The display control means includes
27. The UI display processing method of a document processing system according to claim 26, wherein the content of the instruction sheet is displayed on a display means. In a UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device manages device information indicating settings for the function of the device by device information management means,
The device transmits the device information to the document processing apparatus by a device information transmission unit,
The document processing apparatus receives the device information from the device by a device information receiving unit, manages the received device information as device information by a device information management unit,
The device transmits a request for an instruction describing an operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus by an instruction document request transmission unit.
The document processing apparatus receives the instruction request from the device by the instruction request receiving means, and in response to the received instruction request, the instruction according to the device information managed by the device information management means Is created by the instruction form creating means, and the created instruction form is transmitted to the device by the instruction form sending means,
The device receives an instruction according to the device information from the document processing device by the instruction receiving unit, analyzes the received instruction by the instruction processing unit, and controls display of the contents of the analyzed instruction A UI display processing method for a document processing system, characterized in that the function is displayed on a display means by the means and the operation of the function is executed by the function operation means according to the contents of the instruction. In a UI display processing program of a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
Processing for managing device information indicating settings for the function of the device;
Processing for transmitting the device information to the document processing device;
Processing for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing device;
Processing for receiving display information corresponding to the device information from the document processing device;
A process for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means.
Processing for receiving the device information from the device;
A process of managing the received device information as information of the device;
Processing to receive the display information request from the device;
Processing for creating display information according to the managed device information in response to the received display information request;
A process for transmitting the created display information to the device, causing the document processing apparatus to operate. Processing to create an instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the setting item;
Processing the document processing apparatus to transmit the created instruction to the device;
Processing to receive the instructions from the document processing device;
Processing to analyze the received instructions;
Processing for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the analyzed instruction;
30. The display processing program according to claim 29, wherein the device is caused to operate a process of displaying the content of the instruction on the display means. In a UI display processing program of a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
Processing for managing device information indicating settings for the function of the device;
Processing for transmitting the device information to the document processing device;
Processing for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus;
Processing for receiving an instruction according to the device information from the document processing device;
Processing to analyze the received instructions;
Processing to display the contents of the analyzed instruction on the display means;
Causing the device to perform a process of executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction,
Processing for receiving the device information from the device;
A process of managing the received device information as information of the device;
Processing to receive a request for the instructions from the device;
A process of creating an instruction according to the managed device information in response to the request for the received instruction;
A display processing program that causes the document processing apparatus to perform processing for transmitting the created instruction to the device.

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