JP2013206394A - Information processing program, information processor, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing program or the like with excellent usability.SOLUTION: When a sharing destination application is a singular processing application, on condition that a plurality of pieces of JPEG data to be processed by the sharing destination application are present, a CPU makes a flash memory store sharing destination application identification information. The CPU makes the flash memory store unprocessed information for each of the plurality of pieces of JPEG data. The CPU makes an operation of making the sharing destination application identified by the sharing destination application identification information process one of the plurality of pieces of JPEG data be performed. The CPU makes the sharing destination application identified by the sharing destination application identification information process one piece of the JPEG data for which it is indicated that it is to be processed by the sharing destination application by the unprocessed information stored by the flash memory, as it is detected that the processing of one piece of the JPEG data is completed in the sharing destination application.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.

  Some portable terminals have a function called “shared function”. The sharing function is a function that passes data processed by one application to another application and causes the other application to process the data. For example, when image data is captured by a digital camera built in a portable terminal and a JPEG file is created from the image data by a camera application, the JPEG file is passed to an e-mail application, for example, by the above sharing function. , Can be sent as an e-mail attachment. As described above, according to the sharing function, it is possible to cause a mobile terminal to execute a wide variety of processes by linking a plurality of applications. Note that an application for processing a JPEG file is not limited to an e-mail application, and there may be a plurality of types. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a different JPEG application depending on a folder in which a JPEG file is stored. The technology to start is described.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-049928

  There are many applications that do not support the process of sharing multiple data at once. In these applications, when a plurality of data is shared, it is necessary to repeatedly perform the operation of sharing the data one by one, and thus it cannot be said that the usability is good.

  The technology disclosed in the present specification has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method with good usability.

  In order to achieve this object, an information processing program disclosed in this specification includes a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination, to process data output by a data output source application. An information processing program that is executed by a computer included in the information processing apparatus provided, and causes the output destination application to process the computer when the output destination application is a single processing application that processes data to be processed one by one First storage control means for storing output destination application identification information, which is information for identifying an output destination application, in the storage unit on condition that there are a plurality of target data, and output for each of the plurality of processing target data Unprocessed in destination application Second storage control means for storing unprocessed information for indicating to the computer that the processing target data is to be processed by the output destination application, and one of the plurality of processing target data is identified as the output destination application The operation to be processed by the output destination application identified by the information functions as a processing control unit that causes the data sharing unit to perform processing, and the processing control unit has completed processing of one processing target data in the output destination application Is detected by the output destination application identification information, which is indicated by the output destination application to be processed by the unprocessed information stored in the storage unit. The output destination application is processed.

  According to the information processing program disclosed in this specification, the first storage control unit can store the output destination application. Unprocessed data to be processed can be stored by the second storage control means. Then, in response to detecting that the processing of one processing target data is completed in the output destination application, one of the unprocessed processing target data can be processed in the output destination application. As a result, even when the output destination application does not support the process of sharing a plurality of data at once, it is possible to automatically perform the operation of causing the output destination application to process a plurality of processing target data one by one. It becomes. Therefore, it is possible to improve usability because it is not necessary to repeatedly perform an operation of causing the output destination application to process a plurality of pieces of processing target data one by one.

  According to the information processing program of claim 2, processing is performed while the output destination application is processing a plurality of pieces of processing target data one by one due to an error or the like generated in the information processing program that causes the processing control unit to function. It may be necessary to terminate and restart the control means. Even in such a case, the output destination application and the unprocessed processing target data can be identified based on the unprocessed information stored in the nonvolatile storage unit. Processing can be continued from the processing target data.

  According to the information processing program of the third aspect, the output destination application can perform processing using the serial number corresponding to the processing target data (eg, processing for displaying images in the order according to the serial number). Can do. Therefore, usability can be improved.

  According to the information processing program of claim 4, an application that can process a plurality of processing target data at once (hereinafter also referred to as a batch processing application) and a single processing unit that processes the processing target data one by one It can coexist with a processing application. Further, when a batch processing application is used, control such that information such as output destination application identification information is not stored in the storage unit can be performed, so that the storage capacity of the storage unit can be saved.

  According to the information processing program of claim 5, the operation of causing the output destination application to process a plurality of pieces of processing target data one by one even when the processing target data has a data structure in a format that cannot include multi-pages. Can be performed automatically.

  According to the information processing program of claim 6, when an operation for selecting a plurality of processing target data is accepted, the selected plurality of processing target data is automatically processed one by one by the output destination application thereafter. Can do. Therefore, usability can be improved.

  According to the information processing program of the seventh aspect, the processing target data to be processed by the output destination application can be recognized by the user. Therefore, usability can be improved.

  According to the information processing program of the eighth aspect, it is possible to execute different image editing on each of the plurality of processing target data. Therefore, usability can be improved.

  According to the information processing program of the ninth aspect, it is possible to receive a notification of processing completion from the output destination application. Therefore, since it is possible to detect that the processing of the processing target data in the output destination application is completed, the next processing target data can be processed by the output destination application. Accordingly, it is possible to automatically perform an operation of causing the output destination application to process a plurality of pieces of processing target data one by one.

  According to the information processing program according to claim 10, processing of the processing target data in the output destination application in response to the data sharing unit displaying the first display screen on the display unit with priority over the second display screen. Therefore, it is possible to detect that the next processing target data is processed by the output destination application. Accordingly, it is possible to automatically perform an operation of causing the output destination application to process a plurality of pieces of processing target data one by one.

  The technology disclosed in this specification can be realized in various modes such as an information processing device, a control device that controls the information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a recording medium that records an information processing program. .

It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the portable terminal carrying a device control application. It is a figure explaining a sharing function. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen in a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen in a portable terminal. It is a flowchart which shows a scanning process. It is a flowchart which shows a sharing process. It is a flowchart which shows a sharing process. It is a flowchart which shows a sharing process. It is a flowchart which shows starting processing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile terminal 10 in which a device control application 14b (hereinafter also referred to as the present application 14b) according to the first embodiment of the present invention is mounted.

  The mobile terminal 10 is a mobile phone that can make a voice call with another device or use the Internet via the mobile phone network 100. Further, the mobile terminal 10 performs wireless communication with the device 30 in the infrastructure mode via the access point 50. The mobile terminal 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a flash memory 14, a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, operation keys 16, a touch panel 17, a liquid crystal display device 18 (hereinafter also referred to as an LCD 18), a memory card interface 19 (hereinafter referred to as a memory). Audio input / output unit 21 and telephone network communication unit 22 are also provided. These are connected to each other via a bus line 23.

  The CPU 11 controls each unit connected to the bus line 23 according to a fixed value, a program, or the like stored in the ROM 12 or the like. The ROM 12 is a non-rewritable nonvolatile memory, and the RAM 13 is a rewritable volatile memory. The flash memory 14 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory, and stores an operating system 14a (hereinafter also referred to as OS 14a), the application 14b, and other types of applications (not shown). The OS 14a is basic software for realizing the standard functions of the mobile terminal 10, and is an Android (registered trademark) OS in the present embodiment. The application 14b is an application provided by the vendor of the device 30, and is installed in the mobile terminal 10 by the user.

  Hereinafter, the CPU 11 that executes a program such as an application or an operating system may be simply described by a program name. For example, the description “application” may mean “CPU 11 that executes the application”.

  By using the API of the OS 14a installed in the mobile terminal 10, the application can realize a sharing function (also referred to as an intent function) for transferring data between applications. The application 14b installed in the mobile terminal 10 is an application for using the printing function and the scanning function of the device 30 directly from the mobile terminal 10 without going through a personal computer or the like. In particular, the application 14b is configured to have good usability when the scan data acquired from the device 30 is passed to another application by the sharing function.

  The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 is a circuit that connects the mobile terminal 10 and another device via Wi-Fi (registered trademark) using a wireless LAN that conforms to the IEEE802.11b / g standard. The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 establishes a wireless connection with the device 30 via the access point 50.

  The operation key 16 is a hard key provided on the housing of the mobile terminal 10, and inputs setting information and instructions to the mobile terminal 10. The touch panel 17 is provided over the LCD 18 and inputs setting information and instructions to the mobile terminal 10. The LCD 18 displays various operation screens and images based on the selected data. The memory card I / F 19 is an interface to which a nonvolatile memory card 20 is attached, and controls writing or reading of data with respect to the memory card 20. The memory card 20 is an SD card (registered trademark) as an example. In the case of the present embodiment, the application 14b converts the scan data received from the device 30 into a PDF format file (hereinafter also referred to as PDF data) or a JPEG format file (hereinafter also referred to as JPEG data). And stored in the memory card 20. The format of PDF data is a data structure that can create one PDF data including multi-pages. The format of JPEG data is a data structure that cannot include multiple pages. Here, multipage is data of a plurality of pages.

  The voice input / output unit 21 is a voice input / output device including a microphone and a speaker, and the telephone network communication unit 22 is a circuit for performing communication via the mobile phone network 100. The mobile phone network 100 is an IMT-2000 (abbreviation of International Mobile Telecommunication-2000) system, and enables the mobile terminal 10 to use a voice call.

  Each application installed in the mobile terminal 10 calls the API of the OS 14a, and transmits / receives the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, operation keys 16, touch panel 17, LCD 18, memory card I / F 19, voice input / output unit 21, and telephone network communication. Data to be transferred to each component of the mobile terminal 10 such as the unit 22 is output to the OS 14a. Each application includes the application 14b. That is, each application controls each component of the portable terminal 10 by calling the API of the OS 14a. Each application calls the API of the OS 14a to acquire data output from each component of the mobile terminal 10 and data indicating the state of each component from the OS 14a. That is, by calling the API of the OS 14a, data indicating the state of each component of the mobile terminal 10 is acquired from the OS 14a. The state of each component of the mobile terminal 10 includes the state of operation input to the mobile terminal 10. In addition, the OS 14a may notify each application of data output from each component of the mobile terminal 10 or data indicating the state of each component periodically or whenever the state of each component changes. That is, each application acquires data indicating the state of each component of the mobile terminal 10 from the OS 14a by receiving a notification from the OS 14a.

  The device 30 is a multifunction device having a printer function, a scan function, a copy function, and the like, and includes a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit (not shown) configured similarly to the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 of the mobile terminal 10, and an access point The mobile terminal 10 is connected to the mobile terminal 10 by Wi-Fi by wireless communication via 50. Further, the device 30 is controlled by the application 14b of the mobile terminal 10 and prints an image based on data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10, or generates a scan data by reading a document, and sends it to the mobile terminal 10. Send.

  With reference to FIG. 2, a sharing function realized by using the API of the OS 14a of the mobile terminal 10 will be described. The sharing function is a function for causing the application selected as the data output destination to process the data output from the data output source application. The sharing function includes an implicit sharing function and an explicit sharing function. FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining the implicit sharing function, in which a data output source application (hereinafter also referred to as a sharing source application 60) requests the OS 14a to execute the implicit sharing function. Shows the flow of processing.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, in the implicit sharing function, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a and requests execution of the sharing function (1). This request includes a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of data (hereinafter also referred to as shared data) to be processed by another application by the sharing function, a type, and an action. The URI is information indicating the location of the shared data, and in the case of this embodiment, is configured by a file path. The type is information that specifies the format of the shared data, and the action is information that specifies the type of processing. The OS 14a uses the type and action notified from the sharing source application 60 as search conditions, and selects the data output destination application from all the applications installed on the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter also referred to as all the applications 62). Search for possible candidates (hereinafter also referred to as sharing destination application 64) (2).

  Each application installed in the mobile terminal 10 declares in advance a type that specifies a format that can be processed by the self-application and an action that specifies the type of processing that can be executed. Therefore, the OS 14a searches for all the applications 62 using the type and action notified from the sharing source application 60 as search conditions. Then, it is possible to process data in the format specified by the type notified from the sharing source application 60, and extract an application corresponding to the type of processing specified by the action notified from the sharing source application 60. Information is acquired (3). However, the type and action declared by each application can be freely set by the developer of each application. Therefore, each application may declare a process that cannot be actually executed as an action. Therefore, the “application corresponding to the type of processing specified by the action notified from the sharing source application 60” is an application that declares the same action as the action notified from the sharing source application 60. It does not require that the process be actually executable.

  Next, the OS 14a causes the LCD 18 to display a list of applications discovered by the search, that is, applications that are candidates for the sharing destination application 64 (4). When the user selects one from the list (5), the OS 14a activates the selected sharing destination application 64, sets the screen of the sharing destination application 64 as the foreground (also referred to as the front), and shares the source application 60. The URI, type, and action of the shared data notified from are notified (6).

  As a result, the screen of the sharing destination application 64 selected by the user is displayed in the foreground, and the sharing destination application 64 accesses the shared data specified by the notified URI and performs processing according to the action value. For example, various processes that can be executed by the sharing destination application 64 are performed, such as display output, transmission by attaching to an e-mail, and editing.

  FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining the explicit sharing function, and shows the flow of processing when the sharing source application 60 requests the OS 14a to execute the explicit sharing function.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, in the explicit sharing function, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a and requests display of a list of candidates for the sharing destination application 64 (21). This request includes the type of shared data and the action. The OS 14a searches for candidates for the sharing destination application 64 from all the applications 62 installed in the mobile terminal 10 using the type and action notified from the sharing source application 60 as search conditions (22). The identification information of the application satisfying the condition is acquired (23).

  Next, the OS 14a displays a list of candidates for the sharing destination application 64 found by the search on the LCD 18 (24). When the user selects any one (25), the OS 14a returns an intent including the identification information of the selected application and the type and action used as the search condition (26). On the other hand, when receiving the intent from the OS 14a, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the identification information of the selected application included in the intent, specifies the URI, type, and action of the shared data, and shares it. A function execution is requested (27). The OS 14a activates the sharing destination application 64, which is an application designated by the sharing source application 60, sets the screen of the sharing destination application 64 to the foreground, the URI of the shared data notified from the sharing source application 60, the type, The action is notified (28).

  That is, the sharing function in which the sharing source application 60 does not recognize the sharing destination application 64 and notifies the OS 14a of the shared data URI or the like is referred to as an implicit sharing function, and the sharing source application 60 designates the sharing destination application 64. The sharing function for notifying the OS of the shared data URI or the like is called an explicit sharing function. Note that the present application 14b will be described as using the explicit sharing function of the OS 14a.

  FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating screen transitions when the user instructs execution of the sharing function for the scan data acquired from the device 30 when the screen of the application 14b is displayed in the foreground. .

  When scan data is acquired from the device 30, a scan result confirmation screen 70 of the application 14b is displayed on the LCD 18, and a scan image 71 corresponding to the scan data is displayed therein.

  The scan result confirmation screen 70 further includes a page display area 72, a share button 74, and a save button 76. The page display area 72 displays the total number of pages of the document read by the device 30 and the page number indicating which page of the original of the scanned image 71 currently displayed is the original image. It is an area to do.

  The share button 74 is an area for inputting a share function execution instruction. When the user touches the share button 74, scan data corresponding to the displayed scan image 71 is determined as shared data.

  The save button 76 is an area for inputting a save function execution instruction. When the user touches the save button 76, the scan data corresponding to the displayed scan image 71 is saved. Specifically, the scan data is converted into data of a predetermined format, and the API of the OS 14a is called and stored in the memory card 20.

  When the user touches the share button 74 on the scan result confirmation screen 70, the screen displayed on the LCD 18 is changed to the format selection screen 77 of the application 14b. In the format selection screen 77, an operation is accepted only in the format selection area 78, the share button 74 and the save button 76 are grayed out, and no user operation is accepted.

  The format selection area 78 includes options for allowing the user to select either the PDF format or the JPEG format. The user selects a format in which the scan data is to be shared with other applications, and performs a selection operation of touching the selected format option.

  When the user performs a selection operation on the format selection screen 77 and any one of the formats is selected, the screen of the LCD 18 is changed to a processing screen 79. While the processing screen 79 is displayed, processing target data of one selected format is created, and the data is stored in the memory card 20 by calling the API of the OS 14a. Note that user operations are not accepted while the processing screen 79 is being displayed.

  After creating the processing target data, the application 14b calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the type and action of the processing target format, and requests a list of candidates for the sharing destination application 64. That is, the process shown in FIG. 2 (21) is executed.

  On the other hand, the OS 14a that has received the list display request searches for candidates for the sharing destination application 64 (FIG. 2) and displays on the LCD 18 a sharing destination application list screen 81 that lists the names 82 of the discovered applications. Lists the applications that can be selected as data output destinations using the sharing function. When there is no batch processing application that can process a plurality of data (S612: NO), or when a batch processing application is not selected (S616: NO), an application that processes the processing target data one by one Are displayed in a list (S620). The user selects a desired application as the sharing destination application 64 from the displayed candidates. Therefore, for the user, the scan data acquired from the device 30 can be converted into data of a desired format, and an appropriate sharing destination application 64 can be easily selected from a list of applications that can process the data of the format. That is, the user can use the scan data acquired from the device 30 in various modes by linking the application 14b with another application with a simple operation and a free combination, and the usability is good.

  When the user performs a selection operation on the sharing destination application list screen 81 and any singular processing application is selected, the screen of the LCD 18 is changed to the data selection screen 110 (FIG. 4) (S626). The data selection screen 110 includes thumbnail images 111 to 115, an all selection button 117, and a page input area 118. The thumbnail images 111 to 115 are identification images for identifying each piece of shared data. The thumbnail images 111 to 115 correspond to the thumbnail images of the first to fifth pages, respectively.

  The all selection button 117 is an area for inputting an instruction to select JPEG data corresponding to all displayed thumbnail images as data to be output to the sharing destination application 64. When the user touches the all selection button 117, JPEG data corresponding to the thumbnail images 111 to 115 is selected. The page input area 118 is an area for inputting a page number of a thumbnail image selected from a plurality of thumbnail images. When the user inputs the page number of the thumbnail image in the page input area 118, the JPEG data of the thumbnail image corresponding to the input page number is selected. For example, when a page number of “1, 3-5” is input to the page input area 118, JPEG data corresponding to the thumbnail image 111 of the first page and thumbnail images 113 to 3 of the third to fifth pages. JPEG data corresponding to 115 is selected. Thus, the user can select JPEG data to be output to the sharing destination application 64 from among a plurality of JPEG data.

  When the user performs a selection operation on the data selection screen 110 and any thumbnail image is selected, the screen of the LCD 18 is changed to the image editing screen 200 (S631, S660). The image editing screen 200 includes a processing target thumbnail image 201, a rotation processing button 202, a monochrome processing button 203, and a sepia processing button 204. The processing target thumbnail image 201 is a reduced image indicating the contents of one JPEG data to be processed by a single processing application. The rotation processing button 202 is an area for inputting an execution instruction for processing for rotating the orientation of JPEG data (eg, processing for converting the orientation between portrait orientation and landscape orientation). The monochrome processing button 203 is an area for inputting an execution instruction for processing for converting JPEG data into monochrome JPEG data. The sepia processing button 204 is an area for inputting an instruction to execute processing for converting JPEG data into sepia-based JPEG data. Sepia tone is a blackish brown color tone. When the user touches any one of the rotation processing button 202 to the sepia processing button 204, processing corresponding to the touched button is performed on the JPEG data corresponding to the processing target thumbnail image 201 being displayed.

  Thereafter, the JPEG data corresponding to the selected thumbnail image is processed by the sharing destination application 64 one by one. At this time, a thumbnail image of the JPEG data currently being processed by the sharing destination application 64 is displayed on the data selection screen 110 as the processing target thumbnail image 201. When the JPEG data processing in the sharing destination application 64 is completed, a thumbnail image for the JPEG data in the next processing order is automatically displayed on the data selection screen 110 as the processing target thumbnail image 201 (S660). Then, processing of JPEG data in the next processing order is started in the sharing destination application 64.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a scan process executed by the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 according to the application 14b. This process is started when a user instructs execution of a scan from an operation reception screen (not shown) of the application 14b. Note that the steps shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 9 described below are described as being executed by the CPU 11 by the application 14b or by the CPU 11 using the function such as the OS 14a by the application 14b. . However, the steps included in each flowchart may be partially replaced with steps that the OS 11a and other applications cause the CPU 11 to execute. Moreover, a part realized by the operation of the hardware provided in the mobile terminal 10 regardless of the CPU 11 may be replaced.

  First, in step S402 (hereinafter, step is omitted), the CPU 11 instructs the wireless transmission / reception unit 15 to transmit scan data to the device 30 (S402). On the other hand, the device 30 scans a document in accordance with an instruction from the mobile terminal 10 to generate scan data, and transmits the scan data to the mobile terminal 10. The mobile terminal 10 temporarily stores the scan data received from the device 30 in the RAM 13. In the present embodiment, this scan data is assumed to be RAW image data that has been uncompressed or reversibly compressed. While the scan is not completed in the device 30 (S404: NO), the CPU 11 stands by for processing.

  On the other hand, when the scan is completed in the device 30 (S404: YES), the CPU 11 displays the scan result confirmation screen 70 (FIG. 3) on the LCD 18 (S406). Next, when there is no operation input (S408: NO), CPU11 waits for a process. On the other hand, when an operation is input to the operation key 16 or the touch panel 17 (S408: YES) and an execution instruction for a function other than the shared function is input (S410: NO), the CPU 11 Each process (for example, scan data storage process) according to the operation input is executed (S412), and the scan process is terminated. When the scanning process ends, the CPU 11 displays an operation acceptance screen (not shown) of the application 14b.

  On the other hand, when the execution instruction of the sharing function is input (S410: YES), the CPU 11 displays the format selection screen 77 on the LCD 18 (S414), and allows the user to select either the JPEG format or the PDF format. There are various types of originals to be read by the device 30 such as photographic images and documents. Therefore, the user selects one of the formats so that the data can be created in a format suitable for the content of the scan data.

  Next, while the format is not selected (S416: NO), the CPU 11 stands by for processing. On the other hand, when the touch panel 17 receives an instruction to specify the PDF format (S416: PDF), the CPU 11 creates PDF data from the scan data acquired from the device 30 (S430). When the device 30 scans a plurality of pages of the document, the mobile terminal 10 acquires a plurality of scan data from the device 30. In that case, the CPU 11 creates one PDF data including a plurality of pages of data from a plurality of scan data.

  On the other hand, when the touch panel 17 receives an instruction to specify the JPEG format (S416: JPEG) and one scan data is acquired from the device 30, that is, the device 30 scans one page of the document. If it is found (S418: NO), the CPU 11 creates one JPEG data from the scan data (S428).

  On the other hand, when a plurality of scan data is acquired from the device 30, for example, when the device 30 scans a plurality of pages of an original (S418: YES), the CPU 11 creates one JPEG data from each of the plurality of scan data. As a result, a plurality of JPEG data is created (S420).

  Next, the CPU 11 displays a processing screen 79 (FIG. 3) on the LCD 18 (S422). Then, the CPU 11 repeats the process from S422 while the process target data (JPEG data created in S420 and S428 or PDF data created in S430) is being created (S424: NO). In the present embodiment, the CPU 11 assigns a file name to the created processing target data and stores it in the memory card 20 as a file. The process target data is being created from the start of the creation of the process target data until the file constituting the process target data is written to the memory card 20 and the file is closed. Examples of the file name to be given include “photo.jpg”, “photo1.jpg”, “image1.jpg”, “image2.jpg”, and “document.pdf”. On the other hand, when the creation of the processing target data is completed (S424: YES), the CPU 11 executes the sharing process (S426) to display the sharing destination application list screen 81 (FIG. 3) on the LCD 18 and ends the scanning process. To do. When the scanning process ends, the CPU 11 displays an operation acceptance screen (not shown) of the application 14b. The sharing process (S426) will be described later with reference to FIG.

  According to the scan processing of the present embodiment, after the processing target data selected by the user is created, the sharing destination application list screen 81 is displayed on the LCD 18. In other words, the creation of the processing target data is completed before the sharing destination application list screen 81 is displayed.

  Therefore, when the application selected as the sharing destination application 64 from the sharing destination application list screen 81 (FIG. 3) processes the processing target data that is the shared data, the processing target data is already stored in the memory card 20. It has been created and is accessible from the sharing destination application 64. Therefore, it is possible to cause the sharing destination application 64 to reliably process the processing target data.

  Also, according to the present embodiment, data is created only for the processing target format that is the format selected by the user, so creation of data that is not selected, that is, unnecessary format data, can be omitted, and the processing load can be reduced. .

  In addition, since general-purpose PDF data or JPEG data is created from RAW image data with low compatibility and is processed by the sharing destination application, various applications can be selected as the sharing destination application 64. That is, the scan data acquired from the device 30 can be used in various forms.

  In addition, since the format selection screen 77 is displayed when a sharing function execution instruction is input, it is possible to indicate to the user that a desired format can be selected from a plurality of formats, and usability is good.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the sharing process (S426). This process is a process for causing the sharing destination application 64 to share various data. As described with reference to FIG. 5, this process is started after the creation of the processing target data is completed.

  In S600, the CPU 11 designates the processing target data created in the memory card 20 as shared data. In S602, the CPU 11 confirms the format of the shared data selected in S416. If the format of the shared data is the PDF format (S602: PDF), the process proceeds to S604. In S <b> 604, the CPU 11 determines whether there is an application corresponding to the PDF format among the candidates for the sharing destination application 64. Specifically, the CPU 11 requests the OS 14a to search for an application that can process PDF format data, and when the OS 14a returns information including identification information of the application corresponding to the PDF format. When it is determined that there is an application corresponding to the PDF format and information including identification information of the application corresponding to the PDF format is not returned from the OS 14a, there is an application corresponding to the PDF format. Judge not to. An example of information including application identification information is an application name included in an intent in an Android (registered trademark) OS. If it does not exist (S604: NO), the process proceeds to S605. In step S605, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display a screen indicating that there is no application that supports the PDF format, and the process advances to step S606. In S606, the CPU 11 converts the shared data in the PDF format into the JPEG format, and uses the converted JPEG format data as new shared data instead of the shared data in the PDF format. Then, the process returns to S602. In step S606, the scan data that is the basis of the shared data in the PDF format may be converted into the JPEG format, and the converted JPEG format data may be used as new shared data.

  On the other hand, if there is an application corresponding to the PDF format in S604 (S604: YES), the process proceeds to S608. In S608, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the identification information of the sharing destination application 64 corresponding to the PDF format, the URI of the shared data, the type of “PDF”, the action of “SEND_MULTI”, and explicitly shares it. The OS 14a is requested to execute the function. Then, the flow ends. Here, the action of “SEND_MULTI” is information for specifying the type of processing for the batch processing application.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S602 that the shared data format selected in S416 is the JPEG format (S602: JPEG), the process proceeds to S610. In S610, the CPU 11 determines whether or not there are a plurality of JPEG data designated as shared data. If there is only one JPEG data (S610: NO), the process proceeds to S611. In S611, the CPU 11 receives from the OS 14a an intent including identification information of the sharing destination application 64 that supports the JPEG format. In this case, the sharing destination application 64 is a single processing application. Specifically, the CPU 11 requests the OS 14a to search for an application capable of processing data in JPEG format, and receives an intent including identification information of the application corresponding to the JPEG format from the OS 14a. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that at least one application compatible with the JPEG format is installed in the mobile terminal 10 in a factory-shipped state. The CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the identification information of the sharing destination application 64 corresponding to the JPEG format, the URI of the shared data that is one JPEG data, the type of “JPEG”, and the action of “VIEW”. The OS 14a is requested to execute the explicit sharing function. Then, the flow ends. The OS 14a requested to execute the sharing function displays the screen of the sharing destination application 64 in the foreground (also referred to as the front), and displays the screen of the sharing source application 60 as the screen of the sharing destination application 64. In the background (also called the back). And this application 14b will be in a standby state. When the process of the sharing destination application 64 is completed, the OS 14a displays the screen of the application 14a in the foreground (also referred to as the front). And this application 14b will be in an operation state. That is, the present application 14a ends the flow after entering the operating state. Here, the action “VIEW” is information for designating processing for displaying data. In the present embodiment, among the applications installed in the mobile terminal 10, at least an application that supports the JPEG format installed in the factory-shipped state in the mobile terminal 10 corresponds to the action “VIEW”. Assuming that At present, applications that support the JPEG format often support “VIEW”.

  On the other hand, if there are a plurality of JPEG data in S610 (S610: YES), the process proceeds to S612. In S612, the CPU 11 determines whether there is a batch processing application that is an application capable of processing a plurality of data. Specifically, the CPU 11 requests the OS 14a to search for an application that can process data in the JPEG format and corresponds to the action of “SEND_MULTI”. Note that “SEND_MULTI” is an action declared only by the batch processing application. When the information including the identification information of the batch processing application is returned from the OS 14a, it is determined that the batch processing application exists, and the information including the identification information of the application corresponding to the batch processing application is not returned from the OS 14a. In this case, it is determined that there is no batch processing application. If the batch processing application is not found (S612: NO), the process proceeds to S620, and if found (S612: YES), the process proceeds to S614.

  In S <b> 614, the CPU 11 displays a list of discovered application names 82 on the sharing destination application list screen 81. Specifically, the OS 14 a is requested to search for an application that can process JPEG format data and that corresponds to the action of “SEND_MULTI” and display the list on the sharing destination application list screen 81. Accordingly, the user can select a batch processing application capable of processing JPEG data from the sharing destination application list screen 81.

  In S616, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the sharing destination application 64 has been selected. Specifically, when the intent including the identification information of the sharing destination application 64 selected on the sharing destination application list screen 81 is received from the OS 14a, the sharing destination application 64 that is a batch processing application is selected. The determination is made (S616: YES), the process proceeds to S618. In S618, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the identification information of the sharing destination application 64, the URI of the shared data that is a plurality of JPEG data, the type of “JPEG”, the action of “SEND_MULTI”, and the explicit sharing function Is requested to the OS 14a. Then, the flow ends.

  On the other hand, if the intent has not been received from the OS 14a, it is determined that the sharing destination application 64 has not been selected (S616: NO), and the process proceeds to S620 (FIG. 7). In S <b> 620, the CPU 11 displays a list of singular processing application names 82, which are applications capable of processing only a single piece of data, on the sharing destination application list screen 81. Specifically, an application capable of processing data in JPEG format is searched, and the OS 14a is requested to display a list on the sharing destination application list screen 81. This request does not support “SEND_MULTI”, but applications that can process data in JPEG format are also displayed in a list on the sharing destination application list screen 81. In S622, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the sharing destination application 64 has been selected. Specifically, if an intent has not been received from the OS 14a, it is determined that the sharing destination application 64 has not been selected (S622: NO), and the process returns to S602 (FIG. 6). On the other hand, when the intent including the identification information of the sharing destination application 64 selected on the sharing destination application list screen 81 is received from the OS 14a, it is determined that the sharing destination application 64 that is a single processing application is selected (S622: YES), the process proceeds to S624. In S624, the CPU 11 causes the flash memory 14 to store sharing destination application identification information that is information for identifying the selected sharing destination application 64. The sharing destination application identification information may be ID information for identifying the application type of the sharing destination application 64, for example.

  In S626, the CPU 11 displays the data selection screen 110 (FIG. 4) on the LCD 18. On the data selection screen 110, thumbnail images related to all JPEG data designated as shared data in S600 are displayed in a list. In the data selection screen 110, as an example, a case where there are five JPEG data designated as shared data is described.

  While the JPEG data is not selected in S628 (S628: NO), the CPU 11 stands by for processing. On the other hand, when the touch panel 17 receives an instruction to select JPEG data (S628: YES), the process proceeds to S629. In S629, the CPU 11 causes the flash memory 14 to store information for identifying all the selected JPEG data. For example, each file name of all selected JPEG data may be stored.

  In S630, the CPU 11 adds a serial number to each of the file names of all the selected JPEG data. For example, when two JPEG data having file names “photo1.jpg” and “document1.jpg” are selected, the file names are changed to “photo1-1.jpg” and “document1-2.jpg”. A serial number may be added.

  In S <b> 631, the CPU 11 displays the image editing screen 200 (FIG. 4) on the LCD 18. At this time, a thumbnail screen of JPEG data in which the first serial number is added to the file name is displayed as the processing target thumbnail image 201.

  In S632, the CPU 11 determines whether image editing has been selected. When the operation input by the user is not performed (S632: NO), the process proceeds to S634. On the other hand, when the operation input by the user is a touch of any of the rotation processing button 202 to the sepia processing button 204, that is, when an input of an image editing instruction is accepted (S632: YES), the process proceeds to S633. In step S <b> 633, the CPU 11 executes image editing processing instructed by touching any one of the rotation processing button 202 to the sepia processing button 204 for the JPEG data corresponding to the processing target thumbnail image 201.

  In S634, the CPU 11 determines whether or not a plurality of JPEG data has been selected in S628. If one JPEG data is selected (S634: NO), the process proceeds to S636. In S636, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the identification information of the sharing destination application 64 that is a single processing application, the URI of the shared data that is one JPEG data, the type of “JPEG”, and the action of “VIEW”. The OS 14a is requested to execute the explicit sharing function. Then, the flow ends.

  On the other hand, if a plurality of JPEG data is selected in S628 (S634: YES), the process proceeds to S638. In S638, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a, identifies identification information of the sharing destination application 64 that is a single processing application, a URI of shared data that is one JPEG data among a plurality of selected JPEG data, and a type of “JPEG” , The action of “VIEW” is designated and the OS 14a is requested to execute the explicit sharing function. In addition, the request for executing the sharing function is performed in the sharing result acquisition mode. In the sharing result acquisition mode, in response to completion of processing of one JPEG data in the sharing destination application 64, the sharing destination application 64 notifies the sharing source application 60 that the processing has been completed. In this mode, the notification can be received. The OS 14a requested to execute the sharing function displays the screen of the sharing destination application 64 in the foreground and displays the screen of the application 14b that is the sharing source application 60 in the background of the screen of the sharing destination application 64. To do. And this application 14b will be in a standby state.

  In S640, the CPU 11 causes the flash memory 14 to store a processing flag indicating that the sharing destination application 64 is executing data processing. Further, the CPU 11 stores unprocessed information indicating unprocessed information in the flash memory 14 in correspondence with each of the selected plurality of JPEG data. Based on the unprocessed information, the CPU 11 can recognize which JPEG data of the selected plurality of JPEG data is unprocessed by the sharing destination application 64. For example, it is possible to recognize how many pages of the plurality of JPEG data have been processed by the unprocessed information. The unprocessed information may be information indicating the page number of unprocessed JPEG data, for example. Further, for example, it may be information indicating the total number of pages of JPEG data and the processed page number. For example, the file name of unprocessed JPEG data may be used. Then, the process proceeds to S644 (FIG. 8).

  In S644, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the present application 14b, which is the sharing source application 60, returns to the foreground. This determination may be made based on whether or not an event that causes the sharing source application 60 to return to the foreground has been received from the OS 14a. When not returning (S644: NO), CPU11 waits for a process, and when returning (S644: YES), it progresses to S646.

  In S646, the CPU 11 determines whether notification information based on the sharing result acquisition mode has been received from the sharing destination application 64. The notification information may be ID information for identifying the application type of the sharing destination application 64, for example. The notification information may be, for example, information indicating that processing of one JPEG data is completed or a transmission request for the next JPEG data. When the notification information has not been received (S646: NO), the CPU 11 waits for processing, and when the notification information has been received (S646: YES), the process proceeds to S648.

  In S648, the CPU 11 updates the unprocessed information so that the shared data designated in the API of the OS 14a in S638 can be recognized. Specifically, it may be a process of deleting the page number of the shared data specified in the API of the OS 14a in S638 from information indicating the page number of unprocessed JPEG data. For example, the process may be a process of adding the page number of the shared data specified in the API of the OS 14a in S638 to the information indicating the processed page number. Further, for example, the process may be a process of deleting the file name of the shared data specified in the API of the OS 14a in S638 from the information indicating the file name of unprocessed JPEG data.

  In S650, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the sharing process has been completed for all of the selected plurality of JPEG data based on the unprocessed information. Specifically, if information indicating the page number of unprocessed JPEG data is not stored, it may be determined that the sharing process has been completed. Further, for example, if information indicating the processed page number is stored for all the pages of JPEG data, it may be determined that the sharing process has been completed. Further, for example, if information indicating the file name of unprocessed JPEG data is not stored, it may be determined that the sharing process has been completed. If the sharing process has not been completed for all JPEG data (S650: NO), the process proceeds to S656. In S656, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display a continuous sharing confirmation display. The continuous sharing confirmation display is a display for informing the user that a process of sharing a plurality of JPEG data one by one with the sharing destination application 64 is executed a plurality of times continuously.

In S <b> 660, the CPU 11 displays the image editing screen 200 (FIG. 4) on the LCD 18. At this time, the thumbnail screen of the JPEG data in which the number next to the serial number added in S630 to the shared data specified in the API of the OS 14a in S638 is added to the file name is displayed as the processing target thumbnail image 201. Let In S662, the CPU 11 determines whether image editing has been selected. Since the content of the process in S662 is the same as the content of the process in S632 described above, the description thereof is omitted.
Further, the content of the process in S664 is the same as the content of the process in S633 described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In S <b> 668, the CPU 11 reads the sharing destination application identification information from the flash memory 14. As a result, the CPU 11 can recognize the sharing destination application 64.

  In S670, the CPU 11 determines whether or not a share processing execution instruction has been input. If the sharing process execution instruction is not input (S670: NO), the process returns to S650. If the sharing process execution instruction is input (S670: YES), the process returns to S638.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S650 that the sharing process has been completed for all of the selected plurality of JPEG data (S650: YES), the process proceeds to S652. In S652, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display information indicating that the process of sharing all the selected JPEG data with the sharing destination application 64 has been completed. At this time, the processing target thumbnail image 201 that is finally shared by the sharing destination application 64 may be displayed on the LCD 18. In S <b> 654, the CPU 11 deletes the processing flag, the shared destination application identification information, and the unprocessed information from the flash memory 14. Then, the flow ends.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an activation process performed when the application 14 b is activated on the mobile terminal 10. The timing at which the activation process in FIG. 9 is executed is not limited to the timing at which the application 14b is activated for the first time in order to start the processes in FIGS. If the application 14b is forcibly terminated due to an error or the like during the processes of FIGS. 5 to 8, the activation process of FIG. 9 is performed at the timing of restarting the application 14b.

  When the application 14b is activated, in S684, the CPU 11 determines whether or not a continuous sharing process is being performed in which a plurality of JPEG data is shared one by one with a single processing application. This determination is made based on whether or not shared destination application identification information, which is information for identifying the shared application 64, and unprocessed information indicating that there are remaining pages are stored in the flash memory 14. For example, when sharing destination application identification information and unprocessed information indicating an unprocessed page number are stored, it may be determined that the continuous sharing process is being executed. Also, for example, when the sharing destination application identification information is stored and the total number of pages of JPEG data is compared with information indicating the number of processed pages, and the number of processed pages is smaller than the total number of pages It may be determined that the continuous sharing process is being executed. Further, for example, when shared destination application identification information and information indicating the file name of unprocessed JPEG data are stored, it may be determined that continuous sharing processing is being executed. If it is determined that the continuous sharing process is not being executed (S684: NO), the flow ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the continuous sharing process is being executed (S684: YES), it is determined that the application 14b is forcibly terminated during the continuous sharing process, and the process proceeds to S686. Note that whether or not the continuous sharing process is being executed may be determined by whether or not any of the processing flag, the sharing destination application identification information, and the unprocessed information is stored in the flash memory 14. Good. Specifically, if any of the processing flag, the sharing destination application identification information, and the unprocessed information is stored, it may be determined that the continuous sharing process is being executed.

  In S686, the CPU 11 determines whether an instruction to return to the continuous sharing process has been received. If an instruction to return to the continuous sharing process has not been accepted (S686: NO), the flow is terminated, and if accepted (S686: YES), the process proceeds to S660 (FIG. 8). In S <b> 660, the CPU 11 displays the image editing screen 200 (FIG. 4) on the LCD 18. Further, the CPU 11 specifies JPEG data to which the smallest serial number among the unprocessed items is assigned based on the unprocessed information read from the flash memory 14. Then, the thumbnail screen of the specified JPEG data is displayed as the processing target thumbnail image 201. Subsequent processing contents are the same as the above-described processing contents, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The effect of this application 14b disclosed in this specification will be described. In the application 14b, the sharing destination application 64 can be stored by storing the sharing destination application identification information in the flash memory 14 (S624). The application 14b can store unprocessed JPEG data by storing unprocessed information in the flash memory 14 (S648). Then, in response to detecting that the processing of one JPEG data is completed in the sharing destination application 64 (S646: YES), one of the unprocessed JPEG data is processed in the sharing destination application 64. (S638). Thereby, even when the sharing destination application 64 is a single processing application that does not support the process of sharing a plurality of data at once, the operation of causing the sharing destination application 64 to process a plurality of JPEG data one by one, This can be done automatically. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the need for the user to repeatedly perform the operation of causing the sharing destination application 64 to process a plurality of pieces of JPEG data one by one, thereby improving usability.

  In some cases, the OS 14a does not have a function of storing the relationship between the present application 14b, which is the sharing source application 60, and the sharing destination application 64. In this case, when processing of one JPEG data in the sharing destination application 64 is completed and the relationship between the present application 14b and the sharing destination application 64 is canceled, the sharing destination application that processes the next one JPEG data May become unknown. In the application 14b disclosed in this specification, the sharing destination application 64 can be stored by storing the sharing destination application identification information in the flash memory 14 (S624). As a result, even when the relationship between the application 14b and the sharing destination application 64 is canceled, the sharing destination application for processing the next one JPEG data is recognized by reading the sharing destination application identification information (S668). It becomes possible. Therefore, even when the sharing destination application 64 is a single processing application, it is possible to automatically perform an operation for causing the sharing destination application 64 to process a plurality of pieces of JPEG data one by one.

  Due to an error that has occurred in the application 14b, it may be necessary to terminate and restart the application 14b while the sharing destination application 64 is processing a plurality of JPEG data one by one. Even in such a case, the sharing destination application 64 and the unprocessed JPEG data can be specified based on the unprocessed information stored in the nonvolatile flash memory 14 (S684). After restarting, it is possible to continue processing from unprocessed JPEG data.

  In the application 14b, a serial number can be added to each of the file names of all selected JPEG data (S630). Thereby, it is possible to notify the sharing destination application 64 side of the order assigned to the JPEG data. Therefore, on the shared destination application 64 side, it is possible to execute processing using the serial number (for example, processing for displaying images in the order according to the serial number).

  In this application 14 b, either the batch processing application or the single processing application can be selected as the sharing destination application 64. When a batch processing application is selected as the sharing destination application 64, control such that information such as sharing destination application identification information is not stored in the flash memory 14 can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the processing and save the storage capacity of the flash memory 14.

  In this application 14b, a thumbnail image of JPEG data to be processed by the sharing destination application 64 can be automatically displayed on the LCD 18 (S631, S660). As a result, the user can recognize the JPEG data being processed, so that usability can be improved.

  The application 14b can accept input of an image editing instruction every time one JPEG data is processed by the sharing destination application 64 (S632, S662). Thereby, it is possible to execute different image editing for each of the plurality of JPEG data.

  The application 14b can receive notification information based on the sharing result acquisition mode from the sharing destination application 64 (S646). Therefore, since it is possible to detect that the processing of JPEG data in the sharing destination application 64 has been completed, it is possible to cause the sharing destination application 64 to process the next JPEG data. This makes it possible to reliably perform an operation for causing the sharing destination application 64 to process a plurality of JPEG data one by one.

  In response to the OS 14a displaying the screen of the application 14b in the foreground position with respect to the screen of the sharing destination application 64 (S644: YES), it detects that the processing of the JPEG data in the sharing destination application 64 has been completed. Therefore, the next JPEG data can be processed by the sharing destination application 64. This makes it possible to reliably perform an operation for causing the sharing destination application 64 to process a plurality of JPEG data one by one.

  In the above embodiment, the sharing destination application 64 is an example of an output destination application. The CPU 11 is an example of a data sharing unit. The mobile terminal 10 is an example of an information processing device. The CPU 11 is an example of a computer. JPEG data is an example of processing target data. The sharing destination application identification information is an example of output destination application identification information. The flash memory 14 is an example of a storage unit. The CPU 11 that executes S624 is an example of a first storage control unit. The CPU 11 that executes S648 is an example of a second storage control unit. The CPU 11 that executes S638 is an example of a process control unit. The device control application 14b and the application 14b are examples of information processing programs. The thumbnail images 111 to 115 are examples of identification images. The CPU 11 that executes S626 is an example of a display control unit. The processing target thumbnail image 201 is an example of a second identification image. The CPU 11 that executes S660 is an example of a second display control unit. The rotation process button 202 to the sepia process button 204 are an example of a third identification image. The CPU 11 that executes S664 is an example of an image processing control unit. The screen of the application 14b is an example of a first display screen. The screen of the sharing destination application 64 is an example of a second display screen.

  However, each of the first storage control means, the second storage control means, the processing control means, the display control means, the second display control means, and the image processing control means is a single hardware, a program or an operating system of the present invention, etc. It may be hardware that operates by executing a program other than the present invention. In addition, each of these units may be hardware that operates by combining processing by a plurality of programs.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be inferred.

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In S660, the form in which the processing target thumbnail image 201 of JPEG data to be processed next is automatically displayed on the image editing screen 200 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. The processing target thumbnail image 201 of JPEG data to be processed next may be displayed by manual processing. For example, the next processing execution button may be displayed on the image editing screen 200, and the next processing target thumbnail image 201 may be displayed in response to the user touching the next processing execution button. In S660, a screen for accepting selection of JPEG data to be processed may be displayed on the LCD 18 to accept the selection. Then, the selected single JPEG data may be processed by the sharing destination application 64.

  In the above embodiment, an example of a format that does not support multi-page is the JPEG format, and an example of a format that supports multi-page is the PDF format. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various formats such as PNG, GIF, and BMP can be examples of formats that do not support multi-page. Various formats such as DOC and XLS can be examples of formats corresponding to multi-pages.

  The rotation process, monochrome process, and sepia process accepted on the image editing screen 200 (FIG. 4) are examples of the image editing process. Buttons corresponding to other image editing processing such as enlargement processing and reduction processing may be displayed on the image editing screen 200.

  In the data selection screen 110 (FIG. 4), the case where the thumbnail images 111 to 115 are displayed has been described by taking as an example the case where there are five JPEG data designated as shared data, but the present invention is not limited to this form. There may be six or more JPEG data designated as shared data. In this case, when all the thumbnail images cannot be displayed together on one screen, all the thumbnail images may be displayed by scroll display.

  The selection mode of S633 that performs the first selection of JPEG data to be subjected to image editing processing may be different from the selection mode of S664 that performs the second and subsequent selections. For example, the selection mode in S633 may be a mode in which all JPEG data to which serial numbers are added are selected as targets for image editing processing. The selection mode in S664 may be a mode in which JPEG data corresponding to the processing target thumbnail image 201 displayed on the image editing screen 200 (FIG. 4) is selected as the target of the image editing process.

  S656 may be omitted. In this case, the continuous sharing process may be automatically continued without displaying the continuous sharing confirmation display on the LCD 18.

  In S670, the image editing instruction input may be accepted together with the input of the sharing process execution instruction. For example, a button for sharing JPEG data in portrait orientation and a button for sharing JPEG data in landscape orientation may be displayed. Then, when a button for sharing JPEG data in the portrait orientation is touched, an instruction for image editing to make the JPEG data in portrait orientation may be accepted along with an input of an execution instruction for sharing processing. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the number of times the user inputs an instruction.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 having a call function is an example of an information processing apparatus. However, various apparatuses that do not have a call function such as a personal computer and a digital camera are examples of the information processing apparatus. obtain. The present invention can also be applied to a device that does not have the touch panel 17 and inputs an operation from a hard key.

  In the above embodiment, the JPEG data and the PDF data are described as being stored in the memory card 20 that can be attached to and detached from the mobile terminal 10. These data may be stored in, for example, the flash memory 14 built in the mobile terminal 10.

  In the above embodiment, the scanner data is described as an example of the image data. However, the image data is not limited to this. For example, the image data is image data captured by a digital camera built in the mobile terminal 10. Also good. Further, data generated by reducing or enlarging scan data in accordance with the size of the scan image 71 displayed on the LCD 18 may be an example of image data. Further, when the scan data is converted into a predetermined format in order to display the scan image 71 on the LCD 18 in the mobile terminal 10, even if the data converted into the predetermined format is an example of the image data. good.

  In the above embodiment, the scan data is described as being RAW image data. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case where JPEG data is acquired from the device 30 as scan data.

  In the above-described embodiment, “creation” is to convert image data acquired from the device 30 into a file of a selected format. In this case, the URI of the shared data has been described as being configured with a file path. However, “creation” may mean converting image data acquired from the device 30 into content in a processing target format. In this case, the URI of the shared data is configured in a content format that is a format for specifying data by an index or ID in the application, such as “Contents: /// devicecontrol1 / attach / 1”.

  In the above embodiment, when the shared data is PDF data or a single piece of JPEG data, “VIEW” is designated as the action value. However, other actions such as “SEND” may be designated. In addition, “VIEW” may be designated when the shared data is PDF data, and “SEND” may be designated when the shared data is a single JPEG data.

  In the above-described embodiment, the OS 14a is described as an Android OS. However, the present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus equipped with another OS.

  In the above embodiment, the sharing function is described as being realized by the OS 14a, but the present invention can be applied to the case where the sharing function is realized by hardware or middleware instead.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 and the device 30 are described as being connected by Wi-Fi, but instead, for example, when connected by Bluetooth (registered trademark), The present invention is applicable.

  In the above embodiment, when the user touches the share button 74, the format selection screen 77 is displayed on the LCD 18. Instead, after the user selects a format on the format selection screen 77, the format selection screen 77 is displayed. The sharing button 74 may be displayed on the LCD 18 and an instruction to execute the sharing function may be received. Alternatively, the format selection screen 77 may be displayed on the LCD 18 and the user may select the format, and then the device 30 may be instructed to execute scanning.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the application name 82 included in the sharing destination application list screen 81 (FIG. 3) is used as an image for identifying an application has been described. An icon image may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the explicit sharing function of the mobile terminal 10 is used. However, the present invention can be applied even when the implicit sharing function is used. That is, as described with reference to FIG. 2A, in the implicit sharing function, after the display of the sharing destination application list screen 81, the selection of the sharing destination application 64 (5) and the sharing destination application 64 For activation (6), the sharing source application 60 is not involved. Therefore, if the sharing destination application list screen 81 is displayed before the data creation is completed, the user selects the sharing destination application 64 from the sharing destination application list screen 81 before the data creation is completed, and further, the sharing destination. A situation may occur in which the application 64 is activated by the OS 14a and starts to access shared data. In this case, since the sharing destination application 64 cannot access the shared data notified from the OS 14a, the user must deal with a waiting time or an error whose cause is unknown, which may inconvenience the user. is there. However, if the present invention is applied, the sharing destination application list screen 81 is displayed after the processing target data is created as described in the above embodiment, so that the implicit sharing function of the OS 14a is used. However, the above inconvenience is solved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the application 14b has been described as generating data of two types of formats. However, the present invention can also be applied to a program that creates data of three or more formats.

10 Mobile terminal 11 CPU
14b Device control application 60 Share source application 64 Share destination application

Claims (12)

An information processing program executed in a computer provided in an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application that is an application selected as a data output destination to process data output by a data output source application,
The computer,
When the output destination application is a single processing application that processes the processing target data one by one, the output destination application is identified on condition that there are a plurality of processing target data to be processed by the output destination application. First storage control means for storing output destination application identification information as information in the storage unit;
Second storage control for storing, in the storage unit, unprocessed information for indicating to the computer that each of a plurality of process target data causes the output destination application to process unprocessed process target data in the output destination application Means,
Processing control means for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information to process one of a plurality of pieces of processing target data;
To function,
The processing control unit causes the output destination application to perform processing based on unprocessed information stored in the storage unit in response to detecting that the processing of one processing target data is completed in the output destination application. An information processing program that causes the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information to process one of the processing target data indicated by The storage unit is a nonvolatile storage unit,
The processing control means uses the unprocessed information stored in the storage unit when the storage unit stores the unprocessed information in response to the computer starting execution of the information processing program. The processing target data determined to be processed by the output destination application is processed by the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information stored in the storage unit. Information processing program.   The processing control means associates a serial number with each of a plurality of processing target data, notifies the output destination application of the processing target data and a serial number corresponding to the processing target data, and outputs the output destination The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the information processing program is processed by an application. The data sharing unit is capable of selecting a batch processing application that is an application capable of batch processing a plurality of processing target data as the output destination application,
When the batch processing application is selected as the output destination application, the processing control unit collectively processes a plurality of processing target data to the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information. Causing the data sharing unit to perform the operation of
When the singular processing application is selected as the output destination application, the processing control means is configured to identify one of a plurality of pieces of processing target data by the output destination application identification information. The data sharing unit performs an operation to be processed, the first storage control unit stores the output destination application identification information in the storage unit, and the second storage control unit stores the unprocessed information in the storage unit. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the information processing program is stored in the information processing program.   5. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the data structure of the plurality of pieces of processing target data is a data structure in a format that cannot include a multipage. Causing the computer to further function as display control means for displaying an identification image for identifying a plurality of image data stored in the storage unit on the display unit;
When the operation accepting unit accepts an instruction operation for instructing a plurality of identification images among the identification images displayed on the display unit, the processing control unit applies each of the plurality of identification images instructed by the instruction operation. Corresponding plural image data as plural processing target data, or plural image data respectively generated based on plural image data corresponding to plural identification images instructed by the instruction operation The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the output destination application is caused to process a plurality of pieces of processing target data as target data. The processing control means is one of processing target data indicated to be processed by the output destination application according to unprocessed information stored in the storage unit, and causes the output destination application to process the data. Including a second display control means for displaying a second identification image for identifying one processing target data on the display unit;
The processing target data identified by the second identification image displayed by the display unit is processed by the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information. Information processing program described in 1. The processing target data is image data,
The second display control means further displays a plurality of third identification images for identifying each of a plurality of image processes on the display unit,
The processing control means sets the processing target data corresponding to the second identification image when the operation accepting means accepts a second instruction operation that designates one of the third identification images displayed on the display unit. On the other hand, the image processing unit further includes image processing control means for causing the image processing unit to execute image processing instructed by the second instruction operation.
The information processing program according to claim 7, wherein the processing target data image-processed by the processing unit is processed by the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information. The processing control means includes
An operation for causing the output destination application to process one processing target data in a mode in which the output destination application notifies the completion of processing in response to the completion of processing of one processing target data in the output destination application. Let the data sharing unit
In response to being notified of processing completion from the output destination application, one of the processing target data indicated to be processed by the output destination application according to unprocessed information stored in the storage unit The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information is processed. The data sharing unit displays a first display screen corresponding to the display control unit and a second display screen corresponding to the output destination application on the display unit,
The data sharing unit is configured to display the first display screen during a period in which the display control unit executes an operation of selecting one of unprocessed data to be processed and causing the output destination application to start processing. It is displayed on the display unit with priority over the second display screen,
The data sharing unit causes the display unit to display the second display screen with priority over the first display screen during a period in which one of the processing target data is being executed by the output destination application. And
In response to the data sharing unit displaying the first display screen on the display unit with higher priority than the second display screen, the processing control unit uses the unprocessed information stored in the storage unit. 2. The output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information is made to process one of processing target data indicated to be processed by the output destination application. Information processing program. An information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application that is an application selected as a data output destination to process data output by a data output source application,
When the output destination application is a single processing application that processes the processing target data one by one, the output destination application is identified on condition that there are a plurality of processing target data to be processed by the output destination application. First storage control means for storing output destination application identification information as information in the storage unit;
Second storage control for storing, in the storage unit, unprocessed information for indicating to the computer that each of a plurality of process target data causes the output destination application to process unprocessed process target data in the output destination application Means,
Processing control means for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information to process one of a plurality of pieces of processing target data;
With
The processing control unit causes the output destination application to perform processing based on unprocessed information stored in the storage unit in response to detecting that the processing of one processing target data is completed in the output destination application. An information processing apparatus that causes the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information to process one of the processing target data indicated by An information processing method executed in an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application that is an application selected as a data output destination to process data output by a data output source application,
When the output destination application is a single processing application that processes the processing target data one by one, the output destination application is identified on condition that there are a plurality of processing target data to be processed by the output destination application. A first storage control step of storing output destination application identification information as information in the storage unit;
Second storage control for storing, in the storage unit, unprocessed information for indicating to the computer that each of a plurality of process target data causes the output destination application to process unprocessed process target data in the output destination application Steps,
A process control step for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information to process one of a plurality of pieces of processing target data;
With
The processing control step causes the output destination application to process the unprocessed information stored in the storage unit in response to detecting that the processing of one processing target data is completed in the output destination application. An information processing method that causes the output destination application identified by the output destination application identification information to process one of the processing target data indicated by

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