JP2018029390A - Image processing apparatus, display control method, and display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a job of an application transmitted from a remote PC with a small number of operation steps.SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus comprises: storage means that stores, for every user, screen information on an operation screen including a shortcut for invoking an application; shortcut creation means that, when an application job request is received from an information processing apparatus connected via a network, creates a job shortcut for executing the job on the basis of information on the requested job, and requests update of the screen information for a user who has requested the job; screen management means that, when receiving the request to update the screen information, adds information on the created job shortcut to the screen information for the user who has requested the job; user management means that manages an authenticated user; screen creation means that creates an operation screen including the job shortcut on the basis of the screen information for the managed user; and display means that displays the created operation screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, a display control method, and a display control program that display an operation screen including a shortcut for calling an application.

  In recent years, a multifunction device provides a UI with high operability by displaying a shortcut icon (hereinafter also simply referred to as a shortcut) that can call each application (hereinafter also referred to as an application) on the operation screen of the application. The technology is already known. The application operation screen is hereinafter also referred to as an application operation screen, and is, for example, a home screen.

  Also, there is known a macro indicating a function capable of registering application setting values in advance, and this macro can be used as a shortcut. As a technique using this macro, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a UI that facilitates calling registered information for the purpose of improving operability.

  The conventional shortcut can call the operation of the operation unit of the image processing apparatus with one touch (one step). However, the application job transmitted from the remote PC (Personal Computer) to the image processing apparatus cannot be executed from the shortcut on the operation screen. Therefore, after transitioning to the screen of the application, it is necessary to perform an operation such as selecting a job to be executed or displaying a job list and selecting a job to be executed, and there is an annoyance that there are many operation steps. there were.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an image processing apparatus, a display control method, and a display capable of executing a job with a small number of operation steps with respect to an application job transmitted from a remote PC. An object is to provide a control program.

  An image processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is an image processing apparatus having a display unit, and includes a receiving unit that receives a job and identification information for identifying a user from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus, and a user For each user who is authenticated, an authentication unit that authenticates the user based on the input information from and a screen including an application icon displayed on the display unit when the user is authenticated by the authentication unit When the storage means for storing in association, the user identified by the user identification information received by the receiving means, and the user authenticated by the authentication means match, stored in the storage means in association with the user Display control means for displaying a screen and a shortcut of the job on the display unit.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method comprising: a display unit; display control means for displaying a screen on the display unit; and a screen including an application icon displayed on the display unit when a user is authenticated. A display control method for an image processing apparatus including a storage unit that associates and stores each authenticated user, and receives a job and identification information for identifying the user from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus A receiving step, an authentication step for authenticating the user based on information input from the user, a user identified by the user identification information received in the receiving step, and a user authenticated in the authentication step Display control step for displaying the screen stored in association with the user in the storage unit and the job shortcut on the display unit. And, with a.

  A display control program according to another aspect of the present invention includes a display unit, display control means for displaying a screen on the display unit, and a screen including an application icon displayed on the display unit when a user is authenticated. A display control program for causing an image processing apparatus to execute the image processing apparatus including a storage unit that associates and stores each authenticated user, and connects the job and identification information for identifying the user to the image processing apparatus. A receiving step received from the apparatus; an authentication step for authenticating the user based on information inputted from the user; a user identified by the user identification information received in the receiving step; and an authentication in the authenticating step When the selected user matches, the screen stored in association with the user in the storage unit and the job shortcut are displayed. And a display control step of displaying on.

  According to the present invention, an application job transmitted from a remote PC can be executed with a small number of operation steps.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of hardware of an MFP according to the first embodiment. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of an MFP according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen information (the 1) containing the various information for displaying a home screen. The figure which shows an example of the screen information (the 2) containing the various information for displaying a home screen. The figure which shows an example of icon image information. The figure which shows an example of macro registration information. The figure which shows an example of the information of a job, and the information of a job shortcut. The figure which shows an example of a home screen (the 1). The figure which shows an example of a home screen (the 2). The figure which shows an example of the balloon display at the time of pressing a job shortcut. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a job shortcut creation process. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a job shortcut display process. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the process at the time of pressing a job shortcut. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the deletion process of a job shortcut. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a job setting change process.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. An image processing apparatus will be described by taking an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) as an example.
[Example 1]
<Hardware>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of hardware of the MFP 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 10 includes a control unit 11, a main storage unit 12, an auxiliary storage unit 13, an external recording device I / F unit 14, a network I / F unit 15, an operation unit 16, a display unit 17, and an engine unit. 18 is provided. These components are connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to transmit and receive data.

  The control unit 11 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs control of each device, calculation of data, and processing in the computer. The control unit 11 is an arithmetic device that executes a program stored in the main storage unit 12 or the auxiliary storage unit 13. The control unit 11 receives data from the input device or the storage device, calculates, and processes the output device or the storage device. Output to the device.

  The main storage unit 12 is a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. The main storage unit 12 is a storage device that stores or temporarily stores programs and data such as OS (Operating System) and application software which are basic software executed by the control unit 11.

  The auxiliary storage unit 13 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like, and is a storage device that stores data related to application software or the like.

  The external recording device I / F unit 14 is an interface between the MFP 10 and a recording medium 19 (for example, a flash memory or an SD card) connected via a data transmission path such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  Further, a predetermined program is stored in the recording medium 19, and the program stored in the recording medium 19 is installed in the MFP 10 via the external recording device I / F unit 14. The installed predetermined program can be executed by the MFP 10.

  The network I / F unit 15 is a peripheral having a communication function connected via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network) constructed by a data transmission path such as a wired and / or wireless line. This is an interface between the device and the MFP 10.

  The operation unit 16 and the display unit 17 include a key switch (hard key) and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) having a touch panel function (including GUI software key: Graphical User Interface), and use the functions of the MFP 10. It is a display and / or input device that functions as a user interface (UI).

  The engine unit 18 is, for example, a printer engine, and reads a paper document and prints it on a transfer sheet as an image data input / output unit. The engine unit 18 may include a scan engine, a FAX engine, and the like.

<Function>
Next, functions of the MFP 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions of the MFP 10 according to the first embodiment. The MFP 10 includes a communication control unit 101, a user management unit 102, an engine control unit 103, an application unit 104, a screen control unit 105, and an operation control unit 106.

  The communication control unit 101 receives an application (application) job transmitted from the remote PC 20 to the MFP 10 by the user. The communication control unit 101 is connected to an external terminal (for example, a remote PC 20) via a LAN or the like.

  The user management unit 102 performs user authentication using a user ID and a password input from the input unit 162, and manages the authenticated user. The user management unit 102 notifies the input unit 162 of the authentication result.

  Further, the user management unit 102 may perform user authentication based on a user ID read from a user ID card in a contact or non-contact manner. The user management unit 102 notifies the input unit 162 of the authentication result of user authentication by any known authentication method.

  The engine control unit 103 is a control unit for executing an application included in the MFP 10. For example, in the case of a printer application, the engine control unit 103 controls printing on a sheet and conveyance of the sheet. In the case of a FAX application, the engine control unit 103 controls reading of a document and transmission of the read image data.

  The application unit 104 is an application that can be executed by the MFP 10. For example, the application unit 104 is a printer application, a copy application, a FAX application, a scan application, or the like. The application unit 104 includes a job management unit 141, a job information storage unit 142, a shortcut creation unit 143, and a job control unit 144.

  The job management unit 141 receives an application job (also referred to as an application job) transmitted from the remote PC 20 to the MFP 10 by the user from the communication control unit 101, and assigns a job ID to the application job information (also referred to as job information). Store in the job information storage unit 142.

  Further, the job management unit 141 manages job information and updates the job information stored in the job information storage unit 142 in conjunction with reception, execution, and deletion of an application job. When job information storage is completed, the job management unit 141 requests the shortcut creation unit 143 to create a shortcut.

  Further, when the job setting value is changed, the job management unit 141 notifies the screen management unit 151 of the change.

  The job information storage unit 142 stores the job ID associated with the application job information received by the MFP 10.

  When the application job is a printer job, the application job information includes the user who transmitted the job, the file name, the print image, the paper size, the number of pages, the number of copies, and the date and time when the job was transmitted. The job information storage unit 142 stores job information including job setting items for each application. Details of the job information will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the shortcut creation unit 143 receives a shortcut creation request from the job management unit 141, the shortcut creation unit 143 creates a shortcut (hereinafter also referred to as a job shortcut) for executing an application job from the information acquired from the job information storage unit 142. Information acquired from the job information storage unit 142 includes, for example, a job ID, an application ID, a setting value of a job setting item, and the like.

  The job shortcut is a shortcut that can execute the application job stored in the job information storage unit 142 when the user presses the job shortcut.

  When creating the job shortcut, the shortcut creation unit 143 requests the screen management unit 151 to update the screen information of the operation screen using the job shortcut information. The job shortcut information includes, for example, a job ID, an application ID, a user ID, and the like. Details of the job shortcut will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the job control unit 144 is notified of the job ID corresponding to the job shortcut from the screen control unit 154, the job control unit 144 requests the engine control unit 103 to execute the application job corresponding to the job ID. For example, the job control unit 144 controls job execution based on job information stored in the job information storage unit 142 having the notified job ID.

  Further, when the job control unit 144 is notified of the job setting change from the screen control unit 154, the job control unit 144 sets the setting item in the job information stored in the job information storage unit 142 based on the notified setting change content. Change the setting value.

  The screen control unit 105 controls the operation screen. The operation screen includes a shortcut for calling each application. The operation screen may include a shortcut for calling a macro. The operation screen may be a home screen displayed by default on the display unit 17 after user authentication.

  The screen control unit 105 includes a screen management unit 151, a screen storage unit 152, a screen creation unit 153, and a screen control unit 154.

  The screen management unit 151 manages screen information on the operation screen. When the screen management unit 151 receives an update request for the screen information from the shortcut creation unit 143, the screen management unit 151 adds the created job shortcut information to the screen information of the user who requested the job.

  The screen information includes a shortcut position, a shortcut icon ID, an application ID, a macro registration number, a job ID, and the like. Details of the screen information will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Further, when adding job shortcut information, the screen management unit 151 may add the job shortcut information to the screen information so that the job shortcut is preferentially displayed on the operation screen. This makes it easy to find a job shortcut from the operation screen, and the user can immediately execute the application job requested from the remote PC 20.

  In addition, when adding job shortcut information, the screen management unit 151 may add job shortcut information to the screen information so that the display position of the job shortcut on the operation screen changes according to the job shortcut application. . Thereby, priority can be given to the application, the display position of the job shortcut can be changed for each application, and more temporary jobs can be preferentially displayed.

  The screen information storage unit 152 stores screen information on the operation screen for each user. The operation screen can be customized for each user. The screen information storage unit 152 stores icon image information indicating an icon image for displaying a shortcut, macro registration information indicating a macro setting value, and the like.

  When the screen creation unit 153 receives a notification of the user who has logged in to the MFP 10 from the input unit 162, the screen creation unit 153 refers to the screen information of the logged-in user from the screen information storage unit 152 and operates by placing a shortcut or a job shortcut at a predetermined position. Create a screen. The screen creation unit 153 outputs the created operation screen to the display unit 161.

  The screen control unit 154 specifies a job ID to be executed according to a shortcut of the operation screen pressed by the user using the input unit 162. The screen control unit 154 notifies the job control unit 144 of the specified job ID and requests execution of the job.

  The operation control unit 106 controls the operation panel (the operation unit 16 and the display unit 17) of the MFP 10. The operation control unit 106 includes a display unit 161 and an input unit 162.

  The display unit 161 displays the operation screen created by the screen creation unit 153 to the user. The operation screen includes a home screen for each user.

  The input unit 162 detects a shortcut pressed by the user. The input unit 162 identifies which application or which application job was pressed from the position of the pressed shortcut, and notifies the screen control unit 154 of it.

  With the above configuration, the MFP 10 can display a shortcut for executing a job requested from the remote PC 20 on the operation screen, and can reduce the number of operation steps for executing the job.

  Note that the communication control unit 101 can be realized by, for example, the network I / F unit 15. The user management unit 102, the application unit 104, and the screen control unit 105 can be realized by the control unit 11 and the main storage unit 12 as a work memory, for example. The engine control unit 103 can be realized by the control unit 11 and / or the engine unit 18, for example. The operation control unit 106 can be realized by the operation unit 16 and the display unit 17, for example.

<Data structure>
Next, the data structure of various data used in the MFP 10 will be described. In the following, the operation screen is an example of a user-specific home screen, and the application job is an example of a printer job.

(Screen information)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen information (part 1) including various types of information for displaying the home screen. The screen information shown in FIG. 3 is, for example, the home screen of user A. The screen information is stored in the screen information storage unit 154. The screen information shown in FIG. 3 is stored in association with the user ID, for example.

  The screen information is stored in association with an arrangement ID, coordinates, icon ID, display screen owner ID (application ID), registration number, job ID, and job information. The arrangement ID indicates a number for identifying the arrangement position of the shortcut. The coordinate indicates coordinate information on the home screen. The icon ID indicates a number corresponding to the icon image displayed in the shortcut.

  The display screen owner ID indicates a number for identifying an application for displaying the operation screen of the application. The registration number indicates a registration number for identifying a macro. The macro registration number is a number managed for each application. The job ID indicates a number for identifying the job requested from the remote PC 20. A different number is assigned to each job ID for each application. The job information indicates job information acquired from the shortcut creation unit 143.

  The example illustrated in FIG. 3 illustrates screen information when an application job is not requested to be executed by the remote PC 20.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the application shortcut and the macro shortcut are arranged in the same home screen. For example, the copy shortcut of the copy application with the arrangement ID “1” and the double-sided 2-in-1 shortcut of the copy application with the arrangement ID “6” are displayed on the same home screen. In addition, () in the display screen owner ID indicates the name of the shortcut. The name of the shortcut may be managed separately from the display screen owner ID.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen information (part 2) including various types of information for displaying the home screen. The example shown in FIG. 4 shows screen information when a printer job is requested to be executed by the remote PC 20.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, job shortcut information is added to the screen information so that a shortcut with the job ID “100” of the printer job is preferentially displayed on the left of the first line. Note that only the file name is described in the job information, but other information such as the number of copies, the number of pages, the transmission date and time, and thumbnails may be included. The thumbnail is created by the shortcut creation means 143 with the first print image having a low resolution. Thereby, when the user looks at the icon image of the job shortcut, the print image can be grasped.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the arrangement IDs “2” to “4” are vacant, but may not be vacant. When adding job shortcut information, the screen manager 151 first adds the information to the end of the screen information shown in FIG. Next, the screen management means 151 may sort the job shortcut information so that the arrangement ID becomes the smallest in order to preferentially display the shortcut with the job ID.

  Further, the screen management unit 151 sorts the screen information so that the job shortcut is displayed on the first line of the first page of the home screen, and the shortcut of the normal application is displayed from the next line of the job shortcut. May be.

  Further, the screen management unit 151 may sort the job shortcut information according to the application that executes the job shortcut. The screen management unit 151 does not necessarily need to sort job shortcut information.

(Icon image information)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of icon image information. The icon image information shown in FIG. 5 associates an icon ID with a shortcut icon image. The icon image is an icon image registered in advance. The icon image information is stored in the screen information storage unit 154.

(Macro registration information)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of macro registration information. As shown in FIG. 6, the macro registration information holds a registration name and each operation setting in association with each registration number. The macro is registered in advance by the user. This registration number is linked to the registration number in the screen information on the home screen (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  For example, the macro function with the registration number “1” has the registration name “both sides 2 in 1”, and each operation setting is set in the macro registration information. The same applies to the registration numbers “10” and “100”. Macro registration numbers are managed separately for each application.

(Job information and job shortcut information)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of job information and job shortcut information. The example shown in FIG. 7 shows an example of data related to a printer job. The printer job information shown in FIG. 7 includes information such as job ID, user name, data size, registration date / time, number of pages, number of copies, print paper size, stapling position, hole punch, and file name. Information about the printer job is stored in the job information storage unit 142.

  The job shortcut information shown in FIG. 7 includes a job ID, file name, thumbnail image path, job registration date, page number, number of copies, and user name. The job shortcut information is created by extracting from the job information by the shortcut creation means 143.

  The shortcut creation unit 143 outputs the created job shortcut information to the screen management unit 151. The screen management unit 151 adds the acquired job shortcut information to the screen information (see FIG. 4).

<Home screen>
Next, the home screen will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen (part 1). The home screen (No. 1) shown in FIG. 8 is a home screen when the user logs in while no job is requested from the remote PC 20.

  The home screen shown in FIG. 8 is a screen created by the screen creation means 153 based on the screen information shown in FIG. The home screen shown in FIG. 8 displays a list of shortcut icons (shortcuts) for calling each application and a macro in which the operation settings of the application are registered.

  For example, a copy of a standard application, a fax, a printer shortcut, and the like are displayed. The macro registration number is displayed in the shortcut for calling the macro. For example, for the 2-sided 2-in-1 shortcut, the macro registration number “1” is displayed at the lower left of the shortcut. The macro registration number may be at any position on the shortcut as long as the correspondence with the shortcut is known.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen (part 2). The home screen (No. 2) shown in FIG. 9 is a home screen when the user logs in while a job is requested from the remote PC 20.

  The home screen shown in FIG. 9 is a screen created by the screen creation means 153 based on the screen information shown in FIG. A job shortcut 201 is preferentially arranged in the home screen. Note that the job information illustrated in FIG. 4 includes only the file name, but includes job shortcut information (see FIG. 7).

  The screen creation unit 153 acquires a predetermined number of information from the job shortcut information, and displays the predetermined number of information superimposed on the shortcut. For example, the icon of the application to be executed is displayed in the icon image 202, “3” is displayed in the number of copies 203, “13” is displayed in the number of pages 204, and “planning document.doc” is displayed in the file name 205. Is displayed, and “10/30 15:50” is displayed at the registration date 206.

  The predetermined number of pieces of information may be determined in advance as setting items that can represent the contents of the job. As the predetermined number of information, at least information that can be distinguished from other jobs such as a file name or a registration date and time is displayed, and a plurality of pieces of information are not necessarily displayed.

  The screen creation means 153 may determine in advance which information is to be placed at which position. For example, the number of copies is determined as the upper left of the job shortcut, and the number of pages is determined as the lower left of the job shortcut. Further, the screen creation unit 153 displays the file name and / or registration date / time preferentially when the job shortcut name includes the file name and / or registration date / time.

  If there is a thumbnail image path in the job information field of the screen information shown in FIG. 4, the thumbnail is preferentially displayed as the icon image 202 of the job shortcut. If there is no thumbnail image path in the job information column, the icon image 202 corresponding to the job application is displayed as the job shortcut icon image 202.

  When displaying an icon image of an application, for example, the application may be identified from the job ID. For example, it may be determined that the job IDs in the 100s are printer applications, the 200s are scanner applications, and the 300s are fax applications.

  Note that the location of each shortcut when there is a job shortcut is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a balloon display when a job shortcut is pressed. In the example shown in FIG. 10, when a job shortcut is pressed, a balloon 301 is displayed. The balloon 301 includes, for example, a UI part (for example, a button) for executing a job (printing), a UI part for displaying detailed job information, a UI part for changing job settings, and a job. A UI part for stopping is included. The balloon 301 only needs to include at least UI components for executing printing and canceling printing.

  As a result, the job can be canceled from the job shortcut or the detailed information of the job can be displayed.

  When the print execution button shown in FIG. 10 is pressed, a print job is executed. When the detailed information button shown in FIG. 10 is pressed, detailed job information is displayed. The detailed job information is, for example, job information in the screen information. The job in the screen information may include information that is already displayed. For example, the number of copies, file name, number of pages, job ID, user name, and the like are displayed as detailed information.

  When the setting change button shown in FIG. 10 is pressed, setting values of setting items whose settings can be changed among the setting items of the job are displayed, and the user can change the settings. In the case of a printer (printing) job, the setting items whose settings can be changed include items that are generated on the remote PC 20 side and cannot be changed, such as the number of copies and data size.

  The setting items that can be changed may be set in advance in the MFP 10 for each application. Thereby, after the setting change button is detected by the input means 162, the display means 161 can display a setting change screen corresponding to the application.

  When the print cancel button shown in FIG. 10 is pressed, the print job is canceled. When the print job is canceled, the job shortcut is deleted from the home screen.

<Operation>
Next, the operation of the MFP 10 in the first embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, each process of the display control process of the MFP 10 will be described in detail.

(Job shortcut creation process)
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of job shortcut creation processing. In step S101 illustrated in FIG. 11, the user executes a printer job using the remote PC 20.

  In step S <b> 102, the remote PC 20 transmits the printer job requested by the user to the communication control unit 101. At this time, the user ID of the user who requested the job, the setting value of the job, and the like are also transmitted.

  In step S103, the communication control unit 101 requests the job management unit 141 to register the received printer job.

  In step S104, the job management unit 141 registers printer job information in the job information storage unit 142 (see FIG. 7).

  In step S <b> 105, the job information storage unit 142 notifies the job management unit 141 when registration of printer job information is completed.

  In step S <b> 106, when the registration of the printer job information is completed, the job management unit 141 requests the shortcut creation unit 143 to create a printer job shortcut.

  In steps S <b> 107 and S <b> 108, the shortcut creation unit 143 acquires information on the newly registered printer job from the job information storage unit 142.

  In step S109, the shortcut creation unit 143 creates a printer job shortcut. At this time, the shortcut creation unit 143 creates job shortcut information by creating a thumbnail image or extracting the number of copies, the number of pages, the user ID, and the like.

  In step S110, the shortcut creation unit 143 requests the screen management unit 151 to register printer job shortcut information or update screen information.

  In step S111, the screen management unit 151 registers (adds) job shortcut information to the screen information corresponding to the user ID included in the printer job shortcut information.

  In step S112, the job information storage unit 142 notifies the screen management unit 151 that the registration of printer job shortcut information has been completed. Thereafter, the screen manager 151 may rearrange the information of the printer job shortcuts so that the information is preferentially displayed in the home screen.

  In step S113, the screen management unit 151 notifies the shortcut creation unit 143 that the registration of the printer job shortcut information has been completed.

  In step S114, the shortcut creation unit 143 notifies the job management unit 141 that registration of the printer job shortcut has been completed.

  As a result, printer job shortcut information is registered in the screen information for displaying the home screen, and the display order of the home screen is adjusted.

(Job shortcut display processing)
FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of job shortcut display processing. In step S <b> 201 shown in FIG. 12, the user inputs user authentication data to the input unit 162.

  In step S202, the input unit 162 requests the user management unit 102 to perform user authentication using the input data and specify the user.

  In step S203, the user management unit 102 performs user authentication and notifies the input unit 162 of the user ID of the identified user.

  In step S204, the input unit 162 requests the screen creation unit 153 to create the home screen of the logged-in user by designating the user ID.

  In step S205, the screen creation unit 153 specifies the user ID and requests the screen information storage unit 152 to obtain a shortcut to be displayed on the logged-in user's home screen.

  In step S <b> 206, the screen information storage unit 152 returns screen information corresponding to the requested user ID to the screen creation unit 153.

  In step S207, the screen creation unit 153 creates a home screen including a printer job shortcut based on the acquired screen information. The screen creation unit 153 draws a shortcut or printer job shortcut in association with the arrangement ID or coordinates.

  In step S208, when the screen creation unit 153 creates the home screen, the screen creation unit 153 requests the display unit 161 to display the home screen.

  In step S209, the display unit 161 displays a home screen including a printer job shortcut (see FIG. 9).

  As a result, the user can execute an application job with one touch. In addition, since the job shortcut can be arranged at a highly visible position in the home screen, the user can find the job shortcut immediately.

(Process when job shortcut is pressed)
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing when a job shortcut is pressed. In step S301 shown in FIG. 13, the user presses a printer job shortcut.

  In step S302, the input unit 162 identifies the pressed printer job shortcut and notifies the screen control unit 154 of the job ID.

  In step S303, the screen control unit 154 designates the notified job ID and requests the job control unit 144 to execute a printer job.

  In steps S <b> 304 and S <b> 305, the job control unit 144 acquires printer job information of the designated job ID from the job information storage unit 142.

  Here, the reason why job information is acquired from the job information storage unit 142 is to acquire accurate job information. Job information is also stored in the screen information storage means 152, but this job information is stored for display. Therefore, when actually executing a job, printer job information is acquired from the job information storage unit 142.

  In step S306, the job control unit 144 requests the engine control unit 103 to execute the printer job based on the acquired printer job information.

  In step S307, the engine control unit 103 controls the printer engine to execute printing.

  In step S308, the engine control unit 103 notifies the job control unit 144 of the completion of printing.

  Thus, the printer job can be executed immediately by pressing the printer job shortcut.

(Job shortcut deletion process)
FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of job shortcut deletion processing. The process shown in FIG. 14 is performed after step S308 shown in FIG.

  In step S401 illustrated in FIG. 14, the job control unit 144 notifies the job management unit 141 of the completion of printing.

  In steps S402 and S403, the job management unit 141 deletes the information of the completed printer job from the job information storage unit 142.

  In step S404, the job management unit 141 designates the job ID and requests the screen management unit 151 to delete the printer job shortcut.

In steps S <b> 405 and S <b> 406, the screen management unit 151 deletes the printer job shortcut information corresponding to the designated job ID from the screen information storage unit 152.
In step S407, the screen management unit 151 notifies the screen creation unit 153 of the update of the screen information.

  In step S408, the screen creation unit 153 specifies the user ID of the logged-in user and requests the screen information storage unit 152 to acquire a shortcut to be displayed on the home screen.

  In step S409, the screen information storage unit 152 returns the screen information from which the printer job shortcut that has been printed is deleted to the screen creation unit 153.

  In step S410, the screen creation unit 153 creates a home screen that does not include a printer job shortcut.

  In step S411, when the screen creation unit 153 updates the home screen, the screen creation unit 153 requests the display unit 161 to update the home screen.

  In step S412, the display unit 161 displays a home screen that does not include a printer job shortcut.

  Thereby, since the job shortcut of the executed job is deleted, it is possible to prevent the job shortcut from increasing unnecessarily.

(Job setting change processing)
FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of job setting change processing. The process illustrated in FIG. 15 is performed when the setting change button of the balloon 301 illustrated in FIG. 10 is pressed.

  In step S <b> 501, the user uses the input unit 162 to select setting change from a printer job shortcut.

  In step S502, when the setting of the pressed printer job shortcut is changed, the input unit 162 designates the job ID and notifies the screen control unit 154 of the changed content. Here, the number of copies is changed, but is not limited thereto.

  In step S503, the screen control unit 154 designates the job ID and notifies the job control unit 144 of the changed number of copies.

  In steps S504 and S505, the job control unit 144 changes the number of copies of job information corresponding to the designated job ID.

  In step S506, the job control unit 144 specifies the job ID and notifies the job management unit 141 of the changed number of copies.

  In step S507, the job management unit 141 outputs the job ID and the changed number of copies together with the printer job shortcut setting change notification to the screen management unit 151.

  In steps S508 and S509, the screen managing unit 151 changes the number of copies of the job information of the job shortcut information corresponding to the specified job ID to the job shortcut information stored in the screen information storage unit 152. Overwrite to.

  In step S510, the screen management unit 151 notifies the screen creation unit 153 of the update of the screen information.

  In step S511, the screen creation unit 153 specifies the user ID of the logged-in user and requests the screen information storage unit 152 to acquire a shortcut to be displayed on the home screen.

  In step S512, the screen information storage unit 152 returns the screen information including the updated printer job shortcut information to the screen creation unit 153.

  In step S513, the screen creation unit 153 creates a home screen including the updated printer job shortcut.

  In step S514, when the home screen is updated, the screen creation unit 153 requests the display unit 161 to update the home screen.

  In step S515, the display unit 161 displays a home screen including the updated printer job shortcut.

  As a result, the job setting can be changed in the MFP 10, and the user need not execute the job from the remote PC 20 again.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, a printer job has been described. However, a job requested from the remote PC 20 may be a job such as a scan application, a FAX application, or a copy application. For example, in the case of a scan application, the remote PC 20 sets setting values such as the resolution for reading data, the document size, the data storage destination, and the user requests a job. The user sets a document on the MFP 10 and presses a job shortcut to execute this scan job.

  In the case of a FAX application, the user requests a job by setting setting values such as a transmission destination number, presence / absence of caller display, presence / absence of transmission date / time on the remote PC. When the user sets a document on the MFP 10 and presses a job shortcut, the FAX job is executed.

  Therefore, the MFP 10 can perform display control in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment even in the case of a scan job, a FAX job, or a copy job. The difference between the printer job and other jobs is whether or not image data is transmitted from the remote PC 20. The display control process according to the present invention can be applied even if there is no image data, as long as the setting values of the setting items of each job are included in the job information.

  The display control program executed by the image processing apparatus of the embodiment is a file in an installable or executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like. And recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

  Further, the display control program executed by the image processing apparatus of the embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the display control program executed by the image processing apparatus of the embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Further, the display control program executed by the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment may be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

  The display control program executed by the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment has a module configuration including the above-described units or units. As actual hardware, the control unit 11 (processor) reads the program from the auxiliary storage unit 13 and executes it. As a result, one or more of each means or each of the above means or parts is loaded onto the main storage unit 12, and one or more of each means or each part is generated on the main storage unit 12. .

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example as it is, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from the summary in an implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiments.

10 MFP
11 control unit 12 main storage unit 13 auxiliary storage unit 14 external storage device I / F unit 15 network I / F unit 16 operation unit 17 display unit 18 engine unit 101 communication control unit 102 user management unit 103 engine control unit 104 application unit 105 Screen control unit 106 Operation control unit 141 Job management unit 142 Job information storage unit 143 Shortcut creation unit 144 Job control unit 151 Screen management unit 152 Screen information storage unit 153 Screen creation unit 161 Display unit 162 Input unit

JP 2010-1114825 A

An image processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is an image processing apparatus having a display unit, and includes a receiving unit that receives a job and identification information for identifying a user from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus, and a user An authentication unit for authenticating the user based on information input to the image processing apparatus from the screen, and a screen displayed according to the user when the user is authenticated by the authentication unit , Display means for displaying on the display section the screen including an icon for executing the function of the image processing apparatus and an icon for executing the job different from the icon .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method for an image processing apparatus having a display unit, wherein a job and identification information for identifying a user are transmitted from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus. A receiving step for receiving, an authentication step for authenticating the user based on information input to the image processing apparatus from the user, and when the user is authenticated by the authentication step, the user is displayed according to the user. A display step of displaying on the display unit the icon including an icon for executing the function of the image processing apparatus and an icon for executing the job different from the icon. .

A display control program according to another aspect of the present invention is a display control program for causing an image processing apparatus having a display unit to execute, and connects a job and identification information for identifying a user to the image processing apparatus. A receiving step received from the device to be performed, an authentication step for authenticating the user based on information input from the user to the image processing device,
When the user is authenticated by the authentication step, the screen is displayed according to the user, and an icon for executing the function of the image processing apparatus and for executing the job different from the icon Displaying the screen including an icon on the display unit .

Claims (11)

An image processing apparatus having a display unit,
Receiving means for receiving a job and identification information for identifying a user from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus;
An authentication means for authenticating the user based on information input from the user;
A storage unit that associates and stores, for each authenticated user, a screen including an application icon that is displayed on the display unit when the user is authenticated by the authentication unit;
When the user identified by the user identification information received by the receiving means matches the user authenticated by the authenticating means, the screen stored in association with the user in the storage means and the job shortcut are displayed. Display control means for displaying on the display unit;
An image processing apparatus comprising: The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The image processing apparatus, wherein the display control unit displays a screen obtained by adding the job shortcut to a screen including an icon of the application on the display unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
An image processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls execution of the job when a shortcut of the job displayed on the display unit is selected by the display control unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3,
The display control means, when a shortcut of the job displayed on the display unit is selected, displays a setting value of a setting item capable of changing the setting of the job on the display unit,
The image processing apparatus, wherein when the setting value displayed on the display unit is changed by the display control unit, the control unit controls execution of the job using the changed setting value. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:
The display control means, when the job is executed, deletes a shortcut of the job and displays the screen on the display unit. An image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
When the job shortcut is selected, the display control means displays a UI part for executing the job and a UI part for canceling the job on the display unit, and the control means An image processing apparatus that controls execution of the job when a UI component for executing is selected.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the job information in the shortcut image of the job and displays the job information on the display unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7,
The job is a print job;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the job information included in the job shortcut image includes one of the number of copies of the print job, the number of copies, a file name to be printed, and a job registration date and time.   3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a UI component for displaying the job information on the display unit when a shortcut of the job is selected. 4. . A display unit, a display control unit that displays a screen on the display unit, a storage unit that stores a screen including an application icon displayed on the display unit in association with each authenticated user when the user is authenticated, A display control method for an image processing apparatus including:
A receiving step of receiving a job and identification information for identifying a user from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus;
An authentication step for authenticating the user based on information input from the user;
When the user identified by the user identification information received in the receiving step matches the user authenticated in the authentication step, the screen stored in association with the user in the storage unit and the job shortcut are displayed. A display control step for displaying on the display unit;
A display control method for an image processing apparatus. A display unit, a display control unit that displays a screen on the display unit, a storage unit that stores a screen including an application icon displayed on the display unit in association with each authenticated user when the user is authenticated, A display control program for causing an image processing apparatus including
A receiving step of receiving a job and identification information for identifying a user from an apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus;
An authentication step for authenticating the user based on information input from the user;
When the user identified by the user identification information received in the receiving step matches the user authenticated in the authentication step, the screen stored in association with the user in the storage unit and the job shortcut are displayed. A display control step for displaying on the display unit;
A display control program.

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