JP6666049B2 - Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image processing device, a control method thereof, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an apparatus having a function of recording an operation of a key or a button performed on an operation panel or the like of an image forming apparatus as an operation history (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, operation history management is performed on a per-user basis. For example, when one user executes a plurality of jobs, information on a plurality of jobs is also stored in the operation history. Is done.

  Also, a system has been proposed in which a server is used to centrally monitor operation histories of keys, buttons, and the like in order to analyze the use status of equipment and the like (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2005-153346 A JP 2009-110521 A

  However, in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, information of a plurality of jobs is stored together. Therefore, in order to identify the cause of the erroneous transmission, the user is identified, and furthermore, the corresponding operation history is deleted. From among these, it is necessary to specify information on the relevant job.

  Therefore, when an erroneous operation by a user is specified by the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, there is a problem that it takes time to analyze the problem and the usability is poor.

  In addition, in order to identify the cause of an erroneous transmission by the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to identify equipment and a job from a large amount of collected data. There was a problem that the usability was poor.

  As described above, the conventional technique has a problem that a user's erroneous operation cannot be easily specified.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of easily specifying an erroneous operation by a user, a control method thereof, and a program.

In order to achieve the above object, an image processing apparatus of the present invention is an image processing apparatus having a transmission function of transmitting an image obtained by reading a document to an external device, and an operation unit that receives an operation by a user, Means for adding the identification information of the specified key to the operation history each time a key is specified via the operation unit in the setting step of the transmission function, and an instruction to start transmission following the setting step is provided by the according to input via the operation unit, to execute a transmission job, and, to the one the operation history and unique job ID to the transmission job is closed and means for acquiring data associated string It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, since the operation history of a job that has not been executed is deleted, only the operation history of an actually executed job can be stored in association with the job. Therefore, it is possible to easily specify a user's erroneous operation on the executed job.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an operation panel in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation history table stored in an HDD in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a key table indicating key codes of soft keys stored in an HDD in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation history screen and other screens displayed on a display unit in FIG. 2 and screen identifiers thereof. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a fax transmission setting screen and other screens displayed on a display unit in FIG. 2 and screen identifiers thereof. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when a job is executed. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a history storage process executed by a CPU in FIG. 1. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a job execution process in step S104 in FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of another key process in step S108 in FIG. It is a figure showing a personal identification number input screen and a screen transition. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a history storage process executed by a CPU in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation history table stored in an HDD in FIG. 1.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  1, the image forming apparatus 1 includes a controller 200, a printer 120, a scanner 130, and an operation unit 140.

  The controller 200 controls the entire image forming apparatus 1. The printer 120 prints an image on a recording medium such as paper. The scanner 130 reads a document image and outputs image data indicating the document image. The operation unit 140, which is an operation unit, includes a display unit that receives a user operation and displays various information to the user. Details of the operation unit 140 will be described later.

  The controller 200 includes a CPU 2100, a RAM 2110, a network interface 2200, a USB interface 2210, a modem 2220, a handset 2230, a ROM 2120, an HDD 2130, a printer interface image processing unit 2300, a scanner interface image processing unit 2400, and an operation unit interface 2500. You.

  The CPU 2100 controls the entire unit of the image forming apparatus 1 by controlling each unit of the controller 200. The RAM 2110 is used as a work area of the CPU 2100 and stores various programs and various data.

  The ROM 2120 stores various programs such as a boot program and various data. The processing shown in the flowchart described later indicates processing executed by the CPU 2100 by expanding the program stored in the ROM 2120 into the RAM 2110. The HDD 2130 stores various programs and various data.

  The network interface 2200 is an interface with the LAN 11, and is connected to the user PC 20 via the LAN 11.

  The USB interface 2210 is an interface with a USB device, and is connected to the user PC 21 via the USB cable 12.

  The modem 2220 is used for transmitting and receiving a facsimile, and is connected to the public line 13. Further, the handset 2230 is also connected to the public line 13 so that the user can make a voice call.

  The printer interface image processing unit 2300 is connected to the printer 120 and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data and image processing for print output. The scanner interface image processing unit 2400 is connected to the scanner 130 and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data and image processing.

  The operation unit interface 2500 is connected to the operation unit 140, outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 140 from the controller 200, and outputs to the controller 200 the details of the operation performed by the user on the operation unit 140.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of the operation unit 140 in FIG.

  2, the operation unit 140 includes a function key 1401, a display unit 1403, a numeric keypad 1405, and key groups 1402, 1404, and 1406, which are hard keys.

  A function key 1401 is a key for selecting functions such as copying, scanning, and facsimile.

  A report key in the key group 1402 is a key for instructing printing of an operation history and setting a job such as a paper feed tray and double-sided printing used for report printing. The menu key is a key for performing various settings and registration for functions of the image forming apparatus 1 such as operation, copying, scanning, and facsimile.

  The paper setting key is a key for setting the size of paper to be set in a paper cassette or a manual feed tray. The status confirmation key is a key for confirming the execution status of the process, giving an instruction to stop the process, confirming the status of the image forming apparatus 1, operating the operation history, and confirming the operation history. The address book key is a key for displaying a list of destination numbers on the display unit 1403, and the user can input a destination number simply by selecting the displayed destination number.

  The display unit 1403 displays the state of the image forming apparatus 1 and the operation status of processing. Further, when the user performs setting on the image forming apparatus 1, the display unit 1403 displays a setting item name to confirm the content of the operation performed by the user, and displays the setting item name according to the operated key. , Letters and numbers. Further, a touch panel is provided for the display portion 1403, and the display portion 1403 has a function as a soft key for displaying keys on the display portion 1403.

  A key group 1404 is a key group for controlling various settings and operations related to registration. The reset key is a key for returning settings to initial values. The return key is a key for returning to the previous screen. The up, down, left, and right arrow keys are keys for moving a cursor and selecting a setting item. The OK key is a key for confirming the set and registered contents.

  Numeric keys 1405 are keys for inputting characters and numbers. The clear key is a key for deleting input characters and numbers.

  A key group 1406 is a key group for controlling a job. The stop key is a key for stopping processing. The start key is a key for starting execution of processing such as copying, scanning, and facsimile.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation history table stored in HDD 2130 in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, an operation history as operation information includes a job identifier, a screen identifier, a time, a key code, and a coordinate position of a touch panel. In the present embodiment, a job indicates a series of processes, and copy, scan, and fax are predetermined as jobs. Therefore, the job in the present embodiment indicates a series of processes relating to each of copy, scan, and fax. For example, in the case of a copy job, it is a series of processes of reading a document, performing image processing, and printing.

  The job identifier is an identifier for identifying a job. The screen identifier is an identifier set for each screen displayed on the display unit 1403. The screen identifier in the operation history indicates the screen displayed on the display unit 1403 when the operation by the user is received.

  The time indicates the time when the operation by the user is received. The coordinate position indicates the coordinate position of the touched touch panel.

  For example, when a fax job is executed, an identifier indicating the fax job is stored in the job identifier, and the screen, operation time, key, and touched coordinate position displayed in the fax job are stored in one operation history table. It is memorized.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation history that is the operation information is stored in the HDD 2130 that is the storage unit on a job-by-job basis.

  The key code is an operation identifier indicating the content of an operation performed by the user, and is a key code for specifying a key provided in the operation unit 140. Although the key codes shown in FIG. 3 correspond to the hard keys, soft keys are used in the present embodiment as described above.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a key table indicating key codes of soft keys stored in HDD 2130 in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, the key table includes a screen identifier, soft key item names displayed on the screen, and corresponding key codes.

  For example, on a screen whose screen identifier is FAX001, soft keys such as a reception mode and a resolution are displayed, and a key code corresponding to the reception mode is 0x00030001.

  Therefore, when the user touches the reception mode on the screen whose screen identifier is FAX001, 0x00030001 is stored in the key code of the operation history table. The touched coordinate position is also included in the operation information, and these are stored in the operation history table.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operation history screen and other screens displayed on the display unit 1403 in FIG. 2, and the screen identifiers thereof.

  FIG. 5 shows that the screen identifier of the status confirmation screen displayed when the status confirmation of the key group 1402 is pressed is INF001.

  When error information is touched on the status confirmation screen, an error information screen with a screen identifier of INF002 is displayed.

  When the device status is touched on the status confirmation screen, a device status screen with the screen identifier INF003 is displayed.

  When the operation history is touched on the status confirmation screen, an operation history screen with the screen identifier INF004 is displayed. When information indicating one job is further touched on the operation history screen, a history detail screen with the screen identifier INF041 is displayed.

  On the history detail screen, operation contents are displayed in order, starting with the last operation performed on the selected job. In the case of FIG. 7, the first line indicates that the start key is pressed on the screen with the screen identifier of FAX-001 at 13:00 on October 5.

  Further, the next line indicates that the down arrow key was pressed on the screen with the screen identifier of FAX-002 at 12:59 on October 5. The operation history information may be printed.

  As described above, the operation information is output to the display unit 1403, but can be output to the printer 120 for printing as described above, or can be output to an external device via the USB interface 2210. Regardless of the output, the user can check the history.

  Returning to the status confirmation screen, when the network status is touched on the status confirmation screen, the network status screen with the screen identifier INF005 is displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a fax transmission setting screen and other screens displayed on the display unit 1403 in FIG. 2, and a screen identifier thereof.

  FIG. 6 shows that the screen identifier of the fax transmission setting screen displayed when FAX is selected with the function key 1401 is FAX001.

  When the reception mode is touched on the facsimile transmission setting screen, a reception mode screen with a screen identifier of FAX002 is displayed.

  When a resolution is touched on the fax transmission setting screen, a resolution screen with a screen identifier of FAX003 is displayed.

  When the density is touched on the facsimile transmission setting screen, a density screen with a screen identifier of FAX004 is displayed.

  When a double-sided document is touched on the fax transmission setting screen, a double-sided document screen with a screen identifier of FAX005 is displayed.

  When the sharpness is touched on the fax transmission setting screen, a sharpness screen with a screen identifier of FAX006 is displayed.

  The operation identifier indicating the operation described in FIG. 6 is stored in the operation history. For example, when the reception mode is touched on the facsimile transmission setting screen, FAX001 which is the screen identifier of the facsimile transmission setting screen, the touched time, and the key code 0x00030001 of the reception mode which is a soft key are touched. The coordinate position is stored in the operation history table. Nothing is stored in the job identifier of the operation history table.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when a job is executed.

  The screen shown in FIG. 7 uses a screen for a fax job as an example. After selecting a fax with the function key 1401, the user presses a start key included in the key group 1406 to start the fax job.

  When the start key is pressed on the facsimile transmission setting screen whose screen identifier is FAX001, a screen during reading of the FAX100 whose screen identifier is FAX100 is displayed. When the reading is completed and the transmission is started, a transmitting screen with the screen identifier of FAX 101 is displayed. When the transmission is completed, an end screen with the screen identifier of FAX 102 is displayed.

  When the start key is pressed on the fax transmission setting screen described above, the job identifier of the job is stored in the operation history table. Then, in the operation history table in which the job identifier is stored, FAX001, which is the screen identifier of the fax transmission setting screen, the pressed time, and the key code of the start key are stored.

  Further, on the reading screen and the transmitting screen, the user can stop the job by touching the displayed <Cancel>. When the user touches <Cancel> displayed on the reading screen or the transmitting screen and the job is canceled, the screen identifier FAX100 or FAX101, the key code of the soft key <Cancel>, The touched coordinate position is stored in the operation history table.

  Since the stop operation is performed during a job, a history indicating the stop operation is added as a new record of the operation history table created when the start key is pressed.

  The processes related to the operations and the history described above will be described with reference to flowcharts.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a history storage process executed by CPU 2100 in FIG. The operation history process in FIG. 8 is a process started from a state in which a job is executed by pressing a start key, such as the facsimile transmission setting screen described in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not the start key has been pressed (step S100). If the result of determination in step S100 is that the start key has been pressed (YES in step S100), a job corresponding to the screen identifier displayed on the display unit 1403 is generated, and a job identifier for identifying the job is identified. Is issued (step S101). Next, the issued job identifier is stored in the operation history table (step S102).

  Next, the screen identifier of the current screen, the pressed time, and the key code of the start key are acquired, and these are stored in the operation history table in which the job identifier is stored (step S103). At this time, a new operation history table is also created. This new operation history table is prepared in advance to store the next operation history. Thus, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that a new operation history table is prepared in advance. Of course, the operation history of the job is stored in the operation history table in which the job identifier of the job is stored. Step S103 corresponds to an acquisition unit and a history information storage unit.

  Then, a job execution process for executing the job is performed (step S104), and the process ends.

  Returning to the processing of step S100, if the result of determination in step S100 is that the start key has not been pressed (NO in step S100), it is determined whether or not a function key has been pressed (step S105).

  If the result of determination in step S105 is that the function key has been pressed (YES in step S105), an operation history table prepared in advance is initialized (step S106).

  Then, the screen identifier of the screen that was displayed when the function key was pressed, the time at which the function key was pressed, and the key code of the function key are stored in the operation history table (step S107), and this processing is performed. finish.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S105 is that the function key has been pressed (NO in step S105), other key processing corresponding to the other keys is executed (step S108).

  Then, the screen identifier of the screen that was displayed when the other key was pressed, the pressed time, and the key code of the other key are stored in the operation history table (step S109), and this processing is performed. To end.

  In the above-described history storage process, the operation history and the job are associated with the start key, but the operation for starting the job and the operation during the execution of the job are stored in one associated operation history table. The Rukoto.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the job execution process in step S104 in FIG. Note that the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 exemplifies a fax job.

  In FIG. 9, the reading screen described with reference to FIG. 7 is displayed (step S201), and when the reading of the original is completed (YES in step S202), a fax connection process is performed (step S203).

  When the fax is connected (YES in step S204), the transmitting screen described with reference to FIG. 7 is displayed (step S205). When the transmission is completed (YES in step S206), it is determined whether or not there is an untransmitted destination. (Step S207).

  If the result of determination in step S207 is that there is an untransmitted destination (YES in step S207), the flow returns to step S203.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S207 is that there is no unsent destination (NO in step S207), the end screen described with reference to FIG. 7 is displayed (step S208), and this processing ends.

  As described above, the job can be canceled on the reading screen and the transmitting screen. Therefore, if <Cancel> is touched during the job execution processing and the job is canceled, the screen is canceled. The identifier, the key code, and the coordinate position are stored in the operation history table.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of another key process in step S108 in FIG.

  In FIG. 10, it is determined whether or not the screen identifier of the screen currently displayed on the display unit 1403 is FAX001, which is the identifier of the fax transmission setting screen described in FIG. 6 (step S301). If the result of the determination in step S301 is that the screen identifier is FAX001 (YES in step S301), screen processing is performed with the image identifier being FAX001 (step S302), and this processing ends.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S301, if the screen identifier is not FAX001 (NO in step S301), the screen identifier of the screen currently displayed on the display unit 1403 is the identifier of the reception mode screen described in FIG. It is determined whether or not there is a certain FAX 002 (step S303).

  If the result of the determination in step S303 is that the screen identifier is FAX002 (YES in step S303), screen processing is performed with the image identifier being FAX002 (step S304), and this processing ends.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S303, if the screen identifier is not FAX002 (NO in step S303), the screen identifier of the screen currently displayed on the display unit 1403 is the identifier of the resolution screen described in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is FAX003 (step S305).

  If the result of the determination in step S305 is that the screen identifier is FAX003 (YES in step S305), screen processing is performed with the image identifier being FAX003 (step S306), and this processing ends.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S305, if the screen identifier is not FAX003 (NO in step S305), the screen identifier of the screen currently displayed on the display unit 1403 is the identifier of the density screen described in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is FAX004 (step S307).

  If the result of the determination in step S307 is that the screen identifier is FAX004 (YES in step S307), screen processing is performed with the image identifier being FAX004 (step S308), and this processing ends.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S307 is that the screen identifier is not FAX004 (NO in step S307), the flow proceeds to step S309.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the screen identifier of the screen currently displayed on the display unit 1403 is FAX005, which is the identifier of the two-sided original screen described with reference to FIG. 6 (step S309). If the result of the determination in step S309 is that the screen identifier is FAX005 (YES in step S309), screen processing is performed with the image identifier being FAX005 (step S310), and this processing ends.

  On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S309 is that the screen identifier is not FAX005 (NO in step S309), screen processing is performed with FAX006 whose image identifier is the identifier of the sharpness screen described in FIG. 6 (step S311). Then, the present process ends.

  In each screen processing in steps S302, 304, 306, 308, 310, and 311 in the above-described processing, the screen identifier, the time, the key code, and the touched coordinate position in the case of touch, as described above. Stored in the operation history table.

  As described above, the job and the operation history can be stored in association with each other, and the operation history can be referred to for each job. More specifically, in the analysis of erroneous transmission of a fax or the like, it is possible to browse the operation history of the job by simply specifying the erroneously transmitted job.

  For this reason, it becomes easy to determine whether the erroneous transmission is due to a user's operation error or a device malfunction, and it is possible to reduce the time required for problem analysis.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when an operation by the user on the operation unit 140 is received, operation information including a key code and a screen identifier is acquired, and the acquired operation information is Is stored in the storage unit (step S103).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by storing the user's erroneous operation on a job basis, the user's operation can be specified on a job basis, so that the user's erroneous operation can be easily specified.

[Second embodiment]
In the present embodiment, an embodiment will be described in which user information including at least one of a user ID, a password, a password, and information that can specify a user is input. Note that the configuration of the image forming apparatus 1 and the configuration of the operation unit 140 in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment. The above-mentioned information that can specify the user is, for example, personal information such as name, gender, and date of birth.

  As described with reference to FIG. 2, the key group 1402 of the operation unit 140 is provided with an address book key. When the user presses the address book key and the password is restricted in the address book, the user enters a password.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a password input screen and screen transition.

  In FIG. 11, when the user presses the address book key while the fax screen 501 is displayed on the display unit 1403, a password input screen 502 is displayed. When the user inputs a correct password on the password input screen 502, an address book screen 503 is displayed. When the user operates the arrow keys to select a destination on the address book screen 503, a fax screen 504 displaying the number of the selected destination is displayed.

  As described above, when the user is requested for the user information from the image forming apparatus 1, the user inputs the user information using the ten keys or the like. At this time, if the image forming apparatus 1 stores the operation history, the operation history includes the user information. Since the operation history stored in the operation history table in this way may be transferred to an external device, there is a possibility that the user information leaks to the outside. Therefore, the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment does not store the user information in the operation history table.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a history storage process executed by CPU 2100 in FIG.

  In FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not any key provided on the operation unit 140 shown in FIG. 2 has been pressed (step S400). If the result of determination in step S400 is that the key has been pressed (YES in step S400), it is determined whether a storage flag indicating whether to store the key code in the history table is on (step S401).

  This storage flag indicates ON when the key code is stored in the history table, and indicates OFF otherwise. This storage flag indicates ON by default.

  If the result of determination in step S410 is that the storage flag is on (YES in step S401), the screen identifier, time, and key code are stored in the history table (step S402), and the flow returns to step S400.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S410 is that the storage flag is off (NO in step S401), the process returns to step S400 without storing the key code in the history table.

  Returning to step S400, if the result of determination in step S400 is that no key has been pressed (NO in step S400), it is determined whether the screen displayed by display unit 1403 has been changed (step S403).

  If the result of determination in step S403 is that the screen has not been changed (NO in step S403), processing returns to step S400. On the other hand, if the screen is changed as a result of the determination in step S403 (YES in step S403), it is determined whether or not the screen is a user information input screen for inputting user information such as a password input screen 502 (step S404). ). This user information input screen corresponds to a predetermined screen. As the user information input screen, in addition to the above-described password input screen 502, a screen for inputting an ID, a screen for inputting a password, a screen for inputting information capable of identifying a user, and the like can be given.

  If the result of determination in step S404 is that the screen is a user information input screen (YES in step S404), the storage flag is turned off, the screen identifier and time are stored in the history table (step S405), and the above-described step S400 is performed. Return to This prevents the user information from being stored in the history table.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S404 is that the screen is not a user information input screen (NO in step S404), it is determined whether the screen has been changed from the user information input screen to another screen (step S406). This step S406 is processing to determine whether or not the screen has changed from, for example, the password input screen 502 to the fax screen 504.

  If the result of determination in step S406 is that the screen has not been changed from the user information input screen to another screen (NO in step S406), the process returns to step S400.

  On the other hand, when the screen is changed from the user information input screen to another screen as a result of the determination in step S406 (YES in step S406), the screen change factor is stored in the history table (step S408), and It returns to S400.

  The above-described screen change factor is a factor in which the screen is changed from the user information input screen to another screen. The reason for storing this screen change factor is that the key code is not stored in the history table while the storage flag is off, so if the cause of the screen change is not known, there is a possibility that erroneous operation cannot be specified. Because there is.

  The screen change factors are listed as examples. First, when the screen is changed to the fax screen 504 due to the user inputting the correct password on the password input screen 502, the authentication OK is a screen change factor. On the other hand, if another screen is displayed due to the user inputting an incorrect password on the password input screen 502, the authentication NG becomes a screen change factor.

  Further, when the screen is changed from the personal identification number input screen 502 to the fax screen 501 due to the user pressing the back key, pressing the back key is a screen change factor.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, erroneous operations can be specified more accurately by storing screen change factors.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation history table stored in the HDD 2130 in FIG.

  The operation history table in FIG. 13 is a table that uses the screen transition illustrated in FIG. 11 as an example. In addition, in order to make the description easy to understand, the screen identifier is the code of each screen in FIG.

  As described with reference to FIG. 11, first, when the user presses the address book key in a state where the fax screen 501 is displayed on the display unit 1403, 501 indicating the screen identifier and 2013/10/05 12:54 indicating the time are displayed. , And an address book key indicating the key code are stored in the history table.

  Next, a password input screen 502 is displayed. Since the password input screen 502 is a user information input screen, the storage flag is turned off. Therefore, only the 502 indicating the screen identifier and the 12:55 on 2013/10/05 indicating the time are stored in the history table, and the user information such as the key code is not stored in the history table.

  When the user inputs a correct password on the password input screen 502, an address book screen 503 is displayed. The fact that the screen has been changed from the password input screen 502 to the address book screen 503 satisfies the condition to be affirmed in step S406. Therefore, the storage flag is turned on, and the authentication OK is stored in the history table as a screen change factor.

  Next, when the user operates the down arrow key only once on the address book screen 503 to select a destination, the arrow key is stored in the history table as a key code as shown in FIG.

  Then, when the user presses the OK key, the destination is determined. At this time, 503 indicating a screen identifier, 13:00 2013/10/05 indicating time, and an OK key indicating a key code are stored in the history table.

  When the OK key is pressed, a fax screen 504 is displayed, and the user presses the start key. At this time, 504 indicating the screen identifier, 13/10/01 13/10/01 indicating the time, and the start key indicating the key code are stored in the history table.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the user information input by the user on the password input screen 502 is not stored in the history table, it is possible to prevent the loss of the user information.

  In the history table shown in FIG. 13, the screen change factor is stored in the key code field, but a new screen change factor field may be provided. Further, the history table may be stored in the ROM 2120 instead of the HDD 2130.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU or MPU or the like) of the system or apparatus reads out the program code and This is the process to be performed. In this case, the program and a storage medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

1 image forming apparatus 140 operation unit 1403 display unit 2100 CPU
2110 RAM
2120 ROM
2130 HDD

Claims (22)

An image processing apparatus having a transmission function of transmitting an image obtained by reading a document to an external device ,
An operation unit for receiving an operation by the user;
Means for adding the identification information of the specified key to the operation history each time a key is specified via the operation unit in the setting step of the transmission function ,
Following the setting step, one transmission job is executed according to an instruction to start transmission input via the operation unit, and a job ID unique to the one transmission job and the operation history are displayed. the image processing apparatus characterized by have a means for obtaining a string correlated obtained data. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the job ID is an ID issued when the one transmission job is executed. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation history is initialized based on a predetermined condition being satisfied without inputting an instruction to start transmission. 4. The condition according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined condition is an instruction to use a function different from a function for executing the transmission job before the instruction to start the transmission job is issued. Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit configured to display a list of job IDs associated with the operation history on the operation unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the list includes date and time information corresponding to a job ID. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a unit configured to display an operation history of a job designated from the list on the operation unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation history includes date and time information when the key is designated. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is a key code of the designated key. The device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a touch panel provided on a display unit that displays information, and the keys are soft keys displayed on the display unit. The image processing apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the operation history includes coordinate information touched on the touch panel. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting step is a step performed over a plurality of screens, and the operation history includes screen identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of screens. An image processing apparatus according to the item. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission job is a fax job. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting in the setting step includes at least one of a setting of a transmission destination, a setting of a reception mode, a setting of a resolution, a setting of a density, a setting of a two-sided original, and a setting of sharpness. The image processing device according to claim 1. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the job ID is generated in response to an instruction to start the transmission job being input via the operation unit. 7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the list includes job type information corresponding to a job ID. A method for controlling an image processing apparatus Ru comprising an operation unit for accepting an operation by the user, a control method for an image processing apparatus having a transmission function for transmitting an image obtained by reading a document to an external device,
A step of adding identification information of a designated key to an operation history each time a key is designated via the operation unit in the setting step of the transmission function ,
Following the setting step, one transmission job is executed according to an instruction to start transmission input via the operation unit, and a job ID unique to the one transmission job and the operation history are displayed. method of controlling an image processing apparatus characterized by have a acquiring string correlated obtained data. A program for executing a method of controlling an image processing apparatus Ru comprising an operation unit for accepting an operation by the user to the computer, the image processing apparatus having a transmission function for transmitting an image obtained by reading a document to an external device In a program for causing a computer to execute the control method,
The control method of the image processing apparatus includes:
A step of adding identification information of a designated key to an operation history each time a key is designated via the operation unit in the setting step of the transmission function ,
Following the setting step, one transmission job is executed according to an instruction to start transmission input via the operation unit, and a job ID unique to the one transmission job and the operation history are displayed. program characterized by have a acquiring string correlated obtained data. An image processing apparatus Ru includes an image forming function for forming an image on a sheet,
And an operation unit that receives an operation with the hot water over The,
Means for adding identification information of a specified key to an operation history each time a key is specified via the operation unit in the setting step of the image forming function ,
Following the setting step, one image forming job is executed according to an instruction to start image forming input via the operation unit, and a job ID unique to the one image forming job and the job ID the image processing apparatus characterized by the operation history to have a means for obtaining data associated string. Wherein the image forming job is an image processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the copy job der Rukoto. A method for controlling an image processing apparatus Ru includes an image forming function for forming an image on a sheet, the method of controlling an image processing apparatus Ru comprising an operation unit for accepting an operation by a user,
A step of adding the specified key identification information to the operation history each time a key is specified via the operation unit in the image forming function setting step ,
Following the setting step, one image forming job is executed according to an instruction to start image forming input via the operation unit, and a job ID unique to the one image forming job and the job ID method of controlling an image processing apparatus characterized by the operation history to have a acquiring data associated string. A program for executing a method of controlling an image processing apparatus Ru an image forming function of forming an image on a sheet to a computer, a program for executing a control method of an image processing apparatus Ru comprising an operation unit for accepting an operation by the user to the computer At
The control method of the image processing apparatus includes:
A step of adding the specified key identification information to the operation history each time a key is specified via the operation unit in the image forming function setting step ,
Following the setting step, one image forming job is executed according to an instruction to start image forming input via the operation unit, and a job ID unique to the one image forming job and the job ID program operation history, characterized in that organic and acquiring data associated string.

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