JP2017130902A - program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal program, causing a registered input device and an output device to execute cooperative operation, capable of easily changing the execution condition of the cooperative operation.SOLUTION: The terminal program causes the mobile terminal to execute processing including: input instruction processing (S25) which transmits input instruction information to an input device, which is identified by an input device ID included in a cooperative operation record designated by a user; reception processing (S26: Yes) which receives target data from the input device, as a response to the input instruction information; extraction processing (S24/S28) which extracts, from information image data, condition information; and output instruction processing (S29) which transmits output instruction information to an output device which is identified by an output device ID included in the cooperative operation record.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal program that causes an input device and an output device specified by a user to execute a cooperative operation.

  Patent Document 1 describes a portable terminal program in which a combination of an input device and an output device designated by a user is registered in advance, and the input device and the output device of the registered combination execute a cooperative operation. . The cooperative operation refers to, for example, that the mobile terminal receives target data from the input device that has performed the input operation, and causes the output device to execute an output operation on the received target data. According to the program having the above-described configuration, it is possible to easily execute a standard cooperative operation that is repeatedly executed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-012518

  In the program having the above-described configuration, the execution condition of the cooperative operation can be registered together with the combination of the input device and the output device. However, when it is desired to execute the cooperative operation temporarily under different execution conditions, the cooperative operation must be started after changing the registered execution condition, which causes a problem that the user operation becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is a portable terminal program that causes a registered input device and output device to execute a cooperative operation, and easily executes the execution conditions of the cooperative operation. The purpose is to provide a changeable program.

  The program described in this specification can be read by a mobile terminal including a terminal memory, an input interface, and a communication interface. The program causes the mobile terminal to execute a registration process for storing cooperative operation information including input device information and output device information in the terminal memory. The input device information is information for identifying an input device designated through the input interface. The output device information is information for identifying an output device designated through the input interface. The program is identified by a receiving process for accepting a designation operation for designating one of the cooperative operation information stored in the terminal memory through the input interface, and the input device information included in the designated cooperative operation information. The portable terminal is caused to execute input instruction processing for transmitting input instruction information through the communication interface. The input instruction information is information for instructing execution of an input operation for causing the input device to input target data to be transmitted to the portable terminal. The program causes the portable terminal to execute a reception process for receiving the target data from the input device through the communication interface as a response to the input instruction information and an extraction process for extracting condition information from the information image data. The information image data is image data generated by an image reading device reading an image recorded on an object. The condition information is information indicating an execution condition of an output operation for outputting the target data. The program causes the portable terminal to execute an output instruction process for transmitting output instruction information through the communication interface to the output apparatus identified by the output apparatus information included in the specified cooperative operation information. The output instruction information is information for instructing execution of the output operation in accordance with an execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted by the extraction process, including the target data received by the reception process.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to cause the output device to execute the output operation according to the execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted from the information image data. That is, when the image reading apparatus generates information image data including desired condition information, the execution condition of the output operation can be easily switched.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system 100 according to the present embodiment. 2A is a block diagram of the multifunction device 10, and FIG. 2B is a block diagram of the portable terminal 50. 3A and 3B show examples of data stored in the data storage area 62B. FIG. 3A shows a linked operation list, FIG. 3B shows a page list corresponding to the originals 141 to 143, and FIG. 3C shows originals 151 to 153. The page list corresponding to is shown. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the registration process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the cooperation instruction process. 6A is a flowchart of the condition information acquisition process A, and FIG. 6B is a flowchart of the condition information acquisition process B. FIG. 7 is a display example of the display 53, where (A) shows a registration screen before the input device and the output device are designated, and (B) shows an input selection screen. 8A and 8B show display examples on the display 53, where FIG. 8A shows a registration screen after an input device is designated, and FIG. 8B shows an output selection screen. FIG. 9 is a display example of the display 53, where (A) shows a registration screen after an input device and an output device are designated, and (B) shows an operation selection screen. 10A and 10B show examples of originals to be read by the scanner 12. FIG. 10A shows originals 141 to 143 in which a QR code (registered trademark) 141Q is added only to the front page, and FIG. 10B shows QR pages on a plurality of pages. Documents 151 to 153 to which codes 151Q and 152Q are added are shown.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the execution order of each process described below can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system 100 according to the present embodiment. A system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes multifunction devices 10A and 10B (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as “multifunction device 10”), a portable terminal 50, and a server 80. . The multifunction device 10, the portable terminal 50, and the server 80 can communicate with each other via a communication network. Although the specific example of a communication network is not specifically limited, For example, the internet 101, wired LAN (abbreviation of Local Area Network), wireless LAN102, or these combination may be sufficient.

  The multifunction machine 10 and the portable terminal 50 belong to the wireless LAN 102. That is, the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 can communicate with each other via an access point (not shown) of the wireless LAN 102. The wireless LAN 102 is connected to the Internet 101 through the router 102A. Further, the server 80 is connected to the Internet 101. That is, the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 can communicate with the server 80 via the Internet 101 from the router 102A.

[Multifunction machine 10]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the multifunction machine 10 includes a printer 11, a scanner 12, a display 23, an input I / F (abbreviation for InterFace) 24, a communication I / F 25, and a CPU (Central Processing). Unit 31), a memory 32, and a communication bus 33 are mainly provided. Each component constituting the multi-function device 10 is connected to each other through a communication bus 33. The configurations of the multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B may be the same or different.

[Printer 11, Scanner 12]
The printer 11 performs a recording operation for recording an image indicated by the image data on a sheet. As a recording method of the printer 11, a known method such as an ink jet method or an electrophotographic method can be employed. The scanner 12 performs a reading operation of reading an image recorded on a document and generating image data. Note that the multifunction machine 10 may further include a FAX unit capable of executing a FAX transmission operation and a FAX reception operation for transmitting and receiving image data according to the FAX protocol. The multifunction machine 10 may include only one of the printer 11 and the scanner 12 and may not include the other.

[Display 23]
The display 23 includes a display surface for displaying various information. As the display 23, a liquid crystal display (abbreviation of Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (abbreviation of Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or the like can be employed.

[Input I / F24]
The input I / F 24 is a user interface that receives an input operation by a user. Specifically, the input I / F 24 includes a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Further, the input I / F 24 may include a film-like touch sensor superimposed on the display surface of the display 23. That is, the display 23 may be configured as a touch panel display. An operation for designating an object displayed on the display surface of the display 23 and an operation for inputting a character string or a numeric string are examples of the input operation.

  The “object” refers to an image that can be designated by the user operating the input I / F 24. As an example, the object may be a character string, an icon, a button, a link, or the like displayed on the display 23. The object may be specified by pressing a direction key of the input I / F 24 or a determination button. When the input I / F 24 is a touch panel, the object displayed on the display 23 may be specified by touching the display position.

  The input I / F 24 realized as a touch panel outputs position information indicating the position on the display surface touched by the user. Note that “touch” in this specification includes all operations for bringing an input medium into contact with a display surface. That is, a tap operation, a long touch operation, a sliding operation for sliding the touched input medium on the display surface, a flick operation, a pinch-in operation, a pinch-out operation, etc. It is an example.

  Further, even if the input medium is not touching the display surface, the concept of “touch” may include bringing the input medium close to a position where the distance from the display surface is very small. Furthermore, the input medium may be a user's finger or a touch pen. The user operation of tapping the position of the icon displayed on the display 53 is an example of a specifying operation for specifying the icon.

[Communication I / F25]
The communication I / F 25 is an interface capable of communicating with an external device through a communication network. That is, the multifunction machine 10 outputs various information to the external device through the communication I / F 25 and receives various information from the external device through the communication I / F 25. Although the specific communication procedure of communication I / F25 is not specifically limited, For example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance) is employable.

[CPU 31]
The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the multifunction machine 10. The CPU 31 acquires and executes various programs, which will be described later, from the memory 32 based on various information output from the input I / F 24, various information acquired from an external device through the communication I / F 25, and the like. The memory 32 is an example of a device memory, and the CPU 31 and the memory 32 constitute an example of a control unit.

[Memory 32]
The memory 32 has a program storage area 32A and a data storage area 32B. In the program storage area 32A, an OS (abbreviation of Operating System) 34 and a device program 35 are stored. The device program 35 may be a single program or an aggregate of a plurality of programs. The same applies to other programs. Data or information necessary for executing the device program 35 is stored in the data storage area 32B.

  Note that “data” and “information” in this specification are common in that they are bits or bit strings that can be handled by a computer. “Data” refers to data that can be handled by the computer without taking into account the meaning of each bit. On the other hand, “information” refers to information that the operation of the computer branches depending on the semantic content indicated by each bit. Furthermore, the “instruction” is a control signal for prompting the destination apparatus to perform the next operation, and may include information or itself has a property as information. There is also.

  In addition, even if the format (for example, text format, binary format, flag format, etc.) is changed for each computer, “data” and “information” have the same data and information as long as they are recognized as the same meaning content. Are treated as For example, information indicating “two” is stored as text information “0x32” in ASCII code in one computer, and binary format information “10” in binary notation in another computer. May be.

  However, the distinction between the above “data” and “information” is not strict, and exceptional handling is allowed. For example, data may be temporarily treated as information, or information may be temporarily treated as data. Also, what is handled as data in a certain device may be handled as information in another device. Furthermore, information may be extracted from the data, or data may be extracted from the information.

  The memory 32 includes, for example, a RAM (abbreviation of Random Access Memory), a ROM (abbreviation of Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (abbreviation of Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and an HDD (abbreviation of Hard Disk Device). It is configured by a removable storage medium such as a removable USB memory, a buffer provided in the CPU 31, or a combination thereof.

  Note that the memory 32 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. Non-transitory media include recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD-ROM in addition to the above examples. A non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electrical signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium that is a kind of computer-readable medium, but a non-transitory computer-readable storage. Not included in the media.

  The program stored in the program storage area 32A is executed by the CPU 31. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described with the CPU 31 omitted. That is, in the following description, the description that “the program A executes the process A” may indicate that “the CPU 31 executes the process A described in the program A”. The same applies to the portable terminal 50.

  Further, the program stored in the program storage area 32A determines an event and operates according to the determination result. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described by omitting the determination. That is, in the following description, the description that “the program executes the process A according to the condition A” is “determining whether or not the program is the condition A. The program is a positive determination. The processing A may be executed according to the above. The same applies to the portable terminal 50.

  The program stored in the program storage area 32A identifies, acquires, extracts, determines, or selects data and the like. For example, the program specifies data, etc., for example, specifies data that satisfies a condition from a plurality of data, and stores the data itself or information for identifying the data in a predetermined storage area. Refers to the process to be stored. The information for identifying data or the like is, for example, identification information for identifying the data or the like, an index of an array in which the data or the like is stored, a pointer of a storage area in which the data or the like is stored, or the like. The same applies to the process in which the program acquires, extracts, determines, or selects data and the like. The same applies to the portable terminal 50.

  The OS 34 provides an API (abbreviation for Application Programming Interface) for controlling the printer 11, the scanner 12, the display 23, the input I / F 24, the communication I / F 25, and the like, which are hardware constituting the multifunction machine 10. It is a program. That is, each of the above programs controls each hardware by calling an API provided by the OS 34. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described with the OS 34 omitted. That is, in the following description, the description “the program B controls the hardware C” may refer to “the program B controls the hardware C through the API of the OS 34”. The same applies to the portable terminal 50.

[Portable terminal 50]
2B, the portable terminal 50 mainly includes a display 53, an input I / F 54, a communication I / F 55, a camera 56, a CPU 61, a memory 62, and a communication bus 63. Prepare. The display 53, input I / F 54, communication I / F 55, CPU 61, memory 62, and communication bus 63 included in the portable terminal 50 are the display 23, input I / F 24, communication I / F 25, CPU 31 included in the multifunction device 10. Since the configuration is the same as that of the memory 32 and the communication bus 33, description thereof is omitted.

  The mobile terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. More specifically, the display 53 of the mobile terminal 50 desirably has a display screen size of 12 inches or less, more preferably 8 inches or less. Further, the input I / F 54 of the portable terminal 50 is preferably a touch panel overlaid on the display screen of the display 53. The memory 62 is an example of a terminal memory, and the CPU 61 and the memory 62 are examples of a control unit.

[Camera 56]
The camera 56 shoots a subject and generates image data. The operation of the camera 56 is controlled by, for example, a camera program (not shown) stored in the program storage area 62A. That is, the camera program causes the display 53 to display an image photographed by the camera 56 and a [capture] icon. The image displayed on the display 53 is changed following the change in the direction of the camera 56. The camera program stores image data indicating an image displayed on the display 53 in the data storage area 62 </ b> B in response to accepting a user operation for designating a [shoot] icon through the input I / F 54.

  The program storage area 62A of the memory 62 stores an OS 64 and a terminal program 65. The OS 64 may be, for example, Android (registered trademark of Google Inc.) OS, iOS (registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.), Windows Phone (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) Operating System, or the like.

  The terminal program 65 is a program that causes the input device and the output device specified by the user to perform a cooperative operation. The input device is a device that performs an input operation for inputting target data to be transmitted to the portable terminal 50. The output device is a device that executes an output operation for outputting target data received from the mobile terminal 50. That is, the terminal program 65 receives target data from the input device by causing the input device to perform an input operation. Next, the terminal program 65 causes the output device to execute an output operation by outputting the target data received from the input device to the output device. The multifunction device 10 and the server 80 are devices that can be input devices and output devices.

  The input operation of the multifunction machine 10 functioning as an input device indicates, for example, causing the scanner 12 to generate target data to be transmitted to the portable terminal 50. The input operation of the server 80 functioning as an input device refers to, for example, reading target data to be transmitted to the portable terminal 50 from a memory (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “server memory”) included in the server 80. Making the scanner 12 generate target data and reading the target data from the server memory are examples of inputting the target data to the input device.

  The output operation of the multifunction machine 10 functioning as an output device indicates, for example, causing the printer 11 to record an image indicated by target data received from the portable terminal 50 on a sheet. The output operation of the server 80 functioning as the output device is performed by, for example, storing the target data received from the mobile terminal 50 in the server memory, or downloading URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for downloading the target data stored in the server memory. (Abbreviation) is notified by e-mail.

  The data storage area 62B of the portable terminal 50 can store a linked operation list, for example, as shown in FIG. The cooperative operation list includes one or more cooperative operation records. The cooperative operation record includes an input device ID, an output device ID, and condition information associated with each other. The cooperative operation record is an example of cooperative operation information.

  The input device ID is an example of input device information that identifies an input device designated through the input I / F 54. The output device ID is an example of output device information that identifies the output device specified through the input I / F 54. In this embodiment, the MFP 10A is identified by the device ID “MFP-A”, the MFP 10B is identified by the device ID “MFP-B”, and the server 80 is identified by the device ID “Server C”. Note that the input device ID and the output device ID may be in URL format, for example. The condition information is information indicating an execution condition of an output operation to be executed by the output device identified by the corresponding output device ID.

  As an example, the execution condition of the output operation (that is, the print operation) executed by the multifunction machine 10 includes size information for specifying the sheet size (for example, A4, A5, etc.), the number of sheets on which the same target image is recorded. Number of copies information for specifying (for example, 1 copy, 2 copies, etc.), layout information for specifying the number of target images to be recorded on one sheet (for example, 2 in 1, 4 in 1, etc.), surface of the sheet on which the target image is recorded ( For example, recording surface information for specifying one side or both sides).

  As another example, the execution condition of the output operation for storing the target data in the server memory includes the storage destination information indicating the area (for example, file path) of the server memory in which the target data is stored, and the file of the target data to be stored in the server memory Format information indicating the format (for example, JPEG, TIFF, PDF, etc.). As yet another example, the execution condition of the output operation for transmitting the download URL of the target data by electronic mail is address information for specifying the transmission destination of the electronic mail.

  The output device ID included in the cooperative operation record is not limited to one and may be plural. Different condition information may be associated with a plurality of output device IDs included in the same cooperative operation record. At the time of installation of the terminal program 65, the cooperative operation record is not stored in the data storage area 62B. Then, the terminal program 65 registers the cooperative operation record generated according to the user instruction in the cooperative operation list in a registration process described later.

  The data storage area 62B can store a page list as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, for example. The page list includes one or more page records. The page record includes page data and condition information associated with each other. The page data is data included in the target data received from the input device. The page data is, for example, image data indicating an image recorded on a one-page document read by the scanner 12. The condition information is information indicating the execution condition of the output operation for the corresponding page data. The condition information is condition information included in the cooperative operation record, or condition information acquired in condition information acquisition processes A and B described later. The page list is temporarily generated by the terminal program 65 in the cooperation instruction process described later.

  Although not shown, the data storage area 62B stores a camera flag and a scan flag. In the camera flag, the first value “ON” corresponding to the instruction to extract the condition information from the information image data generated by the camera 56 or the condition information from the information image data generated by the camera 56 is displayed. A second value “OFF” corresponding to the fact that extraction is not instructed is set. The scanner flag includes a first value “ON” corresponding to an instruction to extract condition information from the information image data generated by the input device, or condition information from the information image data generated by the input device. A second value “OFF” corresponding to the fact that extraction is not instructed is set. The second value “OFF” is set to the camera flag and the scanner flag at the start of the cooperation instruction process described later.

[Server 80]
The server 80 is a so-called storage server. More specifically, for example, the server 80 stores data received from the mobile terminal 50 in the server memory, reads data specified by the mobile terminal 50 from the server memory, and transmits the data to the mobile terminal 50. Server memory is an example of device memory. The server 80 provides services such as “Evernote (registered trademark of Evernote Corporation)”, “Dropbox (registered trademark of DropBox, Inc.)”, “Google Drive (Google is a registered trademark of Google, Inc.)”, and the like. It may be provided.

[Operation of System 100]
The operation of the system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[registration process]
First, the terminal program 65 can execute a registration process. The registration process is a process of registering the cooperative operation record generated according to the user's instruction in the cooperative operation list. Details of the registration process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the terminal program 65 displays a registration screen on the display 53 (S11). FIG. 7A is an example of a registration screen that is initially displayed in the registration process. The registration screen shown in FIG. 7A includes a [+ input] icon 111, a [+ output] icon 112, and a [registration] icon 113. [+ Input] icon 111 corresponds to an instruction to specify an input device. The [+ output] icon 112 corresponds to an instruction for designating an output device. The [Register] icon 113 corresponds to an instruction to register the cooperative operation record in the cooperative operation list. Then, the terminal program 65 receives a user operation for the registration screen through the input I / F 54 (S12).

  Next, in response to receiving the designation of the [+ input] icon 111 shown in FIG. 7A through the input I / F 54 (S12: [+ input] icon), the terminal program 65 displays an input selection screen. It is displayed on the display 53 (S13). FIG. 7B is an example of an input selection screen. The input selection screen shown in FIG. 7B includes input icons 121, 122, and 123. Then, the terminal program 65 receives a user operation on the input selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S14).

  The input icons 121, 122, and 123 correspond to the multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B and the server 80 that can be input devices. The input icons 121 to 123 describe the device IDs of the corresponding devices. In the input icons 121 to 123, names of corresponding devices may be described. The device ID of a device that can be an input device may be registered in advance in the terminal program 65, or may be searched on the communication network using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) or the like.

  Next, when the terminal program 65 receives the designation of the input icon 121 through the input I / F 54, for example (S14: Yes), the device ID corresponding to the designated input icon 121 is input as the input device ID. Temporary storage is performed in the storage area 62B (S15). The designation of the input icons 121 to 123 is an example of a user operation for designating an input device. Then, the terminal program 65 displays a registration screen shown in FIG. 8A on the display 53 (S11). The registration screen shown in FIG. 8A is different from the registration screen shown in FIG. 7A in that it includes an [MFP-A] icon 114 instead of the [+ input] icon 111. [MFP-A] icon 114 corresponds to the input device ID temporarily stored in step S15.

  Next, in response to the designation of the [+ output] icon 112 shown in FIG. 8A being accepted through the input I / F 54 (S12: [+ output] icon), the terminal program 65 displays an output selection screen. It is displayed on the display 53 (S16). FIG. 8B is an example of an output selection screen. The output selection screen shown in FIG. 8B includes output icons 125, 126, and 127. The output icons 125, 126, and 127 correspond to the multifunction machines 10A and 10B and the server 80 that can be output devices. The details of the output icons 125 to 127 may be the same as those of the input icons 121 to 123. Then, the terminal program 65 receives a user operation on the output selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S17).

  Next, the terminal program 65 specifies the device ID “server C” corresponding to the specified output icon 127, for example, in response to receiving the specification of the output icon 127 through the input I / F 54 (S17: Yes). The device ID is temporarily stored in the data storage area 62B (S18). The designation of the output icons 125 to 127 is an example of a user operation for designating an output device. Then, the terminal program 65 displays a registration screen shown in FIG. 9A on the display 53 (S11). The registration screen shown in FIG. 9A is different from the registration screen shown in FIG. 8A in that it further includes a [server C] icon 115. The [server C] icon 115 corresponds to the output device ID “server C” temporarily stored in step S18.

  Next, the terminal program 65 responds to the designation of the [+ output] icon 112 shown in FIG. 9A through the input I / F 54 (S12 [+ output] icon), in steps S16 to S18. Execute the process. That is, the user can designate a plurality of icons 131 to 135 included in the output selection screen by causing the terminal program 65 to repeatedly execute the processes of steps S16 to S18.

  Furthermore, the terminal program 65 temporarily stores in steps S15 and S18 in response to receiving the designation of the [registration] icon 113 shown in FIG. 9A through the input I / F 54 (S12: [registration] icon). The cooperative operation record including the information thus added is added to the cooperative operation list (S19). That is, in the above-described example, a cooperative operation record including the input device ID “MFP-A”, the output device ID “server C”, and condition information indicating default conditions is added to the cooperative operation list. Note that the order of specifying the [+ input] icon 111 and the [+ output] icon 112 on the registration screen is not limited to the above example.

  The default condition is set in advance in the terminal program 65 as an execution condition of an output operation to be executed by the output device identified by the corresponding output device ID, for example. However, the condition information included in the cooperative operation record in step S19 is not limited to indicating the default condition. For example, in the registration process, the terminal program 65 may display a screen for accepting execution condition input on the display 53 and accept the execution condition input through the input I / F 54. The execution condition received through the input I / F 54 in the registration process is an example of a user condition.

[Linkage instruction processing]
Further, the terminal program 65 can execute cooperation instruction processing. The cooperation instruction process is a process for causing the input device and the output device to execute a cooperation operation according to a cooperation operation record designated by the user. Details of the cooperation instruction process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the terminal program 65 displays an operation selection screen on the display 53 (S21). FIG. 9B is an example of the operation selection screen. The operation selection screen illustrated in FIG. 9B includes cooperation icons 131 and 132 and radio buttons 133 and 134. Then, the terminal program 65 receives a user operation on the operation selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S22). The process of step S22 is an example of a reception process. In the present embodiment, the following processing will be described on the assumption that one of the radio buttons 133 and 134 is checked and the cooperation icon 131 is designated.

  The cooperation icon 131 corresponds to the cooperation operation record on the first line shown in FIG. The cooperation icon 132 corresponds to the cooperation operation record on the second line shown in FIG. The radio button 133 corresponds to an instruction to execute processing for extracting condition information from the information image data generated by the camera 56. The radio button 134 corresponds to an instruction to execute processing for extracting condition information from information image data generated by the input device. Only one of the radio buttons 133 and 134 may be checked or neither of them may be checked.

[Processing when radio button 133 is checked]
First, processing when the radio button 133 is checked will be described. More specifically, the terminal program 65 according to the present embodiment extracts condition information from the document 141 shown in FIG. 10A, and sets target data corresponding to the documents 142 and 143 shown in FIG. The target data generated by the scanner 12 is output to the server 80 according to the extracted execution condition.

  The terminal program 65 changes the setting value of the camera flag from one of the first value “ON” and the second value “OFF” to the other in response to receiving the tap at the position of the radio button 133 through the input I / F 54. Switch. That is, the first value “ON” is set in the camera flag when the radio button 133 is checked, and the second value “OFF” is set when the radio button 133 is not checked. The user operation for checking the radio button 133 is an example of a second instruction operation. In response to receiving the designation of the cooperation icon 131 through the input I / F 54 (S22: Yes), the terminal program 65 reads the cooperation operation record corresponding to the designated cooperation icon 131 from the data storage area 62B.

  Next, the terminal program 65 determines the set value of the camera flag (S23). Then, in response to determining that the first value “ON” is set in the camera flag (S23: Yes), the terminal program 65 executes the condition information acquisition process A (S24). The condition information acquisition process A is a process for causing the camera 56 to generate information image data and acquiring condition information from the generated information image data. Details of the condition information acquisition process A will be described with reference to FIG. The portable terminal 50 provided with the camera 56 is an example of an image reading device.

[Condition information acquisition process A]
First, the terminal program 65 activates a camera program (not shown) (S41). Next, the camera program causes the camera 56 to generate image data and provides the generated image data to the terminal program 65 in response to accepting a user operation for specifying the [shoot] icon through the input I / F 54. (S42: Yes). For example, the terminal program 65 may execute an API for starting the camera program as a so-called plug-in, acquire a path of image data as a return value of the API, and read the image data based on the acquired path. . On the other hand, the camera program ends the process without specifying the path of the image data as a return value in response to accepting a user operation for instructing the end of the camera program through the input I / F 54.

  Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether the image data acquired from the camera program includes a QR (abbreviation for Quick Response) code (S43). If the document 141 is appropriately photographed by the camera 56, it is determined that the QR code is included (S43: Yes). The determination as to whether or not the QR code is included in the image data can be realized by a known method such as detecting cut-out symbols at three corners.

  The QR code can include character string information. That is, the terminal program 65 can extract character string information by analyzing the QR code by a known method. The QR code according to the present embodiment includes condition information as character string information. The QR code is an example of an information image, and the image data including the QR code is an example of information image data. A specific example of the information image is not limited to the QR code, and may be a bar code or a character string image described in a predetermined format.

  Next, when the terminal program 65 determines that the QR code 141Q is not included in the image data generated by the camera 56 (S43: No), or does not acquire the path of the image data from the camera program. In response to this, the processes after step S41 are executed again. On the other hand, the terminal program 65 extracts condition information from the QR code 141Q in response to determining that the QR code 141Q is included in the image data generated by the camera 56 (S43: Yes) (S44). .

  Then, the terminal program 65 temporarily stores the condition information extracted from the QR code 141Q in the data storage area 62B. The execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted in step S44 is an example of an extraction condition. The extraction condition according to the present embodiment is storage destination information indicating the storage destination of the target data. The process in step S44 is an example of an extraction process.

  Next, returning to FIG. 5, the terminal program 65 acquires the input device ID “MFP-A” from the read cooperative operation record. Then, the terminal program 65 transmits the input instruction information through the communication I / F 55 to the MFP 10A identified by the input device ID “MFP-A” (S25). The input instruction information is information for instructing the MFP 10A, which is an input device, to execute an input operation. That is, the input instruction information according to the present embodiment is information for instructing the scanner 12 of the multifunction machine 10A to execute the scanning operation. The process of step S25 is an example of an input instruction process.

  Although illustration is omitted, the device program 35 of the multifunction peripheral 10A receives input instruction information from the portable terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25. Then, the device program 35 causes the multifunction peripheral 10A to perform an input operation according to the received input instruction information. More specifically, the scanner 12 of the multifunction machine 10A reads, for example, images recorded on the originals 142 and 143 set on an ADF (Auto Document Feeder), and generates scan data indicating the images. The scan data generated here includes two page data corresponding to the originals 142 and 143, respectively. The scan data is an example of target data to be transmitted to the portable terminal 50. Then, the device program 35 transmits scan data to the portable terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25 as a response to the input instruction information.

  Next, the terminal program 65 of the portable terminal 50 receives scan data, which is a response to the input instruction information, as target data from the MFP 10A through the communication I / F 25 (S26: Yes). Then, the terminal program 65 temporarily stores the received scan data in the data storage area 62B. The process of step S26 is an example of a reception process. Next, the terminal program 65 determines the set value of the scanner flag (S27). Then, in response to determining that the second value “OFF” is set in the scanner flag (S27: No), the terminal program 65 skips the process of step S28. The process of step S28 will be described later.

  Next, the terminal program 65 acquires the output device ID “server C” from the read cooperative operation record. Then, the terminal program 65 transmits the output instruction information to the server 80 identified by the output device ID “server C” through the communication I / F 55 (S29). The output instruction information includes target data received in step S26 and condition information indicating the extraction condition extracted in step S44. The output instruction information is information for instructing to execute the output operation on the target data according to the execution condition indicated by the condition information. That is, the output instruction information according to the present embodiment is information for instructing the server 80 to store the target data in the server memory area indicated by the storage destination information. The process of step S29 is an example of an output instruction process.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the server 80 receives the output instruction information from the portable terminal 50. Then, the server 80 stores the target data included in the output instruction information in the server memory area indicated by the storage destination information. Note that the mobile terminal 50 and the server 80 may communicate with each other in accordance with, for example, a procedure based on HTTP (abbreviation of HyperText Transfer Protocol). That is, the terminal program 65 may transmit the output instruction information to the server 80 as an HTTP request in step S29.

[Processing when radio button 134 is checked]
Next, processing when the radio button 134 is checked will be described. More specifically, the terminal program 65 according to the present embodiment transmits the target data corresponding to the originals 141 to 143 shown in FIG. 10A or the originals 151 to 153 shown in FIG. The scanner 12 generates the condition information from the target data generated by the scanner 12, and causes the output device to execute an output operation on the target data generated by the scanner 12 according to the extraction condition. A detailed description of points common to the case where the radio button 133 is checked will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.

  In response to receiving the tap at the position of the radio button 134 through the input I / F 54, the terminal program 65 changes the setting value of the scanner flag from one of the first value “ON” and the second value “OFF” to the other. Switch. That is, the first value “ON” is set to the scanner flag when the radio button 134 is checked, and the second value “OFF” is set when the radio button 134 is not checked. The user operation for checking the radio button 134 is an example of a first instruction operation. In response to receiving the designation of the cooperation icon 131 through the input I / F 54 (S22: Yes), the terminal program 65 reads the cooperation operation record corresponding to the designated cooperation icon 131 from the data storage area 62B.

  Next, in response to determining that the second value “OFF” is set in the camera flag (S23: No), the terminal program 65 executes the step without executing the condition information acquisition process A (S24). The processes after S25 are executed. Next, the terminal program 65 transmits the input instruction information to the multifunction machine 10A through the communication I / F 55 (S25). Next, the terminal program 65 receives scan data, which is a response to the input instruction information, as target data from the multifunction machine 10B through the communication I / F 25 (S26: Yes). Then, the terminal program 65 temporarily stores the received scan data in the data storage area 62B.

  For example, the scan data when the originals 141 to 143 are read by the scanner 12 includes a plurality of page data corresponding to the originals 141 to 143 (hereinafter, page data corresponding to the original xxx is expressed as “page data xxx”). Included). Although a detailed description has been omitted in the section “Processing when Radio Button 133 is Checked”, the terminal program 65, in step S26, for example, as shown in FIG. A plurality of page records including one of 143 are added to the page list. As another example, the scan data when the originals 151 to 153 are read by the scanner 12 includes a plurality of page data 151 to 153. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 3C, the terminal program 65 adds a plurality of page records each including one of the page data 151 to 153 to the page list.

  Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the terminal program 65 includes the condition information “default condition” included in the read cooperative operation record in the page record. Further, the page data 141, 151, 152 includes QR codes 141Q, 151Q, 152Q. That is, the scan data generated by the scanner 12 includes page data and information image data. The multifunction machine 10 including the scanner 12 is an example of an apparatus that also serves as an input device and an image reading device.

  Next, in response to determining that the first value “ON” is set in the scanner flag (S27: Yes), the terminal program 65 executes the condition information acquisition process B (S28). The condition information acquisition process B is a process for acquiring condition information from information image data generated by the input device. Referring to FIG. 6B, the condition information acquisition process B is performed by taking as an example a case where scan data corresponding to the originals 141 to 143 is received and a case where scan data corresponding to the originals 151 to 153 are received. Details will be described.

[Condition information acquisition process B for scan data of originals 141 to 143]
The terminal program 65 determines whether or not a QR code is included in the page data 141 (S51). Next, in response to determining that the page data 141 includes the QR code 141Q (S51: Yes), the terminal program 65 extracts condition information and range information from the QR code 141Q (S52). The terminal program 65 associates the extracted condition information and range information with each other and temporarily stores them in the data storage area 62B. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the condition information “extraction conditions” and the range information “all pages” are extracted. The process of step S52 is an example of an extraction process.

  The range information is information for indicating any one of a plurality of page data. More specifically, in the range information, “all pages” indicating all page data included in the scan data, or “current page” indicating only page data including the QR code from which the range information is extracted is set. Alternatively, in the range information, information (for example, “1-3 pages”) indicating a part of the plurality of page data may be set.

  Next, the terminal program 65 determines the set value of the range information extracted in step S52 (S53). Then, in response to determining that “all pages” is set in the range information (S53: all pages), the terminal program 65 associates with the range information as shown in FIG. 3B. The obtained condition information “extraction condition” is associated with all the page data 141 to 143 included in the scan data. That is, in all the page records shown in FIG. 3B, the condition information is replaced from “default condition” to “extraction condition”. The extraction condition according to the present embodiment is storage destination information indicating the storage destination of the target data.

  Further, the terminal program 65 excludes the page data 141 including the QR code 141Q from the target data (S55). That is, for example, the terminal program 65 deletes the page record including the page data 141 from the page list, or adds a deletion flag to the page record including the page data 141. The process of step S55 is an example of a first exclusion process. And the terminal program 65 complete | finishes the condition information acquisition process B, without performing the process of step S51 with respect to page data 142,143.

  Next, returning to FIG. 5, the terminal program 65 acquires the output device ID “server C” from the read cooperative operation record. Then, the terminal program 65 transmits the output instruction information generated according to the page list shown in FIG. 3B to the server 80 identified by the output device ID “server C” through the communication I / F 55 (S29). . The output instruction information transmitted here includes page data 142 and 143 that are target data, and condition information “extraction conditions”. That is, the output instruction information is information for instructing the server 80 to store the page data 142 and 143 in the server memory area indicated by the storage destination information. On the other hand, the page data 141 excluded from the target data in step S55 is not included in the output instruction information.

[Condition information acquisition process B for scan data of originals 151 to 153]
In response to determining that the page data 151 includes the QR code 151Q (S51: Yes), the terminal program 65 extracts condition information and range information from the QR code 151Q (S52). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the condition information “extraction condition A” and the range information “current page” are extracted. The extraction condition A according to the present embodiment is storage destination information indicating a storage destination different from the default condition.

  Next, in response to determining that “current page” is set in the range information (S53: current page), the terminal program 65 corresponds to the range information as shown in FIG. The attached condition information “extraction condition A” is associated with the page data 151 including the QR code 151Q (S56). That is, in the page record including the page data 151, the condition information is replaced from “default condition” to “extraction condition A”. Further, the terminal program 65 excludes the QR code 151Q from the page data 151 (S57). For example, the terminal program 65 fills the position of the QR code 151Q with the background color (for example, white) of the document 151. The process of step S57 is an example of a second exclusion process.

  When the terminal program 65 determines that the page data 152 includes the QR code 152Q (S51: Yes), the condition information “extraction condition B” and the range information “current page” are determined from the QR code 152Q. "Is extracted (S52). Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, the terminal program 65 associates the extracted condition information “extraction condition B” with the page data 152 (S56), and excludes the QR code 152Q from the page data 152 (S57). ). That is, in the page record including the page data 152, the condition information is replaced from “default condition” to “extraction condition B”. The extraction condition B according to the present embodiment is storage destination information indicating a storage destination different from the default condition and the extraction condition A.

  Next, in response to determining that the page data 153 does not include a QR code (S51: No), the terminal program 65 skips the processing of steps S52 to S57. That is, as shown in FIG. 3C, the condition information is not replaced in the page record including the page data 153. And the terminal program 65 complete | finishes the condition information acquisition process B according to having completed the process with respect to all the page data 151-153 contained in scan data (S58: Yes).

  Next, the terminal program 65 acquires the output device ID “server C” from the read cooperative operation record. Then, the terminal program 65 transmits the output instruction information generated according to the page list shown in FIG. 3C to the server 80 identified by the output device ID “server C” through the communication I / F 55 (S29). . The output instruction information transmitted here includes page data 151, 152, and 153 that are target data, condition information “extraction condition A” associated with the page data 151, and condition information associated with the page data 152. “Extraction condition B” and condition information “default condition” associated with page data 153 are included.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the server 80 receives the output instruction information from the portable terminal 50. Then, the server 80 stores the target data included in the output instruction information in the server memory area indicated by the storage destination information. More specifically, the server 80 stores the page data 151 in the area indicated by the extraction condition A, stores the page data 152 in the area indicated by the extraction condition B, and stores the page data 153 in the area indicated by the default condition. Remember me.

[Operational effects of this embodiment]
According to the above embodiment, the output device can execute the output operation according to the execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted from the information image data. That is, when the image reading apparatus generates information image data including desired condition information, the execution condition of the output operation can be easily switched.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the user can specify through the radio buttons 133 and 134 whether the scanner 12 or the camera 56 generates the information image data. As a result, it is possible to acquire information image data by an appropriate method in accordance with the use mode of the user described later. However, the information image data may be acquired from only one of the scanner 12 and the camera 56.

  As a first usage mode, let us consider a process of causing a scanner 12 to read a document held by a user and storing scan data generated by the scanner 12 in any of a plurality of folders prepared in advance in a server memory. In such a case, a plurality of originals each recorded with a QR code are prepared in advance near the multifunction machine 10. The QR code recorded on each document includes storage destination information of any of a plurality of folders. For example, the user causes the server 80 to read the page data 142 and 143 by causing the scanner 12 to collectively read the document 141 corresponding to the desired folder and the documents 142 and 143 on which the image to be stored in the server 80 is recorded. It can be memorized.

  That is, according to this method, it is possible to extract condition information from one of the page data and execute an output operation for all the page data according to the extraction condition indicated by the extracted condition information. However, the page data 141 in this case is data that is not originally required to be an output operation target. Therefore, as in the above embodiment, the page data 141 including the information image data is excluded from the target data, and the output device is caused to execute an output operation only on the target data 142 and 143 after the page data 141 is excluded. Is desirable.

  As a second usage mode, let us consider a process in which a scanner 12 reads a plurality of originals possessed by a user and causes an output device to execute an output operation for each of a plurality of page data generated by the scanner 12 under different execution conditions. In such a case, a plurality of seals each recorded with a QR code are prepared in advance near the multifunction machine 10. The QR code recorded on each sticker includes different condition information. For example, the user attaches a sticker to which desired QR codes 151Q and 152Q are attached to the originals 151 and 152, and causes the scanners 12 to read the originals 151 to 153 together. Thus, the page is displayed in the folder indicated by the extraction condition A. Data 151 can be stored, page data 152 can be stored in a folder indicated by extraction condition B, and page data 153 can be stored in a folder indicated by default conditions.

  That is, according to this method, it is possible to cause the output device to execute the output operation for the plurality of documents 151 to 153 read together by the scanner 12 under different execution conditions. In other words, it is possible to cause the output device to execute the output operation only for the page data 151 and 152 from which the condition information is extracted according to the execution conditions A and B extracted from the page data 151 and 152. On the other hand, the output operation for the page data 153 from which the condition information has not been extracted is executed according to the default condition. However, the QR codes 151Q and 152Q included in the page data 151 and 152 are data that is not originally required to be an output operation target. Therefore, as in the above-described embodiment, it is desirable to cause the output device to execute the output operation for the page data 151 and 152 after the information image data is excluded.

  In the first and second usage modes described above, information image data is received from the input device together with target data by causing the scanner 12 to read the originals 141, 151, and 152 including the QR codes 141Q, 151Q, and 152Q. be able to. This eliminates the need for an independent process for acquiring information image data. Further, when the output device ID cannot be acquired in the condition information acquisition process B, the output operation is executed according to the default condition.

  As a third usage mode, a process for causing the multifunction machine 10 to execute a printing operation for specific data stored in the server 80 according to any of a plurality of execution conditions will be considered. A plurality of originals each recorded with a QR code are prepared in advance near the multifunction machine 10. The QR code recorded on each document includes different condition information. For example, the user can cause the multifunction peripheral 10 to perform a printing operation on the data stored in the server 80 according to a desired extraction condition by photographing a document corresponding to the desired condition information with the camera 56. That is, as in the third usage mode, when information image data cannot be included in the target data in advance, it is desirable to cause the camera 56 to generate information image data.

  Note that the terminal program 65 according to the above-described embodiment may further include extraction instruction information in the cooperative operation record in accordance with a user instruction in the registration process. In the extraction instruction information, a first value “ON” corresponding to an instruction for extracting the condition information from the information image data, or a second value “OFF” corresponding to an instruction for not extracting the condition information from the information image data is set. . The terminal program 65 executes one of the condition information extraction processes A and B when the first value “ON” is set in the extraction instruction information in the cooperation instruction process, and the second value “ The condition information extraction processes A and B may not be executed when “OFF” is set.

  Further, the data format of the condition information included in the output instruction information may be, for example, an image format indicating the QR code itself extracted from the information image data, or a text format extracted from the QR code. It may be a binary format (for example, a bit string indicating a plurality of flag information) obtained by further processing the text format condition information.

  The combination of the input device and the output device is not limited to the above example. As an example, the multifunction device 10A may be designated as an input device, and the multifunction device 10B may be designated as an output device. As another example, a first server (not shown) may be designated as an input device, and a second server (not shown) may be designated as an output device. Furthermore, specific examples of the input operation and the output operation are not limited to the above-described examples. For example, the operation of transmitting the target data by FAX to the FAX device designated as the output device and the operation of transmitting the e-mail attached with the target data to the mail server designated as the output device are examples of the output operation. The execution condition when the FAX transmission or the e-mail transmission is set as the output operation may be, for example, address information (for example, a FAX number, a mail address, etc.) for specifying the transmission destination.

  Further, in the multifunction machine 10 and the portable terminal 50 of the above-described embodiment, the control unit of the present invention is executed by the CPUs 31 and 61 executing various programs stored in the program storage areas 32A and 62A of the memories 32 and 62. An example in which each process to be executed is realized has been described. However, the configuration of the control unit is not limited to this, and part or all of the configuration may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC (Integrated Circuit)).

  Furthermore, the present invention may be realized not only as the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 but also as a program that causes the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be provided by being recorded on a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a storage unit mounted on a server that can be connected to the MFP 10 and the portable terminal 50 through a communication network, in addition to a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and the like. And the program memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the server may be distributed through communication networks, such as the internet, as the information or signal which shows the said program.

10: MFP 11 ... Printer 12 ... Scanner 23, 53 ... Display 24, 54 ... Input I / F
25, 55 ... Communication I / F
31, 61 ... CPU
32, 62 ... Memory 35 ... Device program 50 ... Portable terminal 56 ... Camera 65 ... Terminal program

Claims (13)

A program readable by a portable terminal having a terminal memory, an input interface, and a communication interface,
The program causes the portable terminal to execute a registration process for storing cooperative operation information including input device information and output device information in the terminal memory, and the input device information is specified through the input interface. The output device information is information for identifying the output device designated through the input interface,
The program
An accepting process for accepting a designation operation for designating one of the cooperative operation information stored in the terminal memory through the input interface;
The input device identified by the input device information included in the specified cooperative operation information is caused to execute input instruction processing for transmitting input instruction information through the communication interface to the portable terminal, and the input instruction information is , Information for instructing execution of an input operation for causing the input device to input target data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal,
The program
Receiving the target data as a response to the input instruction information from the input device through the communication interface;
An extraction process for extracting condition information from information image data. The information image data is image data generated by an image reading device reading an image recorded on an object, and the condition information Is information indicating the execution condition of the output operation for outputting the target data,
The program causes the output terminal identified by the output apparatus information included in the specified cooperative operation information to execute an output instruction process for transmitting output instruction information through the communication interface to the portable terminal. The instruction information includes the target data received in the reception process, and is a program that is information for instructing execution of the output operation in accordance with an execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted in the extraction process. The input instruction information is information for causing a scanner to perform a scan operation for scanning an image recorded on a document and generating scan data as the input operation. The scanner includes the image reading device and the input The scan data, the scan data includes the target data and the information image data,
The program
In the reception process, the scan data is received from the scanner through the communication interface;
The program according to claim 1, wherein in the extraction process, the condition information is extracted from the scan data. The program
In the reception process, the scan data including a plurality of page data each corresponding to one page of a document of a plurality of pages is received from the input device through the communication interface;
In the extraction process, the condition information and range information associated with the condition information are extracted from the scan data, and the range information indicates a part of the page data of the plurality of page data. Information,
In the output instruction process, the program executes the output operation for only the page data indicated by the range information according to an execution condition indicated by the condition information associated with the range information. The program according to claim 2, wherein the output instruction information to be instructed is transmitted to the output device through the communication interface. The program
In the reception process, the scan data including a plurality of page data each corresponding to one page of a document of a plurality of pages is received from the input device through the communication interface;
In the extraction process, the condition information is extracted from one of the page data,
The program instructs the output instruction process to execute the output operation for all the page data included in the scan data according to an execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted in the extraction process. The program according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the output instruction information to be transmitted is transmitted to the output device through the communication interface.   The program includes, before the output instruction process, a first exclusion process that excludes the page data including the information image data from the target of the output operation among the plurality of page data received in the reception process. The program according to claim 4, which is executed by a mobile terminal. The program
In the reception process, the scan data including a plurality of page data each corresponding to one page of a document of a plurality of pages is received from the input device through the communication interface;
In the extraction process, the condition information is extracted from the page data,
In the output instruction process, the output operation for only the page data from which the condition information has been extracted in the extraction process is executed according to an execution condition indicated by the condition information extracted from the page data itself. The program according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the output instruction information for instructing is transmitted to the output device through the communication interface.   The program according to claim 6, wherein the portable terminal executes a second exclusion process for excluding the information image data from the page data from which the condition information is extracted prior to the output instruction process. The portable terminal includes a camera that functions as the image reading device,
The program further accepts the first instruction operation or the second instruction operation through the input interface in the reception process,
The program
In the extraction process when the first instruction operation is received in the reception process, the condition information is extracted from the scan data received in the reception process,
The condition information is extracted from the information image data generated by the camera that activates the camera and captures the object in the extraction process when the second instruction operation is received in the reception process. The program according to any one of 2 to 7. The portable terminal includes a camera that functions as the image reading device,
The program according to claim 1, wherein in the extraction process, the condition information is extracted from the information image data generated by the camera that activates the camera and photographs the object.   10. The program according to claim 1, wherein, in the output instruction process, the output instruction information further including the condition information in an image format, a text format, or a binary format is transmitted to the output device through the communication interface. The program described in.   11. The output operation for storing the target data in a device memory included in the output device, wherein the condition information includes storage destination information indicating an area of the device memory in which the target data is stored. The program described in.   12. In the output operation for notifying information for downloading the target data stored in the device memory by e-mail, the condition information further includes address information for specifying a destination of the e-mail. Program.   In the output operation for recording the target image indicated by the target data on the sheet, the condition information includes size information for specifying the size of the sheet, copy number information for specifying the number of sheets for recording the same target image, 11. The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising at least one of layout information for specifying the number of target images to be recorded on one sheet and recording surface information for specifying a surface of a sheet on which the target image is recorded. program.