JP2016130878A - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, setting method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network device, information presentation system, information presentation method, and program for providing a user interface.SOLUTION: A network device comprises: reception means 222 that receives, from a user terminal, user information on characteristics of a user of the user terminal; setting reflection means 224 that reflects details of settings adapted to the characteristics of the user on the settings to a user interface of an information processing apparatus according to the reception of the user information by the reception means 222; and providing means 228 that provides the user interface on the basis of the details of settings 226 reflected by the setting reflection means 224.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a user interface technology, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, a setting method, and a program for providing a user interface.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information processing apparatuses such as multifunction peripherals that can provide a user interface corresponding to individual characteristics such as a language used and a color vision type by changing settings are widely used.

  However, in the prior art, it was necessary to start up a setting screen at first and change the setting to an appropriate setting for itself. For this reason, for example, it is necessary to investigate how to make a minimum setting such as language setting for a multi-function device that a foreigner touches for the first time, which is troublesome. In addition, in the case of a user who is unfamiliar with the information processing apparatus or a user who is difficult to perform the setting by himself due to a failure, the support of a third party is required.

  Regarding user convenience, for example, JP2013-089017A (Patent Document 1) is known. The prior art of Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for improving user convenience by linking an information processing terminal and an image forming apparatus and changing operation procedure information to be displayed according to display frequency.

  In the prior art of the above-mentioned patent document 1, it is devised to change the operation procedure information to be displayed according to the display frequency for each user for the purpose of improving usability. However, it was not sufficient in that it was necessary to start up the setting screen at the beginning and change the setting to an appropriate setting for itself.

  In particular, when there are a plurality of information processing apparatuses, it is necessary to set each information processing apparatus individually, which is a great effort. Furthermore, in the case of an information processing apparatus used as a shared device shared by a plurality of users, a plurality of users having various characteristics are used, so that switching each time is troublesome.

  That is, a technology that can change the settings for the user interface of the information processing apparatus to those corresponding to the user characteristics while saving the trouble of inputting information related to the user characteristics to the information processing apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral. Development was desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and according to the present invention, the user interface is automatically applied to the user interface from the characteristics of the user on the information processing apparatus side while omitting the user's trouble of setting the information processing apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that can improve usability by performing appropriate settings.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus having the following characteristics. The information processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives user information regarding a user characteristic of the user terminal from the user terminal; and a user interface of the information processing apparatus according to the reception of the user information by the receiving unit. For such a setting, a setting reflecting means for reflecting setting contents adapted to the characteristics of the user and a providing means for providing a user interface based on the setting contents reflected by the setting reflecting means are included.

  With the above configuration, usability can be improved by performing appropriate settings for the user interface automatically from the user characteristics on the information processing apparatus side, while saving the user from having to perform settings on the information processing apparatus.

1 is a schematic diagram of an image processing system according to an embodiment. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a multifunction peripheral and a wearable device that constitute an image processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an image processing system according to an embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a control flow executed by the wearable device according to the present embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control flow executed by the multifunction machine according to the present embodiment. (A) User information stored in the user information storage unit of the wearable device according to the present embodiment, (B) a screen management table for managing the operation screen in the present embodiment, and (C) managing auxiliary information in the present embodiment. The figure which illustrates the data structure of the auxiliary information management table for doing The figure which illustrates the (A) setting change display screen and (B) auxiliary information display screen which are displayed on a wearable device in this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, although this embodiment is described, it is not limited to embodiment described below. In the embodiment described below, an image processing system 100 including an MFP 120 and a wearable device 150 will be described as an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus and a user terminal.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of an image processing system 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system 100 includes a multi function peripheral 120. The multifunction machine 120 is an information processing apparatus that provides various image services such as printing, copying, scanning, and facsimile to a user. Note that these image service functions are preferably limited according to the login status of the multifunction peripheral 120 and the access authority of the logged-in user.

  In the embodiment to be described, as shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system 100 further includes a wearable device 150 that can communicate with the multifunction peripheral 120. The wearable device 150 is typically a wearable device such as a smart glass (head-mounted display type wearable computer), a smart watch (a watch-type wearable computer equipped with a display), and a user terminal worn by the user. .

  The multifunction device 120 and the wearable device 150 are configured to be able to communicate with each other by short-range wireless communication. As an example of short-range wireless communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark) standardized in IEEE 802.15.1 can be cited. In a specific embodiment using Bluetooth (registered trademark), the communication distance of short-range wireless communication is typically several meters to several tens of meters. Note that the communication means with the multifunction device 120 and the wearable device 150 is not limited to a specific standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), and is not limited to short-range communication. The present invention can also be applied to communication means and communication standards. In the embodiment to be described, each of the multifunction device 120 and the wearable device 150 includes a module for performing short-range wireless communication, and connection setting (also referred to as pairing) is performed in advance. It shall be.

  The multifunction machine 120 has a function of providing a user interface corresponding to characteristics related to user accessibility such as language and color vision type. For example, a user interface for each language is prepared, or a user interface having an appropriate color design is prepared according to the color vision type.

  However, it is complicated if it is necessary to launch a setting screen and change the setting to an appropriate setting for itself. In particular, when there are a plurality of information processing apparatuses, if it is necessary to set each information processing apparatus individually, it takes a lot of trouble. In addition, MFPs are often shared by many users, but each user who can have various characteristics manually adjusts the language, color design, etc. according to their characteristics before using them. It becomes more complicated if it is necessary to set in. Therefore, it is desirable to save as much as possible the trouble of the user making settings related to the user interface for the apparatus.

  In view of this, in the image processing system 100 according to the present embodiment, the wearable device 150 stores user information regarding its own characteristics registered in advance by the user, and has a function of notifying the multifunction peripheral 120 of its approach. . The wearable device 150 transmits user information to the multifunction device 120 when the short-range wireless communication is established. In response to this, the multi-function device 120 detects the wearable device 150 that is close to itself and receives user information from the wearable device 150. In response to the reception of the user information, the multi function device 120 reflects the setting contents adapted to the user characteristics to the settings related to the user interface of the multi function device 120. Then, a user interface is provided based on the reflected setting contents.

  By adopting the above configuration, it is possible to improve usability by performing appropriate settings for the user interface automatically from the user characteristics on the multifunction device side, while saving the user the trouble of making settings for the multifunction device 120. Plan.

  Hereinafter, the image processing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the multifunction peripheral 120 and the wearable device 150 that configure the image processing system 100 according to the present embodiment.

  First, the hardware configuration of the multifunction machine 120 will be described with reference to FIG. The multi function device 120 includes a controller board 122. On the controller board 122, as shown in FIG. 2, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 124, a memory 126, an auxiliary storage device 128, an input interface (hereinafter referred to as I / F). 130), a short-range wireless communication device 132, a network I / F 134, a print output I / F 136, and a panel I / F 138, which are connected to each other via a bus.

  The CPU 124 is a single core or multi-core processor. The memory 126 is a storage device such as an SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory). The auxiliary storage device 128 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). The short-range wireless communication device 132 is a module that performs short-range wireless communication such as the above-described Bluetooth (registered trademark), and connects the multifunction peripheral 120 to the wearable device 150. In the embodiment to be described, the short-range wireless communication device 132 detects that communication with the wearable device 150 is possible, and also functions as a detection unit that detects the approach. The network I / F 134 is a NIC (Network Interface Card) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), and connects the multifunction peripheral 120 to a local area network or the like.

  The input I / F 130 is connected to an image input device 140 such as a scanner engine provided in the multi function peripheral 120, and receives an input of a read image from the image input device 140. The print output I / F 136 is connected to a print output device 142 such as a print engine included in the multifunction peripheral 120, and causes the print output device 142 to print out various jobs such as a print job and a copy job.

  The panel I / F 138 is connected to a display device and an input device that constitute the operation panel 144 included in the multifunction peripheral 120, and accepts various operations from the operator and displays an execution result. In the embodiment to be described, the operation panel 144 can further perform display output of a graphical user interface in accordance with user characteristics.

  The multi function peripheral 120 according to the present embodiment reads a program from the auxiliary storage device 128 and develops it in a work space provided by the memory 126. Thereby, each functional unit and each process described later are realized under the control of the CPU 124.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the wearable device 150 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the wearable device 150 includes a CPU 152, a memory 154, an auxiliary storage device 156, a short-range wireless communication device 158, an input device 160, a display device 162, and an interface device 164, which are connected to each other via a bus. Connected to.

  The CPU 152 is a single-core or multi-core mobile processor. The memory 154 is a storage device such as an SDRAM. The auxiliary storage device 156 is a storage device such as a flash memory. The short-range wireless communication device 158 is a module that performs the short-range wireless communication described above, and connects the wearable device 150 to the short-range wireless communication device 132 of the multifunction device 120. The interface device 164 connects the wearable device 150 to a mobile data communication network such as 3G or LTE and a local area network.

  The input device 160 is a device such as an operation button or a microphone to which sound is input, and receives various instructions from the user. In the embodiment to be described, the input device 160 further receives an input of accessibility-related characteristics such as a language and a color vision type from the user via an operation button or a microphone. The display device 162 is a head mounted display of the wearable device 150. In the embodiment to be described, the display device 162 can further display and output related information related to the screen currently displayed on the multifunction device 120 notified from the multifunction device 120.

  The wearable device 150 according to the present embodiment reads a program from the auxiliary storage device 156 and develops it in a work space provided by the memory 154. Thereby, under the control of the CPU 152, each functional unit and each process described later are realized.

  Note that programs for realizing functions and processing described later on the multifunction peripheral 120 and the wearable device 150 according to the present embodiment are stored in advance in the auxiliary storage devices 128 and 156 of the multifunction peripheral 120 and the wearable device 150, respectively, for example. Yes. Alternatively, the program is stored and installed in the auxiliary storage devices 128 and 156 of the multifunction device 120 or the wearable device 150 via a recording medium or a network. In the embodiment to be described, the multifunction device 120 and the wearable device 150 will be described as performing direct ad hoc communication. However, an access point is provided between the multifunction device 120 and the wearable device 150, and this does not prevent communication from being performed in the infrastructure mode via the access point.

  The functional configuration of the image processing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the functional block 200 of the image processing system 100 according to the present embodiment. It should be noted that FIG. 3 shows functional blocks 220 and functional blocks 250 of the multifunction peripheral 120 and the wearable device 150 that constitute the image processing system 100, respectively.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the functional block 220 of the multifunction machine 120 includes a user information receiving unit 222, a user adaptation setting reflection unit 224, setting data 226, a screen management unit 228, and a displayed screen information transmission unit. 230.

  The user information receiving unit 222 receives user information related to the characteristics of the user accompanying the wearable device 150 from the wearable device 150 that is a user terminal by short-range wireless communication. The user information receiving unit 222 is provided by the reception function of the short-range wireless communication device 132 described above. When the short-range wireless communication device 132 detects the approach of the wearable device 150, the user information receiving unit 222 reads user information from the wearable device 150. The user information receiving unit 222 constitutes a receiving unit in the present embodiment.

  User information is not particularly limited, but relates to various characteristics related to user accessibility, such as the language used by the user, the user's color vision type, the necessity of the user's character expansion support, and the necessity of voice support. Information can be included.

  The user adaptation setting reflection unit 224 reflects the setting contents adapted to the characteristics of the user of the wearable device 150 to the settings related to the user interface of the multifunction device 120 in response to the reception of the user information. Settings relating to the user interface can include setting items such as language used, color design, character enlargement ratio, and whether or not voice support is provided. The user adaptation setting reflection unit 224 constitutes setting reflection means in the present embodiment. When the setting content is reflected, the user information receiving unit 222 makes a response to the wearable device 150 that is the transmission source of the user information that the setting content has been changed.

  The setting data 226 holds the setting contents of the settings related to the user interface. The user adaptation setting reflection unit 224 sets the setting contents of the setting items such as the language used, the color design, the character enlargement ratio, and the presence / absence of voice support in the setting data 226.

  The screen management unit 228 provides a user interface by performing screen display based on the setting contents of the setting data 226, and manages screens to be displayed and screen transitions. For example, when the language used is set to English, an operation screen including messages and options written in English is displayed on the operation panel 144. For example, when the color design is set to the color vision type “P type”, an operation screen corresponding to the color universal design in consideration of the P type characteristic that the hue difference between red and green is difficult to recognize is displayed on the operation panel 144. Is displayed. The screen management unit 228 constitutes providing means in the present embodiment.

  Under the management of the screen management unit 228, the currently displayed screen information transmission unit 230 identifies information (hereinafter referred to as “displayed screen information”) that identifies a screen to be displayed on the operation panel 144 of the multifunction peripheral 120 in accordance with the switching of the screen. .) To the wearable device 150 in real time. The displayed screen information is information for causing the display device 162 of the wearable device 150 to output related information related to the displayed screen in real time based on the screen display according to the setting content. The related information is preferably auxiliary information that supplements the display content of the screen. The displayed screen information transmission unit 230 is provided by the transmission function of the short-range wireless communication device 132 described above. The displayed screen information transmission unit 230 constitutes a transmission unit of the information processing apparatus in the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the wearable device 150 will be described with reference to FIG. The functional block 250 of the wearable device 150 shown in FIG. 3 includes a user information storage unit 252, a user information transmission unit 254, a setting change display unit 256, a displayed screen information reception unit 258, and an auxiliary information acquisition unit 260. The auxiliary information display unit 262 is included.

  The user information storage unit 252 constitutes storage means in the present embodiment that stores user information registered in advance by the user for the wearable device 150. As described above, the user information includes information on characteristics related to accessibility of the user who attaches the wearable device 150.

  The user information transmission unit 254 transmits the user information stored in the user information storage unit 252 to the multifunction device 120 through the short-range wireless communication in response to the establishment of the short-range wireless communication with the multifunction device 120. Send. The transmission of the user information is performed in order to reflect the setting contents adapted to the user characteristics for the settings related to the user interface of the multifunction machine 120. The user information transmission unit 254 is provided by the transmission function of the short-range wireless communication device 158 described above. The user information transmission unit 254 constitutes a transmission unit of the user terminal in this embodiment.

  The setting change display unit 256 receives a response to the transmission of user information from the multi-function peripheral 120, and displays to the user that the setting information has been changed to a predetermined setting. For example, when the language used by the user is “English” and the color vision type is “P type”, the language used is changed to “English” and the color design is adapted to the color vision type “P type”. Notification of changes will be made in English.

  The displayed screen information receiving unit 258 receives the displayed screen information transmitted from the multifunction device 120. The displayed screen information is information for displaying related information related to the currently displayed screen, and is transmitted when the screen displayed on the multifunction peripheral 120 is switched. The displayed screen information receiving unit 258 is provided by the reception function of the short-range wireless communication device 158 described above. The displayed screen information receiving unit 258 constitutes a receiving unit of the user terminal in the present embodiment.

  The auxiliary information acquisition unit 260 acquires auxiliary information as related information for the displayed screen based on the displayed screen information notified from the multifunction device 120. In the embodiment to be described, for the sake of convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the wearable device 150 includes a database of auxiliary information, and auxiliary information associated therewith is acquired from the displayed screen information. However, it may be transmitted as data of auxiliary information itself from the multifunction device 120. Alternatively, the auxiliary information is notified from the multifunction device 120 as an ID for identifying auxiliary information, or is transmitted from the multifunction device 120 in the form of an acquisition destination URL, and the wearable device 150 acquires the auxiliary information based on the ID or URL. May be. In the following, identification information specified by an information processing apparatus such as the multifunction peripheral 120 and a user terminal such as the wearable device 150 will be described using IDs and URLs as examples.

  When data of auxiliary information itself is transmitted from the multifunction device 120, the auxiliary information can be acquired by receiving the data via short-range wireless communication. When an ID is transmitted from the multifunction device 120, the ID can be acquired by inquiring an external database and receiving auxiliary information. When the acquisition destination URL is transmitted from the multifunction device 120, it can be acquired by receiving auxiliary information from an external database or other resources on the Internet using the URL. Note that the reception of auxiliary information is not limited to short-range wireless communication, and does not prevent it from being performed via a normal wireless LAN, a mobile data communication network, or the like.

  The auxiliary information display unit 262 causes the display device 162 included in the wearable device 150 to display and output the auxiliary information acquired based on the received display screen information. In the embodiment to be described, it is described that auxiliary information is displayed on the display device 162, but this does not prevent the audio information from being output from a speaker or headphones. The auxiliary information display unit 262 constitutes output means in the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a control flow executed on the wearable device 150 side according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6A, 6C, and 7. FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control flow executed by the wearable device 150 according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a data structure of user information stored in the user information storage unit 252 of the wearable device 150 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating a data structure of an auxiliary information management table for managing auxiliary information in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the wearable device 150 in the present embodiment.

  The control shown in FIG. 4 is started from step S100 in response to the activation of the program for automatic setting on the wearable device 150. In step S <b> 101, wearable device 150 attempts to read user information including user characteristics from user information storage unit 252. The user characteristic information includes information such as a language to be used and a color vision type as shown in FIG. For example, it is assumed that the user characteristic information is selected by the user performing an input operation in advance using a keyboard or voice input, and a common value determined in advance between the multifunction device 120 and the wearable device 150 is used. In the description, for the sake of convenience, the user will explain an example in which English is a native language and the color vision type is a P type other than the C type (general color vision).

  In step S102, wearable device 150 determines whether user information has been registered. If it is determined in step S102 that user information has not been registered (NO), the process branches to step S111 and the process ends. In this case, after the user performs a pre-registration operation, the program is started and control is started again from step S100. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S102 that user information has been registered (YES), the process branches to step S103.

  In step S103, the process is branched depending on whether or not this program is terminated. If there is an instruction to end the program from the user or the system and it is determined that the program is to be ended (YES), the process is branched to step S111, and this process is ended. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S103 that the program has not yet ended (NO), the process proceeds to step S104.

  In step S104, wearable device 150 loops step S103 and waits for establishment of communication until short-range wireless communication with multifunction device 120 is established (during NO). If it is determined in step S104 that communication with the multifunction device 120 has been established as the wearable device 150 approaches a communicable distance with the multifunction device 120 (YES), the process proceeds to step S105.

  In step S <b> 105, the wearable device 150 uses the user information transmission unit 254 to transmit user information to the counterpart multifunction peripheral 120 with which communication has been established. When the setting of the user interface corresponding to the user information shown in FIG. 6A is reflected according to step S105, the language used is changed to “English” as shown in FIG. A setting change display screen for notifying in English that the color design has been changed to a color universal design is displayed on the display device 162 of the wearable device 150. Thereafter, based on the screen on the operation panel 144 in which appropriate settings are reflected, the user performs login processing, use of an image service, and the like.

  In step S106, the process is branched depending on whether or not this program is terminated. If it is determined that the program is to be ended (YES), the process is branched to step S111, and this process is ended. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S106 that the program has not yet ended (NO), the process proceeds to step S107.

  In step S <b> 107, it is determined whether display screen information is received from the multifunction device 120. If it is determined in step S107 that the currently displayed screen information has been received from the MFP 120 (YES), the process proceeds to step S108. When an operation such as a login process or an image service call is performed on the multifunction device 120 by a user close to the multifunction device 120, the displayed screen information is received each time. In step S108, the wearable device 150 uses the auxiliary information acquisition unit 260 to acquire auxiliary information data corresponding to the screen being displayed associated with the screen information being displayed from the database server held by the wearable device 150. .

  In the embodiment to be described, the wearable device 150 holds the auxiliary information management table shown in FIG. 6C, and is based on the displayed screen information (referred to as screen identification information (ID) in the figure). Auxiliary information of the corresponding language associated with it is acquired.

  In step S109, the wearable device 150 causes the auxiliary information display unit 262 to perform display output on the display device 162 of the wearable device 150 based on the acquired auxiliary information. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, explanations and guidance for the currently displayed screen in the language used, and other supplements including supplementary information such as technical terms that are expected to be difficult to understand and supplementary explanations of unique terms An information display screen is displayed on the display device 162 of the wearable device 150.

  If it is determined in step S107 that the currently displayed screen information has not been received from the MFP 120 (NO), the process proceeds directly to step S110.

  In step S110, wearable device 150 loops step S106 and waits for disconnection of communication until short-range wireless communication with multifunction device 120 is disconnected (during NO). If it is determined in step S110 that the wearable device 150 is out of the range of the distance that can be communicated with the multifunction device 120 and the communication with the multifunction device 120 is disconnected (YES), the process loops to step S103. Be made. In this case, wearable device 150 waits for establishment of the next short-range wireless communication with multifunction device 120.

  Hereinafter, the control flow executed on the MFP 120 side according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6B. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control flow executed by the multifunction machine 120 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a screen management table for managing operation screens in the present embodiment.

  The control shown in FIG. 5 is started from step S200 in response to the fact that the multifunction device 120 has established short-range wireless communication with the wearable device 150. In step S <b> 201, the multifunction device 120 determines whether there is user information transmitted from the wearable device 150 following establishment of communication. If it is determined in step S201 that there is user information (YES), the process proceeds to step S202.

  In step S <b> 202, the MFP 120 receives the user information transmitted from the wearable device 150 by the user information reception unit 222 and stores the user information in the memory 126. In step S <b> 203, the multifunction peripheral 120 reads the setting (hereinafter referred to as user adaptation setting) adapted to each characteristic information of the user included in the received user information by the user adaptation setting reflection unit 224. Note that the multifunction device 120 holds corresponding setting items and setting values for each characteristic item and a combination of values. For example, the setting “display language: English” is associated with the characteristic “language: EN”. The characteristic of “color vision type: P type” is associated with the setting of “color universal design: valid”. In step S <b> 204, the MFP 120 causes the user adaptation setting reflection unit 224 to reflect the content of the read user adaptation setting in the setting data 226.

  In step S <b> 205, the multifunction peripheral 120 waits for a screen transition caused by the user operating the touch panel or hardware key of the operation panel 144, and determines whether or not the transition has been performed. If it is determined in step S205 that the screen has not changed (NO), the process directly branches to step S207. If it is determined in step S205 that the screen has been changed (YES), the process branches to step S206.

  In step S <b> 206, the multifunction peripheral 120 transmits the display screen information for identifying the operation screen displayed after the transition to the wearable device 150 by the display screen information transmission unit 230 under the control of the screen management unit 228. The screen management table shown in FIG. 6A includes a screen ID that identifies a screen, a screen name, and a parent screen that identifies a parent screen that is associated as a parent-child relationship when the screen transitions. Screen ID. As described above, a unique screen ID for identifying the screen is assigned to the screen being displayed. In step S206, the screen ID for identifying the currently displayed screen is transmitted as the currently displayed screen information. In this case, on the wearable device 150 side, auxiliary information linked to the currently displayed screen information is displayed in step S109 shown in FIG.

  In step S207, the multifunction device 120 loops step S205 and waits for disconnection of communication until the short-range wireless communication with the wearable device 150 is disconnected (during NO). In accordance with the screen transition that occurs during that time, the currently displayed screen information is transmitted to the wearable device 150 in real time, and the wearable device 150 updates the auxiliary information in accordance with the screen transition on the MFP 120 side in real time. If it is determined in step S207 that communication with the wearable device 150 has been disconnected due to the wearable device 150 being out of the range of the communicable distance with the multifunction device 120 (YES), the process proceeds to step S208. It is done. If it is determined in step S201 that there is no user information (NO), the process proceeds to step S208. In step S208, the multi function peripheral 120 ends this process. With this end, the user information on the memory 126 is deleted.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, appropriate settings for the user interface are automatically performed on the information processing apparatus side from the user characteristics while saving the user from setting the information processing apparatus. Thus, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, a setting method, and a program that can improve usability can be provided.

  In a preferred embodiment, information related to related information related to the currently displayed screen is transmitted from the multi-function peripheral 120 in response to screen switching. Correspondingly, the wearable device 150 outputs related information corresponding to the personal characteristics corresponding to the screen being displayed. Thereby, the display device 162 of the wearable device 150 can be utilized to display screen guidance and supplementary explanation for the user, and usability can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the MFP 120 is described as an example of the information processing apparatus. However, the information processing apparatus can provide various information processing functions to the user, such as a copier, a printer, and a facsimile. It can be configured as any device including various image processing devices, and can be applied to various information processing devices having a user interface such as a projector, a conference system, and an electronic blackboard (whiteboard) other than a multifunction peripheral. .

  The functional unit can be realized by a computer-executable program written in a legacy programming language such as assembler, C, C ++, C #, Java (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language, or the like. ROM, EEPROM, EPROM , Stored in a device-readable recording medium such as a flash memory, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a DVD-RW, a Blu-ray disc, an SD card, an MO, or through an electric communication line Can be distributed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art may conceive other embodiments, additions, modifications, deletions, and the like. It can be changed within the range that can be made, and any embodiment is included in the scope of the present invention as long as the effects of the present invention are exhibited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Image processing system, 120 ... MFP, 122 ... Controller board, 124 ... CPU, 126 ... Memory, 128 ... Auxiliary storage device, 130 ... Input I / F, 132 ... Short-range wireless communication device, 134 ... Network I / F, 136 ... Print output I / F, 138 ... Panel I / F, 140 ... Image input device, 142 ... Print output device, 144 ... Operation panel, 150 ... Wearable device, 152 ... CPU, 154 ... Memory, 156 ... Auxiliary Storage device, 158 ... Short-range wireless communication device, 160 ... Input device, 162 ... Display device, 164 ... Interface device, 200, 220, 250 ... Functional block, 222 ... User information receiving unit, 224 ... User adaptation setting reflecting unit, 226... Setting data, 228... Screen management unit, 230... Displayed screen information transmission unit, 252. Storage unit, 254 ... user information transmitting section, 256 ... setting change display unit, 258 ... display the screen information receiving unit, 260 ... auxiliary information acquisition unit, 262 ... auxiliary information display unit

JP 2013-089017 A

Claims (10)

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a user terminal,
Receiving means for receiving, from the user terminal, user information relating to the characteristics of the user of the user terminal;
A setting reflecting means for reflecting setting contents adapted to the characteristics of the user with respect to the setting relating to the user interface of the information processing apparatus in response to the reception of the user information by the receiving means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: provision means for providing a user interface based on the setting content reflected by the setting reflection means. The information processing apparatus further includes detection means for detecting the approach of the user terminal,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit reads the user information from the user terminal in response to the approach of the user terminal being detected by the detection unit. The user interface includes a screen display, and transmits, to the user terminal, information for causing the user terminal to output related information related to the screen being displayed based on the screen display according to the setting content. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a transmitting unit that performs processing.   The transmission means transmits screen identification information for identifying a screen to be switched according to switching of the screen to be displayed according to the setting content, and the user terminal is based on the received screen identification information, The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the related information is output from an output apparatus included in the user terminal.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user information includes characteristics related to user accessibility.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a wearable device. An information processing system including a user terminal and the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the user terminal is:
Storage means for storing user information relating to the characteristics of the user associated with the user terminal;
An information processing system comprising: transmission means for transmitting user information stored in the storage means to the information processing apparatus. A setting method executed by an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus
Receiving from the user terminal user information relating to the user characteristics of the user terminal;
Reflecting the setting contents adapted to the characteristics of the user for the setting relating to the user interface of the information processing apparatus in response to the user information being received in the receiving step;
Providing a user interface based on the setting contents reflected in the reflecting step. A program for realizing a user terminal that communicates with an information processing apparatus, comprising:
Storage means for storing user information relating to user characteristics of a user terminal; and the storage means for reflecting setting contents adapted to the user characteristics to settings related to a user interface of the information processing apparatus to the information processing apparatus. Transmitting means for transmitting user information stored in
Program to function as. The user interface includes a screen display;
Receiving means for receiving, from the information processing device, information relating to related information relating to the screen currently displayed by the information processing device, and output device providing related information relating to the screen being displayed based on the information received from the information processing device The program according to claim 9 for further functioning as an output means for outputting from.