JP2007213250A - Data processing device, data control method and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate equipment setting by reading in a setting manual via a peripheral device. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 1 reads information input by an information input device 3 for reading the contents of a manual describing equipment operation procedures, and the CPU 1 converts the information read into readable code information and specifies one operation from the plurality of pieces of code information read. A search is made for operations necessary before the specified operation and for an operation to be executed after the specified operation. Operation procedures executed before the specified operation are checked, and the operation to be executed after the specified operation is supported. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus, a data control method, and a computer program, and is particularly suitable for use in arbitrarily changing a setting content of a device set in an electronic device and controlling the device.

  For small information processing devices such as personal computers during installation and maintenance, it is necessary to control peripheral devices such as scanners, facsimile machines, and multifunction devices by decoding the setting manual and performing input operations in the correct procedure. is there.

  In general, a multi-function peripheral in which various devices are combined has a more complicated user operation, and several methods have been devised so far to simplify a multi-function peripheral operation method that requires a complicated operation. As an apparatus in which the operation of the device is simplified, for example, there is an apparatus having a printing unit that prints a barcode including control contents on a sheet and a reading unit that reads the barcode (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there is a method of reading a manual in which a bar code readable by a scanner is read by a scanner in addition to a normal operation description on each page of the operation manual (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-67550 A JP-A-6-139401

However, input operations for reliably controlling devices from these information processing apparatuses, accurate decoding of setting manuals, and setting of control information are troublesome operations for the user, and there are many operation errors. In addition, there is a trouble that it is necessary to print control information such as a barcode once, or that only one page of content can be read at a time of reading a manual.
In addition, regarding a series of control operations for peripheral devices, when a user performs an input operation in an incorrect procedure, it is necessary to check a normal input operation with reference to a setting manual.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and a first object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily set an apparatus by reading a setting manual using a peripheral device.
A second object is to grasp a series of user operation procedures for peripheral devices and to give a warning to the user and instruct normal operation when the operation is abnormal.

  In order to achieve the above object, the data processing apparatus of the present invention includes a reading means for reading the contents of a document in which device operation procedures are described, and code information that can read the information read by the reading means. A code information converting means for converting to the code information, a specifying means for specifying one operation from the code information converted by the code information converting means, and a first operation for searching for an operation required before the operation specified by the specifying means. A first search means; a second search means for searching for an operation to be executed after the operation specified by the specifying means; and a correct / incorrect determination of an operation procedure executed previously based on a result of the first search means. One determination means and second determination means for assisting an operation to be subsequently executed based on the result of the second search means.

  The data control method of the present invention includes a reading step for reading the contents of a document in which device operation procedures are described, a code information conversion step for converting information read by the reading step into readable code information, and the code information From the code information converted by the conversion step, a specifying step for specifying one operation, a first search step for searching for an operation required before the operation specified by the specifying step, and the specifying step specified A second search step for searching for an operation to be executed after the operation, a first determination step for determining whether the operation procedure executed previously is correct based on the result of the first search step, and a result of the second search step And a second determination step for assisting an operation to be performed thereafter.

  The computer program according to the present invention includes a reading step for reading the contents of a document in which device operation procedures are described, a code information conversion step for converting information read by the reading step into readable code information, and the code information conversion. An identification step for identifying one operation from the code information converted in the step, a first retrieval step for retrieving an operation required before the operation identified by the identification step, and an operation identified by the identification step Based on the result of the first search step, the second search step for searching for the operation to be executed later, the first determination step for determining the correctness of the previously executed operation procedure, and the result of the second search step Based on this, the computer is caused to execute a second determination step for assisting operations to be performed thereafter. To.

According to the present invention, when changing the setting contents of a function, the setting contents of the function can be obtained by simply reading one page of the setting manual with the scanner without inputting the setting value with reference to a document such as the setting manual. Can be easily changed. Therefore, it is possible to solve the conventional problem that an operation of printing a barcode or the like is necessary, or that the device control described in the manual extending over a plurality of pages cannot be performed.
Further, whether or not the user's operation is normal is determined before and after the user's operation, and a warning and an instruction are issued if abnormal. Therefore, the user can perform a normal operation according to the warning and instruction.

In the embodiment described in detail below, an image with device control information described in a setting manual or the like as shown in FIG. 2 is read by a scanner, and the device is set by the read image with device control information. At the time of setting the device, it is determined whether or not the procedure before the operation based on the read image with device control information is correct, and then it is supported so that it can be set correctly.
More specifically, it has the structure enumerated below.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a device control system using an image with device control information.
In FIG. 1, the device control system has an information input device 3 such as a scanner or a facsimile machine. By starting the designated application, the information input device 3 is switched from the normal image information acquisition means to the image acquisition means with device control information.

The CPU 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the device control system according to the operating system and various application software in the information storage device 2.
Further, the CPU 1 is connected with an operation input device 4, an information display device 5, a printing device 6 and a RAM 7 as input / output peripheral devices via a bus line, and the CPU 1 performs these operations according to the input / output program. Control.

The operation input device 4 is an interface that transmits user operations such as a keyboard, a touch panel, or a mouse to the CPU 1.
The information display device 5 is a liquid crystal display device that performs full-color display, a CRT, a plasma display device, or the like. The printing device 6 is a non-impact printer such as thermal transfer or ink jet or a dot impact printer, and the RAM 7 is a memory such as a dynamic RAM or a static RAM.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a manual in which an image with device control information is described. This manual is composed of “3-1 Capture images to be printed on CD-R” as operation description 8 and “3-2 Print captured images” as operation description 12.
The operation description 8 includes “paper setting” as the procedure description 10, “media size selection” as the procedure description 11, “adjustment” as the procedure description 31, and “capture image” as the procedure description 32. .

The image with device control information here refers to the image 9, image 13, and image 14, such as QR code, which are widely used in camera-equipped mobile phones. Has been.
The images 9 and 13 are encoded with IDs related to the operation description 8 and the operation description 12, respectively. The image 13 is encoded with device information and manual version information. Since the encoding method can be implemented by the conventional technology, it will not be described in detail here.

  3 and 4 are diagrams showing examples of the operation storage file 27 and the control command storage file 28 stored in advance in the information storage device 2, respectively. In the present embodiment, the operation storage file 27 and the control instruction storage file 28 are arbitrarily input at the time of system design or the like.

  The operation storage file 27 and the control instruction storage file 28 are used to first search the operation storage file 27 and search the control instruction storage file 28 according to the result when the manual is read by the scanner.

The operation storage file 27 and the control command storage file 28 are configured in units called records. For example, the record of the operation storage file 27 is the operation record 15 shown in FIG. 3, and the record of the control instruction storage file 28 is the control instruction record 23 shown in FIG.
Hereinafter, the operation record 15 will be described.
The operation storage file 27 is configured to store “operation record ID 16”, “operation name 17”, “next operation ID 18”, and “prerequisite procedure ID 19” as data for one record.
The “operation record ID 16” of the operation storage file 27 is a unique numerical value searched by the CPU 1, and is “C0302” in the record 15.
However, only “operation record ID 16” having a value of “C9999” is reserved as a record for ending the operation.

The “next operation ID 18” is an operation ID to be processed next to the operation record currently read, and is “C0303” in the operation record 15.
That is, the operation can be continued by following the “next operation ID 18”. If the “next operation ID 18” is “C9999” indicating the end, the series of operations is ended.
“Prerequisite procedure ID 19” is a process necessary before the process intended by the user by executing the scan, and stores a code corresponding to the necessary process in the control instruction record ID 20 shown in FIG.

  Further, the control command storage file 28 shown in FIG. 4 has, as a record, a control command such as “paper setting” or “media size selection” performed in the “prerequisite procedure 19” in the operation storage file shown in FIG. The control command storage file 28 is configured to store “control command record ID 20”, “control name 21”, and “input operation 22” as data for one record.

Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to the control instruction record 23 in the control instruction storage file 28 shown in FIG.
This control command record 23 prevents an increase in the operation storage file 27 by preparing an operation commonly used for each operation (for example, “paper setting” or “print start”) as a single record, and The number of change records associated with the increase or decrease of control commands can be minimized.
The “control command record ID 20” is a unique ID for identifying the control command, and “S0002” in the control command record 23.
“Control name 21” indicates a control name corresponding to “control command record ID 17”, and “control size record” in the control command record 23. “Input operation 21” indicates whether or not the control of “control command record ID 20” requires an input operation of the user. In the control command record 23, “input” is necessary because the user's input operation is required. Yes, waiting for user input.
On the other hand, for example, the “input operation 21” of the control command related to “print start” is “unnecessary”, and the printing process can be automatically performed without requiring the user's input operation.

Next, an example of operation | movement of the apparatus control system in this embodiment is demonstrated. 2, the operation storage file 27 shown in FIG. 3, the control instruction storage file 28 shown in FIG. 4, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the UI transition flow shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 14. This will be described with reference to the option storage file 30.
Here, a program for realizing each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the information storage device 2 in the form of a readable program code, and the CPU 1 sequentially performs operations according to the program code. Execute.

FIG. 5 to FIG. 9 are flowcharts showing the operation of the device control system when reading a manual in which an image with device control information is written and setting device control content. First, the relationship between the drawings will be described.
First, FIG. 5 shows the entire process. FIG. 6 shows the operation guide process (step A2) of FIG. FIG. 6 includes a prerequisite procedure determination process (step B10) and a main procedure determination process (step B11), the prerequisite procedure process (step B10) is FIG. 7, and the main procedure determination process (step B11) is FIG. is there. Both the procedure wizard (step C3) in FIG. 7 and the procedure wizard (step D4) in FIG. 8 are shown in FIG.

Based on these flowcharts, a process for printing an image captured by the user will be described below as an example.
In FIG. 5, the operation of the device control system is started by starting the manual reading application software (step A1). Then, recognition processing of the image with device control information is performed from the manual to guide the user's operation (step A2).

In the process of step A2, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, first, a read waiting screen shown in FIG. 10A is displayed (step B1). Then, the CPU 1 reads information on the images 9, 13 and 14 in the manual shown in FIG. 2 read by the scanner (step B2). Next, encoded C0301 and C0302 (operation record ID) are extracted from the read images 9 and 13, respectively, and ip8600 (device information) and 1.1 (Version information) are extracted from the image 14.
Each extracted information is extracted as a code composed of a character string that can be recognized and handled by the CPU 1 (step B3).
The device information and version information extracted here are compared with the device information and version information held by the data processing device stored in advance in the information storage device 2 (step B4).

If there is a discrepancy in either the device information or the version information, that fact is displayed, and the acquisition and use of the correct manual is instructed by a database or application on the Web (step B13). FIG. 10D is a diagram displayed in this case.
If the device information and the version information match, the corresponding operation record in the operation storage file 27 in the information storage device 2 is searched based on the extracted C0301 and C0302 (operation record ID) (step B5). And C0301 and C0302 (operation record ID16) are preserve | saved in an internal buffer (for example, RAM11 etc.) (step B6).
This internal buffer is used to store all of the operation record IDs when a plurality of operation record IDs are detected from the read manual.

The CPU 1 determines that it has been found since the two operation record IDs 16 of C0301 and C0302 are stored (step B7).
Since C0301 and C0302 (operation record ID 16) stored in the internal buffer include operations not intended by the user, the operation selection menu is displayed in the form of choices to display the intended operation ( Step B8). When the searched operation record ID 16 is one, the operation selection menu display may be omitted assuming that the operation record ID 16 is selected. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an operation selection menu screen in this case, in which the image information has been successfully recognized, the operation name, and the like are displayed and output. If detection of the corresponding record or image information recognition fails, read error processing is performed. (Step B14).

Specifically, the user is notified of the error content (image information recognition failure or absence of the corresponding record), and the reading wait state screen shown in FIG. 10A is displayed.
When the user selects “print captured image” (operation description 8) from the displayed options by a key operation (step B9), the CPU 1 executes “print captured image” (operation description 8). Investigate whether the necessary procedures have been completed. That is, a prerequisite procedure determination process is performed (step B10).

  The prerequisite procedure determination process, which is the process of step B10, is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the CPU 1 stores the C0302 (operation record ID 16) selected in step B9 in the internal buffer. Then, S0001, S0002, S0003, and S0008 (control command record ID 20) in the operation record are extracted from the record identified by C0302. Then, the extracted control instruction record ID 20 is stored in the internal buffer (step C2), and the process is shifted to the procedure wizard to confirm the user procedure (step C3). The procedure wizard which is the process of step C3 is performed according to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 9, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the current setting is the same as the setting of “prerequisite procedure ID 19” of the operation record ID 16 (step E1). Here, the paper setting (S0001) and media size selection (S0002) values in “Prerequisite Procedure ID 19” are set to correct values, the image adjustment (S0003) is correctly performed, and the image is captured (S0008) by the user. Determine if it is done correctly.
For example, it is assumed that the information storage device 2 holds the setting state immediately after the user has printed the previous time. Further, it is assumed that the information storage device 2 holds the setting at the previous printing or the setting by the user operation after the end of the previous printing on the premise that the operation of C0302 selected at step B9 is performed. Here, the setting by the user operation after the end of the previous printing is, for example, as shown in the current setting state storage file 38 in FIG. 16, the paper is glossy paper, the media size is A4, the image adjustment is not executed, and the image is A setting state such as having been imported into a predetermined folder.

At this time, the procedure wizard refers to the option storage file 30 shown in FIG. The option storage file 30 includes an operation record ID 16, a control instruction record ID 20, and an option 29, and is used to extract normal options 29 under the conditions of the operation record ID 16 and the control instruction record ID 20.
For example, the option 29 of “glossy paper” and “coated paper” is extracted from S0001 (control command record ID20) in “Prerequisite procedure ID19” of C0302 (operation record ID16). This means that “Glossy paper” or “Coated paper” has a normal value in the case of paper selection (S0001) for printing the captured image (C0302).

Hereinafter, as with the paper setting, options 29 for the CD-R sizes “8 cm” and “12 cm” are extracted for media size selection. Regarding the image adjustment, “executed” is extracted. For capturing an image, the image file name in the internal buffer in which the captured image is stored is extracted. Then, the extraction result is compared with the current setting status.
At this time, if all the current settings are included in the contents of the option 29, the procedure wizard is terminated.
However, if the setting state immediately after the previous printing stored in the information storage device 2 is completely equal to the current setting state, it is considered that there is no user operation related to the print setting after the end of the previous printing. Therefore, by displaying the current paper setting, media size selection, image adjustment state, and captured image only for a predetermined time, confirmation of the setting is prompted, and if desired by the user, an arbitrary procedure can be reset (step E1). ).

  On the other hand, if the current setting state is invalid content (selection description 39 shown in FIG. 16) that is not included in the option 29 of FIG. 14 as shown in the current setting state storage file 38 of FIG. 16, the process proceeds to step E2. . Then, all control instruction records related to the illegal items stored in step C2 are extracted from the internal buffer (step E2). In this example, the media size selection is “A4” which is neither “8 cm” nor “12 cm”, and the image adjustment is “not executed” which is not “executed”, so these are extracted.

  From the control command record 23 shown in FIG. 4, for example, the input operation 22 of the “media size selection” operation is “necessary” (required), and the input operation 22 of the “image adjustment” operation is “unnecessary” (required). (Step E3). Since there are items that require input operation, a setting procedure is displayed (step E6). FIG. 10C is a setting procedure screen displayed in this case. In addition to “Media size selection” (procedure description 11), the procedure description that is not “set” is extracted from the option 29 in the setting state related to the premise procedure of “3-2 Print captured image” (operation description 12). “Image adjustment” 31 is also displayed.

When the input operation is “necessary”, the CPU 1 causes the procedure wizard to determine whether or not the user's input operation (step E7) is included in the contents of the option 29 in FIG. When the user presses another button such as a paper selection list box that is not the present procedure when the media size is selected, a warning is issued (step E8).
However, if the user's operation is cancelled, the scanner waits for reading in step B1.

If the user's operation is normal, as shown in FIG. 10E, the procedure is erased by “−”, and the media size setting process is executed (step E4). Then, it is checked whether there is an unprocessed item with respect to the illegal item extracted in step E2 (step E5). In this example, since “image adjustment” (procedure description 31) shown in FIG. 2 is unprocessed, the input operation 22 of “image adjustment” (procedure description 31) is examined in step E3 (step E3).
In this case, since the input operation is “unnecessary”, steps E6 to E8 are omitted, and the setting process is automatically executed (step E4). Then, the presence / absence of unprocessed items is examined, and when all the processes are completed, the prerequisite procedure determination process ends (step E5).

Subsequently, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the CPU 1 performs a “printed image printing” operation (processing intended by the user by executing the scan) by this procedure determination process (step B <b> 11).
This procedure determination process of step B11 is performed according to the flowchart of FIG.
In FIG. 8, the CPU 1 searches the internal buffer using C0302 (operation record ID 16 relating to the process intended by the user saved in step C1) read by the scanner from the internal buffer, and extracts the result (step D1). . Further, the value C0303 of the next operation ID 18 in the record is extracted (step D2).
The corresponding operation record is searched from the extracted value C0303 of the next operation ID 18, and the values S0004 and S0005 of the precondition procedure ID 19 of C0303 are stored in the internal buffer (step D3).

In the process of step D4, the CPU 1 proceeds to FIG. 9 and causes the procedure wizard to execute the process in the same manner as the prerequisite procedure determination process (step D4). At this time, since this procedure determination process is a process in which the prerequisite procedure determination process is repeated, a procedure wizard can be used.
The CPU 1 determines whether or not the “next operation ID 19” is C9999 for termination (step D5), and the process is repeated or completed.

When the operation storage file 27 shown in FIG. 3 is followed, since the “next operation ID 19” is C0304, the same processing is repeated.
At this time, the operation record of C0304 has S0001, S0002, S0003, S0004, S0005, and S0008, the prerequisite procedure determination process, and all the prerequisite procedure IDs 19 performed in this procedure determination process.
Since the “next operation ID 19” of C0304 is C9999, this procedure determination process ends.
In this way, all the preconditions are executed again before the end, and a final check of the user's operation is performed.
Finally, the user is asked whether or not to read the manual again (step B12). If the manual reading is to be re-executed, the process returns to step B1, otherwise the application is terminated.

If the following code conversion method is used, the same operation as step B3 in FIG. 6 can be performed using the manual in FIG. 11 and the operation storage file 36 in FIG.
The manual in FIG. 11 has the same configuration as the operation and procedure of the manual in FIG. 2, but an image with device control information is not printed.
When converting the code using the manual shown in Fig. 11, the operation “3-1 Capture the image to be printed on CD-R”, chapter number 24 (“3-1”), operation “3-2 Print the captured image. “No” chapter number 25 (“3-2”) and number 33 (“0-1”) are recognized. Here, the number 33 (“0-1”) has device information and version information necessary for the processing of step B4.

When this manual is read by the scanner, the CPU 1 detects a numerical value in the form of “X-Y” such as “3-1” and “3-2”, which is a header portion whose font size is a predetermined size or more. These are regarded as device control information. Then, an ID related to the operation is created in the form of “C XY”.
Further, the CPU 1 similarly creates an ID from “0-1” having the device information and the version information, and compares it with the device information and the version information held by the information storage device 2 in step B4.

The operation record of the operation storage file 36 shown in FIG. 15 is added to the operation storage file 27 shown in FIG. 3 in order to realize this code conversion method, a record in which the device information and the version information are held in the prerequisite procedure ID 37. Is. This operation record is composed of device information and version information with operation record IDs C0000 to C0099, and device control information with C0100 to C9999. In “CXY”, X and Y each represent a two-digit numerical value.
Accordingly, when this code conversion method is used in the manual of FIG. 11, “3-1” becomes “C0301”, “3-2” becomes “C0302”, and “0-1” becomes “C0001”.
Note that the device information and version information referred to in step B4 are “1.1” and “bj8600” obtained by referring to the precondition procedure ID in the converted record ID of “C0001”.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, “32”, which is a page number 26 that always exists at a fixed position in the manual, is detected. A method of extracting operation records, C0301 (capturing an image for CD-R printing) and C0302 (printing the captured image) described on the page according to the conversion table shown in FIG.
Similarly, the version information and the device control information in the manual are also recognized from the version information 34 and the device information 35 which are always present at predetermined positions, and are converted into codes, so that these converted codes are used in FIG. Step B4 and subsequent steps can be executed. Accordingly, the manual setting shown in FIG. 12 can be read by the scanner to set the device.

(Other embodiments of the present invention)
In order to operate various devices to realize the functions of the above-described embodiments, program codes of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments are provided to an apparatus or a computer in the system connected to the various devices. You may supply. What was implemented by operating said various devices according to the program stored in the computer (CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus is also included in the category of the present invention.

  In this case, the program code of the software itself realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment. The program code itself and means for supplying the program code to a computer, for example, a recording medium storing the program code constitute the present invention. As a recording medium for storing the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are not only realized by executing the program code supplied by the computer. It goes without saying that the program code is also included in the embodiment of the present invention even when the function of the above-described embodiment is realized in cooperation with an operating system or other application software running on the computer. Yes.

Further, after the supplied program code is stored in the memory provided in the function expansion board of the computer, the CPU provided in the function expansion board performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, the present invention includes the case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
Further, after the supplied program code is stored in the memory provided in the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code. Do. Needless to say, the present invention includes the case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Note that each of the above-described embodiments is merely a specific example for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto. . That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea or the main features thereof.

It is the block diagram which showed embodiment of this invention and showed an example of the whole structure of an apparatus control system. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of the manual with which the image with apparatus control information was described. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of the operation storage file. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of a control command storage file. It is a flowchart which shows embodiment of this invention and demonstrates an example of the whole operation | movement of an apparatus control system. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation guide process in step A2 of FIG. 5 according to the embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows embodiment of this invention and demonstrates an example of the premise procedure determination process of step B10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows embodiment of this invention and demonstrates an example of this procedure determination process of step B11 of FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure wizard in step C3 in FIG. 7 and step D4 in FIG. 8 according to the embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of a mode that a display screen changes. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows the 2nd example of the manual with which the image with apparatus control information was described. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows the 3rd example of the manual with which the image with apparatus control information was described. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of the page operation conversion file which is a conversion table at the time of converting from a page number to operation record ID. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of an option storage file. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows the other example of the operation storage file. It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention and shows an example of a present setting state storage file.

Explanation of symbols

1 CPU
2 Information storage device 3 Information input device 4 Operation input device 5 Information display device 6 Printing device 7 RAM
8 Operation (Capture images for CD-R printing)
9 Image 10 Procedure (paper setting)
11 Procedure (Media size selection)
12 Operation (Printing captured images)
13 Procedure (Printing)
14 Image 15 Operation record 16 Operation record ID
17 Operation name 18 Next operation ID
19 Prerequisite procedure ID
20 Control command record ID
21 Control name 22 Input action 23 Control command record 24 Chapter number (3-1)
Chapter 25 number (3-2)
26 Page number 27 Operation storage file 28 Control command storage file 29 Option 30 Option storage file 31 Procedure (Adjustment)
32 Procedure (capturing images)
33 Number (0-1)
34 Version Information (1.1)
35 Device name (bj8600)
36 Operation storage file 37 Prerequisite procedure ID
38 Current setting status storage file 39 selection (invalid setting contents)

Claims (9)

Reading means for reading the contents of a document in which device operation procedures are described;
Code information conversion means for converting the information read by the reading means into readable code information;
From the code information converted by the code information conversion means, specifying means for specifying one operation,
First search means for searching for an operation required before the operation specified by the specifying means;
Second search means for searching for an operation to be executed after the operation specified by the specifying means;
Based on the result of the first search means, a first determination means for making a correct / incorrect determination of the previously executed operation procedure;
A data processing apparatus comprising: a second determination unit that assists an operation to be subsequently executed based on a result of the second search unit.   The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the code information conversion unit converts the information read by the reading unit into code information by extracting a code embedded in an image.   The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the code information conversion unit converts the information read by the reading unit into code information by extracting a chapter number in the document.   2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the code information converting unit converts code information of the information read by the reading unit based on page number extraction and a page number / operation conversion table. A reading step for reading the contents of a document in which device operation procedures are described;
A code information conversion step for converting the information read in the reading step into readable code information;
From the code information converted by the code information conversion step, a specifying step for specifying one operation,
A first search step for searching for an operation required before the operation specified by the specifying step;
A second search step for searching for an operation to be executed after the operation specified by the specifying step;
Based on the result of the first search step, a first determination step for performing a correct / incorrect determination of a previously executed operation procedure;
A data control method comprising: a second determination step for assisting an operation to be subsequently executed based on a result of the second search step.   6. The data control method according to claim 5, wherein the code information converting step converts the information read by the reading step into code information by extracting a code embedded in an image.   6. The data control method according to claim 5, wherein the code information converting step converts the information read by the reading step into code information by extracting a chapter number in the document.   6. The data control method according to claim 5, wherein in the code information conversion step, the information read in the reading step is converted into code information based on page number extraction and a page number / operation conversion table. A reading step for reading the contents of a document in which device operation procedures are described;
A code information conversion step for converting the information read in the reading step into readable code information;
From the code information converted by the code information conversion step, a specifying step for specifying one operation,
A first search step for searching for an operation required before the operation specified by the specifying step;
A second search step for searching for an operation to be executed after the operation specified by the specifying step;
Based on the result of the first search step, a first determination step for performing a correct / incorrect determination of a previously executed operation procedure;
A computer program for causing a computer to execute a second determination step for assisting an operation to be subsequently executed based on a result of the second search step.

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