JP6765909B2 - Information processing equipment, scanning system, control method and program of information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, a scanning system, a control method and a program of the information processing device.

As a usage mode of a multifunction device having a scanner function, there is a method of scanning a paper document and importing the obtained image data onto a PC. As a method of realizing this usage pattern, there is a method of instructing a multifunction device to execute scanning from an application installed on a PC via a scanner driver and importing scanned image data. In this method, after the paper document to be the original is installed on the reading device of the multifunction device, the scanning instruction is executed on the PC. After that, he returned to the multifunction device and removed the paper document placed on the reader. It is troublesome for the user because the PC and the multifunction device are reciprocated multiple times.
As another implementation method of importing scan data of paper documents to a PC, the image data scanned by the multifunction device is temporarily saved in the box inside the multifunction device, the saved data is displayed in a list with the scanner driver, and the selected data is displayed on the PC. There is something to take in. In this box storage method, a scanning instruction is given to the box on the multifunction device, a paper document is removed, and then an image data acquisition instruction is given from the PC, so that the import to the PC is completed in one round trip. To do. As a technique for importing image data stored in an external information processing device into a PC, Patent Document 1 describes that the image data selected from the image data stored in a shared folder on the network is installed on the PC. It discloses how to incorporate it into your application.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-172288

However, in the box storage method, the document data stored in the box of the multifunction device includes data other than the purpose of importing to the PC. If a lot of data other than the purpose of importing to the PC is saved in the box, the document data other than the purpose of importing to the PC will be displayed in the list when selecting the data on the screen of the scanner driver, and the desired data. It becomes difficult to select. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, no consideration is given to data other than the purpose of importing into a PC.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for improving operability when acquiring data stored in a data storage means of an image processing device.

In order to solve the above problems, the information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that acquires data stored in data storage means of an image processing device having a scanner function, and is the image processing device. From the device, a list acquisition means for acquiring a list of data stored in the data storage means together with the attribute information of each data and a setting screen including a list of the data acquired by the list acquisition means are displayed, and the attribute information is displayed. A list display means that can change the display of the list of data according to the above, a means for determining whether or not a non-display mode that operates without displaying the setting screen is selected, and the non-display mode are selected. Yusuke setting means for setting the operating configuration if it is a data determining means for determining a data to be obtained based on the operation setting, and data acquisition means for acquiring data by the data determining means has determined, the To.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability when obtaining the data stored in the data storage means of the image processing apparatus.

It is a figure which shows the network configuration. It is a figure which shows the hardware structure of the multifunction device 1000. It is a figure which shows the hardware structure of PC2000. It is a figure which shows the structure of the software of PC2000. It is a figure which shows the structure of the software of the multifunction device 1000. This is an example of the setting screen of the scan setting tool. This is an example of the setting screen of the scan application and the scanner driver. It is a flowchart of UI display processing of a scanner driver. This is an example of box document list information. This is an example of the box setting screen. This is an example of a box scan setting screen. It is a flowchart of scanner driver processing. This is an example of the setting screen of the scan application and the scanner driver. It is a flowchart of scanner driver processing. It is a flowchart of scanner driver processing. This is an example of acquired data list information.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a scanning system. The scanning system includes a digital multifunction device (hereinafter, multifunction device) 1000, a multifunction device 1001, and a PC (personal computer) 2000. The multifunction device 1000, the multifunction device 1001, and the PC 2000 are connected to the network 3000. The multifunction device 1000 and the multifunction device 1001 are image processing devices having a printer function and a scanner function, and the PC 2000 is an information processing device. For example, by transmitting print data from the PC 2000 to the multifunction device 1000 via the installed printer driver, it is possible to print a document or save the document in a box in the multifunction device. In addition, scanning can be performed on the multifunction device 1000 by transmitting scan settings and instructions from the PC 2000 to the multifunction device 1000 via the installed scanner driver.

In addition, some image processing devices such as digital multifunction devices and digital copiers equipped with scanners, facsimiles, printers, etc. are provided with a storage unit (box) for storing documents. A device equipped with a storage unit has a function (box function) for storing documents input by various methods such as a scanner and data received from a PC connected via a network. The multifunction device 1000 and the multifunction device 1001 have a box function as a data storage means. The PC2000 can capture the data stored in the box via the network. In scanning, the scanned data can be imported to the PC2000 by executing the scan on the multifunction device 1000, saving the document data in the box of the multifunction device 1000, and specifying and importing the document data saved in the box from the PC2000. it can.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the PC 2000.
The CPU 2002 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes various programs and realizes various functions. HDD 2003 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) that stores various programs, setting data, and the like. The RAM 2004 is a RAM (Random Access Memory) in a temporary memory area. The CPU 2002 loads the program stored in the HDD 2003 into the RAM 2004 and executes the program. The RAM 2004 is also used as a temporary working storage area for the CPU 2002. The Input / Output interface 2005 is an interface unit that transmits data to each device and a display (not shown) connected to a server, and also receives data from a pointing device (not shown). The NIC (Network Interface Card) 2006 connects the PC 2000 to the network 3000. Each configuration of the PC 2000 described above can transmit and receive data via the bus 2007.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the multifunction device 1000. The multifunction device 1001 also has a similar hardware configuration.
The CPU 1101 executes various programs and realizes various functions. The RAM 1102 is a temporary memory area that functions as a main memory, a work area, or the like of the CPU 1101, and is configured so that the memory capacity can be expanded by an optional RAM connected to an expansion port (not shown). ROM 1103 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which embedded programs and data are recorded. The external memory 1110 is an external secondary storage device such as an HDD or a flash memory. Various data are stored in the external memory 1110 via the external memory I / F 1107.

The network I / F1105 performs network communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and Ethernet (registered trademark). The CPU 1101 can perform communication processing with the PC 2000 via the network I / F 1105, and can execute an image data acquisition request or the like.
The operation unit 1109 is a user interface of the multifunction device 1000, and provides the user with a setting screen for management settings of the multifunction device and functions such as copying, transmission, and saving.

The printing unit 1108 is a printer engine that executes printing based on an image signal (output information) acquired via the printing unit I / F 1106. The CPU 1101 outputs an image signal to the printing unit 1108 via the printing unit I / F 1106 connected to the system bus 1104 based on a control program or the like stored in the ROM 1103 or the external memory 1110.
The reading device 1111 reads the image data by photoelectrically converting the reflected light according to the image of the light emitted on the document to be transmitted, copied or stored in response to the request from the operation unit 1109 or the PC2000. Therefore, the reading device 1111 is also a scanner unit that executes scanning. The read image data is stored in the external memory 1110 via transmission, copying, or the external memory I / F 1107.

A software configuration that operates on the PC 2000 will be described with reference to FIG. The software program running on the PC 2000 is stored in the HDD 2003.
The scanning application 110 is installed in the PC 2000 and has a function of accessing the multifunction device 1000 via the scanner driver 100 and acquiring image data such as photographs and documents.

The scanner driver 100 is a scanner driver that conforms to a predetermined API (Application Program Interface) standard such as a TWAIN (Tool Without An Interface Name) standard. The scanner driver 100 communicates with the multifunction device 1000 in response to a request from the scanning application 110, and acquires the image data scanned by the reading device 1111 or the image data stored in the external memory 1110. Further, the image data obtained by the scanner driver 100 is transmitted to the requesting scan application 110, and the scan application 110 acquires the image data.

The scanner driver 100 has a UI (User Interface) unit 101, a scan control unit 102, a communication unit 103, a scan setting management unit 104, a scanner driver setting 105, and acquired data information 106. The UI unit 101 provides a user interface related to the scan setting of the scanner driver 100. The scan control unit 102 executes a data list and data acquisition process according to the designated scan settings. Therefore, the scan control unit 102 functions as a list acquisition means for acquiring a list of data, a data acquisition means for acquiring data, and a data determination means for determining the data to be acquired. The communication unit 103 acquires the data. The communication unit 103 uses the NIC 2006 to perform network communication with the multifunction device 1000 and the like. The scan setting management unit 104 presents the scan setting screen to the user via the UI unit 101, and manages the setting information related to the scan execution. The scanner driver setting 105 is scan setting information stored in the HDD 2003, and is saved by the scan setting management unit 104. The acquired data information 106 is list information of the acquired data from the multifunction device 1000, and is referred to and updated by the scan control unit 102 when the scan is executed.

A software configuration that operates on the multifunction device 1000 will be described with reference to FIG. The multifunction device 1001 also has a similar software configuration.
The software program that runs on the multifunction device 1000 is stored in the external memory 1110. The multifunction device 1000 includes a UI unit 3001, a communication control unit 3002, a print control unit 3003, a read control unit 3004, a box management unit 3005, box information 3006, and box storage data 3007.

The UI unit 3001 provides a user interface such as a setting screen related to the function of the multifunction device 1000 via the operation unit 1109. The communication control unit 3002 has a function of receiving and responding to a print / scan execution request and an image data acquisition request from the PC 2000 transmitted via the network 3000. The print control unit 3003 controls the print unit 1108 and executes the print process in response to the print execution request received by the communication control unit 3002. The reading control unit 3004 controls the reading device 1111 and executes the scanning process in response to the scan execution request received by the communication control unit 3002. The box management unit 3005 manages the information of the box information 3006 stored in the external memory 1110, the data of the box storage data 3007, and the attributes of the box. Further, the box management unit 3005 provides information and data related to the box in response to a request from the UI unit 3001 and the communication control unit 3002. The box information 3006 stores the document list information of the box, the setting information of the box, and the like. Various data such as document data are stored in the box save data 3007.

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In each embodiment, the user sets the target device and the like in advance before acquiring the image from the scanning application 110 via the scanner driver 100.

FIG. 6 is an example of the setting screen of the scanner driver setting tool provided by the scanner driver 100. The user can use this setting tool to make various settings such as specifying the target device in which the document data to be acquired is stored. The scanner driver setting tool is installed in a predetermined area of the PC 2000 as a part of the scanner driver 100. The scanner driver setting screen 600 is a screen that is displayed when the scanner driver setting tool is started, and has a scanner list 601, a search button 602, a UI non-display mode setting 603, a box setting 604, a save button 610, and a cancel button 611. ing.

The scanner list 601 displays a list of devices having a scanner function detected by the communication unit 103 on the network 3000 when the scanner driver setting tool is started. The user can specify one of the devices displayed in the scanner list 601 as the target device. Further, by pressing the re-search button 602, the communication unit 103 executes the search on the network again and updates the scanner list 601.

The UI non-display mode setting 603 can specify the operation setting when the display of the UI setting screen is disabled (hereinafter, the UI non-display mode) when the image acquisition request from the scan application 110 is made. The operation setting in the UI non-display mode setting 603 is selected from "pull scan execution" or "acquisition from box". The case where the UI non-display mode is set will be described in the third embodiment. On the other hand, in the first and second embodiments, the case where the UI non-display mode is not set, that is, the case where the UI is displayed at the time of the image acquisition request will be described. In addition, all the examples describe the operation in the "box method" which acquires data from a box.

In the box setting 604, a default box setting in the UI non-display mode can be specified. Select the default box number in the box list 605. In the box password 606, the password corresponding to the default box number is entered. In the operation setting 607, the deletion setting 608, and the acquired data exclusion setting 609, the operation when "acquisition from the box" is selected in the UI non-display mode setting 603 can be specified.

When the save button 610 is pressed after changing the desired settings on the scanner driver setting screen 600, the scan setting management unit 104 saves the contents set on the UI in the scanner driver setting 105, and the scanner driver setting screen 600 Close. Further, when the save button 610 is pressed, the communication unit 103 communicates with the target device, acquires the name and various attribute information set in the default box number specified in the box setting 604, and sets the scanner driver setting 105. save. When the cancel button is pressed, the scanner driver setting screen 600 is closed without saving the settings.

FIG. 7 shows an example of UI screens of the scanning application 110 and the scanner driver 100. FIG. 7A is a UI screen 700 of the scan application 110. The UI screen 700 includes a menu 701, an image data display area 702, an image data capture button 703, and a UI non-display mode setting 704. Menu 701 provides a menu for displaying various settings of the scanning application 110 and a UI screen for selecting a scanner driver to be captured as an image. The image data display area 702 displays a list of image data acquired by the scan application 110. The image data acquisition button 703 executes an image acquisition request with a predetermined API for the scanner driver selected in the menu 701. The UI non-display mode setting 704 is a check box for disabling the UI screen display of the scanner driver when an image acquisition request is made. If the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed while the check box is ON, the image acquisition process is executed without displaying the UI screen of the scanner driver.

(Example 1)
In the first embodiment, when the image data capture button 703 is pressed in the state where the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is OFF (the state where the UI is displayed) in FIG. 7A, the scan data is identified. The process of making it easier will be described. When the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed while the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is OFF, the scanner driver 100 displays the scan setting screen 710 shown in FIG. 7B.

The scan setting screen 710 has a basic setting screen 711, an extended setting screen 712, and a box setting screen 713. In this embodiment, a case where the document data stored in the box storage data 3007 of the multifunction device 1000 is acquired from the box setting screen 713 will be described. When requesting the multifunction device 1000 to execute scanning, it is possible to display the basic setting screen 711 or the extended setting screen 712 and make settings for executing scanning.

The box setting screen 713 includes a scan data display switching setting 714, a box number list 715, a box password 716, and a document data list 717. By selecting a desired box number from the box number list 715 and entering the password of the box number in the box password 716, the document data list stored in the box selected in the document data list 717 is displayed. Further, the scan setting screen 710 has a data deletion setting 718, an acquisition button 719, and a cancel button 720. By pressing the acquisition button 719, the scanning application 110 acquires the document data selected in the document data list 717 as image data via the scanner driver 100.

FIG. 8 shows the UI display process of the scanner driver 100 after the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed while the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is OFF on the UI screen 700 of FIG. 7A. It is a flowchart shown. The UI display process described in FIG. 8 is realized by loading the program recorded in the HDD 2003 into the RAM 2004 and executing the program in the CPU 2002.

When the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed while the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is OFF on the UI screen 700, the scan application 110 requests the scan control unit 102 to acquire an image with a predetermined API. Notice. The UI display process of the scanner driver 100 is started by the image acquisition request from the scan application 110.
First, the scan control unit 102 that has received the image acquisition request acquires the scanner driver setting information stored in the scanner driver setting 105 (S801). In this embodiment, the multifunction device 1000 is set as the target device in the scanner list 601 and is stored in the scanner driver setting 105 together with the IP address information.

The scan control unit 102 communicates with the multifunction device 1000 via the communication unit 103 based on the IP address information of the multifunction device 1000 acquired in S801, and the document list information 900 in the box as shown in FIG. 9A. (S802). At this time, the scan control unit 102 functions as a list acquisition means for acquiring the document list information 900. The document list information 900 of the box is stored in the box information 3006 of the multifunction device 1000, and includes, for example, a box number 901, a document name 902, a time stamp information 903, a job attribute 904, and an ID 905. Box number 901 is a document storage box number. The document name 902 is a name set for each document. The time stamp information 903 is information about the time when the document is saved in the box, and the job attribute 904 is the attribute information indicating the type of the job when the document is saved in the box. For the job attribute 904, for example, in the case of data stored by the print process from the printer driver of the client PC, the "print" attribute is set. Further, after scanning through the reading device 1111 of the multifunction device 1000, the "scan" attribute (scan job) is set for the data stored in the box-stored data 3007. Further, the "file" attribute is set in the job attribute 904 for the data saved in the box save data 3007 from the external device via the network 3000 by the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol or the like. ID905 is a unique ID assigned when each document data is saved.

Next, the scan control unit 102 determines whether or not the document list information has been successfully acquired in S802 (S803). For example, if the password of the default box number of the scanner driver setting acquired in S801 is invalid, or if the multifunction device 1000 cannot respond due to power off or the like, the acquisition of the document list information fails. Judgment is made, and the process proceeds to S804. On the other hand, if it is determined that the document list information has been successfully acquired, the process proceeds to S805.
In S805, the UI unit 101 displays the box number list 715 in which the default box number is selected according to the scanner driver setting information acquired in S801. In the example of FIG. 7B, the box number 00 is displayed in the selected state as the default box number.

Next, by repeating S806 to S810, the document data information of the default box number is acquired from the document list acquired in S802, and the document data list 717 is displayed.
First, in the first S806, the scan control unit 102 acquires the first document data information of the default box number from the document list acquired in S802. Next, the UI unit 101 adds the document name, the number of pages, and the date information of the document data acquired in S806 to the document data list 717 (S807).
Next, the scan control unit 102 determines whether or not the job attribute, which is a type of attribute information of the document data, is a scan attribute (scan job) (S808). If it is determined in S808 that the attribute is not the scan attribute, the process proceeds to S810. On the other hand, when it is determined in S808 that it is a scan attribute (scan job), the UI unit 101 displays a mark in the scan data area of the document data list 717 of the scan setting screen 710 (S809). By displaying the mark in the scan data area, it becomes possible to identify the document data as scan data, and the user's recognition and operability are improved.
In S810, it is determined whether or not the document data acquired in the step of S806 is the last document data in the default box. If it is determined that it is not the last document data, the process proceeds to the step of S806, and the processes of S806 to S810 are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined to be the last document data, the process proceeds to step S811, the other areas of the scan setting screen 710 are displayed, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S803 that the acquisition has failed, the process proceeds to the step of S804, the document list display area of the scan setting screen 710 is displayed in an empty state, the step of S811 is executed, and then processing is performed. To finish.

FIG. 7C is an example of the scan setting screen 710 when the check box of the scan data display switching setting 714 is changed to ON in FIG. 7B. When the scan data display switching setting 714 is enabled, only the box number including the document data of the scan attribute (scan job) is displayed in the box number list 715. Further, only the document data of the scan attribute (scan job) is displayed in the document data list 717.

The user selects data to be acquired from the displayed document data list 717. The scan control unit 102 acquires the selected data from the multifunction device 1000 via the communication unit 103. Then, the acquired data is passed to the scanning application as image data with a predetermined API.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to distinguish the data having the scan attribute from other data in the data list display, or to display only the data having the scan attribute, and the user's recognizability. Operability can be improved.

(Example 2)
Also in the second embodiment, when the image data capture button 703 is pressed in the state where the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is OFF (the state where the UI is displayed) in FIG. 7A, the scan data is identified. The process of making it easier will be described.
In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, the PC scan attribute 906 is provided as the document data attribute of the document list information 900 in the box. When a document is scanned by the multifunction device 1000, the PC scan attribute 906 is set in the document data when the user selects "Save in Box for PC scan" instead of the normal scan and executes the scan. The document data in which the PC scan attribute is set is saved in the box in which the PC scan attribute is set to ON. Further, the PC scan attribute 906 is set for the document saved in the box in which the PC scan attribute is set to ON. Further, it is possible to set an access restriction on the document data in which the PC scan attribute 906 is set, and restrict access other than the access via the scan driver. Therefore, the PC scan attribute is attribute information that makes it possible to limit the handling of scanned document data to only importing to a PC.

FIG. 10A is an example of the UI setting screen provided by the UI unit 3001 of the multifunction device 1000. The UI setting screen 1006 includes a copy setting screen 1007, a transmission setting screen 1002, and a box setting screen 1003. Here, the state in which the box setting screen 1003 is displayed will be described.
The box setting screen 1003 has a box list 1004 and a box management setting button 1005. The box list 1004 displays a list of box numbers stored in the box information 3006, and displays information on the box name, usage amount, and PC scan attribute in addition to the box number. When the area of each box number in the box list 1004 is pressed, the screen transitions to the box detail screen 1150 of the selected box number as shown in FIG. 11A.

When the box management setting button 1005 is pressed in FIG. 10 (A), the screen transitions to the box management setting screen 1010 as shown in FIG. 10 (B). The box management setting screen 1010 has a PC scan attribute check box 1011 for each box number, and can switch ON / OFF of the PC scan attribute for each box number. When the PC scan attribute is turned ON, the box management unit 3005, which functions as an attribute setting means, sets the PC scan attribute in the box. For all the documents stored in the box number in which the PC scan attribute is set to ON, the PC scan attribute 906 of the document list information 900 is in the "set" state. Further, in the PC scan data restriction setting 1012, it is possible to enable / disable the access restriction to the PC scan data. By pressing the close button 1013, the UI unit 3001 saves the setting contents of the box management setting screen 1010 in the box information 3006, and then returns to the UI setting screen 1006 of FIG. 10 (A) again.

Next, a case where the data attribute for PC scanning is specified for each document when the document is saved in the box will be described.
FIG. 11A is a box detail screen 1150 displayed after the box number 00 is selected in the box list 1004 of the box setting screen 1003 of FIG. 10A. The box detail screen 1150 has a document list 1151, a document reading button 1152, a print button 1153, an erase button 1154, and a close button 1155. In the document list 1151, a list of document data saved in the box number is displayed. Further, in the document list 1151, in addition to the name, the number of pages, and the date of each document data, the PC scan attribute 1156 set for each document data is displayed. When the desired document data is selected from the document list 1151 and the print button 1153 is pressed, the selected document is output via the print unit 1108. When the erase button 1154 is pressed, the selected document data is erased from the box saved data 3007. Further, the user presses the document reading button 1152 when saving new document data in the box. When the document reading button 1152 is pressed, the screen transitions to the document reading screen 1160 shown in FIG. 11B.

The document reading screen 1160 of FIG. 11B has a PC scan setting 1161, a document name 1162, a start button 1163, and a cancel button 1164 in addition to the scan setting. When the start button 1163 is pressed after the original is placed on the scanning device 1111, the original is scanned, the document data is saved in the box save data 3007, and the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 11A. Further, the document name specified by the document name 1162 is stored in the document name 902 of the document list information 900. Further, when the scan is executed with the PC scan setting 1161 enabled, the PC scan attribute 906 of the document list information 900 is saved in the "set" state. When the cancel button 1164 is pressed, nothing is executed and the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. 11 (A).

The box detail screen 1170 of FIG. 11C is an example showing a case where the PC scan data limit setting 1012 is set to ON on the box management setting screen 1010 of FIG. 10B. On the box detail screen 1170, the document data 1172 is selected, but since the document data 1172 has the PC scan attribute valid, the print button 1171 is grayed out and functions other than the PC scan are restricted.

In this embodiment, when the image data capture button 703 is pressed while the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is OFF in FIG. 7 (A), the scan setting of the scanner driver 100 shown in FIG. 13 (A). The process of displaying the screen 710 will be described.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the UI display process of the scanner driver 100 after the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed on the UI screen 700 of FIG. 7A. The process described in this embodiment is realized by loading the program recorded in the HDD 2003 into the RAM 2004 and executing the program in the CPU 2002.
For the same processing as the steps already described, the same numbers as the steps already described will be assigned, and the description will be omitted unless otherwise specified.

In S1201, the scan control unit 102 communicates with the multifunction device 1000 via the communication unit 103 based on the IP address information of the multifunction device 1000 acquired in the step of S801, and the box as shown in FIG. 9 (B). Acquire document list information 900.

In S1202, the scan control unit 102 determines whether or not the PC scan attribute of the document data is in the set state. If it is determined that the PC scan attribute is in the set state, the process proceeds to S1203, and a mark is displayed in the PC scan area of the document data list 1321 on the scan setting screen 710 as shown in FIG. 13 (A). On the other hand, if it is determined that the PC scan attribute is not in the set state, the process proceeds to step S810. By displaying the mark in the PC scan area, it becomes possible to identify the document data for PC scan, and the user's recognition and operability are improved.

FIG. 13B is an example of a screen in the case where the check box of the scan data display switching setting 714 is changed to ON in FIG. 13A. When the scan data display switching setting 714 is enabled, only the box number including the document data in which the PC scan attribute is set is displayed in the box number list 715. Further, in the document data list 1321, only the document data in which the PC scan attribute is set is displayed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the data for PC scanning can be distinguished from other data in the data list display, or only the data for PC scanning can be displayed, which improves the operability of the user. Can be improved.

(Example 3)
In the third embodiment, the process when the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed while the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is ON (UI non-display mode) in FIG. 7A will be described.
14 and 15 are flowcharts showing the scan execution process of the scanner driver 100 after the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed on the UI screen 700 of FIG. 7A. The process described in this embodiment is realized by loading the program recorded in the HDD 2003 into the RAM 2004 and executing the program in the CPU 2002.

When the image data acquisition button 703 is pressed on the UI screen 700, the scan application 110 notifies the scan control unit 102 of the UI non-display mode and the image acquisition request with a predetermined API.
In S1401, the scan control unit 102 determines the UI non-display mode setting specified by the scan application 110. When the UI non-display mode setting is valid, that is, when the check box of the UI non-display mode setting 704 is ON in FIG. 7A, the process proceeds to S1402. On the other hand, if it is determined that the UI non-display mode is invalid, the process proceeds to step S1518, the scanner driver UI display process shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 12 is executed, and the process ends.

In S1402, the scan setting management unit 104 acquires the scanner driver setting stored in the scanner driver setting 105. The scanner driver setting acquired here includes a setting value set in advance on the scanner driver setting screen 600, a name set in the default box number specified in the box setting 604, and various attribute information. Further, in this embodiment, the multifunction device 1000 is designated as the target device in the scanner list 601.

In S1403, the scan control unit 102 determines the operation setting of the UI non-display mode setting 603 acquired in S1402. If it is determined that "pull scan execution" is specified, the process proceeds to step S1519. In the step of S1519, after the scan control unit 102 executes a scan instruction to the multifunction device 1000, the scanned image data is acquired, and the process proceeds to the step of S1520.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1403 that "acquisition from box" is specified, the process proceeds to step S1404. In the step of S1404, the communication unit 103 acquires the latest attribute information of the box number specified in advance in the box setting 604 of the scanner driver setting screen 600 from the multifunction device 1000.
Next, in S1405, the scan control unit 102 compares the attribute information of the box acquired in S1403 with the attribute information of the box stored in the scanner driver setting 105 acquired in S1402, and determines whether or not there is a change. To do. If it is determined that there is a change in the attribute, the process proceeds to S1517, an error message (not shown) is displayed, and then the process ends. For example, when the "PC scan attribute" is valid (ON) for the box attribute information acquired in S1402 and the "PC scan attribute" is invalid (OFF) for the box attribute information acquired in S1403. , Judge that there is a change in the attribute.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1405 that there is no change in the attribute, the process proceeds to S1506.
In S1506, the scan control unit 102 acquires a list of document data stored in the default box number specified in advance in the box setting 604 from the multifunction device 1000 via the communication unit 103.
Next, in S1507, the scan control unit 102 determines whether or not the setting of the acquired data exclusion setting 609 acquired in S1402 is valid. If it is determined in S1507 that the acquired data exclusion setting is invalid, the process proceeds to step S1510.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the acquired data exclusion setting is valid, the process proceeds to S1508, and the scan setting management unit 104 acquires the acquired data list 1600 shown in FIG.
FIG. 16 shows an example of the acquired data list. The acquired data list 1600 includes the document name 1601 and the ID 1602, and such information is stored in the acquired data list 1600 for each document data acquired by the scanner driver 100. The ID 1602 stores a value that matches the ID 905 assigned to each document in the document list information 900 of the box.
Next, in S1509, the scan control unit 102 creates a document data list excluding the acquired data list acquired in the step of S1508 from the document data list acquired in S1506.

In S1510, the scan control unit 102 determines whether or not the document data list created in S1506 or S1509 includes the document data. If it is determined that there is no document data in the document data list, the process proceeds to S1517, an error message is displayed, and then the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in S1510 that there is document data in the document data list, the process proceeds to S1511.

In S1511, the scan setting management unit 104 refers to the scanner driver setting acquired in S1402, and determines a setting value (selection setting) for the data selection method specified in the operation setting 607. In this embodiment, as the selection method, a setting for displaying the selection screen and selecting data by the user (“display selection screen”) and a setting for automatically acquiring data (“last scanned data” and “first” You can select "scanned data"). The options are not limited to this.

If it is determined in S1511 that "display selection screen" is selected in the operation setting 607, the process proceeds to S1518. In S1518, the scanner driver UI display process shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 12 is executed to end the process.

On the other hand, in S1511, when it is determined that "last scanned data" or "first scanned data" is selected, the information regarding the selected setting and the time when the document data is saved in the box is displayed. Determine the data to be acquired based on.
If it is determined in S1511, "last scanned data" is selected in the operation setting 607, the process proceeds to S1512. In S1512, the data to be acquired by the scan control unit 102 is determined, and the data is acquired via the communication unit 103. Specifically, the communication unit 103 acquires the latest document data in the time stamp information 903 of the document data list acquired in S1506 or S1509 from the multifunction device 1000.
If it is determined in S1511 that the "first scanned data" is selected in the operation setting 607, the process proceeds to S1513. In S1513, the scan control unit 102 determines the data to be acquired, and the communication unit 103 acquires the data. Specifically, the document data having the oldest time stamp information 903 in the document data list acquired in S1506 or S1509 is acquired from the multifunction device 1000 via the communication unit 103.

Next, in S1514, the scan control unit 102 refers to the scanner driver setting acquired in the step of S1402, and determines the setting value specified in the deletion setting 608. If it is determined in S1514 that the data deletion designation is valid, the process proceeds to S1515, and the communication unit 103 transmits an instruction to delete the document data acquired in S1512 or S1513 to the multifunction device 1000.

If it is determined in S1514 that the data deletion designation is invalid, the process proceeds to S1516, and the scan control unit 102 adds the information of the document data acquired in S1512 or S1513 to the acquired data list 1600 to list. To update. At this time, if there is document data already deleted from the box-stored data 3007 of the multifunction device 1000 in the acquired data list 1600, it is deleted from the acquired data list 1600.

Next, the process proceeds to S1520, and the scan control unit 102 passes the document data acquired in S1512 or S1513 to the scan application 110 as image data with a predetermined API, and ends the process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, desired data can be acquired without operating the UI according to the preset settings, and the operability and productivity of the user can be improved.

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The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiment to a system or device via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads and executes the program. It can also be realized by the processing to be performed. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.

Claims (14)

An information processing device that acquires data stored in the data storage means of an image processing device equipped with a scanner function.
A list acquisition means for acquiring a list of data stored in the data storage means together with attribute information of each data from the image processing device.
A list display means capable of displaying a setting screen including a list of the data acquired by the list acquisition means and changing the display of the list of the data according to the attribute information .
A means for determining whether or not a non-display mode that operates without displaying the setting screen is selected, and
Setting means for setting the operation setting when the non-display mode is selected, and
A data determination means for determining data to be acquired based on the operation setting, and
An information processing apparatus comprising: a data acquisition means for acquiring data determined by the data determination means . The information processing according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information is information about a job attribute indicating a type of job when the data is stored in the data storage means, and the job attribute includes a scan job. apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the list display means displays data whose job attribute is a scan job in an identifiable manner. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the list display means displays only data whose job attribute is a scan job. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information is information related to a PC scanning attribute set in the image processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the list display means displays data in which the PC scan attribute is set so as to be identifiable. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the list display means displays only data for which the PC scan attribute is set. The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the data acquisition means for acquiring the data selected in the list of the data displayed by the list display means is provided from the image processing apparatus. apparatus. In the operation setting, at least one of an exclusion setting for excluding the data acquired by the information processing apparatus, a selection setting for specifying a data selection method, and a deletion setting for deleting the acquired data from the image processing apparatus is set. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus is used. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein when the exclusion setting is valid, the list acquisition means creates a list of data excluding the acquired data from the acquired list of the data. When the selection setting is a setting for displaying the list of the data, the list display means displays the list of the data, and when the selection setting is a setting for acquiring the data, the data determination means is the setting. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein the data is set and the data to be acquired is determined based on the information about the time when the data is stored in the data storage means. When the deletion setting is valid, the data acquisition means sends an instruction to delete the data acquired by the data acquisition means to the image processing device, and when the deletion setting is not valid, the list acquisition The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 11 , wherein the means adds the data acquired by the data acquisition means to the list of acquired data. It is a control method of an information processing device that acquires data stored in a data storage means of an image processing device having a scanner function.
An acquisition step of acquiring a list of data stored in the data storage means together with attribute information of each data from the image processing device, and
A display process in which a setting screen including a list of the data acquired in the acquisition process can be displayed and the display of the list of the data can be changed according to the attribute information .
A determination process for determining whether or not a non-display mode that operates without displaying the setting screen is selected, and
The setting process for setting the operation setting when the non-display mode is selected, and
A data determination process that determines the data to be acquired based on the operation settings, and
A control method comprising a data acquisition step of acquiring data determined in the data determination step . A program characterized in that a computer functions as each means of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12 .

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