JP2008021108A - Information processor, information processing method and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor, an information processing method and an information processing program, capable of facilitating understand of a displayed content in a Web page by voice output. <P>SOLUTION: The information processor has an HTML data generation means for generating HTML data. The HTML data generation means generates the HTML data which makes a display control means display a setting screen for setting a setting item, concerning the information processor according to a request from the display control means which displays the HTML data, adds an explanatary note for explaining the setting content, concerning the setting item to a prescribed part of the HTML data. Since the prescribed part is a part that is the subject of voice output by a voice output means which performs voice output of the content of the HTML data displayed by the display control means, understanding of the displayed content in the Web page by voice output is facilitated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program, and more particularly to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program that generate or display HTML data.

Software called a screen reader is provided as a tool for improving the accessibility of visually impaired persons with respect to a displayed document by an application or the like operating on a computer. The screen reader outputs the content of the display document by voice (that is, reads the display content). Therefore, it is said that a visually handicapped person can operate an application or the like by himself / herself based on the sound read out by the screen reader.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-10992

  However, conventionally, depending on the content of the display document, the content read by the screen reader becomes complicated, and it may be difficult for the user to grasp the content of the display document.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional example of reading a display document by a screen reader. In FIG. 1, a Web page 510 is a Web page for setting network information of a certain network device. As is apparent from the figure, the display content of the Web page 520 is composed of a display part for inputting the item name of each setting item, the value of the setting item, an input value for the display part, and the like.

  In the case of such a Web page, that is, when the display contents are not only simple texts but also composed of a plurality of display parts for inputting values, as shown in a reading example 520, reading by a screen reader is performed. The content is particularly complicated. The reading contents corresponding to the setting items 511, 512, 513, and 514 in the Web page 510 correspond to the reference numbers 521, 522, 523, and 524 in the reading example 520. For example, the read-out content 521 corresponding to the setting item 511 is read up to the type of the input component, such as “DHCP radio button check is not valid and radio button check is invalid”, and a value such as a radio button is selectively displayed. Even for the part to be set, the state of the button corresponding to all values (“checked” or “not checked”) is read out. Therefore, there is a problem that even if a page is read aloud in such a state, it is very difficult to understand the setting contents by relying only on the voice.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of facilitating understanding of the display content of a Web page by outputting sound. To do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus having HTML data generation means for generating HTML data, wherein the HTML data generation means responds to a request from a display control means for displaying the HTML data. In response, a setting screen for setting a setting item related to the information processing apparatus is generated on the display control means, HTML data is generated, and a description explaining the setting content related to the setting item is added to a predetermined part of the HTML data. The predetermined portion is a portion that is a target of audio output by an audio output unit that outputs the content of HTML data displayed by the display control unit.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a display control means for displaying a setting screen for setting setting items based on HTML data, and outputs the contents of the HTML data displayed by the display control means by voice. Voice output means, and the HTML data includes an explanatory text for explaining the setting contents related to the setting items in a portion which is the target of voice output by the voice output means.

  In such an information processing apparatus, it is possible to facilitate understanding of the display content of the Web page by outputting sound.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, this invention is good also as an information processing program for making a computer perform the information processing method in the said information processing apparatus, or the said information processing method.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and information processing program which can facilitate the understanding by the audio | voice output of the display content of a web page can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the image forming system in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the image forming system 1 includes an image forming apparatus 10 and one or more client PCs (client PCs 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d, etc .; hereinafter collectively referred to as “client PC 20”). Are connected to each other by a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) 31 or the Internet 32 (whether wired or wireless).

  The image forming apparatus 10 is a specific example of an information processing apparatus in the present embodiment, and corresponds to a printer, a copier, a facsimile machine, or a multifunction machine that realizes these functions with a single housing. The image forming apparatus 10 has at least a function as a server (Web server) in HTTP communication in addition to the function as an original image forming apparatus.

  The client PC 20 is a device that can function as a client in HTTP communication, such as a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Digital (Data) Assistants), and a mobile phone, and a Web browser or Web browser for displaying a Web page. A program such as a screen reader for outputting the display contents of HTML data (Web page) displayed by the above is implemented.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 includes hardware resources for performing individual image processing such as a plotter engine 203 and a scanner engine 204, an engine control board 202, an OS 201, a system management service 106, and a network service 107. A memory management service 108, an operation panel management service 109, an engine management service 200, and various applications such as a copy application 101, a fax application 102, a printer application 103, and an information providing application 104.

  The engine control board 202 controls individual functions of the image forming apparatus 10 such as the plotter engine 203 and the scanner engine 204, and provides the functions of the engine control board 202 to the OS 201 and the like through an engine I / F (interface).

  The OS 201 is an operating system such as UNIX (registered trademark), and executes various software implemented as applications such as the copy application 101 and the fax application 102 in parallel as processes.

  A system management service 106, a network service 107, a memory management service 108, an operation panel management service 109, and an engine management service 200 provide respective functions to a higher-level application such as the copy application 101 through an API (Application Programming Interface). is there. That is, the system management service 106 provides a function related to system management, and the network service 107 provides a function related to network communication. For example, the network service 107 includes a Web server program that functions as httpd (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon).

  The memory management service 108 provides functions related to memory management, and the operation panel management service 109 provides functions related to an operation panel (operation panel) installed in the image forming apparatus 10. Further, the engine management service 200 provides a function for controlling the plotter engine 203 and the scanner engine 204 via the engine control board 202.

  The copy application 101 is a copy application, and the fax application 102 is a facsimile application. The printer application 103 is a printer application having a page description language (PDL) interpreter. The information providing application 104 executes a process for generating HTML data (Web page) for displaying information requested from the client PC 20. Examples of the HTML data generated by the information providing application 104 include data that displays a Web page for setting various setting items related to the image forming apparatus 10. The information providing application 104 is recorded on a recording medium 600 such as a CD-ROM or an SD card, and is installed in the image forming apparatus 10 from the recording medium 600. However, the information providing application 104 may be downloaded to the image forming apparatus 10 via a network.

  Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the image forming system 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a processing procedure of the image forming system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the client PC 20 has a Web browser 21 and a screen reader 22. The web browser 21 is a general web browser. The screen reader 22 is software that outputs the contents of the HTML data displayed by the Web browser 21 by voice.

  For example, when the user of the client PC 20 inputs the URL of a Web page (hereinafter referred to as “network setting page”) for setting values for setting items related to the network function of the image forming apparatus 10 to the Web browser 21, the Web The browser 21 transmits an HTTP request for requesting a network setting page to the HTTP server 1071 (S11).

  The HTTP server 1071 is a Web server program that bears a part of the functions of the network service 107 of the image forming apparatus 10 and functions as a server in HTTP communication. When receiving the HTTP request from the Web browser 21, the HTTP server 1071 requests the information providing application 104 to generate HTML data for displaying the network setting page (S12). The information providing application 104 generates the requested HTML data on the memory (RAM or the like) of the image forming apparatus 10, and outputs the HTML data generated on the memory to the HTTP server 104 (S13). However, the information providing application 104 does not necessarily have to dynamically generate the HTML data. For example, HTML data created in advance and stored in the storage device of the image forming apparatus 10 may be output.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a definition example of HTML data output from the information providing application in the first embodiment. The definition content of the HTML data 310 in FIG. 5 is omitted for convenience.

  In the HTML data 310, a definition 311 surrounded by <form> tags is a definition of a form for making settings related to Ethernet (registered trademark). For example, the definition 3111 and the definition 3112 define radio buttons for selecting whether to enable or disable DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).

  The definition 320 by the <img> tag specifies image data (img / summary.gif) to be displayed on the network setting page as the src attribute 3121. However, in this embodiment, not only image data is specified in the <img> tag, but also an explanatory text or a character string (hereinafter referred to as “summary text”) that describes the setting contents on the network setting page. The attribute 3123 is set. The summary sentence does not include information regarding the input parts on the network setting page, such as “setting contents of this screen category Ethernet (registered trademark) DHCP valid WINS invalid...

  Subsequently, the HTTP server 1071 includes the HTML data 310 output from the information providing application 104 in the HTTP response and transmits it to the Web browser 21 (S14). When receiving the HTML data 310, the Web browser 21 interprets the definition of the HTML data 310 and displays a network setting page. The screen reader 22 acquires the HTML data 310 from the Web browser 21 automatically or in response to a key input from the user (S15), and outputs the display contents as voice.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example and a reading example of the network setting page in the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 6, 320 is a display example of a network setting page displayed by the Web browser 21 based on the HTML data 310. For example, the area 321 is an area displayed based on the definition 311 of the HTML data 310. Radio buttons 3211 and 3212 are input parts displayed based on the definitions 3111 and 3112 of the HTML data 310, respectively.

  Further, the image 322 including the character image “summary” is displayed based on the definition 312 of the HTML data 310. In other words, the image 322 displays “summary.gif”.

  On the other hand, 330 in the figure is an example of reading out the network setting page 320 by the screen reader 22. In the reading example 330, a portion indicated by 331 is a reading example similar to the conventional one. In other words, even if the component is read out to the type of the input component, such as “No DHCP radio button check enabled, Radio button checked disabled”, and all values such as radio buttons can be selectively set. The state of the button corresponding to (“Checked” or “Not checked”) is read out. On the other hand, the part indicated by 332 is an example of reading out the summary sentence set in the alt attribute in the HTML data 310. That is, the screen reader 22 according to the present embodiment is premised on that the <img> tag is a character string set in the alt attribute as a reading target. Here, the summary text is not a display content on the network setting page, such as “Setting content category Ethernet (registered trademark) DHCP enabled, WINS disabled,... Is a column. In other words, the summary sentence does not include information that complicates the contents of reading, such as information indicating the type of display component and the state of each selective display component. It consists of values. Therefore, the user who has heard the reading example 330 can more easily grasp the setting contents on the network setting page 320 by listening to the portion indicated by 332.

  The summary sentence is generated when the information providing application 104 generates the HTML data 310. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a process of generating a summary sentence of the network setting page by the information providing application. In the initial state of FIG. 7, the content of the summary sentence is empty.

  First, the title of the summary sentence is written in an area (hereinafter simply referred to as “summary sentence”) secured on the memory of the image forming apparatus 10 in order to generate the summary sentence (S101). In the present embodiment, the title of the summary sentence is “setting contents of this screen”. Therefore, the character string is included in the summary sentence.

  Subsequently, the category name of the first category is additionally written (S102). In the present embodiment, the setting items on the network setting page 320 are classified into a plurality of categories (such as “Ethernet (registered trademark)” and “common setting”). The category displayed at the top of the network setting page 320 is “Ethernet (registered trademark)”. Therefore, here, the character string “category Ethernet (registered trademark)” is added to the summary sentence.

  Subsequently, for each setting item in the category “Ethernet (registered trademark)”, the setting item name and the setting value are additionally written in the summary sentence. First, DHCP setting information in the image forming apparatus 10 is acquired, and it is determined whether DHCP is set to be valid (S103). When DHCP is set to be valid (Yes in S103), the character string “DHCP valid” is additionally written in the summary sentence (S104). On the other hand, if DHCP is set to invalid (No in S103), a character string “DHCP invalid” is additionally written in the summary text (S105), and a character string indicating “IPv4 address” and its set value. , And a “subnet mask” and a character string indicating the set value are additionally written in the summary sentence (S106, S107).

  Subsequent to step S104 or S107, WINS setting information in the image forming apparatus 10 is acquired, and it is determined whether or not WINS is set to be valid (S108). If WINS is set to be valid (Yes in S108), the character string “WINS valid” is additionally written in the summary sentence (S109). On the other hand, if WINS is set to invalid (No in S108), the character string “WINS invalid” is additionally written in the summary text (S110), and “priority WINS server” and characters indicating the set value are also written. A column and a character string indicating the “alternative WINS server” and its setting value are additionally written in the summary sentence (S111, S112). Thereafter, the summary sentence is written into the HTML data 310 by the information providing application 104.

  In FIG. 7, other categories other than “Ethernet (registered trademark)” are omitted, but additional writing to the summary sentence is similarly performed for setting items of other categories. In FIG. 7, the processing procedure has been described in a very specific manner. In short, among the various setting items for the image forming apparatus 10, the setting item that is the setting target in the network setting page 320 and its item name and The current setting value is written in the summary text.

As described above, according to the image forming system 1 in the first embodiment, the HTML data 310 for displaying the network setting page 320 includes a portion to be read out by the screen reader (alt attribute of the <img> tag). A summary sentence expressing the display contents of the network setting page 320 in an easy-to-understand manner is set. Therefore, a user such as a visually impaired person can grasp the display contents of the network setting page 320 more easily by listening to the summary sentence. As apparent from the above, the image data to be displayed in the <img> tag does not affect the contents to be read out. Therefore, for example, by displaying (transparent) image data having no drawing element as a display target, the display mode of the network setting page 320 may be apparently unknown from the past. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example has been shown in which a summary sentence is set in the alt attribute of the <img> tag, but the location where the summary sentence is set may be changed as appropriate according to the specifications of the screen reader to be used. For example, if the title attribute of the anchor tag (<a>) is to be read out, the <img> tag in the definition 312 in the HMTL data 310 of FIG. 5 is replaced with the anchor tag, and a summary sentence is set in the title attribute. You may do it. In this case, the definition 312 is, for example,
<a id=“summary” title=”Contents of this screen...”Summary</a>
It becomes. In this case, the character string “Summary” is displayed as a link. However, the contents read out by the screen reader 22 are not affected. In order to prevent the display contents of the network setting page 320 from becoming complicated for a healthy person, the summary sentence is set to a part whose contents are not to be displayed by the Web browser 21 like the alt attribute in the present embodiment. It is preferable.

  By the way, the setting contents on the network setting page 320 displayed on the client PC 20 are changed as needed by the user, and it is desirable that the summary sentence reflects the setting contents after the change. Examples of solving this problem will be described as second and third embodiments.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a processing procedure of the image forming system according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, points not particularly mentioned in the first embodiment will be described. Therefore, the points not particularly specified may be the same as in the first embodiment.

  In the client PC 20 of FIG. 8, the network setting page 320a (left side in the figure) shows the page before the setting contents are changed. For example, when the radio button 3212 on the network setting page 320a is selected by the user (S21), the Web browser 21 transmits an HTTP request for updating the network setting page 320a to the image forming apparatus 10 in response to the event. (S22). The information providing application 104 of the image forming apparatus 10 reflects the setting contents on the network setting page 320a on the image forming apparatus 10 (here, the DHCP setting is changed to invalid), and then displays the network setting page 320. HTML data is generated on the memory of the image forming apparatus 10 (S23). The processing in step S23 may be as described in FIG. Therefore, the summary of the HTML data generated here indicates that the DHCP setting is invalid. The HTML data newly generated by the information providing application 104 is included in the HTTP response and transmitted to the web browser 21 (S24). In FIG. 8, the HTTP server 1071 is omitted, but this is for convenience. When the Web browser 21 receives the newly generated HTML data, the Web browser 21 displays the network setting page 320b after the setting change based on the HTML data. In the network setting page 320b, it can be seen that the radio button 3212 is ON. The screen reader 22 outputs the display content by voice based on the HTML data related to the network setting page 320b (S25). At this time, since the change of the setting content is reflected in the summary sentence in the HTML data, the content after the setting change is read out.

  As described above, according to the image forming system 1 in the second embodiment, the HTML data and the summary sentence are regenerated based on the setting content after the change according to the change in the value of the setting item. Therefore, even if the setting item on the network setting page 320 is changed, it is possible to avoid inconsistency in the contents of the summary sentence. In order to cause the Web browser 21 to send an HTTP request for updating the network setting page 320 in response to the change of the setting item, the event of each input component is defined in the HTML data definition of the network setting page 320. A process for transmitting the HTTP request to the handler may be defined.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, points that are not particularly mentioned in the first embodiment will be described. Therefore, the points not particularly specified may be the same as in the first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the content of HTML data generated by the information providing application 104 is different (however, the display mode of the network setting page 320 is not affected). FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are diagrams showing definition examples of HTML data output from the information providing application in the third embodiment. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show the definition in one HTML data divided into two drawings for convenience.

  In FIG. 9, the definition 411, the definition 4111, the definition 4112, and the definition 412 correspond to the definition 311, the definition 3111, the definition 3112, and the definition 312 in FIG. That is, the definition 411 is a form definition for causing the network setting page 320 to perform settings relating to Ethernet (registered trademark). Definitions 4111 and 4112 are definitions for radio buttons 3211 and 3212 in the network setting page 320, respectively. The definition 412 is an <img> tag for setting a summary sentence in the alt attribute.

  The HTML data 410 in FIG. 9 is significantly different from the HTML data 310 in FIG. 5 in that event handlers are defined for each input component. That is, the definition 4111c such as “onChange =“ showSummary (this) ”” is defined in the definition 4111 related to the radio button 3211. Also, a definition 4112c such as “onChange =“ showSummary (this) ”” is defined in the definition 4112 related to the radio button 3212. The definitions 4111c and 4112c define that when the value of the radio button 3211 or 3212 is changed (onChange), a function named “showSummary” is called with the identifier (this) of the radio button as an argument. Yes. Note that similar event handlers are defined for other input components whose definition is omitted in the figure.

  The definition of “showSummary” is shown in FIG. That is, the definition 413 in FIG. 10 is the definition content of “show Summary” by Java (registered trademark) Script.

  Therefore, when a value is input to the radio buttons 3211 and 3212 and other input components in the network setting page 320 displayed by the Web browser 21 based on the HTML data 310, the Web browser 21 defines the definition. Execute JavaScript (“showSummary”) at 413.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure of processing executed by the Web browser based on the script. Note that the step numbers in FIG. 11 correspond to the step numbers in the definition 413 in FIG.

  First, the title of the summary sentence and the category name of the first category are written in the alt attribute (hereinafter simply referred to as “alt attribute”) in the <img> tag of the definition 412 (S201). In the present embodiment, the title of the summary sentence is “setting contents of this screen”. The category displayed at the top of the network setting page 320 is “Ethernet (registered trademark)”. Therefore, here, a character string “setting contents category Ethernet (registered trademark)” of this screen is added to the alt attribute.

  Subsequently, for each setting item in the category “Ethernet (registered trademark)”, the setting item name and setting value are additionally written in the alt attribute. First, it is determined whether or not the radio button 3211 is checked in the network setting page 320 (S203). When the radio button 3211 is checked (Yes in S203), the character string “DHCP valid” is additionally written to the alt attribute (S204). On the other hand, if the radio button 3211 is not checked (No in S203), the character string “DHCP invalid” is additionally written to the alt attribute (S205), and “IPv4 address” input in the text box 3213 is also written. And the character string input in the text box 3213 and the “subnet mask” and the character string input in the text box 3214 are additionally written to the alt attribute (S206, S207).

  Subsequent to step S204 or S207, it is determined whether or not the radio button 3215 is checked in the network setting page 320 (S208). If the radio button 3215 is checked (Yes in S208), the character string “WINS valid” is additionally written to the alt attribute (S209). On the other hand, if the radio button 3215 is not checked (No in S208), the character string “WINS invalid” is additionally written to the alt attribute (S210), and “priority WINS server” is input to the text box 3217. And the character string input in the text box 3218 and “alternative WINS server” are additionally written to the alt attribute (S211 and S212).

  Subsequently, the contents of the alt attribute are written in the title attribute in the <img> tag of the definition 412 (S213), and the network setting page 320 is refreshed as necessary (S214). Here, the refresh is executed because, depending on the product of the screen reader, the updated state may not be valid unless the refresh is performed.

  In FIG. 11, other categories other than “Ethernet (registered trademark)” are omitted, but additional writing to the alt attribute is similarly performed for setting items of other categories. In FIG. 11, the processing procedure has been described in a very specific manner. In short, each time the setting item value is changed on the network setting page 320, a new setting is executed by executing Java (registered trademark) Script. The value of the alt attribute (summary sentence) in the HTML data 410 is updated based on the content. Therefore, when a re-reading instruction is input to the screen reader 22 thereafter, a summary sentence corresponding to the contents after the setting change is read out.

  As described above, according to the image forming system 1 in the third embodiment, the summary sentence is regenerated based on the changed setting content according to the change of the value of the setting item. Therefore, even if the setting item on the network setting page 320 is changed, it is possible to avoid inconsistency in the contents of the summary sentence. In particular, in the third embodiment, the regeneration of the summary sentence is executed based on the script defined in the HTML data 410 by the Web browser 21, so communication with the image forming apparatus 10 is not required. Therefore, the summary sentence can be updated more easily.

  When embedding the summary sentence in the title attribute of the anchor tag, the variable that is the write destination in each step of FIG. 10 is changed from “document.summary.alt” to “document.getElementById ('summary'). Title”, for example. Change to

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the summary sentence is added to the lower part of the network setting page 320 has been described. However, the summary sentence may be added to the upper part or first. By doing so, the summary sentence can be read out first. In addition, the summary sentence may be added not for each page but for each unit break such as for each category. Further, the position where the summary sentence is added may be set by the user.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the HTML data providing side and the HTML data display and audio output side are distributed in different devices (image forming apparatus 10 and client PC 20) has been described. All the functions may be implemented in one image forming apparatus 10. In recent years, an image forming apparatus provided with a Web browser and capable of displaying HTML data on an operation panel by the Web browser is also provided. Therefore, if a screen reader is installed in such an image forming apparatus and HTML data including a summary sentence as described in each of the above embodiments is displayed on the Web browser of the image forming apparatus, the summarization by the screen reader is performed. By reading a sentence, a visually impaired person can more easily grasp the display content of the operation panel of the image forming apparatus.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the specific embodiment which concerns, In the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim, various deformation | transformation * It can be changed.

It is a figure which shows the example of the conventional reading-out of the display document by a screen reader. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image forming system in an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process sequence of the image forming system in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a definition of the HTML data output from an information provision application in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the network setting page in 1st Embodiment, and the example of reading. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the production | generation process of the summary sentence of the network setting page by an information provision application. It is a figure for demonstrating the process sequence of the image forming system in 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a definition of the HTML data output from an information provision application in 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a definition of the HTML data output from an information provision application in 3rd embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process sequence of the process which a web browser performs based on a script.

Explanation of symbols

1 Image forming system 10 Image forming apparatus 20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d Client PC
21 Web browser 22 Screen reader 31 LAN
32 Internet 101 Copy application 102 Fax application 103 Printer application 104 Information providing application 106 System management service 107 Network service 108 Memory management service 109 Operation panel management service 200 Engine management service 201 OS
202 Engine control board 203 Plotter engine 204 Scanner engine 600 Recording medium 1071 HTTP server

Claims (16)

An information processing apparatus having HTML data generation means for generating HTML data,
The HTML data generation means generates HTML data for causing the display control means to display a setting screen for setting a setting item related to the information processing apparatus in response to a request from the display control means for displaying the HTML data, and the HTML data An explanatory note explaining the setting contents related to the setting item is added to a predetermined part of
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined portion is a portion that is subjected to voice output by a voice output unit that outputs the content of HTML data displayed by the display control unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined portion is a portion that is not a display target by the display control unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the explanatory text includes a name of the setting item and a value of the setting item, and does not include information regarding an input component for inputting the setting item.   The HTML data generation means generates the HTML data to which an explanatory text reflecting the changed setting content is added in response to a request transmitted from the display control means in response to the change of the setting item on the setting screen. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the HTML data is returned to the display control unit. Display control means for displaying a setting screen for setting setting items based on HTML data;
Audio output means for outputting the content of the HTML data displayed by the display control means,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the HTML data includes an explanatory text for explaining a setting content related to the setting item in a portion that is a target of voice output by the voice output unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a part including the explanatory text in the HTML data is a part not to be displayed by the display control unit.   An explanatory note updating unit that generates an explanatory sentence reflecting the setting content changed in accordance with the change of the setting item on the setting screen and replaces the explanatory sentence of the HTML data with the generated explanatory sentence. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus that generates HTML data,
An HTML data generation procedure for generating HTML data for causing the display control means to display a setting screen for setting setting items relating to the information processing apparatus in response to a request from the display control means for displaying the HTML data;
Generating an explanatory text for explaining the setting content regarding the setting item, and adding the explanatory text to a predetermined part of the HTML data,
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined portion is a portion that is subjected to voice output by voice output means that outputs the content of the HTML data displayed by the display control means.   9. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined portion is a portion that is not a display target by the display control unit.   The information processing method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the explanatory text includes a name of the setting item and a value of the setting item, and does not include information regarding an input component for inputting the setting item.   In response to a request transmitted from the display control means in response to a change in the setting item on the setting screen, the HTML data to which an explanatory text reflecting the changed setting content is generated is generated, and the HTML data is displayed in the display The information processing method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, further comprising an explanatory text update procedure for returning to the control means. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus,
A display procedure for displaying a setting screen for setting a setting item based on HTML data;
An audio output procedure for outputting the content of the HTML data displayed in the display procedure,
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the HTML data includes an explanatory text explaining a setting content related to the setting item in a portion that is a target of voice output in the voice output procedure.   The information processing method according to claim 12, wherein a part including the explanatory text in the HTML data is a part not to be displayed in the display procedure.   An explanatory text update procedure is provided in which an explanatory text reflecting the setting contents changed according to the change of the setting item on the setting screen is generated, and the explanatory text of the HTML data is replaced by the generated explanatory text. The information processing method according to claim 12 or 13.   An information processing program for causing a computer to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 8 to 11.   An information processing program for causing a computer to execute the information processing method according to claim 12.

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