JP7413702B2 - information processing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.

Conventionally, in information processing apparatuses that are capable of various types of processing and in which a desired process can be executed by an operator operating a desired button, there has been a technology for simplifying button operations by the operator. A technique has been proposed.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an information processing apparatus that displays a button for starting a process defined in advance in a workflow on a display unit, and deletes the button when the process is completed. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses an information processing device that displays text information related to a process on a button for starting the process.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-126857 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-126155

Incidentally, there are cases in which a plurality of devices each execute a process, and one task is completed by executing the process in each device. If each device is capable of performing multiple types of work, the work to be performed in each device is selected, and the processing of the selected work is executed in each device. In this case, in order to complete one task by executing each process on multiple devices, when selecting a task on one of the multiple devices, select the task selected on the other device. There is a need.

An object of the present invention is to select a work and execute processing of the selected work in each of a plurality of devices, and when one work is completed by executing the processing in each device, one of the plurality of devices Compared to the case where the device does not display the option corresponding to the task selected by another device in a distinguishable state from the other options corresponding to the other task, it is easier to display the task selected by another device. The purpose is to make it easier to choose.

The invention according to claim 1 provides information processing that includes a first device and a second device, and is capable of executing a plurality of types of work, which is completed by executing each process executed by the first device and the second device, respectively. In the system, the first device selects a selected task from the plurality of types of tasks in response to an instruction from a user, and then generates a user ID for identifying the user and a task ID for identifying the selected task. a first processor that stores the selection history information in association with the selection history information ; the second device stores the selection history information selected by the user on the first device based on the selection history information when the user is authenticated ; The information processing system is characterized by comprising a second processor that causes a display unit of the second device to display options corresponding to a task in a manner distinguishable from options corresponding to other tasks.
The invention according to claim 2 is the information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that the selection work is a work corresponding to a processing screen displayed on a display unit of the first device. be.
In the invention according to claim 3, options corresponding to the plurality of types of tasks are displayed on the display section of the first device , and the selection task is defined as a pointer selected by the user on the display section of the first device. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the work corresponds to the option indicated by .
In the invention according to claim 4, when a plurality of the selection tasks are selected by the user on the first device , the second processor sequentially selects a plurality of options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the option is displayed on a display unit of the second device in a manner distinguishable from other options.
In the invention according to claim 5 , the first processor stores information indicating the selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user in the selection history information, and the second processor stores information indicating the selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user; 5. The information processing according to claim 4, wherein options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks are displayed on a display unit of the second device in an order according to a selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by It is a system .
In the invention according to claim 6, when a plurality of the selection tasks are selected by the user on the first device , the second processor simultaneously selects options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks from other selection tasks. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is displayed on a display unit of the second device in a manner that is distinguishable from the options.
In the invention according to claim 7 , the first processor stores information indicating the selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user in the selection history information, and the second processor stores information indicating the selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user , and the second processor According to the selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user , options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks are displayed on the display section of the second device in a manner that allows the selection order to be identified. An information processing system according to claim 6 .

According to the invention according to claim 1 , when each of the plurality of devices selects a task and executes the processing of the selected task, and one task is completed by executing the processing in each device, the plurality of devices In one device, the option corresponding to the task selected in the other device is not displayed in a distinguishable state from the other option corresponding to the other task. This makes it easier to select the tasks that have been done.
According to the invention according to claim 2, the work corresponding to the processing screen displayed on the display section of another device can be set as the work selected by the other device.
According to the invention according to claim 3, the work corresponding to the option pointed to by the pointer on the display section of the other device can be set as the work selected by the other device.
According to the invention according to claim 4, a plurality of options corresponding to a plurality of types of work selected by another device can be sequentially and discernably displayed.
According to the invention according to claim 5, when a plurality of options corresponding to a plurality of types of work selected by another device are sequentially and identifiably displayed, the operator selects the plurality of tasks selected by the other device. It is possible to grasp the selection order of types of work.
According to the invention according to claim 6, a plurality of options corresponding to a plurality of types of work selected by another device can be displayed at the same time in a distinguishable manner.
According to the invention according to claim 7, when a plurality of options corresponding to a plurality of types of work selected by another device are simultaneously and identifiably displayed, the operator selects the plurality of tasks selected by the other device. It is possible to grasp the selection order of types of work .

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a second device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a server according to the present embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of the contents of selection history DB. FIG. 3 is a first diagram showing a first work selection screen displayed on the display unit of the first device. It is a figure showing a work content setting screen. FIG. 3 is a second diagram showing the first work selection screen. FIG. 7 is a first diagram showing a second work selection screen displayed on the display unit of the second device. It is a 2nd diagram showing a 2nd work selection screen. FIG. 7 is a third diagram showing a second work selection screen. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen for providing a document discrimination method. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of processing of a 2nd device.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of an information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. The information processing system 10 includes a plurality of information processing devices 12 and a server 14. The plurality of information processing devices 12 and servers 14 are communicably connected to each other via a communication line 16 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. Although FIG. 1 shows a first device 12a and a second device 12b as the plurality of information processing devices 12, the plurality of information processing devices 12 may consist of three or more information processing devices 12. good.

In the information processing system 10, an operator (that is, a user) causes each of the plurality of information processing devices 12 to execute a process, and completes one task by executing the process in each information processing device 12. As described above, in this specification, "processing" is something that is executed by each information processing device 12, and "work" means a job that is accomplished by executing a plurality of processes.

For example, the work involves scanning a paper document with a scanner, storing the obtained image data in a predetermined folder, sending the obtained image data to a predetermined destination, and printing the obtained image data on a predetermined printer. There is document management work that consists of a series of processes to print a predetermined number of pages. The document management work shall be completed by executing the above-mentioned setting process for setting the specified folder, specified destination, specified printer, and specified number of sheets, scanning process, storage process, sending process, and printing process. Become.

Since each process constituting a work is executed by each information processing apparatus 12, the plurality of information processing apparatuses 12 may have different executable processes. For example, in the case of the above-mentioned document management work, the first device 12a is a personal computer and executes the above-mentioned setting process, and the second device 12b is a multifunction device and performs the above-mentioned scanning process, storage process, transmission process, and Execute print processing. Which information processing device 12 executes each process of each task may be determined in advance.

Each of the plurality of information processing devices 12 is capable of processing a plurality of types of work. Specifically, in each information processing device 12, a plurality of types of executable tasks are registered in advance. For example, even if we focus only on document management work, multiple types of document management work can be defined depending on the processes that constitute it. Therefore, when causing each information processing device 12 to execute a process, the user selects a desired task from among multiple types of tasks that can be executed by each information processing device 12 (that is, has already been registered), and then The processing device 12 is caused to execute the processing of the selected work. As described above, one task is completed by the execution of each process in each information processing device 12. In other words, one task is executed across multiple information processing devices 12, so the operator can: If the first device 12a selects a certain task and causes the first device 12a to process the task, the second device 12b also selects the task and executes the process in the second device 12b. It is necessary to execute the following processing.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the first device 12a. In this embodiment, the first device 12a is a personal computer, but any type of device can be used as the first device 12a as long as it is capable of selecting a plurality of types of work and can execute processing related to the selected work. There may be. For example, it may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a multifunction device.

The communication interface 20a includes, for example, a wired or wireless LAN adapter. The communication interface 20a functions to communicate with the server 14 or other information processing device 12 via the communication line 16.

The display section 22a includes, for example, a liquid crystal display section. Various screens are displayed on the display section 22a. In particular, a work selection screen (details will be described later) for selecting a work is displayed on the display unit 22a.

The input interface 24a includes, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel. The input interface 24a is used to input user instructions to the first device 12a.

The memory 26a includes, for example, a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), an eMMC (embedded Multi Media Card), a ROM, or a RAM. The memory 26a may be provided separately from a processor 28a, which will be described later, or at least a portion thereof may be provided inside the processor 28a. The memory 26a stores an information processing program for operating each part of the first device 12a. Furthermore, a device ID for identifying the first device 12a is stored in the memory 26a.

The processor 28a refers to a processing device in a broad sense, and includes a general-purpose processing device (for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), etc.) and a dedicated processing device (for example, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)). , FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), programmable logic device, etc.). The processor 28a may be configured not by one processing device but by the cooperation of a plurality of processing devices located at physically separate locations.

The processor 28a performs user authentication processing before being operated by the user. The authentication process is performed, for example, by reading a card storing a user ID for identifying the user and comparing it with user information stored in an authentication server (not shown) or the like. Alternatively, the authentication process may be performed by having the user input a user ID and password.

Further, the processor 28a obtains the current time measured by a time measuring means (for example, a timer IC, a crystal oscillator, a clock module, etc.) provided internally or externally to the processor 28a.

Furthermore, the processor 28a performs the functions of the display control section 30a and the processing execution section 32a, as shown in FIG. 2, in cooperation with the information processing program stored in the memory 26a.

The display control section 30a performs display control of various screens displayed on the display section 22a. Specifically, the display control unit 30a controls the display of the above-mentioned work selection screen and the like. Details of the work selection screen will be described later.

The processing execution unit 32a executes processing of a task selected from a plurality of types of tasks that can be executed by the first device 12a, in response to a user's instruction. For example, when the user selects the document management task described above, the process execution unit 32a executes a part of the process included in the document management task, for example, a setting process.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the second device 12b. In the present embodiment, the second device 12b is a multifunction device, but like the first device 12a, the second device 12b is capable of selecting multiple types of work, and is capable of processing the selected work. Any type of device may be used. For example, it may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a multifunction device.

Regarding the communication interface 20b, display section 22b, input interface 24b, memory 26b, processor 28b, display control section 30b, and processing execution section 32b included in the second device 12b, the communication interface 20a, display Since the unit 22a, the input interface 24a, the memory 26a, the processor 28a, the display control unit 30a, and the processing execution unit 32a each exhibit the same functions, their descriptions will be omitted.

In this embodiment, since the second device 12b is a multifunction device, the second device 12b further includes a printer 34b and a scanner 36b. The printer 34b includes, for example, a paper feeding mechanism, a photosensitive drum, or a cartridge, and prints image data on a recording medium. Further, the scanner 36b is configured to include, for example, a document table, a light source, an image sensor, etc., and optically reads a paper document set on the document table by the user to generate image data corresponding to the paper document. It is.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the server 14. In this embodiment, the server 14 is a computer, but the server 14 can store a selection history DB (database) 44 described below, and can store any type of selection history DB (database) 44 as long as it is accessible from a plurality of information processing devices 12. It may be a device.

The communication interface 40 includes, for example, a wired or wireless LAN adapter. The communication interface 40 functions to communicate with each information processing device 12 via the communication line 16.

The memory 42 includes, for example, a hard disk, SSD, eMMC, ROM, or RAM. The memory 42 stores programs for operating each part of the server 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a selection history DB 44 is stored in the memory 42.

The selection history DB 44 stores selection history information indicating the selection history of the user's work in the plurality of information processing devices 12. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the selection history DB 44. In the example of FIG. 5, the selection history DB 44 is expressed in a table format, but the actual data structure is not limited to the table format. As shown in FIG. 5, in one record of the selection history DB 44, a selection data ID, a user ID, a work ID, a device ID, a selection start time, and a selection end time are associated with each other. One record in the table of FIG. 5 is called selection data 48. The selection data 48 is data indicating that the work indicated by the work ID has been selected by the user indicated by the user ID.

The selection data ID identifies the selection data 48, and is assigned a number in the information processing device 12 where the user has selected the work. The user ID identifies a user who has selected a task in the information processing device 12. The work ID identifies the work selected by the user. The device ID identifies the information processing device 12 that selected the task. The selection start time is the time when the user starts selecting the work. The selection end time is the time when the user ends the selection state of the work. Details of the work selection state will be described later.

Every time a user starts a task selection state in each information processing device 12, the information processing device 12 selects the selection data ID, the user ID of the user, the task ID of the task, the device ID of the own device, and the selected information. The start time, that is, the selection data 48 is sent to the server 14. At this time, the selection data 48 does not yet include the selection end time. Every time the processor 46 of the server 14 receives the selection data 48 from each information processing device 12, it accumulates and stores the received selection data 48 in the selection history DB 44. Furthermore, each time the user ends the selection state of a task in each information processing device 12, the information processing device 12 transmits the corresponding selection data ID and selection end time to the server 14. Based on the received selection data ID, the processor 46 specifies the selection data 48 having the selection data ID from the selection history DB 44, and includes the received selection end time in the specified selection data 48. In addition, in FIG. 5, the selection data 48 whose selection end time is "-" has the selection data ID, user ID, work ID, device ID, and selection start time transmitted from the information processing device 12. This indicates a state in which the selection end time has not yet been transmitted from the information processing device 12 and the selection end time is not included in the selection data 48.

The processor 46 controls each part of the server 14 according to a program stored in the memory 42.

The configuration overview of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment is as described above. Details of the work selection screen for selecting a work displayed on the first device 12a and the second device 12b will be described below. In the following, the above-described document management work is executed by the first device 12a and the second device 12b, the setting process is executed by the first device 12a, and the scanning process, storage process, transmission process, and The explanation will be given using an example in which print processing is executed.

First, details of the first task selection screen displayed on the display unit 22a of the first device 12a as another device and the selection of a task in the first device 12a will be described.

When the user performs user authentication in the first device 12a, the processor 28a obtains the user ID of the user. Next, when the user inputs a task selection request to the first device 12a using the input interface 24a, the display control section 30a displays the first task selection screen on the display section 22a.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the first work selection screen 50. The first work selection screen 50 includes buttons 52 as options corresponding to one or more types of work that can be executed by the first device 12a, that is, registered in advance in the first device 12a. In the example of FIG. 6, since six tasks, task 1 to task 6, are registered in the first device 12a, the first task selection screen 50 has six buttons 52 corresponding to task 1 to task 6, respectively. It is included.

In this embodiment, when the user moves the pointer Po onto one of the buttons 52 and receives a specific operation such as a double-click operation, that is, when one of the buttons 52 is operated, the processing execution unit 32a It is determined that the selected state of the work corresponding to the operated button 52 has started. Therefore, the processing execution unit 32a includes the newly assigned selection data ID, the user ID of the user, the work ID of the selected work, the device ID of the first device 12a, and the selection start that started the selection state of the work. The time, that is, the selection data 48 is transmitted to the server 14. As described above, the selection data 48 is stored in the selection history DB 44 of the server 14.

Further, when the button 52 is operated by the user, the processing execution unit 32a starts a setting process for performing various settings related to the work corresponding to the selected button 52. When the setting process starts, the display control unit 30a causes the display unit 22a to display a work content setting screen 54 as a processing screen for performing the setting process of the selected work, as shown in FIG. When the user performs various inputs on the work content setting screen 54, various settings regarding the selected work are performed.

When the user closes the work content setting screen 54, the processing execution unit 32a determines that the selection state of the work corresponding to the work content setting screen 54 has ended. Therefore, the processing execution unit 32a transmits to the server 14 the selection data ID that was sent to the server 14 when the selected state of the task was started, and the selection start time at which the selection of the task was finished. As described above, the selection start time is included in the selection data 48 including the selection data ID in the selection history DB 44.

In this embodiment, when the button 52 is operated, that is, when the work content setting screen 54 is displayed, the selection state of the work corresponding to the work content setting screen 54 starts, and the work content setting screen 54 is displayed. When the work is closed, the selected state of the work ends, so while the work content setting screen 54 for performing the work setting process is open, it corresponds to the work content setting screen 54 in the first device 12a. It can be said that the work is in a selected state. That is, a case where a certain task is in a selected state is a state after a specific operation indicating the selection of the task is started and before a specific operation indicating the cancellation of the selection of the task is executed. Note that the specific operation that indicates selection of a task and the operation that indicates deselection of a task are not limited to those described above, and may be other operations.

When a certain task is in the selected state, in the selection history DB 44, the selection data 48 corresponding to the task in the selected state does not include the selection end time (“-” in the example of FIG. 5).

For example, on the first task selection screen 50 shown in FIG. 6, the task corresponding to the button 52 may be in the selected state while the user is pointing at any button 52 with the pointer Po. Specifically, when the user moves the pointer Po onto any button 52, the processing execution unit 32a determines that the selection state of the task corresponding to the button 52 has started, and the pointer Po When the user moves from above the button 52 to another area, it may be determined that the selected state of the work has ended.

Further, for example, in the case where the user can bring the button 52 into the focused state (in other words, the selected state) by performing an operation such as left-clicking on one of the buttons 52 on the first work selection screen 50, , the task corresponding to the button 52 may be in the selected state while the button 52 is in the focused state. Specifically, when the button 52 is brought into focus by a user operation, the processing execution unit 32a determines that the selection state of the task corresponding to the button 52 has started, and when the user operation (for example, the button 52 If the focus state of the button 52 is released by left-clicking at a position other than the button 52, it may be determined that the selection state of the work has ended.

Further, in the first device 12a, it is also possible to select a plurality of types of work. For example, on the first task selection screen 50, the user operates the button 52 corresponding to task 1 to select task 1, and then operates the button 52 corresponding to task 2 to select task 2. be able to. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when multiple types of work content setting screens 54 corresponding to multiple types of work (in the example of FIG. 8, work 1 and work 2) are displayed on the display unit 22a, the first A plurality of types of work are in a selected state in the device 12a. Of course, it may be possible to select three or more tasks at the same time. In this case, a plurality of selection data 48 corresponding to a plurality of types of work (the plurality of selection data 48 does not yet include a selection end time) is sent to the server 14, and the plurality of selection data 48 is stored in the selection history DB 44. be done.

Next, the second work selection screen displayed on the display unit 22b of the second device 12b as the information processing device according to the present invention will be explained.

When the user performs user authentication on the second device 12b, the processor 28b acquires the user ID of the user. Next, the display control unit 30b accesses the server 14, and based on the selection history DB 44, the display control unit 30b selects the information that can be executed by the second device 12b in any of the other information processing devices 12 among the plurality of information processing devices 12. It is determined whether any of the plurality of types of work (that is, registered in the second device 12b) has been selected by the user.

Note that in this specification, the work "selected" by the other information processing apparatus 12 refers to the work currently in the selected state in the other information processing apparatus 12 and the work "selected" by the other information processing apparatus 12 . This is at least one of the tasks that were selected in the past and have already been selected.

In this embodiment, the display control unit 30b determines whether there is a task currently selected by the user on another information processing device 12. Specifically, the display control unit 30b extracts selection data 48 including the user ID of the user who performed user authentication with the second device 12b from the selection history DB 44, and selects the selection end time from among the extracted selection data 48. Determine whether there is something that does not contain . If there is selection data 48 that does not include a selection end time among the selected selection data 48 extracted, the display control unit 30b determines whether the work indicated by the work ID of the selection data 48 has been performed by the user in another information processing device 12. It is determined that the task is in the selected state. On the other hand, if the selection data 48 including the user ID of the user is not stored in the selection history DB 44 and cannot be extracted, or if all of the extracted selection data 48 includes the selection end time, The display control unit 30b determines that there is no task selected by the user in another information processing device 12.

For example, if the contents of the selection history DB 44 are as shown in FIG. Extract 48a. The extracted selection data 48a does not include the selection end time. Therefore, the display control unit 30b determines that the work 1 indicated by the work ID of the selection data 48a is the work that has been selected by the user in another information processing device 12.

The display control unit 30b displays the second work selection screen on the display unit 22b based on the above-described determination result. Specifically, the display control unit 30b allows the option corresponding to the task selected by the user on the other information processing device 12 to be distinguishable from other selections corresponding to other tasks. The second work selection screen displayed in this state is displayed on the display section 22b.

An example of the second work selection screen 60 is shown in FIG. The second work selection screen 60 includes buttons 62 as options corresponding to one or more types of work that can be executed by the second device 12b, that is, registered in advance in the second device 12b. In the example of FIG. 9, six tasks, task 1 to task 6, are registered in the second device 12b, so the second task selection screen 60 displays six tasks corresponding to task 1 to task 6, respectively. A button 62 is included.

In this example, since work 1 has been selected by the user on another information processing device 12, on the second work selection screen 60, the button 62a corresponding to work 1 is It is displayed in a manner that allows it to be distinguished from the buttons 62 corresponding to other tasks 2 to 6. In the example of FIG. 9, the button 62a is displayed in a different color from the other buttons 62, but the button 62a may be displayed in a different manner so as to be distinguishable from the other buttons 62. For example, a specific icon may be displayed near the button 62a.

In this way, on the second work selection screen 60, the button 62a corresponding to the work selected by the user on the other information processing device 12 is displayed in a manner distinguishable from the button 62 corresponding to the other work. The user can easily grasp the task to be selected by the second device 12b (that is, the task selected by the user of the other information processing device 12).

In the present embodiment, the display control unit 30a displays, on the second work selection screen 60, a button 62a corresponding to the work currently selected in the other information processing device 12 so as to be distinguishable from other buttons 62. However, on the second work selection screen 60, the display control unit 30a displays a button 62a corresponding to a work that has been selected in the past and whose selection state has already been completed so that it can be distinguished from other buttons 62. You can do it like this.

In this case, when the user performs user authentication on the second device 12b, the display control unit 30b extracts selection data 48 including the user ID of the user who performed user authentication on the second device 12b from the selection history DB 44. The display control unit 30b determines that the work indicated by the work ID of the extracted selection data 48 is the work selected by the user in another information processing device 12. On the other hand, if the selection data 48 including the user ID of the user is not stored in the selection history DB 44 and cannot be extracted, the display control unit 30b displays the work selected by the user on another information processing device 12. It is determined that there is no.

Here, the display control unit 30b may extract only the selection data 48 that includes the selection end time, or extract not only the selection data 48 that includes the selection end time but also the selection data 48 that does not include the selection end time. You may also do so. If only the selection data 48 including the selection end time is extracted, on the second work selection screen 60, the button 62a corresponding to the work whose selection state has already been completed on another information processing device 12 will be replaced by another button 62. is displayed in an identifiable manner. By extracting not only the selection data 48 that includes the selection end time but also the selection data 48 that does not include the selection end time, on the second work selection screen 60, it is possible to extract the selection data 48 that does not include the selection end time. Buttons 62a corresponding to the current task and tasks for which the selected state has already been completed are displayed so as to be distinguishable from other buttons 62.

Note that on the second task selection screen 60, a button 62 corresponding to a task for which the user finished selecting a task in the past too far from the current time on another information processing device 12 is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other buttons 62. Since this is not very meaningful, the display control unit 30b selects selection data 48 from the selection history DB 44 that includes the user ID of the user who has performed user authentication on the second device 12b, and selects selection data 48 that includes the user ID of the user who has performed user authentication on the second device 12b, and that the selection end time is a predetermined time from the current time. Only the selected data 48 within the time period may be extracted.

On the second work selection screen 60, a button 62a corresponding to a work selected on another information processing device 12 may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from other buttons 62, and the button 62a may be in a selected state. .

When the user operates the OK button with one of the buttons 62 in the selected state on the second work selection screen 60, the processing execution unit 32b executes the processing of the work corresponding to the selected button 62. . Note that when the user operates the OK button on the second work selection screen 60, the processing execution unit 32b determines that the selection state of the work corresponding to the button 62 selected by the user has started, and the server 14 The selection data 48 is transmitted to. Thereafter, when the process is completed, the process execution unit 32b determines that the selected state of the task has ended, and transmits the corresponding selection data ID and selection start time to the server 14.

After completing the processing on the second device 12b, the user may return to the first device 12a again to continue processing the work. In that case, when the user performs user authentication again with the first device 12a, the display control unit 30a refers to the selection history DB 44 and authenticates the user with another information processing device 12 (for example, the second device 12b). A first work selection screen 50 in which a button 52 corresponding to the selected work is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other buttons 52 is displayed on the display section 22a. Further, the processing execution unit 32a may execute the setting process for a task selected by the user in another information processing device 12 without depending on the user's instructions, and the display control unit 30a may execute the setting process for the task selected by the user in another information processing device 12, The work content setting screen 54 (see FIG. 7) may be displayed without depending on the user's instructions.

As shown in FIG. 8, when multiple types of work are selected in the other information processing apparatus 12 other than the second apparatus 12b, the display control unit 30b displays the other information processing apparatus on the second work selection screen 60. A plurality of options corresponding to the plurality of types of work selected in step 12 are sequentially displayed in a manner distinguishable from other options.

For example, assume that in the first device 12a, a user whose user ID is "U0002" selects work 1 and work 2. In this case, the selection history DB 44 stores selection data 48b and 48c as shown in FIG. If the user ID of the user who has performed user authentication with the second device 12b is "U0002," the display control unit 30b of the second device 12b selects selection data 48b and 48b that do not include the selection end time from the selection history DB 44. Extract 48c. Then, on the second work selection screen 60, a plurality of buttons 62 corresponding to the work (work 1 and work 2 in this example) indicated by the work IDs of the extracted selection data 48b and 48c are sequentially pressed against other buttons 62. display in an identifiable manner.

Various methods may be used to sequentially display the plurality of buttons 62 in a manner that allows them to be distinguished from other buttons 62. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, first, the button 62a corresponding to one of the multiple types of work (here, work 1) selected by the other information processing device 12 is pressed against the other buttons 62. After displaying the second work selection screen 60a that is displayed in an identifiable manner, another work (here, work 2) among the plurality of types of work is performed according to the user's operation (for example, flick operation). The button 62b may be displayed by switching to the second work selection screen 60b in which the button 62b is displayed in a distinguishable manner from the other buttons 62.

Furthermore, instead of or in addition to the user's operation, the display control unit 30b may switch between displaying the second work selection screens 60a and 60b at predetermined time intervals.

Further, the display control unit 30b displays the second work selection screen 60a after the user selects the button 62a and operates the OK button, and after the process execution unit 32b completes the processing of the work 1, the display control unit 30b selects the second work selection screen 60a. A work selection screen 60b may be displayed.

Furthermore, when multiple types of work are selected on another information processing device 12, the display control unit 30b displays the second work selection screen 60 according to the selection order of the multiple types of work on the other information processing device 12. A plurality of options corresponding to the plurality of types of work may be sequentially displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from other options in the same order.

Here, it is also assumed that in the first device 12a, the user whose user ID is "U0002" selects work 1 and work 2. In this case, the display control unit 30b refers to the selection start times of the selection data 48b and 48c extracted from the selection history DB 44, so that the display control unit 30b can perform multiple types of work in the other information processing device 12 (here, the first device 12a). You can understand the selection order. In the example of FIG. 5, the selection start time of the selection data 48b corresponding to work 1 is 13:03 on August 30, 2019, and the selection start time of the selection data 48c corresponding to work 2 is 13:00 on the same day. Since the time is 6 minutes, it can be understood that the selection order of the plurality of types of work in the first device 12a is work 1 → work 2.

In this case, the display control unit 30b first displays the second work selection screen 60a in which the button 62a corresponding to work 1 is displayed in a distinguishable manner from the other buttons 62, and then In response, a second work selection screen 60b is displayed in which a button 62b corresponding to work 2 is displayed in a distinguishable manner from other buttons 62.

Furthermore, when multiple types of work are selected on another information processing device 12, the display control unit 30b simultaneously selects multiple options corresponding to the multiple types of work on the second work selection screen 60. The options may be displayed in a manner that allows them to be identified as options. Further, at this time, it is preferable to display a plurality of options corresponding to the plurality of types of work in a manner that allows the selection order to be identified, depending on the selection order of the plurality of types of work in other information processing devices 12.

For example, when work 1 and work 2 are in the selected state in the other information processing device 12, the display control unit 30b selects the task corresponding to work 1 on the second work selection screen 60, as shown in FIG. The button 62a and the button 62b corresponding to work 2 are displayed in a manner that allows them to be distinguished from the other buttons 62. A selection order icon 64 indicating the selection order is attached to the button 62a and the button 62b so that the selection order of work 1 and work 2 in other information processing devices 12 can be identified. The selection order icon 64 allows the user to understand that work 1 is selected first and then work 2 is selected in other information processing apparatuses 12 .

Note that on the second work selection screen 60, the user can select multiple types of work. Specifically, the user can select multiple types of work by operating the OK button after placing multiple buttons 62 in a selected state. In this case, the process execution unit 32b executes processes for the plurality of selected types of work sequentially or simultaneously.

For example, if the process executed by the process execution unit 32b is a scan process and work 1 and work 2 are selected on the second work selection screen 60, the process execution unit 32b selects the scan process for work 1 set on the document table. The paper original and the paper original for work 2 can be processed together by the scanner 36b. The processing execution unit 32b sets the process of reading a part of the paper document set on the document table with the scanner 36b as the scanner process of work 1, and uses the first image data obtained by reading the part as the image for work 1. Data. Further, the processing execution unit 32a sets the process of reading another part of the paper document set on the document table with the scanner 36b as the scanner process of work 2, and uses the second image data obtained by reading the part as the work This is image data for 2. In this case, the scan process for work 1 and the scan process for work 2 will be executed sequentially.

In this case, the display control section 30b has a display control section 30b that allows the processing execution section 32b to distinguish between the portion for work 1 and the portion for work 2 of the paper document set on the document table, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, a document discrimination method providing screen for providing a plurality of methods to the user may be displayed on the display unit 22b.

Further, the processing execution unit 32b uses the scanner 36b to read all of the paper originals set on the document table as the scanner processing for work 1 and work 2, and uses the image data obtained by reading all of the paper originals for work 1. It may also be used as image data for work 2. In this case, the scan process for work 1 and the scan process for work 2 will be executed simultaneously.

In the present embodiment, the display control unit 30b displays the second work selection screen 60 on the display unit 22b based on the selection history DB 44, but the display control unit 30b displays the second work selection screen 60 on the display unit 22b. Based on the selection history DB 44, the processing execution unit 32b automatically selects the work selected by the other information processing device 12 without depending on a user's instruction, and executes the process of the selected work without displaying the work in the selection history DB 44. It may also be executed.

Specifically, when a user performs user authentication on the second device 12b, the processor 28b acquires the user ID of the user based on the authentication information. Next, the process execution unit 32b identifies the work selected by the user in the other information processing device 12 based on the selection history DB 44 of the server 14 through the process described above. Then, the processing execution unit 32b automatically selects the identified task and executes the process of the task.

Hereinafter, the flow of processing of the second device 12b will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13.

In step S10, the user performs user authentication using the second device 12b. Thereby, the processor 28b acquires the user ID of the user.

In step S12, the display control unit 30b accesses the server 14 and refers to the selection history DB 44.

In step S14, the display control unit 30b determines whether there is a task selected by the user in another information processing device 12. Specifically, as described above, the selection data 48 including the user ID acquired in step S10 is extracted from the selection history DB 44, and it is determined whether any of the extracted selection data 48 does not include the selection end time. Determine whether or not. If there is a task selected by the user in another information processing device 12, the process advances to step S16.

In step S16, the display control unit 30b selects a second task in which the button 62a corresponding to the task selected by the user in the other information processing device 12 is displayed in a manner distinguishable from other buttons 62. Screen 60 is displayed on display section 22b.

If it is determined in step S14 that there is no task selected by the user in the other information processing device 12, the process advances to step S18, and in step S18, the display control unit 30b displays the normal second task selection screen. 60, that is, the second work selection screen 60 in which none of the buttons 62 is distinguishable from other buttons 62 is displayed on the display section 22b.

Although the embodiments according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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Claims (7)

An information processing system that is capable of executing multiple types of work, including a first device and a second device, and completed by executing each process executed by each of the first device and the second device,
The first device selects a selected task from the plurality of types of tasks in response to an instruction from a user , associates a user ID that identifies the user and a task ID that identifies the selected task, and generates selection history information. a first processor configured to store information in the memory ;
When the second device authenticates the user, the second device selects an option corresponding to the selection task selected by the user on the first device based on the selection history information, and selects an option corresponding to another task. a second processor that causes the display unit of the second device to display the information in an identifiable manner;
An information processing system characterized by: The selection work is a work corresponding to the processing screen displayed on the display unit of the first device.
The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Options corresponding to the plurality of types of work are displayed on the display section of the first device,
The selection work is a work corresponding to the option pointed to by the user with a pointer on the display unit of the first device.
The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: When a plurality of the selection tasks are selected by the user on the first device, the second processor is configured to sequentially distinguish a plurality of options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks from other options. displaying on the display section of the second device in a mode,
The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: the first processor stores information indicating a selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user in the selection history information;
the second processor causes a display unit of the second device to display options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks in an order according to a selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user in the first device;
5. The information processing system according to claim 4. When a plurality of the selection tasks are selected by the user on the first device , the second processor simultaneously selects options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks in a manner distinguishable from other options. displaying on the display section of the second device;
The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: the first processor stores information indicating a selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user in the selection history information;
The second processor selects options corresponding to the plurality of selection tasks from the second processor in a manner that allows the selection order to be identified, in accordance with the selection order of the plurality of selection tasks by the user in the first device. displayed on the display of the device,
7. The information processing system according to claim 6.

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