JP2013258443A - Image data processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and flexibly perform setting as desired by a user with less operation in the case where image data transmission processing is performed together with other processing.SOLUTION: An input and display unit 14 accepts input of transmission setting of image data transmission processing, but if the input and display unit 14 has not accepted input of transmission setting specifying in advance the processing mode of the image data transmission processing, a control unit 15 performs transmission setting on the basis of setting information of other processing to be performed together with the image data transmission processing, and if the input and display unit 14 accepts the input of transmission setting specifying in advance the processing mode of the transmission processing, a communication unit 17 performs the image data transmission processing according to the transmission setting, but if the input and display unit 14 does not accept the input of transmission setting specifying in advance the processing mode of the transmission processing, the communication unit 17 performs the image data transmission processing according to the transmission setting performed by the control unit 15.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image data processing apparatus, and more particularly to an image data processing apparatus that transmits image data.

  In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as multifunction peripherals capable of executing transmission processing for transmitting image data to other devices in addition to processing such as copying and scanning have been used.

  When executing scan processing and then transmitting image data obtained by scanning, it is necessary for the conventional image processing apparatus to perform setting of scan processing and setting of image data transmission processing separately, and the user is troublesome. Have been forced to do rigorous work.

  In order to solve such a problem, for example, in the prior art of Patent Document 1, a scan transmission button associated with setting information of scan processing and information on the transmission destination of image data obtained by the scan processing is provided as a user interface. An information processing apparatus is disclosed that performs a scan process and a transmission process of image data based on setting information and transmission destination information when a scan transmission button is pressed.

JP 2010-21896 A

  The above-described prior art of Patent Document 1 performs two processes of a scan process and an image data transmission process in succession, but does not allow flexible setting of these processes. . For example, regarding settings such as color mode, the user may want to make different settings for scan processing and image data transmission processing. However, the user must set image data transmission processing according to the scan processing settings. Sometimes you want to. In such a case, it is desired that the setting as desired by the user can be easily and flexibly performed with fewer operations, but the prior art of Patent Document 1 is not intended to realize it.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an image data processing apparatus that can easily and flexibly set a user's desired setting with fewer operations when the image data transmission process is executed together with other processes. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a first technical means of the present invention is an image data processing apparatus that executes transmission processing of image data, an input unit that receives an input of transmission setting of the transmission processing, and the input A control unit configured to perform the transmission setting based on setting information of another process performed together with the transmission process of the image data when the unit has not received an input of a transmission setting that specifies a processing mode of the transmission process in advance; When the input unit receives an input of a transmission setting that preliminarily specifies the processing mode of the transmission processing, the image data transmission processing is executed according to the transmission setting, and the input unit sets the processing mode of the transmission processing in advance. A communication unit that executes the transmission processing of the image data according to the transmission setting made by the control unit when the input of the specified transmission setting is not accepted.

  According to a second technical means of the present invention, in the first technical means, the other process is an image forming process for forming an image based on the image data.

  According to a third technical means of the present invention, in the first or second technical means, when the input unit does not accept an input of a transmission setting that preliminarily specifies a processing mode of the transmission processing, the third technical means accepts the input. It further includes a display unit that displays information indicating that there is no information.

  According to a fourth technical means of the present invention, in any one of the first to third technical means, the input of the transmission setting for the transmission processing of the image data is made for each destination together with the setting of the destination of the transmission processing. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fifth technical means of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth technical means, the transmission setting of the image data transmission process is a color mode setting of the image data.

  According to the present invention, when the input unit that receives the transmission setting input of the transmission process does not receive the transmission setting input that specifies the processing mode of the transmission process in advance, the control unit is performed together with the image data transmission process. When the transmission setting is performed based on the setting information of other processing, and the input unit receives the input of the transmission setting specifying the processing mode of the transmission processing in advance, the communication unit performs the image data transmission processing according to the transmission setting. When the input unit has not received an input of a transmission setting that specifies the processing mode of the transmission process in advance, the communication unit executes the image data transmission process according to the transmission setting made by the control unit. When the image data transmission process is executed together with other processes, the setting desired by the user can be easily and flexibly performed with fewer operations.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the image data processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen of an image data transmission process. It is a figure which shows an example of a color mode setting screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen displayed at the time of execution of a copy process. It is a figure which shows an example of the destination designation | designated reception screen which receives designation | designated of a destination from a user. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the color mode setting registration process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the image data transmission process which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an image data processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image data processing apparatus 10 is an apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral having a function of transmitting image data in addition to functions such as a print function, a copy function, and a scan function. The image data processing apparatus 10 includes an image reading unit 11, an image processing unit 12, an image forming unit 13, an input / display unit 14, a control unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a communication unit 17.

  The image reading unit 11 is a processing unit that scans an image of a document set on a document table. The image processing unit 12 is a processing unit that performs various image processing on an image. The image forming unit 13 is a processing unit that performs processing for forming an image such as printing processing and copying processing.

  The input / display unit 14 is an input / display device such as a touch panel that accepts input of various processing setting information from an administrator or general user of the image data processing apparatus 10 and displays various information.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the setting screen 20 for image data transmission processing. In this example, the case where the image data is transmitted by e-mail is shown, but the present invention can be similarly applied to the case where the image data is transmitted by facsimile or when the image data is transmitted by network communication.

  The setting screen 20 displays a destination input field 21 for receiving an input of a destination to be registered from a user, a color mode setting screen display button 22 for displaying a color mode setting screen, and the like. The color mode can be set for each destination. Thereby, when it is desired to transmit image data in a different color mode for each destination, it can be easily realized.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the color mode setting screen 30. On the color mode setting screen 30, a non-setting button 31, an automatic setting button 32, a full color selection button 33, a gray scale selection button 34, and a monochrome binary selection button 35 are displayed.

  The non-setting button 31 is a button that is pressed when the color mode (processing mode) of image data to be transmitted is not specified in advance. If the color mode is not specified in advance, a request is made to set the color mode at the time of image data transmission. However, when the copy process and the image data transmission process are performed simultaneously, as described in detail later, Using the color mode setting information for the copy process, the color mode for the image data transmission process is set.

  The automatic setting button 32 is a button that is pressed when the color mode is automatically set. In this case, the color mode is selected according to the result of the scanning process. Specifically, the color mode is set to color if the saturation of the scanned document image is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and to monochrome if it is less than the predetermined value.

  The full color selection button 33, the gray scale selection button 34, and the monochrome binary selection button 35 are buttons that are pressed when setting the color mode to full color, gray scale, and monochrome binary, respectively.

  In addition to the above buttons, a button for instructing to follow the color mode setting of the main job or a button for instructing to follow the default setting may be provided on the color mode setting screen 30.

  For example, when the copy process is executed as a main job and the image data transmission process is executed as a sub-job together with the copy process, if the button for instructing to follow the color mode setting of the main job is pressed, the image data transmission process The color mode is set to the same mode as the color mode set for the copy process.

  When a button for instructing to follow the default setting is pressed, the color mode is set to the mode set by default. The default setting may include a setting of “according to the setting of the color mode of the main job” in addition to a color mode such as “automatic”, “full color”, “grayscale”, and “monochrome binary”.

  As described above, in the setting of “according to the color mode setting of the main job”, the color mode of the sub job executed together with the main job is set to the same mode as the color mode set for the main job.

  Further, when the non-setting button 31 is pressed, the color mode may be set as a default setting. This default setting includes the above-mentioned “follow the main job color mode setting” in addition to the color modes such as “automatic”, “full color”, “grayscale”, “monochrome binary”, and the like. Also good.

  The color mode is set by an administrator of the image data processing apparatus 10, for example. The administrator can determine the setting policy for the color mode in advance and make the setting policy known to the user, thereby preventing confusion of the user.

  Also, here, the description has been given of the setting of the color mode when the image data is transmitted by e-mail using the color mode setting screen 30 shown in FIG. 3, but each process performed by the image data processing apparatus 10 is described. A color mode setting screen 30 as shown in FIG. 3 for accepting common color mode settings is provided for the administrator, and the administrator uses the color mode setting screen 30 to change the color mode common to each process. It is good also as setting. When certain processes are executed together with other processes in the image data processing apparatus 10, these processes are executed in accordance with the color mode set in this way.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the copy process setting screen 40 displayed when the copy process is executed. The copy processing setting screen 40 includes a color mode selection acceptance button 41 for accepting selection of a color mode for copy processing from a user, and an instruction button 42 for instructing transmission of image data of an original image together with copy processing. Is displayed. In the copy process, a process of scanning an image of a document set on a document table and printing the scanned image is executed.

  When the color mode selection acceptance button 41 is pressed by the user, a screen for accepting selection of a color mode from among automatic, full color, gray scale, and monochrome binary is newly displayed, and the color mode is selected on the screen.

  When the instruction button 42 is pressed by the user, the input / display unit 14 displays a screen for accepting designation of the destination from the user. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a destination designation receiving screen 50 that receives destination designation from the user.

  When the destination designation button 51 for accepting designation of a destination from the user and confirming the destination is pressed by the user on the destination designation acceptance screen 50, the input / display unit 14 displays the setting screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 again. . It should be noted that the destination information registered on the setting screen 20 shown in FIG.

  When the user presses the monochrome copy start button 43 or the color copy start button 44 on the setting screen 40, the image forming unit 13 executes monochrome copy or color copy. At the same time, the image data of the document image read by the image reading unit 11 is transmitted to the destination designated by the user on the destination designation receiving screen 50 shown in FIG.

  The control unit 15 is a control device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls each unit of the image data processing apparatus 10. The control unit 15 causes the image reading unit 11, the image processing unit 12, the image forming unit 13, and the communication unit 17 to execute various processes based on information set by the user operating the input / display unit 14.

  In particular, the control unit 15 performs the image data transmission process executed by the communication unit 17 described later together with the image data transmission process when the user has not performed transmission settings for specifying the processing mode in advance. The image data transmission process is set by using the process setting information.

  Here, the processing mode of the transmission processing is, for example, a mode such as a color mode of image data, an image size, density, and image quality, but is not limited thereto. The processing performed together with the image data transmission processing is, for example, image forming processing such as copy processing for scanning and printing an image or printing processing for printing image data acquired from a personal computer. It is not limited to.

  The storage unit 16 is a storage device such as a memory or a hard disk device. The storage unit 16 stores registration data 16a and the like. The registration data 16 a is setting data for various processes performed by the image reading unit 11, the image processing unit 12, the image forming unit 13, and the communication unit 17 registered by the user operating the input / display unit 14.

  The communication unit 17 is a processing unit that communicates with other devices via the network 18 and transmits and receives image data and the like. The communication unit 17 executes image data transmission processing according to the transmission setting when the transmission setting of the image data is made by the user, and according to the transmission setting set by the control unit 15 when the transmission setting is not made. Executes image data transmission processing.

  The transmission setting set by the control unit 15 refers to setting information of processing performed together with the image data transmission processing when the user has not performed transmission settings for specifying the processing mode in advance for the image data transmission processing. This is the setting of the image data transmission process that is used.

  Next, a processing procedure of color mode setting registration processing for image data transmission processing will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of color mode setting registration processing according to the embodiment of the present invention. This color mode setting registration process is performed in order to register processing setting information in advance before the image data processing apparatus 10 receives an instruction to execute a process such as a copy process.

  First, the input / display unit 14 of the image data processing apparatus 10 displays the image data transmission processing setting screen 20 shown in FIG. 2 (step S101). Then, the input / display unit 14 receives an input of destination information for the image data transmission process from the user in the destination input field 21 (step S102).

  Thereafter, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the user has pressed the color mode setting screen display button 22 on the setting screen 20 of the image data transmission process (step S103).

  If the color mode setting screen display button 22 has not been pressed (NO in step S103), the process of step S103 is repeated until the color mode setting screen display button 22 is pressed.

  When the color mode setting screen display button 22 is pressed (YES in step S103), the input / display unit 14 displays the color mode setting screen 30 (step S104). Then, the control unit 15 determines whether any of the setting buttons 31 to 35 displayed on the color mode setting screen 30 has been pressed (step S105).

  If none of the setting buttons 31 to 35 is pressed (NO in step S105), the process of step S105 is repeated until any of the setting buttons 31 to 35 is pressed.

  When any of setting buttons 31 to 35 is pressed (YES in step S105), control unit 15 determines whether or not non-setting button 31 shown in FIG. 3 is pressed (step S106).

  When the pressed setting button is not the non-setting button 31 (NO in step S106), the control unit 15 receives the setting information corresponding to the pressed setting buttons 32-35 as the destination information received in step S102. Is stored as registration data 16a in the storage unit 16 (step S107).

  Specifically, when the pressed setting buttons are the automatic setting button 32, the full color selection button 33, the gray scale selection button 34, and the black and white binary selection button 35, the color mode is automatically selected, full color, gray scale, Information indicating that black and white binary is set is stored as registration data 16a.

  After that, the input / display unit 14 displays a color mode setting registration completion message (step S108), and the color mode setting registration process ends.

  In step S106, when the setting button pressed is the non-setting button 31 (YES in step S106), the control unit 15 inputs information indicating that the non-setting button 31 has been pressed in step S102. In association with the received destination information, it is stored as registration data 16a in the storage unit 16 (step S107).

  Then, the input / display unit 14 displays a message indicating that the color mode transmission setting is not made (step S110). Thereafter, the color mode setting registration process ends.

  In the color mode setting registration process, when the user does not set the color mode, a message indicating that the setting has not been made is displayed. The reason why such a display is performed is that if the user does not set consciously, the user's processing may not be performed and the user may be dissatisfied, so the processing may not be performed as expected. This is to make the user recognize that there is.

  Next, a processing procedure for image data transmission processing will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of image data transmission processing according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, the case where the process executed together with the image data transmission process (sub job) is a copy process (main job) will be described, but the process executed together with the image data transmission process is not limited to the copy process, Other processes such as a printing process may be used.

  First, the input / display unit 14 of the image data processing apparatus 10 receives a color mode setting for copy processing from the user (step S201). The color mode is set by operating the color mode selection acceptance button 41 on the setting screen 40 shown in FIG. Subsequently, the input / display unit 14 receives a destination setting for the image data transmission process (step S202). This setting is made on the destination designation reception screen 50 shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the monochrome copy start button 43 or the color copy start button 44 is pressed on the setting screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 (step S203).

  If the black and white copy start button 43 or the color copy start button 44 is not pressed (NO in step S203), the determination processing in step S203 is repeated until either one is pressed.

  When the monochrome copy start button 43 or the color copy start button 44 is pressed (YES in step S203), the control unit 15 determines whether or not the color mode has been registered in advance (step S204).

  Specifically, the control unit 15 determines whether or not information indicating that the non-setting button 31 has been pressed is stored in the storage unit 16 as the registration data 16a in association with the destination set in step S202. Determine.

  When information indicating that the non-setting button 31 has been pressed is stored, the color mode is not registered in advance. In addition, information indicating that the non-setting button 31 has been pressed is not stored, and instead, information indicating that the color mode is set to automatic selection, full color, gray scale, or monochrome binary is stored. If so, the color mode has been registered in advance.

  If the color mode has not been registered in advance (NO in step S204), the image forming unit 13 executes a copy process in the color mode for which the setting has been accepted in step S201, and the communication unit 17 sets in step S202. The image data transmission process is executed in the same color mode as that of the copy process (that is, the color mode whose setting has been received in step S201) for the destination that has received (step S205).

  Accordingly, when the user wants the image data processing apparatus 10 to execute each process with common settings, the burden on the user's setting work can be reduced. After the process of step S205, the image data transmission process ends.

  If the color mode has been registered in advance (YES in step S204), the image forming unit 13 performs a copy process in the color mode for which the setting has been accepted in step S201, and the communication unit 17 performs the setting in step S202. Image data transmission processing is executed in the color mode registered in advance at the received destination (step S206).

  Thereby, when the user performs different settings for each process and wants the image data processing apparatus 10 to execute each process based on the settings, this can be realized. After the process of step S206, the image data transmission process ends.

  Even when full color is selected as the color mode in step S201, if the monochrome copy start button 43 is pressed in step S203, monochrome copying is executed in step S205 or step S206. In this case, in step S205, monochrome image data transmission processing is also performed for image data transmission processing.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and corrections can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the non-setting button 31 illustrated in FIG. 3 is pressed and it is explicitly indicated that transmission setting for specifying the processing mode of the image data transmission processing is not performed in advance, The image data transmission processing is set according to setting information of other processing performed together with the image data transmission processing.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. If the other setting buttons 32 to 35 are not pressed even if the non-setting button 31 is not pressed, the transmission setting for specifying the processing mode in advance is input. As implied that it is not performed, the image data transmission processing may be set according to setting information of other processing performed together with the image data transmission processing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Image data processing apparatus, 11 ... Image reading part, 12 ... Image processing part, 13 ... Image forming part, 14 ... Input / display part, 15 ... Control part, 16 ... Memory | storage part, 16a ... Registration data, 17 ... Communication 20 ... Image data transmission processing setting screen, 21 ... Destination input field, 22 ... Color mode setting screen display button, 30 ... Color mode setting screen, 31 ... Non-setting button, 32 ... Automatic setting button, 33 ... Full color selection Button 34 ... Grayscale selection button 35 ... Monochrome binary selection button 40 ... Copy processing setting screen 41 ... Color mode selection acceptance button 42 ... Instruction button 42 50 ... Destination designation acceptance screen 51 ... Destination confirmation button .

Claims (5)

An image data processing apparatus that executes transmission processing of image data,
An input unit for receiving an input of a transmission setting of the transmission process;
A control unit configured to perform the transmission setting based on setting information of another process performed together with the transmission process of the image data when the input unit does not accept an input of a transmission setting that specifies a processing mode of the transmission process in advance. When,
When the input unit receives an input of a transmission setting that preliminarily specifies the processing mode of the transmission processing, the image data transmission processing is executed according to the transmission setting, and the input unit sets the processing mode of the transmission processing in advance. A communication unit that executes the transmission processing of the image data according to the transmission setting made by the control unit when the input of the specified transmission setting is not accepted;
An image data processing apparatus comprising:   The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other process is an image forming process for forming an image based on the image data.   The display device further includes a display unit that displays information indicating that the input is not accepted when the input unit does not accept an input of a transmission setting that specifies a processing mode of the transmission process in advance. Item 3. The image data processing device according to any one of Items 1 and 2.   The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input of the transmission setting for the transmission processing of the image data is made for each destination together with the setting of the destination of the transmission processing.   The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission setting of the image data transmission process is a color mode setting of the image data.

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