JP2014044581A - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible, in printing contents of a web page by an image processing apparatus, to impose restrictions on the contents to be printed for all users.SOLUTION: Web page display means 101 displays a web page on an operation unit (operation panel). Web page analysis means 102 analyzes page information (information such as HTML, CSS, image file, and video file) received from the web page display means 101, determines what contents are included therein, and notifies web page output target restriction means 103 of a result of the determination. The web page output target restriction means 103 imposes restrictions on a web page printed by web page printing means 107.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program, such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile machine, and a multifunction machine combining these.

  Web pages contain various types of content. Therefore, when printing a web page with an image processing apparatus, there are cases where it is desired to print only a part of the page, such as coupon printing or map printing. Therefore, there is a technology that allows a user to print only necessary contents in a Web page by specifying a range to be printed.

  That is, for example, Patent Document 1 includes an image data conversion unit that converts a Web page into bitmap image data, and a display control unit that displays an image of the converted image data on a display device. An area determination unit that determines a specified area corresponding to an arbitrary area in the converted image data based on a specified input that specifies an arbitrary area on the image of the displayed image data, and the determined specified area The image data extraction unit that extracts the image data from the converted image data, and the print data generation unit that outputs the print data based on the extracted image data of the designated area, by a simple and intuitive operation, A printing apparatus capable of printing by designating an arbitrary area on a Web page is described.

  However, in the printing apparatus, since the determination of the print range is executed by the user's range specification, it is necessary to specify each time printing is performed. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not suitable for use by an administrator who restricts only a part of the contents of a Web page to be printed on a device shared by a large number of people, not an individual like a multifunction machine.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the object thereof is to limit the contents to be output to all users when outputting the contents of a Web page by an image processing apparatus. Is to do so.

  An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a web page analysis unit that analyzes content included in a web page, a web page output unit that outputs content included in the web page, and the web page analysis unit. An image processing apparatus comprising: content restriction means for restricting content output by the Web page output means based on an analysis result.

  According to the present invention, when the content of a Web page is output by the image processing apparatus, it is possible to limit the content to be output to all users.

1 is a block diagram of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of a portion related to Web page processing of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the limiting method which can be selected by the limiting method selection means in FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing Web page processing of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, it is a figure which shows the table referred when implementing the restriction | limiting by an operation method. In FIG. 4, it is a figure which shows the table referred when implementing the restriction | limiting by an apparatus state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
<Configuration of image processing device>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image processing apparatus 1 includes an operation unit controller 10, an application controller 20, and an engine controller 30.

  The operation unit controller 10 includes an operation panel control module 11 and a hard key control module 12. The application controller 20 includes a copy application 21, a scanner application 22, a printer application 23, and a browser application 24 as applications, and includes a control unit 25, a memory 26, and an HDD (hard disk) 27 as hardware. ing. The engine controller 30 includes a scanner 31 and a plotter 32 as engines.

  The operation unit controller 10 has a function of drawing a user interface requested by the application controller 20 on an operation panel (not shown) and notifying the application controller 20 of input from the operation panel and hard keys.

  The application controller 20 implements functions to be provided as an application using the engine controller 30 and the operation unit controller 10. That is, for example, the copy application 21 provides a copy function by controlling the scanner 31 and the plotter 32 of the engine controller 30. The scanner application 22 and the printer application 23 provide a scanner function and a printer function by controlling the scanner 31 and the plotter 32, respectively. Further, the browser application 24 provides a web browsing function on the image processing apparatus 1 by having the operation panel control module 11 of the operation unit controller 10 draw an image obtained by browsing a web page.

<Configuration of parts related to Web page processing>
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a portion related to Web page processing of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As illustrated, the image processing apparatus 1 includes, as functions related to Web page processing, a Web page display unit 101, a Web page analysis unit 102, a Web page output target restriction unit 103, an operation method setting unit 104, a Web content setting unit. 105, an apparatus state determination unit 106, a web page printing unit 107, a web page transmission unit 108, and a web page storage unit 109. Here, the operation method setting means 104 and the device state determination means 106 are realized by the control unit 25, and the other means are realized by the browser application 24.

  The web page output target restriction unit 103 includes a restriction method selection unit 110, a web page print target restriction unit 111, a web page transmission target restriction unit 112, and a web page accumulation target restriction unit 113.

  The web page display means 101 is a means for displaying a web page on the operation unit (operation panel).

  The web page analysis unit 102 analyzes the page information received from the web page display unit 101 (information such as HTML, CSS, image file, video file, etc.) to determine what content is included, This is means for notifying the Web page output target control means 103 of the analysis result.

  The operation method setting means 104 is a means for setting the operation method of the apparatus. Examples of operation methods that can be set include “default”, “paper saving”, “toner saving”, and “security: high”.

  The web content setting unit 105 is a unit that sets content for which the web page output target control unit 103 restricts output. The types of content that can be set include, for example, “advertising part”, “background part”, “header / footer part”, “image part”, “moving picture part”, “link part”, “confidential part (preliminary HTML). It is necessary to embed a symbol indicating confidentiality).

  The apparatus state determination means 106 is a means for determining what state the image processing apparatus 1 is in. For example, “default”, “low amount of paper”, and “low amount of toner” are possible states.

  The restriction method selection means 110 is a means for selecting restriction methods in the Web page print target restriction means 111, the Web page transmission target restriction means 112, and the Web page accumulation target restriction means 113.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a restriction method that can be selected by the restriction method selection means 110. The data shown in this figure is stored in advance in the HDD 27 as a table. The user can select a desired restriction method from the hard keys of the operation unit. Any one of the restriction methods can be set by default.

  As shown in the figure, selectable restriction methods are “restriction by content setting”, that is, restriction based on the setting by the Web content setting means 105, “restriction according to operation method”, that is, setting by the operation method setting means 104. Restriction methods 1 to 7 consisting of a combination of “Yes” and “No” for the three types of restriction consisting of the restriction based on the device state, the “restriction according to the device state”, that is, the restriction based on the determination result by the device state determination means 106 is there.

  The web page printing target restriction unit 111, the web page transmission target restriction unit 112, and the web page accumulation target restriction unit 113 are respectively a web page printing unit 107 and a web page transmission unit 108 according to the restriction method selected by the restriction method selection unit 110. Then, print data, transmission data, and storage data of the Web page to be output to the Web page storage unit 109 are created (details will be described later).

  The web page printing unit 107 prints the web page by the plotter 32 based on the printing image data output from the web page printing target restriction unit 111. The Web page transmission unit 108 transmits the Web page transmission image data output from the Web page transmission target restriction unit 112 to an external host computer or the like. The web page storage unit 109 stores the web page storage image data output from the web page storage target restriction unit 113 in the HDD 27.

<Web page processing of image processing device>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing Web page processing of the image processing apparatus 1. This process is executed by the Web page output target limiting means 103. Here, the processing when the Web page print target restriction unit 111 creates image data for printing will be described. However, the processing when the Web page transmission target restriction unit 112 creates image data for transmission, the Web page accumulation target restriction unit Step 113 is the same flow as the processing for creating the storage image data.

  First, a setting is made to sequentially and repeatedly process each content from the beginning to the end of the web page analyzed by the web page analyzing means 102 (step S1).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the restriction by the content designation is performed, that is, whether or not the restriction method selection unit 110 is set to perform the restriction by the content designation (step S2).

  When it is determined that the restriction by the content specification is to be performed (step S2: YES), it is determined whether the content being processed matches the specified content, that is, the content set by the Web content setting means 105 (step S2: YES). Step S3). If it is determined that they match (step S3: YES), the content being processed is excluded from the output targets, and the process proceeds to step S11.

  When it is determined not to perform restriction by content specification (step S2: NO) and when it is determined that the content being processed does not match the specified content (step S3: NO), restriction by the operation method is performed. In other words, it is determined whether or not the restriction method selection means 110 is set to perform restriction by the operation method (step S4).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a table referred to in the determination in step S4. As shown in the figure, “Restricted Content” is “None” when “Operation Method” is “Default”, “Header, Footer Part, Advertising Part” when “Paper Saving”, and “Toner Saving”. “Advertisement part, image, video” and “security: high” are “confidential part”.

  When it is determined that the restriction by the operation method is to be performed (step S4: YES), a content list that does not match the operation method is acquired (step S5). Here, the content that does not match the operation method is “restricted content” in FIG.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the content being processed matches the acquired content list (step S6). If it is determined that they match (step S6: YES), the content being processed is excluded from the output targets, and the process proceeds to step S11.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match (step S6: NO), it is determined whether or not the restriction based on the device state is performed, that is, whether or not the restriction method selection unit 110 is set to perform the restriction based on the device state. Judgment is made (step S7).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a table referred to in the determination in step S7. As shown in the figure, “restricted content” is “none” when “device status” is “default”, “header, footer portion, advertisement portion”, “toner remaining amount” when “paper remaining amount is low”. “Small” means “advertising part, image, video”.

  If it is determined that the restriction by the device state is to be performed (step S7: YES), a content list that does not match the device state is acquired (step S8). Here, the content that does not match the device status is “restricted content” in FIG.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the content list being processed matches the acquired content list (step S9). If it is determined that they match (step S9: YES), the content being processed is excluded from the output targets, and the process proceeds to step S11.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match (step S9: NO), the web page print target restriction unit 111 creates print image data (step S10), and the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S11, it is determined whether there is content that has not been processed. If there is content, the flow proceeds to step S1, and if there is no content, the flow in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image processing apparatus, 101 ... Web page display means, 102 ... Web page analysis means, 103 ... Web page output object restriction means, 105 ... Web content setting means, 107 ... Web page printing means, 108 ... Web page transmission means, 109… Web page storage means.

JP 2007-94950 A

Claims (8)

Web page analysis means for analyzing the content contained in the Web page;
Web page output means for outputting content included in the Web page;
Based on the analysis result by the web page analysis means, content restriction means for restricting the content output by the web page output means,
An image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The web page output means is an image processing apparatus for printing content included in a web page. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The web page output means is an image processing device that transmits content contained in a web page to an external device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The web page output means is an image processing device for storing content contained in a web page in a storage device inside the device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
An image processing apparatus comprising: means for determining content whose output is restricted by the content restriction means according to an operation method of the apparatus selected by a user. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
An image processing apparatus having means for determining content whose output is restricted by the content restriction means according to a state of the apparatus. An image processing method for outputting content contained in a web page by an image processing apparatus,
A web page analysis process for analyzing the content contained in the web page;
Based on the analysis result of the web page analysis step, a content restriction step for restricting the content to be output,
An image processing method.   Based on the analysis result by the web page analysis means for analyzing the content contained in the web page, the web page output means for outputting the content contained in the web page, and the web page analysis means, A program for functioning as content restriction means for restricting content output by the Web page output means.

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