JP2006245661A - Data processing apparatus, control method of apparatus, and data processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processing apparatus capable of executing conversion processing of image data desired by a user. <P>SOLUTION: In a composite machine 11 connected to a mobile phone 10, a control unit 110 of the composite machine 11 acquires information of a plurality of display capabilities which the mobile phone 10 has (step S101), automatically creates a GUI for selecting information of one of the image data processing capabilities and first image data according to the information about a plurality of the acquired image data processing capabilities (step S103), converts the image data in response to an instruction from the GUI (step S104), and transmits the converted image data to the mobile phone 10 (step S105). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus that automatically generates a GUI for converting image data, a control method for the apparatus, and a data processing program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile device or a portable terminal device that acquires information on the display capability of image data of a receiving device, automatically converts the image data into a format optimal for the receiving device according to the information, and transmits the image data to the receiving device. Data that obtains information on the display capability of the image data, automatically converts the image data into the optimum format for the mobile terminal device according to the information on the display capability of the image data, and transmits the data to the mobile terminal device A processing apparatus is generally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 2003-273554

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, image data is automatically converted into a single format inside the device and transmitted to the receiving device or the portable terminal device. Therefore, there are a plurality of receiving devices or portable terminal devices. In the case of having display capability, it was impossible to select which display capability to convert the image data.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a data processing apparatus capable of executing a conversion process of image data desired by a user, a control method for the apparatus, and a data processing program.

  In order to achieve the above object, a data processing apparatus according to claim 1 is a data processing apparatus connected to an external apparatus, wherein a storage means for storing first image data and a plurality of image data processing capabilities of the external apparatus are provided. A processing capability acquisition unit for acquiring the information of the image data, and a plurality of pieces of image data processing capability information acquired by the processing capability acquisition unit for selecting one piece of image data processing capability information and the first image data User interface automatic generation means for automatically generating a user interface for image data conversion, and image data conversion means for converting the first image data into second image data in response to an instruction from the user interface for image data conversion And transmitting means for transmitting the second image data to the external device.

  The method of controlling a data processing apparatus according to claim 4 is a method of controlling a data processing apparatus that is connected to an external apparatus and stores first image data, and acquires information on a plurality of image data processing capabilities of the external apparatus. A processing capability acquisition step for performing image data conversion for selecting one piece of image data processing capability information and the first image data in accordance with information on a plurality of image data processing capabilities acquired by the processing capability acquisition step A user interface automatic generation step for automatically generating a user interface; an image data conversion step for converting the first image data into second image data in response to an instruction from the image data conversion user interface; A transmission step of transmitting the second image data to the external device.

  A data processing program according to claim 5 is a data processing program executed by a computer connected to an external device and storing the first image data, and acquires information on a plurality of image data processing capabilities of the external device. A processing capability acquisition module and an image data conversion user for selecting one image data processing capability information and the first image data according to the information of the plurality of image data processing capabilities acquired by the processing capability acquisition module A user interface automatic generation module for automatically generating an interface; an image data conversion module for converting the first image data into second image data in response to an instruction from the image data conversion user interface; A transmission module for transmitting the image data to the external device And having a Lumpur.

  According to the data processing device of claim 1, the control method of the data processing device of claim 4, and the data processing program of claim 5, information on a plurality of image data processing capabilities provided in the external device is acquired, and the plurality of acquired information In accordance with the image data processing capability information, an image data conversion user interface for selecting one image data processing capability information and first image data is automatically generated, and in response to an instruction from the image data conversion user interface Thus, since the first image data is converted into the second image data and the second image data is transmitted to the external device, the image desired by the user can be obtained even when the external device has a plurality of image data processing capabilities. There is an effect that the data conversion process can be executed.

  In addition, an image data conversion user interface for selecting one image data processing capability information and first image data is automatically generated according to the acquired plurality of pieces of image data processing capability information. Since the first image data is converted into the second image data in accordance with an instruction from the interface, the image data can be converted without depending on the type or model of the external device.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system including a multifunction peripheral to which the data processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a mobile phone connected to the multifunction peripheral.

  In the figure, the communication line 12 that connects the multifunction machine 11 and the mobile phone 10 is a USB cable, but may be another dedicated line as long as it can handle image data. A wireless connection such as IrDA (InfraRed Data Association) or Bluetooth may also be used. The multifunction device 11 and the mobile phone 10 may be connected via a network.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the multifunction machine 11 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, an operation unit 101 for displaying an operation GUI (Graphical User Interface), a non-volatile memory 102, a memory 103, an image processing unit 104, a printer unit 105, a scanner unit 106, and FIG. A transmission unit 107 that transmits data to an external device such as the mobile phone 10, a reception unit 108 that receives data from the external device, an interface (I / F) 109 for connecting to a network such as a LAN, And a control unit 110. The control unit 110 includes an operation unit 101, a nonvolatile memory 102, a memory 103, an image processing unit 104, a printer unit 105, a scanner unit 106, a transmission unit 107, and a reception unit 108.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the control unit 110 and the image processing unit 104.

  First, on the operation screen of the operation unit 101 of the multifunction machine 11, an initial screen for acquiring information on the display capability of the connected mobile phone 10 is prepared. On the initial screen, a soft key for requesting the start of acquisition of display capability information of the mobile phone 10 is displayed. When the key is pressed, the control unit 110 of the multi-function peripheral 11 passes through the I / F unit 109. Image display forms (screen names) that can be handled by the mobile phone 10 and information on the optimum format in each display form, that is, display capability information are acquired as image conversion conditions (step S101).

  An example of the display capability information of the mobile phone 10 is table data as shown in FIG. The number of dots, the number of colors, and the file format in the table data are conditions for converting the image data. In addition to these conditions, for example, the display size of the screen and the data amount of the image may be used as the conversion conditions.

  In the present embodiment, the conversion target is an image displayed on a display mounted on the mobile phone 10, but may be an image that can be sent by e-mail from the mobile phone 10, for example, instead of a display image. In this case, the image conversion condition may be configured in the form of the maximum size or the optimum size of the image that can be handled by the mobile phone 10. Therefore, the information acquired from the mobile phone 10 by the multifunction device 11 is not limited to the display capability information of the mobile phone 10 but may be image data processing capability information including display capability information.

  When the display capability information of the mobile phone 10 is acquired, the control unit 110 of the multifunction machine 11 stores the acquired display capability information in the memory 103 (step S102). 4 is extracted from each display capability of the memory 103 as a display capability ID, arranged on the key top of the soft key stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 102, and stored in the nonvolatile memory 102 in advance. Each soft key is arranged at a soft key arrangement place on the image conversion screen (step S103).

  The soft key bitmap data stored in the non-volatile memory 102 is available in several sizes in advance, and the optimum soft key to be placed on the screen depends on the number of acquired display capability information. It is possible to select bitmap data of a large size.

  The GUI of the multi-function device 11 generated in the above process is as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, reference numeral 52 denotes a display area of a list of image data stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 102, a hard disk (not shown), a removable medium, or the like. If all the images do not fit in the display area 52, pressing the arrow key 53 allows the image list to be shifted up and down so that all the images can be viewed. In addition, although the image list of FIG. 5 displays image names, thumbnail images may be displayed together, or a soft key for instructing image preview may be provided.

  Reference numeral 54 denotes an image conversion instruction soft key group generated based on the display capability information of the mobile phone 10 stored in the memory 103. The operator selects one or more desired images from the display area 52, selects one key corresponding to the conversion type from the image conversion instruction soft key group 54, and then presses the transmission key 55. Good.

  When the transmission key 55 is pressed, the control unit 110 activates an image conversion program with each conversion condition (number of dots, number of colors, file format, etc.) corresponding to the selected key as an argument, and a known technique The image processing unit 104 is caused to execute image conversion processing using (resolution conversion, compression, binary / multi-value conversion, etc.) (step S104). Thereafter, the converted image data is transmitted to the mobile phone 10 via the I / F unit 109 (step S105), and this process is terminated.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the control unit 110 acquires information on a plurality of display capabilities included in the mobile phone 10, and according to the acquired information on the plurality of image data processing capabilities, Information on image data processing capability and a GUI for selecting the first image data are automatically generated, the image data is converted in accordance with an instruction from the GUI, and the converted image data is transmitted to the mobile phone 10. Therefore, even when the mobile phone 10 has a plurality of display capabilities, there is an effect that the image data conversion process desired by the user can be executed.

  Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a system including a multifunction machine to which the data processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a personal computer connected to the multifunction machine.

  In FIG. 6, the communication line 62 that connects the multi-function peripheral 11 and the personal computer 60 is an Ethernet (registered trademark) cable, but may be another dedicated line as long as it can handle image data.

  In the first embodiment, the multifunction device 11 as a data processing device and the mobile phone 10 are connected by a USB cable, whereas in the present embodiment, the multifunction device 11 and the personal computer 60 are connected by Ethernet ( It is connected via a network using a registered trademark cable.

  Also in the present embodiment, the processing executed by the control unit 110 and the image processing unit 104 in FIG. 3 described above is executed. In this case, the display capability information acquired by the control unit 110 is the display capability information of the personal computer 60. FIG. 7 shows an example of information on the display capability of the personal computer 60.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, since the processing executed by the control unit 110 and the image processing unit 104 in FIG. 3 is executed by the multi-function device 11, the personal computer 60 displays a plurality of displays. Even if it has the ability, there is an effect that the image data conversion process desired by the user can be executed.

  Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a system including a digital camera to which a data processing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention is applied and a mobile phone connected to the digital camera.

  The configuration of the digital camera 81 is a configuration in which an imaging unit (not shown) is connected to the control unit 110 except for the printer unit 105, the scanner unit 106, the transmission unit 106, and the reception unit 107 from the configuration of the multifunction machine shown in FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the data processing apparatus is a digital camera 81, it is considered that a large operation screen is not provided as in the multifunction machine 11 according to the first embodiment.

  Therefore, the GUI generated by the multifunction machine 11 as shown in FIG. 5 may not be displayed or the operation object may be too small, which may deteriorate the operability. As described above, the control unit of the digital camera 81 having a small operation screen display area generates a GUI as shown in FIGS.

  Specifically, the control unit of the digital camera 81 extracts screen name data as the display capability ID from the display capability information of the mobile phone 80 acquired by the digital camera 81.

  Here, the control unit of the digital camera 81 determines whether or not the size of the display screen of the digital camera 81 is smaller than a predetermined size. If the size is smaller than the predetermined size, the content of the GUI is changed. That is, when the size is smaller than the predetermined size, the GUI of FIG. 5 described above is generated separately by changing the content of the GUI, like the GUI of FIGS. 9A and 9B.

  As a result, a GUI capable of selecting only the screen name as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed first. Note that the display capability information of the mobile phone 80 is the same as the display capability information of FIG. 4 described above.

  When the user selects any one of the screen names shown on the operation screen of FIG. 9A and presses the “OK” button, the operation screen goes to the image list screen stored in the memory of the digital camera 81. When a transition is made (FIG. 9B) and one or more are selected and the “OK” button is pressed, the control unit of the digital camera 81 causes each conversion condition (number of dots, number of colors) corresponding to the selected screen name. , File format, etc.) as an argument, start an image conversion program and execute image conversion processing on the image processing unit of the digital camera 81 using known techniques (resolution conversion, compression, binary / multi-value conversion, etc.) Let Thereafter, the converted image data is transmitted to the mobile phone 80 via the I / F unit.

  As described above, since the digital camera 81 does not include a large operation screen, the GUI (FIGS. 9A and 9B) for executing image conversion is displayed in two steps.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, even when the mobile phone 80 has a plurality of display capabilities, there is an effect that the image data conversion process desired by the user can be executed.

  Further, since the control unit of the digital camera 81 changes the display content of the GUI according to the size of the display screen of the digital camera 81, the image data conversion process desired by the user is maintained while maintaining the operability of the digital camera 81. Is effective.

  In addition, when the size of the display screen of the digital camera 81 is smaller than a predetermined size, the control unit of the digital camera 81 uses a GUI for selecting display capability information and a GUI for selecting image data to be converted. Therefore, the image data conversion process desired by the user can be executed while maintaining the operability of the digital camera 81.

  In the first to third embodiments, a program for executing a large-screen GUI generation process and a program for executing a small-screen GUI generation process are separately prepared. Depending on the characteristics, the appropriate one may be installed in the data processing device, or two types of programs can be switched in one software, and which processing is executed when the software is installed It is also possible to do. Furthermore, it is possible to configure the program so that when the software is started, the type of the display screen of the data processing device on which the control unit of the data processing device is installed is determined and either process is automatically executed. It is.

  In addition, an object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the embodiments to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus as a storage medium. This can also be achieved by reading and executing the stored program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. -RW, DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded via a network.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. A case where part or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. This includes the case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system including a multifunction machine to which a data processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a mobile phone connected to the multifunction machine. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the multifunction machine 11 in FIG. 1. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by a control unit 110 and an image processing unit 104. It is a figure which shows the table data which are the information of the display capability of the mobile telephone. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a GUI of a multifunction machine. FIG. It is a block diagram of a system including a multifunction machine to which a data processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a personal computer connected to the multifunction machine. It is a figure which shows the table data which are the information of the display capability of the personal computer. It is a block diagram of a system comprising a digital camera to which a data processing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a mobile phone connected to the digital camera. It is a figure which shows GUI produced with the control unit of the digital camera 81, (A) shows GUI for selecting the information of a display capability, (B) is GUI for selecting the image data used as conversion object. Indicates.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile phone 11 Multifunction machine 12 Communication line 101 Operation part 102 Non-volatile memory 103 Memory 104 Image processing part 105 Printer part 106 Scanner part 107 Transmission part 108 Reception part 109 Interface (I / F)
110 Control unit

Claims (5)

In a data processing device connected to an external device,
Storage means for storing first image data;
Processing capability acquisition means for acquiring information of a plurality of image data processing capabilities provided in the external device;
A user that automatically generates one image data processing capability information and an image data conversion user interface for selecting the first image data in accordance with a plurality of image data processing capability information acquired by the processing capability acquisition means Automatic interface generation means;
Image data conversion means for converting the first image data into second image data in response to an instruction from the image data conversion user interface;
A data processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the second image data to the external apparatus.   The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user interface automatic generation unit changes display contents of the image data conversion user interface according to a size of a display screen of the data processing apparatus.   The user interface automatic generation means includes an image data conversion user interface for selecting information of the one image data processing capability when the size of the display screen of the data processing apparatus is smaller than a predetermined size, and the first The data processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image data conversion user interface for selecting the image data is automatically generated separately. In a control method of a data processing apparatus that is connected to an external apparatus and stores first image data,
A processing capability acquisition step of acquiring information of a plurality of image data processing capabilities provided in the external device,
A user that automatically generates one image data processing capability information and an image data conversion user interface for selecting the first image data in accordance with the plurality of image data processing capability information acquired in the processing capability acquisition step. Automatic interface generation process,
An image data conversion step of converting the first image data into second image data in response to an instruction from the image data conversion user interface;
A data processing apparatus control method comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the second image data to the external apparatus. In a data processing program executed by a computer connected to an external device and storing the first image data,
A processing capability acquisition module for acquiring information of a plurality of image data processing capabilities provided in the external device;
A user that automatically generates one piece of image data processing capability information and an image data conversion user interface for selecting the first image data in accordance with a plurality of pieces of image data processing capability information acquired by the processing capability acquisition module An interface auto-generation module;
An image data conversion module that converts the first image data into second image data in response to an instruction from the image data conversion user interface;
A data processing program, comprising: a transmission module that transmits the second image data to the external device.

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