JP2021082318A - Program and terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique for replacing a process to be realized by a user through a program with an external program suitable for the process.SOLUTION: A terminal program causes a portable terminal to execute: a first receiving process (S42/S45) of receiving a user operation that designates operation specifying information for specifying content of an image processing operation to be executed by an image processing device; an operation instructing process (S51) of causing the image processing device to execute the image processing operation with the content specified by the operation specifying information in response to the user operation which is received in the first receiving process and which is not a specifying operation (S42: other/S49: NO); and a first activation process (S43/S50) of activating an external program associated with operation information that indicates the specifying operation in response to reception of the specifying operation in the first receiving process (S42: mail/S49: YES).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a program of a mobile terminal that causes an image processing device to execute an image processing operation.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a terminal program that causes an image processing apparatus to execute an image processing operation. Further, the terminal program disclosed in Patent Document 1 can start an external program that substitutes the function of the terminal program, an external program that complements the function of the terminal program, or the like. More specifically, the external program includes one that provides an interface for editing image data that is the target of an image processing operation, one that specializes in some functions implemented in the terminal program, and the like.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-203742

For the user, it may be convenient to realize the process to be realized through the terminal program through an external program suitable for the process. However, in recent years, the number of external programs published on the Internet has been increasing steadily, and it has become difficult to notice external programs that provide convenient functions.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is that in a program for causing an image processing device to execute an image processing operation, a process that the user intends to realize through the program is suitable for the process. The purpose is to provide technology that can be replaced by an external program.

Various disclosures are made herein. The program, which is one of the disclosure examples, can be executed by a mobile terminal including a memory, an input interface, and a communication interface. The memory stores a plurality of sets of external programs and operation information. The external program is a program capable of instructing an image processing device to perform an image processing operation. The operation information indicates a specific operation which is a user operation that can be accepted through the input interface. The program receives a user operation for specifying operation specific information for specifying the content of the image processing operation to be executed by the image processing device through the input interface, and the specific operation in the first reception process. The image processing device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal through the communication interface according to the first determination process for determining whether or not the reception is accepted and the determination that the specific operation is not performed in the first determination process. Corresponding to the operation instruction process for executing the image processing operation of the content specified by the operation specific information and the operation information indicating the specific operation according to the determination in the first determination process that the specific operation is performed. The mobile terminal is made to execute the first activation process for activating the external program.

According to the above configuration, in response to the user performing a specific operation to specify the operation specific information, an external program corresponding to the specific operation is started instead of the operation instruction process. As a result, the process that the user is trying to realize through the program can be replaced with an external program suitable for the process.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the system 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2A is a block diagram of the MFP 10, and FIG. 2B is a block diagram of the mobile terminal 50. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a program list stored in the memory 62. FIG. 4A is a flowchart of the main process, and FIG. 4B is a flowchart of the device selection process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the print process. FIG. 6A is a flowchart of data conversion processing, FIG. 6B is a flowchart of print condition setting processing, and FIG. 6C is a flowchart of login processing. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the application introduction process. 8A and 8B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 8A shows a main screen and FIG. 8B shows an acquisition source selection screen. 9A and 9B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 9A shows a data selection screen and FIG. 9B shows a preview screen corresponding to the designated data “Quotation.PDF”. 10A and 10B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 10A shows a preview screen corresponding to the designated data “photograph.JPEG”, and FIG. 10B shows a setting screen. 11A and 11B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 11A shows a login screen and FIG. 11B shows an application introduction screen 170.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. It goes without saying that the embodiments described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, the execution order of each process described later can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the system 100 according to the present embodiment. The system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of MFPs 10A and 10B (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as "MFP10") and a mobile terminal 50. The MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 are configured to be communicable through the communication network 101. The communication network 101 may be, for example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 may be connected by a USB cable or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the MFP 10 (abbreviation of Multi-Function Peripheral) includes a printer 11, a scanner 12, a display 23, an input I / F 24, a communication I / F 25, a CPU 31, and a memory. 32 and a communication bus 33 are mainly provided. The components constituting the MFP 10 are connected to each other through the communication bus 33. The MFP 10 is an example of an image processing device.

The printer 11 is hardware that executes a printing operation of recording an image represented by image data on a sheet. In the present embodiment, an example of an inkjet printer 11 that ejects ink to record an image will be described, but the recording method of the printer 11 may be an electrophotographic method or the like. The scanner 12 is hardware that executes a scanning operation that reads an image recorded on a document and generates image data (hereinafter, referred to as “scan data”). The print operation and the scan operation are examples of image processing operations. The print operation is an example of the first operation, and the scan operation is an example of the second operation.

Specific examples of the image processing operation are not limited to these. The image processing operation may be, for example, a fax transmission operation of faxing image data to an external device according to the FAX protocol, a FAX reception operation of receiving image data by fax from an external device according to the FAX protocol, and the like. Further, the MFPs 10A and 10B may be sufficient as long as they can execute at least one operation. Further, the operations that the MFPs 10A and 10B can perform may be different.

The printer 11 executes a printing operation according to a predetermined execution condition. The execution condition of the printing operation is specified by a plurality of parameters corresponding to each of the plurality of items (for example, "size", "paper type", and "color"). The item "size" indicates the size of the sheet on which the image is recorded (for example, "A4", "B5", "L version", "postcard", etc.). The item "paper type" indicates the type of sheet on which an image is recorded (for example, "plain paper", "glossy paper", etc.). The item "color" indicates the color gradation (for example, "color", "monochrome") of the image recorded on the sheet.

The scanner 12 executes a scanning operation according to a predetermined execution condition. The execution condition of the scanning operation is specified by a plurality of parameters corresponding to each of the plurality of items (for example, "resolution", "color", and "format"). The item "resolution" indicates a scanning resolution (for example, "300 dpi", "600 dpi", etc.) when scanning an image recorded on a document. The item "color" indicates the color gradation of the scanned image (for example, "monochrome", "256 colors", "full color", etc.). The item "format" indicates the file format of the scan data (for example, "PDF", "TIFF", "JPEG", etc.).

The display 23 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and includes a display screen for displaying various information.

The input I / F 24 is a user interface that accepts input operations by the user. Specifically, the input I / F 24 has a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Further, the input I / F 24 may have a film-like touch sensor superimposed on the display screen of the display 23. The operation of designating an object displayed on the display screen of the display 23 and the operation of inputting a character string or a number string are examples of user operations. The “object” is, for example, a character string, an icon, a button, a link, a radio button, a check box, a pull-down menu, or the like displayed on the display 23.

The input I / F24 realized as a touch sensor outputs position information indicating a position on the display screen touched by the user. The term "touch" in the present specification includes all operations of bringing the input medium into contact with the display screen. Further, even if the input medium does not touch the display screen, the "hover" or "floating touch" that brings the input medium close to the position where the distance from the display screen is very small is used as the above-mentioned concept of "touch". May be included. Further, the input medium may be a user's finger, a touch pen, or the like. The user operation of tapping the position of the object displayed on the display 23 is an example of the user operation of designating the object.

The communication I / F 25 is an interface capable of communicating with an external device through the communication network 101. That is, the MFP 10 transmits various information to the external device through the communication I / F25, and receives various information from the external device through the communication I / F25. The specific communication procedure of the communication I / F 25 is not particularly limited, but for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark) can be adopted. Further, when the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 are connected by a USB cable, the communication I / F 25 may be a USB interface to which the USB cable can be attached and detached.

The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the MFP 10. The CPU 31 acquires various programs described later from the memory 32 and executes them based on various information output from the input I / F 24, various information received from the external device through the communication I / F 25, and the like. The CPU 31 and the memory 32 form an example of the controller.

The memory 32 stores the OS 34 and the device program 35. The device program 35 may be a single program or a collection of a plurality of programs. Further, the memory 32 stores data or information necessary for executing the device program 35. The memory 32 is composed of, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, an HDD, a portable storage medium such as a USB memory attached to and detached from the MFP 10, a buffer included in the CPU 31, or a combination thereof.

The memory 32 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. In addition to the above examples, the non-transitory medium also includes a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. The non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, the electric signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium, which is a kind of computer-readable medium, but is a storage that can be read by a non-transitory computer. Not included in the medium. The same applies to the memory 62 of the mobile terminal 50 described later.

The MIB (abbreviation of Management Information Base) of the memory 32 stores the device information shown in FIG. The device information includes a device ID that identifies the MFP 10 and an operation ID that identifies an image processing operation that the MFP 10 can perform. The "device ID" may be in any format such as a text format or a binary format as long as the MFPs 10A and 10B can be uniquely identified on the communication network 101. The same applies to the operation ID, the application ID described later, the data ID described later, and the like.

That is, the MFP 10A can execute a print operation identified by the device ID "MFP-A" and identified by the operation ID "print" and a scan operation identified by the "scan". On the other hand, the MFP 10B can execute a print operation identified by the device ID "MFP-B" and identified by the operation ID "print".

As shown in FIG. 2B, the mobile terminal 50 mainly includes a display 53, an input I / F 54, a communication I / F 55, a CPU 61, a memory 62, and a communication bus 63. The display 53, the input I / F 54, the communication I / F 55, the CPU 61, the memory 62, and the communication bus 63 included in the mobile terminal 50 are the display 23, the input I / F 24, the communication I / F 25, the CPU 31, and the memory included in the MFP 10. Since the configuration is the same as that of 32 and the communication bus 33, the description thereof will be omitted. The CPU 61 and the memory 62 are examples of the controller.

The mobile terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. More specifically, the display 53 of the mobile terminal 50 preferably has a display screen size of 12 inches or less, more preferably 8 inches or less. Further, it is desirable that the input I / F 54 of the mobile terminal 50 is a touch sensor superimposed on the display screen of the display 53. The memory 62 stores the OS 64, the terminal program 65, one or more external programs 66, and the installer 67.

OS64 may be, for example, Android (registered trademark of Google inc.) OS, iOS (registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.), Windows Phone (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) Operating System, and the like. The OS 64 can execute a plurality of programs installed in the mobile terminal 50 in parallel. A plurality of programs are virtually executed in parallel by a time division multiplexing method, for example. Further, the OS 64 executes one of a plurality of programs executed in parallel in the foreground, and executes the other programs in the background.

The foreground is, for example, a state in which a screen based on the execution of the program is displayed in most of the display area of the display 53. The background is, for example, a state in which a screen based on the execution of a program different from the program is displayed in most of the display area of the display 53. That is, the mobile terminal 50 can display only the screen depending on the execution of the program executed in the foreground on the display 53 among the plurality of programs executed in parallel.

The terminal program 65 is a program that causes the MFP 10 connected through the communication I / F 55 to execute an image processing operation. More specifically, the terminal program 65 causes the user to specify operation specific information (for example, designated device information, designated operation ID, designated acquisition source ID, designated data ID, designated condition information), and uses the designated operation specific information. The MFP 10 is made to execute the image processing operation of the specified contents.

Further, the terminal program 65 can start the external program 66 installed in the mobile terminal 50 as a so-called plug-in. The terminal program 65, for example, specifies the program ID of the external program 66 as an argument and executes the API provided by the OS 64 (hereinafter, referred to as "startup API"). The OS 64 starts the external program 66 identified by the designated program ID in response to the execution of the start API. Then, the external program 66 executes a predetermined operation, and delivers the execution result of the operation to the terminal program 65 as a return value of the activation API.

The relationship between the terminal program 65 and the external program 66 is not limited to the above-mentioned example. As an example, the terminal program 65 may start the external program 66 by the sharing function provided by the OS 64. Further, the external program 66 started by the terminal program 65 may complete the process without passing the execution result of the operation to the terminal program 65.

The external program 66 is a program that is separate from the terminal program 65 and can be executed independently. That is, the external program 66 is different from the subroutine of the terminal program 65. Further, the external program 66 is a program that operates on the same mobile terminal 50 as the terminal program 65.

In this embodiment, as a specific example of the external program 66, an example of a print-only application, a PDF conversion application, a New Year's card application, and an email print application will be described. However, the functions implemented in the external program 66 are not limited to the above examples. The external program 66 is, for example, one in which a function not implemented in the terminal program 65 is implemented, one in which the function implemented in the terminal program 65 can be easily realized, and one in which the function implemented in the terminal program 65 is further detailed. It is the one that was done.

The print-only application is an external program 66 specialized for causing the MFP 10 to execute a print operation. More specifically, the print-only application is a program capable of instructing the MFP 10 only the print operation among the plurality of image processing operations. In the print-only application, for example, the user operation required to cause the MFP 10 to execute the print operation under the default execution conditions (for example, size "A4", paper type "plain paper", color "color") is the terminal program 65. Fewer. Further, in the print-only application, for example, the variation of the execution conditions that can be specified (for example, the number of items and the number of parameters of each item) is larger than that of the terminal program 65.

The PDF conversion application is an external program 66 equipped with a function of converting data to be printed in a PDF format from a PDF format to a JPEG format. The PDF format is an example of the first format, and the JPEG format is an example of the second format. The "format conversion" is, for example, a process of converting a data format from a PDF format to a JPEG format without substantially changing the content of an image indicated by PDF format data (hereinafter, referred to as "conversion process"). To do.).

The conversion process can also be executed by a conversion server (not shown) on the Internet. However, the conversion server can only execute the conversion process for data having a data size of less than 50 MB. On the other hand, the PDF conversion application does not have the above-mentioned restrictions. 50MB is an example of the threshold size. Further, the limitation of the conversion process by the conversion server may be not only the data size but also the number of pages (for example, 20 pages) included in the PDF format data.

The New Year's card application edits the image recorded on the communication surface of a postcard (typically a New Year's card) (hereinafter referred to as "communication surface image") according to the user's instructions, and the edited communication surface image is used for postcard communication. This is an external program 66 specialized for causing the MFP 10 to execute a printing operation for recording on a surface. The New Year's card application has more variations of instructions for editing a communication surface image (for example, a photo, sender information, and an arbitrary character string are combined with a template image) than the terminal program 65.

The mail print application is an external program 66 specialized in acquiring mail addressed to a predetermined account from a mail server and causing the MFP 10 to execute a print operation targeting the obtained mail. For example, the mail print application has more types of mail domains that can be acquired than the terminal program 65. Further, in the mail print application, for example, a message and help when an error occurs are more detailed than the terminal program 65.

The installer 67 is a program for installing the external program 66 on the mobile terminal 50. The installer 67 downloads, for example, the executable file of the designated external program 66 from a server on the Internet, and stores the downloaded executable file in a predetermined area of the memory 62. Since the functions implemented in the installer 67 are already well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The memory 62 can store a program list, for example, as shown in FIG. The program list contains one or more program records. The program record is stored in the memory 62 when the terminal program 65 is installed, for example. The program record corresponds to one of a plurality of external programs 66 that can be activated by the terminal program 65. The program record includes an application ID, installation information, an SC flag, and operation information. The program record is an example of an external program and a set of operation information.

The application ID identifies an external program 66 that can be started by the terminal program 65. That is, the print-only app is identified by the app ID "print-only", the PDF conversion app is identified by the app ID "PDF conversion", the New Year's card app is identified by the app ID "New Year's card", and the mail print app is identified by the app ID "mail". Identified by "print".

The installation information is information indicating whether or not the external program 66 identified by the corresponding application ID is installed in the mobile terminal 50. The installation information according to the present embodiment indicates that the corresponding external program 66 is not installed on the mobile terminal 50, or that the corresponding external program 66 is installed on the mobile terminal 50. "Installed" is set.

The SC flag indicates whether or not to display the shortcut icon (hereinafter, referred to as “SC icon”) of the external program 66 identified by the corresponding application ID on the main screen described later. The SC flag is set with a first value "ON" indicating that the SC icon is displayed, or a second value "OFF" indicating that the SC icon is not displayed. As an example, the first value "ON" is set in the SC flag of the external program 66 installed in the application introduction process described later. As another example, the second value "OFF" is set in the SC flag of the external program 66 that is not installed in the mobile terminal 50 and the external program 66 that is installed by means other than the application introduction process.

The operation information indicates a specific operation that can be accepted through the input I / F 54. The specific operation is a user operation that triggers the activation of the external program 66 identified by the corresponding application ID. Further, the specific operation is a user operation on the screen displayed on the display 53 by the terminal program 65. The operation information may be preset by the developer of the terminal program 65, or may be generated by deep learning the operation history of the terminal program 65. The operation information associated with the application ID may be one or a plurality. The number of times indicated by the operation information (for example, 3 times, 5 times, 7 times) is an example of the threshold number of times, and is not limited to the numerical value of FIG. Moreover, the specific example of the operation information is not limited to the example of FIG.

“Number of prints = 7 times” means that the cumulative number of specific operations instructing the MFP 10 to perform a print operation has reached 7 times. “Conversion count = 5 times” means that the cumulative number of specific operations instructing the conversion server to perform the conversion process has reached 5 times. “Size error” refers to executing a specific operation instructing the conversion server to perform conversion processing of data of 50 MB or more. “Postcard count = 3 times” means that the cumulative number of specific operations instructing the MFP 10 to perform a print operation according to the execution conditions including the size “postcard” has reached 3 times. "Login error count = 5 times" means that the cumulative number of specific operations for inputting incorrect account information has reached 5 times through the login screen of a mail server (not shown) on the Internet.

Although not shown, the memory 62 can store the designated device information. The designated device information is device information stored in the MIB of the MFP 10 (hereinafter, referred to as “designated device”) designated in the device selection process described later. On the other hand, when the MFP 10 is not specified, the designated device information is not stored in the memory 62.

Although not shown, the memory 62 can store count information indicating the number of prints, the number of conversions, the number of postcards, the number of errors, and the like. , Indicates the cumulative number of corresponding specific operations. The number of prints, the number of conversions, the number of postcards, and the number of errors are incremented in S16, S63, S74, and S83, which will be described later, and initial values (= 0) are set according to the number of times indicated in the operation information. ..

Although not shown, the memory 62 can store the installation flag. The installation flag indicates whether or not to install the target application described later after instructing the MFP 10 to perform the image processing operation. The installation flag is set with a third value "YES" indicating that the target application is installed, or a fourth value "NO" indicating that the target application is not installed. The initial value of the installation flag is the fourth value "NO".

Further, although not shown, the memory 62 may be provided with a data folder. For example, photo data, document data, presentation data, spreadsheet data, and the like may be stored in the data folder. The various data stored in the data folder are data that can be the target of the print operation.

[Operation of system 100]
The operation of the system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. At the time of starting the main process of FIG. 4A, it is assumed that the device information of the MFP 10A is stored in the memory 62 as the designated device information. Further, it is assumed that the print-only application and the PDF conversion application are not yet installed on the mobile terminal 50, and the New Year's card application and the mail print application are already installed.

The flowchart of the present specification basically shows the processing of the CPUs 31 and 61 according to the instructions described in the program. That is, the processes such as "judgment", "extraction", "selection", "calculation", "determination", "specification", and "control" in the following description represent the processes of the CPUs 31 and 61. The processing by the CPUs 31 and 61 also includes hardware control via the OSs 34 and 64. Further, the "data" in the present specification is represented by a bit string that can be read by a computer. Then, data having the same substantial meaning and contents but different formats are treated as the same data. The same applies to "information" in the present specification.

First, the OS 64 of the mobile terminal 50 causes the display 53 to display a menu screen (not shown). The menu screen includes a program icon corresponding to the program installed on the mobile terminal 50. That is, at least the program icons corresponding to the terminal program 65, the New Year's card application, and the mail print application are displayed on the menu screen. Then, the OS 64 accepts the user operation for the menu screen through the input I / F 54.

As an example, the OS 64 activates the New Year's card application and executes the New Year's card application in the foreground in response to receiving the designation of the program icon corresponding to the New Year's card application through the input I / F54. As another example, the OS 64 activates the terminal program 65 and executes the terminal program 65 in the foreground in response to receiving the designation of the program icon corresponding to the terminal program 65 through the input I / F 54. Hereinafter, the processing when the program icon corresponding to the terminal program 65 is specified will be described.

[Main processing]
The terminal program 65 executes the main process shown in FIG. 4A in response to being started by the OS64. First, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display the main screen shown in FIG. 8A in response to the first value “ON” being set in the SC flag of the program list (S11: ON). (S12). The main screen includes operation icons 111 and 112 which are examples of candidate objects, SC icons 113 which are examples of shortcut objects, and switching icons 114 which are examples of candidate objects.

The operation icons 111 and 112 correspond to the execution instructions of the image processing operation. The operation ID "print" is associated with the operation icon 111, and the operation ID "scan" is associated with the operation icon 112. The operation ID associated with the operation icons 111 and 112 is an example of candidate information that is a candidate for the operation specific information. The SC icon 113 corresponds to a start instruction of the New Year's card application in which the first value "ON" is set in the SC flag. The switching icon 114 corresponds to a switching instruction of the designated device. The device ID “MFP-A” included in the designated device information is described in the switching icon 114. On the other hand, when the designated device information is not stored in the memory 62, the switching icon 114 describes a character string of "unselected" indicating that the designated device is not selected.

On the other hand, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display the main screen that does not include the SC icon 113 according to the fact that the second value “OFF” is not set for all the SC flags in the program list (S11: OFF). (S13). The processes of S12 and S13 are examples of display processes. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the main screen through the input I / F 54 (S14).

Next, the terminal program 65 executes the device selection process, for example, in response to receiving the designation of the switching icon 114 through the input I / F 54 (S14: switching) (S15). The device selection process is a process of switching a designated device according to a user's instruction. The details of the device selection process will be described with reference to FIG. 4 (B).

[Device selection process]
First, the terminal program 65 uses, for example, SNMP (abbreviation of Simple Network Management Protocol) to search for a plurality of MFPs 10 capable of communicating through the communication I / F55 (S31). Specifically, the terminal program 65 broadcasts transmission request information to the communication network 101 through the communication I / F 55. Next, the terminal program 65 receives the device information transmitted by the MFPs 10A and 10B as a response to the transmission request information through the communication I / F 55. That is, the terminal program 65 identifies the MFPs 10A and 10B, which are the sources of device information, as the communicable MFPs 10. The method of searching for a communicable MFP 10 may be another well-known method.

Next, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display a device selection screen (not shown) (S32). The device selection screen includes a device icon corresponding to the device information of the MFPs 10A and 10B found in S31. The device icon is an example of a candidate object, and the device information associated with the device icon is an example of candidate information. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the device selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S33).

Then, the terminal program 65 receives the device information received from the MFP 10B as the designated device information in the memory 62 in response to the reception of the designation of the device icon corresponding to the MFP 10B through the input I / F 54 (S33: Yes). It is memorized (S34). When the designated device information is already stored in the memory 62, the terminal program 65 overwrites the designated device information with the new designated device information.

Next, returning to FIG. 4A, the terminal program 65 causes the main screen to be displayed on the display 53 (S11 to S13). On the main screen after the device icon corresponding to the MFP 10B is designated, the designated device ID "MFP-B" is described in the switching icon 114. Further, since the MFP 10B cannot execute the scan operation, the operation icon 112 associated with the operation ID “scan operation” is hidden. Next, the terminal program 65 specifies, for example, the operation ID “print” associated with the operation icon 111 in response to receiving the designation of the operation icon 111 through the input I / F 54 (S14: print). It is temporarily stored in the memory 62 as an ID. The process of S14 that accepts the designation of the operation icon 111 is an example of the first acceptance process.

Next, the terminal program 65 increments the number of prints stored in the memory 62 by 1 (S16). Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the number of prints incremented in S16 has reached 7 (S17). Then, the terminal program 65 determines that the specific operation corresponding to the application ID "print only" has been accepted in response to the number of prints reaching 7 (S17: Yes), and assigns the application ID "print only". Temporarily stored in the memory 62 as the target application ID. The user operation of designating the operation icon 111 seven times is an example of a specific operation. The process of S17 is an example of the first determination process.

Then, the terminal program 65 executes the application introduction process (S18) when the number of prints reaches 7 (S17: Yes). The application introduction process is a process of introducing the external program 66 (hereinafter, may be referred to as “target application”) identified by the target application ID to the user of the mobile terminal 50. The details of the application introduction process will be described later. On the other hand, the terminal program 65 skips the application introduction process and executes the print process according to the number of prints being less than 7 (S17: No) (S19). The print process is a process of causing a designated device to execute a print operation. The details of the printing process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Print processing]
First, the terminal program 65 displays the acquisition source selection screen shown in FIG. 8B on the display 53 (S41). The acquisition source selection screen includes acquisition source icons 121, 122, and 123 corresponding to the acquisition source of the data to be printed. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation for the acquisition source selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S42). The process of S42 is an example of the first reception process.

The acquisition source icon 121 is associated with an acquisition source ID indicating the memory 62, the acquisition source icon 122 is associated with an acquisition source ID (for example, a URL) indicating a storage server (not shown) on the Internet, and the acquisition source icon 123 is associated with the acquisition source icon 123. Is associated with an acquisition source ID (for example, a domain name) indicating a mail server (not shown) on the Internet. The acquisition source icons 121 to 123 are examples of candidate objects, and the acquisition source ID associated with the acquisition source icons 121 to 123 is an example of candidate information.

Next, the terminal program 65 uses, for example, the acquisition source ID indicating the memory 62 as the designated acquisition source ID in the memory 62 in response to receiving the designation of the acquisition source icon 121 through the input I / F 54 (S42: other). Temporarily memorize. Next, the terminal program 65 skips the login process (S43) and displays the data selection screen shown in FIG. 9A on the display 53 (S44). Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the data selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S45). The process of S45 is an example of the first reception process.

The data selection screen includes data icons 131, 132, 133. The data icons 131 to 133 are associated with a data ID that identifies the data stored in the memory 62. The data icons 131 to 133 are examples of candidate objects, and the data IDs associated with the data icons 131 to 133 are examples of candidate information.

Next, the terminal program 65 receives, for example, the designation of the data icon 133 through the input I / F 54 (S45: Yes), and receives the data ID "estimate.PDF" associated with the data icon 133. , Temporarily stored in the memory 62 as the designated data ID. Next, the terminal program 65 causes the preview screen shown in FIG. 9B to be displayed on the display 53 (S46). Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the preview screen through the input I / F 54 (S47).

The preview screen includes a preview image 141, a [setting] icon 142, and a [print] icon 143. The preview image 141 is an image showing a state in which the image indicated by the designated data “Quotation.PDF” is recorded on the sheet. The [Setting] icon 142 corresponds to an instruction for specifying the execution condition of the print operation. The [Print] icon 143 corresponds to an execution instruction of the print operation.

Next, the terminal program 65 receives, for example, the designation of the [Print] icon 143 through the input I / F 54 (S47: print), and whether the data format of the designated data indicated by the designated data ID is the PDF format. It is determined whether or not (S49). Then, the terminal program 65 executes the data conversion process (S50) according to the designated data "estimate.PDF" in the PDF format (S49: Yes). On the other hand, the terminal program 65 skips the process of S50 according to the fact that the designated data is not in PDF format (S49: No). The data conversion process is a process of converting the designated data from the PDF format to the JPEG format. The details of the data conversion process will be described with reference to FIG. 6A.

[Data conversion process]
First, the terminal program 65 determines the data size of the designated data (S61). Next, the terminal program 65 requests the conversion server to perform conversion processing for the designated data "estimate.PDF" in response to the determination that the designated data "estimate.PDF" is less than 50 MB (S61: Yes). (S62). More specifically, the terminal program 65 transmits the conversion request information including the designated data "estimate.PDF" to the conversion server through the communication I / F 55. Then, the terminal program 65 receives the designated data "estimate.PDF" converted into the JPEG format from the conversion server through the communication I / F 55 as a response of the conversion request information. The process of S62 is an example of a conversion process.

Next, the terminal program 65 increments the number of conversions stored in the memory 62 by 1 (S63). Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the number of conversions incremented in S63 has reached 5 (S64). Then, the terminal program 65 determines that the specific operation corresponding to the application ID "PDF conversion" has been accepted in response to the number of conversions reaching 5 (S64: Yes), and performs the application ID "PDF conversion". Temporarily stored in the memory 62 as the target application ID. The user operation of designating the data icon corresponding to the PDF data five times is an example of the specific operation. The process of S64 is an example of the first determination process.

Then, the terminal program 65 executes the application introduction process described later (S65) in response to the number of conversions reaching 5 (S64: Yes). Further, the terminal program 65 skips the processes of S62 to S64 and executes the application introduction process described later in response to the determination that the designated data "estimate.PDF" is 50 MB or more (S61: No). (S65). On the other hand, the terminal program 65 skips the process of S65 and ends the file conversion process according to the number of conversions being less than 5 (S64: No).

Returning to FIG. 5, the terminal program 65 transmits print instruction information to the designated device MFP10B via the communication I / F55 (S51). The print instruction information is an example of the operation instruction information for instructing the execution of the image processing operation of the content specified by the operation specific information specified by the user. The print instruction information here includes the designated data "estimate.PDF" which is one of the operation specific information. The process of S51 is an example of an operation instruction process.

On the other hand, although not shown, the device program 35 of the MFP 10B, which is a designated device, receives print instruction information from the mobile terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25. Then, the device program 35 causes the printer 11 to execute a print operation according to the received print instruction information. That is, the printer 11 records the image indicated by the designated data "Quotation.PDF" in JPEG format on the sheet.

Next, the terminal program 65 determines the set value of the installation flag stored in the memory 62 (S52). Then, the terminal program 65 skips the process of S53 and ends the print process in response to the determination that the fourth value "NO" is set in the installation flag (S52: NO). The processing of S53 will be described later.

Further, the terminal program 65 is associated with the data icon 131 in response to the reception of the designation of the data icon 131 through the input I / F 54 (S45: Yes) on the data selection screen shown in FIG. 9 (A). The data ID "photograph.PEG" is temporarily stored in the memory 62 as a designated data ID. Next, the terminal program 65 causes the preview screen shown in FIG. 10A to be displayed on the display 53 (S46). The preview screen shown in FIG. 10 (A) is different from FIG. 9 (B) in that it includes a preview image 144 showing a state in which the image shown in the designated data “photograph.JPEG” is recorded on the sheet, and other points. Is common with FIG. 9 (B).

Next, the terminal program 65 executes the print condition setting process in response to the reception of the designation of the [setting] icon 142 through the input I / F 54 (S47: setting), for example (S48). The print condition setting process is a process of causing the user operation to specify the execution condition of the print operation. The details of the print condition setting process will be described with reference to FIG. 6B.

[Print condition setting process]
First, the terminal program 65 displays the display 53 on the setting screen shown in FIG. 10 (B) (S71). The setting screen corresponds to the pull-down menus 151, 152, and 153 corresponding to each of the plurality of items "size", "paper type", and "color" that constitute the execution condition of the print operation, and the instruction to confirm the execution condition [ OK] Includes icon 154. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the setting screen through the input I / F 54 (S72). The process of S72 is an example of the first reception process.

The pull-down menus 151 to 153 are in a state in which one of a plurality of parameters that can be specified for the corresponding item is specified. Further, the designated parameters "A4", "plain paper", and "color" are displayed in the pull-down menus 151 to 153. Further, the parameters displayed in the pull-down menus 151 to 153 are stored in the memory 62 as the designated condition information.

The pull-down menu 151 corresponding to the item "size" has four options corresponding to the parameter candidates "A4", "B5", "L version", and "postcard". The pull-down menu 152 corresponding to the item "paper type" has two options corresponding to the parameter candidates "plain paper" and "glossy paper". The pull-down menu 153 corresponding to the item "color" has two options corresponding to the parameter candidates "color" and "monochrome". The pull-down menus 151 to 153 are examples of candidate objects, and the options included in the pull-down menus 151 to 153 are examples of candidate information.

The terminal program 65 receives, for example, the specified condition information stored in the memory 62 in response to receiving the user operation for changing the parameters specified in the pull-down menus 151 to 153 through the input I / F 54 (S72: change). change. Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the parameter "postcard" of the item "size" is specified (S73). Then, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display the setting screen in which the changed parameters are displayed in the pull-down menus 151 to 153 in response to the designation other than the parameter “postcard” (S73: other) (S73: Other). S71).

On the other hand, the terminal program 65 increments the number of postcards stored in the memory 62 by 1 in response to the parameter "postcard" being specified through the pull-down menu 151 (S73: postcard) (S74). Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the number of postcards incremented in S74 has reached three (S75).

Next, the terminal program 65 determines that the specific operation corresponding to the application ID "New Year's card" has been accepted in response to the number of postcards reaching three (S75: Yes), and targets the application ID "New Year's card". Temporarily stored in the memory 62 as an application ID. The item "size" is an example of a specific item, and the parameter "postcard" is an example of a specific parameter. A user operation in which the parameter "postcard" of the item "size" is specified three times through the pull-down menu 151 is an example of a specific operation. The process of S75 is an example of the first determination process. Then, the terminal program 65 executes the application introduction process described later (S76).

On the other hand, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display a setting screen in which the parameter “postcard” is displayed in the pull-down menu 151 according to the number of postcards being less than 3 (S75: No) (S71). Then, the terminal program 65 ends the print condition setting process in response to receiving the designation of the [OK] icon 154 on the setting screen through the input I / F 54 (S72: OK).

Next, returning to FIG. 5, the terminal program 65 executes the processes after S46. That is, the terminal program 65 skips the processing of S50 and sends the print instruction information to the MFP 10B through the communication I / F55 in response to the determination that the designated data "photo.JPEG" is not in PDF format (S49: No). Transmit (S51). The print instruction information here includes the designated data "photograph.JPEG" and the designated condition information set in the print condition setting process as the operation specific information. Other processes are common to the above description.

Further, the terminal program 65 receives the designation of the acquisition source icon 123 through the input I / F54 on the acquisition source selection screen shown in FIG. 8 (B) (S42: mail), and indicates the mail server. The original ID is temporarily stored in the memory 62 as the designated acquisition source ID, and the login process is executed (S43). The login process is a process of attempting to log in to the mail server using the account information (for example, the account name and password) entered by the user. The details of the login process will be described with reference to FIG. 6C.

[Login process]
First, the terminal program 65 displays the login screen shown in FIG. 11A on the display 53 (S81). The login screen includes a text box 161 for accepting the input of the account name, a text box 162 for accepting the input of the password, and a [login] icon 163. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the login screen through the input I / F 54 (S82).

Next, the terminal program 65 causes the input character strings to be displayed in the text boxes 161 and 162 in response to receiving the input of the account name and the password through, for example, a software keyboard (not shown). Further, the terminal program 65 transmits the login request information including the input account information to the mail server through the communication I / F 55 in response to the reception of the designation of the [login] icon 163 through the input I / F 54.

Next, the terminal program 65 uses the login success information indicating that the correct account information has been input or the login failure information indicating that the incorrect account information has been input as the response of the login request information to the communication I / F55. Receive from the mail server through. The terminal program 65 increments the number of errors stored in the memory 62 by 1 in response to receiving the login failure information (S82: No) (S83). Receiving login failure information is an example of not being able to obtain the specified data from the mail server.

Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the number of errors incremented in S83 has reached 5 (S84). Then, the terminal program 65 executes the processing after S81 according to the number of errors being less than 5 (S84: No). On the other hand, the terminal program 65 determines that the specific operation corresponding to the application ID "mail print" has been accepted in response to the number of errors reaching 5 (S84: Yes), and outputs the application ID "mail print". Temporarily stored in the memory 62 as the target application ID. The user operation of inputting incorrect account information five times is an example of a specific operation. The process of S84 is an example of the first determination process. Then, the terminal program 65 executes the application introduction process described later (S85) in response to the number of errors reaching 5 (S84: Yes).

On the other hand, the terminal program 65 skips the processes of S83 to S85 and ends the login process in response to receiving the login success information. Next, returning to FIG. 5, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display a data selection screen including a data icon corresponding to the mail stored in the mail server (S44). The processing after S45 is common to the above description.

[App introduction process]
Next, the details of the application introduction process will be described with reference to FIG. 7. First, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the external program 66 identified by the target application ID temporarily stored in the memory 62 is installed in the mobile terminal 50 (S91). That is, the terminal program 65 determines the setting value of the installation information corresponding to the target application ID. The process of S91 is an example of the second determination process.

The terminal program 65 has, for example, the application introduction screen shown in FIG. 11 (B) according to the setting of "not installed" in the installation information corresponding to the target application ID "print only" (S91: No). 170 is displayed on the display 53 (S96). The application introduction screen 170 includes a message "[Print only] application is recommended. Do you want to install it?", [Yes] icon 171 and [No] icon 172, and [Later] icon 173. ..

Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the application introduction screen 170 through the input I / F 54 (S97). The designation of the [Yes] icon 171 is an example of the third operation, the designation of the [No] icon 172 is an example of the fourth operation, and the designation of the [later] icon 173 is an example of the fifth operation. The process of S97 is an example of the third reception process.

Next, the terminal program 65 stores the operation specific information temporarily stored in the memory 62 in the specific area in response to receiving the designation of the [Yes] icon 171 through the input I / F 54 (S97: Yes). (S98). The specific area is an area of the memory 62 that the target application accesses at startup. That is, the terminal program 65 delivers the operation specific information to the target application through the specific area. Then, the terminal program 65 installs the target application on the mobile terminal 50 (S99). More specifically, the terminal program 65 starts the installer 67 by designating the target application ID "print only" as an argument. The process of S99 is an example of the installation process.

Next, the installer 67 started by the terminal program 65 downloads the executable file of the target-dedicated application identified by the target application ID “print-only” from the server, and stores the downloaded executable file in a predetermined area of the memory 62. Let me. Then, the installer 67 sets "installed" in the installation information corresponding to the target application ID "print only".

Next, the OS 64 terminates the terminal program 65 and the installer 67, and displays the menu screen on the display 53. A program icon corresponding to the installed print-only application has been added to this menu screen. Next, the OS 64 activates the print-only application and executes the print-only application in the foreground in response to receiving the designation of the program icon corresponding to the print-only application through the input I / F54.

The print-only application reads the operation-specific information stored in the specific area from the memory 62, and executes the process using the read operation-specific information. The print-only application receives, for example, a user operation for designating designated data and designated condition information through the input I / F 54. Then, the print-only application causes the designated device indicated by the designated device information stored in the specific area to execute the print operation targeting the designated data according to the execution condition indicated by the designated condition information.

Further, the terminal program 65 sets the third value “YES” in the installation flag in response to the reception of the designation of the [later] icon 173 through the input I / F54 (S97: later) (S100). , End the application introduction process. Further, the terminal program 65 skips the process of S100 and ends the application introduction process in response to the reception of the designation of the [No] icon 172 through the input I / F 54 (S97: No).

Next, the terminal program 65 returns to the caller of the application introduction process (S18, S65, S76, S85) and continues the subsequent processes. Further, the terminal program 65 determines the set value of the installation flag after executing the process of S51 (S52).
Then, the terminal program 65 installs the target application according to the setting of the third value “YES” in the installation flag (S52: Yes) (S53). The processing of S53 is the same as that of S99.

Further, the terminal program 65 displays the application introduction screen 170 on the display 53, for example, in response to the setting of "installed" in the installation information corresponding to the application ID "New Year's card" (S91: Yes) (S91: Yes). S92). The application introduction screen 170 of S92 differs from FIG. 11 (B) in that the message is "[New Year's card application] is recommended. Do you want to start it?" And the [later] icon 173 is omitted. In other respects, it is common with FIG. 11B. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts the user operation on the application introduction screen 170 through the input I / F 54 (S93). The designation of the [Yes] icon 171 is an example of the first operation, and the designation of the [No] icon 172 is an example of the second operation. The process of S93 is an example of the second reception process.

Next, the terminal program 65 stores the operation specific information temporarily stored in the memory 62 in the specific area in response to receiving the designation of the [Yes] icon 171 through the input I / F 54 (S93: Yes). (S94). Next, the terminal program 65 activates the target application (S95). That is, the terminal program 65 executes the activation API by designating the target application ID "New Year's card" as an argument. The process of S95 is an example of the first start-up process. Next, the OS 64 terminates the terminal program 65, activates the New Year's card application, and executes the New Year's card application in the foreground.

The New Year's card application reads the operation specific information stored in the specific area from the memory 62, and executes the process using the read operation specific information. The New Year's card application, for example, accepts a user operation for specifying a template image through input I / F54. In addition, the New Year's card application synthesizes a photo indicated by photo data identified by the designated data ID "photo.JPEG" stored in the specific area with the designated template image. Then, the New Year's card application causes the designated device indicated by the designated device information stored in the specific area to execute the printing operation of recording the template image in which the photographs are combined on the communication surface of the postcard.

On the other hand, the terminal program 65 ends the application introduction process in response to the reception of the designation of the [No] icon 172 through the input I / F 54 (S93: No). Next, the terminal program 65 returns to the caller of the application introduction process (S18, S65, S76, S85) and continues the subsequent processes. The processing in the case of the target application IDs "PDF conversion" and "mail print" is also the same as the above description.

Further, the terminal program 65 is associated with the SC icon 113 in response to the reception of the designation of the SC icon 113 through the input I / F54 on the main screen shown in FIG. 8 (A) (S14: SC). Launch the New Year's card application (S20). That is, the terminal program 65 executes the start API by designating the application ID "New Year's card" associated with the SC icon 113 as an argument. Next, the OS 64 terminates the terminal program 65, activates the New Year's card application, and executes the New Year's card application in the foreground. The process of S14 that accepts the designation of the SC icon 113 is an example of the fourth acceptance process. The process of S20 is an example of the second start-up process.

[Action and effect of this embodiment]
According to the above embodiment, in response to the user performing a specific operation to specify the operation specific information, the external program 66 corresponding to the specific operation is started instead of the process of S51. As a result, the process that the user is trying to realize through the terminal program 65 can be replaced with an external program 66 suitable for the process.

As an example, a print-only application that can specify only a print operation may be able to accept more detailed settings as compared with a terminal program 65 that supports a plurality of image processing operations. Therefore, when the MFP 10 frequently executes the print operation through the terminal program 65 as in the above embodiment, it is desirable to start the print-only application instead of the process of S51. In the above embodiment, an example of the print-only application has been described, but when the specified number of times of the operation icon 112 reaches the threshold number, the scan-only application capable of instructing the MFP 10 to perform only the scan operation is started. You may.

As another example, the New Year's card application that specializes in print operations (hereinafter referred to as "specific operations") according to execution conditions including the size "postcard" is a terminal program 65 that supports operations other than specific operations. In comparison, it may be possible to accept more detailed settings. Therefore, when the MFP 10 frequently executes a specific operation through the terminal program 65, it is desirable to start a New Year's card application specialized for the specific operation instead of the processing process of S51.

As yet another example, it may be necessary to communicate with a server on the Internet prior to causing the MFP 10 to perform an image processing operation. In addition, there are various errors and restrictions in communication with servers on the Internet. Therefore, instead of communicating with the server on the Internet through the terminal program 65 as in the above embodiment, a mail print application specialized for communication with the mail server or a PDF conversion application that substitutes the function of the conversion server is used. It is desirable to start. Although the example of logging in to the mail server has been described in the above embodiment, the login process of FIG. 6C can also be applied to logging in to a storage server (not shown) on the Internet.

Further, according to the above embodiment, since the operation specific information specified before starting the external program 66 is passed to the external program 66, it is not necessary to respecify the operation specific information in the started external program 66. .. As a result, the user operation can be simplified. The operation specific information to be delivered may differ depending on the external program 66. Alternatively, the external program 66 may execute the process by using a part of the acquired operation specific information. Further, the delivery of the operation specific information to the external program 66 may be realized by, for example, the enter function provided by the OS 64.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the desired process is realized by the process of S51 of the terminal program 65, the external program 66 corresponding to the specific operation is substituted, or the external program 66 is executed after the process of S51 is executed. The user can select whether to install the program through the application introduction screen 170. Thereby, the desired processing can be realized according to the intention of the user.

Further, according to the above embodiment, since the SC icon 113 corresponding to the external program 66 in which the first value “ON” is set in the SC flag is displayed on the main screen, it was installed in the past through the terminal program 65. The external program 66 can be started at the will of the user. The screen for displaying the SC icon is not limited to the main screen, and may be a device selection screen, an acquisition source selection screen, a data selection screen, a preview screen, a setting screen, a login screen, or the like. That is, the processing of S32, S41, S44, S46, S71, and S81 is an example of the display processing.

Further, in the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 of the above embodiment, an example in which each process executed by the controller of the present invention is realized by executing various programs stored in the memories 32 and 62 by the CPUs 31 and 61. explained. However, the configuration of the controller is not limited to this, and a part or all of the controller configuration may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50, but also as a program for causing the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be recorded and provided on a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a storage unit mounted on a server that can be connected to the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 through the communication network 101, in addition to a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and the like. Then, the program stored in the storage unit of the server may be distributed as information or a signal indicating the program through a communication network 101 such as the Internet.

10 ... MFP
11 ... Printer 12 ... Scanner 23, 53 ... Display 24, 54 ... Input I / F
25, 55 ... Communication I / F
31,61 ... CPU
32, 62 ... Memory 35 ... Device program 50 ... Mobile terminal 65 ... Terminal program 66 ... External program 67 ... Installer

Claims (11)

A program that can be executed by a mobile terminal having a memory, an input interface, and a communication interface.
The memory stores a plurality of sets of an external program and operation information. The external program is a program capable of instructing an image processing device to perform an image processing operation, and the operation information can be received through the input interface. Indicates a specific operation that is a user operation
The program
A first reception process for receiving a user operation for specifying operation specific information for specifying the content of the image processing operation to be executed by the image processing device through the input interface, and
The first determination process for determining whether or not the specific operation has been accepted in the first acceptance process,
In response to the determination in the first determination process that the operation is not the specific operation, the image processing device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal through the communication interface is subjected to the image processing operation having the content specified by the operation specific information. Operation instruction processing to be executed and
A program that causes the mobile terminal to execute a first activation process for activating the external program associated with the operation information indicating the specific operation in response to the determination that the specific operation is performed in the first determination process. .. The program can instruct the first operation and the second operation,
The program
In the first reception process, a user operation in which one of the first operation and the second operation is designated as a designated operation is accepted.
In the operation instruction process, the image processing device is made to execute the designated operation specified in the first reception process.
In the first determination process, it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted when the user operation for designating the first operation as the designated operation reaches the threshold number of times.
The program according to claim 1, which activates the external program capable of instructing only the first operation in the first activation process. The program
In the first reception process, a user operation for specifying a plurality of parameters corresponding to each of a plurality of items is accepted.
In the operation instruction process, the image processing device is made to execute the image processing operation according to the execution conditions indicated by the plurality of parameters specified in the first reception process.
In the first determination process, it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted when the user operation for specifying the specific parameter of the specific item reaches the threshold number of times.
The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the first activation process, the external program specialized in the image processing operation according to an execution condition including the specific parameter is activated. The program
In the first reception process, a user operation for designating an acquisition source of designated data to be the target of the image processing operation is accepted.
In the operation instruction process, the image processing device is made to execute the image processing operation targeting the designated data acquired from the acquisition source designated in the first reception process.
In the first determination process, it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted according to the number of times the designated data could not be acquired from the acquisition source on the Internet reaches the threshold number.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which activates the external program specialized for acquiring the designated data from the acquisition source in the first activation process. The program
In the first reception process, a user operation for designating designated data to be the target of the image processing operation is accepted.
In the first determination process, it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted in response to the designation of the designated data having the first format and the threshold size or more.
In the first startup process, the external program that converts the designated data from the first format to the second format is started.
In response to the determination in the first determination process that the operation is not the specific operation, the mobile terminal is made to execute a conversion process for converting the designated data from the first format to the second format on the server on the Internet.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the operation instruction processing, the image processing apparatus executes the image processing operation targeting the designated data converted into the second format in the conversion processing. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the first activation process, the operation specific information specified in the first reception process is delivered to the external program to be activated. The program
A second determination of whether or not the external program associated with the operation information indicating the specific operation is installed in the mobile terminal in response to the determination of the specific operation in the first determination process. Judgment processing and
In response to the determination that the installation is performed in the second determination process, the mobile terminal is made to execute the first activation process.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which causes the mobile terminal to execute an installation process for installing the external program on the mobile terminal in response to the determination that the external program has not been installed in the second determination process. The program
A second reception process that accepts the first operation or the second operation through the input interface according to the determination that the installation is performed in the second judgment process.
In response to the reception of the first operation in the second reception process, the mobile terminal is made to execute the first activation process.
The program according to claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal executes the operation instruction process in response to the reception of the second operation in the second reception process. The program
A third reception process that accepts a third operation, a fourth operation, or a fifth operation through the input interface according to the determination that the installation is not performed in the second judgment process.
In response to the reception of the third operation in the third reception process, the mobile terminal is made to execute the installation process.
In response to the reception of the fourth operation in the third reception process, the mobile terminal is made to execute the operation instruction process.
The seventh or eight claim, wherein the mobile terminal is made to execute the operation instruction process and the installation process after the operation instruction process is executed in response to the reception of the fifth operation in the third reception process. program. The mobile terminal is provided with a display.
The program causes the mobile terminal to execute a display process for displaying a plurality of candidate objects and shortcut objects on the display, and the candidate objects are associated with candidate information that is a candidate for the operation specific information. The shortcut object is associated with the external program installed on the mobile terminal in the past installation process.
The program
In the first reception process, a user operation for designating one of the plurality of candidate objects is accepted as a user operation for designating the candidate information associated with the candidate object as the operation specific information.
The fourth reception process that accepts the user operation that specifies the shortcut object through the input interface, and
The program according to any one of claims 7 to 9, which causes the mobile terminal to execute a second activation process for activating the external program corresponding to the shortcut object specified in the fourth reception process. With memory
Input interface and
Communication interface and
A mobile terminal equipped with a controller
The memory stores a plurality of sets of an external program and operation information. The external program is a program capable of instructing an image processing device to perform an image processing operation, and the operation information can be received through the input interface. Indicates a specific operation that is a user operation
The controller
A first reception process for receiving a user operation for specifying operation specific information for specifying the content of the image processing operation to be executed by the image processing device through the input interface, and
The first determination process for determining whether or not the specific operation has been accepted in the first acceptance process,
In response to the determination in the first determination process that the operation is not the specific operation, the image processing device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal through the communication interface is subjected to the image processing operation having the content specified by the operation specific information. Operation instruction processing to be executed and
A mobile terminal that executes a first activation process of activating the external program associated with the operation information indicating the specific operation in response to the determination of the specific operation in the first determination process.

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