JP2019119139A - Image processing system, method therefor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To further reduce burden of a setting operation by a user by acceleration of re-use of setting in the past.SOLUTION: An image processing system 1 has: recording means (15) which records a combination of set values of plural setting items which are set by a user at a use time; determination means (S307) which determines whether each of the recorded plural set values can be set as a set value or not; generation means (S502) which generates a display element which displays the recorded plural set values so that set values, which are determined to be settable and set values which are determined to be not settable can be identified; and display means (33) which so displays the display element as to be selectable in order to display a configuration screen of which initial setting os performed based on the recorded plural set values.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus such as, for example, a printer, a copier, a facsimile transmitter-receiver, or a complex machine thereof, and a control method and program thereof.

  The image processing apparatus executes, for example, a print job relating to printing or copying using a combination of setting values set by the user for a plurality of setting items on the setting screen. As a result, an image generated based on the plurality of setting values is printed on the sheet. In addition, the image processing apparatus collectively prints a plurality of sheets relating to printing for each unit based on the setting value of the sort function.

JP 2005-297488 A

  By the way, in Patent Document 1, a combination of setting values of a plurality of setting items for a job executed in an image processing apparatus is recorded as history data. As a result, the image processing apparatus can reduce the burden of the setting operation by the user by reusing the combination of the setting values of the plurality of setting items set when the user used in the past. Further, in Patent Document 1, the combination of setting values which can not be used as setting of a new job is limited to those which can be currently used in the image processing apparatus. As a result, the image processing apparatus can prevent the user from trying to erroneously set the currently unavailable setting. However, if the combinations of settable setting values as in Patent Document 1 are simply limited to those that can currently be set, a state in which the combination of set values set by the user in the past can not be reused tends to occur. . For example, in the situation where the stapler function can not be used in the image processing apparatus, all setting histories including the stapler function can not be used. In this case, reuse of past settings is unlikely to be promoted.

  As described above, in the image processing apparatus, it is required to promote the reuse of the past settings to further reduce the burden of the setting operation by the user.

  The image processing apparatus according to the present invention can be set as a setting value for each of the plurality of setting values recorded, and recording means for recording combinations of setting values of a plurality of setting items set by the user at the time of use. , And a plurality of the set values recorded, the set values determined to be settable and the set values determined to be non-setable are identifiably displayed The display device includes a generation unit that generates a display element, and a display unit that displays the display element in a selectable manner in order to display a setting screen that has been initialized based on the plurality of setting values recorded.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to promote reuse of past settings and further reduce the burden of setting operations by the user.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the image processing apparatus of FIG. It is an example of the display operation part of FIG. 2, and a home screen. FIG. 3B is a flow chart of processing executed by the CPU of the image processing apparatus when an application button or a custom button related to a copy function is operated in the display of FIG. 3B. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the copy function displayed on the touch-panel device of FIG. 3 (A). FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a data table stored in a memory area of the copy function of the HDD. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU after the end of the job of FIG. 4; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of integration historical data preserve | saved at HDD. It is a flowchart of a process which CPU performs in connection with the update process of integrated historical data of FIG. It is a flowchart of the process which CPU performs in order to display a history button selectably. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU when the history button is selected. It is explanatory drawing of the example by which the double circle mark of pinning setting is displayed on the log | history button of a home screen. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which the setting value is changed to “black and white” and underlined in the history button on the home screen. It is explanatory drawing of the example which added the strikethrough to setting value "stapler" in the log | history button of a home screen. It is a flowchart of the process which CPU performs, in order not to execute the job which concerns on some historical data. It is explanatory drawing of the example of the home screen by which it was shaded and displayed so that one part log button could not be operated. It is a figure which shows an example of the integrated log | history data preserve | saved at HDD of the image processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the process performed when CPU displays a log | history button on a home screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the configurations described in the following embodiments are merely illustrative, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the configurations described in the embodiments.

First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is an external view showing an image processing apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The image processing apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 is a multifunction peripheral having a plurality of functions such as a print function, a scanner function, a copy function, and a fax function.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the image processing apparatus 1 of FIG. A control unit 10, an image processing unit 20, and a display operation unit 30 are illustrated in FIG. The control unit 10 controls the operation of the image processing apparatus 1. The control unit 10 has a CPU 11, a communication unit 12, a FAX unit 13, a RAM 14, an HDD 15, a ROM 16, a timer 17, and a system bus 18 for connecting them so as to enable bidirectional data communication. A LAN cable (not shown) is connected to the communication unit 12. Other devices such as a computer device and another image processing apparatus 1 are connected to the LAN cable, for example. The communication unit 12 controls data transmission and reception with other devices through a LAN cable. When a LAN cable is connected to the router, the communication unit 12 can transmit and receive data to and from other devices via the router and the Internet. The communication unit 12 may perform data communication with the router by wireless communication. A telephone line (not shown) is connected to the FAX unit 13. The fax unit 13 controls fax data transmission and reception with another image processing apparatus 1 through a telephone line. The HDD 15 is a hard disk drive, and may be, for example, a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical medium, or a flash memory. The HDD 15 records image data and document data generated or transmitted in the image processing apparatus 1. The HDD 15 also records various setting data used by the image processing apparatus 1. The HDD 15 may not be present in the image processing apparatus 1. In this case, for example, an external server capable of transmitting and receiving data via the communication unit 12 or a recording medium of a computer may be used as a storage device. The RAM 14 provides a system work memory for the CPU 11 to operate. The ROM 16 is a boot ROM 16 and stores a boot program of the system. The CPU 11 controls the entire image processing apparatus 1 and the control unit 10. The CPU 11 develops a program installed in the HDD 15 in the RAM 14 by the boot ROM 16 of the ROM 16 and executes various controls based on the program. The timer 17 measures time and time. The timer 17 measures time according to the instruction of the CPU 11, and notifies the CPU 11 by an interrupt or the like when the instructed time has elapsed.

  The image processing unit 20 includes an image generation unit 21, an image analysis unit 22, and an image output unit 23. The image generation unit 21 reads, for example, a document placed on a scanner by scan processing, and digitizes an image of the document to generate image data. The image generation unit 21 stores the generated image data in the HDD 15. The image analysis unit 22 analyzes the structure of the document image using the image data, and extracts necessary information from the analysis result. The image generation unit 21 may convert, for example, the format of the image data after scan processing using the analysis information of the image analysis unit 22. The image output unit 23 acquires image data from the HDD 15 and outputs the image data. As an example of the output method, the image data is printed on a sheet, transmitted to an external device or a server connected to the network via the communication unit 12, or detachably connected to the image processing apparatus 1. It may be stored in a recording medium.

  The display operation unit 30 includes a display unit 31 and an input unit 32, and functions as a user interface under the control of the CPU 11. Note that the display operation unit 30 may be provided so as to be removable from the image processing apparatus 1 and may transmit and receive data to and from the control unit 10 by wireless communication. Further, a PDA or other user device formed separately from the image processing apparatus 1 may be used as the display operation unit 30. The display unit 31 is a device that displays information of the image processing apparatus 1 to the user. The display unit 31 displays the screen instructed by the control unit 10. The screens to be displayed include, for example, a selection screen of functions of the image processing apparatus 1 and various setting screens 60 in the selected function. The input unit 32 is, for example, a touch panel device 33 having a function as the display unit 31, a pointing device, a camera device, an audio input device, and a keyboard device. The input unit 32 generates information for the image processing apparatus 1 based on a user operation, and transmits the information to the control unit 10.

  FIG. 3 is an example of the display operation unit 30 of FIG. The display operation unit 30 has a touch panel device 33 and a key device, as shown in FIG. 3 (A). The touch panel device 33 is obtained by sticking a touch panel sheet on the screen of the liquid crystal display device. When the user operates the touch panel device 33, the input unit 32 transmits data corresponding to the operation to the control unit 10. The key device has a user mode key 34, a ten key 35, a start key 36, and a stop key 37. The user mode key 34 is pressed when setting the device. The ten key 35 is configured by buttons of numbers and characters, and is pressed when setting the number of copies or switching the screen of the touch panel device 33. The start key 36 is pressed to start a job such as reading or outputting a document. The stop key 37 is pressed to cancel an active job. When the user presses a key on the key device, the input unit 32 transmits operation data corresponding to the key to the control unit 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the touch panel device 33 displays a home screen 50 on which the setting of the logged-in user is reflected. The CPU 11 displays the home screen 50 of FIG. 3B by the authentication of the user. The username currently logged in is displayed in the username display area 51 at the upper right of the screen. On the home screen 50, an application button 52 for activating an application corresponding to a function available in the image processing apparatus 1, and a custom button 53 for activating the application with setting values set in advance by a user are illustrated. The custom button 53 may be displayed in common to other users different from the logged-in user. In addition, the display layout of these buttons can be changed by user setting or the like. Further, by flicking the home screen 50 displaying these buttons, the home screen 50 displays the application button 52 and the custom button 53 of the next set. The home screen 50 further includes an integrated history area 54. The integrated history area 54 is an area in which a job of the application executed by the image processing apparatus 1 and its setting information are automatically stored and displayed by the selectable history button 55. When the user is authenticated by login, only the past jobs and setting information by the user may be displayed in the integrated history area 54. Here, three history buttons 55 are displayed. Past jobs and setting information are saved as history data 81 in the RAM 14 or the HDD 15 at the time of execution. The history button 55 is generated based on the history data 81 by the process of the CPU 11.

  Next, a process in which the image processing apparatus 1 executes a job corresponding to various functions based on a user operation will be described. Here, the copy function will be described as an example. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of processing executed by the CPU 11 of the image processing apparatus 1 when the application button 52 or the custom button 53 relating to the copy function is operated on the home screen of FIG. 3B. The CPU 11 executes processing similar to FIG. 4 in processing of other functions. In step S101, the CPU 11 reads from the HDD 15 the combination screen of the copy function setting screen 60 data and a plurality of setting items for the copy function, and the touch panel device of the copy function setting screen 60 to which the initial values are allocated. Display on 33.

  FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a setting screen 60 of the copy function displayed on the touch panel device 33 of FIG. 3 (A). On the setting screen 60 of the copy function of FIG. 5, an area 61 displaying initial values of color, magnification, paper size, and number of copies, and a preview screen 62 of a copy image reflecting the current setting are displayed. When the preview screen 62 is operated, the CPU 11 displays the current detailed setting value on the touch panel device 33. In the setting screen 60 of FIG. 5, a color selection button 63, a magnification setting button 64, a paper selection button 65, a finishing button 66, a duplex button 67, a density button 68, an original type button 69, an ID card copy button 70, The other function button 71 is displayed. These buttons are for setting the setting value for each setting item, and the display thereof is highlighted according to the current setting value. When the user operates the button, the CPU 11 reversely displays each button, and reflects the setting value corresponding to the button on the setting value of the current job. In FIG. 5, black and white are set as the color, 100% is set as the magnification, automatic selection is set as the paper size, and one copy is set as the number of copies based on the combination of the initial setting and the changed plurality of setting values. , The state in which the sorting process has been set is displayed. The setting history button 72 is a button for displaying setting values set in the past for the past copy function. The frequently used setting button 73 is a button for displaying setting values registered in advance by the user. The home button 74 is a button for returning to the home screen 50.

  In step S102, the CPU 11 determines the operation of the start key 36. The CPU 11 waits for the operation of the start key 36. When the start key 36 is operated, in step S103, the CPU 11 executes a copy job based on the current setting value. The CPU 11 reads a document by the image generation unit 21 of the image processing unit 20, converts the read image data according to a setting value, and causes the image output unit 23 to output the converted image data. As a result, for example, the original is copied to a sheet in a state of being organized into each set. In step S104, the CPU 11 stores the combination of setting values of this time in the HDD 15 as history data 81 of copy processing.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the data table stored in the memory area of the copy function of the HDD 15. As shown in FIG. The first line in FIG. 6 is default setting data 101 which is an initial setting. The second line in FIG. 6 is the present setting data 102. Each data has a combination of setting values such as number of copies, color selection, paper selection, page aggregation, double-sided, two-way split, and magnification.

  Next, pre-processing for displaying the integrated history area 54 of the home screen 50 of FIG. 3B will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 11 after the job of FIG. 4 ends. In step S201, the CPU 11 acquires the integrated history data 80 stored in the HDD 15.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the integrated history data 80 stored in the HDD 15. As shown in FIG. Each row in FIG. 8 is each history data 81. The history data 81 is data indicating a combination of setting values of a plurality of setting items set when the user uses the image processing apparatus 1. The history data 81 includes a button ID 82, an application ID 83, a file name 84 of a file storing setting values of a plurality of setting items executed by the application, and display text data 85. The plurality of pieces of history data 81 are recorded as a data table. The button ID 82 is a history identification number. The application ID 83 is an ID for identifying which function of the image processing apparatus 1 the job is. It is determined in advance for each application, such as "101" for the copy function and "201" for the transmission function. A combination of setting values of the plurality of setting items set when the user uses the image processing apparatus 1 is stored in the file storing the setting values of the plurality of setting items executed by the application. For example, in the copy function, all setting values of a plurality of setting items that need to be set in the copy function, such as the number of copies, color, and paper size, are included. Each file is generated for each execution, and a different file name 84 is assigned. When the button is operated, all the setting values of the plurality of setting items that need to be set by the copy function are read from the file and set as the initial values of the setting screen 60. The display text data 85 includes date and time data when the job was executed, and text data corresponding to characteristic setting values of the job. The display text data 85 can be used as text to be displayed on the history button 55. By displaying the combination of the date and time when the job was executed and the characteristic setting value of the job in this way, the user is able to execute the past job corresponding to the displayed button with what setting. Can be easily remembered. In the integrated history data 80 of FIG. 8, three sets of history data 81 are recorded. In this case, the CPU 11 acquires from the HDD 15 all the history data 81 having the application ID 83 corresponding to the job shown in FIG.

  In step S202, the CPU 11 compares all the acquired history data 81 with the setting data of the job of FIG. 6 executed this time, and determines whether the same existing data as this time already exists. When the same existing data exists as the history data 81, the CPU 11 changes the file name 84 of the same history data 81 and the date and time of the display text data 85 to the current one in step S205. As a result, it is possible to prevent registration of a plurality of pieces of history data 81 in which combinations of a plurality of setting values are duplicated in the integrated history data 80. A plurality of history buttons 55 of the same setting can be prevented from being displayed on the home screen 50. In addition, updating to the latest date and time can help the user to remember. If the same history data 81 does not exist, the CPU 11 generates setting value text data in which a plurality of setting values of the job executed this time are listed in step S203. In step S203, the CPU 11 additionally stores the file name of the file storing the current setting value, the date and time, and the setting value text data as new history data 81.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the process executed by the CPU 11 in relation to the process of updating the integrated history data 80 of FIG. 7. The CPU 11 executes the processing of FIG. 9 after the processing of FIG. 7, for example, generates display text data 85 to be displayed on the history button 55, and adds it to the history data 81. The CPU 11 executes the process of FIG. 9 when displaying the home screen 50, for example. In step S301, the CPU 11 determines the difference between the setting values of all setting data of the current job of FIG. 6 last executed and all default initial values of default setting data. If there is no difference in all the set values, the CPU 11 ends the process of FIG. If there is a difference in one or more setting values, the CPU 11 acquires setting values different from the default ones at a time from the beginning of the data in the job of FIG. Run.

  In step S302, the CPU 11 acquires the text of the current setting value different from the default. By acquiring the text of the setting value different from the default, it becomes easy for the history button 55 to easily display the setting value which is intentionally set by the user and remains in the impression. This makes it easy for the user to easily remember the combination of setting values corresponding to the history button 55. Further, in the process of step S302, the CPU 11 may acquire the text of the setting value different from the default in the order of the priority of the plurality of setting items set in advance for each function of the image processing apparatus 1. As a result, the CPU 11 can, for example, sequentially select setting values of setting items that are likely to be changed for each function. In step S307, the CPU 11 determines whether the acquired setting value of the text can be set as the setting value in the current image processing apparatus 1. For example, when the configuration of the image processing apparatus 1 is changed by removing the sorter apparatus from the image processing apparatus 1 after the previous job execution, the CPU 11 determines that the setting value of the sorter function can not be set. Further, when the stapler of the stapler is disconnected, the CPU 11 determines that the set value of the stapler function can not be set. If the color ink has run out, the CPU 11 determines that the setting value of the color printing function can not be set. The status information of the image processing apparatus 1 used for this determination may be stored in the HDD 15. If the acquired setting value can not be set, the CPU 11 determines in step S401 whether or not the setting value can be changed to another setting value. If the setting can not be changed to another setting like the stapler function, the CPU 11 changes the text data to one with strike-through in step S403. In this case, the CPU 11 invalidates the setting values that can not be set by deleting or the like. If the setting can be changed to another setting, the CPU 11 changes the setting value and changes the text data to an underlined data in step S402.

  If the acquired setting value can be set, or if the text data is changed to a special property in step S402 or S403, the CPU 11 acquires the data length of the display text at that time in step S303. . The CPU 11 adds the data length of the display text already added to the history data 81 to the data length of the text data of the current setting value, and acquires the total data length at the present time. The character string that can be displayed on the history button 55 has a predetermined limit. In step S304, the CPU 11 confirms whether the data length of the display text has reached the display upper limit. If the display upper limit has not been reached, the CPU 11 additionally registers text data of the current setting value in the display text data 85 in step S305. If the display upper limit has been reached, the CPU 11 discards the text data of the current setting value, and ends the processing of FIG. In step S306, the CPU 11 determines whether or not there remains a difference in settings not being processed. If it remains, the CPU 11 returns the process to step S302. If not, the CPU 11 ends the process of FIG. Thereby, text data indicating a setting value different from the default within the range of the character string that can be displayed on the history button 55 is registered in the history data 81 as the display text data 85. In the display text data 85, a plurality of setting values recorded are recorded so that the setting values determined to be settable and the setting values determined to be not settable can be identified. . When the data length reaches the display upper limit while the unprocessed setting value remains, the CPU 11 adds the text of an indicator such as a reader (“...”) To the end of the display text data 85. May be This can indicate that there is a set value other than the displayed set value.

  In the integrated history data 80 of FIG. 8, new history data 81 corresponding to a job executed by the image processing apparatus 1 with a combination of new setting values is registered by the processes of FIGS. 7 and 9. In the integrated history data 80, a plurality of sets of setting values are accumulated and recorded. When the same job as that already registered is re-executed, the file name 84 of the registered history data 81 and the date data of the display text are newly updated. Further, the CPU 11 sorts the plurality of pieces of history data 81 recorded in the integrated history data 80 such that the latest date and time is at the top. As a result, the plurality of pieces of history data 81 are displayed on the home screen 50 in descending order of date. Note that, according to the above description, the history data 81 corresponding to all the jobs executed by the image processing apparatus 1 is registered in the integrated history data 80. Each history data 81 may be deleted from the integrated history data 80 by the CPU 11 by the deletion operation. In addition, each history data 81 may be selectively operated as setting of the custom button 53 or may be pinned so as to be preferentially displayed as the history button 55. The CPU 11 additionally registers these pieces of operation information in the history data 81. The CPU 11 may change the order of the history data 81 so that the history data 81 corresponding to the history button 55 subjected to the pinning operation is at the top of the integrated history data 80. Further, the history data 81 registered in the integrated history data 80 is not limited to the history data 81 of the job executed by the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The communication unit 12 of the image processing apparatus 1 may include history data 81 of a job executed by another device received from another device. The communication unit 12 of the image processing apparatus 1 may receive the job history data 81 directly from another device or indirectly via the data distribution server device. In this case, the CPU 11 executes the processing of FIGS. 7 and 9 on the received history data 81 of the other device, thereby generating the history data 81 of the job that can be executed by the image processing apparatus 1 and integrating history. It can be registered in the data 80. The configuration of the image processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment may be different from the configuration of the other image processing apparatus 1. In this case, the CPU 11 selects text data or strikethroughs of other setting values that are underlined with respect to those that can not be used by the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment among the plurality of setting values of other devices that have received. It will be registered in the integrated history data 80 as text data.

  Next, display processing for selectively displaying the history button 55 in the integrated history area 54 of the home screen 50 of FIG. 3B will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 11 to display the history button 55 in a selectable manner. In step S501, the CPU 11 acquires the first history data 81 of the integrated history data 80. In step S 502, the CPU 11 assigns the acquired display text data 85 to the display object data of the history button 55, and displays the generated display object data in the integrated history area 54 of the home screen 50. In step S502, the CPU 11 determines whether acquisition of the history data 81 from the integrated history data 80 is completed. If acquisition of the history data 81 is not completed, the CPU 11 returns the process to step S501 and acquires the next history data 81 from the integrated history data 80. By repeating the above process for all history data 81 recorded in integrated history data 80, it is possible to select the same number of history buttons 55 as history data 81 registered in integrated history area 54 of home screen 50. Is displayed on. The size of the display screen of the touch panel device 33 is limited. When the CPU 11 reaches the upper limit number of buttons that can be displayed in the integrated history area 54, the CPU 11 may end the process of FIG. As a result, on the touch panel device 33, the history button 55 is displayed so as to be selectable in the integrated history area 54, as in the home screen 50 of FIG. 3 (B). Further, with the history button 55, the setting value determined to be settable and the setting value determined to be not settable are displayed in a distinguishable manner.

  Then, when the history button 55 is operated on the home screen 50, the CPU 11 executes display processing of the setting screen 60 of the function corresponding to the operated button. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 11 when the history button 55 is selected. In step S601, the CPU 11 determines the presence or absence of the operation of the history button 55 by the user. When there is a user operation on the history button 55, the CPU 11 acquires the history data 81 corresponding to the operated history button 55 from the integrated history data 80 in step S602. In step S603, the CPU 11 uses the acquired history data 81 to identify the selected function. In step S604, the CPU 11 acquires a plurality of setting values of combinations used in the past from the file having the file name 84 included in the acquired history data 81. In step S605, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the current image processing apparatus 1 can set each of the plurality of acquired setting values based on the display text data 85 of the integrated history data 80 of FIG. . If the display text data 85 does not include underlined text data or strikethrough text data, the CPU 11 determines that the setting is currently possible, and otherwise determines that the setting is not possible. If there is a setting value that can not currently be set, the CPU 11 determines in step S606 whether or not the setting value can be changed to another setting value. If the setting value can be changed to another setting value, the CPU 11 changes the setting value not currently settable to the setting value corresponding to the underlined text data in step S607. If the setting value can not be changed to another setting value, the CPU 11 deletes and invalidates the setting value that can not currently be set in step S608. In step S609, the CPU 11 sets, as initial values of the selected function, a plurality of setting values after being appropriately changed or invalidated so as to be currently set. In step S610, the CPU 11 assigns an initial value to the setting screen 60 of the selected function, and causes the touch panel device 33 to display the same. Thereby, the setting screen 60 is displayed on the touch panel device 33 in place of the home screen 50. In the history button 55 of the setting screen 60, setting values recorded as the user changes from the default in past use are displayed in text.

  In the series of display processing, the touch panel device 33 first displays a home screen 50 as shown in FIG. 3 (B). When displaying the home screen 50, the CPU 11 extracts, from the plurality of history data 81 of the integrated history data 80, the history data 81 to which the setting of the custom button 53 is added. Then, the CPU 11 causes the touch panel device 33 to display the custom button 53 for displaying the extracted display text. Further, the CPU 11 extracts the history data 81 to which the pinning setting is added, from the plurality of history data 81 of the integrated history data 80. Then, the CPU 11 displays a history button 55 for displaying the extracted display text. Further, the CPU 11 sequentially extracts, from the head, history data 81 to which neither the setting of the custom button 53 nor the pinning setting is added from the plurality of history data 81 of the integrated history data 80. Then, the CPU 11 displays a history button 55 for displaying the extracted display text. Further, the CPU 11 may display a plurality of history buttons 55 for the history data 81 selected for each user on such a home screen 50. Then, the user can easily grasp the setting content of each history button 55 by displaying the difference setting with the default as a text in each history button 55. Further, by displaying the reader at the end of the text of the history button 55, the user can know that there is a setting value not displayed. In addition, in the plurality of history buttons 55, a combination of a plurality of setting values is not displayed. A plurality of history buttons 55 that are meaningful to the user can be displayed by effectively using the space of the display screen. Also, with the plurality of history buttons 55, the history button 55 corresponding to the history data 81 prioritized by pinning is displayed first at the top. The plurality of history buttons 55 are displayed in the order of priority setting. Further, the plurality of history buttons 55 do not display one corresponding to the deleted history data 81 and one corresponding to the history data 81 selected as the custom button 53 as another display element. It is possible to prevent duplicate button display.

  When a user operation is performed on the displayed custom button 53 or history button 55, the CPU 11 obtains the file name 84 from the history data 81 of the operated button ID 82, and sets a plurality of settings from the file of the obtained file name 84. Get value data. Further, the CPU 11 acquires the application ID 83 from the history data 81 of the operated button ID 82, and determines the selected function. Then, the CPU 11 inverts the display of the setting screen 60 of the selected function with the acquired setting value and displays the setting screen 60 as in the setting screen 60 of the copy function of FIG. 5, for example. By operating the one button for the history button 55, it is possible to reproduce a combination of setting values that have been executed in the past. In the setting screen 60, the setting values that can be set originally and the setting values that can be set now by change are displayed as initial values. Setting values that are not currently set and can not be changed are not displayed as initial values. Further, when the start key 36 is operated, the CPU 11 sets a plurality of setting values allocated and displayed on the setting screen 60 at the time of operation to the job and executes the job. As a result, the past set values that can currently be executed and the set values that can currently be executed due to the change are set in the job. The past setting values that can not be changed so as to be currently executable can be prevented from being used for this job.

  12 to 14 are explanatory diagrams of examples of home screens 50 in which the display of the history button 55 is different from each other. In the history button 55 displayed at the top in FIG. 12, the double circle mark 111 indicates that pinning is set. In the history button 55 displayed in the middle in FIG. 13, the “black and white” text 112 which is a color setting value in the display text “two copies, black and white, both sides” is underlined. This indicates that the set value of the executed color has been replaced from color to black and white by the replacement process of step S402. In the history button 55 displayed at the bottom in FIG. 14, the “stapler” text 113 in the display text “two-piece, color, double-sided, stapler” is marked with a strikethrough. This indicates that the set value of the executed stapler is invalidated in step S403. Note that the decoration added to these texts may be of other types, such as color change. Also, it may be displayed by a flag different from the text. If an indicator such as a reader (“...”) Is added to the end of the display text, the indicator is also displayed on the history button 55. On the other hand, for example, in the history button 55 displayed at the top on the home screen 50 of FIG. 14, the displayed text "5 copies, color, both sides" is displayed without character decoration.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 11 in order not to execute a job related to part of the history data 81. The CPU 11 appropriately executes the process of FIG. 15 in the process of displaying the home screen 50. In step S701, the CPU 11 determines the presence or absence of history data 81 for which execution is not permitted. The CPU 11 determines the presence or absence of the history data 81 for which execution is not permitted based on, for example, the state of the image processing apparatus 1 or the previous setting. For example, when the sorter apparatus is removed from the image processing apparatus 1, the CPU 11 records in the HDD 15 a setting value which does not permit the execution of the history data 81 of the job that uses them, for example, Do. When the inhibition factors are eliminated, the CPU 11 deletes the setting value that does not permit the execution from the HDD 15. If there is no history data 81 for which execution is not permitted, the CPU 11 ends the processing of FIG. In this case, the CPU 11 displays all the custom buttons 53 and the history button 55 in a selectable manner on the home screen 50 as usual. If there is history data 81 for which execution is not permitted, the CPU 11 displays, in step S702, the custom button 53 and the history button 55 for which execution is not permitted so as not to be selected.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the home screen 50 shaded and displayed so that some of the history buttons 55 can not be operated. In FIG. 16, among the four history buttons 55, the top one and the bottom one are shaded. The user can not operate the shaded history button 55. The user may be aware that there is a difference between the functions of the image processing apparatus 1 that can be used at the time of the previous job execution and the functions that can be used this time by the history button 55 being shaded. it can.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a plurality of history buttons 55 for selecting setting values of a plurality of setting items used by the user are displayed on the home screen 50 in a selectable manner. The plurality of history buttons 55 includes not only those corresponding to the combination of setting values that can be set in the current image processing apparatus 1, but also combinations having setting values that are determined to be not settable in the current image processing apparatus 1. Things are also displayed. The setting values determined not to be settable are changed or deleted and displayed as text. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a combination of past setting values that can not be set in the current image processing apparatus 1 can also be set as an initial value of the setting screen 60. It is possible to promote the reuse of past settings by reducing the number of things set in the past that can not be reused, and it is possible to reduce the burden of setting operations by the user.

Second Embodiment
Next, an image processing apparatus 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, differences from the image processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment will be mainly described. FIG. 17 is a view showing an example of integrated history data 80 stored in the HDD 15. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 17, each history data 81 includes text data 131 in an execution state as display text data 85 in addition to data similar to that in FIG. 8. The history data 81 in the first line includes “normal end” as the text data 131 in the execution state. The history data 81 in the second line includes “waiting” as the text data 131 in the execution state. The history data 81 in the third line includes “error” as the text data 131 in the execution state.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart of processing executed when the CPU 11 displays the history button 55 on the home screen 50. In step S801, the CPU 11 acquires text data of the job execution state from the history data 81 related to the display of the home screen 50. In step S802, the CPU 11 updates the display of the corresponding history button 55 in accordance with the text data of the job execution state. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, each history button 55 displays the execution state at the time of the last execution as a text. By displaying the job execution status in this manner, the user can make a determination, for example, that there is a high possibility that the history of jobs that have errors in the past can not be used. In the first embodiment, the unavailable history button 55 is shaded. This allows the user to predict settings that may not be available based on the display. In the second embodiment, it is displayed on the history button 55 that it can not be used last. This allows the user to predict settings that may not be available based on the display.

  The present invention supplies a program that implements one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors of a computer of the system or apparatus read the program. It is also possible to implement processing that The present invention can also be implemented by a circuit (eg, an ASIC) that implements one or more functions.

1 Image processing device 11 CPU
15 HDD
Reference Signs List 30 display operation unit 31 display unit 32 input unit 33 touch panel device 36 start key 50 home screen 53 custom button 54 integrated history area 55 history button 60 setting screen 80 integrated history data 81 history data 85 display text data

Claims (12)

Recording means for recording combinations of setting values of a plurality of setting items set by the user at the time of use;
A determination unit that determines whether or not each of the plurality of setting values recorded can be set as the setting value;
Generation means for generating a display element for identifiably displaying the plurality of setting values recorded, the setting value determined to be settable and the setting value determined to be not settable;
Display means for selectably displaying the display element in order to display a setting screen on which an initial setting is made based on the plurality of setting values recorded;
An image processing apparatus having: The generation unit displays the setting value changed on the setting screen in the display element to be generated.
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1. The generation means text-displays the setting value recorded in the display element to be generated.
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. The generation means indicates, when there is a setting value that can not be displayed on the display element, that there is a setting value other than the setting value to be displayed in the display element. Image processing apparatus as described. The generation unit changes a setting value to be displayed on the display element with a priority according to the function of the image processing apparatus.
The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The generation means does not generate a plurality of display elements in which combinations of a plurality of setting values overlap.
The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The generation unit does not generate the display element for a combination of a plurality of setting values deleted from the image processing apparatus.
The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The generation unit does not generate the display element for a combination of a plurality of setting values registered as another display element in the image processing apparatus.
The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The display means sequentially displays, in the order of priority, a combination of a plurality of set values recorded in the recording means.
The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The generation means generates the display element with respect to one selected for each user from among a plurality of combinations of setting values recorded in the recording means.
The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A control method of an image processing apparatus including a recording unit that records a combination of setting values of a plurality of setting items set by a user at the time of use.
A determination step of determining whether each of the plurality of setting values recorded can be set as the setting value;
A generation step of generating a display element for identifiably displaying the plurality of setting values recorded, the setting value determined to be settable and the setting value determined to be not settable;
A display step of selectably displaying the display element in order to display a setting screen on which an initial setting is made based on the plurality of setting values recorded;
And controlling the image processing apparatus. A program that causes a computer to execute a control method of an image processing apparatus having a recording unit that records a combination of setting values of a plurality of setting items set by a user at the time of use.
The control method of the image processing apparatus is
A determination step of determining whether each of the plurality of setting values recorded can be set as the setting value;
A generation step of generating a display element for identifiably displaying the plurality of setting values recorded, the setting value determined to be settable and the setting value determined to be not settable;
A display step of selectably displaying the display element in order to display a setting screen on which an initial setting is made based on the plurality of setting values recorded;
A program with.

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