JP2019208288A - Image processing device and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem causing an operational problem such as security and information preservation because a general user changes the setting so that a transmission result report is not printed although a manager wants the transmission result report to be always printed.SOLUTION: In an image communication device having a transmission result report printing function of printing a transmission result and its control method, whether printing of the transmission result report is necessary or not is set to an apparatus and whether printing of the transmission result report is necessary or not is set for each job. Whether to permit or deny setting of printing of the transmission result report for each job can be designated at setting to the apparatus, and when it is designated to permit setting of printing of the transmission result report, printing of the transmission result report is controlled according to whether it is necessary or not to print the transmission result report set for each job.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an image communication apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program.

  In recent years, multifunction devices that can execute a plurality of functions, including not only a copy function but also a print function, a fax function, a scan function, an address book that manages transmission destination information, and the like have been widely used. This multifunction device includes an operation unit having a touch panel-equipped operation panel and hard keys, and the user touches a desired function icon or the like from a list of functions displayed on the operation panel. Specify the function. In addition, a user authentication function is provided, and according to the authority of the authenticated user, the operation of the user by the user is restricted.

  Conventionally, such multi-function machines and facsimile machines have a transmission result report function for printing and outputting a result transmitted by a user using a fax function or a network scan function. With this transmission result report function, it is possible to set the operation desired by the user, such as “always print”, “do not always print”, “print only on error”, etc. When the transmission is completed, the device will send the transmission result report according to that setting. Control printing.

  On the other hand, there is a use case in which a transmission result report is printed and stored as evidence that an important document has been transmitted. However, the transmission result report print setting set by the administrator or the like may be different from the transmission result report print setting intended by the user who is going to transmit an important document. For example, if the setting is not “always print”, the transmission result report is not printed. Therefore, in order for the user to print the transmission result report, it is necessary to open the setting screen of the device for each transmission job, check the setting of the transmission result report, and change the setting as necessary. . Further, after the user changes the setting of the transmission result report and executes a process desired by the user, the user needs to restore the setting of the transmission result report again via the setting screen. For this reason, it takes time and effort for the user, and when it is forgotten to restore it, it will cause trouble to other users.

  With respect to this problem, Patent Document 1 can set whether or not to print a transmission result report and set whether or not to print a transmission result report when a start key instructing fax transmission is pressed. A facsimile apparatus that displays a setting screen is described. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, printing of a transmission result report is controlled according to the setting on the setting screen when the start key is pressed.

JP 2003-46692 A

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, since it is possible to set whether or not to print a transmission result report when the start key is pressed, the transmission result report is opened every time a transmission job is set. The operability is improved as compared with the case where the print setting is performed.

  However, if the transmission result report is printed or not is left to the user's intention to operate the apparatus, a problem may occur. In other words, even if the administrator wants to always print the transmission result report, it has been changed so that the transmission result report is not printed by a general user operation. In addition, problems may arise.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

  A feature of the present invention is to provide a technique for operating a transmission result report print setting for a device and a transmission result report print setting that can be set by a user for each job.

In order to achieve the above object, an image communication apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has the following arrangement. That is,
An image communication apparatus having a transmission result report printing function for printing a transmission result,
Device setting means for setting whether or not to print the transmission result report;
Setting means for setting whether to print the transmission result report for each job;
The device setting unit includes a specifying unit that specifies whether or not to permit the setting of printing of the transmission result report by the setting unit, and the specifying unit permits the setting of printing of the transmission result report. Control means for controlling printing of the transmission result report according to the necessity of printing of the transmission result report set by the setting means when designated.

  According to the present invention, the user can instruct printing of a transmission result report for each job, and the operability can be improved. Also, if you want to prioritize device settings, you can disable the settings for each job.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The accompanying drawings are included in the specification, constitute a part thereof, show an embodiment of the present invention, and are used to explain the principle of the present invention together with the description.
1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital multifunction peripheral (copier) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating software functions of the multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a home screen is displayed on the display unit of the operation unit of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan operation screen and a fax operation screen. The figure which shows an example of an apparatus setting screen and a transmission result report setting screen. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the applied function displayed on a display part when a user presses down the applied function button of FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission result report printed by the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining print settings for a transmission result report in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart for explaining processing when print setting of “transmission result report” is performed from the application function setting screen in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing for controlling whether or not to print a transmission result report at the end of transmission in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a print setting for a transmission result report in the multifunction peripheral according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart for explaining processing for controlling whether or not a transmission result report is printed at the end of transmission in the multifunction peripheral according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print setting screen for a transmission result report displayed on a multifunction peripheral according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application function setting screen displayed on the display unit 301 when the user presses application function buttons 403 and 408 in FIG. 4 in the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart for explaining processing for controlling whether or not a transmission result report is printed at the end of transmission in the multifunction peripheral according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the present invention. . In this embodiment, a multifunction device having a scan function, a copy function, a print function, a storage function, and the like will be described as an example of the image communication apparatus of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital multifunction peripheral (copier) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The digital copying machine includes an image forming unit 101 that forms an image on recording paper (sheet) by a method such as an electrophotographic method, and a control unit 102 that controls the digital copying machine. Further, a finisher 103 that performs post-processing such as stapling processing, a scanner unit 104 that reads a document and outputs image data of the document, and an operation unit 105 that inputs various data and commands are provided. A network interface (I / F) 106 that transmits and receives image data via a network, a facsimile interface 107 that transmits and receives fax data, and a card reader 110 that authenticates a user who uses the multifunction machine are also provided. The image forming unit 101, finisher 103, scanner unit 104, operation unit 105, network I / F 106, facsimile I / F 107, and card reader 110 are connected to the control unit 102 via dedicated interfaces (not shown). .

  The control unit 102 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 108 and a storage device (memory) 109. The memory 109 stores a control program for the CPU 108 to execute processing according to a flowchart described later. The memory 109 stores a setting dialog box control program, contents describing screen information, and the like. Here, the memory 109 stores a program executed by the CPU 108, and also includes a storage unit such as a DRAM that provides a work area, an HDD (hard disk drive) that stores a program, image data, and the like in a nonvolatile manner.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating software functions of the multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment.

  The UI control unit 201 displays an operation screen on the display unit of the operation unit 105 and controls a user interface (UI) that receives a user operation. A scan control unit 202 controls the scanner unit 104 and controls processing for reading an image of a document. The transmission control unit 203 controls processing in which the scan control unit 202 controls the scanner unit 104 and transmits the image data obtained from the scanner unit 104 to a destination designated by the user using the network interface 106. The fax control unit 204 controls transmission / reception of faxes via the fax interface 107.

  The job control unit 205 manages a transmission request from the user received by the UI control unit 201, and its execution state and history. The image management unit 206 manages image data acquired from the scanner unit 104. The report control unit 207 generates a transmission result report with reference to the job history managed by the job control unit 205. The print control unit 208 uses the image forming unit 101 to control printing on sheets of image data acquired from the scanner unit 104, received fax documents, transmission result reports, and the like. Programs for realizing these software functions are stored in the memory 109 and executed under the control of the CPU 108, whereby these functions are executed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an initial screen is displayed on the display unit 301 of the operation unit 105 of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment.

  On the display unit 301, a copy button 306, a scan button 307, a fax button 308, and a box button 309 are displayed. When the user selects and touches any of these buttons, processing of the function according to the button is started. The operation unit 105 further includes a numeric keypad 302 and a start key 303 for instructing start of a job. Further, a “setting / registration” button 304 for calling a device setting screen and a “history / status” button 305 for calling a job history / status screen are also arranged.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of a scan operation screen displayed on the display unit 301 of the operation unit 105 when the user presses the “scan” button 307 on the screen of FIG.

  In the destination input area 401, a button for the user to specify a destination is displayed. The designation of the destination here can be executed by any one of “address book”, “one-touch”, and “new destination”. When the user presses the address book button 404, an address book screen is displayed on the display unit 301. As a result, the user can select a desired destination from the address book. When the “one touch” button is pressed, a screen of keys registered as one touch is displayed, and the user selects a key corresponding to a desired destination from the screen. When the “new destination” button is pressed, a screen for inputting the destination is displayed, and the user inputs the telephone number of the destination using the numeric keypad 302 or the like.

  The button group 402 includes transmission setting buttons for setting transmission settings such as a reading resolution (300 × 300 dpi in FIG. 4) and a reading color mode (full color in FIG. 4). The application function button 403 calls various detailed settings at the time of reading and transmission. Here, application functions include a magnification specification at the time of reading, a timer setting, a file name at the time of transmission, and a report print specification.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a fax operation screen displayed on the display unit 301 of the operation unit 105 when the user presses the “FAX” button 308 on the screen of FIG. 3.

  Here, similarly to the scan operation screen, a transmission setting button 407 and an application function button 408 are provided. The destination of the fax transmission is performed by directly inputting a telephone number to the fax destination 405 using the numeric keypad 302 or by selecting from the destinations displayed in the one-touch display area 406. Furthermore, it can be specified by either pressing the address book button 409 to display the address book and selecting a destination.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of a device setting screen displayed on the display unit 301 of the operation unit 105 when the user presses the setting / registration button 304 on the screen of FIG.

  Since the device setting menu has a hierarchical structure, this screen includes a hierarchy display area 501 for displaying the current hierarchy and a setting item list 502 for displaying items that can be set in the hierarchy. By selecting a desired item displayed in the setting item list 502, the user can display a setting screen for that item. For example, when “transmission result report” is selected, a setting screen for setting a transmission result report printing operation can be opened.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission result report setting screen displayed when the user touches “transmission result report” from the setting item list 502 in FIG. 5A.

  The device setting made via this setting screen is valid for the device. Therefore, the setting on this screen defines the operation of printing a transmission result report for all transmission jobs executed by this device.

  The “always print” button 503 is set so that a transmission result report is always printed every time a transmission job is completed. A “print only on error” button 504 is set to print a transmission result report only when transmission ends in error. An “always not print” button 505 is set so that the transmission result report is not always printed. By selecting any of these buttons 503 to 505, the user can set the operation of printing the transmission result report after the transmission job is completed for the device.

  In addition, when the user sets a transmission job, an application permission button 506 for setting whether to permit a transmission result report printing instruction from the application function buttons 403 and 408 in FIG. An OK button 507 for confirming the setting at is also provided.

  Thus, for example, the setting of whether or not to print the transmission result report set via the screens of FIGS. 5A and 5B is registered as the device setting for this multifunction device. Therefore, this setting can usually be performed only by a user having administrator authority.

  On the other hand, the setting of whether or not to print the transmission result report via the screens of FIGS. 4 and 6 is set by the user for each job executed by the user, and is set corresponding to the job. It can also be performed by a user who does not have administrator authority.

  6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application function setting screen displayed on the display unit 301 when the user presses the application function buttons 403 and 408 in FIG.

  Settings in advanced functions are valid for each transmission job. The user can make necessary settings for the transmission job by pressing a button displayed on the application function setting screen.

  FIG. 6 shows, on the third page of the application function setting screen, following the “File name”, “Subject / Body”, “Reply-to”, and “E-mail importance” setting buttons, the “Send” command is sent to instruct to print the transmission result report A “result report” button 601 is displayed. By touching the “transmission result report” button 601, the user can set to print the transmission result report after the end of the transmission job.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission result report printed by the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment.

  The transmission result report includes a transmission result area 701 and a transmission image area 702. In the transmission result area 701, the date and time when the report is output, the reception number, the transmission start time, and the number of transmissions are printed. In addition, the telephone number of the end party is printed as the destination whose transmission has been completed normally. When an error occurs, the transmission destination where the error has occurred is printed. In the transmission image area 702, an image of the first page of the transmitted sheet is printed.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, the process of setting the operation of the transmission result report for the device will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the control program according to this flowchart is stored in the memory 109, and this program is executed under the control of the CPU 108 to realize the processing shown in this flowchart.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining print settings for a transmission result report in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment.

  In step S <b> 801, the CPU 108 displays the initial screen illustrated in FIG. 3 on the display unit 301 of the operation unit 105. Next, in step S <b> 802, when the CPU 108 detects that the user has touched the setting / registration button 304 on the screen illustrated in FIG. 3, the processing proceeds to step S <b> 803 and the CPU 108 displays the device setting screen illustrated in FIG. In step S <b> 804, when the user selects “transmission result report” from the setting item list 502, the CPU 108 accepts a display instruction for a transmission result report setting screen.

  In step S805, the CPU 108 determines whether the operating user has administrator authority. If the CPU 108 determines in step S805 that the user has administrator authority, the process advances to step S806, and the CPU 108 displays a setting screen for a transmission result report shown in FIG. In S807, the CPU 108 waits for the OK button 507 to be pressed on the screen of FIG. When the OK button 507 is pressed, the process advances to step S808, and the CPU 108 determines which button of the “always print” button 503, the “print only on error” button 504, and the “do not always print” 505 on the screen of FIG. It is determined whether it is pressed (selected). Then, the setting of the selected transmission result report is acquired as the basic operation setting. In step S809, the CPU 108 acquires whether ON or OFF is selected with the button 506 that permits setting from the application function. In step S810, the CPU 108 saves the print setting of the transmission result report acquired in steps S808 and S809 in the memory 109, and ends this process.

  On the other hand, if the user is not an administrator in step S803, the process advances to step S811, and the CPU 108 displays a user authentication screen on the operation unit 105. In step S812, the CPU 108 determines whether the user authentication is successful based on the user information input on the authentication screen. If the user authentication is successful, the process advances to step S806. If the user authentication fails, the process ends.

  In the first embodiment, since the print setting of the transmission result report to the MFP is limited to only the administrator, the user can select “transmission result report” from the setting item list 502 on the screen of FIG. When selected, it is determined whether or not the user has administrator authority. However, if it is known in advance that the user does not have administrator authority, when the device setting screen in FIG. 5A is displayed, the “transmission result report” in the setting item list 502 is shaded. The “transmission result report” may not be selected.

  Next, display control processing of the “transmission result report” button 601 displayed on the application function setting screen will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining processing when the print setting of “transmission result report” is performed from the application function setting screen (FIG. 6) in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment. Note that the control program according to this flowchart is stored in the memory 109, and this program is executed under the control of the CPU 108 to realize the processing shown in this flowchart.

  First, in step S <b> 901, the CPU 108 detects that the user has pressed the application function buttons 403 and 408 on the scan or fax operation screen illustrated in FIG. 4, and receives an instruction to display an application function setting screen. In step S902, the CPU 108 displays an application function setting screen shown in FIG. 6, for example. In step S903, the CPU 108 refers to the print setting of the transmission result report stored in the memory 109 in step S810 of FIG. In step S904, the CPU 108 permits the setting from the application function to be permitted in the stored print result report print setting, that is, whether the button 506 on the screen in FIG. Determine if. If it is determined that ON is selected here, that is, print setting from the application function is permitted, the process advances to step S905, and the CPU 108 does not shade the “transmission result report” button 601 on the screen of FIG. And the process proceeds to S906. In step S <b> 906, the CPU 108 acquires the pressing state of the “transmission result report” button 601 on the screen of FIG. 6. In step S907, the CPU 108 reflects the setting of printing or not printing the transmission result report in the setting value of the job according to the pressed state, and ends this processing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S904 that the print setting from the application function is not permitted, that is, OFF is selected by the button 506 on the screen of FIG. 5B, the process proceeds to S908. In step S908, the CPU 108 displays the screen in a shaded state on the “transmission result report” button 601 in FIG. 6, and ends this processing. In this example, since the transmission result report print setting is described in detail, the operation of the button 610 is not accepted after the “transmission result report” button 601 is shaded in S908. It has ended. Actually, when another button is pressed, for example, in the example of FIG. 6, a file name, a reply destination, an importance level, and the like are set.

  According to this process, if the “transmission result report” button 601 is pressed in step S906, the transmission result report is set to be printed in the transmission job. However, if the “transmission result report” button 601 is shaded, the user cannot operate the button 601, so the application function buttons 403 and 408 in FIG. 4 can be set to print the transmission result report. It will not be possible.

  Next, a process for controlling whether or not to print a transmission result report according to the above setting when the transmission job is completed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining processing for controlling whether or not to print a transmission result report at the end of transmission in the multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Note that the control program according to this flowchart is stored in the memory 109, and this program is executed under the control of the CPU 108 to realize the processing shown in this flowchart.

  This process is started when the transmission job is completed. First, in step S1001, the CPU 108 determines whether or not printing of the transmission result report is set for the completed transmission job by the “transmission result report” button 601 in the application function. judge. If it is set to print, the process advances to step S1002, and the CPU 108 generates and prints a transmission result report as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and ends this process. In the first embodiment, when setting of an application function set for each job is permitted, if the transmission result report printing is set by the application function, the setting is prioritized over the setting of the device. The transmission result report is printed.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 108 determines in step S1001 that printing of a transmission result report has not been set by the “print transmission result report” button 601, the process advances to step S1003. In step S1003, the CPU 108 refers to the print setting of the transmission result report stored in the memory 109, and determines whether the setting for the device is “always print”. If the CPU 108 determines that “always print” is set, the process advances to step S1002, a transmission result report is printed, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the CPU determines in step S1003 that “always print” is not set, the process advances to step S1004, and the CPU determines whether the setting for the device is “print only on error”. If so, the process advances to step S1005, and the CPU 108 refers to the information of the job that has been transmitted, and determines whether or not the job has been successfully transmitted. If the CPU 108 determines that the transmission has failed, the process advances to step S1002 to print a transmission result report. If the transmission is successful, the process ends without printing the transmission result report. In step S1004, when the CPU 108 determines that the setting for the device is not “print only when an error”, the CPU 108 determines that the setting for the device is “always not printing” and performs this process without printing the transmission result report. finish.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, whether to print a transmission result report can be set from either a setting screen for setting a device or a setting screen for each job. it can. In addition, in the device settings, you can specify whether to allow settings from the setting screen that is set for each job. For example, if the administrator has set the printer to print a transmission result report to the multifunction device, the user can However, it is possible to prevent the setting from being changed for each job.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment described above, on the application function screen that can be operated by a general user, it is possible to set the printing of the transmission result report, but it is not possible to make the setting not to print. However, if the administrator does not set “always print”, there may be no problem in operation even if a general user can specify whether or not to print the transmission result report.

  Therefore, in the second embodiment, when the administrator sets “always print” for the multifunction peripheral, the print setting of the transmission result report by a general user is not accepted. Also, an example will be described in which when the administrator does not set “always print”, the print setting of a transmission result report by a general user is accepted. Note that the configuration of the multifunction peripheral according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating print settings for a transmission result report in the multifunction peripheral according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 11, the processing of S1101 to S1106 is the same as the operation of S801 to S804, S806, and S808 of FIG. Note that the control program according to this flowchart is stored in the memory 109, and this program is executed under the control of the CPU 108 to realize the processing shown in this flowchart. In FIG. 8 of the above-described first embodiment, the display process of the transmission result report setting screen has been described including the user authentication process, but the description of the authentication process is omitted here.

  In step S <b> 1107, the CPU 108 determines whether “always print” is selected on the transmission result report setting screen illustrated in FIG. If it is determined that “always print” is selected, the process advances to step S1111, and the CPU 108 shades the “permit setting from application function” button 506 on the screen of FIG. Setting of is disabled. The process advances to step S1112, and the CPU 108 registers that setting from the application function is impossible, and ends this process.

  On the other hand, if the CPU determines in step S1107 that “always print” is not selected on the transmission result report setting screen in FIG. 5B, the process advances to step S1108, and the “from application function” screen in FIG. The “permit setting” button 506 is displayed in a normal state. In step S1109, the CPU 108 accepts selection of ON or OFF of the “permit setting from application function” button 506 on the screen of FIG. 5B. When the OK button 507 is pressed, the CPU 108 registers the setting. This process is terminated.

  Next, processing for printing a transmission result report at the end of transmission will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining processing for controlling whether or not to print a transmission result report at the end of transmission in the MFP according to the second embodiment. Note that the control program according to this flowchart is stored in the memory 109, and this program is executed under the control of the CPU 108 to realize the processing shown in this flowchart.

  In step S <b> 1201, the CPU 108 determines whether printing of “transmission result report” in the application function is set for the transmission job submitted by the user. If it is determined that printing is set, the process advances to step S1202, and the CPU 108 determines whether the setting is a printing instruction when the “transmission result report” button 601 is pressed on the screen of FIG. If it is determined in step S1202 that the setting is “print”, the process advances to step S1203, and the CPU 108 refers to the transmission job information, generates and prints a transmission result report as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and ends this processing. On the other hand, if “print” is not set in S1202, the CPU 108 ends without printing the transmission result report.

  If the CPU 108 determines in step S1201 that there is no application function setting, the process advances to step S1204. The CPU 108 refers to the print setting of the transmission result report stored in the memory 109, and determines whether the setting for the device is “always print”. judge. If the CPU 108 determines that “always print” is set, the process advances to step S1203 to print a transmission result report, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 108 determines in step S1204 that “always print” is not set, the process advances to step S1205, and the CPU 108 determines whether the setting for the device is “print only on error”. If so, the process advances to step S1206, and the CPU 108 refers to the information of the job that has been transmitted, and determines whether the job has been successfully transmitted. If the CPU 108 determines that the transmission has failed, the process advances to step S1203 to print a transmission result report. If the transmission is successful, the process ends without printing the transmission result report. If the CPU 108 determines in step S1205 that the setting for the device is not “print only on error”, the CPU 108 determines that the setting for the device is “not always printed” and does not print the transmission result report. finish.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, if the setting for printing the “transmission result report” is not performed on the application function screen that can be operated by a general user, the transmission result report is printed. You can avoid it.

[Embodiment 3]
In the transmission management report shown in FIG. 7, the image of the first page of the transmitted document is printed together with the transmission result. However, it is conceivable that it is possible to set whether or not to print a transmission image in the transmission result report from the viewpoint of printing cost.

  However, when printing a transmission result report as evidence that an important document has been transmitted, there is a demand for printing an image of the transmission result. At this time, switching the setting for whether or not to print the transmission image on the transmission result report for each transmission job, and returning the setting again to the original state after the transmission is completed is poor in operability.

  Therefore, in the third embodiment, an example of setting whether to print an image of a transmission result when printing a transmission result report will be described. Note that the configuration of the multifunction peripheral according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print setting screen for a transmission result report displayed on the MFP according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The print result screen for the transmission result report is called and displayed when the user selects “transmission result report” from the setting item list 502 on the screen of FIG.

  Here, in comparison with the screen of FIG. 5B according to the first embodiment, in addition to the button 506 for designating whether or not the transmission result report can be printed, a setting button 1301 for whether or not to print the transmission image is displayed. Have been added. A button 1301 is a transmission image setting button for setting whether to print a transmission image on the transmission result report. A button 1302 is a button for setting an application function that can set whether to print a transmission image from the application function for each job. These buttons are set to execute the function when ON is selected, and not set to execute the function when OFF is selected.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application function setting screen displayed on the display unit 301 when the user presses the application function buttons 403 and 408 in FIG. 4 in the third embodiment.

  As is apparent from comparison with FIG. 6, a “print transmission image” button 1401 is added in FIG. 14. By pressing the button 1401, the user can set the transmission image to be printed on the transmission result report that is printed after the transmission job is completed.

  This “print transmission image” button 1401 is shaded when OFF is selected on the permission button 1302 on the setting of the application function on the screen of FIG. On the other hand, in the screen of FIG. 13, when the setting from the application function is set to ON by the permission button 1302, the normal display is performed, and the “print transmitted image” button 1401 can be selected.

  Next, processing for printing a transmission result report at the end of transmission will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining processing for controlling whether or not to print a transmission result report at the end of transmission in the multifunction peripheral according to the third embodiment. Note that the control program according to this flowchart is stored in the memory 109, and this program is executed under the control of the CPU 108 to realize the processing shown in this flowchart.

  In the above-described first and second embodiments, the transmission result report itself has been described based on the device settings and the user settings. Here, the description will focus on printing the transmission image when the transmission result report is printed.

  This process is started when the transmission job ends. First, in step S1501, the CPU 108 determines whether or not “printed transmission image” is set in the application function settings for the completed transmission job. If it is determined in step S1501 that “print transmission image” is set, the process advances to step S1502, and the CPU 108 determines whether the setting is “print”. If “print” is set, the process advances to step S1503, and the CPU 108 refers to the information of the completed transmission job and the image information, generates a transmission result report together with the image of the first page of the transmission image. Print. That is, the image of the first page of the transmitted document is printed in the transmission image area 702 of FIG. 7, and this process is terminated. On the other hand, if the CPU determines in step S1502 that the setting is not “print”, the process advances to step S1505. In step S <b> 1505, the CPU 108 refers to the transmission job information, generates a transmission result report that does not include a transmission image, and prints it. That is, in FIG. 7, a report in which nothing is printed is printed in the transmission image area 702, and this processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step S1501, the CPU 108 proceeds to step S1504 if “print transmission image” is not set in the application function settings, and the CPU 108 follows the device setting to determine whether or not to print the transmission image. Here, the CPU 108 refers to the display setting of the transmission image stored in the memory 109 and determines whether or not the setting for the device is “display”. If the CPU determines in step S1506 that “print” is set, the process advances to step S1503 to print a transmission result report with a transmission image, and the process ends. On the other hand, if the CPU determines in step S1504 that printing of a transmission image is not set, the process advances to step S1505 to print a transmission result report that does not include the transmission image, and the process ends.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, whether or not a transmission image is printed on the transmission result report can be controlled by a setting for each job by the user.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, in order to make the scope of the present invention public, the following claims are attached.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Image forming part, 102 ... Control part, 104 ... Scanner part, 105 ... Operation part, 108 ... CPU, 109 ... Memory, 201 ... UI control part, 205 ... Job control part, 207 ... Print control part

The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and its control how.

In order to achieve the above object, an image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has the following arrangement. That is,
An image processing apparatus having at least one transmission function,
Reading means for reading a document;
Execution means for executing a transmission job for transmitting image data obtained by the reading means reading a document;
A first setting unit capable of setting a first setting not to print a transmission report indicating a transmission result of the transmission job as a setting for the at least one transmission function;
A second setting unit capable of setting a second setting for printing the transmission report as a setting for the transmission job;
In a state where the first setting is set by the first setting means, the transmission report is printed in response to the execution means executing the transmission job in which the second setting is set by the second setting means. And a printing unit .

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An image communication apparatus having a transmission result report printing function for printing a transmission result,
Device setting means for setting whether or not to print the transmission result report;
Setting means for setting whether to print the transmission result report for each job;
The device setting unit includes a specifying unit that specifies whether or not to permit the setting of printing of the transmission result report by the setting unit, and the specifying unit permits the setting of printing of the transmission result report. Control means for controlling printing of the transmission result report according to the necessity of printing of the transmission result report set by the setting means when specified;
An image communication apparatus comprising:   The control means controls the printing of the transmission result report according to the setting by the device setting means when the designation means does not specify that the setting for printing the transmission result report is permitted. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the specifying unit specifies to permit the print setting of the transmission result report, the setting by the setting unit has priority over the setting by the device setting unit. The image communication apparatus according to 1.   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for disallowing setting by the setting means when the device setting means is set to always print the transmission result report. The image communication apparatus according to item 1.   The setting means further includes instruction means for instructing whether or not to include a transmission image in the transmission result report, and the control means prints the transmission image on the transmission result report in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image communication apparatus is controlled.   The device setting unit includes a specifying unit that specifies whether or not to allow the setting of the transmission image printing by the setting unit, and the control unit allows the specification unit to permit the transmission image printing setting. 6. The image according to claim 5, wherein printing of the transmission image on the transmission result report is controlled in accordance with the necessity of printing of the transmission image instructed by the instruction unit when designation is made. Communication device.   The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device setting unit is set by an operation of a user having administrator authority.   The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device setting unit is set by an operation of an authenticated user.   The designation means indicates to the user whether or not to allow the setting means to print the transmission result report, depending on whether or not a button for instructing printing of the transmission result report is displayed by shading. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1. A control method for controlling an image communication apparatus having a transmission result report printing function for printing a transmission result,
A device setting step for setting whether or not to print the transmission result report;
A setting step for setting whether to print the transmission result report for each job;
The device setting step includes a specifying step for specifying whether or not to allow the setting of printing of the transmission result report in the setting step, and the specifying step permits the setting of printing of the transmission result report. A control step of controlling printing of the transmission result report according to the necessity of printing of the transmission result report set by the setting step when specified;
A control method for an image communication apparatus, comprising:   The program for functioning a computer as an image communication apparatus of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 9.

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