JP2021180422A - Image processing apparatus and method for controlling the same, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image processing apparatus and a method for controlling the same, and a program that, even when button rearrangement not intended by a user occurs for application buttons on an application selection screen, allow the user to easily search for a desired application button.SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus 100 comprises: a menu function unit 207 that displays, on an application selection screen 400, application buttons for executing a plurality of applications on a plurality of pages while dividing the buttons into groups in a number equal to the number of the pages, and changes the page on the application selection screen 400 in accordance with a page changing operation performed by a user; and a button display order control unit 208 that, when detecting a button preference event that is a condition for preferentially displaying at least one of the application buttons, changes the order of display of the application buttons. When the order of display of the application buttons is changed, the menu function unit 207 displays a button 501 for returning to the original arrangement that returns the order of display changed upon depression to the order of display before the change.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to an image processing device, a control method thereof, and a program, and more particularly to an image processing device and a control method thereof, and a program, in which many installed applications are selectively displayed on an application selection screen.

In recent years, many applications (hereinafter referred to as applications) have been installed in image processing devices such as multifunction devices. The application referred to here includes, for example, an application for copying, faxing, and printing print data from a PC.

As the number of apps installed in the image processing device increases, the number of app buttons in the app selection screen displayed on the operation unit of the image processing device continues to increase, and the number of app buttons increases to one screen. It may not be possible to display all app buttons. In such a case, a plurality of application selection screens (multiple pages) are prepared, and the pages can be switched by flicking or the like so that a desired application button can be selected.

On the other hand, increasing the number of app buttons also leads to the time it takes for users to find the app they want to operate. Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which the application buttons displayed on the application selection screen are rearranged according to the state of the image processing device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

For example, if a document of a specific paper size is placed on the scanner of the image processing device, the application buttons displayed on the application selection screen are rearranged so that the display order of the application buttons related to the document is higher. .. In addition, when a print job is submitted from an external device connected to the image processing device via a network, the app buttons displayed on the app selection screen are lined up so that the display order of the app buttons related to the print job is higher. Change. This makes it possible to quickly reach the application button desired by the user on the application selection screen.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-117158

However, if the rearrangement of the application buttons on the application selection screen according to the state of the image processing device as in the technique of Patent Document 1 is unintended for the user, the user is rather confused.

For example, suppose that the user finds a desired application button to be executed as a result of page transition by an operation such as flicking on the application selection screen. After that, if the user places a document of a specific paper size on the scanner of the image processing device before pressing the desired application button, the application buttons are rearranged accordingly. As a result, the desired application button that the user tried to execute moves to another page of the application selection screen, and the user has to search for the desired icon again. Patent Document 1 does not consider such a problem.

Therefore, the present invention is an image processing device, a control method thereof, and a program that allow the user to easily search for a desired application button even if the user does not intend to rearrange the application buttons on the application selection screen. The purpose is to provide.

The image processing device according to claim 1 of the present invention is an image processing device having a plurality of applications, and the application buttons for executing each of the plurality of applications are divided into a plurality of pages and displayed on the application selection screen. At the same time, a screen control means for switching the page of the application selection screen according to a page switching operation by the user, a detection means for detecting a button priority event which is a condition for preferentially displaying at least one of the application buttons, and the detection means. When the button priority event is detected by, a changing means for changing the display order of the application buttons and a change canceling means for returning the changed display order of the application buttons to the display order of the application buttons before the change. It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, the user can easily search for a desired application button even if the button rearrangement not intended by the user occurs for the application button on the application selection screen.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of the image processing apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the software structure of an image processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the application button information table in FIG. It is a figure which shows the application selection screen when each application button is displayed in the default display order. It is a figure which shows the application selection screen at the time of manuscript detection. It is a figure which shows the application selection screen at the time of unprinted job detection. It is a flowchart of the rearrangement process of the application button displayed on the application selection screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the image processing device 100 includes a control unit 1000, an operation unit 1010, a printer 1011, a scanner 1012, and a motion sensor 1013, and is connected to the LAN 101.

The control unit 1000 controls the operation of the entire image processing device 100. Further, the control unit 1000 includes a CPU 1001, ROM 1002, RAM 1003, HDD 1004, an operation unit I / F 1005, a printer I / F 1006, a scanner I / F 1007, a motion sensor I / F 1008, and a network I / F 1009.

The CPU 1001 reads a control program stored in the ROM 1002 and performs various controls such as read control and transmission control.

ROM 1002 is a boot ROM and stores a boot program of the system. The RAM 1003 is used as a temporary storage area for the main memory, work area, etc. of the CPU 1001.

The HDD 1004 stores image data, various programs, and various information tables.

The operation unit I / F 1005 is an interface for connecting the operation unit 1010 and the control unit 1000.

The operation unit 1010 is provided with a liquid crystal display unit having a touch panel function, a keyboard, and the like. Further, the operation unit 1010 includes a hard key for operating the image processing device 100.

The printer I / F 1006 is an interface for connecting the printer 1011 and the control unit 1000. The image data to be printed by the printer 1011 is transferred from the control unit 1000 via the printer I / F 1006 and printed on the recording medium (paper) by the printer 1011.

The scanner I / F 1007 is an interface for connecting the scanner 1012 and the control unit 1000. The scanner 1012 has a feeder or a pressure plate, reads an image from a document placed on the feeder or the pressure plate, generates image data, and inputs the image data to the control unit 1000 via the scanner I / F 1007.

The motion sensor I / F1008 is an interface for connecting the motion sensor 1013 and the control unit 1000. The motion sensor 1013 determines whether or not there is a person in front of the image processing device 100, and inputs the motion sensor I / F 1008 to the control unit 1000.

The network I / F 1009 is an interface for connecting the control unit 1000 to the LAN 101. The network I / F 1009 transmits and receives information to an external device connected to the network via the LAN 101.

Typical functions (applications) included in the image processing device 100 include a copy application, a print application, a scan and send application, a scan and save application, and a save file use application.

The copy application is a function of scanning the image on the document with the scanner 1012 and printing the image data generated by the printer 1011.

The print application is a function of printing image data on the printer 1011 based on a print job input from the outside such as an information processing apparatus connected to the network via the network I / F 1009.

The scanning and transmitting application is a function of scanning an image on a document by a scanner 1012 and transmitting the generated image data to the outside via a network I / F 1009.

The scan and save application is a function of scanning an image on a document with a scanner 1012 and saving the generated image data in the HDD 1004.

The application for using the saved file is a function of printing the image data saved in the HDD 1004 with the printer 1011 or transmitting the image data to the outside via the network I / F 1009.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of the image processing device 100. Each software is stored in ROM 1002 and executed by CPU 1001.

In FIG. 2, the image processing device 100 includes a document detection unit 201, a login function unit 202, a login information management table 203, and a print job detection unit 204. Further, the image processing device 100 includes a timer unit 206, a menu function unit 207, a button display order control unit 208, and an application button information table 209.

The document detection unit 201 detects whether or not the document is installed in the scanner 1012 of the image processing device 100, and holds the detection result. The state in which the document is installed in the scanner 1012 refers to, for example, a state in which the document is installed in the feeder, a state in which the document is installed in the pressure plate, and a state in which the pressure plate is open. The state in which the original is installed on the scanner 1012 is not limited to this.

The login function unit 202 is responsible for the authentication function of the image processing device 100. Specifically, the login function unit 202 manages a display language to be displayed on the operation unit 1010 for each authenticated user, and a print job for which the print process by the printer 1011 has not been executed for each authenticated user (hereinafter, unprinted job). ) Exists or not. Further, the login function unit 202 executes the authentication function when the authentication function is ON. Whether the authentication function is turned on or off is set by the user via the operation unit 1010. Information on whether the authentication function is ON or OFF is stored in the HDD 1004, and the login function unit 202 refers to this information. When the authentication function is ON, the user needs to log in in order to operate the image processing device 100. When the authentication function is OFF, the user does not need to log in to operate the image processing device.

The login information management table 203 holds information to be managed for each user, in addition to the ID and password of the authenticated user. The information to be managed for each user is, for example, the display language information of the user and the information of the unprinted job. The information to be managed for each user is not limited to this.

The print job detection unit 204 holds a state of whether or not there is an unprinted job input from the external device to the image processing device 100 via the LAN 101. When the authentication function is ON, the print job detection unit 204 cooperates with the login function unit 202 to maintain a state in which an unprinted job exists for each authenticated user.

The timer unit 206 measures how much time has passed since the operation unit 1010 was last operated by the user. When the time measured by the timer unit 206 becomes equal to or longer than a predetermined time, the operation unit 1010 transitions to the application selection screen 400 shown in FIG. 4 by the auto clear function. Note that FIG. 4 shows the application selection screen 400 when the user is logged in, but the same screen transition is performed even when the authentication function is OFF.

The menu function unit 207 controls the screen displayed on the operation unit 1010. The menu function unit 207 is notified by the button display order control unit 208 of the display order of the application buttons (hereinafter referred to as the button display order). The menu function unit 207 displays the application selection screen 400 in a state where the application buttons are arranged according to the notified button display order. Then, when the menu function unit 207 detects that the application button on the displayed application selection screen 400 is pressed, the menu function unit 207 controls the operation unit 1010 so as to transition to the screen for executing the corresponding application. Further, as will be described later, when the application selection screen 400 has a plurality of pages, the menu function unit 207 switches and displays the display page of the application selection screen 400 according to the page switching operation by the user.

The button display order control unit 208 refers to the application button information table 209, and displays the buttons in the menu function unit 207 according to the states of the document detection unit 201, the login function unit 202, the print job detection unit 204, and the timer unit 206. Notify. For example, when the document detection unit 201 detects a document, it is highly possible that the next operation performed by the user involves a document reading process. Therefore, the button display order control unit 208 notifies the menu function unit 207 of the button display order in which the application buttons for reading the original are arranged at the higher level. Further, when the print job detection unit 204 detects an unprinted job, it is highly possible that the next work to be performed by the user is the print output of the unprinted job. Therefore, the button display order control unit 208 notifies the menu function unit 207 of the button display order in which the application buttons that output unprinted jobs are arranged at the upper level.

The application button information table 209 manages the information of each application button displayed on the application selection screen 400.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the application button information table 209. The application button information table may be stored in the HDD 1004 of the image processing device 100, or may be stored in an external storage device connected via the network I / F 1009. Further, the application button information table 209 may be managed for each user. In this case, the application button information table 209 is held in association with the login information management table 203, and is read out at the time of authentication.

In FIG. 3, the app button information table 209 includes four data columns 301-304.

The data column 301 manages the value of the application button ID for uniquely identifying each application button.

The data column 302 manages the name of each application button displayed on the application selection screen 400.

The data column 303 manages the default display order of each application button. Before the menu function unit 207 rearranges the application buttons on the application selection screen 400 according to the button display order by the button display order control unit 208, each application button is displayed on the application selection screen 400 in the default display order.

The data string 304 manages a button priority event, which is a condition for preferentially displaying at least one of the application buttons, for each application button.

For example, since the copy application (application button ID 0001) is an application for performing a process of reading a document using the scanner 1012, the button priority event is "manuscript detection". Similarly, the button priority event of each application having the application button IDs 0005, 0008 and 0009 is "manuscript detection". Further, since the print application (app button ID0003) is an application that performs a process of printing an unprinted job using the printer 1011 so, the button priority event is "unprinted job detection". Similarly, the button priority event of the application of the application button ID0004 is also "unprinted job detection".

The information managed in the application button information table 209 is not limited to this. Further, the button priority event managed by the data string 304 is not limited to the original detection and the unprinted job detection. For example, there may be an application button whose priority event is the detection of the existence of a FAX reception job, and the priority event is the detection that an event requiring maintenance has occurred in the image processing device. There may be an app button to do.

Further, the default display order managed by the data column 303 and the information of the button priority event managed by the data column 304 may be stored in advance in the HDD 1004 or the like, or may be set by the user.

Hereinafter, the screen switching method in the present embodiment of the application selection screen displayed on the operation unit 1010 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an application selection screen 400 when each application button is displayed in the default display order.

The user can use various applications included in the image processing device 100 by performing a selection operation of one of the application buttons displayed on the application selection screen 400 shown in FIG.

The number of application buttons displayed on one screen of the application selection screen 400 can be set by the user on a setting screen (not shown). Here, the case where the number of application buttons displayed on one screen is set to three will be described as an example.

When the menu function unit 207 starts displaying the application selection screen 400, the button display order control unit 208 causes the menu function unit 207 to use the default display order managed by the data column 303 of the application button information table 209 as the button display order. Notice. The menu function unit 207 displays the application buttons side by side on the application selection screen 400 according to the notified button display order. When there are a plurality of application buttons to be displayed on the application selection screen 400 and the application buttons do not fit on one screen, the menu function unit 207 displays the application selection screen 400 on a plurality of pages. In this case, the menu function unit 207 switches the display page of the application selection screen 400 in response to a page switching operation, specifically, a flick operation to the application selection screen 400 or pressing of the page switching buttons 401 and 402.

For example, when there are nine application buttons to be displayed on the application selection screen 400, the application selection screen 400 is divided into three pages and displayed as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C. Further, if there is a left-to-right flick operation or a page switching button 402 pressed on this screen while the first page screen (FIG. 4 (A)) of the application selection screen 400 is displayed, the menu function unit 207 Switches to the screen on the second page (FIG. 4 (B)). Further, when the user performs the same page switching operation, the menu function unit 207 switches the display page of the application selection screen 400 to the screen of the third page (FIG. 4 (C)). The user searches for a desired application button by sequentially switching the display page of the application selection screen 400 in this way, and presses the desired application button to cause the image processing device 100 to perform a desired operation. When the application selection screen 400 is flicked from right to left or the page switching button 401 is pressed, the page switching of the application selection screen 400 is performed in the reverse order of the above.

The copy button 403, the print button 404 of the received document, and the print button 405 are displayed on the application selection screen 400 on the first page shown in FIG. 4A.

The copy button 403 is a button for transitioning to a screen for executing the copy application (hereinafter referred to as a copy application screen).

The print button 404 of the received document is a button for transitioning to the screen for executing the print application of the received document.

The print button 405 is a button for transitioning to a screen for executing the print application.

The print button 406, the scan and send button 407, and the save file use button 408 are all displayed on the application selection screen 400 on the second page shown in FIG. 4 (B).

The all print button 406 is a button for printing out all unprinted jobs stored in the print application.

The scan and send button 407 is a button for transitioning to a screen for executing the scan and send application.

The save file use button 408 is a button for transitioning to the screen for executing the save file use application.

On the application selection screen 400 on the third page shown in FIG. 4C, a setting / registration button 409, a saving copy button 410, and a send button 411 to oneself are displayed.

The setting / registration button 409 is a button for displaying a screen for performing various settings of the image processing device 100.

The save copy button is a button for executing copy with 2in1 and double-sided settings. When the saving copy button 410 is pressed, the original placed on the pressure plate is read on both sides and the read image is printed out in a 2in1 layout without transitioning to the screen of the copy application.

The send button 411 to yourself is a button for reading the original with the scanner 1012 and sending it to the e-mail address of the logged-in user. When this button is pressed, the original is read at the set resolution without transitioning to the "Scan and Send" application screen, and the scanned image is converted to the set file format and sent. do. FIG. 4C shows an example in which a document is read at a resolution of 300 dpi, converted to a file format PDF, and transmitted.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the document detection unit 201 detects that the document is placed on the scanner 1012, the display order of the application buttons on the application selection screen 400 changes from the default display order.

In FIG. 5, the display order of the application buttons whose button priority event shown in the data column 304 of the application button information table 209 is “manuscript detection” is rearranged at the top. Specifically, the display order of the copy button 403, the scan and send button 407, the saving copy button 410, and the send button 411 to oneself is rearranged at the top. Then, the menu function unit 207 (change canceling means) further displays a button 501 for returning to the original order when the sort process is executed. When the user presses the button 501 to return to the original order, the document detection unit 201 detects the document and returns to the application selection screen 400 in the state before the change of the order and displays it. Specifically, the display order of the application buttons is returned to the default display order, and the page displayed before the original is detected is displayed.

For example, when the document detection unit 201 detects that a document has been installed while the screen of FIG. 4 (C) is displayed, the menu function unit 207 displays the screen of FIG. 5 (A). After that, when the button 501 for returning to the original order is pressed, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 4 (C).

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6, when the print job detection unit 204 detects an unprinted job, the display order of the application buttons on the application selection screen 400 changes from the default display order.

In FIG. 6, the display order of the application buttons whose button priority event indicated by the data column 304 of the application button information table 209 is “unprinted job detection” is rearranged at the top. Specifically, the display order of the print button 405 and all the print buttons 406 is rearranged at the top. Also in FIG. 6, the menu function unit 207 further displays a button 501 for returning to the original order when the sort process is executed. When the user presses the button 501 to return to the original order, the print job detection unit 204 returns to the application selection screen 400 in the state before the unprinted job is detected, as described with reference to FIG. indicate. Specifically, the display order of the application buttons is returned to the default display order, and the page displayed before the original is detected is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the rearrangement process of the application buttons displayed on the application selection screen 400. In each step of FIG. 7, the CPU 1001 of the image processing apparatus 100 calls a program from the ROM 1002 and executes the program.

In step S701, the CPU 1001 sets the display order of the buttons as the default display order. Specifically, the button display order control unit 208 refers to the information in the application button information table 209 and notifies the menu function unit 207 of the information in the default display order of the data column 303. The menu function unit 207 notifies the menu function unit 207 of the notified display order as the button display order.

Next, in step S702, the CPU 1001 sets the display page number to 1. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 holds 1 as a display page number in the RAM 1003.

Next, in step S703, the CPU 1001 displays the application selection screen 400. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 displays the application buttons on the application selection screen 400 in the button display order notified from the button display order control unit 208. As a result of the processing of steps S701 and S702, the order of the application buttons on the screen displayed first is the default display order, and the display page number is 1. Therefore, the screen displayed as the application selection screen 400 is the screen shown in FIG. 4A.

Subsequently, in step S704, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not the application button has been pressed by the user. If it is determined that the application button has been pressed, the CPU 1001 proceeds to step S705, and if it is determined that the application button has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S706.

In step S705, the CPU 1001 performs a process corresponding to the pressed application button. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 determines which application button is pressed, executes the application according to the pressed application button, or transitions to the screen for executing the application. For example, if the pressed button is the copy button 403, the menu function unit 207 makes a transition to the copy application screen.

In step S706, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not the page switching operation has been performed. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 receives an operation signal from the operation unit 1010 and determines the user's operation. If the determined user operation is pressing any of the page switching buttons 401 and 402, or if it is a flick operation on the application selection screen 400, it is determined that the page switching operation is performed. If it is determined that the page switching operation has been performed, the CPU 1001 proceeds to step S707, and if it is determined that the page switching operation has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S709.

In step S707, the CPU 1001 switches the display page. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 switches the display page to the right or to the left according to the page switching operation determined in step S706.

In step S708, the CPU 1001 updates the display page number. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 holds the current display page number in the RAM 1003. For example, the menu function unit 207 retains 1 as the display page number when the display is switched to the screen of FIG. 4A. Similarly, the menu function unit 207 holds 2 as the display page number when the display is switched to the screen of FIG. 4 (B), and 3 is used as the display page number when the display is switched to the screen of FIG. 4 (C). Hold. After this, the CPU 1001 returns the process to step S703.

In step S709, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not a button display order change event has occurred. When a button display order change event occurs, the button display order control unit 208 changes the button display order according to the button display order change event and notifies the menu function unit 207 of the changed button display order. The process proceeds to step S710. On the other hand, if the button display order change event has not occurred, the process proceeds to step S713.

Button display order change events include, for example, document detection and unprinted job detection.

When the document detection unit 201 detects that the document has been placed on the scanner 1012, the document detection unit 201 notifies the button display order control unit 208 of the document detection. Upon receiving the manuscript detection notification, the button display order control unit 208 refers to the application button information table 209 and sets the button display order in which the display order of the application button whose button priority event is "manuscript detection" is higher. Notify the functional unit 207.

When the print job detection unit 204 detects that there is an unprinted job, the print job detection unit 204 notifies the button display order control unit 208 of the unprinted job. Upon receiving the unprinted job notification, the button display order control unit 208 refers to the application button information table 209, and the button display order in which the display order of the application buttons whose button priority event is "unprinted job detection" is ranked higher. Is notified to the menu function unit 207.

When two or more button display order change events occur, for example, when the button display order control unit 208 receives both the document installation notification and the unprinted job notification, the button display order control unit 208 is later. Change the button display order with priority. That is, the button display order control unit 208 changes the button display order based on the notification received later. In such a case, the button display order control unit 208 may determine in advance which notification the button display order should be changed based on, or the button display order may be changed based on both notifications. Is also good.

In step S710, the CPU 1001 holds the button display order and the display page number before the button rearrangement. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 holds the current button display order and display page number in the RAM 1003 as the button rearrangement display order and the button rearrangement display page number, respectively.

In step S711, the CPU 1001 rearranges the application buttons displayed on the application selection screen 400. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 rearranges the application buttons displayed on the application selection screen 400 according to the button display order notified from the button display order control unit 208. At this time, the CPU 1001 sets the display page number to 1. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 holds 1 as a display page number in the RAM 1003.

Next, in step S712, the CPU 1001 displays the button 501 for returning to the original order on the application selection screen 400. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 gives an instruction to the operation unit 1010 to display the button 501 for returning to the original order. After that, the CPU 1001 returns the process to step S703.

In step S713, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not the button 501 for returning to the original order has been pressed. Specifically, on the application selection screen 400, the menu function unit 207 receives the operation information from the operation unit 1010 via the operation unit I / F 1005, and the button 501 for returning to the original order is displayed on the operation unit 1010. Determine if it was touched. If it is determined that the button has not been pressed, the process returns to step S703. If it is determined that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S714.

In step S714, the CPU 1001 returns the button display order to the display order before sorting. Specifically, the button display order control unit 208 reads the display order before button rearrangement held in step S710 from the RAM 1003, and notifies the menu function unit 207 as the button display order.

Subsequently, in step S715, the CPU 1001 changes the display page to the page of the display page number before sorting. Specifically, the menu function unit 207 reads the button rearrangement display page number held in step S710 from the RAM 1003. After that, the CPU 1001 returns the process to step S703. As a result, in step S703, the screen of the button rearrangement display page number of the application selection screen 400 in which the app buttons are rearranged in the pre-sorting display order is displayed.

By the above processing, when the button display order change event occurs, the display order of the application buttons on the application selection screen 400 is changed. For example, when there is a document detection that is a button display order change event, the application button that performs the document reading process is prioritized and the buttons are rearranged, and the application selection screen 400 on the first page shown in FIG. 5A is displayed. Is displayed. Further, when there is an unprinted job detection as a button display order change event, the application button for printing the unprinted job is prioritized and the buttons are rearranged, and the application selection screen 400 on the first page shown in FIG. 6 (A). Is displayed. This is likely to allow the user to easily select the desired app button.

However, there is a possibility that the application selection screen 400 displayed after the occurrence of the button display order change event is a screen not intended by the user. Therefore, the menu function unit 207 displays the button 501 for returning to the original order on the application selection screen 400 displayed after the occurrence of the button display order change event. As a result, the user can immediately return to the original display state by pressing the button 501 for returning to the original order. Therefore, the desired application button can be selected without confusing the user.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, the image processing device 100 having a plurality of functions such as a copy function and a scanner function has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to an image processing device having only a part of the functions. .. Further, it may be applied to other information processing devices such as personal computers, PDAs, mobile phones, FAXs, cameras, video cameras, and other image viewers.

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. In this case, the computer program and the storage medium in which the computer program is stored constitutes the present invention.

Further, in the present embodiment, the button priority event is held in the application button information table 209, and when the button priority event occurs in the image processing device 100, the application buttons on the application selection screen 400 are rearranged. The sorting method is not limited to this. For example, the button display order when the button priority event occurs is stored in the application button information table 209 in advance, and when the button priority event occurs, the application buttons are rearranged in the display order. good.

Further, in the present embodiment, as a method of restoring the button display order, the soft key, the button 501 for returning to the original order, is displayed on the display page of the application selection screen 400, and the button 501 for returning to the original order is pressed. Changed to restore the button display order when it is detected. However, the method of restoring the display order is not limited to this. For example, the display order may be restored when it is detected that one of the hard keys (for example, the reset key) included in the operation unit 1010 is pressed.

100 Image processing device 1001 CPU
1002 ROM
1003 RAM
1004 HDD
1005 Operation unit I / F
1006 Printer I / F
1007 Scanner I / F
1008 Motion sensor I / F
1009 Network I / F
1010 Operation unit 1011 Printer 1012 Scanner 1013 Motion sensor

Claims (10)

An image processing device with multiple apps
An application button for executing each of the plurality of applications is divided into a plurality of pages and displayed on the application selection screen, and a screen control means for switching the page of the application selection screen according to a page switching operation by the user, and a screen control means.
A detection means for detecting a button priority event, which is a condition for preferentially displaying at least one of the application buttons,
When the button priority event is detected by the detection means, the change means for changing the display order of the application buttons and the change means.
An image processing device comprising: a change canceling means for returning the display order of the changed application buttons to the display order of the application buttons before the change. When the display order of the application buttons is changed by the changing means, the screen control means rearranges the application buttons in the changed display order and then displays the application selection screen on the first page. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is to be used. The change canceling means is a button that returns the display order of the changed application button to the display order of the application button before the change when the display order of the application button is changed by the change means. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2. The image processing device according to claim 3, wherein the button is a soft key displayed on the application selection screen. When the display order of the application buttons is changed by the change means, a holding means for holding the display page number before the change is further provided.
The second aspect of claim 2, wherein the screen control means displays the application selection screen of the retained display page number before the change when the change canceling means returns the display order before the change. Image processing device. With more scanners
The detection means detects that the document is placed on the scanner as the button priority event, and determines that the document is placed on the scanner.
One of claims 1 to 5, wherein the changing means raises the display order of the buttons for executing the function of reading a document among the application buttons when the button priority event is detected. The image processing apparatus according to item 1. Further equipped with a printer, the detection means detects that there is an unprinted job for which the print process by the printer has not been executed as the button priority event.
Claims 1 to 5 are characterized in that, when the button priority event is detected, the changing means ranks higher in the display order of the buttons for executing the function of printing out the unprinted job among the application buttons. The image processing apparatus according to any one of the above items. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a table for managing the button priority event for each application button. It is a control method for an image processing device that has multiple applications.
An application button for executing each of the plurality of applications is divided into a plurality of pages and displayed on the application selection screen, and a screen control step for switching the page of the application selection screen according to a page switching operation by the user, and a screen control step.
A detection step for detecting a button priority event, which is a condition for preferentially displaying at least one of the application buttons,
When the button priority event is detected in the detection step, a change step for changing the display order of the application buttons and a change step.
A control method comprising: a change cancel step for returning the display order of the changed application button to the display order of the application button before the change. An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the control method is executed.

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