JP2004032053A - Method for customizing functions of screen of data processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a screen to which restrictions are placed on each function depending on a user or an installation environment and which operates without a sense of incompatibility. <P>SOLUTION: A data processing device with a plurality of functions has a means of selecting a display function to select the function from among the plurality of functions and a means of storing a display function to store the selected function. According to the number of the display functions stored in the selected display function storage means, a bit map of a key to switch a function to display is specified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an operation screen of a data processing device capable of providing a plurality of types of functions.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a data processing device capable of providing a plurality of types of functions, it has been possible to provide a hardware option configuration, or to partially provide a function within a certain function as a software option.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, a variety of functions are provided as standard in recent data processing apparatuses, and functions that are not used or may not be used may occur depending on general users and installation environments.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, to restrict each function according to a user or an installation environment, and to provide an operation screen without a sense of incongruity without giving a feeling of being restricted. It is another object of the present invention to provide a data processing device capable of configuring the above.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Display function selection means for selecting a function to be displayed from the plurality of functions in a data processing device having a plurality of functions;
For storing the selected display function,
Display function storage means,
Stored in the selected display function storage means,
According to the number of the display functions,
Specify the bitmap of the function switching key to be displayed.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(overall structure)
FIG. 3 shows an overall configuration diagram. The Controller Unit 2000 is a controller for inputting and outputting image information and device information by connecting to the Scanner 2070 which is an image input device and the Printer 2095 which is an image output device. is there.
[0007]
A CPU 2001 is a controller that controls the entire system. The RAM 2002 (a) is a system work memory for the operation of the CPU 2001, and is also an image memory for temporarily storing image data. The RAM 2002 (b) is a non-volatile memory for storing adjustment values and registration data necessary for the device. The ROM 2003 is a boot ROM, and stores a system boot program. An HDD 2004 is a hard disk drive that stores system software and image data. An operation unit I / F 2006 is an operation unit (UI) 2012 and an interface unit, and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 2012 to the operation unit 2012.
[0008]
In addition, it plays a role of transmitting information input by the user of the system from the operation unit 2012 to the CPU 2001. A network 2010 is connected to the LAN 2011 and inputs and outputs information. The Modem 2050 connects to the public line 2051 and inputs and outputs information. The above devices are arranged on the system bus 2007. An image bus I / F 2005 is a bus bridge that connects the system bus 2007 to an image bus 2008 that transfers image data at high speed, and converts a data structure. The image bus 2008 is configured by a PCI bus or IEEE1394. The following devices are arranged on the image bus 2008. A raster image processor (RIP) 2060 develops a PDL code into a bitmap image.
[0009]
The device I / F unit 2020 connects the scanner 20000 and the printer 2095, which are image input / output devices, to the controller 2000, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. The scanner image processing unit 2080 performs correction, processing, and editing on input image data. The printer image processing unit performs printer correction, resolution conversion, and the like on the print output image data. The image rotation unit 2030 rotates image data. The image compression unit 2040 performs JPEG compression on multi-valued image data and JBIG, MMR, and MH on binary image data.
[0010]
(Operation screen)
The functions provided by the apparatus of the present invention are divided into four large functions of copy / send / box / expansion, and these are divided into four main tabs (copy / send / send / copy) displayed at the top of the operation screen (3010). Box / Expansion: hereinafter referred to as a function switching key) (3011 to 3014). By pressing these function switching keys, switching to the screen of each function is performed. If switching to another function is not permitted, the display color of the function switching key changes, and there is no response even if the function switching key is pressed.
[0011]
The copy includes a function of performing normal document copying using a scanner and a printer of the own apparatus, and a function of copying a document using a printer connected to the scanner of the own apparatus and a network (remote copy). . Sending is a function of transferring a document placed on the scanner of the own device to an e-mail, a remote printer, a fax, a file transfer (FTP), and a database, and it is possible to specify a plurality of destinations. When printing from a personal computer using your own printer, the box can store temporary data and then print it arbitrarily.Also, you can read a document from your own scanner and read the data as if filing. It is a function that can store the data. The extension is to provide an extension function not described above, such as controlling the scanner of the own device from the PC and taking the read image data into the PC.
[0012]
Originally, the above-mentioned four functions are fully equipped, and four types of function switching keys on the operation screen are displayed (see FIG. 4). However, depending on the user and installation environment, it is not used. Or, a function that you do not want to use may occur. In such a situation, a method of customizing the function switching key, which is provided as a function but hides the function switching key on the operation screen so that it is not used for the specified function, will be described below. .
[0013]
Originally, whether or not to display (use or not) is set for each of the four types of functions such as copy, send, box, and extend.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that the display of the copy and box functions is selected to be ON.
[0014]
This selection is input from an input means provided in a user mode, a service mode, or the like, and is stored in the nonvolatile memory 2002 (b) of FIG. 3 in a format as shown in FIG.
[0015]
However, at this point, there is no change on the operation screen, and the customization process is started from the next time the main power is turned off / on.
[0016]
After selecting the display function, turn off / on the power of the data processing device.
The CPU 2001 determines the number of functions with reference to the information on the selected function stored in the non-volatile memory 2002 (b).
[0017]
In this embodiment, since the copy and the BOX function are selected, the number of functions is two.
[0018]
Also, a bitmap group corresponding to the number of functions is prepared on the ROM 2003, and the CPU 2001 can specify a bitmap ID to be referred to according to the number of functions. In this case, the corresponding bitmap groups are FUNC_BMP_COPY2, FUNC_BMP_SEND2, FUNC_BMP_BOX2, and FUNC_BMP_EX2 in FIG.
[0019]
When the bitmap group is specified, the CPU 2001 refers to the selection function stored in the non-volatile memory 2002 (b) and determines a bitmap corresponding to the selection function from the above-described bitmap group. The CPU 2001 first places the bitmap of the copy function key defined by the ID of FUNC_BMP_COPY2 at the offset position of the function key display area, and then places the bitmap of the BOX function key defined by the ID of FUNC_BMP_BOX2. Are arranged at positions shifted by the width in the X direction of the bit map of the copy function key.
[0020]
By doing so, a screen as shown in FIG. 5 is formed.
[0021]
This makes it possible to construct a screen as if it supports only two functions.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, if there is a function that is not used or does not want to be used for each user or installation environment, even if the function is standardly supported by the data processing device, Since the bitmap is switched according to the number of functions to be displayed without being displayed on the screen, it is possible to provide a screen without a sense of incongruity.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a setting image diagram at the time of function customization.
FIG. 2 is an example of a bitmap group according to the number of display functions.
FIG. 3 is an overall block diagram of the present system.
FIG. 4 is an operation screen when all functions provided as standard are displayed.
FIG. 5 is an operation screen after customizing two functions.
[Explanation of symbols]
2000 Controller Unit
2001 CPU
2002 (a) RAM
2002 (b) RAM
2003 ROM

Claims (1)

Display function selection means for selecting a function to be displayed from the plurality of functions in a data processing device having a plurality of functions;
For storing the selected display function,
Display function storage means,
Stored in the selected display function storage means,
According to the number of the display functions,
Specify the bitmap of the function switching key to be displayed,
A data processing device characterized by the above-mentioned.

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