JP2014071589A - Information processor, program of information processor, and method of controlling information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a relay device or the like capable of uploading electronic data to an electronic data storage service.SOLUTION: A relay device 100 is connectable to a multifunctional device 100 and a service providing device 300 for storing electronic data uploaded by the multifunctional device 100. The relay device 200 generates automatic generation tag data. The relay device 200 acquires stored tag data stored in the service providing device 300. The relay device 200 displays the stored tag data in a display part 150 after excluding the automatic generation tag data included in the stored tag data. At least one piece of tag data selected in the stored tag data displayed in the display part 150, and the automatic generation tag data are associated with electronic data to be uploaded and are stored in the service providing device 300.

Description

  The present specification discloses an information processing apparatus that can communicate with a storage device that stores tag information associated with a file.

  Conventionally, when an image file or a document file is stored in a file management apparatus, a technique for registering the file in the file management apparatus in association with a tag is known. In Patent Document 1, a candidate for a tag created by a scan image management server as a file management apparatus is displayed on an MFP, and a tag designated by a user among the displayed tag candidates is scanned by the MFP. A technique for registering with a scan image management server in association with the above is disclosed. In Patent Document 1, the displayed tag candidates are tags stored in advance in the scan image management server, tags associated with the scan image stored in the scan image management server, and the like.

JP 2007-188479 A

  In the technique described in Patent Literature 1, tags associated with the scanned images stored in the scanned image management server are displayed as a list as candidates. Then, tags automatically generated by the MFP or the file management apparatus are also displayed as tag candidates. The automatically generated tag may not be reused by the user as a tag associated with another file. For this reason, when automatically generated tags are also displayed as tag candidates, the operability when the user selects a desired tag from the tag candidates may deteriorate.

  The information processing apparatus described in this specification is an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores at least one tag information associated with a file, and is transmitted to the storage device and stored therein. Tag information generating means for generating automatically generated tag information that is tag information associated with a transmission file that is one file, and tag information associated with a stored file that is a file stored in a storage device Tag information acquisition means for acquiring stored tag information from the storage device, display control means for displaying one or more stored tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition means on the display device, and display control means for displaying on the display device At least one tag information selected from the stored stored tag information and at least one automatically generated tag information are transmitted. First storage control means linked to the storage device and stored in the storage device, the stored tag information includes the automatically generated tag information, and the display control means stores the stored information excluding the automatically generated tag information. Tag information is displayed on a display device.

  The automatically generated tag information automatically generated by the information processing apparatus may not be selected by the user as a tag associated with another file. Examples of the automatically generated tag information include date information and model information. According to the above configuration, when displaying stored tag information that is tag information associated with a stored file that is a file stored in the storage device on the display device, the automatically generated tag information is not displayed. Can be controlled. As a result, tag information that is highly likely to be selected by the user can be preferentially displayed, so that the operability when selecting desired tag information from a plurality of stored tag information is deteriorated. Can be prevented.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the second aspect, the automatically generated tag information included in the stored tag information can be identified based on the predetermined character string. Examples of the predetermined character string include model numbers of various devices. Thereby, it is possible to control so that the automatically generated tag information is not displayed on the display device.

  According to the information processing device of the third aspect, the automatically generated tag information included in the stored tag information can be identified based on the identification information stored in the information processing device. As the identification information, the automatically generated tag information itself may be used, or the identification ID of the automatically generated tag information may be used. Thereby, it is possible to control so that the automatically generated tag information is not displayed on the display device.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the fourth aspect, the automatically generated tag information included in the stored tag information can be identified based on the stored tag information stored in the information processing apparatus. Thereby, it is possible to control so that the automatically generated tag information is not displayed on the display device.

  According to the information processing device of the fifth aspect, it is possible to store the information of the automatically generated tag information generated by each of the plurality of display devices in one storage device. Then, when the stored tag information is displayed on the display device, it can be controlled so that the automatically generated tag information is not displayed. Thereby, even when one storage device is shared by a plurality of display devices, it is possible to preferentially display tag information that is likely to be selected by the user.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the sixth aspect, it is possible to grasp the information of the automatically generated tag information stored in the storage device by each of the plurality of display devices with one information processing apparatus. Thereby, it is possible to control so that automatically generated tag information generated by any one of the plurality of display devices is not displayed on any of the plurality of display devices.

  According to the information processing device of claim 7, when at least one tag information is not selected from the stored tag information, at least one automatically generated tag information is associated with the transmission file and stored in the storage device. be able to. As a result, tag information can always be associated with a transmission file, so that the searchability of the transmission file can be improved.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the eighth aspect, the stored tag information can be acquired from the specific storage area identified by the specific user identification information selected by the user. Therefore, the stored tag information stored in the past by the user can be displayed on the display device in association with each of the plurality of users.

  In addition, a method, a computer program, and a computer-readable recording medium for storing the computer program for realizing the information processing apparatus are novel and useful.

It is a figure showing the outline of service cooperation system 10 concerning an embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration provided in a service cooperation system 10. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the multi-function device 100. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the multi-function device 100. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the multi-function device 100. FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of relay apparatus 200. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of relay apparatus 200. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of relay apparatus 200. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an operation example of the service cooperation system 10. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an operation example of the service cooperation system 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen in a display part. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen in a display part. It is a figure which shows an example of the data added to electronic data. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of electronic data. It is a figure which shows an example of a tag database. It is a flowchart which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings to be referred to are used for explaining technical features that can be adopted by the present invention. The configuration of the apparatus described, flowcharts of various processes, and the like are merely illustrative examples. It is not intended to limit the present invention only to that.

<First Embodiment>
<Outline of Service Cooperation System 10>
With reference to FIG. 1, the outline of the service cooperation system 10 is demonstrated. The service cooperation system 10 includes multi-function devices 100 and 101 and a relay device 200. The relay device 200 is connected to the multi-function devices 100 and 101 via a network. The service cooperation system 10 can upload electronic data to an electronic data storage service provided by a service provider or download electronic data from the electronic data storage service. In addition, when there are a plurality of users a and users b, the electronic data storage service can provide a storage area for each of the users a and b. The user a and the user b can be identified by a user ID when logging in to the electronic data storage service.

  The electronic data storage service is a service providing apparatus 300 installed on the Internet by each service provider. Alternatively, the electronic data storage service is a collection of devices on the Internet including at least the service providing device 300. The electronic data storage service communicates with a terminal outside the service connected to the Internet using HTTP or HTTPS, and stores electronic data uploaded by the terminal outside the service. The service providing apparatus 300 may have a function as a well-known Web server. The service providing apparatus 300 may have a function as a storage server that receives and stores electronic data from a communication server that communicates with a terminal outside the service by HTTP or HTTPS. The service providing device 300 may be a large computer device or a personal computer.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of electronic data that the user a stores in the service providing apparatus 300A. Data such as a folder name 601, a file name 602, an extension 603, and tag data 604 can be added to each of the plurality of electronic data. The folder name 601 is information indicating a storage location of electronic data. Therefore, a plurality of folder names 601 cannot be added to one electronic data. The folder name 601 is uniquely determined when electronic data is stored. The file name 602 is information for identifying each electronic data. Therefore, one file name 602 cannot be added to a plurality of electronic data stored in the same folder. Also, a plurality of file names 602 cannot be added to one electronic data. The extension 603 is information indicating the format of electronic data. Therefore, a plurality of extensions 603 cannot be added to one electronic data. The extension 603 is uniquely determined by the format of the electronic data when the electronic data is created. The tag data 604 is data that can be added to electronic data separately from data such as a folder name 601, a file name 602, and an extension 603. The user of the electronic data storage service can determine tag data to be used as a keyword regardless of the file name, format, and storage location of the electronic data. Tag data is data having characteristics different from other data that can be added to electronic data. That is, one tag data can be added to a plurality of electronic data. A plurality of tag data can be added to one electronic data. In the example of FIG. 13, a plurality of tag data 604 “dog”, “athletic meet”, and “20120903-MFP100” are added to the electronic data with the file name 602 “dogAB”. Further, tag data 604 of “dog” is added to a plurality of electronic data having file names 602 of “dog_diary05” and “dogAB”.

  The utility of tag data will be described with reference to FIG. When the search keyword “dog” is designated, electronic data with the tag name 604 “dog” added and the file names 602 “dog_diary05” and “dogAB” can be searched. When a search keyword “20120203” is specified, electronic data with a tag data 604 “20120903-MFP100” and file names 602 “dogAB”, “camera_01”, and “camera_02” can be searched. . That is, the tag data 604 added to the electronic data can be used as a keyword for searching the electronic data.

  The tag data includes selected tag data and automatically generated tag data. The selected tag data is tag data selected by the user from among a plurality of tag data candidates when uploading electronic data to the service providing apparatus 300.

  The automatically generated tag data is tag data that is automatically generated by the multi-function device 100 or 101 when electronic data is uploaded to the service providing device 300. The automatically generated tag data may be automatically generated based on, for example, a date for uploading transmission data. In this case, when uploading is performed on September 03, 2012, automatically generated tag data “201203903” may be generated. In addition, a predetermined character string may be added to the automatically generated tag data. As an example of the predetermined character string, the model number (for example, “MFP 100” or “MFP 101”) of the multi-function device 100 or 101, or the manufacturer name of the multi-function device 100 or 101 (for example, the manufacturer is abc) Includes “abc”) and the like. In the example of FIG. 13 described above, the tag data of “athletic meet” and “dog” corresponds to an example of the selected tag data. Tag data of “20101010-MFP101”, “2011055-MFP101”, and “20120903-MFP100” corresponds to an example of automatically generated tag data. “MFP 100” and “MFP 101” correspond to an example of a predetermined character string.

  Further, when user a uses each of the plurality of multi-function devices 100 and 101, electronic data can be uploaded to the storage area for user a of service providing device 300A. In this case, the user a needs to log in to the service providing apparatus 300A. In the example of FIG. 13 described above, the electronic data associated with the automatically generated tag data “20120903-MFP100” is electronic data uploaded by the user a using the multi-function device 100. The electronic data associated with the automatically generated tag data “20101010-MFP101” and “2011055-MFP101” is electronic data uploaded by the user a using the multi-function device 101.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of the structure of electronic data stored in the service providing apparatus 300A. The electronic data 610 illustrated in FIG. 14 is electronic data in which the folder name 601 is “\\ server \ root \ user01”, the file name 602 is “dogAB”, and the extension 603 is “.jpg”. The electronic data 610 includes auxiliary data 611 and a body part 612. The auxiliary data 611 is metadata relating to shooting conditions such as shooting date and shooting location. An example of the standard of the auxiliary data 611 is Exif (abbreviation of Exchangeable image file format). The body part 612 is an entity part of JPEG data. The tag data 604 can be added to the electronic data 610 regardless of whether or not the auxiliary data 611 is present. Further, the contents of the auxiliary data 611 may vary. For example, when the body part 612 is document data, the content of the auxiliary data 611 may be an author, a page layout, and the number of pages.

  An example of the multi-function device 100 is a small digital multifunction peripheral. The multi-function device 100 has a printing function, a scanner function, a FAX function, a copy function, a function for writing to and reading from an external storage medium, and the like. The user of the multi-function device 100 can upload electronic data of an image read by the scanner function of the multi-function device 100 to an electronic data storage service. Further, the user of the multi-function device 100 can print the electronic data downloaded from the electronic data storage service using the print function of the multi-function device 100. A small digital multi-function peripheral is also an example of the multi-function device 101.

  The multi-function devices 100 and 101 upload and download electronic data in cooperation with the relay device 200. The multi-function devices 100 and 101 send the upload destination URL, which is the URL of the upload destination of electronic data to the electronic data storage service, the electronic data URL, which is the URL of electronic data downloaded from the electronic data storage service, etc. Via the electronic data storage service. However, transmission / reception of binary data of electronic data having a large amount of data is performed directly between the multi-function devices 100 and 101 and the electronic data storage service without going through the relay device 200. For this reason, according to the service cooperation system 10, the amount of data passing through the relay device 200 can be suppressed. Further, the load generated in the relay device 200 can be suppressed.

  The relay device 200 may be a device having a known server function. The relay device 200 may be prepared by the manufacturer of the multi-function devices 100 and 101, but a virtual device in which a plurality of physical devices such as a well-known rental server cooperate to function as one server. It is possible to use a machine. In this case, the operating cost of the relay device 200 varies depending on the amount of data passing through the relay device 200 and the processing load on the relay device 200. As described above, by reducing the amount of data passing through the relay device 200 or reducing the load generated on the relay device 200, the operating cost of the relay device 200 when using a rental server or a virtual machine is reduced. Can be suppressed. Further, even when the manufacturer prepares the relay device 200 by himself, the relay device 200 does not require high processing performance, so that the capital investment of the relay device can be suppressed.

<Hardware configuration of service cooperation system 10>
With reference to FIG. 2, the hardware configuration of the service cooperation system 10 will be described. In the following description, the service cooperation system 10 is described as performing cooperation with two electronic data storage services, that is, service A and service B. In the following description, the service providing apparatus 300 for service A is referred to as a service providing apparatus 300A. The service providing apparatus 300 for service B is referred to as a service providing apparatus 300B. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the two, the service providing device 300 is simply referred to. The multi-function device 100, the multi-function device 101, the relay device 200, the service providing device 300A, and the service providing device 300B are connected to each other via the network 400. As the network 400, for example, an Internet network can be adopted. The multi-function devices 100 and 101, the relay device 200, and the service providing device 300 perform data transmission / reception according to HTTP / 1.1.

  A hardware configuration of the multi-function device 100 will be described. The multi-function device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a control unit 120, an information storage unit 130, a memory card controller 140, a display unit 150, a printing unit 160, a scanner unit 170, and an operation unit 180. The communication unit 110 is a device for communicating with other devices connected to the network. As the communication unit 110, a known network card can be adopted. The control unit 120 includes a CPU 121 and a ROM 122 and a RAM 123 connected to the CPU 121. The CPU 121 controls the operation of the multi-function device 100 according to a program stored in the ROM 122. The RAM 123 is a storage device that temporarily stores various data.

  The information storage unit 130 is a non-volatile storage device such as a NAND flash memory. The information storage unit 130 stores various setting information such as user specifying information for specifying the user of the multi-function device 100. The information storage unit 130 stores the predetermined character string described above. The predetermined character string may be stored in advance by the manufacturer of the multi-function device 100. If a plurality of users share and use one multifunction device 100, the user specifying information of the logged-in user may be stored in the information storage unit 130.

  The memory card controller 140 controls storage of the memory card 141 attached to the multi-function device 100. Specifically, in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 120, data is written to the memory card 141, data stored in the memory card 141 is deleted, or data stored in the memory card 141 is read. The memory card 141 stores electronic data in a predetermined format.

  The display unit 150 is a display device including a known display such as an LCD. The display unit 150 displays predetermined information such as a menu item selection screen described later in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 120. The printing unit 160 is a device that prints an image in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 120. The scanner unit 170 is a device that reads an image recorded on a sheet set by a user. The scanner unit 170 reads an image in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 120. The operation unit 180 is a device that includes a plurality of operation buttons operated by the user and transmits a signal corresponding to the user's pressing operation to the control unit 120. The user can input a desired instruction by operating the operation unit 180. Note that the hardware configuration of the multi-function device 101 is the same as the hardware configuration of the multi-function device 100, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

  A hardware configuration of the relay device 200 will be described. In the explanation example of the present embodiment, the relay apparatus 200 is described as one server that physically exists. However, as described above, the relay apparatus 200 is a combination of a plurality of physical apparatuses. It may be a virtual machine that functions as one server.

  The relay device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a control unit 220, and an information storage unit 230. The communication unit 210 is a device for communicating with other devices connected to the network. As the communication unit 210, a known network card can be adopted. The control unit 220 includes a CPU 221 and a ROM 222 and a RAM 223 connected to the CPU 221. The CPU 221 controls the operation of the relay device 200 according to programs stored in the ROM 222 and the information storage unit 230. The RAM 223 is a storage device that temporarily stores various data.

  The information storage unit 230 is a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk drive. The information storage unit 230 stores a program group 261 that is a program for service A and a program group 262 that is a program for service B. The program group 261 includes a plurality of software modules including a tagging instruction program 231, a URL acquisition program 232, a tag list request program 233, a template creation program 234, and a decryption program 235. The tagging instruction program 231 is a program for transmitting tagging instruction information, which will be described later, to the service providing apparatus 300A using an API published by the service A. The URL acquisition program 232 is a program for transmitting UL information request information, which will be described later, to the service providing apparatus 300A by using an API published by the service A. The UL information request information is a coined word created in the present embodiment that indicates information for requesting information necessary for uploading. The tag list request program 233 is a program for transmitting tag list request information, which will be described later, to the service providing apparatus 300A using an API published by the service A. The template creation program 234 is a program for creating a template for an upload message, which is a message for uploading electronic data to the service A. The decryption program 235 is a program for decrypting the response message from the service providing apparatus 300A.

  The program group 262 includes a plurality of software modules including a tagging instruction program 241, a URL acquisition program 242, a tag list request program 243, a template creation program 244, and a decryption program 245. The tagging instruction program 241 is a program for transmitting tagging instruction information to the service providing apparatus 300B using the API published by the service B. The URL acquisition program 242 is a program for transmitting UL information request information to the service providing apparatus 300B using the API published by the service B. The tag list request program 243 is a program for transmitting tag list request information to the service providing apparatus 300B using the API published by the service B. The template creation program 244 is a program that creates an upload message template, which is a message when uploading electronic data to the service B. The decryption program 245 is a program for decrypting the response message from the service providing apparatus 300B.

  The information storage unit 230 stores a priority order database 250. The priority database 250 is a database that stores the priority of tag data. Examples of the priority order include the order of use frequency and the order of last use date. The priority database 250 is used in tag data rearrangement processing (eg, S423), which will be described later.

  The information storage unit 230 stores a predetermined character string database 271. The predetermined character string database 271 is a database for identifying a predetermined character string added to the automatically generated tag data by the multi-function devices 100 and 101. When the predetermined character string is the model number of the multi-function device, the predetermined character string database 271 may store the model numbers of all the multi-function devices that can access the relay device 200. When the predetermined character string is the manufacturer name of the multifunction device, the manufacturer name of the multifunction device 100 or 101 may be stored in the predetermined character string database 271. These predetermined character strings may be stored in advance in the information storage unit 230 by the manufacturer of the multi-function device 100 or 101.

  The information storage unit 230 stores a relay program 251. The relay program 251 is a program for relaying communication between the multi-function devices 100 and 101 and the service providing device 300 in cooperation with the plurality of modules described above.

  The users of the multi-function devices 100 and 101 can specify a desired service among a plurality of electronic data storage services. The users of the multi-function devices 100 and 101 can upload desired electronic data for the specified service. The users of the multi-function devices 100 and 101 can select whether to upload electronic data of an image read by the scanner unit 170 or upload existing electronic data stored in the memory card 141.

<Operation of Multi-Function Device 100>
The upload process performed by the multi-function device 100 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. For example, the upload process may be started in response to an input of an execution instruction for the upload process by the user. In the present embodiment, as an example, a process when the service A is selected as an electronic data upload destination will be described below.

  When the upload process is started, the control unit 120 displays a service selection screen on the display unit 150 in S194. FIG. 11 shows a service selection screen 501 in the explanation example of this embodiment. On the service selection screen 501, a button image B1 for selecting the service A and a button image B2 for selecting the service B are displayed. Therefore, the user can select a desired service from the services A and B.

  In S <b> 195, the control unit 120 determines whether or not a service selection by the user has been accepted. If selection has not been accepted (S195: NO), the process returns to S195, and if accepted (S195: YES), the process proceeds to S196.

  In S196, the control unit 120 determines whether login to the selected service has been successful. In the login process, for example, the operation unit 180 may accept input of a user ID and a password for logging in to the selected service. Then, the user ID and password entered may be authenticated on the service side, so that the login to the selected service may be successful. If the login is not successful (S196: NO), the process returns to S196, and if successful (S196: YES), the process proceeds to S197. In S <b> 197, the control unit 120 transmits service identification information for specifying the service selected by the user to the relay device 200 and stores the service identification information in the RAM 123 of the control unit 120. The service identification information is information for identifying a service selected by the user of the multi-function device 100 from among a plurality of services. In this embodiment, since the case where the service A is selected by the user is described, service identification information for identifying the service A is transmitted to the relay apparatus 200.

  In S198, the control unit 120 determines whether or not scan / media selection screen data has been received from the relay apparatus 200. The scan / media selection screen data is data for causing the display unit 150 to display the scan / media selection screen data. The scan / media selection screen is a screen for allowing the user to select either scan or media as an upload method. If scan / media selection screen data has not been received (S198: NO), the process returns to S198, and if received (S198: YES), the process proceeds to S200.

  In S200, the control unit 120 causes the display unit 150 to display a scan / media selection screen. On the scan / media selection screen, items of “scan” and “media” are displayed as upload method selection items. “Scan” is an item for causing the scanner unit 170 to read an image printed on paper and uploading electronic data of the image to the service. On the other hand, “media” is an item for selecting desired electronic data from electronic data stored in advance in the memory card 141 and uploading the selected electronic data to the service.

  In S202, the control unit 120 determines whether or not a method for uploading electronic data has been selected by the user. If “scan” is selected as the upload method (S202: scan), the process proceeds to S203. In step S <b> 203, the control unit 120 transmits scan / media identification information indicating that the upload method selected by the user is “scan” to the relay apparatus 200.

  In step S <b> 204, the control unit 120 determines whether scan setting screen data has been received from the relay apparatus 200. The scan setting screen data is data for causing the display unit 150 to display the scan setting screen. The scan settings screen accepts input for various scan settings, such as whether to scan images printed on paper in color or monochrome, and what resolution to read when scanning. It is. If scan setting screen data has not been received (S204: NO), the process returns to S204, and if received (S204: YES), the process proceeds to S206. In step S206, the control unit 120 causes the display unit 150 to display a scan setting screen.

  In step S228, the control unit 120 determines whether or not an input by the user for scan setting has been received. If no input is received (S228: NO), the process returns to S228, and if received (S228: YES), the process proceeds to S229. In S229, the control unit 120 transmits the scan setting information to the relay apparatus 200. The scan setting information is information representing the setting contents of the scan setting. Then, the process proceeds to S230.

  On the other hand, if “media” is selected in S202 (S202: medium), the process proceeds to S207. In step S <b> 207, the control unit 120 transmits scan / media identification information indicating that the upload method selected by the user is “media” to the relay apparatus 200. In S <b> 208, the control unit 120 determines whether or not electronic data selection screen data has been received from the relay device 200. The electronic data selection screen data is data for causing the display unit 150 to display the electronic data selection screen. The electronic data selection screen is a screen for allowing the user to select desired electronic data from the electronic data stored in the memory card 141. If the electronic data selection screen data has not been received (S208: NO), the process returns to S208, and if received (S208: YES), the process proceeds to S209. In step S209, the control unit 120 causes the display unit 150 to display an electronic data selection screen.

  In step S <b> 211, the control unit 120 determines whether the selection of electronic data to be uploaded to the service A has been received via the operation unit 180. If selection of electronic data has not been accepted (S211: NO), the process returns to S211; if accepted (S211: YES), the process proceeds to S213. In S213, the control unit 120 transmits electronic data selection completion information to the relay apparatus 200. The electronic data selection completion information is information indicating that the selection of electronic data by the user is completed. Then, the process proceeds to S230.

  In S230, the control unit 120 determines whether tag selection screen data has been received from the relay apparatus 200. The tag selection screen data is data for causing the display unit 150 to display the tag selection screen. The tag selection screen is a screen for accepting selection of tag data linked to electronic data uploaded to the service. On the tag selection screen, a list of tag candidates may be displayed. If tag selection screen data has not been received (S230: NO), the process returns to S230, and if received (S230: YES), the process proceeds to S232. In S232, the control unit 120 causes the display unit 150 to display a tag selection screen. FIG. 12 shows a tag selection screen 502 in the explanation example of this embodiment. On the tag selection screen 502, button images B11 and B12 for selecting a tag are displayed.

  In S233, the control unit 120 determines whether selection tag data selection has been accepted. The method of accepting selection of selected tag data may be, for example, a method in which the tag assigned to the button image touched by the user on the tag selection screen 502 is selected tag data selected by the user. Further, selection of a plurality of selection tag data may be accepted. When selection of the selected tag data is accepted (S233: YES), the process proceeds to S234 after acquiring the selected tag data. On the other hand, when selection of selection tag data is not received (S233: NO), the process proceeds to S233a.

  In S233a, the control unit 120 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of accepting selection of the selected tag data. The predetermined time may be determined in advance by a user or the like. If the predetermined time has not elapsed (S233a: NO), the process returns to S233, and if it has elapsed (S233a: YES), the process proceeds to S234. In S234, the control unit 120 generates automatically generated tag data.

  In S235, the control unit 120 transmits the selected tag identification information and the automatically generated tag identification information to the relay device 200. The selection tag identification information is information for identifying the selection tag data selected in S233. For example, the selected tag identification information may be the selected tag data itself or the identification ID of the selected tag data. The automatically generated tag identification information is information for identifying the automatically generated tag data generated in S234. The automatically generated tag identification information may be automatically generated tag data itself, for example.

  If the selected tag data is not selected (S233: NO) and the predetermined time has elapsed (S233a: YES), the selected tag data is not selected. In this case, only the automatically generated tag identification information is transmitted to the relay device 200 in S235. That is, when the user does not select any selection tag data, only the automatically generated tag data is linked to the electronic data uploaded to the service.

  In S238, the control unit 120 determines whether or not an upload execution command has been received from the relay device 200. The upload execution command is a command for causing the multi-function device 100 to execute processing for uploading electronic data to the service providing device 300A. If an upload execution command has not been received (S238: NO), the process returns to S238, and if received (S238: YES), the process proceeds to S239.

  In S239, the control unit 120 determines which method is the upload method selected in S202. If “media” is selected (S239: medium), the process proceeds to S246, and if “scan” is selected (S239: scan), the process proceeds to S240. In S240, the image is read. Specifically, when the user sets a sheet on which a predetermined image is recorded on the scanner unit 170 and presses a reading start button on the operation unit 180, the control unit 120 records the sheet on the sheet on the scanner unit 170. The scanned image is read, and electronic data is created from the read image data. The scanner unit 170 reads an image based on the scan setting input in S228. Then, the process proceeds to S246.

  In S246, the control unit 120 transmits an upload destination URL acquisition request to the relay apparatus 200. The upload destination URL acquisition request includes service identification information and user identification information. As the service identification information, the service identification information stored in the RAM 123 in S197 described above may be used. The user identification information stored in the information storage unit 130 may be used as the user identification information.

  In step S247, the control unit 120 determines whether the first combination information, the upload destination URL, and the upload message template have been received from the relay apparatus 200. The first combination information is information obtained by combining the result information transmission destination address, the selected tag identification information, and the automatically generated tag identification information. However, when the selection tag data is not selected (S233: NO), the first combination information does not include selection tag identification information. The result information transmission destination address is information for designating a transmission destination when the determination result information generated by the relay device 200 in S466 is transmitted to the multi-function device 100 in S476. If the first combination information or the like has not been received (S247: NO), the process returns to S247, and if received (S247: YES), the process proceeds to S248.

  In S248, the control unit 120 creates an upload message based on the received template, the received upload destination URL, and the electronic data created in S240 or the electronic data selected in S211. Specifically, the multi-function device 100 stores various types of information such as binary data of electronic data, an upload destination URL, and a data size of the electronic data at a predetermined position of the template received from the relay device 200. Thereby, an upload message corresponding to the service A can be created. In S249, the control unit 120 transmits an upload message to the service providing apparatus 300A of service A.

  In S254, the control unit 120 determines whether the upload result information and the electronic data identification information are received from the service providing apparatus 300A. The upload result information is information indicating whether or not electronic data has been successfully uploaded to the service providing apparatus 300A. The electronic data identification information is information for identifying electronic data normally uploaded to the service providing apparatus 300A. An example of the electronic data identification information is a file ID. If upload result information or the like has not been received (S254: NO), the process returns to S254, and if received (S254: YES), the process proceeds to S258.

  In S <b> 258, the control unit 120 generates second combination information and transmits the second combination information to the relay device 200. The second combination information is information in which upload notification information and upload result information are further combined with the first combination information. The upload notification information is information including tagging request information and electronic data identification information. As described above, since the second combination information has a hierarchical structure including various types of information, various types of information such as upload result information and tagging request information can be communicated with a single communication request. It becomes.

  The second combination information includes the upload result information as it is received from the service providing apparatus 300A. This is because the contents of the upload result information are different for each service, and the multi-function device 100 cannot decode the upload result information. Then, the upload result information is transmitted to the relay apparatus 200, and the relay apparatus 200 is made to decode the upload result information.

  In S <b> 262, the control unit 120 determines whether the determination result information and the tagging result information are received from the relay device 200. The determination result information is information indicating whether the electronic data has been successfully uploaded. The determination result information is information that has been converted by the relay device 200 so that the multifunction device 100 can decipher it. The tagging result information is information indicating whether or not the tag data can be normally associated with the uploaded electronic data. If the determination result information and the tagging result information are not received (S262: NO), the process returns to S262, and if received (S262: YES), the process proceeds to S263. In S263, the control unit 120 causes the display unit 150 to display upload success / failure based on the determination result information and the tagging result information. Thereby, the user can confirm whether upload was successful. Further, when the upload is successful, it is possible to confirm where the uploaded electronic data is stored.

  In S <b> 268, the control unit 120 determines whether there is no other image to be read by the scanner unit 170 and whether there is no other electronic data to be uploaded in the memory card 141. If electronic data relating to an image read by the scanner unit 170 exists, or if electronic data to be uploaded exists in the memory card 141 (S268: YES), the process returns to S246. On the other hand, if there is no image read by the scanner unit 170 and there is no electronic data to be uploaded in the memory card 141 (S268: NO), the process proceeds to S281. In S281, the control unit 120 displays on the display unit 150 that the process has been completed normally, and ends the process.

<Operation of Relay Device 200>
A detailed operation of the relay apparatus 200 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. When the relay program 251 stored in the information storage unit 230 is activated, the control unit 220 of the relay apparatus 200 performs the processing illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 8 according to various programs stored in the information storage unit 230. To start. In the present embodiment, as an example, a process when the service A is selected as an electronic data upload destination will be described below.

  In S <b> 304, the control unit 220 determines whether service identification information has been received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S304: NO), the process returns to S304, and if received (S304: YES), the process proceeds to S306. In step S <b> 306, the control unit 220 generates scan / media selection screen data and transmits it to the multi-function device 100.

  In S <b> 308, the control unit 220 determines whether scan / media identification information has been received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S308: NO), the process returns to S308, and if received (S308: YES), the process proceeds to S309.

  In step S309, the control unit 220 determines the upload method selected by the user based on the scan / media identification information. When the upload method is “scan” (S309: scan), the process proceeds to S310, and the control unit 220 generates scan setting screen data and transmits it to the multi-function device 100. In step S <b> 313, the control unit 220 determines whether scan setting information has been received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S313: NO), the process returns to S313, and if received (S313: YES), the process proceeds to S314.

  On the other hand, if the upload method is “media” in S309 (S309: media), the process proceeds to S311 and the control unit 220 generates electronic data selection screen data and transmits it to the multi-function device 100. In S <b> 312, the control unit 220 determines whether electronic data selection completion information has been received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S312: NO), the process returns to S312. If received (S312: YES), the process proceeds to S314.

  In S314, the control unit 220 determines whether the selected service corresponds to the tag. This determination may be made, for example, by storing in advance in the information storage unit 230 whether or not the tag corresponds to each service. When it does not correspond (S314: NO), it progresses to S430, and when it corresponds (S314: YES), it progresses to S318.

  In S318, the control unit 220 transmits the tag list request information to the service providing apparatus 300A of the service A selected by the user. The tag list request information is information for requesting a tag list to the service providing apparatus 300A. The tag list is a list of stored tag data linked to each of all stored electronic data stored by the user in the service providing apparatus 300A. The stored tag data includes selected tag data and automatically generated tag data. The tag list request information is information having specifications specific to the service A. Therefore, the tag list request information can be made to correspond to the specifications of the service A by creating and transmitting the tag list request information using the tag list request program 233 stored in the information storage unit 230.

  In S320, the control unit 220 acquires a tag list from the service providing apparatus 300A. In S322, the control unit 220 determines whether or not stored tag data exists in the tag list. For example, when the capacity of the tag list is smaller than a predetermined capacity, it may be determined that there is no stored tag data. When the stored tag data does not exist (S322: NO), the process proceeds to S430, and when it exists (S322: YES), the process proceeds to S362.

  In S362, the control unit 220 extracts one stored tag data from the tag list. In S366, the control unit 220 determines whether or not the extracted one stored tag data is automatically generated tag data generated by the multi-function device. Specifically, when a predetermined character string stored in the predetermined character string database 271 is included in one extracted stored tag data, it is determined to be automatically generated tag data. If the extracted one stored tag data is not automatically generated tag data (S366: NO), the process proceeds to S378, and if it is automatically generated tag data (S366: YES), the process proceeds to S374. In S374, the control unit 220 deletes the extracted one stored tag data from the tag list.

  In S378, the control unit 220 determines whether there is stored tag data that has not been extracted from the tag list. When it exists (S378: YES), the process returns to S362, and when it does not exist (S378: NO), the process proceeds to S423. By the processing of S362 to S378, the automatically generated tag data can be selectively deleted from the tag list.

  In S423, the control unit 220 performs a rearrangement process on the stored tag data included in the tag list. Specifically, the display order of the plurality of stored tag data is switched so that the one with the higher priority is first displayed on the display unit 150 of the multi-function device 100. The priority order may be in various modes. For example, the priority of stored tag data that is frequently used may be increased, or the priority of stored tag data having a lower update history may be increased. In S424, the control unit 220 creates tag selection screen data based on the tag list. The tag selection screen data is data for displaying the tag selection screen on the display unit 150 of the multi-function device 100. The tag selection screen data includes a plurality of stored tag data included in the tag list. In S426, the control unit 220 transmits the tag selection screen data to the multi-function device 100.

  In S427, the control unit 220 determines whether the selected tag identification information or the automatically generated tag identification information is received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S427: NO), the process returns to S427, and if received (S427: YES), the process proceeds to S430. In S430, the control unit 220 generates an upload execution command.

  In S432, the control unit 220 determines whether selection tag identification information is received from the multi-function device 100 in S427. If not received (S432: NO), the process proceeds to S436, and if received (S432: YES), the process proceeds to S433. In S433, the control unit 220 adds selection tag identification information to the upload execution command.

  In S434, the control unit 220 determines whether or not the automatically generated tag identification information is received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S434: NO), the process proceeds to S436, and if received (S434: YES), the process proceeds to S435. In S435, the control unit 220 adds the automatically generated tag identification information to the upload execution command. In S436, the control unit 220 transmits an upload execution command to the multi-function device 100.

  In S440, the control unit 220 determines whether or not an upload destination URL acquisition request has been received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S440: NO), the process returns to S440, and if received (S440: YES), the process proceeds to S442.

  In S442, the control unit 220 creates UL information request information and transmits it to the service providing apparatus 300A. The UL information request information is information for requesting the service A for an upload destination URL, which is information necessary for uploading to the service A. The UL information request information is information having specifications specific to the service A. Therefore, the UL information request information can be made to correspond to the specifications of the service A by creating and transmitting the UL information request information using the URL acquisition program 232 stored in the information storage unit 230. The UL information request information created at this time is an HTTP message using an API published by the service A.

  The specification of UL information request information will be described. Information included in the UL information request information may differ depending on each service. For example, when the service side needs information for specifying the storage location of the electronic data of the service such as an album ID in order to specify the upload destination URL, the UL information request information is used by the user. The album ID of the existing album is included. Also, for example, when the service side needs information for specifying the storage location of the electronic data of the service such as a folder name in order to specify the upload destination URL, the user uses the UL information request information. Folder name is included. Additional information such as album ID and folder name used by the user may be stored in the information storage unit 230 in advance.

  In S444, the control unit 220 determines whether an upload destination URL has been received from the service providing apparatus 300A. If not received (S444: NO), the process returns to S444, and if received (S444: YES), the process proceeds to S446. In S446, the control unit 220 creates a first combination information and an upload message template.

  The upload message specification may be specific to service A. Therefore, by creating an upload message template using the template creation program 234 stored in the information storage unit 230, the upload message template can correspond to the specifications of the service A. The upload message is specifically an HTTP request message. However, the type of information and the number of information to be included in the header and the request body are different for each service. For example, there are services that require information such as the electronic data file name in addition to the electronic data binary data in the request body. If the request body contains only the electronic data binary data, the header contains the file name. Some services need to include information such as

  In S <b> 448, the control unit 220 transmits the first combination information, the upload destination URL, and the upload message template to the multi-function device 100.

  In S462, the control unit 220 determines whether or not the second combination information is received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S462: NO), the process returns to S462, and if received (S462: YES), the process proceeds to S466. In S466, the control unit 220 decrypts the upload result information included in the second combination information, and creates a decryption result. The upload result information is information transmitted from the service providing apparatus 300 </ b> A to the multi-function apparatus 100 via the relay apparatus 200, and thus has a specification specific to the service A. Therefore, by using the decryption program 235 stored in the information storage unit 230, the upload result information can be decrypted. The decryption result is a message in a format that can be decrypted by the multi-function device 100. The decryption result includes the upload result included in the decrypted upload result information.

  In S468, the control unit 220 determines whether selection tag identification information or automatically generated tag identification information is included in the first combination information included in the second combination information received in S462. If not included (S468: NO), the process proceeds to S476. On the other hand, if it is included (S468: YES), the process proceeds to S470.

  In S470, the control unit 220 transmits the electronic data identification information and the tagging instruction information to the service providing apparatus 300A. The tagging instruction information gives the electronic data identified by the service A based on the electronic data identification information, the selection tag data identified by the selection tag identification information and the automatically generated tag data identified by the automatically generated tag identification information. This is information for requesting this to the service providing apparatus 300A. The tagging instruction information is information having specifications specific to the service A. Therefore, the tagging instruction information can be made to correspond to the specifications of the service A by creating and transmitting the tagging instruction information using the tagging instruction program 231 stored in the information storage unit 230.

  In S472, the control unit 220 acquires tagging result information from the service providing apparatus 300A. In S474, the control unit 220 updates the priority database 250. In S476, the control unit 220 transmits the discrimination result information and the tagging result information to the multi-function device 100. Then, the flow ends.

<Operation of Service Cooperation System 10>
An example of the operation of the service cooperation system 10 will be described using the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 9 and 10. In this description example, a flow when the user a uploads electronic data of an image read from the scanner unit 170 using the multi-function device 100 will be described. As an example, a flow when the service A is selected as an electronic data upload destination will be described. As an example, a case where the user a has uploaded the electronic data shown in FIG. As an example, a case where predetermined character strings “MFP 100” and “MFP 101” are stored in the predetermined character string database 271 will be described.

  When the user a operates the operation unit 180 of the multi-function device 100 to select the service A as a service for uploading electronic data (S195: YES), the multi-function device 100 logs in to the service A (S196). The multi-function device 100 transmits service identification information to the relay device 200 (S197). When receiving the service identification information from the multi-function device 100 (S304: YES), the relay device 200 generates scan / media selection screen data and transmits it to the multi-function device 100 (S306). When receiving the scan / media selection screen data from the relay device 200 (S198: YES), the multi-function device 100 displays the scan / media selection screen on the display unit 150 (S200).

  When the user a selects “scan” as the upload method (S202: scan), the multi-function device 100 transmits scan / media identification information indicating that the upload method is “scan” to the relay device 200 (S203). ). When receiving the scan / media identification information from the multi-function device 100 (S308: YES), the relay device 200 determines that the upload method is “scan” (S309: scan), generates scan setting screen data, It transmits to the functional device 100 (S310). When the multi-function device 100 receives the scan setting screen data from the relay device 200 (S204: YES), the multi-function device 100 displays the scan setting screen on the display unit 150 (S206).

  When the user a inputs the scan setting (S228: YES), the multi-function device 100 transmits the scan setting information to the relay device 200 (S229). When receiving the scan setting information from the multi-function device 100 (S312: YES), the relay device 200 transmits the tag list request information to the service providing device 300A (S318). The relay device 200 acquires a tag list from the service providing device 300A (S320). In the acquired tag list, as shown in FIG. 13, two types of selection tag data “athletic meet” and “dog”, and “20101010-MFP101”, “2011055-MFP101”, “20120903-MFP100” Types of automatically generated tag data are included (S322: YES). Then, the automatically generated tag data is deleted from the tag list using the predetermined character strings “MFP 100” and “MFP 101” stored in the predetermined character string database 271 (S362 to S378).

  Further, the relay device 200 performs a rearrangement process on the stored tag data included in the tag list (S423). The relay device 200 creates tag selection screen data based on the tag list (S424), and transmits the created tag selection screen data to the multi-function device 100 (S426).

  When receiving the tag selection screen data (S230: YES), the multi-function device 100 displays the tag selection screen on the display unit 150 (S232). Since the tag selection screen is generated based on the tag list from which the automatically generated tag data is deleted, it can be controlled so that the automatically generated tag data is not displayed on the tag selection screen. Thereby, as shown in the tag selection screen 502 in FIG. 12, only two types of selection tag data of “athletic meet” and “dog” are displayed on the display unit 150.

  When the user a selects a tag associated with electronic data to be uploaded, selected tag data is acquired (S233: YES). The multi-function device 100 generates an automatically generated tag (S234). The multi-function device 100 transmits the selected tag identification information and the automatically generated tag identification information to the relay device 200 (S235). When the relay device 200 receives the selected tag identification information and the automatically generated tag identification information from the multi-function device 100 (S427: YES), the relay device 200 generates an upload execution command (S430), and adds the selection tag identification information to the upload execution command. (S433). In addition, the multi-function device 100 adds the automatically generated tag identification information to the upload execution command (S435). The relay device 200 transmits an upload execution command to the multi-function device 100 (S436). When the multi-function device 100 receives the upload execution command from the relay device 200 (S238: YES), the multi-function device 100 executes image reading (S240).

  The multi-function device 100 transmits an upload destination URL acquisition request to the relay device 200 (S246). When receiving the upload destination URL acquisition request from the multi-function device 100 (S440: YES), the relay device 200 transmits UL information request information to the service providing device 300A (S442). When receiving the upload destination URL from service providing apparatus 300A (S444: YES), relay apparatus 200 creates first combination information and an upload message template (S446). The relay device 200 transmits the first combination information, the upload destination URL, and the upload message template to the multi-function device 100 (S448). When receiving the first combination information, the upload destination URL, and the upload message template from the relay apparatus 200 (S247: YES), the multi-function device 100 creates an upload message (S248). The multi-function device 100 transmits an upload message to the service providing device 300A (S249). When the multi-function device 100 receives the upload result information and the electronic data identification information from the service providing device 300A (S254: YES), the multi-function device 100 generates second combination information and transmits it to the relay device 200 (S258).

  When receiving the second combination information from the multi-function device 100 (S462: YES), the relay device 200 decrypts the upload result information and creates a decryption result (S466). The relay device 200 transmits the electronic data identification information and the tagging instruction information to the service providing device 300A (S470). When the relay apparatus 200 acquires the tagging result information from the service providing apparatus 300A (S472), the relay apparatus 200 updates the priority order database 250 (S474). The relay device 200 transmits the determination result information and the tagging result information to the multi-function device 100 (S476). When receiving the determination result information and the tagging result information from the relay device 200 (S262: YES), the multi-function device 100 displays the success or failure of the upload on the display unit 150 (S263).

  When the electronic data related to the image read by the scanner unit 170 is stored in the information storage unit 130 in addition to the electronic data for which the upload has been completed (S268: YES), the process of obtaining the upload destination URL (S246) ) To the process of displaying the success / failure of the upload (S263) is executed again. Then, when the uploading is completed for the electronic data related to all the images (S268: NO), the multi-function device 100 displays on the display unit 150 that the processing has been completed normally (S281).

<Effects of First Embodiment>
In the service cooperation system 10 described in the present embodiment, the relay device 200 can execute processing (eg, S318, S470) for associating tag data with electronic data uploaded to the service from the multi-function device 100. It becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the need to store a program or the like for executing processing for associating tag information (eg, tag list request program 233, tagging instruction program 231) in the multi-function device 100. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the necessity of causing the multi-function device 100 to execute these program updates and the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the capacity of the information storage unit 130 of the multi-function device 100 is compressed and a situation in which the communication capability and processing capability of the multi-function device 100 are compressed.

  The automatically generated tag data automatically generated by the multi-function device 100 may not be selected by the user as selected tag data. This is because the automatically generated tag data is generated based on a date or the like, and thus is often a character string that is meaningless to the user. In the service cooperation system 10 described in the present embodiment, when the stored tag data associated with the stored electronic data stored in the service providing apparatus 300 is displayed on the display unit 150 as a selection candidate (S232). ), It can be controlled so that automatically generated tag data is not displayed. As a result, tag data that is highly likely to be selected by the user can be preferentially displayed on the display unit 150, so that operability when selecting desired tag data from a plurality of stored tag data is deteriorated. This can prevent the situation.

  The automatically generated tag data can be identified based on the predetermined character string (S366). Thereby, since the automatically generated tag data can be selectively deleted from the tag list (S374), it is possible to control so that the automatically generated tag data is not displayed on the display unit 150 (S232).

  Information of automatically generated tag data generated by each of the multi-function devices 100 and 101 can be stored in one service providing device 300A. When the stored tag data is displayed on the display unit 150 (S232), control can be performed so that the automatically generated tag data is not displayed. Accordingly, even when a plurality of multi-function devices 100 and 101 share one service providing device 300A, it is possible to preferentially display tag data that is likely to be selected by the user.

  Information of automatically generated tag data stored in the service providing apparatus 300A by each of the plurality of multi-function apparatuses 100 and 101 can be grasped by one relay apparatus 200. Thereby, it is possible to control so that the automatically generated tag data generated by any one of the plurality of multifunction devices 100 and 101 is not displayed on either of the plurality of multifunction devices 100 and 101.

  If at least one tag data among the stored tag data is not selected as the selected tag data (S233: NO), at least one automatically generated tag data may be associated with the electronic data and stored in the service providing apparatus 300. Yes (S234, S235). As a result, tag data can always be associated with uploaded electronic data, so that the searchability of electronic data can be improved.

  The service providing apparatus 300 can provide a storage area to each of the plurality of users by identifying each of the plurality of users based on the user ID (S196: YES). Then, stored tag data corresponding to each of a plurality of users can be acquired. Therefore, the stored tag data used in the past by each of the plurality of users can be displayed on the display unit 150 for each of the plurality of users.

  By including tag data or the like in the result information transmission destination address, which is information for instructing the transmission destination when transmitting the determination result information created by the relay device 200 to the multi-function device 100, They can be handled together (eg, S446). Further, by combining the first combination information with the upload notification information and the upload result information, these pieces of information can be handled together (eg, S258). That is, by embedding tag data or the like in various information exchanged between the multi-function device 100 and the relay device 200, it is possible to eliminate the need to store the tag data or the like in the relay device 200. Therefore, it is possible to improve the ease of handling tag data and the like.

Second Embodiment
In the second embodiment, another aspect for identifying automatically generated tag data will be described. The information storage unit 230 of the relay device 200 stores a tag database 260. The tag database 260 is a database for recording stored tag data stored in the service A and the service B. FIG. 15 shows an example of the tag database 260. The tag database 260 stores a user ID 701, a service name 702, stored tag data 703, an automatically generated tag data flag 704, and a deletion history flag 705. The user ID 701 is information for identifying the user who has stored the stored tag data. The service name 702 is information for identifying the type of service that stores the stored tag data. Stored tag data 703 is a character string indicating the contents of tag data stored in the service. The automatically generated tag data flag 704 is information indicating whether or not the stored tag data 703 is automatically generated tag data. The deletion history flag 705 is information for identifying tag data that has been stored in the service in the past but is currently deleted from the service. In addition, since the other part of the hardware configuration of the service cooperation system 10 used by 2nd Embodiment is the same as that of the hardware configuration of the service cooperation system 10 used by 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted. .

<Operation of Relay Device 200>
The operation of the relay apparatus 200 in the second embodiment will be described using the flow of FIG. The flow in FIG. 16 is a flow obtained by changing some steps of the flow in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the first embodiment. As an example, the operation when the user a is logged in to the service A (S196) will be described. In addition, in each step in FIG. 16, the step to which the code | symbol containing the character of "b" is added is a step peculiar to 2nd Embodiment. Therefore, the following description will be focused on the steps specific to the second embodiment. Also, the steps in FIG. 16 and the steps in FIG. 6 and FIG. Therefore, the description is omitted here.

  When the control unit 220 acquires a tag list from the service providing apparatus 300A in S320, the process proceeds to S321b. In S321b, the control unit 220 executes an update process on the tag database 260. The update process will be specifically described. The tag list acquired from the service providing apparatus 300A includes all stored tag data that the user a currently stores in the service providing apparatus 300A. Therefore, stored tag data 703 stored in the region R11 (see FIG. 15) in which the user ID 701 is “user a” and the service name 702 is “service A” in the tag database 260, and the tag list are stored. The stored contents of the tag database 260 are updated so that the stored tag data matches. That is, stored tag data that is included in the tag list but not stored in the region R11 is newly stored in the region R11. When there is stored tag data that is not included in the tag list but is stored in the region R11, the deletion history flag 705 corresponding to the stored tag data is set to “with deletion”.

  In S366b, the control unit 220 determines whether or not the extracted one stored tag data is automatically generated tag data. Specifically, stored tag data 703 that matches the extracted one stored tag data is searched in the region R11. If the automatically generated tag data flag 704 associated with the searched stored tag data 703 is “automatically generated”, the extracted one stored tag data is automatically generated tag data. It is judged.

  In S427b, the control unit 220 determines whether the selected tag identification information has been received from the multi-function device 100. If not received (S427b: NO), the process returns to S427b. If received (S427b: YES), the process proceeds to S428b. In S428b, the control unit 220 generates automatically generated tag data.

  In S430b, the control unit 220 determines whether there is a deletion history in the automatically generated tag data received from the multi-function device 100. Specifically, stored tag data 703 that matches the received automatically generated tag data is searched in the region R11. If the deletion history flag 705 associated with the retrieved stored tag data 703 is “deleted”, it is determined that the received automatically generated tag data is deleted data. . If there is no deletion history in the automatically generated tag data (S430b: NO), the process proceeds to S431b, and automatically generated tag identification information is added to the upload execution command. On the other hand, when there is a deletion history (S430b: YES), S431b is skipped and the process proceeds to S432.

<Effects of Second Embodiment>
Based on the tag database 260 stored in the relay device 200, the automatically generated tag data included in the stored tag data can be identified. Thereby, it can control so that automatically generated tag data may not be displayed on a tag selection screen (S232).

  Specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above. For example, the following modifications are included.

<Modification>
The erasing process for selectively erasing the automatically generated tag data executed in S362 to S378 is not limited to the mode executed in the relay device 200. The erasing process can also be executed by the multi-function devices 100 and 101. In this case, the multi-function devices 100 and 101 may store the predetermined character string database 271. Moreover, what is necessary is just to delete the step of S362-S378. Further, S231c may be added. In S231c, the control unit 120 deletes the display character string corresponding to the automatically generated tag data from the tag selection screen data. This process can be performed by deleting a display character string including a predetermined character string stored in the predetermined character string database 271 from among the display character strings displayed on the tag selection screen. As a result, when the stored tag data stored in the service providing apparatus 300 is displayed as a selection candidate on the display unit 150 (S232), control for preventing the automatically generated tag data from being displayed is performed via the relay apparatus 200. Can be done without.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the area for storing electronic data is the service providing apparatus 300 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, the technique described in this specification can also be applied when the area for storing electronic data is the information storage unit 130 of the multi-function device 100. In this case, in this embodiment, the service providing apparatus 300 may be replaced with the information storage unit 130 and the relay apparatus 200 may be replaced with the control unit 120. Also, the service selection (S195) may be deleted. The login process (S196) may be read as a login process to the multi-function device 100. The predetermined character string database 271 may be stored in the information storage unit 130. As a result, the flow of FIGS. 3 to 8 represents processing performed in the multi-function device 100. Therefore, the multi-function device 100 can execute processing for associating tag data with electronic data stored in the information storage unit 130 of the multi-function device 100. Then, when the stored tag data associated with the stored electronic data stored in the information storage unit 130 is displayed on the display unit 150 as a selection candidate (S232), the automatically generated tag data is not displayed. Can be controlled.

  The automatically generated tag data is not limited to the mode generated by the multi-function devices 100 and 101, and may be generated by the relay device 200. In this case, the flow may be modified as follows. S234 is deleted. In S235, the control unit 120 transmits only the selected tag identification information to the relay device 200. In S427, the control unit 220 determines whether the selected tag identification information has been received from the multi-function device 100. S428c is added. S428c is a step in which the control unit 220 generates automatically generated tag data. S434 is deleted.

  The aspect in which the control unit 120 generates the automatically generated tag data in S234 is not limited to the form based on the date of uploading the electronic data. For example, it may be generated based on a serial number of electronic data to be uploaded or a user ID of a user who uploads electronic data.

  Generation of new selected tag data may be accepted on the tag selection screen displayed on the display unit 150 in S232. For example, an input box for accepting input of a character string of a tag may be displayed on the tag selection screen. Then, when input of a character string is accepted via the operation unit 180, new selection tag data may be generated based on the input character string.

  The predetermined character string database 271 of the relay device 200 may be configured to store predetermined character strings through communication with the multi-function devices 100 and 101. In this case, in S235, the control unit 120 of the multi-function device 100 transmits the predetermined character string used when the multi-function device 100 generates the automatically generated tag data together with the selected tag identification information and the automatically generated tag identification information to the relay device. You may transmit to 200. The relay apparatus 200 may register the received predetermined character string in the predetermined character string database 271.

  In the second embodiment, the tag database 260 may be constructed in various ways. For example, the tag database 260 may store only automatically generated tag data. In S366b, whether or not the extracted one stored tag data is automatically generated tag data depending on whether or not the stored tag data that matches the extracted one stored tag data is stored in the tag database 260. It may be determined whether or not.

  In the second embodiment described with reference to FIG. 16, when there is a deletion history in the automatically generated tag data generated in S428b (S430b: YES), S431b is skipped, so the automatically generated tag data is included in the electronic data. A form in which is not added has been described. As another form, when there is a deletion history in the automatically generated tag data generated in S428b (S430b: YES), the process may return to S428b again. Then, the rule for generating the automatically generated tag data may be changed to regenerate automatically generated tag data different from the previous one. As an example of the change mode of the rule, there is a mode in which a rule for generating automatically generated tag data based on the upload date is changed to a rule for generating automatically generated tag data based on the upload time. Then, the processing of S428b to S430b may be repeated until automatically generated tag data without a deletion history is generated. This makes it possible to always add an automatically generated tag without a deletion history to the upload execution command (S431b).

  The type of information included in the first combination information and the second combination information is an example. Other types of information may be included in the first combination information or the second combination information, or the information described in the present embodiment may not be included.

  The form in which the hierarchical structure is used in the first combination information and the second combination information has been described. (For example, the case where the second combination information has a structure in which the first combination information is combined with the upload notification information and the upload result information has been described. Further, the upload notification information includes the tagging request information and the electronic data identification information. However, since it is sufficient that information necessary for each process can be communicated, the forms of these hierarchical structures may be various. For example, the second combination information may include a result information transmission destination address, selection tag identification information, tagging request information, electronic data identification information, upload result information, and the like.

  If the tag list cannot be acquired from the service providing apparatus 300 in S320, or if tag data does not exist in the tag list in S322, the multi-function apparatus 100 accepts the creation of a new tag in S426a instead of S426. The command may be transmitted to the multi-function device 100. The multi-function device 100 that has received the command may cause the display unit 150 to display a tag creation screen for receiving input of a character string of the tag in S232a instead of S232. In S233b instead of S233, the process may proceed to S235a instead of S235 in response to accepting an input of a character string (S233b: YES). In S <b> 235 a, the multi-function device 100 may transmit selection tag identification information that identifies a character string of a tag created by the user to the relay device 200. Accordingly, when there is no tag selection candidate, the tag creation screen is automatically displayed on the display unit 150, so that convenience for the user can be improved.

  Although the case where the control unit 220 of the relay apparatus 200 creates an upload message template in S446 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, a template corresponding to each service may be stored in advance in the information storage unit 230, and the relay device 200 may transmit the stored template to the multi-function device 100.

  In the present embodiment, a mode has been described in which the multi-function device 100 transfers the upload result information received from the service providing device 300 to the relay device 200 and causes the relay device 200 to decode the upload result information. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, the process of decoding the upload result information may be omitted. In this case, for example, the process of creating the decoding result in S466 may be omitted. Further, the second combination information generated in S258 may be in a form that does not include upload result information.

  In the above embodiment, the URL is used as the upload destination address, but the present invention is not limited to this. Information added as an option to the URL or information included in the body part of HTTP communication may be used.

  The manner in which the multi-function device 100 and the relay device 200 cooperate with each other to upload electronic data may be various, for example, the following modes may be used. The relay apparatus 200 acquires an upload destination URL, which is a URL of an upload destination of electronic data to the electronic data storage service, from the electronic data storage service. The multi-function device 100 transmits electronic data to be uploaded to the relay device 200. The relay apparatus 200 uploads electronic data to the electronic data storage service using the upload destination URL.

  Electronic data is an example of a file. The service providing device 300 and the information storage unit 130 are examples of storage devices. The relay device 200 and the multi-function devices 100 and 101 are examples of information processing devices. The control unit that executes S234 is an example of a tag information generation unit and a tag information generation step. The control unit that executes S320 is an example of a tag information acquisition unit and a tag information acquisition step. The display unit 150 is an example of a display device. The control unit that executes S426 is an example of display control means and a display control step. The control unit that executes S470 is an example of a first storage control unit and a first storage control step. The control unit that executes S321b is an example of a second storage control unit. The control unit that executes S321b is an example of a third storage control unit. The automatically generated tag data flag 704 is an example of identification information. The automatically generated tag identification information is an example of an instruction from each of the plurality of display devices. The control unit that executes S233 is an example of a determination unit.

100 and 101: Multi-function device, 120: Control unit, 150: Display unit, 170: Scanner unit, 200: Relay device, 220: Control unit, 300A and 300B: Service providing device, 400: Network

Claims (10)

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores at least one tag information associated with a file,
Tag information generating means for generating automatically generated tag information which is tag information associated with a transmission file which is at least one file transmitted and stored in the storage device;
Tag information acquisition means for acquiring stored tag information that is tag information associated with a stored file that is a file stored in the storage device from the storage device;
Display control means for causing the display device to display one or more of the stored tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition means;
The storage device in which at least one tag information selected from the stored tag information displayed on the display device by the display control means and at least one automatically generated tag information are associated with the transmission file. First storage control means for storing the first storage control means;
With
The stored tag information includes the automatically generated tag information,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the display control means causes the display device to display the stored tag information excluding the automatically generated tag information. The automatically generated tag information is a character string including a predetermined character string,
2. The information processing according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit determines that stored tag information including the predetermined character string among the plurality of stored tag information is the automatically generated tag information. apparatus. A second storage control means for storing identification information for identifying the automatically generated tag information stored in the storage device in the information processing device;
2. The information according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit determines that stored tag information identified by the identification information among the plurality of stored tag information is the automatically generated tag information. Processing equipment. A third storage control means for storing the stored tag information in the information processing apparatus;
4. The identification information is information for identifying the automatically generated tag information from the stored tag information stored in the information processing apparatus by the third storage control unit. The information processing apparatus described in 1. The storage device stores the automatically generated tag information based on instructions from each of the plurality of display devices,
The display control means includes tag information excluding the automatically generated tag information stored based on an instruction from each of the plurality of display devices among the stored tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is displayed on the display apparatus. The information processing device is connected to a plurality of the display devices via a network,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first storage control unit stores the automatically generated tag information in the storage device based on an instruction from each of the plurality of display devices. A judgment means for judging whether at least one tag information is selected from the stored tag information displayed on the display device by the display control means;
The first storage control means
When it is determined that at least one tag information is selected by the determination means, the selected at least one tag information and at least one of the automatically generated tag information are linked to the transmission file in the storage device. Remember,
The at least one automatically generated tag information is associated with the transmission file and stored in the storage device when it is determined by the determining means that at least one tag information is not selected. Information processing apparatus in any one of -6. The storage device includes a storage area for storing file and tag information for each of a plurality of user identification information,
The first storage control means stores the transmission file in a specific storage area that is the storage area identified by the specific user identification information that is the user identification information selected by a user,
The tag information acquisition unit acquires the stored tag information associated with the stored file stored in the specific storage area from the storage device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. A program readable by an information processing device capable of communicating with a storage device that stores at least one tag information associated with a file,
The computer,
Tag information generating means for generating automatically generated tag information which is tag information associated with a transmission file which is at least one file transmitted and stored in the storage device;
Tag information acquisition means for acquiring stored tag information that is tag information associated with a stored file that is a file stored in the storage device from the storage device;
Display control means for causing the display device to display one or more of the stored tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition means;
The storage device in which at least one tag information selected from the stored tag information displayed on the display device by the display control means and at least one automatically generated tag information are associated with the transmission file. First storage control means for storing the first storage control means;
To function,
The stored tag information includes the automatically generated tag information,
The display control means causes the display device to display the stored tag information excluding the automatically generated tag information. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores at least one tag information associated with a file,
A tag information generation step of generating automatically generated tag information which is tag information associated with a transmission file which is at least one file transmitted and stored in the storage device;
A tag information acquisition step of acquiring stored tag information, which is tag information associated with a stored file, which is a file stored in the storage device, from the storage device;
A display control step of causing the display device to display one or more of the stored tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition step;
The storage device in which at least one tag information selected from the stored tag information displayed on the display device by the display control step and at least one automatically generated tag information are associated with the transmission file. A first storage control step to be stored in
With
The stored tag information includes the automatically generated tag information,
The display control step displays the stored tag information excluding the automatically generated tag information on the display device.

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