JP2022146790A - Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can suppress execution with settings unintended by a developer of an application.SOLUTION: An information processing system includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring first setting information usable in processing of an apparatus; a comparison unit for comparing second setting information and first setting information constituted by a setting value for which a priority is given to an application for executing the processing to set a setting value having the highest priority included in the second setting information among the setting values included in the first setting information as an initial value; and a display control unit for performing control for displaying the initial value set by the comparison unit on the apparatus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

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

There are various methods for determining default values for setting values for printing on a printing device, taking into account the setting values desired by the user, the setting values recommended by the application, and the setting values that can be supported by the printing device. is disclosed.

As a technique for setting such print settings, the setting values set by the user and the setting values set by the printing device are acquired on the print setting screen, and the printing conditions desired by the user and the setting values set by the printing device are obtained. A technique for printing in a print format close to the printing conditions desired by the user even when the setting conditions do not match has been disclosed (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200013).

However, the technique described in Patent Literature 1 has a problem that it is not possible to take into account, as setting values, application developers' prioritization for each application.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can suppress execution of processing with settings unintended by an application developer. intended to provide

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides an acquisition unit that acquires first setting information that can be used in processing of a device, and a setting that gives priority to an application that executes the processing. comparing the second setting information composed of values with the first setting information, and determining the highest priority setting included in the second setting information among the setting values included in the first setting information; A comparison unit for setting a value to an initial value, and a display control unit for performing control for displaying the initial value set by the comparison unit on the device.

Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent processing from being executed with settings not intended by the developer of the application.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a device according to the embodiment; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a PC and a service providing system according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of functional blocks of the system according to the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an application-side setting screen. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the flow of operations for determining final default values for print settings of the system according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a print setting screen. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of operations for determining final default values for print settings of the system according to the modification and performing printing. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a warning dialog box.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the present invention is not limited by the following embodiments, and the constituent elements in the following embodiments can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art, substantially the same, and so-called equivalent ranges. is included. Furthermore, various omissions, replacements, changes and combinations of components can be made without departing from the gist of the following embodiments.

(Overall system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment. The overall configuration of the system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to this embodiment includes devices 10a and 10b, PCs (Personal Computers) 20a and 20b, a service providing system 30, and an external storage service 40. FIG. Each unit can communicate with each other via a wide area network N such as the Internet.

The devices 10a and 10b are electronic devices such as image forming apparatuses or scanners used by users. Here, the devices 10a and 10b are described as being MFPs (Multifunction Peripherals). Here, an MFP is a multi-function device having at least two functions out of a copy function, a printer function, a scanner function, and a facsimile function. A user can provide cloud services such as a service providing system 30 and an external storage service 40 using the devices 10a and 10b.

Although two devices 10a and 10b are shown in FIG. 1, the number of devices 10a and 10b is not limited to this, and may be one or three or more. Further, when these devices 10a, 10b, .

The PCs 20a and 20b are, for example, desktop PCs, notebook PCs, smart phones, tablet terminals, or the like used by users. A user can use the PCs 20a and 20b to provide cloud services such as the service providing system 30 and the external storage service 40. FIG.

Although two PCs 20a and 20b are shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of PCs may be one or three or more. Also, when these PCs 20a, 20b, .

The service providing system 30 is a cloud service that executes various processes based on information input via the network N from the device 10 or the like. The service providing system 30 is implemented, for example, by one or more information processing devices.

The external storage service 40 is a cloud service realized by online storage via the network N. FIG.

Although the above-described service providing system 30 and external storage service 40 have been described as cloud services as specific examples of external services, they are not limited to this. For example, the service providing system 30 and the external storage service 40 described above may be provided as services provided by an ASP (Application Service Provider) or as various external services provided via a network such as web services. .

(Equipment hardware configuration)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a device according to the embodiment; The hardware configuration of the device 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the device 10 includes a controller 500, an operation display unit 510, an FCU (Facsimile Control Unit) 520, a plotter 531 (an example of an execution unit), a scanner 532 (an example of an execution unit), are connected via a PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) bus.

The controller 500 is a device that controls the overall control of the device 10 , drawing, communication, and input from the operation display unit 510 .

The operation display unit 510 is, for example, a touch panel or the like, and is a device that receives input to the controller 500 (input function) and displays the state of the device 10 and setting information (display function). Integrated Circuit) 506 directly.

The FCU 520 is a device that implements a facsimile function, and is connected to the ASIC 506 via a PCI bus, for example.

A plotter 531 is a device that implements a printing function, and is connected to the ASIC 506 via a PCI bus, for example. A scanner 532 is a function that implements a scanner function, and is connected to the ASIC 506 via a PCI bus, for example.

The controller 500 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 501, a system memory (MEM-P) 502, a northbridge (NB) 503, a southbridge (SB) 504a, a network I/F 504b, and a USB (Universal Serial Bus). ) I/F 504 c, Centronics I/F 504 d, ASIC 506 , local memory (MEM-C) 507 , and auxiliary storage device 508 .

The CPU 501 is an arithmetic unit that performs overall control of the device 10, is connected to a chipset consisting of a system memory 502, a northbridge 503 and a southbridge 504a, and is connected to other devices via this chipset.

A system memory 502 is used as a memory for storing programs and data, a memory for developing programs and data, a drawing memory for a printer, and the like, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). is doing. Of these, the ROM is a read-only memory used as a memory for storing programs and data, and the RAM is a writable and readable memory used as a memory for developing programs and data and as a drawing memory for printers. .

The north bridge 503 is a bridge for connecting the CPU 501, the system memory 502, the south bridge 504a and the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus 505, and includes a memory controller for controlling reading and writing with respect to the system memory 502, a PCI master and AGP target.

The south bridge 504a is a bridge for connecting the north bridge 503, PCI devices and peripheral devices. The south bridge 504a is connected to the north bridge 503 via the PCI bus, and network I/F 504b, USB I/F 504c, Centronics I/F 504d, etc. are connected to the PCI bus.

The network I/F 504b is an interface for communicating data with an external system such as the service providing system 30 and the external storage service 40 using the network N. The network I/F 504b is compatible with, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark) and is capable of communication conforming to TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)/IP (Internet Protocol) or the like.

The USB I/F 504c is an interface capable of communicating with devices conforming to the USB standard.

The Centronics I/F 504d is an interface having parallel port specifications capable of transmitting multiple bits.

The AGP bus 505 is a bus interface for graphics accelerator cards proposed to speed up graphics processing. AGP bus 505 is a bus that speeds up graphics accelerator cards by directly accessing system memory 502 with high throughput.

The ASIC 506 is an image processing IC (Integrated Circuit) having hardware elements for image processing, and serves as a bridge that connects the AGP bus 505, PCI bus, auxiliary storage device 508, and local memory 507, respectively. The ASIC 506 includes a PCI target and AGP master, an arbiter (ARB) that forms the core of the ASIC 506, a memory controller that controls the local memory 507, and multiple DMACs (Direct Memory Access) that rotate image data by hardware logic. controller) and a PCI unit that transfers data between the plotter 531 and the scanner 532 via the PCI bus. An FCU 520, a plotter 531 and a scanner 532 are connected to the ASIC 506 via, for example, a PCI bus.

A local memory 507 is a memory used as a copy image buffer and an encoding buffer.

The auxiliary storage device 508 is a storage device such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an SD (Secure Digital) card, or a flash memory, and stores image data, programs, font data, Storage for storing forms and storing various setting information.

The program of the device 10 described above may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium (auxiliary storage device 508 or the like) as an installable or executable file and distributed.

Moreover, the hardware configuration of the device 10 shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and it is not necessary to include all of the component devices, and the device 10 may include other component devices.

(Hardware configuration of PC and service providing system)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a PC and a service providing system according to the embodiment; Hardware configurations of the PC 20 and the service providing system 30 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the hardware configuration of the service providing system 30 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the service providing system 30 includes a CPU 601, a ROM 602, a RAM 603, an HD (Hard Disk) 604, a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) controller 605, a display 606, and an external device connection I/F 608. , a network I/F 609 , a keyboard 611 , a pointing device 612 , a DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable) drive 614 and a media I/F 616 . These devices are connected by bus lines 610 such as an address bus and a data bus so as to enable data communication.

The CPU 601 is an arithmetic device that controls the operation of the service providing system 30 as a whole. A ROM 602 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs used to drive the CPU 601, such as an IPL (Initial Program Loader). A RAM 603 is a volatile storage device used as a work area for the CPU 601 .

The HD 604 is a non-volatile auxiliary storage device that stores various data such as programs. The HDD controller 605 is a controller that controls reading or writing of various data to the HD 604 under the control of the CPU 601 .

A display 606 is a display device that displays various information such as cursors, menus, windows, characters, and images. An external device connection I/F 608 is an interface for connecting various external devices. The external device in this case includes, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or a printer. A network I/F 609 is an interface for data communication via the network N, and is an interface capable of communication conforming to Ethernet (registered trademark), TCP/IP, etc., for example.

A keyboard 611 is an input device having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like. A pointing device 612 is an input device such as a mouse for selecting and executing various instructions, selecting a processing target, moving a cursor, and the like.

The DVD-RW drive 614 is a device that controls reading and writing of various data to and from a DVD 613 such as a DVD-R (Digital Versatile Disk Recordable) or DVD-RW, which is an example of a removable recording medium. A media I/F 616 is an interface that controls reading or writing (storage) of data to a media 615 such as a flash memory.

It should be noted that the hardware configuration of the information processing device that constitutes the service providing system 30 shown in FIG. 3 is an example, and does not need to include all the components shown in FIG. may be included. Further, it goes without saying that the PC 20 does not need to have the same hardware configuration.

(Configuration and operation of system functional blocks)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of functional blocks of the system according to the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an application-side setting screen. The configuration of the functional blocks of the system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the device 10 has a device information providing section 101 , a storage section 102 , a display control section 103 and an operation input section 104 .

In response to a request from the service providing system 30, the device information providing unit 101 provides device correspondence setting information (first setting information), which is setting information for print processing or reading processing (an example of processing) that can be used by the device 10. It is a functional unit that reads from the storage unit 102 and provides it to the service providing system 30 . The device information providing unit 101 is realized by executing a program by the CPU 501 shown in FIG. 2, for example.

The storage unit 102 is a functional unit that stores device correspondence setting information, various data, programs, and the like. The storage unit 102 is realized by the auxiliary storage device 508 shown in FIG.

The display control unit 103 is a functional unit that controls the display of various screens and information on the operation display unit 510 . The display control unit 103 is realized by executing a program (for example, a browser) by the CPU 501 shown in FIG. 2, for example.

The operation input unit 104 is a functional unit that receives a user's operation input. The operation input unit 104 is realized by the input function of the operation display unit 510 shown in FIG.

At least some of the functional units of the device 10 shown in FIG. may

Moreover, each functional unit of the device 10 shown in FIG. 4 conceptually shows the function, and is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the plurality of functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the device 10 shown in FIG. 4 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, in the device 10 shown in FIG. 4, the functions possessed by one functional unit may be divided into a plurality of functions to form a plurality of functional units. Furthermore, each functional unit of the device 10 shown in FIG. 4 may be included in different devices. For example, some functional units of the web service processing unit 31 of the service providing system 30 are implemented in the device 10 by executing a script or the like included in screen data transmitted from the web service processing unit 31 to the device. It may be

As shown in FIG. 4 , the service providing system 30 has a web service processing section 31 , an application information management section 32 and a storage section 33 .

The web service processing unit 31 is a functional unit that provides web services to the device 10 and the PC 20 . As shown in FIG. 4, the web service processing unit 31 includes a screen configuration unit 311, a device information acquisition unit 312 (acquisition unit), a setting information comparison unit 313 (comparison unit), and an application execution unit 314. . The web service processing unit 31 is realized by executing a program by the CPU 601 shown in FIG. 3, for example.

A screen configuration unit 311 is a functional unit that configures a screen. For example, the screen configuration unit 311 configures a setting screen that displays default values set by the setting information comparison unit 313 .

The device information acquisition unit 312 is a functional unit that acquires the device correspondence information from the device information provision unit 101 by requesting the device 10 for the device correspondence setting information.

The setting information comparison unit 313 acquires the application side setting information (second setting information) from the application information management unit 32, compares it with the device correspondence setting information acquired by the device information acquisition unit 312, and compares the device correspondence setting information. It is a functional unit that sets the setting value set with the highest priority in the application-side setting information as a default value (initial value).

Here, the application side setting information is mainly executed by the application execution unit 314, and is recommended by the developer for a web application that operates cooperatively between the service providing system 30 and the device 10 (or the PC 20). This is information in which setting values for print processing or reading processing are set together with the priority. The application-side setting information is set for each application. An example of application-side setting information is shown in (Table 1) below.

Table 1, for example, indicates that a combination of set values for color mode "color", print surface "single-sided", and paper size "letter" is set to priority "1".

This application-side setting information can be set on the screen shown in FIG. 5, for example. The application-side setting screen 1000 shown in FIG. 5A is a screen on which the developer can set the color mode, print surface, and paper size as setting values for an application having a printing function called "application A." The application-side setting screen 1000 may be configured by the screen configuration unit 311, displayed on the display 606, and set by an application developer, for example. Note that the application-side setting screen 1000 configured by the screen configuration unit 311 may be transmitted to the device 10 and set on the device 10 side. The application-side setting screen 1000 includes a color mode button 1001, a print side button 1002, and a paper size button 1003, as shown in FIG. 5(a).

A color mode button 1001 is a button for setting a color mode setting value (color, monochrome, etc.). A print side button 1002 is a button for setting a set value of a print side (single-sided, double-sided left/right open, double-sided top/bottom open, etc.). A paper size button 1003 is a button for setting a paper size setting value (letter, A3 landscape, A4 landscape, etc.).

For example, when the paper size button 1003 is operated, the application side paper size setting screen 1100 shown in FIG. 5B is displayed. The application-side paper size setting screen 1100 shown in FIG. 5B is a screen for setting the paper size and setting the priority for each set value. The application-side paper size setting screen 1100 includes a paper selection button 1101, a cancel button 1102, and an OK button 1103, as shown in FIG. 5B.

A paper selection button 1101 is a button for setting various papers recommended by the developer. A cancel button 1102 is a button for canceling the setting on the application-side paper size setting screen 1100 and returning to the application-side setting screen 1000 . An OK button 1103 is a button for confirming settings on the application-side paper size setting screen 1100 .

In the example shown in FIG. 5B, by sequentially operating the "letter", "A3 landscape", and "A4 landscape" buttons among the plurality of paper selection buttons 1101, the paper is determined and the paper is selected according to the operation order. The states in which the priorities are determined to be "1", "2", and "3" are shown. Here, the priority "1" means the highest priority. When the OK button 1103 is operated in the state shown in FIG. 5B, the setting contents are confirmed, and the application information management unit 32 (setting unit) sets the application side setting information shown in (Table 1) above. Saved.

It should be noted that although the application-side setting screen 1000 shown in FIG. 5 has been described as being able to set the application-side setting information, the present invention is not limited to this, and the application-side setting information is preset as a fixed value by the developer. It can be a thing.

The application execution unit 314 is a functional unit that acquires information about an application from the application information management unit 32 and executes the application based on the information. Also, the application execution unit 314 may request the device 10 or the PC 20 to execute a part of the functions of the application.

Also, an example of device correspondence setting information acquired by the device information acquisition unit 312 is shown in (Table 2) below.

Table 2 shows that, for example, a combination of setting values for color mode "black and white", printing side "single-sided", and paper size "A4" are set as setting values that can be used by the device 10. . Further, for example, in the case of a combination of setting values for the print surface “double-sided open left and right” and the paper size “A4 landscape”, any color mode setting is possible.

The application information management unit 32 is a functional unit that manages information regarding applications stored in the storage unit 33 . The information about the application includes, for example, application-side setting information. The application information management unit 32 is realized by executing a program by the CPU 601 shown in FIG. 3, for example.

The storage unit 33 is a functional unit that stores application-side setting information for each application, various data, programs, and the like. Storage unit 33 is implemented by HD 604 and HDD controller 605 shown in FIG.

At least a part of the functional units of the service providing system 30 shown in FIG. 4 realized by software (program) may be realized by hardware circuits such as FPGA or ASIC.

Moreover, each functional unit of the service providing system 30 shown in FIG. 4 conceptually shows the function, and is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the plurality of functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the service providing system 30 shown in FIG. 4 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, in the service providing system 30 shown in FIG. 4, the functions possessed by one function unit may be divided into a plurality of functions to constitute a plurality of function units.

(Operation to determine default values for print settings)
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the flow of operations for determining final default values for print settings of the system according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a print setting screen. The flow of operations for determining final default values for print settings in the system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 and 7, the operation of determining default values of print settings used in an application that uses the print function of device 10 as an MFP will be described. Note that the operations shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are not limited to the default values of the print settings. For example, the operations shown in FIGS. , can be applied.

<Step S11>
The user operates the operation input unit 104 of the device 10 to display a screen for setting setting values used in a specific application.

<Step S12>
The display control unit 103 of the device 10 requests the web service processing unit 31 to acquire default values of print settings used in a specific application.

<Step S13>
Upon receiving the request from the device 10, the device information acquisition unit 312 of the service providing system 30 requests the device 10 for the device correspondence setting information.

<Step S14>
Upon receiving a request for the device correspondence setting information of the service providing system 30 , the device information providing unit 101 of the device 10 reads out the device correspondence setting information from the storage unit 102 and provides (transmits) it to the service providing system 30 . Then, the device information acquisition unit 312 receives the device correspondence setting information. Here, the device correspondence setting information is expressed as a list B, list B(1) is a combination of the first setting values of the device correspondence setting information, and list B(2) is a combination of the second setting values of the device correspondence setting information. It is assumed to be expressed as a combination of setting values. For example, in the case of (Table 2) described above, list B(1) indicates combinations of setting values for color mode "black and white", print surface "single-sided", and paper size "A4".

<Step S15>
Next, the setting information comparison unit 313 of the service providing system 30 requests the application information management unit 32 for application-side setting information corresponding to the specific application described above.

<Step S16>
In response to a request from the setting information comparison unit 313 , the application information management unit 32 reads application-side setting information corresponding to a specific application from the storage unit 33 and provides it to the setting information comparison unit 313 . Here, the application-side setting information is expressed as List A, List A(1) is a combination of setting values with a priority of "1", and List A(2) is a combination of setting values with a priority of "2". A combination of It is also assumed that the application-side setting information includes a combination of n setting values from list A(1) to list A(n).

<Step S17>
First, the setting information comparison unit 313 compares the combination of setting values at the head of the device correspondence setting information acquired by the device information acquisition unit 312, that is, the setting values of the list B(1), to the default values of the print settings. set to

<Step S18>
The setting information comparison unit 313 compares whether list A(i), which is a combination of the i-th setting values of the application-side setting information, is included in any list B of the device-corresponding setting information. As a result, if the list A(i) is included in the list B, the setting information comparison unit 313 sets the setting values of the list A(i) as the default values of the print settings, and proceeds to step S19. On the other hand, if the list A(i) is not included in the list B, the setting information comparison unit 313 increments i, and the setting value of the list A(i+1) is included in one of the list B of the device correspondence setting information. Compare whether or not The setting information comparison unit 313 performs the above operation until list A(i) is included in list B, or until comparison of all lists A(1) to A(n) is completed. Therefore, when list A(i) is included in list B, the default values of the print settings are set to the setting values of list A(i), and list A(1) to list A(n) are all set to list A(i). If not included in B, the set value of list B(1) set in step S17 is used. That is, as the default value of the print setting, the setting value that has the highest priority among the setting values included in the application-side setting information and that is included in the device-adaptive setting information is set.

For example, a case where the application-side setting information is shown in the above (Table 1) and the device correspondence setting information is shown in the above (Table 2) will be described. Setting values (color, single-sided, letter) with a priority of "1" in list A(1) of application-side setting information are not included in the combinations of setting values in list B of device-compatible setting information. This is because the paper size "Letter" in List A(1) is not included in any paper size settings in List B. Next, the setting values (black and white, double-sided left-to-right open, A3 landscape) with a priority of “2” in list A(2) of application-side setting information are combined with each setting value in list B of device-compatible setting information. is considered to be included. This is because the paper size "A3 landscape" in list A(2) matches the paper size in list B(4), and the setting values for the color mode and printing surface in list B(4) are Because it doesn't matter. As a result, the setting information comparison unit 313 sets the combination of setting values in list A(2) as the default value of the print setting. Default values of print settings set in this way are shown in (Table 3) below.

<Step S19>
Then, the setting information comparing unit 313 (transmitting unit) transmits the set default values of the print settings to the device 10 . Then, the display control unit 103 of the device 10 receives the default values of the print settings.

<Step S20>
Then, the display control unit 103 causes the operation display unit 510 to display a print setting screen 1200 as shown in FIG. 7A, which indicates the default values of the received print settings. This allows the user to use the setting values recommended by the application developer as default values.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the print setting screen 1200 includes a color mode button 1201, a print side button 1202, and a paper size button 1203. As shown in FIG.

A color mode button 1201 is a button for indicating the default value of the color mode setting and for changing the setting. A print surface button 1202 is a button for indicating the default value of the print surface setting and for changing the setting. A paper size button 1203 is a button for indicating a default paper size setting and for changing the setting.

Note that the user can arbitrarily change the setting value after confirming the default setting value recommended by the application developer on the print setting screen 1200 . In this case, for example, when the print side button 1202 is operated, a print side setting screen 1300 as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed for changing the setting of the print side. On this print side setting screen 1300, the user can change the default values of the print side settings to other setting values.

As described above, in the system according to the present embodiment, the device information acquisition unit 312 acquires device correspondence setting information that can be used in the processing of the device 10, and the setting information comparison unit 313 prioritizes the application executing the processing. The application-side setting information composed of setting values with degrees is compared with the device-corresponding setting information, and among the setting values included in the device-corresponding setting information, the application-side setting information has the highest priority. It is assumed that the high setting value is set as the default value and the default value is transmitted to the device 10 . As a result, it is possible to suppress execution of processing such as print processing or reading processing with settings not intended by the application developer.

(Modification)
The operation of the system according to this modification will be described, focusing on points that differ from the operation of the system according to the above-described embodiment. In this modification, when the default value is set in the application-side setting information, printing is executed without displaying the print side setting screen 1300, and the default value is not the setting value in the application-side setting information. The operation of displaying a warning dialog box when the setting value of the device correspondence information is set will be described. The configuration of the system according to this modification is the same as the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of operations for determining final default values for print settings of the system according to the modification and performing printing. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a warning dialog box. The flow of operations for determining the final default values for the print settings and performing the printing operation in the system according to this modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 and 9, an operation of determining default values of print settings to be used in an application that uses the print function of the device 10 as an MFP and performing printing will be described. Note that the operations shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are not limited to the default values of the print settings. For example, the operations shown in FIGS. , can be applied.

<Steps S11 to S17>
The operations of steps S11 to S17 are the same as the operations of steps S11 to S18 shown in FIG.

<Step S18>
The setting information comparison unit 313 compares whether list A(i), which is a combination of the i-th setting values of the application-side setting information, is included in any list B of the device-corresponding setting information. As a result, if the list A(i) is included in the list B, the setting information comparison unit 313 sets the setting values of the list A(i) as the default values of the print settings. On the other hand, if the list A(i) is not included in the list B, the setting information comparison unit 313 increments i, and the setting value of the list A(i+1) is included in one of the list B of the device correspondence setting information. Compare whether or not The setting information comparison unit 313 performs the above operation until list A(i) is included in list B, or until comparison of all lists A(1) to A(n) is completed. Therefore, when the list A(i) is included in the list B, the default values of the print settings are set to the setting values of the list A(i). ) is not included in list B, the list B(1) set in step S17 is used as the set value, and the process proceeds to step S19a. That is, as the default value of the print setting, the setting value that has the highest priority among the setting values included in the application-side setting information and that is included in the device-adaptive setting information is set.

<Step S19a>
The default values of the print settings are set values that are not included in the application-side setting information, but are included only in the device-compatible setting information. The screen configuration unit 311 creates a warning dialog box 1400 warning that a setting value not recommended by the developer has been set, as shown in FIG. 9, and provides it to the device 10 .

<Step S20a>
The display control unit 103 of the device 10 causes the operation display unit 510 to display the warning dialog box 1400 shown in FIG. 9 received from the screen configuration unit 311 .

Warning dialog box 1400 includes a Cancel button 1401 and an OK button 1402, as shown in FIG. A cancel button 1401 is a button for rejecting the execution of printing with the set default values. An OK button 1402 is a button for requesting the execution of printing again with the set default values.

<Step S21a>
Assume that the user has operated the OK button 1402 to request printing again with the set default values.

<Step S22a>
The display control unit 103 causes the plotter 531 to execute printing using the set default values.

<Step S23a>
The setting information comparison unit 313 transmits the set default values of the print settings to the device 10 . Then, the display control unit 103 of the device 10 receives the default values of the print settings.

<Step S24a>
As the default values of the print settings, the setting values included in the application-side setting information, that is, the setting values recommended (intended) by the developer are set. The value is used to cause plotter 531 to print.

In step S18, if the default value of the print setting is set to the setting value of list A(1), the process proceeds to step S23a, and if it is not set to the setting value of list A(1), step S19a may be transferred to That is, if the setting value with the highest priority among the setting values of the application-side setting information recommended by the developer is not set as the default value, the warning dialog box 1400 may issue a warning.

Also, in the warning dialog box 1400 shown in FIG. 9, by operating the OK button 1402, execution of print processing with the default values can be permitted. , and print processing may not be executed with the default values assuming that the OK button 1402 is not included. As a result, it is possible to prevent print processing from being executed with settings not intended by the application developer.

As described above, in the system according to the present modification, the display control unit 103 causes the default value set by the setting information comparison unit 313 to be the setting value with the highest priority among the setting values of the application-side setting information, or If it is not the setting value of the application-side setting information, the device 10 is caused to display a warning. As a result, it is possible to suppress execution of processing such as print processing or reading processing with settings not intended by the application developer.

In the above-described embodiment and modifications, when at least one of the functional units of the device 10, the PC 20, and the service providing system 30 is realized by executing a program, the program is preinstalled in a ROM or the like and provided. be done. In the above-described embodiments and modifications, the programs executed by the device 10, the PC 20 and the service providing system 30 are stored as installable or executable files on a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), It may be configured to be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk (FD), CD-R (Compact Disk-Recordable), or DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). Further, in the above embodiments and modifications, the programs executed by the device 10, the PC 20 and the service providing system 30 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and provided by being downloaded via the network. It may be configured as Further, in the above embodiments and modifications, the programs executed by the device 10, the PC 20 and the service providing system 30 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet. Further, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, the programs executed by the device 10, the PC 20, and the service providing system 30 have a module configuration including at least one of the above-described functional units, and the actual hardware As a result, the CPU reads and executes the program from the above-described storage device, thereby loading each of the above-described functional units onto the main storage device and generating them.

10, 10a, 10b Device 20, 20a, 20b PC
30 service providing system 31 web service processing unit 32 application information management unit 33 storage unit 40 external storage service 101 device information provision unit 102 storage unit 103 display control unit 104 operation input unit 311 screen configuration unit 312 device information acquisition unit 313 setting information comparison Unit 314 Application execution unit 500 Controller 501 CPU
502 system memory (MEM-P)
503 North Bridge (NB)
504a South Bridge (SB)
504b Network I/F
504c USB interface
504d Centronics I/F
505 AGP
506 ASICs
507 Local memory (MEM-C)
508 auxiliary storage device 510 operation display unit 520 FCU
531 Plotter 532 Scanner 601 CPU
602 ROMs
603 RAM
604 HD
605 HDD controller 606 display 609 network I/F
610 Bus line 611 Keyboard 612 Pointing device 613 DVD
614 DVD-RW drive 615 Media 616 Media I/F
1000 Application side setting screen 1001 Color mode button 1002 Print side button 1003 Paper size button 1100 Application side paper size setting screen 1101 Paper selection button 1102 Cancel button 1103 OK button 1200 Print setting screen 1201 Color mode button 1202 Print side button 1203 Paper size button 1300 Print side setting screen 1400 Warning dialog box 1401 Cancel button 1402 OK button

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Claims (11)

an acquisition unit that acquires first setting information that can be used in processing of the device;
The first setting information is compared with the second setting information configured with setting values to which priority is given for the application that executes the processing, and among the setting values included in the first setting information, the a comparison unit that sets a setting value with the highest priority included in the second setting information as an initial value;
a display control unit that performs control for displaying the initial value set by the comparison unit on the device;
An information processing system having 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit that sets the prioritized setting value for each application as the second setting information in accordance with an operation input. 3. The information processing according to claim 1, wherein the comparing unit sets the setting value of the first setting information to the initial value when the setting value of the second setting information is not included in the first setting information. system. 1-, wherein the display control unit causes the device to display a warning when the initial value set by the comparison unit is not the setting value with the highest priority among the setting values of the second setting information. 4. The information processing system according to any one of 3. an execution unit that executes the process using the initial value when the initial value set by the comparison unit is a setting value with the highest priority among the setting values of the second setting information; The information processing system according to claim 4, comprising: The information according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control unit causes the device to display a warning when the initial value set by the comparison unit is not the set value of the second setting information. processing system. 7. The information processing system according to claim 6, further comprising an execution unit that executes the processing using the initial value when the initial value set by the comparison unit is the setting value of the second setting information. . 8. The information processing system according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein when the warning is displayed, the display control unit does not cause the processing to be executed. an acquisition unit that acquires first setting information that can be used in processing of the device;
The first setting information is compared with the second setting information configured with setting values to which priority is given for the application that executes the processing, and among the setting values included in the first setting information, the a comparison unit that sets a setting value with the highest priority included in the second setting information as an initial value;
a display control unit that performs control for displaying the initial value set by the comparison unit on the device;
Information processing device with an acquisition step of acquiring first setting information that can be used in processing of the device;
The first setting information is compared with the second setting information configured with setting values to which priority is given for the application that executes the processing, and among the setting values included in the first setting information, the a comparison step of setting a setting value with the highest priority included in the second setting information as an initial value;
a display control step of performing control for displaying the set initial value on the device;
An information processing method comprising: to the computer,
an acquisition step of acquiring first setting information that can be used in processing of the device;
The first setting information is compared with the second setting information configured with setting values to which priority is given for the application that executes the processing, and among the setting values included in the first setting information, the a comparison step of setting a setting value with the highest priority included in the second setting information as an initial value;
a display control step of performing control for displaying the set initial value on the device;
program to run the

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