JP2013005341A - Image transmission device, information processing device, image transmission method and image transmission program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image transmission device, an information processing device, an image transmission method, and an image transmission program for allowing a user to perform setting operation of a transmission condition by using a handy external device, even when the user is performing the setting operation of the transmission condition on the image transmission device, so as to increase operability and reduce operation time.SOLUTION: An image transmission device 100 requests a user to perform setting operation of a transmission destination during setting operation of a transmission condition. The user selects a device for performing the setting operation from an operation display unit of the image transmission device 100, a user terminal 400 that is an external device, image transmission devices 200 and 210, and the like. The user is capable of selecting a device having an operation unit that is a keyboard larger than the operation display unit of the image transmission device 100 and is a user's favorite so as to easily perform setting operation of a transmission destination.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image transmission device, an information processing device, an image transmission method, and an image transmission program, and in particular, an image transmission device that receives a destination setting transmitted from an external device and transmits image data according to the destination setting, information The present invention relates to a processing device, an image transmission method, and an image transmission program.

  An image processing apparatus and an image transmission apparatus (these are also referred to as MFP (Multifunction Peripheral)) capable of reading image data and transmitting the image data are generally known. In such an MFP, when the MFP is used, character input may be requested for a reading setting for reading image data and a destination setting indicating a transmission destination of the image data.

  Normally, the operation panel of the MFP is smaller in size than a keyboard of an ordinary information processing apparatus due to limitations on the space where the operation panel is installed, and is not very convenient when inputting characters.

  Therefore, when inputting a destination from the operation panel of the own apparatus, it takes a relatively long time for character input. Therefore, a technique for saving time required for destination setting by performing destination setting while reading a document is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, a technique for inputting characters without using the operation panel of the MFP has been proposed. For example, there is known an image transmission apparatus that can register a transmission destination in advance in an image transmission apparatus and transmit image data to the registered transmission destination. Even when the transmission destination is not registered in advance, the image transmission device transmits the image data to the external device indicated by the destination information by transmitting the destination information from the information processing device to the image transmission device in advance. (For example, see Patent Document 2).

  In the image transmission device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is possible to set a destination as a transmission destination of image data from an external information processing device without using an operation panel of the image transmission device that is not easy to use.

JP 2006-60323 A JP 2007-174069 A

  In the image processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when performing character input, it is not possible to use a keyboard of an information processing apparatus that is easy to use. In the image transmission device described in Patent Literature 2, by receiving the destination information from the information transmission device in advance, the image data can be transmitted using the destination information as the transmission destination.

  However, for example, the user goes to the image transmission apparatus without transmitting the destination information from the information processing apparatus to the image transmission apparatus in advance, and starts the transmission condition setting operation on the image transmission apparatus. The user may notice that the information is not registered in the image transmission device. In this case, in Patent Document 2 in which reception of destination information is indispensable in advance, the user has to input address information, which is destination information, from the operation panel of the image transmission apparatus.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above problem, and even when the user is performing a transmission condition setting operation on the image transmission apparatus, the user performs a transmission condition setting operation using an easy-to-use external device. An object of the present invention is to provide an image transmission device, an information processing device, an image transmission method, and an image transmission program that can improve operability and shorten the operation time.

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

[1] An operation unit that receives a transmission condition setting operation;
A network communication unit that communicates with an external device connected via a network;
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user in the operation unit, at least a setting operation of an item to input characters can be received from the external device;
A transmission unit that transmits image data based on the set transmission condition;
An image transmitting apparatus comprising:

  In the above-described invention, the image transmission apparatus can accept an operation for setting an item to be input by either the operation unit of the own device or the operation unit of the external device. The operation unit that performs the setting operation of the item for inputting characters may be selected by the user, for example, or may be received from an operation unit of a predetermined external device that is uniquely specified.

[2] The control unit
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user at the operation unit, the user accepts a selection from the user to select whether to perform an item input operation from the operation unit or an external device, and select from the operation unit When receiving the setting operation, the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the operation unit, and when the selection to be performed from the external device is received, at least the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the external device. The image transmission device according to [1].

  In the above-described invention, the control unit accepts selection of whether to perform the setting operation of the item to be input from the operation unit or the external device even when the transmission condition setting operation is being received from the user. For example, the user operates an operation unit (apparatus) that performs an operation for setting an item for inputting characters from an operation unit provided in the user's own device, an operation unit of a user terminal normally used by the user, or an operation unit of another image transmission device. Select. The control unit receives a transmission condition setting operation from the operation unit of the selected device. Thereby, the user can select an apparatus having an operation unit that is convenient for the user and has high operability.

[3] The image transmitting apparatus according to [1] or [2], wherein the item for inputting characters is a transmission destination.

  In the above-described invention, the item for inputting characters is a transmission destination for transmitting image data. The transmission destination corresponds to address information such as a mail address or an IP (Internet Protocol) address.

[4] The control unit
Whether the character input item setting operation is performed from the operation unit or an external device in a scene where the character input item setting operation can be accepted while the transmission unit is accepting the transmission condition setting operation The image transmission device according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein selection is received from a user.

  In the above invention, the timing for selecting a device for performing an operation for setting an item to be input is when a setting operation for an item to be input can be received from a user while the operation unit is receiving a setting operation for a transmission condition. It is. This acceptable scene is, for example, when a screen for inputting characters is displayed or when a character input is received.

[5] The control unit
Compare the size of the operation unit of the external device connected via the network with the size of the operation unit of the own device, and set the external device having an operation unit larger in size than the own device for the item for character input [1] to [1], wherein the user is notified as a candidate of an external device that accepts an operation, and the user is designated by the user to designate an external device that is used for accepting a setting operation for at least the character input item. 4]. The image transmission device according to any one of 4).

  In the above invention, the control unit compares the size of the operation unit of the external device with the size of the operation unit of the own device. The control unit extracts an external device having an operation unit larger than the own device, and sets the extracted external device as a candidate for an external device that performs a setting operation on an item for character input. Here, for example, the size of the operation unit is determined by the screen size of the operation display unit when using a software keyboard, and the size of the keyboard (for example, standard size or compact size) when using a hardware keyboard. to decide. The screen size of the display unit of the device when using the hardware keyboard may be included as one of the determination materials.

[6] A reading unit that optically reads a document and acquires image data;
A storage unit;
With
The controller is
When accepting at least the setting operation of the item for inputting characters from an external device, when the end of the transmission condition setting operation in the operation unit of the own device is detected, the reading of the document set in the reading unit is read. And storing the image data obtained by the reading in association with the transmission condition set by receiving the setting operation in the operation unit of the own device before the end of the setting operation is detected. The image transmission device according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein:

  In the above invention, the control unit causes the reading unit to read the document when it detects the end of the transmission condition setting operation, and sets the read image data and the operation unit of the own apparatus to accept the setting operation. The transmission conditions are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit.

[7] The control unit
When accepting at least a setting operation of an item for inputting characters from an external device, the first transmission condition set by receiving the setting operation in the operation unit of the own device, and the storage unit in association with the first transmission condition The image transmission device according to [6], wherein the transmission job is generated by combining the stored image data and the second transmission condition set by receiving a setting operation in the external device.

  In the above invention, the control unit includes the first transmission condition set by the operation unit of the own device, the image data stored in association with the first transmission condition, and the second transmission condition set by the external device. Are combined to generate a transmission job.

[8] The control unit
[6] or [7], wherein a thumbnail image of the image data stored in the storage unit is generated, and the thumbnail image is transmitted to an external device in which a setting operation including the item for inputting characters is performed. The image transmission device described.

  In the above invention, the control unit generates a thumbnail image of the image data stored in the storage unit, and transmits the thumbnail image to an external apparatus that performs a setting operation including an item for inputting characters. The user performs an operation for setting an item for inputting characters while confirming the received thumbnail image in the external device, and performs an operation for setting a transmission condition of image data corresponding to the thumbnail image on the external device.

[9] The control unit
When accepting a setting operation including an item for inputting characters from an external device, the non-set item is notified to the external device when the setting operation in the operation unit of the own device is completed, and the unset item is The image transmission device according to any one of [1] to [8], wherein a setting operation is received from the external device.

  In the above invention, when the control unit accepts a setting operation including an item for inputting characters from an external device, the control unit notifies the external device of an unset item in the operation unit of the own device, and sets the setting operation for the unset item. Is received from the external device.

[10] The external device includes:
[1] to [9], wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus connected to the own apparatus via a network, and the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus of a user who operates the operation display unit. The image transmission device according to any one of the above.

  In the above invention, the external device is a user information processing device connected via a network.

[11] An information processing apparatus that is notified of the unset items from the image transmission device according to [9], and displays a setting operation screen for the unset items on a display unit.

  In the above invention, the information processing apparatus displays a setting operation screen for an unset item notified from the image transmission apparatus on the display unit.

[12] A step of receiving an operation for setting a transmission condition at the operation unit;
Communicating with an external device connected via a network in a network communication unit;
A setting operation step that accepts at least an item for inputting characters while accepting an operation for setting a transmission condition from the user in the operation unit; and
A step of transmitting the image data in the transmission unit based on the set transmission condition;
The image transmission method characterized by including.

  The above invention is an invention of an image transmission method corresponding to [1].

[13] In the setting operation step,
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user at the operation unit, the user accepts a selection from the user to select whether to perform an item input operation from the operation unit or an external device, and select from the operation unit When receiving the setting operation, the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the operation unit, and when the selection to be performed from the external device is received, at least the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the external device. The image transmission method according to [12].

  The above invention is an invention of an image transmission method corresponding to [2].

[14]
A function for receiving transmission condition setting operations on the operation unit,
A function of communicating with an external device connected via a network in a network communication unit;
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user in the operation unit, at least a setting operation of an item to input characters is a setting operation function that can be received from the external device;
Based on the set transmission conditions, a function for transmitting image data in the transmission unit,
An image transmission program for executing

  The above invention is an invention of an image transmission program corresponding to [1].

[15] The computer
In the setting operation function,
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user at the operation unit, the user accepts a selection from the user to select whether to perform an item input operation from the operation unit or an external device, and select from the operation unit When receiving a setting operation for the item to be input by the character, the setting unit accepts the setting operation from the operation unit, and when receiving selection from the external device, at least the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the external device. An image transmission program characterized by that.

  The above invention is an invention of an image transmission program corresponding to [2].

  According to the image transmission device, the information processing device, the image transmission method, and the image transmission program of the present invention, even when the user is performing a transmission condition setting operation on the image transmission device, the user transmits using an easy-to-use external device. Condition setting operations can be performed, and operability can be improved and operation time can be shortened.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a network system to which an image transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. It is the block diagram which showed schematic structure of the image transmitter. It is explanatory drawing which showed the management table stored in the non-volatile memory. It is explanatory drawing which showed the management server information stored in the non-volatile memory. It is explanatory drawing which showed the external apparatus information registered into the management server. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of an image transmission apparatus that reads an original and transmits image data. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement which selects the external device which sets a transmission destination. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the connector C of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the connector B of FIG. 6 is a flowchart for inputting a transmission destination to an image transmission apparatus using a printer driver of a user terminal. FIG. 10 is a display screen for directly inputting a transmission destination when the transmission destination is not registered in the address book of the nonvolatile memory. FIG. 10 is a display screen when the user is confirmed whether a transmission destination is input from an external device or an operation display unit of the image transmission device. FIG. 10 is a display screen when a transmission destination is registered in advance in the printer driver setting information. It is a selection screen for selecting one external device from a list of extracted external devices. It is a display screen which shows the state by which the thumbnail image was displayed on the operation display part of an image transmission apparatus in step S128. It is a display screen which shows the state by which the thumbnail image was displayed on the display part of a user terminal in step S128. It is a display screen when confirming with the user whether or not to register the transmission destination displayed on the display unit of the user terminal in the image transmission apparatus. FIG. 10 is a display screen for confirming whether or not the transmission destination (destination information) received from the printer driver setting information by the image transmission apparatus is registered in the image transmission apparatus. It is a sequence diagram of a 1st Example which shows the flow of a process with an image transmission apparatus and a user terminal. It is a sequence diagram of a 2nd Example which shows the flow of a process with an image transmission apparatus and a user terminal.

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

<Overall configuration of network system 5>
FIG. 1 shows an example of a network system 5 to which an image transmission apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. The network system 5 includes an image transmission device 100, image transmission devices 200 and 210, a management server 300, a user terminal 400, and a remote UI (User Interface) terminal 500, a LAN (Local Area Network) 600 and a public telephone network. It is configured to be connected through a network such as.

  The image transmission apparatus 100 is a copy job that optically reads a document and prints the duplicate image on a recording paper, a scan job that stores image data of the read document as a file, or transmits it to an external terminal via a network A multifunction peripheral (MFP) having a function of executing a job such as a print job for forming an image related to print data received from the user terminal 400 via the LAN 600 on a recording paper and printing it out, or a FAX job for facsimile transmission / reception.

  The image transmission apparatus 100 has an operation display unit for setting various jobs. The image transmission apparatus 100 can use this operation display unit when setting a transmission destination or the like by character input, and can input characters using a user I / F (Interface) of an easy-to-use external device. It has become. In the present embodiment, an index representing the usability of the user I / F related to character input is the operation unit size. The operation unit size is displayed as a convenient numerical value in consideration of the physical size of the operation unit and the display unit. That is, the operation unit size is used as an index including the screen size as a display unit and the operability of the operation unit that performs a character input operation.

  In the image transmitting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the character input is performed using the software keyboard displayed on the screen of the operation display unit. Therefore, the operation unit size is the screen size of the operation display unit. Determined by. In this example, in principle, the entire width of the liquid crystal screen is assumed to be the width of the software keyboard. Note that the vertical width when displaying the software keyboard is determined at an arbitrary ratio according to the horizontal width of the screen size.

  As described above, since the operation unit size of the image transmission apparatus 100 depends on the size of the liquid crystal screen, in this embodiment, a “type” representing the liquid crystal screen size is used as the unit of the operation unit size. Note that the operation unit size (panel size) of the operation display unit of the image transmission apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is “5 type”.

  When a hardware keyboard is used as a user I / F for character input in a terminal device or the like, the operation unit size is determined based on the size of the keyboard used as the input device. Further, the size of the operation unit may be determined from the size of an area where characters input with a mouse or keyboard are displayed. Here, the unit of the operation unit size is also expressed as “type” for the hardware keyboard and the like. For example, the horizontal width of the hardware keyboard is converted to “type” as the horizontal width corresponding to the screen size.

  The image transmission devices 200 and 210 are image transmission devices that constitute an external device. Each of the image transmission apparatuses 200 and 210 also has an operation display unit. The operation unit size of the operation display unit of the image transmission apparatus 200 is “9 type”, and the operation unit size of the operation display unit of the image transmission apparatus 210. Is "7 type".

  The management server 300 has information on external devices that can communicate with the management server 300 via the LAN 600 (hereinafter also referred to as external device information). In the external device information, various types of information on the external device that can communicate with the management server 300 and the size of the operation unit of the device are described. When receiving a request for external device information from the image transmission device 100, the management server 300 transmits the external device information to the image transmission device 100. Note that the management server 300 may transmit external device information registered in advance to the image transmission device 100, and also confirms the connection of the external device with which the management server 300 can communicate in real time, and transmits the image. External device information updated in response to a request from the device 100 may be transmitted to the image transmission device 100.

  The user terminal 400 is an information processing apparatus that is normally used by a user at his / her own seat. The user terminal 400 has a display unit, and its operation unit size is “17 type”. The user terminal 400 has a hardware keyboard as an operation unit. Note that the hardware keyboard of the user terminal 400 is a JIS (Japanese industrial standards) keyboard.

  The remote UI terminal 500 is a portable information processing terminal that can communicate with the image transmission apparatus 100 via the LAN 600. The remote UI terminal 500 has an operation display unit, and the operation unit size of the operation display unit of the remote UI terminal 500 is “7 type”. However, the operation display unit of the remote UI terminal 500 displays not only the software keyboard but also a plurality of icons on the display screen at the same time, and the full width of the operation display unit does not become the horizontal width of the keyboard. Therefore, the operation display unit of the remote UI terminal 500 sets the operation unit size of the software keyboard to “about 4 types”.

<Overview of overall operation of network system 5>
Image transmitting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment reads image data in order to execute a scan job by an image reading unit included in the apparatus, and reads the read image data by E-mail (electronic mail). Send to external device (so-called Scan to E-mail). The transmission condition for transmitting the read image data can be set on the operation display unit of the own device, but is performed using an external device having an operation display unit larger than the operation display unit of the own device. Can do.

  Specifically, for example, since the operation unit size of the operation display unit of the image transmission apparatus 100 is 5 types, the image transmission apparatus 100 has a 17-type operation unit size and a user terminal 400 having a JIS keyboard. A user selects an arbitrary external device from the image transmission device 200 having a 9-type operation display unit or the image transmission device 210 having an operation display unit having a 7-type operation unit size.

  The image transmission apparatus 100 allows the user to select an apparatus that performs an operation for setting an item to be input while receiving a transmission condition setting operation from the user. When the user selects an external device, the image transmission device 100 causes the user to perform a setting operation for an item that causes the user to input characters on the selected external device, and the transmission conditions set by character input on the external device, A transmission job is generated based on the transmission condition set in the operation display unit. Then, the image transmission device 100 transmits the image data using the generated transmission job. Note that the transmission conditions set by character input in the selected external device include a transmission destination.

  The image transmission apparatus 100 has a function of not only allowing the user to select an external apparatus but also causing a predetermined external apparatus to set a transmission destination using a printer driver and transmitting image data to the set transmission destination. ing.

  In this embodiment, the selection process of the operation display unit by the external device is defined as the first transmission setting, and the process of setting the transmission destination using the printer driver is defined as the second transmission setting. The second transmission setting includes a second transmission setting A for registering a transmission destination in advance in the printer driver setting information, and a second transmission destination for starting the printer driver from the image transmission apparatus 100 and inputting the transmission destination. B.

<Schematic Configuration of Image Transmission Device 100>
FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the image transmission apparatus 100. The image transmission apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 that performs overall control of the operation of the image transmission apparatus 100, an image processing unit 20, a nonvolatile memory 30, a facsimile communication unit 40, a network communication unit 50, and an HDD. (Hard Disk Drive: storage unit) 60, size information acquisition unit 70, ROM (Read Only Memory) 80, RAM (Random Access Memory) 90, user authentication unit 110, printer unit 120, and image reading unit 130 and an operation display unit 140. The CPU 10 is connected to all the components via the internal bus 150.

  The CPU 10 controls the execution of various jobs by using the image processing unit 20, the facsimile communication unit 40, the network communication unit 50, the printer unit 120, the image reading unit 130, the operation display unit 140, and the like as necessary. For example, the image reading unit 130 is controlled to read an image related to the scan job set in the operation display unit 140.

  Various programs are stored in the ROM 80, and each function of the image transmission device 100 such as job execution is realized by the CPU 10 executing processes according to these programs. The RAM 90 is used as a work memory that temporarily stores various data, an image memory that stores image data, and the like when the CPU 10 executes a program.

  The nonvolatile memory 30 is a memory (flash memory) whose stored contents are not destroyed even when the power is turned off. The non-volatile memory 30 stores an address book used when transmitting E-mail. The HDD 60 is a large-capacity nonvolatile storage device, and is used, for example, for storing job data and image data.

  The image processing unit 20 performs processing such as image enlargement / reduction, rotation, rasterization processing for converting print data into image data, image data compression / decompression processing, and the like.

  The facsimile communication unit 40 controls operations related to facsimile transmission and reception. The network communication unit 50 functions to transmit and receive various data to and from other external devices via the LAN 600.

  The printer unit 120 has a function of forming an image corresponding to image data on a recording sheet. Here, it has a recording paper transport device, a photosensitive drum, a charging device, a laser unit, a developing device, a transfer separation device, a cleaning device, and a fixing device, and forms an image by an electrophotographic process. It is configured as a so-called laser printer. Other methods may be used for image formation.

  The operation display unit 140 includes a display unit and an operation unit. The display unit is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and fulfills a function of displaying various operation screens, setting screens, and the like. The operation unit has a function of accepting various operations such as job input and setting from the user. The operation unit includes a touch panel that is provided on the screen of the display unit and detects a pressed coordinate position, and includes a numeric keypad, a start key, and the like. In the present embodiment, a character input key for inputting character information is displayed on the display unit, and the character input can be performed by pressing the character.

  The image reading unit 130 performs a function of optically reading a document and acquiring image data. The image reading unit 130 sequentially, for example, a light source that irradiates light on a document, a line image sensor that receives the reflected light and reads the document for one line in the width direction, and sequentially reads the reading position in units of lines in the length direction of the document. An optical path composed of a moving means for moving, a lens, a mirror, and the like for forming an image by guiding reflected light from a document to a line image sensor, a conversion unit for converting an analog image signal output from the line image sensor into digital image data, etc. It is configured with.

  The size information acquisition unit 70 determines the operation unit size (the size of the operation unit) of the operation display unit of a plurality of external devices (for example, the image transmission device 200 and the user terminal 400) connected to the management server 300 via network communication. The information is acquired from the management server 300 via the unit 50.

  The user authentication unit 110 is an authentication processing unit that authenticates a user who logs in to the image transmission apparatus 100. The user authentication unit 110 performs user authentication based on input information such as a user ID (Identification) and a password input from the operation display unit 140. For example, a management table storing setting information for each user (also referred to as user information) is stored in the nonvolatile memory 30 in advance, and when performing user authentication, the user authentication unit 110 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 30. The user information is read from the management table, and it is determined whether or not the user ID input from the operation display unit 140 matches the password. If the user authentication unit 110 can identify the user, the user authentication unit 110 determines that the authentication is successful and causes the image transmission apparatus 100 to enter the login state with the user as the login user.

  In the present embodiment, when the transmission destination is set by character input during the transmission condition setting operation using the operation display unit 140, the CPU 10 sets the transmission destination by the operation display unit 140 or by an external device. Accepts selection of setting. When the CPU 10 accepts a selection for setting a transmission destination on the operation display unit 140, the CPU 10 accepts a user to input characters on the operation display unit 140 to accept the setting of the transmission destination, and selects to set the transmission destination on an external device. If accepted, the user is allowed to input characters with the selected external device to accept the transmission destination setting.

  FIG. 3 shows a management table 700 stored in the nonvolatile memory 30. The management table 700 shown in FIG. 3 includes a user name column, a password column, an IP address column, and a host name column. The user name is a name indicating a state in which a user who uses the image transmission device 100 is registered in the management table. Here, the user name can also be used as a user ID. The password is a unique code string corresponding to the user name. The IP address is a 32-bit numeric string (identification number) assigned to each computer to identify the computer. The host name is a name assigned to a computer connected to the network so that it can be easily identified by humans. In the management table 700 shown in FIG. 3, the user name is “Yamada-taro”, the password is “***”, the IP address is “10.12.13.14”, and the host name Is “abc”.

  FIG. 4 shows management server information 710 stored in the nonvolatile memory 30. The management server information 710 shown in FIG. 4 includes a management server host name column and an IP address column. Each column has the same meaning as the same column shown in FIG. The management server information 710 illustrated in FIG. 4 has a host name “kanri-1” and an IP address “10.22.23.24”.

  FIG. 5 shows external device information 720 registered in the management server 300. The external device information 720 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes an external device name column, an operation unit size column, an IP address column, and a host name column. Since the same column as FIG. 3 has the same meaning, description thereof is omitted. In the column of the external device name, an identification name of an external device that can communicate with the management server 300 is described. In the column of the operation unit size, an operation unit size (type) of an operation display unit provided in each external device is described. The external device name is “user terminal 400”, the operation unit size is “17 type”, the IP address is “10.12.13.14”, and the host name is “abc”. The external device name is “image transmission apparatus 200”, the operation unit size is “9 type”, the IP address is “10.12.13.15”, and the host name is “gazou-30”. The external device name is “image transmission device 210”, the operation unit size is “7 type”, the IP address is “10.12.13.16”, and the host name is “gazou-40”.

  When the external device normally used by the user is fixed, the image transmission device 100 stores the external device information 720 in the nonvolatile memory 30, and the user sets the transmission destination using the external device. May be configured to automatically select the user terminal 400 from the external device name of the external device information 720.

  Next, an operation in which the image transmission apparatus 100 reads a document and transmits the read image data to an external apparatus will be described.

<Description of Operation of Image Transmission Device 100>
6 to 9 are flowcharts showing the operation of the image transmitting apparatus 100 that reads an original with the image reading unit 130 and transmits the read image data to an external apparatus. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a general operation.

<General operation>
The user goes to the image transmitting apparatus 100 and performs user authentication in the image transmitting apparatus 100 (step S101). The user authentication may be a form in which a user name (user ID) and a password are input, or may be user authentication using an employee ID card or fingerprint authentication.

  If the user authentication is successful, the user places the document on the image reading unit 130 of the image transmission apparatus 100. The CPU 10 determines whether or not the transmission destination for transmitting the image data of the document is registered in the address book of the nonvolatile memory 30, and if the transmission destination for transmitting the image data is not registered in the address book ( Step S102; Yes), a software keyboard and a software numeric keypad for directly inputting a transmission destination are displayed on the operation display unit 140. When the transmission destination for transmitting the image data is registered in the address book (step S102; No), the process proceeds to step S107.

  FIG. 11 is a display screen when the transmission destination is directly input when the transmission destination is not registered in the address book of the nonvolatile memory 30. In FIG. 11A, a screen for inputting characters composed of a software keyboard and a software numeric keypad is displayed on the operation display unit 140. In FIG. 11B, a software keyboard and a software numeric keypad displayed at the timing when a key input of a transmission destination is accepted are displayed. The user can input a transmission destination using the software keyboard and software numeric keys displayed on the operation display unit 140.

  The CPU 10 displays a setting screen regarding the transmission destination on the operation display unit 140 (step S103; Yes), and regarding the input of the transmission destination, the transmission destination is input by the operation display unit 140 or the transmission destination is displayed by the operation display unit of the external device. A screen for selecting whether to input is displayed (step S104).

  FIG. 12 is a display screen when the user confirms whether the transmission destination is input from the external device or the operation display unit 140 of the own device. When inputting the transmission destination from the external device, the user presses the “YES” button shown in FIG. When inputting a transmission destination from the operation display unit 140 of the image transmission apparatus 100, the user presses the “NO” button shown in FIG.

  The CPU 10 is waiting for a user's selection, and when the transmission destination is input from the operation display unit 140 of the image transmission apparatus 100, the user presses the “NO” button. When the CPU 10 detects a pressing operation of the “NO” button by the user (step S105; No), the CPU 10 receives destination information as a transmission destination from the user using the operation display unit 140. When the CPU 10 detects that the input of destination information, which is a transmission destination, is completed from the operation display unit 140 (step S106; Yes), the CPU 10 subsequently performs an operation for setting transmission conditions other than the transmission destination (step S107).

  When all the transmission condition setting operations by the user are completed (step S108; Yes), the CPU 10 reads the original by the image reading unit 130 to generate image data (step S109), and the generated image data and the set transmission. The transmission job is generated by combining the conditions (step S110).

  When the CPU 10 detects the pressing operation of the “YES” button shown in FIG. 12 (step S105; Yes), it continues to the connector A shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting an external device for setting a transmission destination.

  When the CPU 10 detects a pressing operation selected to set the transmission destination on the external device, the CPU 10 refers to the management table 700 stored in the nonvolatile memory 30 and refers to the IP of the user terminal 400 of the currently authenticated user. The address and host name are referred to (step S111). The CPU 10 transmits a printer driver setting information request to the referred user terminal 400 (step S112).

  The CPU 10 waits until printer driver setting information is received from the user terminal 400 of the currently authenticated user (step S113). When the CPU 10 receives the printer driver setting information request (step S113; Yes), the CPU 10 determines whether or not the destination information is registered in the received printer driver setting information (step S114), and the destination information is registered. (Step S114; Yes), the process proceeds to the connector B in FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a display screen when the transmission destination is registered in advance in the printer driver setting information. The user can register the transmission destination in advance in the printer driver setting information using the user terminal 400, that is, before the user goes to the image transmission apparatus 100 and starts the transmission condition setting operation. (Second transmission setting A).

<First transmission setting>
If the destination information is not registered in the received printer driver setting information (step S114; No), the management server information 710 stored in the nonvolatile memory 30 is referred to search for an external device capable of inputting characters. The IP address and host name of the management server 300 are acquired (step S115).

  The CPU 10 transmits a request for the external device information 720 to the management server 300 based on the acquired IP address and host name (step S116). The CPU 10 waits until the external device information 720 is received from the management server 300. When the external device information 720 is received (step S117; Yes), the operation unit size and the image described in the external device information 720 are displayed. The operation unit size of the operation display unit 140 of the transmission device 100 is compared, and an external device whose operation unit size is larger than that of the operation display unit 140 of the image transmission device 100 is extracted (step S118).

  The CPU 10 displays a list of external devices whose operation unit size is larger than that of the operation display unit 140 on the operation display unit 140, and displays a selection screen for selecting an external device for inputting a transmission destination (step S119).

  FIG. 14 shows a selection screen for selecting one external device from the list of extracted external devices. The selection screen shown in FIG. 14 displays the user terminal 400, the remote UI terminal 500, and the external device of the image transmission device 200, and selects one external device for inputting a transmission destination. Yes. Note that the operation display unit of the remote UI terminal 500 is smaller than the operation display unit 140 of the image transmission apparatus 100 and cannot be selected.

  The CPU 10 determines whether or not one external device for inputting a transmission destination is selected on the operation display unit 140 (step S120), and when one external device is selected (step S120; Yes). ), An operation for setting transmission conditions other than the transmission destination is received from the user using the operation display unit 140 being operated (step S121). When the setting operation of the transmission condition other than the transmission destination is completed (step S122; Yes), the process proceeds to the connector C in FIG. Note that the present embodiment is not limited to this, and after the external device is selected in step S120, all subsequent transmission condition setting operations may be performed by the selected external device.

  Since the settings other than the transmission destination have been completed, the CPU 10 reads the image of the document using the image reading unit 130 (step S123). The CPU 10 generates image data from the read image, and generates a thumbnail image from the image data (step S124). In addition, the CPU 10 associates the generated image data with the transmission condition set and operated on the operation display unit 140 and stores it in the nonvolatile memory 30.

  The CPU 10 determines the external device selected by the user (step S125). When the selected external device is the image transmission device 200 (step S125; Yes), the IP of the selected image transmission device 200 is displayed. A destination input request is transmitted to the address (step S126). The CPU 10 transmits the user ID to the selected image transmitting apparatus 200 at the same time, and performs user authentication when inputting the transmission destination.

<Second transmission setting A>
When receiving an input of a transmission destination from the user through the operation unit of the user terminal 400 (step S125; No), the CPU 10 transmits a printer driver activation request to the selected user terminal 400 (step S127). If a resident program for monitoring the printer driver is installed in the user terminal 400, the CPU 10 can directly start the user terminal 400. However, in this embodiment, the corresponding resident program is not installed. After the user returns to the user terminal 400 and logs in, the printer driver is activated.

  The CPU 10 transmits the thumbnail image to the external device selected in step S120 in FIG. 7 (step S128). At this point, the user moves to the selected external device, performs user authentication or the like on the selected external device, and confirms the transmitted thumbnail image.

  FIG. 15 is a display screen showing a state in which a thumbnail image is displayed on the operation display unit of the image transmission device 200 in step S128. A thumbnail image of the image data read by the image transmission device 100 is displayed on the operation display unit of the image transmission device 200. When the user authentication is successful in the image transmission apparatus 200, the user inputs a transmission destination from the operation display unit of the image transmission apparatus 200 while confirming the thumbnail image.

  FIG. 16 is a display screen showing a state in which thumbnail images are displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 400 in step S128. When the user returns to his seat and successfully logs in, a thumbnail image of the image data read by the image transmission device 100 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 400. The user inputs a transmission destination from the operation unit of the user terminal 400 while confirming the thumbnail image.

  The CPU 10 waits for a transmission destination from the external device selected in step S120 of FIG. 7. When the transmission destination is received from the selected external device (step S129; Yes), the CPU 10 stores it in the address book of the image transmission device 100. A selection screen as to whether or not to register is displayed on the operation display unit of the external device (step S130).

  FIG. 17 is a display screen for confirming with the user whether or not to register the transmission destination displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 400 in the image transmission apparatus 100. The destination information illustrated in FIG. 17 is a transmission destination transmitted from the user terminal 400 to the image transmission device 100.

  When the CPU 10 receives from the selected external device that the transmission destination is registered (step S131; Yes), the CPU 10 stores (registers) the transmission destination in the address book of the nonvolatile memory 30 (step S132). The CPU 10 combines the image data read by the image reading unit 130 and the received transmission destination to generate a transmission job, and transmits the image data to the received transmission destination (destination information). Even if the image data is not stored in the address book (step S131; No), the CPU 10 transmits the image data to the received transmission destination (step S133).

  Next, when destination information (transmission destination) is registered in the printer driver setting information in step S114 in FIG. 7 (step S144; Yes), the process proceeds to step S150 in FIG.

<Second transmission setting B>
In the image transmission device 100, the CPU 10 receives an operation for setting transmission conditions other than the transmission destination from the user (step S150). The CPU 10 determines whether or not all transmission condition setting operations related to transmission have been completed (step S151), and when all transmission condition setting operations have been completed (step S151; Yes), the image reading unit 130 is informed. The original is read (step S152).

  The CPU 10 displays a selection screen for selecting whether or not to register the transmission destination received from the printer driver setting information shown in FIG. 13 in the address book on the operation display unit 140 (step S153).

    FIG. 18 is a display screen for confirming whether or not the transmission destination (destination information) received from the printer driver setting information by the image transmission apparatus 100 is registered in the image transmission apparatus 100. The destination information illustrated in FIG. 18 is a transmission destination registered in the printer driver setting information transmitted from the user terminal 400 of the currently authenticated user to the image transmission apparatus 100.

  When registering the transmission destination received from the printer driver setting information of the user terminal 400 (step S154; Yes), the CPU 10 stores (registers) the destination information in the address book of the nonvolatile memory 30 (step S155). The CPU 10 combines the image data read by the image reading unit 130 in step S152 and the received transmission destination to generate a transmission job, and transmits the image data to the transmission destination. Even if the transmission destination is not registered in the address book (step S154; No), the CPU 10 generates a transmission job by combining the image data read by the image reading unit 130 in step S152 and the received transmission destination. Then, the image data is transmitted to the transmission destination (step S156).

  In the second transmission setting B described above, the transmission destination is registered in the printer driver setting information of the user terminal 400. However, in the second transmission setting A, the printer driver of the user terminal 400 is activated in step S127. It was.

  Next, the operation of the user terminal 400 in the second transmission setting A will be described.

<Description of Operation of User Terminal 400>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for inputting a transmission destination to the image transmission apparatus 100 using the printer driver of the user terminal 400. When the user terminal 400 receives a printer driver setting information setting request including destination information (transmission destination) from the image transmission apparatus 100 (step S201; Yes), the user terminal 400 displays a printer driver setting screen on the display unit of the user terminal 400. (Step S202). The control unit of the user terminal 400 receives a setting operation set by the user.

  If the user terminal 400 has received and completed all the setting operations including the destination information from the user (step S203; Yes), the user terminal 400 transmits the printer driver setting information of the setting operation including the destination information to the image transmitting apparatus 100 ( Step S204). The user terminal 400 hides the printer driver setting screen from the display unit (step S205).

  Next, an example of the network system 5 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, as a first embodiment, a description will be given of a case in which a scan setting is first performed for reading an image of a document, and after a selection is made to set a transmission destination later on an external apparatus, a scan job is started.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram of the first embodiment showing a flow of processing between the image transmission device 100 and the user terminal 400. In FIG. 19, the left side of the broken line is the process (task) of the image transmitting apparatus 100, and the right side of the broken line is the process (program) of the user terminal 400. Each task or program is stored in a ROM, a RAM, or the like, and constitutes an element for executing each function.

  The panel task monitors the operation of the operation display unit 140 by the user, and detects a press operation of the scan execution button for executing the scan job by the user (P101). When the panel task detects the scan execution button, it activates the scan job task and instructs the scan job processing (P102). When the scan job task is activated, the scan job is executed according to the instruction (P103).

  When the scan job processing is completed, the scan job task notifies the panel task that the scan job has ended, and enters a standby state (P104). The panel task detects the end of the specific scan having no transmission destination by the scan job task (P105). The panel task issues a request for user input data (that is, a transmission destination) necessary for completing the scan job to the user terminal 400 via the network (net stack task) (P106).

  The driver program (application) of the user terminal 400 that performs network processing receives a request for user input data (transmission destination) (P107). The received driver program activates an application program that displays an input screen for prompting user input (P108). In the user terminal 400, input of data necessary for completing the scan job input by the user from the input screen is accepted (P109).

  The application displaying the screen for prompting user input responds to the image transmission apparatus 100 by response communication with the user input data (transmission destination) via the driver program (P110) (P111).

  The panel task receives the processing result response notification via the net stack task (P112). The panel task receives the user input data (transmission destination) and analyzes the received data (P113). The panel task passes the user input data (transmission destination) to the scan job task, and resumes the standby scan job (P114). The scan job task causes the net stack task to execute the remaining processing (Scan to E-mail: transmission processing) (P115).

  The net stack task executes a transmission process (Scan to E-mail) (P116). When the transmission process is completed, the net stack task notifies the scan job task of the completion of the process (P117). When the scan job task receives a notification of completion of transmission processing from the net stack task, the scan job task notifies the panel task of notification of completion of transmission processing (P118).

  Thus, in the first embodiment, the image transmission apparatus 100 requests the user terminal 400 to input a transmission destination, and the user can respond to the transmission destination from the user terminal 400. A transmission destination can be input using a keyboard that is larger than the operation display unit 140 of the apparatus 100 and is familiar to the user.

  Next, as a second embodiment, information on a scan job in a standby state is acquired by an external device via the Web server of the image transmission device 100, and a transmission destination is set for the acquired scan job information. The case of setting later will be described.

<Second embodiment>
FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram of the second embodiment showing the flow of processing between the image transmission device 100 and the user terminal 400. In the second embodiment, confirmation and setting of the image transmission apparatus 100 are performed from the user terminal 400 via a Web browser. Note that P201 to P205 in FIG. 20 are the same operations as P101 to P105 in FIG. 19 described in the first embodiment. Also, P221 to P226 in FIG. 20 are the same operations as P113 to P118 in FIG. 19 described in the first embodiment. The description of the same operation as that of the first embodiment is omitted here.

  When the scan task detects the end of the specific scan without a transmission destination in P205, the panel task displays on the panel (for example, the operation display unit 140) that the scan job is stored in the standby state (P206). .

  The user operates the user terminal 400 to connect (access) to a PSWC (Page Scope Web Connection) of the image transmission apparatus 100, and requests display of a waiting scan job list of the image transmission apparatus 100 (P207). Here, the PSWC is a utility that can check the system information and status of the image transmission apparatus 100 and make network settings on the Web page by accessing the Web server via the Web browser.

  The user terminal 400 requests a display screen of the scan job list in the standby state in the image transmission apparatus 100 to the net stack task via the Web server (P208). The net stack task requests the panel task to display a scan job list display screen in the standby state in the image transmission apparatus 100 (P209).

  The panel task responds to the net stack task with the scan job list display screen in the standby state (P210). The net stack task responds to the Web browser of the user terminal 400 via the Web server with a scan job list display screen in the standby state in the image transmission apparatus 100 (P211). The user operates the operation display unit of the user terminal 400 to select one scan job from the scan job list display (P212).

  The user terminal 400 requests the net stack task to display detailed information about one scan job selected by the user via the Web server (P213). The net stack task requests the panel task to display detailed information about one scan job selected by the user (P214).

  The panel task responds to the net stack task for displaying the detailed information of the selected scan job (P215). The net stack task responds to the display of the detailed information of the selected scan job to the Web browser of the user terminal 400 via the Web server (P216). The user operates the operation display unit of the user terminal 400 to input or change necessary items (transmission destination) from the detailed display screen of the selected scan job and instruct to resume the scan job (P217).

  The user terminal 400 requests the net stack task via the Web server to set the scan job data items and restart the scan job (P218). The net stack task returns an acknowledgment (Acknowledge) about the data item setting accepted from the user terminal 400 and the resumption of the scan job via the Web server (P219). Further, the net stack task notifies the panel task that the transmission destination (data) has been set for the scan job in the standby state (P220).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the user terminal 400 selects a scan job that causes the image transmission apparatus 100 to perform transmission processing from the standby scan job list via the PSWC of the image transmission apparatus 100. At the same time, since the transmission destination can be input from the user terminal 400, the user can set the transmission destination of the scan job of the image transmission apparatus 100 using the familiar input device.

  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 present embodiment, the character input of the transmission destination is performed by the external device. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the CPU 10 determines that there is an unset item in the image transmission device 100. The setting item may be notified to the selected external device, and an unset item may be set in the external device. In this case, the CPU 10 notifies the external device of an unset item via the printer driver or the PSWC, and the transmission conditions other than the transmission destination are also externally set by using an operation unit such as a keyboard or a mouse of the convenient external device. It can be received from the user using the device.

  In addition, the present embodiment does not limit the items set on the external device to the transmission destination, but sets the file format, resolution, and other items necessary for the setting of the image data to be transmitted to the operation unit of the selected external device. You may make it possible to set with. Further, the program (software) for setting the transmission destination of the image transmission apparatus 100 from the external apparatus is not limited to the printer driver, and may be a utility or the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in FIG. 14, an external device whose operation unit size of the external device is larger than the operation unit size of the operation display unit 140 of the image transmission device 100 is extracted, and the user selects the external device. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, as an external device extraction method that replaces the screen size of an external device, an index indicating ease of keyboard input is registered in advance, and an external device that allows easier character input than the own device based on the index The selected external device may be extracted. In this case, the usability of each of multiple elements such as the screen size of the operation unit and the size of the keyboard is digitized, and a comprehensive index indicating the ease of operability is calculated, and the calculated index Is registered in the nonvolatile memory 30 or the like. The CPU 10 extracts an external device that allows easy character input based on the index. In addition, the CPU 10 may numerically display information on each element such as the screen size of the operation unit on the operation display unit 140 for each external device, or display a list of these on the operation display unit 140.

  In FIG. 14, the CPU 10 may display the size of the operation unit size on the operation display unit 140 for each external device, or may display the operation unit size on the operation display unit 140 in descending order of the operation unit size.

  Further, when there are a plurality of external devices having the size of the operation unit of the external device equal to or larger than the size of the operation unit of the image transmission device 100, the CPU 10 causes the image transmission device 100 that is currently being set by the user. You may make it display an external apparatus by a list in order from near. In this case, the user can select an external device in the vicinity of the image transmission device 100 being set, so that not only is the effort of setting the transmission destination reduced, but the movement from the image transmission device 100 is also reduced. Time and travel can be reduced.

5 ... Network system 10 ... CPU (control unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Image processing part 30 ... Nonvolatile memory 40 ... Facsimile communication part 50 ... Network communication part 60 ... HDD (memory | storage part)
70 ... Size information acquisition unit 80 ... ROM
90 ... RAM
100: Image transmission apparatus (MFP)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 ... User authentication part 120 ... Printer part 130 ... Image reading part 140 ... Operation display part 150 ... Internal bus 200 ... Image transmission apparatus 210 ... Image transmission apparatus 300 ... Management server 400 ... User terminal 500 ... Remote UI terminal 600 ... LAN
700 ... Management table 710 ... Management server information 720 ... External device information

Claims (15)

An operation unit that receives a transmission condition setting operation;
A network communication unit that communicates with an external device connected via a network;
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user in the operation unit, at least a setting operation of an item to input characters can be received from the external device;
A transmission unit that transmits image data based on the set transmission condition;
An image transmitting apparatus comprising: The controller is
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user at the operation unit, the user accepts a selection from the user to select whether to perform an item input operation from the operation unit or an external device, and select from the operation unit When receiving the setting operation, the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the operation unit, and when the selection to be performed from the external device is received, at least the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the external device. The image transmission device according to claim 1. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item for inputting characters is a transmission destination. The controller is
Whether the character input item setting operation is performed from the operation unit or an external device in a scene where the character input item setting operation can be accepted while the transmission unit is accepting the transmission condition setting operation The image transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the selection is received from a user. The controller is
Compare the size of the operation unit of the external device connected via the network with the size of the operation unit of the own device, and set the external device having an operation unit larger in size than the own device for the item for character input The user is notified as a candidate of an external device that accepts an operation, and the user is designated by the user to specify an external device to be used for accepting a setting operation for at least the item for inputting characters. The image transmission device according to any one of the above. A reading unit for optically reading a document and acquiring image data;
A storage unit;
With
The controller is
When accepting at least the setting operation of the item for inputting characters from an external device, when the end of the transmission condition setting operation in the operation unit of the own device is detected, the reading of the document set in the reading unit is read. And storing the image data obtained by the reading in association with the transmission condition set by receiving the setting operation in the operation unit of the own device before the end of the setting operation is detected. The image transmission device according to claim 1, wherein: The controller is
When accepting at least a setting operation of an item for inputting characters from an external device, the first transmission condition set by receiving the setting operation in the operation unit of the own device, and the storage unit in association with the first transmission condition The image transmission device according to claim 6, wherein the transmission job is generated by combining the stored image data and the second transmission condition set by receiving a setting operation in the external device. The controller is
The thumbnail image of the image data stored in the storage unit is generated, and the thumbnail image is transmitted to an external device that performs a setting operation including the item for inputting characters. Image transmission device. The controller is
When accepting a setting operation including an item for inputting characters from an external device, the non-set item is notified to the external device when the setting operation in the operation unit of the own device is completed, and the unset item is The image transmission device according to claim 1, wherein a setting operation is received from the external device. The external device is
The information processing apparatus connected to the own apparatus via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus of a user who operates the operation display unit. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 1. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the unset item is notified from the image transmission apparatus according to claim 9, and a setting operation screen for the unset item is displayed on a display unit. Receiving a transmission condition setting operation on the operation unit;
Communicating with an external device connected via a network in a network communication unit;
A setting operation step that accepts at least an item for inputting characters while accepting an operation for setting a transmission condition from the user in the operation unit; and
A step of transmitting the image data in the transmission unit based on the set transmission condition;
The image transmission method characterized by including. In the setting operation step,
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user at the operation unit, the user accepts a selection from the user to select whether to perform an item input operation from the operation unit or an external device, and select from the operation unit When receiving the setting operation, the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the operation unit, and when the selection to be performed from the external device is received, at least the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the external device. The image transmission method according to claim 12. On the computer,
A function for receiving transmission condition setting operations on the operation unit,
A function of communicating with an external device connected via a network in a network communication unit;
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user in the operation unit, at least a setting operation of an item to input characters is a setting operation function that can be received from the external device;
Based on the set transmission conditions, a function for transmitting image data in the transmission unit,
An image transmission program for executing The computer,
In the setting operation function,
While accepting a transmission condition setting operation from the user at the operation unit, the user accepts a selection from the user to select whether to perform an item input operation from the operation unit or an external device, and select from the operation unit When receiving a setting operation for the item to be input by the character, the setting unit accepts the setting operation from the operation unit, and when receiving selection from the external device, at least the setting operation for the item to be input by the character is received from the external device. The image transmission program according to claim 12.