JP2020171021A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable destination information held in a user terminal to be set as a transmission destination when transmitting an image from a multifunction device.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes: holding means for holding destination information used as a transmission destination of data transmitted by a data transmission apparatus; obtaining means for obtaining data of a setting screen from the data transmission apparatus; determination means for determining whether or not a program for displaying the destination information on the setting screen is included in the data of the setting screen obtained by the obtaining means; display means, when the determination means determines that the program is included, for obtaining the destination information from the holding means and displaying the destination information on the setting screen so as to be selectable, by executing the program; and transmitting means for receiving selection of the destination information through the setting screen and transmitting the selected destination information to the data transmission apparatus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and its control method, a data transmission device and its control method, and a program.

There is a function of scanning a paper document with a scanner of a digital multifunction device, digitizing it into an image file, and transmitting the image file via a fax line or a network. At this time, the destination information of the destination such as the telephone number and the e-mail address is input by using the operation unit provided in the digital multifunction device, but the address book provided in the digital multifunction device is provided to save the trouble of inputting. It is also possible to register the destination information by using the function. If you want to set the destination information stored in the user terminal such as a smartphone or PC as the destination, you must re-register the destination information in the digital multifunction device.

When registering the destination information, there is a method of using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) transmitted from a Web server owned by the digital multifunction device. Registration is performed by displaying HTML on a Web browser on a PC, inputting destination information into a FORM element, and transmitting the HTML from the Web browser to the Web server of the digital multifunction device. If it becomes possible to input the destination information stored in the user terminal via this HTML, it is not necessary to re-register the destination information in the digital multifunction device. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a Web browser function incorporated in a digital multifunction device. By executing the script in HTML, this built-in Web browser can acquire the user name, product name, unit model name, etc. from the multifunction machine and input them to the Web browser.

Japanese Patent No. 4355639

When registering destination information using HTML transmitted from a Web server owned by a digital multifunction device, it is common to display HTML on a Web browser on a client and manually input the destination information.

Focusing on this point, the present invention automatically inputs the destination information held by the user terminal into the HTML provided from the Web server of the multifunction device. Then, the Web browser on the client provides a control method that allows the destination information to be easily selected as the destination.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, the information processing device, the holding means for holding the destination information to which the data is transmitted by the data transmission device, the acquisition means for acquiring the data of the setting screen from the data transmission device, and the destination information are set. The determination means for determining whether or not the program for displaying on the screen is included in the data of the setting screen acquired by the acquisition means, and the determination means for determining that the program is included. In this case, by executing the program, the destination information is acquired from the holding means, and the destination information is selectively displayed on the setting screen via the display means and the setting screen displayed by the display means. It has a transmission means that accepts the selection of the destination information and transmits the selected destination information to the data transmission device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to display the content provided by the server and the content owned by the client on the Web browser of the client.

The figure which shows the structural example of the system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the screen composition example of the HTML content which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of the data which comprises the HTML content which concerns on this invention. The sample figure of the Javascript function which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a sample diagram of destination information input to Javascript according to the present invention. The figure which shows the screen composition example of the HTML content which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the input control of the destination information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The sample figure of the input screen of the destination information which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the input control of the destination information which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, as an example of the data transmission device, a multifunction device (MFP: Multifunction Peripheral) having functions of a copy, a scanner, a facsimile, and a printer will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the data transmission device may be another device such as a configuration for transmitting data from a single printer.

<First Embodiment>
[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a system according to the present invention. The MFP 100 scans a paper document with a scanner, digitizes it as an image file, and transmits it via a fax line or a network. At this time, the MFP 100 can input destination information such as a telephone number, a fax number, or an e-mail address as a destination. The MFP 100 includes a Web server (not shown) that transmits HTML capable of inputting destination information in response to a request.

The mobile device 500 connected to the MFP 100 via various networks includes a Web browser for displaying HTML transmitted from the MFP 100. Further, the mobile device 500 has application software for inputting destination information extracted from its own address book into HTML.

The MFP 100 includes modules represented by 110 to 120. The CPU 110 controls the entire MFP 100. Further, the CPU 110 realizes various functions by reading and executing various programs stored in the ROM 115 or the like. The display panel 111 displays functions, settings, and the like. The operation unit 112 is used when the user gives an execution instruction of various programs. The scanner unit 113 reads the original and converts it into image data. The print engine unit 114 prints out the image data. The ROM 115 stores a program code for controlling various functions. By using a rewritable flash ROM for the ROM 115, it is possible to update the program code stored in the ROM 115.

The RAM 116 is used as a work memory for various program codes, and is also used for temporarily storing an image for printing and outputting to the print engine unit 114. The non-volatile memory 117 is a storage unit, which temporarily stores an image for print output in the print engine unit 114 and stores the usage history of the MFP 100. The non-volatile memory 117 is composed of a hard disk (HDD), a flash ROM, or the like. The address book 118 is a storage destination of destination information such as a telephone number and an e-mail address used when sending image data. The address book 118 is composed of a hard disk (HDD), a flash ROM, and the like. Modem 119 is used to connect to a public line and enables transmission and reception of fax data. The LAN I / F 120 is used for connecting to a LAN (Local Area Network) 400, and enables transmission and reception of print data.

The mobile device 500 is an information processing device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet PC, and is connected to the LAN 400 via the access point 300 by using the wireless LAN function. Further, the mobile device 500 includes a Web browser (not shown). Although not shown in FIG. 1, the mobile device 500 includes a control unit and a storage area for controlling itself. Then, in addition to the Web browser, the mobile device 500 can execute the Javascript (registered trademark) code included in the HTML content provided by the MFP 100 and the application program (not shown).

[content]
FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen configuration of HTML content transmitted by a Web server included in the MFP 100 according to the present invention. The HTML screen 600 is a setting screen related to the FAX function included in the MFP 100, and has an image transmission destination setting 601, an image transmission method setting 602, and a color mode setting 603 as setting items. In setting 602, for example, it can be selected as an image transmission method by FAX, e-mail, SMB (Server Message Block), and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). In setting 603, the image to be transmitted can be selected as either color or monochrome.

The Web browser included in the mobile device 500 acquires the resources of the HTML screen 600 from the MFP 100 and displays the screen. The user of the mobile device 500 presses the transmission execution button 604 after setting the settings 601 to 603. As a result, the setting information specified in the settings 601 to 603 is transmitted from the mobile device 500 to the Web server of the MFP 100 via the POST method of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol). It should be noted that the fax transmission instruction may be given by pressing the transmission execution button 604, or only the setting of the fax function may be transmitted.

Upon receiving the POST method, the MFP 100 transmits an image to the destination based on the setting information of settings 601 to 603. The destination setting 601 is a selection method from a list, but the method is not limited to this, and the destination information such as a telephone number, a fax number, and an e-mail address may be freely input. Further, when the transmission destination setting 601 is selected, the HTML content in which the destination stored in the address book 118 of the MFP 100 is selected can be generated by the MFP 100. However, the present embodiment is characterized in that the address book information (destination information) stored in the mobile device 500 is displayed as an option in the setting 601.

FIG. 3 is a part of the data constituting the HTML content shown in FIG. 2 according to the present invention. In HTML data, the script tag (<script>) on the 4th line can be used to describe the script part to be read as an external file. In the present embodiment, it can be determined by the src attribute "./js/mobile.js" that the script for inputting the address book information stored in the mobile device 500 into the HTML content is stored. To do. It is assumed that the script of "./js/mobile.js" defines the function as shown in FIG. Although detailed description is omitted here, by setting a phone number or e-mail address in the argument of the function and calling the function, the phone number or e-mail address set as an argument can be sent to the destination. It is used as an option of setting 601 of.

When a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are stored in the address book of the mobile device 500, it is possible to handle them as a plurality of options by calling the function a plurality of times. The mobile device 500 displays the screen shown in FIG. 2 from the HTML file read by the Web browser function, and at the same time detects the script tag and the src attribute. At this time, when the mobile device 500 determines that the telephone number or the e-mail address can be input, the mobile device 500 calls the function shown in FIG. 4 with the character string shown in FIG. 5 as an argument.

In the address book shown in FIG. 5, a person's name and a telephone number are associated with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and an e-mail address may be associated with the telephone number instead of the telephone number. Further, the character strings for a plurality of people may be collectively input as the argument of the function in the address book, or the character strings for one person may be input by calling the function a plurality of times. It is assumed that the address book shown in FIG. 5 is held in a storage unit (not shown) included in the mobile device 500.

FIG. 6 shows a display example of the screen of the HTML content when the address book shown in FIG. 5 according to the present invention is input. When the list display instruction unit provided in the destination setting 601 is pressed, a list of the names and telephone numbers of a plurality of persons is displayed. The user can set as a destination by selecting one or more people from the displayed list.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile device 500 according to the present embodiment. Since the MFP 100 is used from the mobile device 500, the operation of this flowchart starts by starting the device search from the mobile device 500. This processing flow is realized by the CPU included in the mobile device 500 reading and executing the program stored in the storage unit.

In S701, the mobile device 500 activates the installed application software (not shown). The application software has a function of searching the MFP 100 and a Web browser function of acquiring and displaying HTML via the GET method and POST method of HTTP.

The application software started in S702 searches for available MFP100. In the present embodiment, when searching, a search using short-range wireless communication technology such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) shall be performed. Alternatively, the search may be performed using a device monitoring protocol in a TCP / IP network by SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). For the device search process here, a known technique is used, and detailed description here will be omitted.

In S703, the application software makes an HTTP access to the MFP100 searched in S702 and requests the acquisition of HTML data.

In S704, the application software displays the HTML data transmitted from the MFP 100 on the Web browser in response to the request made in S703.

In S705, the application software detects whether or not the HTML data stores a script for inputting a destination from the address book provided in the mobile device 500, as described with reference to FIG. That is, the application software searches the HTML data acquired in S703 for the script tag and the src attribute. In the search, for example, there is a method of detecting a script tag by using the getElementsByTagName method of Javascript (registered trademark).

If the script cannot be detected (NO in S706), the process proceeds to S709. When the script of the src attribute "./js/mobile.js" is detected (YES in S706), in S707, the application software extracts data from the address book of the mobile device 500.

In S708, the application software inputs the address book information into the HTML data by executing the Javascript function shown in FIG.

In S709, the application software accepts an operation from the user on the screen displayed in S704.

In S710, the application software determines whether or not the user operation of destination selection for the setting 601 has been accepted. When the setting of the destination setting 601 is accepted (YES in S710), the process proceeds to S711, and in the case of other operations (NO in S710), the process proceeds to S714.

In S711, the application software displays the address book information input in S708 as a destination list.

In S712, the application software determines whether or not the user operation of the selection operation from the destination list has been accepted. When the selection operation from the destination list is accepted (YES in S712), the process proceeds to S713, and in the case of any other operation (NO in S712), the process returns to S709.

In S713, the application software sets the selected destination to the destination setting 601. It is assumed that the destination setting 601 has a configuration in which a plurality of selected destinations can be set. After that, it returns to S709.

In S714, the application software determines whether or not the press of the transmission execution button 604 has been accepted. If it is pressed (YES in S714), the process proceeds to S715, and if any other instruction is given (NO in S714), the process proceeds to S716.

In S715, the application software transmits the setting information set in the settings 601 to 603 to the MFP 100 via the POST method of HTTP. After that, it returns to S709.

In S716, the application software performs processing according to the user operation. For example, if the operation is for the color mode selection setting 603, the setting is performed. After that, it returns to S709.

According to this embodiment, destination information such as a telephone number and an e-mail address stored in an address book of a smartphone or a PC can be combined and displayed with HTML contents acquired from the MFP, and can be selected as an image transmission destination. .. As a result, when the data transmission device is used from a mobile terminal or the like, the user can eliminate the manual input to the data transmission device, and the convenience is improved.

<Second embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the case where the data of the address book of the mobile device 500 is input to the HTML content provided by the MFP 100 has been described. In the second embodiment, a case where the destination information is set via the input screen of the mobile device 500 in the case where the function for inputting the address book data is not provided as in the first embodiment will be described. To do.

FIG. 8 is an example of a transmission destination input screen 800 included in the mobile device 500 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 8, data is extracted from the address book of the mobile device 500, and a name, a telephone number, or an e-mail address is displayed in a list. Here, the destination information as the destination is displayed in a selectable manner. When the user selects one or more destinations on the input screen 800, the screen switches to the HTML screen 600 shown in FIG. 2, and the selected destination is set in the destination setting 601.

[Processing flow]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile device 500 according to the present embodiment. Since S701 to S713 are the same as the operations described with reference to FIG. 7, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

The points different from FIG. 7 will be described.

When the operation of the transmission destination setting 601 is accepted in S710 (YES in S710), in S901, the application software determines whether or not the script could be detected during the processing of S706. If the script cannot be detected (NO in S901), the process proceeds to S902, and if it can be detected (YES in S901), the process proceeds to S711.

In S902, the application software switches the display to the input screen 800 of the transmission destination shown in FIG.

In S903, the application software displays a list of address books of the mobile device 500 via the input destination input screen 800. After that, the process proceeds to S712.

If the script cannot be detected, the input screen for the destination in FIG. 9 is not displayed, and the destination setting 601 in FIG. 2 can only be directly input instead of the telephone number or e-mail address selection method. You may try to do.

As described above, in the second embodiment, when the function of inputting the destination information via the script is not provided, the destination information can be set via the input screen of the mobile device.

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

100 ... MFP, 110 ... CPU, 118 ... Address book, 117 ... Non-volatile memory, 300 ... Access point, 400 ... LAN, 500 ... Mobile device

The present invention relates to an information processing device and a program.

The present invention is a transmission method in which an information processing device capable of communicating with an image processing device that reads an image of a manuscript and transmits the generated image data indicates to the image processing device the destination information selected by the user and the transmission method selected by the user. The purpose is to be able to send information.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, the information processing device of the present invention is an information processing device capable of communicating with an image processing device that reads an image of a manuscript and transmits the generated image data, and includes a storage means for storing an address book and the storage means. A destination information receiving means that accepts a user's selection of destination information indicating a destination of image data transmitted by the image processing device from a plurality of destination information included in the stored address book, and the image processing device receives the image data. The transmission method receiving means that accepts the user's selection of the transmission method to be transmitted, and the transmission means that transmits the selected destination information and the transmission method information indicating the selected transmission method to the image processing apparatus by wireless communication. It is characterized by having.

Claims (10)

A holding means for holding destination information to which data is transmitted by the data transmitting device, and
An acquisition means for acquiring setting screen data from the data transmission device, and
A determination means for determining whether or not the program for displaying the destination information on the setting screen is included in the data on the setting screen acquired by the acquisition means.
When it is determined by the determination means that the program is included, the destination information is acquired from the holding means by executing the program, and the destination information is displayed in a selectable manner on the setting screen. Display means and
An information processing device including a transmission means that accepts selection of the destination information and transmits the selected destination information to the data transmission device via a setting screen displayed by the display means. When the determination means determines that the program is not included, the determination means further includes a second display means for displaying a list of destination information held by the holding means.
When the display means receives the selection of the destination information from the destination information listed by the second display means, the display means sets the selected destination information on the setting screen and displays it. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The data on the setting screen is HTML data, and is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the program included in the data of the setting screen is a program by Javascript. The data transmission device has a fax function and has a fax function.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data on the setting screen is provided by the data transmitting device when the fax function is used from the information processing device. .. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the destination information is a telephone number, a fax number, or an e-mail address. It is a data transmitter
A receiving means for receiving data transmission requests from external devices,
A providing means for providing the data on the setting screen for receiving the setting related to the transmission of the data in response to the request to the external device, and
It has a processing means for transmitting the data to the destination by using the setting related to the transmission input on the setting screen.
The data on the setting screen includes a program for selectively displaying the destination information held by the external device when the setting screen is displayed on the external device. .. A control method for an information processing device including a holding means for holding destination information to which data is transmitted by the data transmitting device.
The acquisition process of acquiring the data of the setting screen from the data transmission device, and
A determination step of determining whether or not the program for displaying the destination information on the setting screen is included in the data of the setting screen acquired in the acquisition step, and
When it is determined in the determination step that the program is included, the destination information is acquired from the holding means by executing the program, and the destination information is displayed in a selectable manner on the setting screen. Display process and
Control of an information processing apparatus having a transmission step of accepting selection of the destination information and transmitting the selected destination information to the data transmission device via a setting screen displayed by the display step. Method. It is a control method of the data transmission device.
A reception process that accepts data transmission requests from external devices,
A providing step of providing the data of the setting screen for accepting the setting related to the transmission of the data in response to the request to the external device, and
It has a processing step of transmitting the data to the destination by using the setting related to the transmission input on the setting screen.
The data on the setting screen includes a program for selectively displaying the destination information held by the external device when the setting screen is displayed on the external device. Control method. Computer,
A holding means for holding the destination information to which the data is transmitted by the data transmitting device in the storage unit.
An acquisition means for acquiring setting screen data from the data transmission device,
A determination means for determining whether or not a program for displaying the destination information on the setting screen is included in the data on the setting screen acquired by the acquisition means.
When it is determined by the determination means that the program is included, the destination information is acquired from the storage unit by executing the program, and the destination information can be selected on the setting screen. Display control means to display on
A program for accepting selection of the destination information via the setting screen displayed on the display unit and functioning as a transmission means for transmitting the selected destination information to the data transmission device. Computer,
Receiving means for receiving data transmission requests from external devices,
A providing means for providing data on a setting screen for receiving a setting related to transmission of the data in response to the request to the external device.
Using the settings related to transmission entered on the setting screen, the data is made to function as a processing means for transmitting the data to the destination.
The data on the setting screen is a program including a program for selectively displaying the destination information held by the external device when the setting screen is displayed on the external device.

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