JP2010166336A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor capable of improving operability and recognizability upon confirming information of a plurality of jobs when the information of the jobs about processing of image data are displayed on a picture and a plurality of elements divided into groups included in the information of the jobs are displayed striding over a plurality of pictures. <P>SOLUTION: When displaying setting of the plurality of jobs about the processing of the image data in display areas 53a to 53e allocated for each job of a history picture 50 (50a and 50b), it is determined whether all of a plurality of modes (mode A to mode J) included in the job setting can be displayed in the display area of the first history picture 50a. When they can not be displayed, all of modes (mode G to mode J) belonging to the same groups as those of modes (mode I to mode J) that can not be displayed in the first history picture 50a are displayed on the next history picture 50b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus that executes a job related to image data processing, and more particularly, to an image processing apparatus that displays job information on a screen.

  Some image processing apparatuses that execute jobs relating to image data processing such as copying, printing, and facsimile display various information related to jobs on a screen so that the user can check them. Examples of such screens include a pre-execution job setting confirmation screen, an executed job history screen, and a transmission / reception history screen on which image data transmission jobs and reception job histories are displayed.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151820 discloses a technique that allows a user to confirm a setting by displaying a plurality of modes (original image quality, color mode, magnification, etc.) in a job before execution (during setting) on a setting confirmation screen. . In addition, when there are a large number of modes to be displayed and not all of them can be displayed on one screen, it is generally performed to display the screen by transitioning (across multiple screens). Yes. A scroll confirmation button is displayed on the setting confirmation screen in Patent Document 1, and it can be read that the configuration corresponds to such a transition of the screen.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 discloses a technique that allows a user to confirm a setting by displaying a plurality of modes (magnification, density, single-sided / double-sided, etc.) in an executed job on a job history screen. In the case of a history screen, a plurality of executed jobs are generally displayed in a list in order of execution. The history screen in Patent Document 2 is also displayed in such a list format, and settings (a plurality of modes) of each job are displayed in a display area assigned to each job.

  Similarly, the transmission / reception history screen displays a list of transmission jobs and reception jobs arranged in order of execution, etc., and information on each job (transmission destination / transmission source, start time, execution time, execution result, etc.) can be assigned to each job. It is generally performed to display in the display area.

  When displaying information of a plurality of jobs in one screen, such as the above history screen and transmission / reception history screen, the size (area) of the display area allocated to one job is reduced. It is likely that all elements (modes) cannot be displayed in the display area. For this reason, there is a case where display is performed by screen transition (across multiple screens) as in the setting confirmation screen.

  FIG. 11 shows a transition example on the job history screen 200 (200a, 200b). In the history screen 200, the settings (setting contents) of each job are arranged and displayed in order from the newest job with the execution date and time from the top to the bottom of the job history table 201 provided in the screen. In the job history table 201, a horizontally long display area (201a, 201b, 201c, 201d, 201e) is assigned to each job, and job settings are displayed in this display area. Specifically, a plurality of modes indicating job settings are displayed in a left-justified horizontal line in the display area. The types of modes are simply indicated by “A” to “P” in the drawing.

  In this history screen, for jobs in which all modes cannot be displayed in the display area due to the large number of modes, the modes that cannot be displayed are displayed on the next history screen 200b that has transitioned from the first history screen 200a. . For example, although the first job 202 is to be displayed in modes A to J, the display area 201a in the history screen 200a (job history table 201) can only display from mode A to mode H. In such a case, the remaining mode I and mode J are displayed in the display area 201a of the first job in the next history screen 200b.

JP 2005-31500 A JP-A-10-271248

  As described above, the job setting confirmation screen and the history screen display a plurality of modes indicating the settings of the job before or after execution. This mode may be divided into predetermined groups. For example, in a job in which a document is read by a scanner unit and image data is transmitted to an external terminal, a group to which a mode indicating the attributes (size, monochrome / color, image quality, resolution, single-sided / double-sided), etc. of the document handled by the job belongs There are cases where the document is classified into a plurality of groups, such as a (document setting group) and a group (destination setting group) to which a mode indicating information on a transmission destination such as a host name, a user name, and a password belongs.

  In such a case, since the modes of the same group are related, it is desirable that they are displayed on the same screen and can be confirmed at a time. If the mode of the same group is displayed across multiple screens, the screen must be transitioned and checked, which makes the operation complicated and makes it difficult to recognize the settings in the relevant mode It is.

  For example, in the first job 202 described with reference to FIG. 11, when the modes G to J are in the same group, if these modes are displayed across two screens as shown in the figure, the group is displayed. The screen must be changed to confirm the setting contents in each mode. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated and it becomes difficult to recognize the setting contents by the mode of the group (relevant mode).

  In addition, the transmission / reception history screen includes (1) the name of the transmission destination or the transmission source, (2) the telephone number or e-mail address, (3) the start time of the job, and (4) the job A plurality of modes such as execution time and (5) execution result (normal / abnormal) are displayed. In this case, for example, it is possible to divide into groups (1) and (2) and groups (3) to (5). In a broadcast transmission job, when a plurality of pieces of transmission destination information (names and e-mail addresses) that have performed a broadcast transmission are displayed, the plurality of pieces of transmission destination information can be made into one group.

  Also in this transmission / reception history screen, not all elements (modes) can be displayed in the display area assigned to each job in one screen, so when the display is performed by screen transition (across multiple screens) Again, for reasons of operability and recognizability, it is desirable that the elements of the same group can be displayed on the same screen and confirmed at a time.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problem, and information on a plurality of jobs related to image data processing is displayed on the screen and a plurality of groups divided into groups included in the job information. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of improving the operability and the recognizability when confirming the information of the job when the elements are displayed across a plurality of screens.

  The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.

[1] An image processing apparatus that displays a plurality of elements divided into groups included in job information related to image data processing in a display area assigned to each job on the screen for a plurality of jobs,
A display unit on which the screen is displayed;
An operation unit that receives a transition operation of the screen displayed on the display unit;
A control unit,
The control unit determines whether or not all of the plurality of elements can be displayed in the display area of the first screen displayed on the display unit, and accepts the transition operation for a job that cannot be displayed. An image processing apparatus, wherein control is performed to display all elements belonging to the same group as elements that cannot be displayed in the display area of the first screen on the second screen that transitions from the first screen.

  In the above invention, when displaying information on a plurality of jobs related to image data processing in a display area assigned to each job on the screen, a plurality of elements included in the job information are displayed in the display area on the first screen. It is determined whether all can be displayed. If it cannot be displayed, all elements belonging to the same group as the elements that cannot be displayed on the first screen are displayed on the second screen that has transitioned from the first screen.

  Since those elements can be confirmed at a time on the second screen, the user does not need to change the screen when confirming a series of information based on those elements, and those elements displayed on the same screen. Therefore, a series of information can be easily recognized. As a result, the operability and the recognizability when checking job information are improved.

[2] The control unit further controls to display a part of the elements belonging to the same group displayed on the second screen in the display area of the first screen, with respect to the job that cannot be displayed. The image processing apparatus according to [1], wherein:

  In the above invention, the display area of the first screen can be effectively used by displaying more elements in the display area of the first screen.

[3] The control unit further extracts an element belonging to the same group from the plurality of elements related to a job other than the job that cannot be displayed among the plurality of jobs displayed on the first screen. The image processing apparatus according to [1] or [2], wherein display control is performed on the second screen.

  In the above invention, for a job in which a part of the plurality of elements cannot be displayed on the first screen, all elements of the group to which the part belongs (referred to as “transition display group”) are displayed on the second screen. All the elements belonging to the transition display group are also displayed for other jobs for which all the plurality of elements can be displayed on the first screen. As a result, the elements of the transition display group can be confirmed on the second screen for other jobs, so there is no need to transition the screen even when the elements of the transition display group are compared between jobs. , Improved operability and recognition.

[4] The information includes history information relating to the history of the job,
The image processing apparatus according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the screen includes a history screen on which the history of the job is displayed.

  In the above invention, the operability and the recognizability when confirming the history information displayed on the job history screen are improved.

  According to the image processing apparatus of the present invention, information on a plurality of jobs is displayed on the first screen at the same time, and the information is displayed across the first screen and the second screen without being displayed on the first screen. When there is, all the elements of the group to which the elements that could not be displayed on the first screen belong are displayed together on the second screen. Thereby, all elements of the group can be confirmed only on the second screen, and operability and recognizability when confirming job information can be improved. Therefore, the convenience of the user when checking job information is improved.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a multifunction machine as an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of modes and group types in various jobs set by the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a job history table in which various data for displaying the job history shown in FIG. 2 is stored. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a history screen on which a job history shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of modes and group types in a Scan to SMB job in which a plurality of destinations are set in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a history screen on which the job history shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. 5 is a flowchart showing a history screen display operation performed by the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the log | history screen which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the log | history screen which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the log | history screen which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the conventional log | history screen.

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

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a multi function peripheral (MFP) 10 having a function as an image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The multi-function device 10 scans a document optically to acquire image data, stores the image data or transmits the image data to an external terminal, etc., reads the document, and based on the image data obtained by the reading A copy function that prints and outputs a duplicate image of a document on recording paper, a printer function that prints and outputs an image obtained by rasterizing print data received from an external terminal, a facsimile function, an e-mail function ( E-mail transmission / reception function).

  The scan function is a Scan to SMB (Server Message Block) function for transferring and storing image data obtained by reading a document to an external terminal, and a Scan to for transferring and storing the image data to an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server. It includes an FTP function, a Scan to E-mail function for transmitting the image data attached to an e-mail, and the like. The facsimile function includes an Internet facsimile function for transmitting / receiving image data obtained by reading a document via a public line, as well as an Internet facsimile function for transmitting / receiving the image data via an Internet attached to an e-mail.

  The multifunction machine 10 also has a function of accepting job settings related to image data processing and displaying job information on a screen. Jobs related to image data processing are scan jobs (Scan to *** jobs), copy jobs, print jobs, facsimile jobs, and the like. Job information is displayed on the settings confirmation screen that displays the settings of the job before execution (during setting), the history screen that displays the settings of jobs that have been executed, and the image data transmission job and reception job This is a transmission / reception history screen on which a history is displayed. In these screens, when there is a large amount of information and not all information can be displayed in one screen, display by screen transition is performed.

  The multifunction machine 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as a control unit that performs overall control of the operation of the multifunction machine 10, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 14, and the like via a bus 12. The nonvolatile memory 15, the operation display unit 16, the authentication unit 17, the facsimile communication unit 18, the network communication unit 19, the scanner unit 20, the image processing unit 21, and the printer unit 22 are connected. The

  The CPU 11 controls the operation of the multifunction machine 10 based on a program stored in the ROM 13. The RAM 14 is used as a work memory for temporarily storing various data when the CPU 11 executes a program, and is also used for an image memory for temporarily storing image data. The non-volatile memory 15 is a memory that retains memory even when the power is turned off, and includes device-specific information, various setting information, user authentication information, display data for various screens displayed on the operation display unit 16, jobs A history table 30 and the like are stored.

  The operation display unit 16 functions as a display unit that displays various screens such as an operation screen, a guidance screen, a setting screen, a setting confirmation screen, a history screen, and a transmission / reception history screen, and an operation unit that receives various operations from the user. Fulfills the functions of Here, the operation display unit 16 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) having a display function, a touch panel that is formed on the surface of the liquid crystal display and detects a pressed coordinate position, a numeric keypad, a start button, and various operation switches. Etc.

  The authentication unit 17 has a function of acquiring authentication data and authenticating a user based on pre-registered authentication information. For this user authentication, for example, a card authentication technique that performs authentication of a person by reading authentication data stored in an IC (Integrated Circuit) card or ID (Identification) card and collating it with previously registered authentication information. Alternatively, various general-purpose authentication technologies such as biometric authentication technology that reads biometric information such as fingerprints and finger veins as authentication data and compares them with pre-registered authentication information to perform personal authentication are used alone or in combination. It is done.

  The facsimile communication unit 18 has a function of communicating with an external device having a facsimile function through a public line. The network communication unit 19 performs a function of communicating with a terminal such as a personal computer or a server through a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Communication by the network communication unit 19 includes transfer of image data by a scan function (Scan to XXX function) and transmission / reception of an electronic mail by an Internet facsimile function.

  The scanner unit 20 performs a function of optically reading a document and acquiring image data. The scanner unit 20 includes, for example, a light source that irradiates light on a document, an image sensor that receives reflected light from the document and reads the document for one line in the width direction, and a reading position in units of lines by the image sensor. A scanning mechanism that moves in the vertical direction, and an optical path including a lens and a mirror that guides reflected light from the document to the image sensor to form an image. The image processing unit 21 functions to perform various types of image processing such as image correction, rotation, enlargement / reduction, compression / expansion on image data.

  The printer unit 22 functions to print and output an image corresponding to the input image data on a sheet. For example, it is equipped with a paper transport device, photosensitive drum, charging device, laser unit, developing device, transfer separation device, cleaning device, fixing device, etc., and forms an image on the paper by an electrophotographic process Configured as a laser printer.

  The CPU 11 executes a program to read screen display data from the non-volatile memory 15 and display various screens on the operation display unit 16, and a function to accept job settings using the setting screen displayed on the operation display unit 16. A function for displaying the setting of the job being set on the setting confirmation screen, a function for generating and executing the job upon accepting an execution operation (confirmation operation) for the job for which the setting has been accepted, and setting of the executed job And a function for reading the data (table information) stored in the job history table 30 and displaying the settings of the executed job on the history screen as history information. .

  There are multiple types of setting screens for each job type, such as scan job setting screens, copy job setting screens, and facsimile job setting screens. Can be switched to. The setting screen displays a plurality of types of mode setting buttons prepared in advance according to the type of job, a setting information input unit, and the like. The setting of the job on the setting screen is performed by receiving from the user a selection / setting operation by a mode setting button displayed on the screen and an input operation of setting information through the setting information input unit. The setting information input by the user includes destination information in a Scan to SMB job or a Scan to E-mail job.

  “Mode” means individual processing conditions (setting values, parameter values, etc.) that define the processing contents of a job. The processing content of one job is determined by a number of modes. For example, in the case of the above-described Scan to SMB job, the job contents are combined by a combination of modes such as a mode indicating the type of the job, a mode indicating the document size, a mode indicating the resolution, and a mode indicating the destination (destination information). (Setting contents) are defined. The modes are divided into predetermined groups in advance (see FIG. 2).

  The setting confirmation screen is displayed in response to a display operation by the user. On the setting confirmation screen, a plurality of modes in the job being set whose settings have been received on the setting screen are displayed as setting contents.

  The history screen is displayed in response to a display operation by the user. On the history screen, history information of executed jobs is displayed (see FIG. 4). Specifically, each mode that is set by the user and that defines the processing content of the job executed by the multifunction machine 10 is displayed as history information of the job. Here, the mode set by the user is indispensable history information to be stored and displayed. The number of displayed modes varies depending on the setting contents of the job, and differs for each job.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of modes and group types in various jobs. In detail, there are multiple modes for Scan to SMB job (JOB No.1), Scan to E-mail job (JOB No.2), and copy job (JOB No.3 / JOB No.4). It is an example of the group to which it belongs.

  The modes that define the processing contents of the Scan to SMB job and the Scan to E-mail job are classified into a transmission type group, a document setting group, a destination setting group, and the like.

  The transmission type group is a group to which a mode indicating the type of transmission belongs. The document setting group is a group to which a mode indicating document attributes (size, type, monochrome / color, image quality, resolution, single-sided / double-sided) and the like handled by the job belongs. The destination setting group is a group to which a mode indicating information regarding a transmission destination belongs. For example, in the Scan to SMB job, modes belonging to the destination setting group include a mode indicating a host name, a mode indicating a user name, a mode indicating a password, and a mode indicating a group (such as a department to which the user belongs). In the Scan to E-mail job, the e-mail address belongs to the destination setting group.

  A Scan to SMB job and a Scan to E-mail job can set a plurality of destinations. When the user inputs a plurality of destinations (destination information), each destination information (host name, user name, etc.) is set as a mode belonging to the destination setting group.

  Modes that define the processing contents of copy jobs are classified into basic setting groups, document setting groups, and the like. The basic setting group is a group to which a mode that defines basic processing conditions for copying belongs. For example, a mode indicating the number of copies belongs.

  In FIG. 2, various modes are shown corresponding to “mode A” to “mode P”.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the job history table 30. The job history table 30 is a table that stores various data for displaying a history of jobs set by the user and executed by the multifunction machine 10. In the job history table 30, execution date / time data 31, a plurality of mode data 32 relating to settings (setting contents), and user name data 34 are associated with each other and stored in units of jobs.

  The execution date / time data 31 is date / time data (year / month / day / hour / minute) acquired from the clock unit (not shown) by the CPU 11 when the job is executed. The mode data 32 is data indicating a mode (processing condition) set by the user at the time of job submission among the modes defining the job processing content.

  In the job history table 30, the identification information (group code 33) of the group to which the mode indicated by the mode data 32 belongs is registered in association with each mode data 32. For example, for all modes, a relationship table in which the mode and the group code 33 of the group to which the mode belongs is associated and registered in advance is created and stored in the nonvolatile memory 15, and the CPU 11 stores the mode data 32 in the job history table. At the time of registration in the group 30, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a group code 33 corresponding to the mode data 32 is acquired with reference to this relationship table.

  In the job history table 30 of this example, the mode data 32 corresponding to “mode A” to “mode P” illustrated in FIG. 2 is indicated by “A” to “P” in which the letters “mode” are omitted. . The group code 33 indicates the basic setting group as “Gp1”, the transmission type group as “Gp2”, the document setting group as “Gp3”, and the destination setting group as “Gp4”.

  The user name data 34 is data (user identification information) indicating the name of the user who has set the job by performing user authentication by the authentication unit 17. For example, the user name registered in association with the user authentication information It is. A user who has performed user authentication may be referred to as an “authenticated user” below.

  Next, a history screen display operation by the multifunction machine 10 will be described.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the history screen 50 (50a, 50b) displayed on the operation display unit 16 of the multifunction machine 10. The history screen 50 is displayed using data stored in the job history table 30 shown in FIG.

  In the history screen 50, a screen name 51 is displayed in the upper center of the screen. For example, when the authenticated user is Mr. X, the screen name 51 is displayed as “Ms. X's execution job history table” as shown in the figure. In the lower right part of the screen, a return button 52 for accepting an operation for returning the screen displayed on the operation display unit 16 from the history screen to the normal screen (default screen) is displayed. A job history table 53 is displayed at the center of the screen.

  The job history table 53 displays the execution job settings (setting contents) arranged in order from the newest job with the execution date and time from top to bottom. The job history table 53 of this example can display a maximum of five jobs (No. 1 to No. 5), and five displays assigned to each job to display a list of job histories (settings). Regions 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d, and 53e are provided. The display areas 53a to 53e are horizontally long rectangular areas obtained by equally dividing the entire area (table area) of the job history table 53 in the height direction by the maximum number of jobs that can be displayed (5 in this example).

  The CPU 11 determines the order of jobs displayed in the display areas 53a to 53e of the job history table 53 based on the execution date / time data 31 stored in the job history table 30 (see FIG. 3). A plurality of mode data 32 of each job is read from the job history table 30 in this order, and the mode data 32 is used to display a plurality of modes indicating job settings in the corresponding display areas 53a to 53e. In addition, a plurality of modes are displayed in a horizontal line in a left-justified manner within the display area. The order of the modes is determined based on a predetermined rule (priority order). In the case of this example, it is arranged for each group in order from the group with the highest priority, and in order from the mode with the highest priority within the same group.

The priority of the groups is that the basic setting group is the first and the document setting group is the second in the copy job. In the Scan to SMB job and the Scan to E-mail job, the transmission type group is No. 1, the document setting group is No. 2, and the destination setting group is No. 3. Scan
To SMB job destination setting group, the priority order of the four modes related to one destination is as follows: host name is first, user name is second, password is third, group (user affiliation, etc.) Is number 4.

  In this example, each mode data 32 is stored in advance in the job history table 30 in accordance with the above rules (priority order), and the modes are displayed in the order in which each mode data 32 is read from the job history table 30. I have to.

  When such a display is performed, a job having a large number of modes may not be able to display all modes in the display area. In this example, the Scan to SMB job 55 displayed in the first (No. 1) corresponds.

  In the Scan to SMB job 55, the modes A to J are arranged based on the above priority order. Specifically, in order of mode A of the transmission type group GP2, mode B of the document setting group GP3, mode C, mode D, mode E, mode F, mode G of the destination setting group GP4, mode H, mode I, and mode J. Are lined up. In the modes A to J, the length L1 in the arrangement direction is longer than the length S1 in the horizontal direction of the display area 53a, and display in all modes is impossible.

  Here, the display area 53a can display modes A to H, and the CPU 11 displays the modes A to H in the display area 53a. Mode G to mode J belong to the destination setting group GP4 (same group), but the mode up to the mode H in the middle is displayed and the rest is not displayed.

  When such an overflow occurs, the CPU 11 displays a right arrow button 56a for accepting a transition operation to the next screen in the upper right part of the history screen 50 (50a), and halfway on the first history screen (50a). It operates so as to display the mode of the group that can only be displayed on the next history screen (50b). A group that is displayed by this screen transition is called a “transition display group”. When the right arrow button 56a is pressed, the CPU 11 displays a history screen 50b following the history screen 50a on the operation display unit 16.

  Then, since the mode belonging to the transition display group, in this example, the transition display group is the destination setting group GP4, the group code 33 (mode G to mode J belonging to that group is stored in the job history table 30. Based on “Gp4” in FIG. 3, all the modes are displayed in the display area 53a in the job history table 53 of the history screen 50b. That is, all modes (mode G to mode J in this example) belonging to the same group as the modes (mode I and mode J in this example) that cannot be displayed in the display area 53a of the history screen 50a are displayed on the history screen 50b.

  Further, the CPU 11 displays a left arrow button 56b for accepting a transition operation to the previous screen in the upper right part of the history screen 50b. When the left arrow button 56b is pressed, the CPU 11 displays the original history screen 50a on the operation display unit 16.

FIG. 5 shows an example when a plurality of destinations are set in the Scan to SMB job (JOB No. 1). In this example, three destinations are set, the first destination is composed of mode G1, mode H1, mode I1, and mode J1, and the second destination is composed of mode G2, mode H2, mode I2, and mode J2. The third destination is configured by mode G3, mode H3, mode I3, and mode J3. All modes (mode G1 to mode J3) of these three destinations belong to the destination setting group. The modes other than the destination (mode A to mode F) are the scans shown in FIG.
to Same as SMB job (JOB No.1).

  In this Scan to SMB job, although not shown, each mode data 32 (G1 to J3) indicating the modes G1 to J3 related to the three destinations is associated with the group code 33 (Gp4) indicating the destination setting group. And stored in the job history table 30.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which the Scan to SMB job 61 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the history screen 60 (60a, 60b, 60c).

  In the Scan to SMB job 61, the modes A to J3 are based on the above-described priorities, the mode A of the transmission type group GP2, the mode B to the mode F of the document setting group GP3, and the modes G1 to J3 of the destination setting group GP4. Arranged in the order of. In Mode A to Mode J3, the length L2 in the arrangement direction is longer than the horizontal length S1 of the display area 53a (see FIG. 4), and display in all modes is disabled.

  Similar to the Scan to SMB job 55 described in FIG. 4, the display area 53a of the history screen 60a can display modes A to H1, and the CPU 11 displays the modes A to H1. The modes G1 to J3 belong to the destination setting group GP4 (same group), but the mode H1 in the middle is displayed and not displayed thereafter.

  When the screen transition from the history screen 60a to the next history screen (60b, 60c) is performed due to this overflow, the CPU 11 changes the mode G1 to mode J3 belonging to the destination setting group GP4, which is the transition display group, to the job history. Based on the group code 33 ("Gp4" in FIG. 3) stored in the table 30, all the modes are displayed on the job history table 53 of the next history screen (60b, 60c).

  The history screen 60b illustrated in FIG. 6 is an example of a display form in which modes related to a plurality of destinations are displayed in parallel. The history screen 60c is an example of a display form in which modes related to a plurality of destinations are displayed in series.

  On the history screen 60b, the modes G1 to J3 are displayed in parallel at different destinations for each destination. In the case of this example, as shown, mode G1 to mode J1 are displayed on the first level, mode G2 to mode J2 are displayed on the second level, and mode G3 to mode J3 are displayed on the third level. . In this way, the display is easy to see and understand by changing the stage for each destination.

  On the history screen 60c, the modes G1 to J3 are displayed in series, and when they cannot be displayed in one column, they are displayed in a plurality of columns. In the case of this example, as shown in the figure, modes G1 to J2 are displayed in one column, and modes G3 to J3 that cannot be displayed in that column are displayed in the second column (second row).

  Such switching of the display mode in parallel / series is performed based on a prior display setting (parallel display setting / series display setting) by the administrator or the user. Moreover, you may comprise so that this switching can be performed by operation by a user.

  All modes (modes G1 to G3 in this example) that belong to the same group as the modes (mode I1 to mode J3 in this example) that cannot be displayed in the display area 53a of the history screen 60a in any of the illustrated parallel and serial display modes. J3) is displayed on the history screen 60b or the history screen 60c transitioned from the history screen 60a.

  FIG. 7 shows a flow of a history screen display operation performed by the multifunction machine 10.

  When a history screen display operation is performed through the operation display unit 16 of the multifunction machine 10, the CPU 11 starts this operation (Start), and a plurality of modes indicating job settings are displayed in the display area of the job history table on the history screen. It is determined whether or not all can be displayed (step S101). This determination is made by comparing the length (L1 / L2) in the arrangement direction of all modes with the length (S1) in the horizontal direction of the display area, as described with reference to FIGS. If the length of all modes is equal to or shorter than the length of the display area, it is determined that display is possible, and if the length of all modes exceeds the length of the display area, it is determined that display is impossible.

  When the display is possible (step S101; Yes), the CPU 11 displays a history screen on the operation display unit 16 and displays all modes in the display area (step S102). Then, the reception of the operation for returning to the normal screen (the pressing operation of the return button 52 displayed on the history screen) is monitored (step S103; No to step S103 loop).

  When this operation is accepted (step S103; Yes), the CPU 11 ends this operation (End), and then displays a normal screen on the operation display unit 16.

  When there is a job that cannot display all modes (a job in which overflow occurs) in the display area of the history screen (step S101; No), the CPU 11 displays the history screen (history screen 1) on the operation display unit 16. At the same time, displayable modes are displayed in the display area for displaying the setting of the job (see step S104 / history screen 50a in FIG. 4 and history screen 60a in FIG. 6). Then, the reception of the operation to return to the normal screen and the operation to transition to the next screen (history screen 2) (the pressing operation of the right arrow button 56a displayed on the history screen) is monitored (step S105; No to step S106; No to Step S104 loop).

  When an operation for returning to the normal screen is accepted (step S105; Yes), the CPU 11 ends the operation (End), and then displays the normal screen on the operation display unit 16. When the transition operation to the next screen is accepted (step S106; Yes), the CPU 11 includes a mode belonging to the destination setting group among the modes displayed on the next screen, and a mode for a plurality of destinations in the destination setting group ( It is determined whether or not (destination information) exists (step S107).

  When there is no mode for multiple destinations (step S107; No), the CPU 11 displays the next history screen (history screen 2) on the operation display unit 16, and in the job in which the overflow has occurred, the previous history is displayed. All modes belonging to the same group (transition display group) as the mode that cannot be displayed on the screen (history screen 1) are displayed (step S111 / history screen 50b in FIG. 4). Then, an operation for changing to the previous screen (history screen 1) (pressing operation of the left arrow button 56b displayed on the history screen) and an operation for returning to the normal screen are monitored (Step S112; No to Step S113; No to Loop of step S112).

  When there is a mode for a plurality of destinations (step S107; Yes), the CPU 11 confirms the display setting for the plurality of destinations (step S108).

  In the case of the parallel display setting (step S108; parallel), the CPU 11 divides the modes for a plurality of destinations into different destinations and arranges them in parallel (step S109). Then, the next history screen (history screen 2) is displayed on the operation display unit 16, and all the modes belonging to the destination setting group are displayed in parallel in the job in which the overflow has occurred in the mode belonging to the destination setting group (step S1). S111 / history screen 60b in FIG. 6), the process proceeds to step S112.

  In the case of the serial display setting (step S108; serial), the CPU 11 arranges the modes for a plurality of destinations in series without dividing each destination (step S110). Then, the next history screen (history screen 2) is displayed on the operation display unit 16, and all the modes belonging to the destination setting group are displayed in series in the job in which the overflow has occurred in the mode belonging to the destination setting group (step S111 / history screen 60c in FIG. 6), the process proceeds to step S112.

  When a transition operation to the previous screen is accepted (step S112; Yes), the process returns to step S104, and the CPU 11 performs the operations after step S104 in the same manner. When the operation for returning to the normal screen is accepted (step S113; Yes), the CPU 11 ends the operation (End), and then displays the normal screen on the operation display unit 16.

  As described above, in the multifunction machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the history screen (first screen) is displayed when the settings of a plurality of jobs related to image data processing are displayed in the display area assigned to each job on the history screen. It is determined whether or not a plurality of modes indicating job settings can be displayed in the display area. If it cannot be displayed, all modes belonging to the same group (transition display group) as the mode that cannot be displayed on the first history screen are displayed on the next history screen (second screen) after the transition from the first history screen. To do.

  In the next history screen, those modes can be checked at once, so the user does not need to change the screen when checking a series of settings in those modes, and those displayed on the same screen are not necessary. A series of settings can be easily recognized from the mode. This improves operability and recognition when checking job settings. In addition, the convenience of the user when confirming the job history information (setting) displayed on the history screen is improved.

  For example, as in the conventional configuration described with reference to FIG. 11, the destination setting group mode, that is, the host name (mode G), the user name (mode H), the password (mode I), and the group (mode J) have a plurality of screens. When displayed across the screen, the user needs to confirm the transition between the first screen (host name, user name) and the next screen (password, group) when confirming each mode of the destination setting group. . If the screen does not change, the same group (destination setting group) cannot be confirmed at one time, and the previous screen is displayed after the transition to the next screen while remembering the mode on the previous screen. Since the related (host name, user name) and the rest of the mode of the same group (password, group) have to be confirmed, it is easy to cause omissions or mistakes. On the other hand, the configuration according to the present embodiment eliminates such inconvenience and does not cause a confirmation failure or a confirmation mistake.

  In the present embodiment, the displayable modes are displayed in the display area on the first history screen. In other words, even if it can only fit in the middle of the group, the middle of the group is displayed on the first history screen, and the entire group is displayed on the next history screen. Therefore, the mode displayed halfway on the first history screen is displayed redundantly on the first history screen and the next history screen.

  Thus, by displaying more modes in the display area on the first history screen, the display area on the first history screen can be used effectively. In addition, the user can easily (intuitively) know that there is a mode that cannot be displayed by viewing the group displayed halfway on the first history screen. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from becoming unconfirmed without noticing the presence of a mode not displayed on the first history screen.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment is a modification of the job history table (display mode relating to job settings) on the history screen.

  FIG. 8 shows a history screen 70 (70a, 70b) according to the second embodiment.

  In the history screen 70, the settings (setting contents) of completed jobs are arranged and displayed in the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right of the job history table 71 in order from the job with the latest execution date and time. The job history table 71 of this example can display up to four jobs (No. 1 to No. 4), and four displays assigned to each job to display a list of job histories (settings). Regions 71a, 71b, 71c, 71d are provided. The display areas 71a to 71d in this example have a rectangular shape (block shape) as shown in the figure, and a plurality of modes indicating job settings are displayed in the display area arranged in two horizontal rows aligned at the upper left. Is done.

  In this history screen 70 as well, a job that cannot display all modes in the display area on the first history screen 70a has all modes belonging to the same group (transition display group) as the mode that cannot be displayed in the next history screen. 70b. Whether or not all modes can be displayed in the display area is determined by multiplying the length (L1) in the arrangement direction of all modes and the horizontal length (S2) of the display area (S2 × 2). Do by comparing. If the length of all modes is less than or equal to twice the length of the display area, display is possible, and if the length of all modes exceeds twice the length of the display area, display is impossible.

  In the case of the first Scan to SMB job 55 for which the modes A to J described in the first embodiment are the display targets, the modes A to H are displayed in the display area 71a on the first history screen 70a. The In the display area 71a in the next history screen 70b, all modes G to J belonging to the same group (destination setting group) as modes I and J that cannot be displayed in the display area 71a of the history screen 70a are displayed. .

  Thereby, also in the log | history screen 70 which concerns on this Embodiment, the effect similar to 1st Embodiment is acquired.

[Third embodiment]
The third embodiment is a modification example when displaying all modes of the transition display group on the history screen described in the first embodiment. Specifically, out of a plurality of jobs displayed on the first history screen, a mode belonging to the transition display group is extracted from a plurality of modes related to jobs other than jobs that cannot be displayed in all modes, and the next history screen is extracted. Is displayed.

  FIG. 9 shows a history screen 80 (80a, 80b) according to the third embodiment. For the first job displayed on the history screen 80, mode A belonging to the transmission type group GP2, mode B to mode F belonging to the document setting group GP3, and mode G1 to mode J1 belonging to the destination setting group GP4 are set. Scan to SMB job 81. The second job is a Scan to SMB job 82 in which mode A belonging to the transmission type group GP2, modes B and F belonging to the document setting group GP3, and modes G2 to J2 belonging to the destination setting group GP4 are set. . The third job is a Scan to SMB job 83 in which mode A belonging to the transmission type group GP2, mode B belonging to the document setting group GP3, and modes G3 to J3 belonging to the destination setting group GP4 are set.

The first Scan to SMB job 81 is the Scan in the first embodiment.
Similarly to the SMB job 55 (see FIG. 4), the first history screen 80a can display modes A to H1, and only those modes are displayed. The second Scan to SMB job 82 can display all modes A to J2 on the first history screen 80a, and all the modes are displayed. The third Scan to SMB job 83 can also display all modes A to J3 on the first history screen 80a, and all the modes are displayed.

  In the next history screen 80b, all modes G1 belonging to the same destination setting group GP4 (transition display group) as the modes I1 and J1 in which the first Scan to SMB job 81 cannot be displayed on the first history screen 80a are displayed. ~ Mode J1 is displayed. Further, the mode G2 to mode J2 belonging to the destination setting group GP4 are extracted and displayed from the mode A to mode J2 in the second Scan to SMB job 82 on the history screen 80b, and the third Scan to SMB job is displayed. From mode A to mode J3 in 83, modes G3 to mode J3 belonging to the destination setting group GP4 are extracted and displayed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the history screen 80b (second screen) includes part of a plurality of modes that cannot be displayed on the history screen 80a (first screen). All modes belonging to the group (transition display group) are displayed, and all modes belonging to the transition display group are also displayed for other jobs that can display all the plurality of modes on the history screen 80a. As a result, since the transition display group mode can be confirmed for other jobs on the history screen 80b, there is no need to change the screen even when the transition display group mode is compared between jobs. , Improved operability and recognition.

[Fourth embodiment]
In the fourth embodiment, a modification of the display mode described in the third embodiment is applied to the history screen described in the second embodiment.

  FIG. 10 shows a history screen 90 (90a, 90b) according to the fourth embodiment. Also in the present embodiment, the user displays all the modes G1 to J1 of the destination setting group in the first job displayed on the history screen 90b, as well as the modes G2 to J2 and the third of the same group in the second job. Since the mode G3 to mode J3 of the same group in the job can be confirmed at a time, the same effect as the third embodiment can be obtained.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to that shown in the embodiment, and there are changes and additions within the scope of the present invention. Are also included in the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment, the Scan displayed on the history screen
The host name, user name, password, and other modes belonging to the SMB job destination setting group have been described as examples, but the types of jobs, groups, and modes are not limited thereto.

  The screen is not limited to the history screen for confirming the history information (setting contents) of the executed job as described in the embodiment. Select a desired mode from multiple executed job modes displayed on the screen and set a new job. In addition to displaying the list in order, etc., multiple elements (transmission destination / transmission source, start time, execution time, execution result, etc.) divided into groups included in each job information can be assigned to each job. It may be a transmission / reception history screen displayed in the display area.

  In the embodiment, a plurality of elements (modes) displayed for each job are displayed side by side for each group. In other words, the control unit (CPU 11) is the same when a plurality of elements are grouped and displayed side by side in the display area of the first screen (first history screen) displayed on the display unit (operation display unit 16). For jobs in which elements belonging to a group cannot be displayed midway, elements after the first element in the same group are displayed on the second screen (next history screen) that accepts a screen transition operation and transitions from the first screen. Display control is performed.

  The plurality of elements (modes) displayed for each job are not limited to those arranged for each group as described in the embodiment. For example, the display form may be such that elements of different groups are arranged in a predetermined order (rule).

  Further, in the multifunction machine 10 according to the embodiment, the touch panel type operation display unit 16 has the functions of the operation unit and the display unit. However, the operation unit and the display unit may be configured separately. The printer unit 22 in the multifunction machine 10 may be a printer of another type such as an LED printer that scans and exposes a photosensitive drum with an LED (Light Emitting Diode) instead of a laser beam.

  The present invention is not limited to the multi-function device described in the embodiment, and can be applied to other image processing apparatuses such as a copying machine and a facsimile machine.

10 ... MFP (MFP)
11 ... CPU
12 ... Bus 13 ... ROM
14 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Nonvolatile memory 16 ... Operation display part 17 ... Authentication part 18 ... Facsimile communication part 19 ... Network communication part 20 ... Scanner part 21 ... Image processing part 22 ... Printer part 30 ... Job history table 31 ... Execution date / time data 32 ... Mode data (AP)
33 ... Group code (Gp1, Gp2, Gp3, Gp4)
34 ... User name data 50 (50a, 50b) ... History screen 51 ... Screen name 52 ... Back button 53 ... Job history table 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d, 53e ... Display area 55 ... Scan to SMB job 56a ... Right arrow button 56b ... Left arrow button 60 (60a, 60b, 60c) ... History screen 61 ... Scan to SMB job 70 (70a, 70b) ... History screen 71 ... Job history table 71a, 71b, 71c, 71d, 71e ... Display area 80 ( 80a, 80b) ... history screen 81 ... Scan to SMB job 82 ... Scan to SMB job 83 ... Scan to SMB job 90 (90a, 90b) ... history screen 200 (200a, 200b) ... history screen 201 ... job history table 201a, 201b, 201c, 201d, 201e ... display area 202 ... job A ... mode (send Mode of type group)
B, C, D, E, F ... mode (original setting group mode)
G, H, I, J ... mode (destination setting group mode)
G1, H1, I1, J1... Mode (destination setting group mode)
G2, H2, I2, J2,... Mode (destination setting group mode)
G3, H3, I3, J3 ... mode (destination setting group mode)
GP2 ... Transmission type group GP3 ... Original setting group GP4 ... Destination setting group

Claims (4)

An image processing apparatus that displays a plurality of elements divided into groups included in job information related to image data processing in a display area assigned to each job on the screen for a plurality of jobs,
A display unit on which the screen is displayed;
An operation unit that receives a transition operation of the screen displayed on the display unit;
A control unit,
The control unit determines whether or not all of the plurality of elements can be displayed in the display area of the first screen displayed on the display unit, and accepts the transition operation for a job that cannot be displayed. An image processing apparatus, wherein control is performed to display all elements belonging to the same group as elements that cannot be displayed in the display area of the first screen on the second screen that transitions from the first screen. The control unit further performs a control to display a part of the elements belonging to the same group displayed on the second screen in the display area of the first screen, with respect to the job that cannot be displayed. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. The control unit further extracts an element belonging to the same group from the plurality of elements related to a job other than the job that cannot be displayed among the plurality of jobs displayed on the first screen. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein display control is performed on a screen. The information includes history information related to the history of the job,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screen includes a history screen on which a history of the job is displayed.

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