JP2011150672A - Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display an easily operable screen even to a user operating a touch panel by a right hand and to a user operating the touch panel by a left hand. <P>SOLUTION: A hand for operating the touch panel is previously registered for each user. User authentication is performed on the basis of user biological information to specify the user. Then, screen display is changed-over according to whether the hand of the user for operating the touch panel is the right hand or the left hand. When the user authentication is performed by the opposite hand of the hand for operation continuously for predetermined times or more, a screen for changing the registration of the hand for operation is displayed to enable the user to change the registration. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus that receives an operation by a user using a touch panel.

  Some devices, such as multifunction peripherals, automatic teller machines (ATMs), mobile phones, and PCs, use touch panels. Arrange operation buttons and input areas on the screen, and the user can select the buttons and It has a function of accepting an operation instruction from the user by directly touching the input area.

  In addition, from the viewpoint of ensuring security, the above-mentioned devices have a function of authenticating users using biometric information such as fingerprints, finger veins, and palm veins, and permitting use only to pre-registered users. ing.

  The arrangement of operation buttons and input areas on the touch panel of the device as described above is often designed on the assumption that the user operates with the right hand. For this reason, when trying to operate with the left hand, the display screen is hidden by one's hand, which causes a problem that it is difficult to operate.

  In order to cope with such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of determining the user's dominant arm from the angle of the finger when the finger touches the touch panel, and switching the screen display according to the left and right of the dominant arm. Yes.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for determining whether the position on the screen touched by the user is the left side or the right side of the screen, and switching the screen display according to the position touched by the user. Yes.

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  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is a mechanism to switch the screen display by determining whether the right hand or the left hand is based on how the user touches the screen. In Patent Document 2, the right hand is determined depending on the position where the user touches the screen. It is a mechanism to switch the screen display by determining whether it is the left hand. Therefore, depending on how the user touches and the touch position, there is a possibility that the left and right hands used for the operation are erroneously determined.

  Furthermore, each of the techniques disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 is a mechanism that determines whether the operation is performed with the right hand or the left hand each time the user uses the device, and the screen display is switched. For this reason, if the right or left is mistakenly determined, or if the hand opposite to the hand used for normal operation is accidentally touched, a different screen from the usual screen will be displayed. There is a possibility that the problem will be reduced.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to display a screen suitable for the operating hand by registering a hand operating the touch panel for each user in advance and switching the screen display of the touch panel according to the left and right of the registered hand. It is to make it possible.

  The present invention is an information processing apparatus that accepts an instruction from a user through a touch panel operation, and obtained by the identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information for identifying a user who operates the touch panel, and the identification information acquisition unit When the information on the hand operating the touch panel registered in association with the user identified from the identification information is information indicating the right hand, information indicating the right hand is displayed and information indicating the left hand The display control means for displaying an image suitable for the operation with the left hand.

  The present invention is also an information processing apparatus control method for receiving an instruction from a user through a touch panel operation, wherein an identification information acquisition unit acquires identification information for identifying a user who operates the touch panel. And the display control means is registered in association with the user identified from the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means in the identification information acquisition step, and the information on the hand operating the touch panel is information indicating the right hand. A display control step for displaying an image suitable for an operation with the right hand if the information is for the left hand, and displaying an image suitable for an operation with the left hand for the information indicating the left hand. .

  In addition, the present invention is a program that can be executed by an information processing apparatus that receives an instruction from a user via a touch panel operation, and the identification information that acquires the identification information that identifies the user who operates the touch panel. When the information on the hand operating the touch panel registered in association with the user identified from the identification information acquired by the acquisition means and the identification information acquisition means is information indicating the right hand, the operation with the right hand In the case of information indicating the left hand, the display control means functions as display control means for displaying an image suitable for the operation with the left hand.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display a screen that is easy to operate for both a user who operates the touch panel with the right hand and a user who operates the touch panel with the left hand. Furthermore, since hands to be operated are registered in advance, unnecessary screen display switching can be prevented, and usability can be improved. Furthermore, since the registration change screen is displayed when user authentication is performed with a hand opposite to the registered hand continuously for a certain number of times, it is easy to change the operating hand.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a client PC 101 and an authentication server 102. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a multifunction machine 103. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of functions of a client PC 101, an authentication server 102, and a multifunction machine 103. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the user authentication process by a finger vein. It is a flowchart which shows the process of an authentication frequency count. It is a flowchart which shows the process for displaying the operation screen when it is judged that authentication was successful in step S517. It is a flowchart which shows the change process of the hand to operate. It is a flowchart which shows the process which cancels the change of the hand to operate. It is a figure which shows an example of the authentication screen displayed by step S501. It is a figure which shows an example of the login error screen displayed by step S520. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen suitable for left hand operation displayed by step S711. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen suitable for right hand operation displayed by step S711. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration change screen displayed by step S703. It is a figure which shows an example of the change completion screen displayed by step S808. 5 is a data configuration diagram showing an example of an authentication table 1600. FIG. 5 is a data configuration diagram showing an example of a user information table 1700. FIG. It is a data block diagram which shows an example of the threshold value of the authentication frequency count. 10 is a flowchart illustrating user authentication processing using a finger vein in the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing for counting the number of times of authentication in the second embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process which acquires the finger | toe information of a user which is a process of step S1903 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which registers user's finger information. It is a flowchart which shows a process at the time of registration failing which is the process of step S2112 of FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing for changing a hand to be operated and displaying a UI in the second embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the registration change process in step S2402 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the authentication screen displayed by step S1901 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the user confirmation screen displayed by step S2102 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration failure screen displayed by step S2302 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the reading screen displayed by step S2114 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration completion screen displayed by step S2213 of FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen suitable for a left hand operation in Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen suitable for a right hand operation in Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a data block diagram which shows an example of the user information table in Embodiment 2.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a screen display control system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  In this embodiment, an image forming apparatus (multi-function peripheral) is described as an example of the information processing apparatus. However, the application target of the present invention is not limited to the image forming apparatus, and the information processing apparatus having a touch panel Any ATM, mobile phone, PC, etc. may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that finger information for each user shown in the authentication table in FIG. 16 is registered in the authentication server in advance.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of a screen display control system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the screen display control system includes a local area network (LAN) 104 (one or more client PCs 101, one authentication server 102, one or more multifunction devices 103 (image forming apparatuses)). It is configured to be connected via a communication medium. The client PC 101 transmits print data to the MFP 103 via a printer driver installed on the client PC 101.

  The authentication server 102 stores an authentication table (FIG. 16), a user information table (FIG. 17), and a threshold value (FIG. 18), which will be described later, and information in the authentication table in response to an authentication request based on biometric information from the multifunction device 103. Authentication processing is performed using.

  Further, the authentication server 102 changes and initializes the authentication count information in the user information table (FIG. 17), changes the hand information, and transmits / receives the information to / from the MFP 103.

  The multi-function peripheral 103 transmits biometric information read from a finger held over a biometric information reading unit 319, which will be described later, to the authentication server 102 as an authentication request. Further, the multifunction machine 103 controls screen display based on the user information received from the authentication server 102.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the client PC 101 and the authentication server 102 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of an information processing apparatus applicable to the authentication server 102. The block diagram of FIG. 2 is also applicable to the client PC 101. The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the authentication server is connected via a system bus 204 to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, an input controller 205, a video controller 206, and a memory controller. 207, a communication I / F controller 208 and the like are connected. The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  In the ROM 202 or the external memory 211, a BIOS (BASIC INPUT / OUTPUT SYSTEM), an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, and functions necessary for realizing each computer will be described later. Various programs are stored. Also, information necessary for carrying out the present invention (for example, authentication information in FIG. 16 in the case of the authentication server 102) is stored in the external memory 211. The external memory 211 may be a database.

  The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from the input device 209. The input device may be either a pointing device such as a mouse or a keyboard or an input device.

  A video controller (VC) 206 controls display on a display device such as the display 210. The display may be either a liquid crystal display, a CRT display, or any other display. These are used by the user as needed.

  The memory controller (MC) 207 is a hard disk (HD), floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD), or PCMCIA that stores a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) connected to the card slot via an adapter.

  A communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, the LAN 104 shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, Internet communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the display 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 displays various operation screens, a mouse cursor, and the like (not shown) on the display 210 to enable a user instruction.

  Note that a program for realizing each process to be described later is recorded in, for example, the external memory 211 and is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the multifunction machine 103 as the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the multifunction machine 103. In FIG. 3, a controller unit 316 is connected to a scanner 314 functioning as an image input device and a printer 312 functioning as an image output device, and is connected to a local area network such as the LAN 104 shown in FIG. By connecting to a public line (WAN) such as ISDN, image data and device information are input and output.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the controller unit 316 includes a CPU 301, a RAM 302, a ROM 303, an external storage device (hard disk drive (HDD)) 304, a network interface (Network I / F) 305, a modem (Modem) 306, an operation unit interface ( Operation unit I / F) 307, external interface (external I / F) 318, image bus interface (IMAGE BUS I / F) 320, raster image processor (RIP) 310, printer interface (printer I / F) 311, scanner interface (Scanner I / F) 313, an image processing unit 317, and the like. The CPU 301 is a processor that controls the entire system.

  A RAM 302 is a system work memory for the operation of the CPU 301, and is a program memory for recording a program and an image memory for temporarily storing image data. The ROM 303 stores a system boot program and various control programs. An external storage device (hard disk drive HDD) 304 stores various programs for controlling the system, image data, and the like.

  An operation unit interface (operation unit I / F) 307 is an interface unit with the operation unit (UI) 308, and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 308 to the operation unit 308.

  The operation unit I / F 307 serves to transmit information (for example, user information) input by the system user from the operation unit 308 to the CPU 301. Note that the operation unit 308 includes a display unit having a touch panel. When the user presses a button displayed on the display unit (touches with a finger or the like), the user gives various instructions to the multifunction device 103. Can do. A network interface (Network I / F) 305 is connected to a network (LAN) and inputs / outputs data. A modem (MODEM) 306 is connected to a public line and inputs / outputs data such as FAX transmission / reception.

  An external interface (external I / F) 318 is an interface unit that accepts external inputs such as USB, IEEE 1394, printer port, RS-232C, and the like. In this embodiment, the user's finger vein information necessary for authentication is read. A finger vein reader is connected.

  The CPU 301 can control the reading of the user's biometric information by the biometric information reading unit 319 via the external I / F 318, and can acquire the biometric information read from the user. The above devices are arranged on the system bus 309.

  The biometric information may be any biometric information that can be read from the user's hand and can identify the user, such as a finger vein, a fingerprint, and a palm vein. In the present embodiment, a finger vein will be described as an example. Therefore, the biological information reading unit 319 in this embodiment will be described as a finger vein reader.

  On the other hand, an image bus interface (IMAGE BUS I / F) 320 is a bus bridge that connects a system bus 309 and an image bus 315 that transfers image data at high speed and converts a data structure. The image bus 315 is configured by a PCI bus or IEEE1394. The following devices are arranged on the image bus 315. A raster image processor (RIP) 310 develops vector data such as a PDL code into a bitmap image, for example. A printer interface (printer I / F) 311 connects the printer 312 and the controller unit 316 to perform synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data.

  A scanner interface (scanner I / F) 313 connects the scanner 314 and the controller unit 316, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data.

  An image processing unit 317 corrects, processes, and edits input image data, and performs printer correction, resolution conversion, and the like on print output image data. In addition to this, the image processing unit 317 performs image data rotation and compression / decompression processing such as JPEG for multi-valued image data and JBIG, MMR, MH for binary image data.

  A scanner 314 connected to the scanner I / F 313 illuminates an image on paper as a document and scans it with a CCD line sensor, thereby converting it into an electrical signal as raster image data. The original paper is set on the tray of the original feeder, and when the apparatus user gives a reading start instruction from the operation unit 308, the CPU 301 gives an instruction to the scanner, and the feeder feeds the original paper one by one to read the original image. I do.

  The printer 312 connected to the printer I / F 311 is a part that converts raster image data into an image on paper. The method is an electrophotographic method using a photosensitive drum or a photosensitive belt, and ink is supplied from a micro nozzle array. There is an ink jet method for ejecting and printing an image directly on a sheet, but any method may be used. The activation of the printing operation is started by an instruction from the CPU 301. The printer 312 has a plurality of paper feed stages so that different paper sizes or different paper orientations can be selected, and has a paper cassette corresponding thereto.

  The operation unit 308 connected to the operation unit I / F 307 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) display unit. A touch panel sheet is affixed on the LCD to display a system operation screen, and when a displayed key is pressed, the position information is transmitted to the CPU 301 via the operation unit I / F 307. The liquid crystal display display unit of the operation unit 308 displays, for example, a start key, a stop key, an ID key, a reset key, and the like as various operation keys.

  Here, the start key of the operation unit 308 is used when starting a document image reading operation. The stop key serves to stop the operation during operation. The ID key is used when inputting the user ID of the user. The reset key is used when initializing settings from the operation unit 308.

  A biological information reading unit connected to the external I / F 318 reads the user's biological information under the control of the CPU 301 and notifies the CPU 301 of the read information via the external I / F 318.

  Next, functions of the authentication server 102 and the MFP 103 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the client PC 101, the authentication server 102, and the multifunction machine 103.

  The print data generation unit 440 of the client PC 101 generates print data. The print data generated by the print data generation unit 440 is transmitted to the multi-function peripheral 103 via a printer driver installed on the client PC. The print data generation unit 440 is necessary when the present invention is implemented in a form in which print data created by the client PC 101 is printed using the multifunction machine 103.

  The MFP communication unit 431 of the authentication server 102 transmits an authentication result to the MFP 103, transmits authentication count information, receives an authentication request transmitted from the MFP 103, receives an authentication count count initialization request, and operates. Receive a request to change the hand.

  The authentication unit 432 of the authentication server 102 determines whether finger vein information included in the authentication request received by the MFP communication unit 431 of the authentication server 102 is included in the authentication table (FIG. 16) and creates an authentication result. Do. The hand information management unit 433 operated by the authentication server 102 initializes the authentication count, adds the authentication count, and changes the operating hand.

  The login detection unit 411 of the multifunction machine 103 detects the login of the user to the multifunction machine 103. Note that the authentication application of the multifunction device 103 is an application that specifies a user based on the finger vein and logs in the multifunction device 103. The general application is an application that accepts a print start instruction from a user, setting of the number of copies, and the like.

  When the login detection unit 411 detects the login of the user, the display control unit 412 of the multifunction device 103 creates an operation screen according to the information on the operating hand held by the multifunction device 103 and displays the operation screen on the operation unit 308. Specifically, if the hand to be operated is the right hand, a screen suitable for operation with the right hand (for example, FIG. 13) is displayed. If the hand to be operated is left, a screen suitable for operation with the left hand (for example, FIG. 12) is displayed. To do.

  The authentication unit 421 of the multi-function peripheral 103 analyzes the authentication result received from the authentication server 102, and when the authentication is successful, acquires the user name 1701 of the user from the user information held by the multi-function peripheral 103, and the main body of the multi-function peripheral. Log in to

  The finger authentication device management unit 422 of the MFP 103 transmits a user's finger vein reading request to the biometric information reading unit 319. Then, the finger vein information read by the biological information reading unit 319 is received. The finger vein information referred to here may be the vein image itself read by the biometric information reading unit 319, or may be data obtained by extracting feature points from the image. Although various techniques are disclosed as a method for extracting feature points, any method (technique) may be used for extraction.

  The authentication server communication unit 423 of the multifunction machine 103 transmits an authentication request to the authentication server 102. The authentication request includes the finger vein information read by the biometric information reading unit 319. The finger vein information here may also be a vein image itself read by the biological information reading unit 319, or may be one obtained by extracting feature points from the image and converting it into data. Although various techniques are disclosed as a method for extracting feature points, any method (technique) may be used for extraction. Also, the authentication result is received from the authentication server, and the authentication result is analyzed. The authentication result includes information indicating whether the authentication is successful or unsuccessful, a user name, information on an operating hand, an authentication count, and a threshold value. Also, an authentication request count initialization request and an operation hand change request are transmitted to the authentication server 102.

  The display control unit 424 of the MFP 103 creates and displays a registration change screen (FIG. 14), creates and displays a change completion screen (FIG. 15), creates and displays an authentication screen (FIG. 10), and a login error screen (not displayed). Create and display (shown).

  Next, a process related to authentication using a user's finger vein will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing related to authentication using a finger vein of a user. Note that the CPU 301 of the multi-function peripheral 103 performs the processes in steps S501 to S503, steps S507 to S509, and steps S516 to S520. The biometric information reading unit 319 of the multifunction machine 103 performs the processes in steps S504 to S506. The processing of steps S510 to S515 is performed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102.

  In step S <b> 501, the authentication screen shown in FIG. 10 stored in advance by the display control unit 424 of the authentication application 320 of the MFP 103 is displayed on the operation unit 308 in order to prompt the user to hold the finger over the biometric information reading unit 319. Display.

  Then, the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 shifts the process to step S502 and waits for the user to press the authentication button 1001. When the authentication button 1001 is pressed by the user (step S502: YES), the process proceeds to step S503. When the authentication button 1001 is not pressed by the user (step S501: NO), the authentication screen (FIG. 10) is displayed until the authentication button 1001 is pressed by the user, and the user waits for the authentication button 1001 to be pressed. Note that the authentication start timing is not limited to the pressing of the authentication button 1001 but may be triggered by a finger being held over the biometric information reading unit 319. In that case, the process of step S502 is not performed. In step S <b> 503, the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 transmits a user's finger vein reading request to the biometric information reading unit 319.

  In step S504, the biometric information reading unit 319 receives the reading request transmitted by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 in step S503. When the reading request is received, the biological information reading unit 319 starts reading the finger vein of the user in step S505. When the reading is completed, the biometric information reading unit 319 transmits the read finger vein information to the CPU 301 of the multi-function peripheral 103 (step S506).

  If reading fails in step S505, a screen (not shown) indicating a reading error is displayed, and the process proceeds to display processing (S501) of the authentication screen (FIG. 10). In step S <b> 507, the CPU 301 of the multifunction peripheral 103 receives the user's finger vein information transmitted from the biometric information reading unit 319.

  In step S508, when the CPU 301 of the MFP 103 acquires the finger vein information received in step S507, the process proceeds to step S509, and an authentication request including the acquired finger vein information is transmitted to the authentication server 102. In step S <b> 510, the authentication server 102 receives an authentication request including finger vein information transmitted from the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103.

  In step S511, the authentication server 102 performs authentication determination on the finger vein information received in step S510. Specifically, the finger information in the authentication table (FIG. 16) stored in the storage area of the authentication server 102 that matches the received finger vein information is searched, and the determination is made based on whether or not the matching finger information exists. Do. If there is matching finger information, the authentication is successful, and if there is no matching finger information, the authentication is failed. Details of the authentication table will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If it is determined in step S511 that the authentication has failed, the process proceeds to step S512, and authentication failure result data is created. The authentication failure result includes information indicating that the authentication has failed.

  If it is determined in step S511 that the authentication is successful, the process proceeds to step S513, and the authentication count process is performed. The authentication count counting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the authentication count process ends, the process proceeds to step S514, and the authentication server 102 creates a successful authentication result. The authentication success result includes information indicating that the authentication is successful, the user name, information on the operating hand, the number of times of authentication, and a threshold value. The threshold value is a value shown in FIG. 18 and is stored in the storage area of the authentication server 102. When authentication is performed with a hand opposite to the hand continuously registered for the threshold number of times or more, the registration change screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed, and the change process of the operated hand is performed. Become.

  In step S515, the authentication server 102 transmits an authentication failure result to the multi-function peripheral 103 if it is determined in step S511 that the authentication failure is successful, and if it is determined that the authentication is successful in step S511. Then, the multifunction machine 103 receives the authentication result transmitted from the authentication server 102 in step S516.

  In step S517, it is determined from the authentication result received in step S516 whether the authentication is successful or unsuccessful. If it is determined that the authentication is successful (step S517: success), the process proceeds to step S518. Details of the process in step S518 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the authentication has failed (step S517: failure), the process proceeds to step S519, and the CPU 301 of the MFP 103 creates a login error screen shown in FIG. (Step S520). When the user presses the OK button 1101 on the login error screen shown in FIG. 11, the process returns to step S501 again, and the authentication screen shown in FIG. The login error screen shown in FIG. 11 is created in the process of step S519 in this flowchart, but may be a process of displaying a login error screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the MFP 103.

  Next, details of the authentication count processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing detailed processing in step S513 of the flowchart shown in FIG. The processing of steps S601 to S608 is performed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102.

  The authentication count shown in FIG. 6 is incremented by 1 when user authentication is performed with a hand opposite to the registered operating hand. By performing this authentication count processing, if authentication is performed with the opposite hand for the number of times that exceeds a preset threshold value, the registration change screen (FIG. 14) of the operating hand is displayed.

  In step S601, the authentication server 102 acquires information 1603 indicating whether the finger information matched in step S511 among the finger information 1602 of the authentication table shown in FIG. 16 is the finger of the right hand or the finger of the left hand.

  In step S602, the user name 1601 corresponding to the finger information adapted in step S511 is acquired, and the user information (user name 1701, operating hand 1702, authentication count 1703) corresponding to the user name is acquired in the user information table (FIG. 17).

  In step S603, it is determined whether information on the hand to be operated is NULL among the user information acquired in step S602. If it is determined that the hand information to be operated is NULL (step S603: YES), the process proceeds to step S604.

  In step S604, the finger information 1603 acquired in step S601 is registered in the “operating hand” 1702 of the user information table as a hand for operating. In step S605, the authentication count is initialized to zero. When the process of step S606 is executed, the authentication count process ends and the process proceeds to step S514. If it is determined in step S603 that it is not NULL (step S603: NO), the process proceeds to step S606.

  In step S606, the finger information 1603 acquired in step S601 (information regarding whether the finger is a right hand or a left hand) and the operating hand information 1702 included in the user information acquired in step S602 (whether it is a right hand). If it is the same (step S606: YES), the process proceeds to step S608, and the authentication frequency count acquired in step S602 is set to zero. If they are different (step S606: NO), the process proceeds to step S607, and 1 is added to the authentication count 1703 acquired in step S602. When the processes of steps S607 and S608 are executed, the authentication count process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S514.

  Next, a process when it is determined in step S517 that the authentication is successful will be described with reference to FIG. 7 is executed by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103.

  In step S701, the authentication count 1703 in the user information table shown in FIG. 17 received in step S516 is compared with the threshold shown in FIG. As a result of the comparison, if the authentication count does not exceed the threshold value (step S701: NO), the process proceeds to step S709. If the authentication count exceeds the threshold (step S701: YES), the process proceeds to step S702.

  When the authentication count exceeds the threshold, user authentication is continuously performed for the number of times that the threshold is exceeded with the hand registered in step S605 or the hand opposite to the previously registered operation. It means that. In step S702, a registration change screen (FIG. 14) for confirming whether to change the left and right of the hand operated by the user is created.

  In step S703, the screen created in step S702 is displayed. Note that the registration change screen displayed in step S703 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the multi-function peripheral 103. In this case, the process of step S702 is not executed.

  In step S <b> 704, the CPU of the multifunction machine 103 waits for the user to press the OK button 1401. If the OK button is pressed by the user (step S704: YES), the process proceeds to step S705, and the operating hand is changed. The details of the hand changing process to be operated will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the OK button is not pressed in step S704 (step S704: NO) and the cancel button 1402 is pressed in step S706 (step S706: YES), the process proceeds to step S707 to cancel the change of the operating hand. I do. Note that details of the change cancel processing for the operating hand will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the registration change process in step S705 or the change cancel process in step S707 ends, the process proceeds to step S708, and the multi-function peripheral 103 overwrites the user information received and held in step S516. By performing the overwriting process in step S708, the user information held in the MFP 103 matches the information updated in the authentication server 102 in step S804, and the operation screen displayed in steps S710 and S711 is displayed. A screen suitable for the right and left of the operating hand can be obtained. In step S709, a user name is acquired from the authentication result analyzed in step S517, and the MFP 103 is logged in with the user name.

  In step S <b> 710, when the login detection unit 411 of the general application of the multifunction device 103 detects the login, the display control unit 412 performs the registered hand according to the operating hand information held by the multifunction device 103. Create an operation screen suitable for operation with

  Note that when the operating hand is registered as the right hand, the screen shown in FIG. 13 is created, and when the operating hand is registered as the left hand, the screen shown in FIG. 12 is created.

  In step S711, the operation screen created by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 in step S711 is displayed on the operation unit 308. Note that the screen displayed in step S711 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the multifunction machine 103. In this case, the process of step S710 is not executed.

  Next, details of the changing process of the operating hand shown in step S705 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the processing of steps S801 and S806 to S809 is executed by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103, and the processing of steps S802 to S805 is executed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102.

  In step S <b> 801, the CPU 301 of the multi-function peripheral 103 transmits an authentication count count initialization (set to 0) request and an operation hand change request to the authentication server 102. In step S <b> 802, the authentication server 102 receives the authentication count count initialization request and the operation hand change request from the MFP 103.

  In step S803, the authentication count is set to 0 and initialized. By this initialization process, after changing the operating hand, the registration change screen (FIG. 14) is not displayed unless user authentication is performed with the hand opposite to the hand continuously registered again exceeding the threshold number of times. Will be set to.

  In step S804, the operating hand is changed. That is, if the right hand is registered, the registration is changed to the left hand, and if the left hand is registered, the registration is changed to the right hand (the one used for user authentication is continuously registered).

  In step S <b> 805, the initialized authentication count and changed hand information are transmitted to the multi-function peripheral 103. In step S708, the information transmitted here is overwritten on the user information held by the MFP 103. In step S806, the MFP 103 receives the information transmitted from the authentication server 102 in step S805.

  In step S807, the CPU 301 of the MFP 103 creates a change completion screen shown in FIG. 15, and displays it on the operation unit 308 in step S808. The change completion screen shown in FIG. 15 is a screen when the right hand is changed to the left hand.

  When the user presses the OK button 1501 on the screen shown in FIG. 15 (step S809: YES), the process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the process of step S708 in FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the details of the hand change canceling process for the operating hand shown in step S707 of FIG. 7 will be described. Note that the processing of step S901 and step S905 is executed by the CPU 301 of the multifunction peripheral 103, and the processing of steps S902 to S904 is executed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102.

  In step S <b> 901, the CPU 301 of the multi-function peripheral 103 transmits an authentication count count initialization (set 0) request to the authentication server 102. By this initialization process, the registration change screen is set not to be displayed unless user authentication is performed with a hand opposite to the hand continuously registered for the number of times of the threshold again. When the authentication server 102 receives a request from the multi-function peripheral 103 in step S902, the authentication count is initialized (set to 0) in step S903. Then, the initialized number of times of authentication is transmitted to the MFP 103 in step S904.

  In step S905, the MFP 103 receives the received authentication count, and the process proceeds to step S708. In step S708, the changed authentication count is overwritten on the user information held by the multifunction machine 103.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen suitable for an operation with the left hand. The numeric keypad is arranged on the left side so that the display column for the number of copies on the right side is not hidden by the left arm for operating the numeric keypad.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen suitable for an operation with the right hand. Contrary to FIG. 12, a numeric keypad is arranged on the right side so that the display column for the number of copies on the left side is not hidden by the right arm for operating the numeric keypad.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to display a screen that is easy to operate for both a user who operates the touch panel with the right hand and a user who operates the touch panel with the left hand. Furthermore, since hands to be operated are registered in advance, unnecessary screen display switching can be prevented, and usability can be improved. Furthermore, since the registration change screen is displayed when user authentication is performed with a hand opposite to the registered hand continuously for a certain number of times, it is easy to change the operating hand. It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  For example, an authentication table (FIG. 16), a user information table (FIG. 17), and a threshold value (FIG. 18) stored in the authentication server 102 are stored in the HDD 304 of the multifunction device 103, and the processing of the present invention is performed only by the multifunction device 103. It is also possible.

In this case, transmission / reception of various data between the multifunction device 103 and the authentication server 102 is replaced with output input processing in the multifunction device 103, and the processing of the authentication server 102 is processing of the multifunction device 103.
[Embodiment 2]
Next, Embodiment 2 will be described.

  In the first embodiment, whether the hand used for the operation is the right or left is registered in advance, a UI suitable for the operation by the registered hand is displayed, and the hand opposite to the registered hand is displayed a plurality of times. When authentication is performed, registration can be changed by displaying a registration change screen, and the operability is improved when operating with either the left or right hand.

  However, in the first embodiment, since the configuration can be changed only when authentication is performed a plurality of times with the hand opposite to the registered hand, the operability when changing the registered hand is low. There was a problem.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, a mechanism is provided in which a registration change button is displayed on the UI screen and the operation hand registered in the user information table can be changed by pressing the registration change button. .
Furthermore, a screen change button is arranged on the UI screen, and the UI screen can be changed by pressing the screen change button.
Furthermore, a mechanism is provided for comparing the number of fingers registered as fingers for use in authentication with either the right finger or the left finger, and registering as a hand that operates the greater number.

As described above, with the configuration of the second embodiment, it is possible to improve the operability related to changing the registered operating hand, which has been a problem in the first embodiment.
Furthermore, it is possible to change only the display screen without changing the “operating hand”, and the operability of the user can be improved.

  Details of Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, the finger information registration process according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 23, 26 to 30, and 33.

  19 corresponds to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 20 corresponds to FIG. Also, in FIGS. 19 to 31, processing not particularly specified is the same as the processing of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

Steps S1901, S1902, and S1904 in FIG. 19 are performed by the CPU 301 of the MFP 103. Further, the processing in steps S1905 to S1914 and steps S1916 to S1922 in FIG. 19 is the same as the processing in steps S503 to S512 and steps S514 to S520 shown in the flowchart of FIG. Description is omitted. The details of the authentication count process shown in step S1915 of FIG. 19 are the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20, but the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20 are the same as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. Since this is a process excluding steps S604 and S605, the description thereof is omitted here. In the present embodiment, the processes corresponding to steps S603 to S605 are the processes of steps S2206 to S2208 in FIG.
Further, the process following step S1920 is the process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1901, the CPU 301 of the multifunction peripheral 103 displays a screen for allowing the user shown in FIG. 26, which is stored in advance by the display control unit 424 of the authentication application 320, to select registration or authentication of finger information.

  Next, the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 shifts the processing to step S1902, and determines whether or not the registration button 2601 has been pressed by the user.

  If it is determined in step S1902 that the registration button 2601 has been pressed (step S1902: YES), the process proceeds to step S1903. Details of the process in step S1903 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the registration button 2601 is not pressed in step S1902 (step S1902: NO) and the authentication button 2602 is pressed (step S1904: YES), the process proceeds to step S503. In addition, about the process after step S503, since it is the same process as FIG. 5 in Embodiment 1, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  If the authentication button 2602 has not been pressed in step S1904 (step S1904: NO), the process returns to the determination in step S1902, and waits for the user to press the registration button 2601 or the authentication button 2602.

  Next, a description of FIG. The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 21 is a process performed when it is determined in step S1902 in FIG. 19 that the user has pressed the registration button.

  Note that the CPU 301 of the multi-function peripheral 103 performs the processes in steps S2101 to S2104, steps S2110 to S2116, and step S2120. Further, the processing of steps S2105 to S2109 is performed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102. In addition, the biometric information reading unit 319 of the multifunction machine 103 performs the processes in steps S2117 to S2119.

  In step S2101, the multi-function peripheral 103 creates a screen (FIG. 27) for user confirmation. In step S2102, the screen created in step S2101 is displayed on the operation unit 308, and an input of a user name and password is accepted from the user.

  Note that the screen displayed in step S2102 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the MFP 103. In that case, the process of step S2101 is not executed.

  In step S2103, the user name and password are input on the screen displayed in step S2102, and it is determined whether or not the confirmation button 2701 has been pressed by the user. If it is determined that the user has entered a user name and password and the confirmation button 2701 has been pressed (step S2103: YES), the process proceeds to step S2104. If the confirmation button 2701 is not pressed by the user (step S2103: NO), the user waits for the confirmation button 2701 to be pressed.

  In step S2104, a user confirmation request including the user name and password acquired in step S2102 is transmitted to the authentication server 102.

  In step S2105, the authentication server 102 receives the user confirmation request transmitted from the multifunction machine 103 in step S2104.

  In step S2106, the user name and password received in step S2105 are confirmed. Specifically, it is determined whether there is a user that matches the user name and password received in step S2105 in the authentication table (FIG. 33) stored in the storage area of the authentication server 102. When there is a matching user, registration of finger information is permitted. When there is no matching user, registration of finger information is not permitted.

  If it is determined in step S2106 that there is no user that matches the user name and password received in step S2105 (step S2106: NO), the process proceeds to step S2107.

  If it is determined in step S2106 that there is a user that matches the user name and password received in step S2105 (step S2106: YES), the process proceeds to step S2108.

  In step S2107, a registration impossible result including information indicating that registration of finger information cannot be permitted because the user matching the user name and password received in step S2105 does not exist in the authentication table is generated.

  In step S2108, a registration permission result including information indicating that registration of the user finger information received in step S2105 is permitted is generated.

  In step S <b> 2109, the authentication server 102 transmits the registration disapproval result generated in step S <b> 2107 or the registration permission result generated in step S <b> 2108 to the multi-function peripheral 103. In step S2110, the multi-function peripheral 103 receives the registration failure result or registration permission result.

  In step S2111, the CPU 301 of the multi-function peripheral 103 determines whether registration of finger information is permitted (whether the received result is a registration permission result or a registration impossible result) from the result received in step S2110. If it is determined that registration is not possible (step S2111: NO), the process proceeds to step S2112. Details of the processing in step S2112 will be described later using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that registration is permitted (step S2111: YES), the process proceeds to step S2113.

  In step S2113, a screen for accepting selection of a finger to be registered from the user (FIG. 29) is created and displayed in step S2114. Note that the screen displayed in step S2114 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the MFP 103. In that case, the process of step S2113 is not executed.

  In step S2115, it is determined whether or not a finger to be registered is selected by the user on the screen displayed in step S2114 and the shooting button 2901 is pressed.

  If it is determined that the shooting button 2901 has been pressed (step S2115: YES), the process proceeds to step S2116. If the shooting button 2901 has not been pressed (step S2115: NO), it waits for the user to press the shooting button 2901. Note that the shooting button 2901 may be configured not to be pressed unless a finger to be registered is selected.

  In step S <b> 2116, the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 transmits a user's finger vein reading request to the biometric information reading unit 319.

  In step S <b> 2117, the biometric information reading unit 319 receives the reading request transmitted by the multi-function peripheral 103 in step S <b> 2116.

  When the reading request is received, the biometric information reading unit 319 starts reading the finger vein of the user. At this time, the MFP 103 may display the screen shown in FIG.

  When the reading is completed, in step S2119, the biological information reading unit 319 transmits the read finger information to the multi-function peripheral 103.

  In step S <b> 2120, the multi-function peripheral 103 receives the finger information transmitted from the biometric information reading unit 319. And if finger information is received, a process will transfer to the process which registers the finger information shown to the authentication server with the flowchart of FIG.

  Next, processing for registering finger information shown in the flowchart of FIG. 22 in the authentication server will be described. Note that the processing of step S2201, step S2202, and step S2211 to step S2214 in FIG. 22 is executed by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103, and the processing of steps S2203 to S2210 is executed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102.

  The CPU 301 of the MFP 103 acquires finger vein information from the read information received from the biometric information reading unit 319 in step S2120 (step S2201), and a finger information registration request including the finger information selected in step S2115 and the user name. Is transmitted to the authentication server 102 (step S2202).

  In step S2203, the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102 receives the finger information registration request transmitted from the multi-function peripheral 103 in step S2202. The CPU 201 of the authentication server 102 acquires the user name, finger information to be registered, and finger vein information from the received finger information registration request (step S2204), and the process proceeds to step S2205.

  In step S2205, the user name acquired in step S2204 is searched from the user information table (FIG. 17) stored in the storage area of the authentication server 102, and information on the operating hand corresponding to the searched user name is stored in the user information. Get from table.

  In step S2206, it is determined whether information on the hand operated in step S2205 has been acquired. If information on the hand to be operated cannot be acquired (if it is NULL) (step S2206: YES), the process proceeds to step S2208.

  If the information on the operating hand can be acquired (step S2206: NO), the process proceeds to step S2207.

  In step S2207, the number of registered right and left fingers is the same as the number of fingers read to register this time (if the read finger is a right hand finger, the number of registered right hand fingers, if the read finger is a left hand finger) The number of registered fingers for the left hand) and the number of registered fingers for the left and right hands registered as the hand to be operated (if the right hand is registered as the operating hand, the number of registered fingers for the right hand and the operation If the left hand is registered as the hand to be registered, the number of registered fingers of the left hand) is compared. The process moves to S2208.

  That is, if the information on the operated hand is NULL, the right hand is registered as the operating hand if the read finger is the right hand finger, and the left hand is registered as the operating hand if the read finger is the left hand finger. (Step S2206: step S2208 in the case of YES). In addition, when the information of the hand to be operated is not NULL (that is, when additional finger information is registered), it is registered by determining whether the number of registered fingers of the left or right finger is increased as a result of the current registration. The left hand is registered as the operating hand when the number of fingers is greater in the left hand than the right hand, and the right hand is registered in the case where there are more right hands than the left hand. In the case of the same number of left and right, if the finger registered this time is the finger of the right hand, the right hand is registered as the hand operated by the left hand, and if the finger of the left hand is registered. If the left and right hands registered as operating hands are the same as the left and right fingers registered this time, the determination in step S2207 is not performed, and the process proceeds to step S2209.

  In step S2208, the finger information captured in step S2118 is registered in the hand information operated in the user authentication table (FIG. 33) stored in the storage area of the authentication server 102 that matches the user name acquired in step S2205. To do.

  In step S2209, the finger vein information acquired in step S2205 is registered in the finger information of the user that matches the user name acquired in step S2205 on the authentication table (FIG. 16) stored in the storage area of the authentication server 102. Create a registration result. The registration result includes information indicating that the registration is completed.

  In step S2210, the authentication server 102 transmits the registration result created in step S2209 to the multi-function peripheral 103.

  In step S2211, the multi-function peripheral 103 receives the registration result transmitted from the authentication server in step S2210.

  In step S2212, the display control unit 424 of the MFP 103 creates a registration completion screen shown in FIG. 29 from the registration result received in step S2210, and displays the screen on the operation unit 308 in step S2213.

  If the user presses the OK button on the registration completion screen shown in FIG. 29 (step S2214: YES), the process returns to step S1901, and the authentication screen shown in FIG.

  Note that the registration completion screen displayed in step S2213 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the multifunction machine 103. In that case, the process of step S2212 is not executed.

  Next, the details of the processing when registration is impossible in step S2111 (step S2112) will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. 23 is executed by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103.

  In step S2301, the display control unit 424 of the multifunction machine 103 creates a registration failure screen shown in FIG. 28 and displays it on the operation unit 308 (step S2302). Note that the screen displayed in step S2302 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the MFP 103. In that case, the process of step S2301 is not executed.

  In step S2303, when the OK button 2801 on the registration failure screen shown in FIG. 28 is pressed by the user (step S2303: YES), the process returns to step S1901, and the authentication screen (FIG. 26) is displayed again. If the user does not press the OK button 2801 on the registration failure screen (step S2303: NO), the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103 waits until it is pressed.

With the processing as described above, the user can register a finger for use in finger authentication.
Furthermore, a mechanism is provided for comparing the number of fingers registered as fingers for use in authentication with either the right finger or the left finger, and registering as a hand that operates the greater number.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 24, FIG. 25, FIG. 31, and FIG. 32, processing when changing the left and right of the operating hand registered in the user information table in the present embodiment will be described. Note that the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 24 is processing following step S711 of FIG. 7, and the screen shown in FIG. 31 or FIG. 32 is displayed during the processing of step S2401.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart corresponding to steps S801 to S804 of FIG. 8 in the first embodiment.

  In step S2401, the CPU 301 of the MFP 103 determines whether the registration change button (3101 or 3201) shown in FIG. 31 or 32 is pressed. If it is determined that the registration change button (3101 or 3201) has been pressed (step S2401: YES), the process proceeds to step S2402, and if it has not been pressed (step S2401: NO), the process proceeds to step S2403. To do.

  Details of the processing in step S2402 will be described later using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step S2403, it is determined whether the screen change button (3102 or 3202) in FIG. 31 or FIG. 32 has been pressed by the user. If it is determined that the screen change button (3102 or 3202) has been pressed (step S2403), the process proceeds to step S2404. If the button has not been pressed (step S2403: NO), the process returns to step S2401 for registration. It waits for the change button (3101 or 3201) or the screen change button (3102 or 3202) to be pressed.

  In step S2404, it is determined whether the screen displayed on the operation unit 308 of the MFP 103 is a left-hand operation screen (for example, FIG. 31) or a right-hand operation screen (for example, FIG. 32).

  If the displayed screen is a left-hand operation screen (step S2404: for left hand), the process proceeds to step S2407, and if it is a right-hand operation screen (step S2404: for right hand), the process proceeds to step S2405.

  In step S2407, a screen suitable for the operation with the right hand shown in FIG. 32 is created, and the screen is displayed in step S2408.

  Similarly, in step S2405, a screen suitable for the operation with the left hand shown in FIG. 31 is created, and in step S2406, the screen is displayed.

  Note that the screen displayed in step S2406 or 2408 may be a screen stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the MFP 103. In that case, the processes of steps S2405 and S2407 are not executed.

  Next, details of the registration change process for the operating hand shown in step S2402 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the process of step S2501 is executed by the CPU 301 of the multifunction machine 103, and the processes of steps S2502 to S2504 are executed by the CPU 201 of the authentication server 102.

  In step S <b> 2501, the CPU 301 of the multifunction peripheral 103 transmits an authentication count count initialization (set to 0) request and an operation hand change request to the authentication server 102. In step S <b> 2502, the authentication server 102 receives an authentication count count initialization request and an operation hand change request from the MFP 103.

  In step S2503, the authentication count is set to 0 and initialized. By this initialization process, after changing the operating hand, the registration change screen (FIG. 14) is not displayed unless user authentication is performed with the hand opposite to the hand continuously registered again exceeding the threshold number of times. Will be set to.

  In step S2504, the operating hand is changed. That is, if the right hand is registered, the registration is changed to the left hand, and if the left hand is registered, the registration is changed to the right hand. Then, the process proceeds to step S2404.

As described above, with the configuration of the second embodiment, it is possible to improve the operability when changing the registered hand information that has been a problem in the first embodiment.
Furthermore, it is possible to change only the display screen without changing the registered information of the operating hand, and it is possible to improve the operability for the user.
Furthermore, the number of fingers registered as authentication fingers is compared with the number of fingers of the right hand or the left hand, and by registering as the hand that operates the larger one, it is possible to register the operating hand. It becomes possible to improve operability.

  It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  The present invention can adopt an embodiment as, for example, a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, or a recording medium. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices. Moreover, you may apply to the apparatus which consists of one apparatus.

  Moreover, the program in this invention is a program which a computer can perform the processing method of FIGS. 5-9 and FIGS. 19-25, and the storage medium of this invention has FIGS. 5-9, 19-19. A program capable of executing the 25 processing methods by the computer is stored. In addition, the program in this invention may be a program for every processing method of each apparatus of FIGS. 5-9 and FIGS. 19-25.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing.

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

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or an apparatus constituted by a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

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Claims (8)

An information processing apparatus that receives an instruction from a user via a touch panel operation,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information for identifying a user who operates the touch panel;
An image suitable for operation with the right hand when the information on the hand operating the touch panel registered in association with the user identified from the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means is information indicating the right hand. Display control means for displaying an image suitable for an operation with the left hand in the case of information indicating the left hand,
An information processing apparatus comprising: The identification information is biometric information acquired from a user's finger,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information acquisition unit acquires biological information from a user's finger. The information processing apparatus further includes:
When the identification information acquisition unit acquires the identification information of the finger opposite to the hand operating the touch panel continuously for a preset number of times, the identification information acquisition unit corresponds to the user identified from the identification information The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein information on a hand operating the touch panel is changed. The information processing apparatus further includes:
The registration change receiving means for receiving a change of information on a hand operating the touch panel associated with the user identified from the identification information by an operation via the touch panel. Information processing apparatus according to claim 1 The information processing apparatus further includes:
Image change accepting means for accepting a change of an image displayed on the touch panel by an operation via the touch panel;
The display control means includes
When an image change is received by the image change receiving unit, the image displayed on the touch panel is changed to an image suitable for an operation with a right hand or an image suitable for an operation with a left hand. Item 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 4. The information processing apparatus further includes:
Registration acceptance means for accepting registration of biometric information of a user's finger as identification information for identifying the user;
Finger information accepting means for accepting finger information indicating whether the biometric information accepted by the registration accepting means is right finger information or left finger information;
With
The number of fingers of the right hand that has received registration of biometric information by the registration accepting means is compared with the number of fingers of the left hand that has accepted registration of biometric information by the registration accepting means, and the hand with the larger number is connected to the touch panel The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the information processing apparatus is a hand for operating. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus that receives an instruction from a user via a touch panel operation,
An identification information acquisition step in which identification information acquisition means acquires identification information for identifying a user who operates the touch panel;
Information on the hand operating the touch panel, which is registered in association with the user identified from the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit in the identification information acquisition step in the identification information acquisition step, is information indicating the right hand. A display control step for displaying an image suitable for the operation with the right hand in the case, and displaying an image suitable for the operation with the left hand in the case of the information indicating the left hand,
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, characterized by: A program that can be executed by an information processing apparatus that receives an instruction from a user via a touch panel operation,
The information processing apparatus;
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information for identifying a user who operates the touch panel;
An image suitable for operation with the right hand when the information on the hand operating the touch panel registered in association with the user identified from the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means is information indicating the right hand. Is displayed, and when the information indicates the left hand, the program functions as display control means for displaying an image suitable for an operation with the left hand.

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