JP2008198097A - Information processor, control device, script processing method, storage medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conveniently execute operation verification by software to be integrated in a control device. <P>SOLUTION: A client PC100 which can communicate with a control device which controls the specific function processing of a composite machine 600 makes a constructed device simulator 105 execute specific operation information input by a mouse 109. Then, a script which can be integrated into the control device of the composite machine 600 is prepared on the basis of the simulation execution state of the device simulator 105, and provided to the composite machine 600, and the script is executed by the control device of the compound machine 600. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to script processing of an information processing apparatus that creates and executes a script that is incorporated into a control device and executed.

  Conventionally, as a method for verifying the operation of embedded software, as described in Patent Document 1, parameters that can be selected from a computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) such as a personal computer or a workstation to an embedded environment. Send items. In addition, a method in which selection items are sent back to the original PC by interactively selecting parameters on the embedded environment, and the operation parameters are corrected and controlled on the PC (method using no script) is generally used. It was the target.

Conventionally, as a method of verifying the operation of an application (embedded software) using a script, a simulator that simulates an embedded environment is operated on a PC, and the operation of the embedded software is simulated on the simulator. To do. In general, a script that describes a simulated operation is created, and the script is executed in an embedded environment to verify the operation.
JP-T-2001-524231

  However, in the conventional method that does not use the above-described script, the user needs to execute an operation interactively in an embedded environment. For this reason, particularly when the operation verification is repeatedly executed in the same embedded environment or when the same operation verification is executed in a plurality of embedded environments, it is a burden on the operator who performs the operation verification.

  Also, with the conventional method using scripts, the operation verification of embedded software can be executed by batch processing, so the burden on the operator described above is reduced, but event determination for diagnosing device status is executed in detail. Can not. For this reason, there has been a problem in that it is impossible to make a detailed diagnosis of the status of both the embedded software and the device at the same time.

  In the conventional method using a script, in the embedded environment, the embedded software corresponding to the device resource is selected from the embedded software described in the script, and only the embedded software corresponding to the available device resource is selected. There was a problem that could not be started and operated.

  In other words, in the embedded environment, it has been impossible to execute a process for verifying the status of both the embedded software and the device at the same time using a script in a batch process.

  Further, it is not possible to execute the operation verification by starting only the embedded software that can be used in the embedded environment.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The object of the present invention is to create a script that can conveniently execute operation verification by software incorporated in a control device, and verify the operation of the control device. It is to provide a mechanism that can do this.

  The information processing apparatus of the present invention that achieves the above object has the following configuration.

  An information processing device capable of communicating with a control device that controls a specific function process, wherein a simulation unit that simulates software incorporated in the control device based on input information, and the simulation unit The embedded software to be executed has creation means for creating a script in which an event is set for acquiring, as log information, an operation state in which the control device executes the embedded software.

  The control device of the present invention that achieves the above object has the following configuration.

  A control device communicable with an information processing device, an acquisition unit for acquiring a script created by the information device, and a log indicating an event execution result of the script acquired by the acquisition unit in the information processing device And a notification means for notifying.

  According to the present invention, operation verification by software incorporated in a control device can be executed with convenience.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Description of system configuration>
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of this invention. This example is an example in which an actual operation for embedded software can be executed by an embedded environment simulator when the information processing apparatus is configured by a client PC that can be connected to a network. In this example, an information processing system in which an information processing apparatus can communicate with a multi-function apparatus 600 that is an example of a control apparatus via a network is taken as an example. The information processing apparatus is communicably connected to an image processing apparatus including a control device that executes a script to be described later. Furthermore, the control device may be configured by a device other than the image processing device, and includes a printing device and a multifunction device as the device.

  In FIG. 1, a client PC 100 includes hardware resources such as a CPU 101A, a ROM, a RAM, and a hard disk, and is configured to be able to load modules described later on the RAM.

  Reference numeral 101 denotes a pull application (APL) which is embedded software. The Pull APL 101 is an APL that downloads resources such as images and files from a network identifier such as a URL specified from the monitor 108 via the network 110. Here, the URL is a Uniform Resource Locator.

  Reference numeral 102 denotes PrintAPL which is embedded software. The Print APL 102 is an application that prints the resource downloaded by the Pull APL 101 from an output device such as a printer.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes SendAPL which is embedded software. The Send APL 103 is an application that transmits a resource downloaded by the Pull APL 101, a file such as a log or device information to the address designated by the monitor 108 via the network 110.

  Reference numeral 104 denotes an embedded environment simulator (IESYM). The IESYM 104 manages combinations of applications executed by the device simulator (DSYM) 105 from the built-in software Pull APL 101, Print APL 102, and Send APL 103.

  In this embodiment, built-in software corresponding to a function to be executed by the multi-function device 600 that is a target device controlled by the control device is configured by a Pull APL 101, a Print APL 102, and a Send APL 103.

  As described above, the embedded software management application collectively manages device resource information used by each embedded software, thereby creating a script that functions as embedded software that can be used in the embedded environment. In addition, since an event created by an editor, which will be described later, is set in the script, log information indicating an operation state is recorded when the script is executed in the control device provided with the created script. To control. In the present embodiment, as a method for providing a script created on the client PC to the multifunction peripheral 600 including the control device, provision by a network and provision by a recording medium are assumed.

  When the client PC 100 acquires the log information created in this way from the multi-function apparatus 600 including the control device, it is possible to execute the operation verification of the created script.

  Therefore, the operation verification by the software incorporated in the control device can be executed conveniently.

  The IESYM 104 is an application that can be operated by an operator using a mouse 109 as an input device.

  A device simulator (DSYM) 105 functions as a simulation unit. The DSYM 105 is an application that simulates a device in which a control apparatus is incorporated, for example, a multifunction device, on which the built-in software PullAPL101, PrintAPL102, and SendAPL103 operate.

  The display on the operation panel included in the multi-function device 600 is displayed on the monitor 108 by the DSYM 105, and the operation is executed by being simulated in the same manner as the operation panel via the input device such as the mouse 109 and the keyboard.

  That is, an operation on the printer and the hard disk (HD) by the client PC 100 is also simulated so as to perform the same operation as on the multi-function device 600.

  An operating system (OS) 106 has a function of managing the execution state of various modules. The OS varies depending on the configuration of the client PC 100, but is not limited to a specific OS (for example, Windows (registered trademark)).

  A network interface 107 is connected to a network cable as a communication medium. Reference numeral 108 denotes a monitor that displays an operation panel included in the multi-function peripheral executed by the IESYS 104. Reference numeral 109 denotes a mouse, which is configured to be able to give instructions to various user interfaces (UIs) displayed on the monitor 108. Reference numeral 600 denotes a multifunction machine in which a control device is incorporated. The device in which the control device is incorporated is not limited to a multifunction device, and may be configured by a device that executes another function process. Further, the number of MFPs 600 connected is not limited at all, but one example is shown for explanation.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for conceptually explaining the workflow executed by the client PC 100 and the multifunction peripheral 600 shown in FIG. In this example, the flow of data from the embedded environment simulator 104 on the client PC 100 shown in FIG. 1 to the embedded software management application on the multi-function device 600 is shown. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same thing as FIG.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 200 denotes a template, and details are shown in FIG. Note that the template is text data that includes a plurality of lines and specifies an operation command, input information, and the like for the multi-function device 600. Note that the template 200 is an example, and the content differs depending on the target device of the control device. Further, the template 200 may be configured with a plurality of hierarchies.

  An editor 201 edits the contents of the template 200 by operating the mouse 109 or another input device such as a keyboard. The editor 201 can correct the contents of the designated line or insert a conditional statement to be added to the template 200 into the designated line while the template 200 is displayed on the monitor 108.

  A script 202 is created by editing the template 200 with the editor 201. An embedded environment management server 203 transmits the created script 202 to the multi-function device 600 via the network 110. Further, it has a function of receiving the execution result of the script 202 executed by the multi-function device 600 and checking its contents.

  Reference numeral 204 denotes an embedded software management application, which is an application that runs on the multifunction peripheral 600 as shown in FIG. 7 and has a function of recording information indicating the execution progress of the script 202 in the log 604. The embedded software management application 204 has a function of transmitting the execution result of the script 202, the log 604, and the generated image to the client PC 100.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example is a processing example for creating the template 200 shown in FIG. 2 and creating the script 202. Specifically, this is a process for creating a template 200 by executing an operation at 104 in the embedded environment simulator and creating a template 200 by adding a description of correctness / incorrectness or event processing in the editor 201.

  S301 to S308 indicate each step. Each step is realized by the CPU 101A included in the client PC 100 loading a control program from the external memory into the RAM and executing it.

  In S301, the operator activates the IESYM 104 that operates on the client PC 100 by operating the mouse 109 or the like. In step S302, recording of the template 200 is started.

  In step S <b> 303, login processing is performed on the operation panel on the embedded environment simulator 104. In step S <b> 304, a panel operation is executed according to each line of the template 200 on the operation panel on the embedded environment simulator 104. Thereby, each line of the template 200 shown in FIG. 4 is specified.

  In step S305, the operation of the operation panel on the embedded environment simulator 104 is terminated, the contents are recorded in the template 200, a specific file name is set, and the file is stored in the storage device. Here, the storage device may be a volatile memory such as a RAM, or a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk.

  Next, the template 200 saved in the storage device is opened by the editor 201 in S306. Here, the opened template 200 is displayed on the monitor 108 in a text data format, for example, and the template 200 can be edited by operating the mouse 109 or the keyboard. Here, editing is processing including line deletion, line insertion, and the like for correcting the contents of each line.

  In step S <b> 307, the administrator activates the editor 201, creates a script 202 as illustrated in FIG. 5, describing correctness / incorrectness or event processing in the template 200. Here, the script 202 is a script to be distributed to the MFP 600. The distribution method includes distribution by transfer through a network, distribution through a storage medium, and the like.

  Next, in S308, when the editing of the template 200 is completed by the editor 201, the script 202 shown in FIG. 5 is created. Therefore, the created script 202 is set with a specific file name, stored in the storage device, This process ends.

  When the operation is executed by the embedded environment simulator 104, the embedded software shown in FIG. 1, Pull APL 101, Print APL 102, and Send APL 103 are also activated. The IESYM 104 executes (simulates) the operation on the actual multifunction peripheral 600, and sets the operation record in the template 200, thereby creating the final template 200.

  In addition, if the device into which the control device is incorporated is different, that is, if the device is a device that executes a function process other than the multi-function device 600, the operation contents in the embedded environment simulator 104 are naturally different. In the present embodiment, the case of the multifunction peripheral 600 will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the template 200 shown in FIG. The template 200 corresponds to the template recorded in S305 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, lines 1, 4, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, and 23 starting with “#” in the template indicate comment lines, respectively.

  The second line of push button = ID indicates an instruction to press the ID button. The third line for wait for 1000 ms indicates an instruction to wait for 1000 milliseconds. The fifth line username = user1 indicates a command for inputting the character string user1 as the user name. The 6th line of password = 012345 indicates an instruction to input a character string 012345 as a password.

  The 9th line of tap on (x, y) = (120, 130) indicates an instruction to tap on coordinates (120, 130). This command indicates that the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) displayed at the coordinates (120, 130) on the screen of the operation panel is selected.

  The 10th line for wait for 3200 ms indicates an instruction to wait for 3200 milliseconds. The 12th line push button = Pull indicates an instruction to press a pull button. In response to the command, the Pull application is activated, and the resource is downloaded from the URL selected above via the network and stored in the hard disk (HD).

  The 13th line for wait for 2000 ms indicates an instruction to wait for 2000 milliseconds. The 15th line of push button = Print indicates an instruction to press a print button. With this command, the Print application is activated, and the processing for printing the resource stored above is executed. Further, a process of storing the rasterized image data on the hard disk (HD) is executed.

  The 16th line for wait for 2000 ms indicates an instruction to wait for 2000 milliseconds. The 18th line of tap on (x, y) = (120, 130) indicates an instruction to tap on the coordinates (120, 130). This command indicates that the mail address displayed at the coordinates (120, 130) on the screen of the operation panel is selected.

  The 19th line for wait for 3200 ms indicates an instruction to wait for 3200 milliseconds. The 21st line push button = Send indicates an instruction to press a send button. In response to the command, the Send application is activated, and image data obtained by rasterizing the resources stored above is read from the hard disk (HD). Then, a process of sending to the mail address selected above is performed via the network, attached to the body of the mail.

  The 22th line for wait for 2000 ms indicates an instruction to wait for 2000 milliseconds. The 24th line of push button = ID indicates an instruction to end the operation by pressing the ID button. With this instruction, a series of operations is completed.

  Next, the operator opens the template 200 saved in the storage device with the editor 201, and additionally writes descriptions such as correctness determination and event processing to create the script 202. Here, the editor 201 is not particularly limited as long as it is a character editing module capable of executing text editing on the template 200 that can be displayed in a text format, for example. Therefore, a Japanese language processing system installed on the client PC 100 can be used.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the script 202 created from the template 200 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, lines beginning with “#” in the script indicate comment lines 1, 4, 8, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, 31, and 35, respectively.

  Note that the underlined portion in FIG. 5 indicates a description added to the template 200 by editing with the editor 201.

  For example, the event = getEvent () part on the 15th line shows a description of the process of calling the event acquisition function getEvent () after executing the Pull application 101 and inputting the result to the variable event.

Lines 16 and 17
if (event == “OK”) printLog “Pull: OK” else printLog “Pull: NG” part calls the function printLog that records the character string “Pull: OK” in the log if the above result is OK. It's out. On the other hand, if the result is other than that, a description of a process for calling the function printLog that records the character string “Pull: NG” in the log is shown.

  The 22nd to 24th lines and the 32nd to 34th lines also indicate the same processing description. Note that the 22nd to 24th lines and the 32nd to 34th lines differ only in the character strings recorded in the above lines and logs.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a module configuration of the embedded environment management server 203 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the embedded environment management server 203 is configured as a module that can be executed as one function of the client PC 100.

  In the embedded environment management server 203 shown in FIG. 6, reference numeral 500 denotes a script management application that operates on the embedded environment management server.

  Here, 202 is a script, and the execution timing of the script can be scheduled by the time information 501.

  As shown in the workflow shown in FIG. 2, the created script 202 is registered in the script management application 500 that operates on the embedded environment management server 203 via the network 110.

  In this case, when registering in the script management application (script management APL) 500, time information 501 for executing the script 202 is also added, stored in association with the script 202, and scheduling for executing the script 202 is performed.

  Then, the script management APL 500 operating on the embedded environment management server 203 refers to the time information 501 described above. When the scheduled time comes, the registered script 202 is distributed to the embedded software management APL 204 on each multifunction device 600. In this embodiment, the distribution process shows a case of transferring to the MFP 600 via the network 110, but other distribution methods may be used.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a module configuration of the control device according to the present embodiment. In this example, an example of a module of a control device that controls the multi-function device 600 is shown, but the device is not limited to the multi-function device 600 and is determined by a device that is a target for executing the created script.

  In FIG. 7, reference numeral 600 denotes a multifunction peripheral, and the CPU 615 loads a control program stored in the ROM or the external memory into the RAM and executes it, and controls operations of various devices via the I / O interface 616. Here, the devices include, for example, a printer 612, a scanner 613, and a facsimile 614.

  Reference numeral 601 denotes a pull application which is embedded software, and reference numeral 601A denotes a corresponding Manifest file. The Pull application 601 and the Manifest file 601A are configured as a set.

  Here, the Pull application 601 is an application that downloads resources such as images and files from the network identifier such as URL specified from the operation panel (panel) 608 via the network 610. Here, the URL is a Uniform Resource Locator.

  Reference numeral 602 denotes a Print application which is embedded software, and reference numeral 602A denotes a corresponding Manifest file. The Print application 602 and the Manifest file 602A are configured as a set.

  The Print application 602 is an application that prints the resource downloaded by the Pull application 601 from the printer 612.

  Reference numeral 603 denotes a Send application which is embedded software, and reference numeral 603A denotes a corresponding Manifest file. The Send application 603 and the Manifest file 603A are configured as a set.

  The Send application 603 is an application that transmits resources downloaded by the Pull APL 601, files such as a log 604 and device information to the mail address designated from the operation panel 608 via the network 110. Here, the log 604 records progress information of the script 202 executed by the embedded software management APL 204.

  Reference numeral 202 denotes a script, which is distributed from the client PC 100 and created in S307 shown in FIG. 3, and its contents are shown in FIG. Reference numeral 204 denotes an embedded software management application.

  Reference numeral 604 denotes a log. Reference numeral 605 denotes a virtual machine (VM). Reference numeral 606 denotes an OS (embedded operating system). Reference numeral 607 denotes a network interface. Reference numeral 608 denotes an operation panel such as a touch panel. Reference numeral 609 denotes an HD (hard disk).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a second data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a data processing procedure in the control device according to the present embodiment.

  In this example, the script 202 created by the client PC is registered in the embedded environment management server 203 and distributed to the multifunction device 600. Then, the script 202 is executed on the multi-function device 600 to generate a log 604 and an image, which are transmitted to the embedded environment management server 203 for checking. In this example, the embedded environment management server 203 transmits the check result to the designated address by e-mail.

  In addition, S801-S807 and S901-S903 show each step. S801 to S805 are realized by the CPU 101A of the client PC 100 loading and executing a control program on the RAM. Similarly, S901 to S904 are realized by the CPU 615 of the multi-function device 600 loading a control program stored in the ROM into the RAM and executing it.

  In FIG. 8, in step S <b> 801, on the client PC 100, the CPU 101 </ b> A activates the embedded environment simulator 104, creates a template 200, edits the template 200 with the editor 201, and creates a script 202.

  In step S <b> 802, the CPU 101 </ b> A registers the created script 202 in the embedded environment management server 203. In step S <b> 803, the CPU 101 </ b> A registers the time for executing the script on the embedded environment management server 203. Next, in step S <b> 804, the CPU 101 </ b> A distributes to the multi-function device 600 via the network 110 through the network interface 107.

  In FIG. 9, in step S <b> 901, it waits for reception of the script 202 transmitted from the client PC 100 via the network 110. When the script 202 is received, the CPU 615 activates the embedded software management application 204 and executes the script 202 on the multifunction peripheral 600 in step S902.

  In step S <b> 903, the CPU 615 generates a log 604 and an image, transmits the generated image, resource, and log 604 to the embedded environment management server 203 of the client PC 100 via the network 110. Exit.

  On the other hand, in step S805, the client PC 100 waits for a response from the MFP 600 transmitted in step S903. If it is confirmed in step S805 that the CPU 101A has responded, in step S806, the embedded environment management server 203 checks the resource, log 604, and image transmitted from the MFP 600. The check executed here is a script execution result based on the script 202 executed by the MFP 600, and includes a resource, an image, and a progress log. Then, the embedded environment management server 203 checks the script execution result by, for example, extracting a character string using an OCR (optical character reader) and measuring the difference from the character string extracted from the original resource.

  In step S <b> 807, the embedded environment management server 203 records the check result in the recording device, and transmits the check result recorded in the storage device to, for example, the designated address by mail, and ends this processing. Here, as the designated address, for example, the address of the system administrator of the multifunction device is preferably designated. The check result notification method is not limited to the above e-mail, but may be a configuration in which the check information is transmitted to a destination specified as image information, for example, a facsimile machine.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the embedded software management application 204 of the MFP 600 interprets and executes the distributed script 202. The embedded software management application 204 records information on the progress of executing the script 202 in the log 604.

  Further, the embedded software management APL 204 reads device information of the device used by the embedded software from any of the Manifest files 601A to 603A. The embedded software management APL 204 identifies executable software and non-executable software, and executes only executable software in the script 202.

  The resource, image, and progress log of the execution result are transmitted from the multi-function peripheral 600 to the client PC 100, and the embedded environment management server 203 of the client PC 100 checks the execution result of the distributed script 202.

  In this way, the log 604 indicating the execution progress of the distributed script 202 can confirm that the operation has been completed without any problem if NG is not displayed during the operation.

  If NG is displayed during the operation, it can be confirmed that a problem has occurred in the software or device at that time.

  Further, by checking the execution result image, if the result is correct, it can be confirmed that the processing of the software or the device has been completed without any problem.

  If the result is not correct, it can be confirmed that a problem has occurred in the software or device.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Manifest file corresponding to each of the Pull, Print, and Send applications illustrated in FIG.

  In FIG. 10, 900 indicates an example of the Manifest file of the Pull application. Reference numeral 901 denotes an example of a Manifest file of a Print application. Reference numeral 902 denotes an example of a Manifest file of the Send application.

  The Manifest file 900 of the Pull application specifies that Pull is used as the application name in the line of Application.

  In the row of Device-Resource, Operation-Panel, Network, HD is described. This specifies that an operation panel (Operation-Panel), a network (Network), and a hard disk (HD) are used as device resources.

  Here, if there is a device that cannot be used in the operation panel, network, or hard disk, the Pull application will not be started even if the Pull button is specified in the script, and the process proceeds to the next operation and executed. continue.

  The Manifest file 901 of the Print application specifies that “Print” is used as the application name in the line of “Application”.

It is described as Operation-Panel, Printer, HD in the Device-Resource line.
It specifies that an operation panel (Operation-Panel), a printer (Printer), and a hard disk (HD) are used.

  Here, if there is a device that cannot be used in the operation panel, printer, or hard disk, even if the print button is specified to be pressed in the script, the print application will not be started, and the operation proceeds to the next operation. continue.

  The Send application's Manifest file 902 specifies that Send is used as the application name in the Application line.

  In the row of Device-Resource, Operation-Panel, Network, HD is described. This specifies that an operation panel (Operation-Panel), a network (Network), and a hard disk (HD) are used as device resources.

  If there is a device that cannot be used in the operation panel, network, or hard disk, the Send application will not be started even if you specify to press the Send button in the script. continue.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to verify the operation of the control device by creating a script that can conveniently execute the operation verification by software incorporated in the control device.

[Second Embodiment]
In addition to the above embodiment, the built-in environment simulator on the PC has billing information corresponding to each operation, and the billing information is used to sum up and display the billing amount for operations on the embedded software. Also good.

  In other words, by making it possible to estimate the total amount of charges for a series of operations, it is possible to estimate the total amount of charges and perform a check process corresponding to the desired amount before performing the actual check process (test). Can do.

[Third Embodiment]
In addition to the above embodiment, the embedded environment management server 203 of the client PC 100 may collect device information of the multifunction peripheral connected to the network, and the device information may be selected and downloaded by the embedded environment simulator. Good.

  As a result, it is possible to create a test chart or script using the device information of the multi-function device that actually executes the operation.

  That is, on each multifunction device, the embedded environment management client is activated, the device information of the multifunction device is downloaded, connected to the embedded environment management server 203 via the network, and the device information is transmitted.

  For example, it collects the difference between a monochrome machine and a color machine as device information, determines whether each multifunction device is a monochrome device or a color device, and uses the device information to simulate the environment of the multifunction device To do. By executing test charts and scripts for testing, detailed check processing (testing) that is actually adapted to the environment of the multifunction device is enabled.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In addition to the above embodiment, instead of using the embedded environment simulator on the client PC, use the real machine of the embedded environment and execute the operation with an application equivalent to the embedded environment simulator running on the actual machine. Record the log. In other words, as described above, a script may be created on the client PC, and the created script may be registered in the embedded environment management server.

  As a result, there is an advantage that a PC for operating the embedded environment simulator is not required, and it can be configured only by the actual multifunction machine and the embedded environment management server.

[Fifth Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the embedded software management APL 204 checks the usage status of the embedded software and the memory used by the VM (virtual machine) 605 and the HD 609 as needed, diagnoses the memory shortage, and checks the usage status of the memory. This is recorded in the log 604.

  On the other hand, the embedded environment management server 203 sends the log 604 to the system administrator of the MFP 600, and analyzes the transmitted log 604, so that the system administrator of the MFP 600 needs the necessary memory and HD 609. You may comprise so that a diagnostic result can be obtained.

[Sixth Embodiment]
The configuration of the data processing program readable by the information processing apparatus and control apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the memory maps shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs readable by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs readable by the control device according to the present invention.

  Although not particularly illustrated, information for managing a program group stored in the storage medium, for example, version information, creator, etc. is also stored, and information depending on the OS on the program reading side, for example, a program is identified and displayed. Icons may also be stored.

  Further, data depending on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, a program for installing various programs in the computer, and a program for decompressing when the program to be installed is compressed may be stored.

  The functions shown in FIGS. 3, 8, and 9 in this embodiment may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when an information group including a program is supplied to the output device from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external storage medium via a network. Is.

  As described above, the storage medium storing the software program code for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or apparatus. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Therefore, as long as it has the function of the program, the form of the program such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS is not limited.

  As a storage medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD, etc. Can be used.

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

  As another program supply method, a browser on a client computer is used to connect to an Internet home page. Then, the computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function can be downloaded from the homepage by downloading it to a recording medium such as a hard disk. It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, a WWW server, an ftp server, and the like that allow a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer are also included in the claims of the present invention.

  In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from a homepage via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. Let It is also possible to execute the encrypted program by using the key information and install the program on a computer.

  In addition, the functions of the above-described embodiments are not only realized by executing the program code read by the computer. For example, based on an instruction of the program code, an OS (operating system) running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing. Needless to say, the process includes the case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized.

  Further, 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. After that, based on the instruction of the program code, the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing. Needless to say.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications (including organic combinations of the embodiments) are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are excluded from the scope of the present invention. is not.

  Although various examples and embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will not limit the spirit and scope of the present invention to the specific description in the present specification.

It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the information processing apparatus which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a workflow executed by the client PC and the multifunction peripheral illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 1st data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus which shows this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the template shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the script produced from the template shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a module configuration of an embedded environment management server shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the module structure of the control apparatus which shows this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd data processing procedure in the information processing apparatus which shows this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the data processing procedure in the control apparatus which shows this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Manifest file corresponding to each of the Pull, Print, and Send applications illustrated in FIG. 7. It is a figure explaining the memory map of the storage medium which stores the various data processing program which can be read with the image processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the memory map of the storage medium which stores the various data processing program which can be read by the control apparatus which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 client PC
101A CPU
101 PullAPL
102 PrintAPL
103 SendAPL
104 IESYM
105 DSYM
106 OS
107 Network interface 600 MFP

Claims (16)

An information processing device capable of communicating with a control device that controls specific function processing,
Simulating means for simulating software incorporated in the control device based on input information;
Creating means for creating a script in which an event is set in the embedded software executed by the simulating means in order to obtain an operation state for the control device to execute the embedded software as log information;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Providing means for providing the control device with the script created by the creating means;
Obtaining means for obtaining log information indicating an execution result of the script executed by the control device;
Verification means for verifying the script based on the log information acquired by the acquisition means;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit provides the script to the control apparatus via a network.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit provides the script to the control apparatus via a recording medium.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control apparatus executes an operation operation of an image processing apparatus that performs image processing based on the script. A control device capable of communicating with an information processing device,
Obtaining means for obtaining a script created by the information device;
Notification means for notifying the information processing apparatus of a log indicating an event execution result of the script acquired by the acquisition means;
A control device comprising:   The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control apparatus controls operations of an image processing apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a multifunction peripheral. A script processing method in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a control device that controls specific function processing,
A simulation step of simulating software to be incorporated into the control device based on input information;
A creation step of creating a script in which an event is set in the embedded software executed by the simulation step to obtain an operation state for the control device to execute the embedded software as log information;
A script processing method characterized by comprising: A providing step of providing the control device with the script created by the creating step;
An acquisition step of acquiring log information indicating an execution result of the script executed by the control device;
A verification step of verifying the script based on the log information acquired by the acquisition step;
The script processing method according to claim 8, further comprising:   9. The script processing method according to claim 8, wherein the providing step provides the script to the control device via a network.   9. The script processing method according to claim 8, wherein the providing step provides the script to the control device via a recording medium.   The script processing method according to claim 8, wherein the control device executes an operation operation of an image processing device that performs image processing based on the script. A script processing method in a control device capable of communicating with an information processing device,
An acquisition step of acquiring a script created by the information device;
A notification step of notifying the information processing apparatus of a log indicating an event execution result of the script acquired by the acquisition step;
A script processing method characterized by comprising:   The script processing method according to claim 6, wherein the control device controls operations of the image processing device, the printing device, and the multifunction peripheral.   A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the script processing method according to claim 8.   The program for making a computer perform the script processing method of any one of Claims 8-14.

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