JP2009302921A - Display control program, display control device, and image forming system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately display a display screen corresponding to each user, when the display unit displays a plurality of display screens in the display section. <P>SOLUTION: A display controller includes a registration unit 155, in which screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information are registered as display data for display on the display unit, and a determination unit 154, which determines display data including user identification information input by a user among the display data registered in the registration unit 155, based upon the user identification information. Script Interpreter 151, Business Logic 152, a browser 16, and a controller 11 are configured to make the display unit display the display data determined by the determination unit 154. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control program, a display control apparatus, and an image forming system, and more particularly to a technique for displaying a display screen customized in accordance with 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

  The image forming apparatus is often shared by a large number of users. However, when a plurality of display screens are displayed on the display unit in a transitional manner, the display screen corresponding to each user cannot be displayed on the display unit. For example, when the user wants to realize display control for freely displaying a display screen arranged by customizing operation buttons and the like as desired on the display unit, the data of various display screens can be changed by each user. Therefore, it is desired to improve the technology so that a desired display screen can be accurately selected and displayed for each user.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an object of the present invention is to display a display screen corresponding to each user on the display unit when displaying a plurality of display screens on the display unit. .

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a display control program for causing a computer incorporated in an electric device to function so as to display the screen data of the display screen on the display unit of the electric device,
A registration unit that registers screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information as display data to be displayed on the display unit;
Based on user identification information input by the user to the electrical device, a determination unit that determines display data including the user information from display data registered by the registration unit;
The computer is made to function so as to function as a display control unit for displaying the display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit.

The invention according to claim 3 is a display unit for displaying a display screen;
A registration unit that registers screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information as display data to be displayed on the display unit;
Based on user identification information input by the user to the electrical device, a determination unit that determines display data including the user information from display data registered by the registration unit;
It is a display control apparatus provided with the display control part which displays the display data discriminate | determined by the said discrimination | determination part on the said display part.

  According to these inventions, the determination unit determines display data associated with the user from the registered display data based on the user identification information input by the user, and displays the display data. Since a control part displays on a display part, when displaying a some display screen in a display part, the display screen according to each user can be correctly displayed on a display part.

The invention according to claim 2 is the display control program according to claim 1, further functioning as a display frequency calculation unit that calculates a display frequency on the display unit for each display data for each user. And
The determination unit is display data including the user information, and determines display data having a high display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit;
The display control unit causes the computer to function so as to display the display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit.

The invention according to claim 4 is the display control device according to claim 3, further comprising a display frequency calculation unit that calculates a display frequency on the display unit for each display data for each user. ,
The determination unit is display data including the user information, and determines display data with a high display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit,
The display control unit displays the display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit.

  According to these inventions, the discriminating unit discriminates display data including user identification information and frequently displayed, and the display control unit causes the display unit to display the discriminated display data. Therefore, even when a plurality of display screens including the same user identification information are registered, the display screen having the highest utility value for each user is determined and displayed, and the convenience for the user can be improved. .

The invention according to claim 5 is an image forming system having an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A parts designation receiving unit that accepts designation of display target parts to be displayed in the display screen from a user;
A layout instruction receiving unit that receives a layout instruction from the user for instructing the placement of the designated display target part in the display screen;
An action setting unit for associating and setting an action corresponding to the display target part for the specified display target part;
A user identification information setting unit for setting user identification information input by a user;
A generating unit that generates screen data of the display screen with the contents specified by the display target part designation, the layout instruction, the action setting, and the user information setting unit;
A transmission unit that transmits screen data of the display screen generated by the generation unit to the image forming apparatus,
The image forming apparatus includes:
A display unit for displaying the display screen;
A registration unit that registers screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information as display data to be displayed on the display unit;
Based on user identification information input by the user to the electrical device, a determination unit that determines display data including the user information from display data registered by the registration unit;
A display control unit for displaying the display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, for the screen data of the display screen generated by the information processing apparatus by the user and the screen data of the display screen acquired and registered from the information processing apparatus, the determination unit is configured by the user. Based on the input user identification information, display data including the user identification information is determined from the registered display data, and the display control unit displays on the display unit. When a plurality of display screens generated by the above are displayed according to each user, the display screen corresponding to each user can be accurately displayed on the display unit.

The invention according to claim 6 is the image forming system according to claim 5, wherein the image forming apparatus includes:
A display frequency calculating unit that calculates a display frequency on the display unit for each display data for each user;
The determination unit is display data including the user information, and determines display data with a high display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit,
The display control unit displays the display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, for the screen data of the display screen generated by the information processing apparatus by the user and the screen data of the display screen acquired and registered from the information processing apparatus, the determination unit includes the user identification information Display data having a high display frequency is determined, and the display control unit displays the determined display data on the display unit, so that it is generated by the same user and has the same user identification information. Even when a plurality of display screens are registered, the display screen having the highest utility value for each user is determined and displayed, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when displaying a some display screen in a display part, the display screen according to each user can be correctly displayed on a display part.

  Hereinafter, a display control program, a display control apparatus, and an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 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 screen data from the server computer SV2 or the PCs 31 to 34 that can generate the display screen data and displays the screen data on the display unit 50 in order to display the display screen on the display unit 50. The generation processing of the display screen data by the image forming system 10 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 screen data of a display screen displayed on the display unit 50 of the multifunction device 1 on the PC 31 using, for example, XML (Extensible Markup Language) format data. 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 user identification information setting unit 3125 associates and sets the user identification information input by the user from the operation unit or the like of the PC 31 with respect to the display screens generated by the part designation receiving unit 3121, the layout instruction receiving unit 3122, and the action setting unit 3123. .

  The generation unit 3124 is configured to specify the display target part in the part specification receiving unit 3121, the layout instruction in the layout instruction receiving unit 3122, the content determined by the action setting in the action setting unit 3123, and a user identification information setting unit. A process of generating a display screen with the user identification information set in 3125 is performed. That is, the user can specify the part to be displayed in the part designation receiving unit 3121, the layout instruction in the layout instruction receiving unit 3122, the action setting in the action setting unit 3123, and the setting in the user identification information setting unit 3125. When the user identification information is input, the display screen to be displayed on the display unit 50 of the multifunction machine 1 can be customized and created as desired by the display screen generation processing by the generation unit 3124. 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 Programming Interface) and an extended application 15 operate. The platform 13 is also responsible for relaying between the controller 11 and the API.

  The API is an interface for executing 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, a user authentication unit 153, a determination unit 154, a registration unit 155, and a display frequency calculation unit 156.

  The Script Interpreter 151 reads the Script file that is the display screen data registered by the registration unit 155 and analyzes the content. The Script Interpreter 151 includes an HTML conversion process for displaying the display screen on the display unit 50 for the Script file that is the display screen data, and an action associated with a display target part such as an operation button arranged in the display screen. To the Business Logic 152 for executing the process. 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 registration unit 155 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 on the display unit 50, and registers or stores the data. Store in the unit 12. The registration unit 155 registers a plurality of display screen data of the script file as the display data. In this embodiment, a script file in XML format 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 determination unit 154 displays the display data including the user identification information based on the user identification information input by the user from an operation unit (not shown) of the multifunction device 1 and the display data registered by the registration unit 155. Determine from The display data determined by the determination unit 154 is displayed on the display unit 50 by the Script Interpreter 151, the Business Logic 152, the browser 16, and the controller 11.

  The display frequency calculation unit 156 displays the display frequency on the display unit 50 of the screen data of the display screen (a display screen made of a Script file and customized by the user) acquired and registered by the registration unit 155, as user identification information. For each user based on the above.

  The storage unit 12 includes an HDD or the like, and stores an operation control program for operating as the controller 11, a display control 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.

  Further, the user identification information setting unit 3125 sets the user identification information input by the user from the operation unit of the PC 31 in association with the display screen generated in S1 to S3 (S4).

  In the processes of S1 to S4, the user designates and arranges 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 (S5).

  When the designation and arrangement of the display target part by the user is completed (YES in S5), the generation unit 3124 has contents determined by the display target part designation, the layout instruction, the action setting, and the user identification information setting. The display screen data is generated as Script file data (S6). At this time, the panel simulator unit 313 reads the Script file data exported by the panel creator unit 312, 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, which is the script file generated by the panel creator unit 312 and includes the user identification information, to the multi function device 1 by a communication method via the LAN or the like ( S7).

  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 display screen data including the user identification information exported to the Script file has been transmitted from the PC 31 (S11). Here, when the registration unit 153 receives the display screen data via a LAN or the like (YES in S11), the received display screen data is registered as display data on the display unit 50 and stored in the storage unit 12. (S12).

  Next, a description will be given of a first embodiment of a display control process in 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 by the image forming system 10. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of the display control process in the display unit 50 of the display screen generated by the PC 31 and the process of receiving an operation execution instruction from the user by the image forming system 10.

  The controller 11 determines whether or not user identification information has been input by a user through an operation of an operation unit (not shown), such as when the multifunction device 1 is powered on (S21).

  User identification information is input from the user (YES in S21), and the controller 11 is permitted to change the operation of the multifunction device 1 because the input user identification information matches the registered user identification information. If the user can be authenticated (YES in S22), after the controller 11 displays the first screen 51 on the display unit 50, the Business Logic 152 selects, for example, a workflow on the display unit 50 based on an instruction from the user. The screen 52 is displayed (S23).

  Then, when the Business Logic 152 displays the workflow selection screen 52 on the display unit 50 (S23), the user presses the “introduction letter” button 521 or the like, for example, and receives a screen transition instruction to the next hierarchy. When it is determined (YES in S24), the determination unit 154 displays display screen data including the user identification information of the user authenticated in S22 as the display screen after the transition for the display screen that has been displayed on the display unit 50 until then. Then, it is determined from the display screen data registered by the registration unit 155 (S26).

  The Script Interpreter 151 reads out the determined script file of the display screen from the storage unit 12 or the like (S27), analyzes the Script file, and displays an HTML conversion process for displaying the display screen on the display unit 50. 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 screen is performed (S28). The Business Logic 152 performs processing for enabling display on the display unit 50 on the data after the HTML conversion processing obtained from the Script Interpreter 151 to obtain display data (S29). The browser 16 displays the display data on the display unit 50 (S30).

  As a result, the display unit 50 is a display screen generated by the panel creator unit 312 of the PC 31 (for example, the detailed setting screen 53 shown in FIG. 4C), and the multifunction device 1 is used at that time. A display screen associated with the user is displayed. 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.

  While the display screen is displayed by the browser 16, for example, any display button on the detailed setting 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. Is input (YES in S31), the Business Logic 152 analyzes the action associated with the operated display button based on the information passed from the Script Interpreter 151 (S32). For example, when the “600 × 600 dpi” button 541 on the detailed setting 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 performed by the scanner unit at 600 × 600 dpi. It is analyzed based on the information passed from the Script Interpreter 151 that it is an input of an execution instruction for an operation for reading a document at a resolution of.

  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 (S33). For example, when the “600 × 600 dpi” button 541 is pressed by the user while the detailed setting screen 53 is being displayed, the Business Logic 152 causes the functional operation corresponding to the “600 × 600 dpi” button 531 to be performed during the scanning operation. Is input based on the information passed from the Script Interpreter 151, and the “the scanner unit reads the document at a resolution of 600 × 600 dpi”. “Input of execution instruction for operation to be performed” 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 (S34). For example, the controller 11 performs an operation of causing 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.

  Thus, when display screens in which a plurality of users customize operation buttons and the like as desired are registered in the multifunction device 1, the display screens desired by each user associated with each user are accurately displayed. And is displayed on the display unit 50.

  Next, a second embodiment of the display control process on the display unit 50 of the display screen generated by the PC 31 and the process of receiving an operation execution instruction from the user by the image forming system 10 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of the display control process in the display unit 50 of the display screen generated by the PC 31 and the process of receiving an operation execution instruction from the user by the image forming system 10. Note that the description of the same processing as in the first embodiment is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, when the determination unit 154 determines display screen data associated with the user identification information (S56), the display frequency calculation unit 156 counts the number of display times for the specified display screen. The number of times of display within a predetermined period (for example, one week) is calculated and recorded as the display frequency (S57). The calculated calculation frequency is stored in the display frequency calculation unit 156.

  Thereafter, the determination unit 154 determines a display screen which is a script file and is customized by the authenticated user and which has the highest display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit 156 (S58). ). Then, the script file of the determined display screen is read from the storage unit 12 or the like by the Script Interpreter 151 (S59), and the processing after S60 is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  Thereby, even when one user registers a plurality of display screens in the multifunction machine 1 using the same user identification information as the display screen after the transition, the display screen associated with the user is displayed. Among them, the display screen that is most likely to be used by the user at this time is accurately selected and displayed on the display unit 50.

  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 FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, but the configuration and processing are merely examples of the embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 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. It is a flowchart which shows the display screen production | generation by a panel creator part, and the output process to a multifunction machine. (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. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a display control process in a display unit of a display screen generated by the PC and a process of receiving an operation execution instruction from a user by the image forming system. It is a flowchart which shows 2nd Embodiment of the display control process in the display part of the display screen produced | generated by said PC by the image forming system, and the reception process of the operation execution instruction from a user.

Explanation of symbols

1 MFP 10 Image Forming System 11 Controller 13 Platform 15 Extended Application 151 Script Interpreter
152 Business Logic
153 User authentication unit 154 Discrimination unit 155 Registration unit 156 Display frequency calculation unit 16 Browser 50 Display units 31 to 34 PC
310 control unit 311 storage unit 312 panel creator unit 3121 parts designation receiving unit 3122 layout instruction receiving unit 3123 action setting unit 3124 generating unit 3125 user identification information setting unit 313 panel simulator unit 314 output unit SV2 server computer

Claims (6)

A display control program for causing a computer incorporated in the electric device to function so as to display the screen data of the display screen on the display unit of the electric device,
A registration unit that registers screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information as display data to be displayed on the display unit;
Based on user identification information input by the user to the electrical device, a determination unit that determines display data including the user information from display data registered by the registration unit;
A display control program for causing a computer to function so as to function as a display control unit for displaying display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit. It further functions as a display frequency calculation unit that calculates the display frequency on the display unit for each display data for each user,
The determination unit is display data including the user information, and determines display data having a high display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit;
The display control program according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the computer to function so as to display the display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit. A display unit for displaying a display screen;
A registration unit that registers screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information as display data to be displayed on the display unit;
Based on user identification information input by the user to the electrical device, a determination unit that determines display data including the user information from display data registered by the registration unit;
A display control apparatus comprising: a display control unit that causes the display unit to display display data determined by the determination unit. A display frequency calculating unit that calculates a display frequency on the display unit for each display data for each user;
The determination unit is display data including the user information, and determines display data with a high display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit,
The display control device according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display display data determined by the determination unit. An image forming system having an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A parts designation receiving unit that accepts designation of display target parts to be displayed in the display screen from a user;
A layout instruction receiving unit that receives a layout instruction from the user for instructing the placement of the designated display target part in the display screen;
An action setting unit for associating and setting an action corresponding to the display target part for the specified display target part;
A user identification information setting unit for setting user identification information input by a user;
A generating unit that generates screen data of the display screen with the contents specified by the display target part designation, the layout instruction, the action setting, and the user information setting unit;
A transmission unit that transmits screen data of the display screen generated by the generation unit to the image forming apparatus,
The image forming apparatus includes:
A display unit for displaying the display screen;
A registration unit that registers screen data of the plurality of display screens including user identification information as display data to be displayed on the display unit;
Based on user identification information input by the user to the electrical device, a determination unit that determines display data including the user information from display data registered by the registration unit;
An image forming system comprising: a display control unit configured to display display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit. The image forming apparatus includes:
A display frequency calculating unit that calculates a display frequency on the display unit for each display data for each user;
The determination unit is display data including the user information, and determines display data with a high display frequency calculated by the display frequency calculation unit,
The image forming system according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit displays display data determined by the determination unit on the display unit.

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