JP2019179392A - Program, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To appropriately perform image processing by operating a plurality of applications.SOLUTION: Instruction information outputted from an application executed by an information processing device is acquired. The instruction information includes control related information and access information. The control related information includes information related to at least one of setting information and device information for specifying an image processing device which should execute image processing. The access information is information for accessing a storage area of a server device through a network. First object data is acquired from the storage area of the server device by using the access information. The image processing device is instructed to execute printing processing based on the first object data by using the control related information. Also, the image processing device is instructed to execute reading processing by using the control related information. Second object data generated by the reading processing is acquired from the image processing device. The second object data is stored in the storage area of the server device by using the access information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present specification relates to a technique for causing an image processing apparatus to execute image processing via a network.

  Various techniques using a printing apparatus have been proposed via a network. For example, a communication system has been proposed in which a mobile phone and a multi-function device are communicably connected via a wireless LAN, and a mobile phone and a web server are communicably connected via a base station and the Internet. . On the mobile phone, a print application and a browser application operate. When the text file received from the browser application includes a URL character string, the print application acquires the web data specified by the URL from the web server. The print application generates print data from the web data, and transmits the generated print data to the multi-function peripheral. The multifunction device prints the received print data on paper.

JP 2012-48633 A JP 2011-233034 A JP 2012-048457 A

  In the above-described technique, when a plurality of applications operate in the printing process, such as the above-described printing application and browser application, the conditions used for the printing process (for example, the setting of the printing process and what kind of printing device prints) Whether processing should be executed, etc.) was not considered. As described above, there is room for contrivance in that a plurality of applications operate to perform image processing such as printing processing and reading processing.

  The present specification discloses a technique capable of appropriately performing image processing by operating a plurality of applications.

  The technology disclosed in this specification can be implemented as the following application examples.

Application Example 1 A program for a computer of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with each of a server apparatus having a storage area for storing information and an image processing apparatus via a network. The image processing apparatus includes a print execution unit that executes print processing for printing an image using image data as image processing, and the program is an application executed by the information processing apparatus. Instruction information output from different applications, an instruction information acquisition function for acquiring instruction information for executing the printing process, wherein the instruction information includes control-related information and access information, The control-related information specifies setting information indicating the setting of the printing process and an image processing apparatus on which the printing process is to be executed. Information related to at least one of location information, and the access information is information for accessing the storage area of the server device via the network, the instruction information acquisition function, and the instruction information Using the access information included, the first target data acquisition function for acquiring the first target data from the storage area of the server device, and the control relation information included in the instruction information, A program for causing a computer to execute a first instruction function for instructing the image processing apparatus to execute a printing process based on target data.

  According to this configuration, the first target data is acquired from the storage area of the server device using the access information included in the instruction information from the application, and the first target data is acquired using the control relation information included in the instruction information. The image processing apparatus is instructed to execute the printing process based on the image processing apparatus. Therefore, when an application and a program operate to execute image processing, image processing suitable for instruction information can be appropriately realized using the server device and the image processing device.

Application Example 2 A program for a computer of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with each of a server apparatus having a storage area for storing information and an image processing apparatus via a network, The image processing apparatus includes a reading execution unit that executes, as image processing, a reading process for generating image data by optically reading an object, and the program is an application executed by the information processing apparatus. Instruction information output from the application different from the program, and an instruction information acquisition function for acquiring instruction information for executing the reading process, wherein the instruction information includes control-related information, access information, and The control-related information includes setting information indicating the setting of the reading process and the reading process. The instruction information acquisition function includes information related to at least one of device information for specifying an image processing device, and the access information is information for accessing the storage area of the server device via the network. A second instruction function for instructing the image processing apparatus to execute the reading process using the control relation information included in the instruction information, and second target data generated by the reading process as the image. A second target data acquisition function acquired from the processing device and a storage function for storing the second target data in the storage area of the server device using the access information included in the instruction information. The program to be executed.

  According to this configuration, the image processing apparatus is instructed to execute the reading process using the control relation information included in the instruction information from the application, and the second storage area of the server apparatus is stored in the storage area of the server apparatus using the access information included in the instruction information. The target data is stored. Therefore, when an application and a program operate to execute image processing, image processing suitable for instruction information can be appropriately realized using the server device and the image processing device.

  The technology disclosed in the present specification can be realized in various modes. For example, an information processing method and an information processing apparatus, a computer program for realizing the function of the method or the apparatus, and the computer It can be realized in the form of a recording medium on which the program is recorded (for example, a recording medium that is not temporary).

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system 1000. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process performed using web browser SWb. It is the schematic which shows the example of a display screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of instruction information. It is a flowchart which shows the example of information processing. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the information processing for printing. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the acquisition process of control information. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the selection process of a device. It is the schematic which shows the example of a display screen. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a condition agreement confirmation process. It is the schematic which shows the example of a display screen. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the information processing for reading (FIG. 5: S240).

A. First embodiment:
A-1. System 1000 configuration:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the system 1000. The system 1000 includes multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C, an information processing device 300, and a web server device 400. The information processing apparatus 300 and the multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C are connected to the local area network NT. The local area network NT is connected to the Internet IT. The web server device 400 is connected to the Internet IT. The multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C and the information processing apparatus 300 can communicate with each other via the local area network NT. The information processing apparatus 300 and the multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C can communicate with the web server apparatus 400 via the local area network NT and the Internet IT.

  The MFPs 100A to 100C are MFPs having different model names. However, the multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C have the same configuration. Hereinafter, when the multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C are not distinguished from each other, the alphabetic character at the end of the reference numeral is omitted and is simply referred to as the multifunction peripheral 100. The multi-function device 100 includes a CPU 110 as a controller of the multi-function device 100, a storage device 115, a display unit 140 such as a liquid crystal display for displaying an image, an operation unit 150 such as a button or a touch panel for obtaining a user operation. A print execution unit 160, a read execution unit 170, and a communication interface (IF) 180. The storage device 115 includes a volatile storage device 120 such as a DRAM and a nonvolatile storage device 130 such as a hard disk or a flash memory.

  The print execution unit 160 is an apparatus that prints an image using a printing material on a sheet (an example of a print medium) by a predetermined method (for example, a laser method or an inkjet method). The print execution unit 160 executes printing according to the control of the CPU 110.

  The reading execution unit 170 optically reads an object such as a document using a photoelectric conversion element such as a CCD or a CMOS, thereby reading read data (scanned image) representing a read image (referred to as a scanned image). Data). The read data is, for example, RGB bitmap data representing a color scan image. The reading execution unit 170 executes reading according to the control of the CPU 110.

  The communication IF 180 is an interface for connecting to an external device (for example, the information processing device 300) via the local area network NT. Specifically, the communication IF 180 is a wired interface compliant with Ethernet (registered trademark), a Wi-Fi standard (IEEE (abbreviation of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) 802.11 standard) It is a wireless interface that conforms to a standard (for example, a standard according to 802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, etc.).

  The CPU 110 is an arithmetic device (processor) that performs data processing. The storage device 115 (here, at least one of the volatile storage device 120 and the nonvolatile storage device 130) provides a buffer area for temporarily storing various intermediate data generated when the CPU 110 performs processing. The nonvolatile storage device 130 stores a computer program PG1 for controlling the multifunction machine.

  In the present embodiment, the computer program PG1 may be provided by being stored in advance in the nonvolatile storage device 130 when the multifunction peripheral 100 is manufactured. Instead, the computer program PG1 can be provided, for example, in a form downloaded from a server connected via the Internet IT, or in a form recorded on a CD-ROM or the like.

  The CPU 110 executes the computer program PG1 to control the print execution unit 160 and execute print processing for causing the print execution unit 160 to print an image. Further, the CPU 110 executes the computer program PG1, thereby controlling the reading execution unit 170 to execute a reading process that causes the reading execution unit 170 to read the object.

  The information processing apparatus 300 is a computer such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. The information processing apparatus 300 includes a CPU 310 as a controller of the information processing apparatus 300, a storage device 315, a display unit 340 such as a liquid crystal display that displays an image, and an operation unit such as a button and a touch panel for acquiring a user operation. 350 and a communication interface (IF) 380. In this embodiment, the operation unit 350 is a touch panel overlaid on the display unit 340. The storage device 315 includes a volatile storage device 320 such as a DRAM and a nonvolatile storage device 330 such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The display unit 340 may be another type of device that displays an image, such as an LED display or an organic EL display. The operation unit 350 may be another type of device operated by the user, such as a button or a lever.

  The communication IF 380 is an interface for connecting to an external device (for example, the multifunction peripheral 100 or the web server device 400) via the networks NT and IT. Similar to the communication IF 180, the communication IF 380 is a wired interface compliant with Ethernet (registered trademark) or a wireless interface compliant with the Wi-Fi standard or a standard equivalent thereto.

  The CPU 310 is an arithmetic device (processor) that performs data processing. The storage device 315 (here, at least one of the volatile storage device 320 and the nonvolatile storage device 330) provides a buffer area for temporarily storing various intermediate data generated when the CPU 310 performs processing. The non-volatile storage device 330 stores computer programs PGa, PGb, and PGc and a system setting information DB. The first computer program PGa is a program that realizes the function of the operating system SWa that operates on the information processing apparatus 300. The second computer program PGb is a program that realizes the function of the web browser application SWb (hereinafter also simply referred to as the web browser SWb). The third computer program PGc is a program that realizes an information processing application SWc described later. The system setting information DB is a database that stores settings of the operating system SWa.

  The first computer program PGa is stored in advance in the nonvolatile storage device 330 at the time of manufacturing the information processing apparatus 300, for example. The second computer program PGb is provided in a form downloaded from a server (not shown), for example. The third computer program PGc is provided, for example, in a form downloaded from a server (not shown) of an operator that manages the system 1000 or an operator that manufactures the multifunction peripheral 100. Any of the computer programs PGa to PGc may be provided in a form recorded in a medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be stored in advance in the non-volatile storage device 330 when the information processing apparatus 300 is manufactured. It may be provided in a form downloaded from.

  Functions as applications such as an operation system, a web browser, and an information processing application are realized by the CPU 310 executing a program. Hereinafter, the process executed by the CPU 310 operating as an application is also expressed as the application executing the process. For example, the CPU 310 operating as the operating system SWa executing the process is also expressed as the operating system SWa executing the process.

  The web server device 400 is a computer that provides web services. The web server device 400 includes a CPU 410 as a controller of the web server device 400, a storage device 415, and a communication interface (IF) 480. The storage device 415 includes a volatile storage device 420 such as a DRAM and a nonvolatile storage device 430 such as a hard disk or a flash memory.

  The communication IF 480 is an interface for connecting to an external device (for example, the multifunction device 100 or the information processing device 300) via the networks NT and IT. Similar to the communication IF 180, the communication IF 480 is a wired interface compliant with Ethernet (registered trademark) or a wireless interface compliant with the Wi-Fi standard or a standard equivalent thereto.

  The CPU 410 is an arithmetic device (processor) that performs data processing. The storage device 415 (here, at least one of the volatile storage device 420 and the nonvolatile storage device 430) provides a buffer area for temporarily storing various intermediate data generated when the CPU 410 performs processing. The non-volatile storage device 430 stores a computer program PG4. The nonvolatile storage device 430 is provided with a storage area SA. The computer program PG4 is a program that realizes the function of the web server SW4 that provides a web page. The function of the web server SW4 allows the web browser to write data to the storage area SA, read data from the storage area SA, and edit data stored in the storage area SA. Hereinafter, the CPU 410 operating as the web server SW4 executing the process is also expressed as the web server SW4 executing the process.

A-2. Information processing:
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed using the web browser SWb of the information processing apparatus 300. Here, it is assumed that the web browser SWb displays a web page provided by the web server device 400. A display screen D1 in FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 340 by the web browser SWb (hereinafter, the display screen D1 is also referred to as a web page D1). The web page D1 shows a list A1 of data files DF1 to DF4 stored in the storage area SA, a print button B11, and a scan button B12. The user can select a data file by tapping one data file in the list A1. When the user taps the print button B11 with one data file selected, the web browser SWb displays the web page D2 (FIG. 3B) associated with the print button B11 as the web server device 400. Is displayed on the display unit 340. The web page D2 is a web page for print processing, and shows a preview area PVa, a print start button B21, and a setting button B22. In the preview area PVa, an image to be printed based on the data file selected on the web page D1 in FIG. 3A is shown. When the user taps the print start button B21, a process for causing the multifunction peripheral 100 to print an image based on the selected data file is performed.

  When the user taps the scan button B12 of the web page D1 in FIG. 3A, the web browser SWb displays the web page D3 (FIG. 3C) associated with the scan button B12 as the web server device 400. Is displayed on the display unit 340. The web page D3 is a web page for reading processing, and shows a reading start button B31 and a setting button B32. When the user taps the reading start button B31, a process of storing the scan data generated by the multifunction peripheral 100 in the storage area SA of the web server device 400 is performed.

  In S <b> 100 of FIG. 2, the user inputs an image processing execution instruction to the information processing apparatus 300 by operating the operation unit 350. The image processing execution instruction is input by operating either the print start button B21 (FIG. 3B) or the read start button B31 (FIG. 3C). Here, it is assumed that the print start button B21 is tapped. In S110, the web browser SWb outputs instruction information for executing image processing to the operating system SWa in accordance with the input instruction.

  FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of instruction information output by the web browser SWb. In this embodiment, the instruction information is indicated by a so-called URL scheme. In FIG. 4A, a processing character string 900, which is a character string indicating the URL scheme, is shown with line breaks on three lines for illustration.

  In the example of FIG. 4A, the processing character string 900 indicates a program name PN, processing content PE, access information IAC, setting information IS, and device information IDV. The program name PN is a character string from the top of the processing character string 900 to the symbol “: //”. The program name PN is set to a name associated in advance with the information processing application SWc realized by the third computer program PGc. In the processing character string 900, an instruction character string 950 that is a character string after the symbol “: //” indicates instruction information 950i. The processing content PE is a character string sandwiched between a symbol “: //” and a symbol “/” after the symbol “: //”, and indicates a process to be executed. In this embodiment, the processing content PE is set to either “print” indicating a printing process or “scan” indicating a reading process. Hereinafter, the image processing indicated by the processing content PE (that is, the image processing to be executed) is also referred to as target image processing. In the instruction information 950i in FIG. 4A, the processing content PE is set to “print”. The access information IAC is a character string sandwiched between the code “/” after the processing content PE and the code “&” after the processing content PE, and accesses the storage area SA of the web server device 400 via the networks NT and IT. It is information to do. In the example of FIG. 4A, the access information IAC is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating a data file selected from the list A1 (FIG. 3A).

  The setting information IS is information indicating settings for target image processing. In the present embodiment, the setting information IS is arranged behind the code “&” after the access information IAC. The setting of the target image processing is indicated by a combination of a key indicating a setting item and one or more values (also referred to as setting values) associated with the key. The setting value associated with the key indicates a setting value that is allowed to be selected. That is, the setting value associated with the key indicates a candidate option that can be used as the setting value of the setting item indicated by the key. Information of a plurality of setting items is delimited by a symbol “&”. When a plurality of values are associated with one key, the plurality of values are separated by commas.

  In the example of FIG. 4A, the setting information IS includes three setting items, a paper size PS (key is size), a paper type PT (key is type), and a color COL (key is color). The value of is shown. The values of the paper size PS are “A4”, “B5”, “Legal” and “Hagaki”, the values of the paper type PT are “plain paper” and “inkjet paper”, and the value of the color COL is “color” Is.

  The device information IDV is information for specifying an image processing device that is to execute the target image processing. The setting items of the device information IDV and the setting information IS are separated by a symbol “&”. In this embodiment, the device information IDV indicates a device list DL that is a list of one or more model names. The device list DL is indicated by a combination of a key (devicelist) indicating the device list DL and one or more model names. In the example of FIG. 4A, the device list DL indicates two model names “MFP 123” and “MFP 456”.

  The setting information IS and the device information IDV are examples of control information that is information used for image processing control (also referred to as control information IC). Either the setting information IS or the device information IDV may be omitted from the instruction information. The instruction information may include storage location information indicating a storage location on the network where the control information IC is stored, instead of the control information IC. FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of storage position information. The storage location information IL in FIG. 4B indicates the URL of the data file that stores the control information IC. The data file may be stored in the storage area SA of the web server device 400, for example. The instruction information may include storage location information IL instead of the control information IC. Note that the control information IC and the storage position information IL are both examples of control-related information related to image processing control. The control relation information IRa in FIG. 4A includes control information IC. The control relationship information IRb in FIG. 4B includes storage location information IL.

  A processing character string 900s in FIG. 4C shows an example of a processing character string for reading processing. The program name PN is the same as the program name PN in FIG. The processing content PE is “scan”. The access information IACs is information for accessing the storage area SA of the web server device 400 via the networks NT and IT. In the example of FIG. 4C, the access information IACs is a URL for uploading scan data to the storage area SA of the web server device 400. Although illustration is omitted, the instruction information 950is indicated by the instruction character string 950s included in the processing character string 900s further includes control-related information (that is, control information for reading processing or storage position information). Yes. The control information for the reading process includes at least one of setting information indicating the setting of the reading process and apparatus information for specifying an image processing apparatus on which the reading process is to be executed.

  The web server SW4 associates instruction information (here, URL scheme) for image processing corresponding to the print button B11 and the scan button B12 of the web page D1 (FIG. 3A), respectively. . When the user of the information processing device 300 operates one of the buttons B11 and B12 (FIG. 2: S100), in S110, the web browser SWb changes the URL scheme associated with the operated button to the operating system SWa. To supply. The URL scheme is supplied using a predetermined API of the operating system SWa. In S120, the operating system SWa analyzes the URL scheme and activates a program (here, the third computer program PGc) associated with the program name PN in advance. At this time, the operating system SWa supplies the instruction information to the information processing application SWc. Thus, the process of FIG. 2 ends.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information processing performed by the information processing application SWc. In S200, the information processing application SWc acquires instruction information from the operating system SWa. In S210, the information processing application SWc identifies the target image processing indicated by the processing content PE by analyzing the instruction information. Then, the information processing application SWc determines whether the target image processing is printing. If the target image processing is printing (S210: Yes), in S220, the information processing application SWc executes information processing for printing (details will be described later), and ends the processing in FIG. If the target image processing is not printing (S210: No), in S230, the information processing application SWc determines whether the target image processing is reading. If the target image processing is reading (S230: Yes), in S240, the information processing application SWc executes information processing for reading (details will be described later), and ends the processing in FIG. When the target image processing is different from both printing and reading (S210: No, S230: No), the information processing application SWc ends the processing in FIG. 5 without performing further processing.

A-3. Information processing for printing:
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing for printing (FIG. 5: S220). In S300, the information processing application SWc acquires the instruction information (for example, the instruction information is acquired from the buffer area of the storage device 315). In S303, the information processing application SWc executes control information acquisition processing.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of control information acquisition processing. In S400, the information processing application SWc determines whether or not the control information is included in the instruction information by analyzing the instruction information. For example, if the instruction information includes a key unique to the control information, it is determined that the control information is included in the instruction information. When the instruction information includes the control information IC in FIG. 4A, the determination result in S400 is Yes.

  When it is determined that the control information is included in the instruction information (S400: Yes), the information processing application SWc acquires the control information included in the instruction information (S410), and ends the process of FIG.

  When it is determined that the control information is not included in the instruction information (S400: No), in S420, the information processing application SWc determines whether the storage information is included in the instruction information. For example, if the instruction information includes a key unique to the storage location information (“ICURL” in the example of FIG. 4B), it is determined that the storage location information is included in the instruction information. When the instruction information includes the storage location information IL of FIG. 4B, the determination result in S420 is Yes.

  When it is determined that the storage location information is included in the instruction information (S420: Yes), the information processing application SWc accesses the storage location indicated by the storage location information and acquires control information from the storage location (S440). Then, the processing of FIG.

  When it is determined that neither the control information nor the storage location information is included in the instruction information (S400: No, S420: No), the information processing application SWc determines that the control information is not included in the instruction information. (S430), and the process of FIG.

  After the processing in FIG. 7, that is, S303 in FIG. 6, in S305, the information processing application SWc determines whether or not a device candidate that should execute the printing processing has been selected. Although not shown, one printing apparatus can be selected in advance on the setting screen of the information processing application SWc. If one printing device has already been selected (S305: Yes), the information processing application SWc skips S310 and proceeds to S315. If no printing device has been selected (S305: No), in S310, the information processing application SWc executes device selection processing.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of device selection processing. In S500, the information processing application SWc acquires a device list from the control information. If the control information does not include a device list, the device list cannot be acquired.

  In S510, the information processing application SWc searches for available printing apparatuses on the network. Various protocols (for example, CIFS etc.) for specifying a printing device on the network can be used for the search. In the example of FIG. 1, the MFPs 100A to 100C are searched.

  In S520, the information processing application SWc determines whether the device list is empty. When a device list including one or more model names is acquired in S500, the determination result in S520 is Yes. In this case, the information processing application SWc skips S530 and proceeds to S540. When the device list is not acquired in S500, the determination result in S520 is No. In this case, in S530, the information processing application SWc sets a printing device that is not included in the device list among the printing devices searched in S510 to be unselectable.

  In S540, the information processing application SWc displays the list of printing apparatuses searched in S510 on the display unit 340 of the information processing apparatus 300 (FIG. 1). FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B are schematic diagrams illustrating examples of display screens showing a list of printing apparatuses. A display screen c in FIG. 9A shows a screen when all the searched three printing apparatuses 100A to 100C can be selected. A display screen D12 in FIG. 9B shows a screen when one printing device 100C cannot be selected from the three printing devices 100A to 100C that have been searched. In the example of FIG. 9B, the non-selectable printing apparatus 100C is grayed out.

  In S550, the information processing application SWc causes the user to select one printing device. In the present embodiment, the user can select a printing device by tapping one of the displayed printing devices. Note that a grayed out apparatus such as the printing apparatus 100C in FIG. 9B cannot be selected. Hereinafter, the printing apparatus selected in S550 is also referred to as a selective printing apparatus or simply a selection apparatus.

  Note that the information processing application SWc may omit display of non-selectable devices. If the total number of devices that can be selected is 1, the information processing application SWc adopts the device as a selection device, displays a list of devices (S540), and selects a device by the user (S550). May be omitted.

  In S560, the information processing application SWc inquires of the selected printing apparatus about information on the selected printing apparatus. The information to be queried includes processing capability and model name. The processing capability can be executed, for example, available paper size (for example, A4, B5, etc.), available paper type (for example, plain paper, inkjet paper, etc.), whether or not borderless printing can be executed. A printing color mode (at least one of color and monochrome), a printing method (for example, at least one of a laser method, an inkjet method, and a thermal method), a printing resolution, and the like. The selective printing apparatus transmits the inquired information to the information processing apparatus 300 in response to the inquiry. The information processing application SWc identifies the model name and processing capability of the selection device by analyzing information from the selection device. Then, the process of FIG. 8 ends.

  After the process of FIG. 8, that is, S310 of FIG. 6, in S315, the information processing application SWc executes a condition match confirmation process. The condition matching process is a process for determining whether the selected printing apparatus matches the control information. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the condition match confirmation process. In S600, the information processing application SWc acquires a device list from the control information.

  In step S610, the information processing application SWc determines whether the selected printing apparatus is an appropriate apparatus according to the device list. When a device list including one or more model names is acquired in S600, the condition for determining that the selected printing apparatus is an appropriate apparatus is that the model name of the selected printing apparatus is included in the device list. . When a device list including one or more model names is not acquired in S600 (that is, when the device list is empty), the selected printing apparatus is an appropriate apparatus regardless of the model name of the selected printing apparatus. To be judged.

  If it is not determined that the selected printing apparatus is an appropriate apparatus (S610: No), the information processing application SWc determines that the selected printing apparatus does not match the control information (S660), and ends the process of FIG. To do.

  When it is determined that the selected printing apparatus is an appropriate apparatus (S610: Yes), in S620, the information processing application SWc acquires setting information from the control information. In S630, the information processing application SWc compares the value of each setting item of the setting information with the corresponding processing capability of the selected printing apparatus. For example, when the process proceeds according to the instruction information 950i in FIG. 4A, it is determined whether or not the paper size available for the selected printing apparatus is included in the setting value of the paper size PS of the setting information IS. The Similarly, for other setting items, the processing capability of the selected printing apparatus and the setting values of the setting items of the setting information are compared.

  In S640, the information processing application SWc determines whether the processing capability of the selected printing apparatus satisfies the setting value for all setting items of the setting information. When the processing capability of the selected printing device regarding the attention setting item can execute image processing (here, printing) based on at least one setting value of the attention setting item, the processing capability of the selected printing device is the setting value for the attention setting item. It is judged that When the processing capability of the selected printing device does not satisfy the setting value for one or more setting items of the setting information (S640: No), the information processing application SWc determines that the selected printing device does not match the control information. (S660), the process of FIG.

  When the processing capability of the selected printing device satisfies the setting value for all setting items of the setting information (S640: Yes), the information processing application SWc determines that the selected printing device matches the control information. (S650), the process of FIG.

  After the process of FIG. 10, that is, S315 of FIG. 6, in S320, the information processing application SWc specifies whether or not the selected printing apparatus is determined to match the control information by the process of S315. If it is not determined that the selected printing device matches the control information (S320: No), the information processing application SWc proceeds to S310, and it is determined that the selected printing device matches the control information. Until S310 and S315 are repeated. Here, it is preferable that the information processing application SWc sets the printing apparatus that is determined not to match the control information to be unselectable. Hereinafter, the selected printing apparatus determined to match the control information is also referred to as a target printing apparatus.

  If it is determined that the selected printing apparatus matches the control information (S320: Yes), in S325, the information processing application SWc determines the setting of the printing process using the setting information. For example, when the process proceeds according to the instruction information 950i in FIG. 4A, the color mode is determined as “color”.

  In S330, when the setting information indicates a plurality of candidate options that can be used as a setting value of one setting item, the information processing application SWc displays the plurality of candidate options on the display unit 340 (FIG. 1). Then, the information processing application SWc causes the user to select one candidate option. FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are schematic diagrams illustrating examples of display screens showing a plurality of candidate options. In the display screens D21 and D22 of FIGS. 11A and 11B, four candidate options “A4”, “B5”, “Legal”, and “Hagaki” can be used as setting values of the paper size. An example of the case is shown. On each of the display screens D21 and D22, four candidate options are displayed in the area of the paper size selection item ST1. The user can select one setting value by tapping one of the displayed options.

  It should be noted that the displayed options may be only options corresponding to the processing capability of the target printing apparatus. For example, even when the setting information indicates four candidate options “A4”, “B5”, “Legal”, and “Hagaki” as setting values corresponding to the paper size, the target printing device is “Hagaki”. If you support "A4", "B5", and "Legal" without supporting "A4", only three options "A4", "B5", and "Legal" may be displayed. .

  Further, the information processing application SWc may display all setting items regardless of the total number of selectable candidate options. A display screen D21 in FIG. 11A is an example of a screen that displays all the setting items. The display screen D21 shows a paper size ST1, a borderless mode ST2, and a color ST3. The borderless mode ST2 is determined as “valid”, and the color ST3 is determined as “color”. Thus, when the total number of candidate options that can be used as the setting value of one setting item is 1, the information processing application SWc may omit displaying other options and prevent the user from selecting an option. .

  Instead, the information processing application SWc may display only selection items that can use a plurality of candidate options. The display screen D22 of FIG. 11B is an example of a screen that displays only selection items that can use a plurality of candidate options. The display screen D22 displays only the paper size ST1 that can use a plurality of candidate options. Thus, when the total number of candidate options that can be used as the setting value of one setting item is 1, the information processing application SWc may omit the display of the setting item.

  In addition, the information processing application SWc uses predetermined standard setting values for setting items that are not included in the setting information. Alternatively, the information processing application SWc may cause the user to select a setting value from one or more options that the processing capability of the target printing apparatus supports.

  In S335, the information processing application SWc acquires access information from the instruction information. In the example of FIG. 4A, the access information IAC is acquired from the instruction information 950i. In S340, the information processing application SWc acquires a data file specified by the access information (hereinafter, the acquired data is also referred to as target data). In S345, the information processing application SWc instructs the target printing apparatus to perform printing using the target data and the print processing settings determined in S325 and S330. In the present embodiment, the information processing application SWc transmits target data and setting data indicating print processing settings to the target printing apparatus. In S350, the target printing apparatus prints an image based on the received target data and setting data. Then, the process of FIG. 6 ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the information processing application SWc acquires instruction information output from the web browser SWb in S200 of FIG. As described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the instruction information 950i includes control relation information (for example, control relation information IRa or control relation information IRb) and access information IAC. Yes. The control relation information may include control information IC like the control relation information IRa in FIG. The control information IC includes at least one of setting information IS indicating print processing settings and device information IDV for specifying an image processing device on which the print processing is to be executed. Further, the control relation information may include storage location information IL as in the control relation information IRb of FIG. Thus, the control relationship information may be information related to at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV. The access information IAC is information for accessing the storage area SA of the web server device 400 via the networks NT and IT.

  In S335 and S340 of FIG. 6, the information processing application SWc acquires target data from the storage area SA of the web server device 400 using the access information included in the instruction information. In S345 of FIG. 6, the information processing application SWc instructs the target printing apparatus to execute the printing process based on the setting of the printing process determined using the control relation information and the target data.

  As described above, the information processing application SWc can appropriately realize the printing process suitable for the instruction information by using the web server device 400 and the multifunction peripheral 100. Normally, when printing an image using an application such as the web browser SWb, the user selects an image to be printed, and inputs a print instruction to the application. Thereafter, the user selects a printing apparatus suitable for printing the selected image, and inputs a print setting suitable for printing the selected image into a printing application (for example, a device driver of the printing apparatus). After these operations by the user, the printing apparatus prints an image. Selecting an appropriate option from a plurality of options for print settings can be a heavy burden for users who are not familiar with printing. In addition, selecting an appropriate printing apparatus when a plurality of printing apparatuses can be used can be a heavy burden for a user who is not familiar with printing.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the user taps the print start button B21 of the web page D2 (FIG. 3B), the instruction information is output by the web browser SWb. As described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the control-related information IRa and IRb included in the instruction information 950i includes the setting information IS indicating the setting of the printing process and the image process to be executed. This is related to at least one of device information IDV for specifying a device. The access information IAC included in the instruction information 950i indicates target data that is data to be printed (here, the target data is an image displayed by the web browser SWb (FIG. 3B)). Data). As described above, at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV is associated with the target data by the instruction information 950i. Since processing for printing proceeds in accordance with such instruction information 950i, even if the user is not familiar with printing, the burden of input of settings suitable for printing based on the target data and printing based on the target data And / or the burden of selecting a suitable printing apparatus is reduced. For example, after the print start button B21 of the web page D2 (FIG. 3B) is tapped, the user does not select the printing device and input the print setting, and uses the appropriate print setting by the appropriate printing device. Printing of the image can be performed.

  Further, like the control relation information IRa of the instruction information 950i in FIG. 4A, the control relation information may include at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV. The information processing application SWc can appropriately realize the printing process by using at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV included in the control related information.

  Further, like the control relation information IRb in FIG. 4B, the control relation information is a storage indicating a storage location on the network where the control information IC (that is, at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV) is stored. The position information IL may be included. In this case, as in S440 of FIG. 7, the information processing application SWc accesses the storage location indicated by the storage location information IL and acquires at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV. Therefore, the information processing application SWc can appropriately realize the printing process by using at least one of the setting information IS and the device information IDV acquired using the control relation information. Further, when the control information IC specified by the storage location information IL is commonly used by a plurality of users, the provider providing the information processing application SWc is updated by updating the common control information IC. The printing process based on the control information IC can be easily provided to a plurality of users.

  In the present embodiment, the application that outputs the instruction information is the web browser SWb (FIG. 1). The web browser SWb can output the instruction information using a web page such as the web page D2 in FIG. The information processing application SWc can realize print processing suitable for such instruction information from the web browser.

  As described with reference to FIG. 4A, the processing character string 900 output from the web browser SWb is a program name PN that is a predetermined specific character string and an instruction character string 950 indicating instruction information 950i. And. When such a processing character string 900 is output from the web browser SWb, the information processing application SWc acquires the instruction information 950i indicated by the instruction character string 950 in S200 of FIG. In this way, the information processing application SWc can appropriately acquire the instruction information 950i using the instruction character string 950.

  The information processing application SWc is activated by the operating system SWa when the processing character string 900 including the program name PN is supplied from the web browser SWb to the operating system SWa (S110) (S120). Therefore, the information processing application SWc can easily realize image processing suitable for the instruction information when the processing character string 900 including the program name PN is supplied to the operating system SWa.

  The program name PN of the processing character string 900 is a character string indicating the information processing application SWc. When the processing character string 900 including such a program name PN is output from the web browser SWb, the information processing application SWc can appropriately acquire the instruction information.

  Further, when the processing character string 900 is supplied from the web browser SWb to the operating system SWa (FIG. 2: S110), the information processing application SWc acquires instruction information from the operating system SWa (FIG. 5: S200). The information processing application SWc can appropriately perform print processing using the instruction information acquired from the operating system SWa.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 300 includes a display unit 340 for displaying information. In S330 of FIG. 6, the information processing application SWc displays a plurality of pieces of information on the display unit 340 when the instruction information includes setting information indicating a plurality of candidate options that can be used as a setting value of one setting item for image processing. The candidate options are displayed, and the user is allowed to select one candidate option (FIGS. 11A and 11B). Thereby, the user can easily select one candidate option. Therefore, the information processing application SWc can easily realize image processing suitable for the instruction information.

  In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 4A, the instruction information may include device information IDV. As described in S510 to S540 of FIG. 8, the plurality of multifunction peripherals 100A to 100C (FIG. 1) that can be used via the network are the plurality of candidate devices that are image processing devices specified by the device information IDV. Can be included. In this case, the information processing application SWc displays a plurality of candidate devices on the display unit 340 (S540), and causes the user to select one candidate device (S550). As described above, when a plurality of printing apparatuses are suitable for the apparatus information, the user can easily select one candidate apparatus, so that the printing process suitable for the instruction information can be easily realized.

A-3. Information processing for reading:
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information processing for reading (FIG. 5: S240). Of the steps in FIG. 12, the same steps as those in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  S300 and S303 are the same as S300 and S303 in FIG. 6, respectively. As the instruction information, information suitable for the reading process (for example, instruction information 950i in FIG. 4C) is used.

  The processing in S305s, S310s, S315s, and S320s is the same as the processing that is obtained by replacing the printing device in the processing in S305, S310, S315, and S320 in FIG.

  In S305s, the information processing application SWc determines whether or not a device candidate that should execute the reading process has been selected. Although illustration is omitted, one reading device can be selected in advance on the setting screen of the information processing application SWc. If one reading device has already been selected (S305s: Yes), the information processing application SWc skips S310s and proceeds to S315s. When the reading device is not selected (S305s: No), the information processing application SWc executes a reading device selection process in S310s. The reading device selection process is performed in the same manner as in the embodiment of FIG. In S510 of FIG. 8, available readers on the network are searched. In the example of FIG. 1, the MFPs 100A to 100C are searched.

  When a plurality of readers are available, a plurality of reader candidates are displayed on the display unit 340 in S540 as in the example of FIG. 9A or the example of FIG. 9B. . Then, in S550, one reading device is selected by the user. In S560, the model name and processing capability of the selected reading device (also referred to as a selective reading device or simply referred to as a selection device) are specified. The processing capability of the reading device includes, for example, an executable reading size (for example, A4, B5, etc.), an executable reading color mode (at least one of color and monochrome), and an executable reading mode (single-sided scanning and double-sided scanning). Reading and / or at least one).

  In S315s of FIG. 12, the information processing application SWc executes a condition match confirmation process. The condition matching confirmation process is performed in the same manner as in the embodiment of FIG. Instead of the selective printing device, it is determined whether or not the selective reading device matches the control information.

  In S320s, the information processing application SWc specifies whether or not the selected reading device is determined to match the control information by the process in S315s. If it is not determined that the selected reading device matches the control information (S320s: No), the information processing application SWc proceeds to S310s, and it is determined that the selected reading device matches the control information. Until S310s and S315s are repeated. Here, it is preferable that the information processing application SWc sets the reading device that is determined not to match the control information to be unselectable. Hereinafter, the selective reading device determined to match the control information is also referred to as a target reading device.

  The processes of S325s and S330s are the same as the processes obtained by replacing the printing apparatus of the processes of S325 and S330 in FIG. In S325s, the information processing application SWc determines setting of reading processing using the setting information. In S330s, the information processing application SWc is similar to the example of FIG. 11A or FIG. 11B when the setting information indicates a plurality of candidate options that can be used as the setting value of one setting item. A plurality of candidate options are displayed on the display unit 340 (FIG. 1). Then, the information processing application SWc causes the user to select one candidate option.

  In S360s, the information processing application SWc instructs the target reading device to perform reading using the setting of the reading process determined in S325s and S330s. In this embodiment, the information processing application SWc transmits setting data indicating the setting of the reading process to the target reading device. In S365s, the target reading device executes a reading process based on the received setting data.

  Note that the user sets an object to be read (for example, a photograph or a document) in the reading execution unit 170 (FIG. 1) of the target reading device before the target reading device executes the reading process. In order to read the object set by the user, the object reading device receives the reading instruction from the information processing application SWc, and then reads the object in response to the reading start instruction being input to the operation unit 150 by the user. The processing may be started.

  In S370s, the target reading device transmits the read data generated by reading the target object to the information processing device 300 that is the source of the reading instruction. The information processing device 300 acquires read data from the target reading device.

  Here, the information processing application SWc may display a read image represented by the received read data on the display unit 340. FIG. 3D is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display screen D4 that displays a read image. This display screen D4 shows a read image RI and an upload button B41. The user can confirm whether or not the object is appropriately read by observing the display screen D4. When the user taps the upload button B41, the information processing application SWc executes the subsequent S375s. The display on the display screen D4 may be omitted.

  In S375s, the information processing application SWc acquires access information from the instruction information. In the example of FIG. 4C, the access information IACs is acquired from the instruction information 950is. In S380s, the information processing application SWc uploads the read data to the storage area specified by the access information (in this embodiment, the storage area SA of the web server device 400) using the access information. In S385s, the information processing application SWc displays the original web page on the web browser SWb. For example, the information processing application SWc supplies the web browser SWb with an instruction to display the web page D1 in FIG. Such instruction transmission between applications is performed using, for example, a URL scheme. Then, the process of FIG. 12 ends. Note that S385s may be omitted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the instruction information for the reading process (for example, the instruction information 950is in FIG. 4C) is the instruction information for the printing process (for example, the instruction information in FIG. 4A). Similar to 950i), it includes control related information and access information. In S360s of FIG. 12, the information processing application SWc instructs the target reading device to execute the reading process based on the setting of the reading process determined using the control relation information. In S370s of FIG. 12, the information processing application SWc acquires the read data generated by the reading process from the target reading device. In S380s of FIG. 12, the information processing application SWc stores the read data in the storage area SA of the web server device 400 using the access information. As described above, the information processing application SWc can appropriately realize the reading process suitable for the instruction information by using the web server device 400 and the multifunction peripheral 100.

  Typically, when uploading read data generated by a reader to a server device, the user selects a reader suitable for reading and sets the reading settings suitable for reading (e.g., reader) Device driver). Then, when the user inputs a reading start instruction to the application, the reading device generates read data. Thereafter, the user inputs information indicating the upload destination (for example, URL) and information for specifying the read data (for example, the path name of the read data) to an upload application (for example, a web browser). Thereby, the read data is uploaded to the server device. Selecting an appropriate option from a plurality of options for reading settings can be a heavy burden for users who are not accustomed to reading. In addition, selecting an appropriate reading device when a plurality of reading devices can be used can be a heavy burden for a user who is not accustomed to reading. Also, inputting the upload destination can be a heavy burden for users who are not accustomed to uploading data.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the user taps the reading start button B31 of the web page D3 (FIG. 3C), the instruction information is output by the web browser SWb. As described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C, the reading instruction information includes control-related information and access information, as with the printing instruction information 950i. The control-related information included in the instruction information relates to at least one of setting information indicating the setting of the reading process and apparatus information that specifies an image processing apparatus that should execute the reading process. Further, the access information IACs (FIG. 4C) included in the instruction information indicates the upload destination of the read data. Thus, at least one of the setting information and the device information and the upload destination are associated with each other by the instruction information. Since processing for reading proceeds in accordance with such instruction information, even if the user is not familiar with reading, the burden of input of settings suitable for reading and the burden of selection of a reading device suitable for reading And / or the burden of input of the upload destination is reduced. For example, after tapping the reading start button B31 of the web page D3 (FIG. 3C), the selection of the reading device, the input of the reading setting, and the input of the upload destination are not performed by the user, and the appropriate reading device is used. Reading using the correct reading settings and uploading of the reading data can be performed.

  Further, as described above, the information processing for reading (FIG. 12) is performed in the same manner as the information processing for printing (FIG. 6). Therefore, the information processing for reading can realize various advantages similar to the information processing for printing.

B. Variation:
(1) The server device specified by the access information (for example, the access information IAC and IACs in FIGS. 4A and 4C) has a storage area instead of the web server device 400 that provides the web page. Any server device may be provided. For example, the server device may be a file server device.

(2) The application that outputs the instruction information may be any other application instead of the web browser SWb. For example, an image editing application that edits an image may output the instruction information.

(3) The instruction information may be indicated by data in another format instead of the character string. For example, binary data including dedicated code data may indicate the instruction information.

(4) The instruction information may be supplied from another application to the information processing application SWc without using the operating system SWa. For example, the information processing application SWc may acquire instruction information from another application via an API unique to the information processing application SWc.

(5) The information processing application SWc may be activated in accordance with a user instruction instead of an instruction from the operating system SWa. Further, the information processing application SWc may be an application (also called a service or a daemon) that is always operating.

(6) Information processing for image processing may be various other processes instead of the processes of the above embodiments. For example, the information processing application SWc may execute only one of information processing for printing and information processing for reading.

(7) The image processing apparatus including the print execution unit 160 may be a single function printing apparatus. Further, the image processing apparatus including the reading execution unit 170 may be a single function reading apparatus (for example, a scanner).

(8) The information processing apparatus 300 in FIG. 1 may be another type of apparatus (for example, a digital camera, a scanner, a printer, or the like) different from a smartphone or a tablet computer. In addition, a plurality of devices (for example, computers) that can communicate with each other via a network may share information processing functions by the information processing device part by part to provide information processing functions as a whole. Good (a system including these devices corresponds to an information processing device).

  In each of the above embodiments, a part of the configuration realized by hardware may be replaced with software, and conversely, part or all of the configuration realized by software may be replaced with hardware. Also good.

  When a part or all of the functions of the present invention are realized by a computer program, the program is provided in a form stored in a computer-readable recording medium (for example, a non-temporary recording medium). be able to. The program can be used in a state where it is stored in the same or different recording medium (computer-readable recording medium) as provided. The “computer-readable recording medium” is not limited to a portable recording medium such as a memory card or a CD-ROM, but is connected to an internal storage device in a computer such as various ROMs or a computer such as a hard disk drive. An external storage device may also be included.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the Example and the modification, Embodiment mentioned above is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and does not limit this invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

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Claims (13)

A program for a computer of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with each of a server apparatus having a storage area for storing information and an image processing apparatus via a network,
The image processing apparatus includes a print execution unit that executes print processing for printing an image using image data as image processing,
The program is
An instruction information that is an application executed by the information processing apparatus and that is output from the application different from the program, and that acquires instruction information for executing the printing process;
The instruction information includes control-related information and access information,
The control relation information includes information related to at least one of setting information indicating the setting of the printing process and apparatus information for specifying an image processing apparatus that is to execute the printing process,
The access information is information for accessing the storage area of the server device via the network, the instruction information acquisition function,
A first target data acquisition function for acquiring first target data from the storage area of the server device using the access information included in the instruction information;
A first instruction function for instructing the image processing apparatus to execute a printing process based on the first target data using the control-related information included in the instruction information;
A program that causes a computer to execute. A program for a computer of an information processing device configured to communicate with each of a server device having a storage area for storing information and an image processing device via a network,
The image processing apparatus includes a reading execution unit that executes reading processing for generating image data by optically reading an object as image processing,
The program is
An instruction information acquisition function for acquiring instruction information for executing the reading process, which is an application executed by the information processing apparatus and output from the application different from the program,
The instruction information includes control-related information and access information,
The control-related information includes information related to at least one of setting information indicating the setting of the reading process and apparatus information for specifying an image processing apparatus that is to execute the reading process,
The access information is information for accessing the storage area of the server device via the network, the instruction information acquisition function,
A second instruction function for instructing the image processing apparatus to execute the reading process using the control-related information included in the instruction information;
A second target data acquisition function for acquiring second target data generated by the reading process from the image processing apparatus;
A storage function for storing the second target data in the storage area of the server device using the access information included in the instruction information;
A program that causes a computer to execute. The program according to claim 1 or 2,
The control related information includes at least one of the setting information and the device information.
program. The program according to claim 1 or 2,
The control-related information indicates a storage location on the network where at least one of the setting information and the device information is stored,
The program further causes a computer to execute an access acquisition function for accessing the storage location and acquiring at least one of the setting information and the device information. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The application is a program that is a web browser. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The instruction information acquisition function is configured to output the instruction when a processing character string that is a character string including a predetermined character string and an instruction character string that is a character string indicating the instruction information is output from the application. A program for obtaining the instruction information indicated by a character string. The program according to claim 6, further comprising:
The program is started by the operating system when the processing character string including the specific character string is supplied from the application to the operating system of the information processing apparatus. The program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein
The specific character string is a character string indicating the program. A program according to any one of claims 6 to 8,
The instruction information acquisition function acquires the instruction information from the operating system when the processing character string is supplied from the application to the operating system of the information processing apparatus.
program. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The information processing apparatus includes a display unit for displaying information,
The program is
When the instruction information includes the setting information indicating a plurality of candidate options that can be used as a setting value of one setting item of the image processing, the plurality of candidate options are displayed on the display unit, A program for causing a computer to execute a first selection function for selecting one candidate option. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The information processing apparatus includes a display unit for displaying information,
The program is
When the instruction information includes the device information, and one or more image processing devices usable via the network include a plurality of candidate devices that are image processing devices specified by the device information, A program that causes a computer to execute a second selection function that causes the display unit to display the plurality of candidate devices and allows a user to select one candidate device. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with each of a server apparatus having a storage area for storing information and an image processing apparatus via a network,
The image processing apparatus includes a print execution unit that executes print processing for printing an image using image data as image processing,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Instruction information output from an application executed by the information processing apparatus, an instruction information acquisition unit for acquiring instruction information for executing the printing process;
The instruction information includes control-related information and access information,
The control relation information includes information related to at least one of setting information indicating the setting of the printing process and apparatus information for specifying an image processing apparatus that is to execute the printing process,
The access information is information for accessing the storage area of the server device via the network, the instruction information acquisition unit,
A first target data acquisition unit that acquires first target data from the storage area of the server device, using the access information included in the instruction information;
A first instruction unit that instructs the image processing apparatus to execute a printing process based on the first target data using the control-related information included in the instruction information;
An information processing apparatus comprising: An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with each of a server apparatus having a storage area for storing information and an image processing apparatus via a network,
The image processing apparatus includes a reading execution unit that executes reading processing for generating image data by optically reading an object as image processing,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Instruction information output from an application executed by the information processing apparatus, an instruction information acquisition unit for acquiring instruction information for executing the reading process,
The instruction information includes control-related information and access information,
The control-related information includes information related to at least one of setting information indicating the setting of the reading process and apparatus information for specifying an image processing apparatus that is to execute the reading process,
The access information is information for accessing the storage area of the server device via the network, the instruction information acquisition unit,
A second instruction unit that instructs the image processing apparatus to execute the reading process using the control-related information included in the instruction information;
A second target data acquisition unit for acquiring second target data generated by the reading process from the image processing device;
A storage unit that stores the second target data in the storage area of the server device using the access information included in the instruction information;
An information processing apparatus comprising:

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