JP2009302919A - Display picture analysis program, display control device, and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display only a display picture containing display object parts adaptive to the functions of an image forming apparatus etc., to which a display picture customized by a user is applied, when the customized display picture is displayed. <P>SOLUTION: A display controller includes a registration portion 153, in which picture data of the display picture customized by the user is registered as display data for display on a display unit of electronic equipment, Script Interpreter 151, which interprets the display object parts included in the display picture registered in the registration portion 153, a function information acquiring portion 1511 which acquires function information representing a function that a multifunction machine 1 can execute, and a determination unit 1512, which determines whether constitution of the display object parts included in the display picture, matches the function that the function information acquired by the function information acquiring portion 1511 represents. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display screen analysis program, a display control apparatus, and an image forming apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for displaying a display screen customized according to an instruction from a user on a display unit.

Conventionally, in an electrical apparatus such as an image forming apparatus that receives an instruction from a user and performs an operation indicated by the instruction, a display unit including an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is provided on an operation panel on the front surface of the apparatus. A technique is adopted in which an operation execution instruction corresponding to each operation button in a display screen displayed on the display unit is received from a user by a touch panel function provided on the display unit (see Patent Document 1 below).
JP 2007-232908 A Publication

  However, when the above-described image forming apparatus displays on the display unit a display screen in which operation buttons and the like are customized and arranged as desired by the user, the operation buttons and the like included in the display screen serve as functions of the image forming apparatus. Since it is not known whether or not it is compatible, there is a possibility that a display screen including operation buttons and the like that are not compatible with the function of the image forming apparatus may be displayed on the display unit.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problem. When displaying a display screen customized as desired by a user, the present invention is applied to the function of an electrical device such as an image forming apparatus to which the display screen is applied. An object is to enable display only of a display screen including a compatible display target part.

The invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is a display screen analysis program for causing a computer built in an electric device to function so as to analyze screen data of a display screen customized by a user.
A registration unit for registering screen data of the display screen customized by the user as display data to be displayed on the display unit of the electrical device;
An analysis unit for analyzing a display target part included in the customized display screen registered in the registration unit;
A function information acquisition unit that acquires function information indicating functions executable by the electrical device;
The computer functions as a determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the function indicated by the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the display screen analysis program according to claim 1, wherein the display screen that is determined by the determination unit that the configuration of the display target part matches the function information is displayed. The computer is further caused to function as a display control unit to be displayed on the unit.

The invention according to claim 6 is a display unit for displaying a display screen;
A registration unit that registers screen data of a display screen customized by a user as display data of the display unit;
An analysis unit for analyzing a display target part included in the customized display screen registered in the registration unit;
A function information acquisition unit that acquires function information indicating a function that can be executed by an electrical device to which the display control device is applied;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the function indicated by the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit;
The display control apparatus includes a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a display screen that is determined by the determination unit to be configured with the functional information.

  According to these inventions, the determination unit determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the display screen matches the function of the electric device or image forming apparatus including the display unit that displays the display screen. Since the determination is made, it is possible to display on the display unit a display screen having only display target parts that match the function of the electric device or the image forming apparatus using the determination result.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the display screen analysis program according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the registration unit connects the screen data of the customized display screen to the electric device. The computer is further made to function so as to be acquired from the registered personal computer and registered.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the display control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the registration unit stores the screen data of the customized display screen into a personal computer connected to the display control apparatus. It is obtained from and registered.

  According to these inventions, a display screen that is customized and generated by a user on a personal computer and has only display target parts that conform to the function of the electric device or image forming apparatus can be displayed on the display unit. It becomes possible.

The invention according to claim 4 is the display screen analysis program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the configuration of the display target part is indicated by the function information by the determination unit. When it is determined that the information does not conform to the above, the computer is further caused to function as a notification control unit that informs the content that does not conform.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the display control device according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the configuration of the display target part does not conform to the function indicated by the function information by the determination unit. When it is determined, it further includes a notification control unit that notifies the non-conforming content.

  According to this invention, when the determination unit determines that the configuration of the display target part of the display screen customized by the user does not match the function of the electrical device, the notification control unit notifies the non-conforming content. For example, the display unit or other notification mechanism (notifying that a display target part that does not correspond to the function of the electric device is explicitly displayed on the display unit or that a display target part that does not match is included ( For example, it is possible to make the user know that a display target part that is not suitable for the electric device is specified.

The invention according to claim 5 is the display screen analysis program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the function information acquisition unit indicates contents set up for the electric device. Device status information is further acquired as the function information,
The determination unit determines whether the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the setup content of the electric device indicated by the device state information acquired by the function information acquisition unit. like,
Furthermore, the computer is made to function.

The invention described in claim 9 is the display control device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the function information acquisition unit is a device that indicates the contents set up for the electrical device. Further acquiring the state information as the function information,
The determination unit determines whether the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the setup content of the electric device indicated by the device state information acquired by the function information acquisition unit. Is.

  According to these inventions, the function information acquisition unit performs the contents set up in the electric device (for example, if the electric device is an image forming apparatus, how many stages of paper feed cassettes are set, paper post-processing, and the like. Since the determination unit determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part of the display screen conforms to the device status information at the time of communication (for example, whether the post-processing mechanism to be performed is set), the customized display screen Whether or not the configuration of the display target part on the display screen is suitable can be accurately determined in accordance with the specific performance of the electric device when displaying the image on the display unit.

The invention according to claim 10 is a display control device according to claims 6 to 9,
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium.

  According to the present invention, when a display screen customized as desired by a user is displayed, only a display screen including display target parts that match the function of an electrical device such as an image forming apparatus to which the display screen is applied. It becomes possible to display.

  Hereinafter, a display screen analysis program, a display control apparatus, and an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration showing an example of an image forming system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The image forming system 10 includes at least one multifunction device 1 and at least one personal computer (at least one of the server computer SV2 and each of the PCs 31 to 34).

  The multifunction machine 1 as an example of an image forming apparatus also has functions such as a copy function, a facsimile function, a printer function, and a scanner function. Note that a display control device including each unit related to display control in the multifunction device 1 is an example of a display control device in the claims. Further, the multifunction device 1 includes document data of a document read by the scanner unit, an internal storage device of the multifunction device 1, a server computer SV2 connected to the multifunction device 1 via a LAN (local area network), etc., and each personal computer ( Hereinafter, the data is stored in a storage unit or the like in the PC (31) to 34, and the print target data stored in the internal storage device of the multifunction machine 1, the server computer SV2, and the storage unit in each of the PCs 31 to 34 is read out and printed out. It has a document management function that performs such operations.

  Further, the multi-function device 1 is provided with a display unit 50 composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). Further, at least one of the server computer SV2 or the PCs 31 to 34 can generate screen data of a display screen (hereinafter referred to as display screen data) displayed on the display unit 50 of the multi-function device 1. The multifunction device 1 receives the display screen data from the server computer SV2 or the PCs 31 to 34 that can generate screen data of the display screen and displays the display screen data on the display unit 50 in order to display the display screen on the display unit 50. The display screen data generation processing by the server computer SV2 or the PCs 31 to 34, and the configuration and processing for displaying the display screen in the multifunction machine 1 will be described later.

  Next, the internal configurations of the server computer SV2, the PCs 31 to 34, and the multi-function device 1, which are necessary for the display screen data generation processing and display processing, will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration necessary for display screen generation processing and display processing for the PC and the multifunction peripheral 1. Since the server computer SV2 and the PCs 31 to 34 have the same configuration necessary for display screen generation processing, FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the PC 31.

  The PC 31 includes a control unit 310 and a storage unit 311. The storage unit 311 includes an HDD or the like, and stores a display screen generation program. The control unit 310 includes a CPU and the like, and controls the overall operation of the PC 31 and operates according to the display screen generation program stored in the storage unit 311, so that the panel creator unit 312, the panel simulator unit 313, , Functioning as the output unit 314.

  The panel creator unit 312 is a tool that generates display screen data displayed on the display unit 50 of the multifunction device 1 on the PC 31 as, for example, a script file in an XML (Extensible Markup Language) format. The panel creator unit 312 functions as a parts designation receiving unit 3121, a layout instruction receiving unit 3122, an action setting unit 3123, and a generating unit 3124.

  The part designation receiving unit 3121 designates display target parts such as operation buttons, icons, and character strings to be displayed on the display screen from the user via a not-shown operation unit (mouse or keyboard) provided in the PC 31. Accept. The parts designation receiving unit 3121 holds image data of a plurality of display target parts that can be designated by the user in advance. For example, when a display screen generation start instruction is input to the operation unit by the user, the part designation receiving unit 3121 displays the held display target part on a display such as an LCD provided in the PC 31 and displays the display. When a user-desired display target part is designated by the operation of the operation unit from among the display target parts, the designation of the designated display target part is accepted.

  The layout instruction receiving unit 3122 receives from the user a layout instruction for instructing the arrangement of the display target parts specified by the part specification receiving unit 3121 on the display screen. For example, the layout instruction accepting unit 3122 displays a background image of the display screen in a pseudo manner on a display provided in the PC 31, and an arbitrary portion in the background image is designated by the user using the operation unit. The designated location is received as the placement location of the designated display target part.

  The action setting unit 3123 sets the action corresponding to the display target part in association with the display target part specified by the part specification receiving unit 3121. That is, in the part designation receiving unit 3121, the type of the display target part to be arranged in the display screen is designated by the user, but the action setting unit 3123 applies the display target part to the designated display target part. The operation of the corresponding multifunction device 1 is set in association with each other. For example, when the display target part “original size A3 button” is designated by the user, the action setting unit 3123 sets “original size A3 button” as an action associated with the “original size A3 button” in advance. “Operation for accepting an instruction to feed recording paper from a paper feeding cassette in which recording paper is stored” is set in association with the “original size A3 button”.

  The generation unit 3124 generates a display screen with the content determined by the display target part specification in the part specification reception unit 3121, the layout instruction in the layout instruction reception unit 3122, and the action setting in the action setting unit 3123. Process. That is, when the user performs the display target part designation in the part designation receiving unit 3121, the layout instruction in the layout instruction receiving unit 3122, and the action setting in the action setting unit 3123, a display screen generation process by the generation unit 3124 is performed. Thus, the display screen to be displayed on the display unit 50 of the multifunction device 1 can be customized and created as desired. In the present embodiment, the generation unit 3124 exports display screen data to a Script file in XML format.

  The panel simulator unit 313 reads the display screen data composed of the above Script file exported by the panel creator unit 312 on the PC 31, analyzes the contents, and displays the HTML to enable display on the display provided in the PC 31. This is a tool for converting the data into the format data and displaying the display screen file in the HTML format on the browser on the PC 31.

  The output unit 314 outputs the display screen data formed by the script file generated by the generation unit 3124 to the multifunction device 1 via the LAN or the like.

  On the other hand, the multifunction machine 1 includes a controller 11, a storage unit 12, a platform 13, an extended application 15, and a browser 16. The controller 11 governs overall operation control of the multifunction machine 1. The controller 11 is provided as firmware and executes basic functions such as scan data transmission, printing, data access, system setting, network communication, job control, and data registration that the multifunction device 1 has.

  The platform 13 is a base on which an API (Application Program Interface) extended application 15 operates. The platform 13 is also responsible for relaying between the controller 11 and the API.

  The API is an interface that executes the basic function of the multi function device 1 executed by the controller 11 from other than the firmware. The API accesses the controller 11 in the firmware through the platform 13 and executes the basic function of the multifunction device 1. In order to execute, for example, the scanner function of the multifunction device 1, the extension application 15 calls the scanner function API.

  The extended application 15 is not a standard firmware installed in the multifunction machine 1 but an application that can be additionally installed later. The extended application 15 mainly includes a script interpreter 151, business logic 152, and a registration unit 153.

  The registration unit 153 registers the display screen data of the Script file sent from the output unit 314 of the PC 31 (or read from the external memory) as display data for the display unit 50 and stores it in the storage unit 12. Let In the present embodiment, an XML format script file is used as the data file for the display screen. However, other markup languages other than the XML format may be used in terms of the system configuration.

  The Script Interpreter (analysis unit) 151 reads the Script file which is the display screen data registered in the storage unit 12 by the registration unit 153 and analyzes the content.

  The Script Interpreter 151 also functions as a function information acquisition unit 1511, a determination unit 1512, and a notification control unit 1513. The function information acquisition unit 1511 acquires function information indicating functions executable by the multifunction machine 1 from the controller 11. The determination unit 1512 determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the display screen registered in the storage unit 12 by the registration unit 153 matches the function indicated by the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit 1511. to decide. When the determination unit 1512 determines that the configuration of the display target part does not match the function indicated by the function information, the notification control unit 1513 notifies the non-conforming content.

  For example, the determination unit 1512 includes predetermined basic functions (such as a copy function, a scan function, a density setting function, a paper size setting function, and a resolution setting function) executed by the multifunction device 1 and the display of the multifunction device 1. The basic rules (for example, only one “start button”, which is a display target part that accepts a scan operation execution instruction, is arranged on the display screen) predetermined for the display screen displayed by the unit 50 are displayed in the function information. Whether the configuration of the display target parts acquired from the controller 11 via the acquisition unit 1511 and arranged on the display screen generated by the panel creator unit 312 conforms to the basic functions and basic rules of the MFP 1 Judge whether or not. The basic functions and basic rules of the multifunction machine 1 are an example of the functions of the electric device referred to in the claims.

  In addition, for example, the determination unit 1512 determines whether the multi-function device 1 has a number of paper feed cassettes set, a post-processing mechanism that performs paper post-processing, or a scan capability of 600 dpi × 600 dpi. The device status information indicating the specifications of the multifunction device 1 at the time of the communication is acquired from the controller 11 via the function information acquisition unit 1511, and the script file is included in the setup content of the multifunction device 1 indicated by the device status information. It is determined whether or not the configuration of the display target parts included in the display screen indicated by is contradictory.

  Furthermore, the Script Interpreter 151 goes to Business Logic 152 for executing an HTML conversion process for displaying the display screen on the display unit 50 and an action associated with the display target part such as an operation button arranged in the display screen. The expansion process is performed. The Script Interpreter 151 passes the data subjected to the HTML conversion processing for display to the browser 16 via the API.

  The Business Logic 152 controls the action (the operation of the multifunction device 1) based on the information (information indicating the action associated with the display target part) that is expanded by the Script Interpreter 151 by the analysis of the Script file and passed from the Script Interpreter 151. To do. That is, when a display target part such as an operation button displayed on the display screen displayed on the display unit 50 by the browser 16 is operated by the user, the Business Logic 152 is based on the information passed from the Script Interpreter 151. The action associated with the operated display target part is analyzed, and the scanner transmission API is called to execute the analyzed scanner function, for example.

  The storage unit 12 includes an HDD or the like, and stores an operation control program for operating as the controller 11, a display screen analysis program including a program of the extended application 15, a program of the browser 16, and the like. The CPU that is the central control unit of the multi-function device 1 functions as the controller 11, the extended application 15, the browser 16, and the like by operating according to each program stored in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 also stores a Script file that is the registered display screen data.

  The browser 16 is a Web browser, and causes the display unit 50 to display the Script file (display screen data transmitted from the PC 31) that has been subjected to HTML conversion processing by the Script Interpreter 151. In the present embodiment, the browser 16 displays a display screen on the display unit 50 in accordance with the screen configuration indicated by the file after the HTML conversion process converted by the extended application 15, and during the display of the display screen, This is an interface that accepts an instruction input operation from the touch panel function of the display unit 50.

  Next, display screen generation by the panel creator unit 312 and output processing to the multifunction device 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing display screen generation and output processing to the multifunction device 1 by the panel creator unit 312. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 50, and FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen created by the generation process by the panel creator unit 312. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the customization acceptance screen.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the display unit 50 of the multifunction device 1 has the application unit (for example, a hard key) not shown on the operation panel pressed by the user when the power of the multifunction device 1 is turned on. Sometimes, the first display screen 51 is displayed on the display unit 50 under the control of the controller 11. For example, when the user presses the “easy scan” button 511 on the first display screen 51, the controller 11 activates the extended application 15. For example, the Business Logic 152 of the extended application 15 changes the display of the display unit 50 to the workflow selection screen 52 illustrated in FIG. In the workflow selection screen 52, when the user selects the “introduction letter” button 521 and presses the “details” button 522, the Business Logic 152 sets the workflow corresponding to the “introduction letter” button 521. The display of the display unit 50 is shifted to the detail setting screen 53. For example, the extended application 15 (Script Interpreter 151 or the like) has a plurality of display screen templates, button templates, and character string data as shown in FIG. 4B, and is customized by the user. In accordance with the number of keys to be displayed in the screen indicated by the script file, a screen or button is used by using data such as a screen template as shown in the detailed setting screen 53 shown in FIG. A character string is applied to and displayed.

  In the panel creator unit 312, for example, customization of each display target part such as a device button constituting the detailed setting screen 53 is received from the user and a display screen is generated.

  When performing the display screen generation process, for example, the user operates the operation unit (not shown) of the PC 31 to activate the panel creator unit 312. When the panel creator unit 312 is activated, the control unit 310 of the PC 31 displays a customization acceptance screen 54 as shown in FIG. 5 on the display (S1).

  A user operates an operation instruction input unit such as a mouse on the customization reception screen 54 to select a desired one from a plurality of operation buttons 541 to 555 and message displays 556 to 562 displayed as selectable display target parts. When a desired operation button or message display is selected and specified by pressing the operation button or message display, the parts designation receiving unit 3121 displays the selected operation button or message display on the display screen (that is, the multifunction device 1). As a display target part to be displayed on the display screen). Further, when the user drags and drops the mouse to drag the selected operation button or message display to a desired position in the default screen 570 displayed on the customization reception screen 54, the position The layout instruction accepting unit 3122 receives a layout instruction for arranging the selected operation button or the like (S2).

  Subsequently, the action setting unit 3123 performs an action corresponding to each display target part instructed to be specified and arranged by the user as described above (that is, reception of an execution instruction for each operation executed in the multifunction machine 1). Are set in association with each selected display target part (S3). For example, when the user designates a resolution “600 × 600 dpi” button 541, the action setting unit 3123 scans an original with a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi in the scanner unit during the scanning operation using the “600 × 600 dpi” button 541. Assign an action of inputting an execution instruction for the operation to be performed. Alternatively, when the “return” button 554 is designated, an instruction to change the display on the display unit 50 is assigned to the workflow selection screen 52 in FIG. In this way, corresponding actions are stored in advance in each display target part, and corresponding individual actions are assigned by the action setting unit 3123.

  In the processes of S2 and S3, the user designates and arranges the display target part buttons to be displayed in the default screen 570, clicks the confirmation button 58 in the customization reception screen 54 with a mouse or the like, The process is executed for each display target part until a designation and arrangement end instruction is input (S4).

  When the specification and arrangement of the display target part by the user is completed (YES in S4), the generation unit 3124 converts the display screen data into a script with the contents determined by the display target part specification, the layout instruction, and the action setting. The file is generated (S5). At this time, the panel simulator unit 313 reads the data of the Script file exported by the panel creator unit 312 and analyzes the content, and converts the data into HTML format data so that it can be displayed on the display of the PC 31. .

  Thereafter, the output unit 314 transmits the display screen data including the script file generated by the panel creator unit 312 to the multi function device 1 by a communication method via the LAN or the like (S6).

  Next, the display screen data registration process in the multifunction machine 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the registration process of the display screen data in the multifunction machine 1.

  The registration unit 153 of the multifunction device 1 determines whether the display screen data exported to the Script file has been transmitted from the PC 31 (S71). When the registration unit 153 receives the display screen data via a LAN or the like (YES in S71), the received display screen data is registered as display data on the display unit 50 and stored in the storage unit 12. (S72).

  Next, a display process in the display unit 50 of a display screen generated by the PC 31 and a process for receiving an operation execution instruction from the user in the multifunction machine 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a display process on the display unit 50 of the display screen generated by the PC 31 and a process for receiving an operation execution instruction from the user in the multifunction machine 1.

  For example, when the user inputs an instruction to shift the display screen to the next layer from the workflow selection screen 52 shown in FIG. 4B, the Script Interpreter 151 is the display screen data from the storage unit 12. The Script file is read (S12). Note that when there are a plurality of script files that are the display screen data in the storage unit 12, the script interpreter 151 reads a script file registered as a transition destination screen of the display screen displayed so far.

  Then, the Script Interpreter 151 determines whether or not the display target part included in the display screen indicated by the read Script file is compatible with the function of the MFP 1 by the function information acquisition unit 1511 and the determination unit 1512. (S13).

  If the determination unit 1512 determines that the display target part included in the display screen does not match the function of the multifunction device 1 (NO in S14), the process ends. That is, the display screen indicated by the script file registered by the registration unit 153 is not displayed on the display unit 50.

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 1512 determines that the display target part included in the display screen is compatible with the function of the multifunction device 1 (YES in S14), the Script Interpreter 151 displays the display screen on the display unit 50. An HTML conversion process for display and an expansion process to Business Logic 152 for executing an action associated with a display target part such as an operation button arranged in the display screen are performed (S15).

  Subsequently, the Business Logic 152 analyzes the data after the HTML conversion processing obtained from the Script Interpreter 151 so that it can be displayed on the display unit 50, and passes it to the browser 16 (S16).

  The browser 16 displays the display data received from the Business Logic 152 on the display unit 50 (S17). Thereby, the display screen (for example, the display screen 53 shown in FIG. 4C) generated by the panel creator unit 312 of the PC 31 is displayed on the display unit 50. In this respect, the Script Interpreter 151, the Business Logic 152, the browser 16, and the controller 11 function as a display control unit in the claims.

  During the display of the display screen by the browser 16, for example, one of the display buttons on the display screen 53 shown in FIG. 4C is pressed by an operation using the touch panel function by the user, and an operation execution instruction is issued from the user. When input (YES in S18), Business Logic 152 analyzes the action associated with the operated display button based on the information passed from Script Interpreter 151 (S19). For example, when the “600 × 600 dpi” button 541 on the display screen 53 is pressed by the user, the Business Logic 152 causes the functional operation corresponding to the “600 × 600 dpi” button 541 to be 600 × 600 dpi on the scanner unit during the scanning operation. Based on the information passed from the Script Interpreter 151, it is analyzed that the execution instruction for the operation of reading the document at the resolution is input.

  Subsequently, in order to execute the analyzed function, Business Logic 152 calls an API corresponding to the function and causes the controller 11 to execute the analyzed function (S20). For example, when the “600 × 600 dpi” button 541 is pressed by the user while the display screen 53 is being displayed, the Business Logic 152 causes the functional operation corresponding to the “600 × 600 dpi” button 531 to be performed on the scanner unit during the scanning operation. Based on the information passed from the Script Interpreter 151, it is analyzed that the execution instruction for the operation of reading the document at a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi is input, and the “scanner reads the document at a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi. “Input of execution instruction for operation” is accepted. Then, Business Logic 152 calls an API corresponding to “an operation that causes the scanner unit to read a document at a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi” in order to execute “an operation that causes the scanner unit to read a document at a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi”. .

  The controller 11 performs the instructed operation according to the API (S21). For example, the controller 11 executes “an operation that causes the scanner unit to read a document with a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi”. That is, the Business Logic 152 sets the controller 11 to read the document with a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi via the API.

  Next, a detailed description will be given of a first embodiment of suitability determination processing by the Script Interpreter 151 for display target parts included in the display screen. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of suitability determination processing by the Script Interpreter 151 for the display target parts included in the display screen.

  As described above, the user inputs an instruction to shift the display screen to the next layer from the workflow selection screen 52 shown in FIG. 4B, and the Script Interpreter 151 is registered as the transition destination screen of the display screen. The read Script file is read and analyzed (S31). At this time, the function information acquisition unit 1511 of the Script Interpreter 151 acquires function information indicating functions that can be executed by the MFP 1 from the controller 11.

  Subsequently, the determination unit 1512 compares the contents of the analyzed Script file with the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit 1511. That is, the determination unit 1512 determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the display screen indicated by the Script file matches the function indicated by the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit 1511 (S32). ). For example, the function information acquisition unit 1511 acquires the function information of the MFP 1 from the controller 11, and the determination unit 1512 arranges the MFP 1 on the display screen based on the acquired function information. It is determined whether or not it has a function of executing an action set for the displayed display target part.

  The determination unit 1512 does not have a function for the MFP 1 to execute an action set for the display target part arranged on the display screen. That is, the configuration of the display target part on the display screen is When it is determined that there is a contradiction in the function of the machine 1 (NO in S33), the notification control unit 1513 causes the non-conforming content (for example, if the designated multifunction machine 1 does not have a facsimile function, the provision For example, a “facsimile start button” that accepts an instruction to execute a facsimile function that has not been displayed is displayed on the display unit 50 via the Business Logic 152 and the browser 16, or is displayed on a speaker (not shown). Control such as notification by voice is performed (S34). In this respect, the Script Interpreter 151, the Business Logic 152, the browser 16, and the controller 11 function as a display control unit in the claims. This prompts the user to edit and change the display screen again.

  If the determination unit 1512 determines that the configuration of the display target part on the display screen is consistent with the function of the multifunction device 1 (YES in S33), the compatibility determination process is terminated.

  Next, a description will be given of a second embodiment of suitability determination processing by the Script Interpreter 151 for display target parts included in the display screen. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of compatibility determination processing by the Script Interpreter 151 for display target parts included in the display screen. Detailed description of the same processing as in the first embodiment is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, when the function information acquisition unit 1511 obtains the function information of the MFP 1 from the controller 11 when analyzing the Script file, the function information acquisition unit 1511 has the functions that can be executed by the MFP 1 described above. In addition to the function information shown, device status information indicating the specifications set up in the multi-function device 1 at this time is also acquired from the controller 11 as the function information (S51). For example, device status information indicating the specifications of the multi-function device 1 at the time of communication, such as how many stages of paper cassettes are set in the multi-function device 1 and a post-processing mechanism for performing paper post-processing is set. The function information acquisition unit 1511 acquires from the controller 11. The multifunction device 1 stores, for example, the device state information in the memory area of the controller 11, and the controller 11 outputs the device state information to the function information acquisition unit 1511.

  Then, the determination unit 1512 determines whether the configuration of the display target part included in the display screen indicated by the Script file is inconsistent with the function and the setup content of the MFP 1 indicated by the function information including the device status information. Judgment is made (S52).

  The determination unit 1512 does not have the function and setup contents for executing the action set for the display target part arranged on the display screen by the multifunction device 1, that is, the configuration of the display target part on the display screen is not provided. If it is determined that there is a contradiction in the function and setup contents of the multifunction machine 1 (NO in S53), the display of the display target part that contradicts the setup contents, etc. Control is performed such as displaying on the display unit 50 or notifying a speaker (not shown) by voice via the browser 16 (S54).

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the display screen generated by the panel creator unit 312 and the panel simulator unit 313 of the PC 31 is described as being displayed on the multifunction device 1. However, the generated display screen is displayed on the multifunction device 1. The display is not limited to the above display, and can be applied to display on other electric devices.

  The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. In the above embodiment, the configuration and processing of the embodiment of the present invention are shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, but the configuration and processing are merely examples of the embodiment of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the network structure which shows an example of the image form system to which one Embodiment of this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows a structure required for the production | generation process of a display screen, and a display process about PC and a multifunctional device. 5 is a flowchart showing display screen generation and output processing to the multifunction device 1 by a panel creator unit. (A) (b) is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on a display part, (c) is a figure which shows the example of the display screen produced by the production | generation process by a panel creator part. It is a figure which shows an example of a customization reception screen. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a registration process of the display screen data in a multifunction machine. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a display process on a display unit of a display screen generated by a PC and a process for receiving an operation execution instruction from a user in a multifunction peripheral. It is a flowchart which shows 1st Embodiment of the compatibility judgment process by Script Interpreter about the display object part contained in a display screen. It is a flowchart which shows 2nd Embodiment of the compatibility determination process by Script Interpreter about the display object part contained in a display screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunction machine 10 Image type system 11 Controller 12 Storage part 13 Platform 15 Extended application 151 Script Interpreter
1511 Function information acquisition unit 1512 Judgment unit 1513 Notification control unit 152 Business Logic
153 Registration unit 16 Browser 50 Display unit 31 PC
310 control unit 311 storage unit 312 panel creator unit 3121 part designation receiving unit 3122 layout instruction receiving unit 3123 action setting unit 3124 generating unit 313 panel simulator unit 314 output unit SV2 server computer

Claims (10)

A display screen analysis program for causing a computer built in an electrical device to function so as to analyze screen data of a display screen customized by a user,
A registration unit for registering screen data of the display screen customized by the user as display data to be displayed on the display unit of the electrical device;
An analysis unit for analyzing a display target part included in the customized display screen registered in the registration unit;
A function information acquisition unit that acquires function information indicating functions executable by the electrical device;
Display screen analysis program for causing a computer to function as a determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the function indicated by the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit .   The display screen analysis program according to claim 1, further causing the computer to function as a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a display screen on which the configuration of the display target part is determined by the determination unit to match the functional information.   The display according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit further causes the computer to function so as to acquire and register the screen data of the customized display screen from a personal computer connected to the electric device. Screen analysis program. The computer is further functioned as a notification control unit for notifying the non-conforming content when the determination unit determines that the configuration of the display target part does not conform to the function indicated by the functional information. 4. The display screen analysis program according to any one of 3. The function information acquisition unit further acquires device state information indicating the contents set up for the electric device as the function information,
The determination unit determines whether the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the setup content of the electric device indicated by the device state information acquired by the function information acquisition unit. like,
The display screen analysis program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further causing a computer to function. A display unit for displaying a display screen;
A registration unit that registers screen data of a display screen customized by a user as display data of the display unit;
An analysis unit for analyzing a display target part included in the customized display screen registered in the registration unit;
A function information acquisition unit that acquires function information indicating a function that can be executed by an electrical device to which the display control device is applied;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the function indicated by the function information acquired by the function information acquisition unit;
A display control apparatus comprising: a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a display screen on which the determination unit determines that the configuration of the display target part matches the function information.   The display control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the registration unit acquires and registers screen data of the customized display screen from a personal computer connected to the display control apparatus.   The information control unit according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising: a notification control unit configured to notify the non-conforming content when the configuration of the display target part is determined to be incompatible with the function indicated by the function information by the determining unit. The display control apparatus described. The function information acquisition unit further acquires device state information indicating the contents set up for the electric device as the function information,
The determination unit determines whether the configuration of the display target part included in the customized display screen matches the setup content of the electric device indicated by the device state information acquired by the function information acquisition unit. The display control apparatus according to claim 6. A display control device according to claim 6;
An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium.

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