JP4539293B2 - Document processing system, document processing apparatus, device, UI display processing method and display processing program for document processing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method and a display processing program for the document processing system, and in particular, a document processing system, document processing apparatus, device, and document processing system for transferring and storing documents. The present invention relates to a UI display processing method and a display processing program.

  Conventionally, in order to switch UI display settings in a UI (User Interface) display on a device control panel, an administrator has to make settings for each device or install dedicated software on the device.

  For example, on the basis of an access request from the user terminal, the screen of the basic format of the operation screen of the image forming apparatus is displayed on the user terminal, and based on the user's operation input on the screen of the basic format, There are an information processing method, an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and an information recording medium in which a program is recorded (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

There is also a technology for linking a Web server and a Web browser on a device.
JP 2003-150971 A

  However, with the technology that links the Web server and the Web browser on the device, the UI screen displayed on the device can be changed dynamically on the Web server side, but the UI screen cannot be changed according to the device information of the device. It was. For example, since the Web server does not know the items that can be set for device processing, when sending a setting screen as a UI screen to a device, it is possible to set for each device only by sending a predetermined UI screen to the device. The setting screen according to the item could not be sent. Furthermore, although an instruction sheet can be dynamically created based on the exchange between the device and the Web server, the instruction sheet cannot be changed according to the device information of the device.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method of the document processing system, and a display processing program capable of creating a UI screen and instructions according to device information of the device. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, and the device can be set as a setting item used for an operation for a function of the device. Device information managing means for managing device information indicating a correct value , device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus, and display information for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus Request transmission means, display information receiving means for receiving display information including setting items and settable values according to the device information from the document processing apparatus, and display means for receiving the display information received by the display information receiving means Display control means for displaying the device information, wherein the document processing apparatus receives the device information from the device, and the device information. Device information management means for managing device information received by the communication means as information on the device, display information request receiving means for receiving the display information request from the device, and display received by the display information request receiving means Display information creation means for creating display information including setting items and settable values according to device information managed by the device information management means upon request of information, and display information created by the display information creation means Display information transmitting means for transmitting to the device.

The invention of claim 2 is a setting screen in which, in the case of the invention of claim 1, when there are a plurality of settable values for the device information, a settable value can be selected for the set item. The device includes a selection unit that performs selection on a setting screen that allows selection of a value that can be set for the setting item.

In the invention of claim 3 , when a settable value is selected by the device selection means in the invention of claim 2, an operation for the function of the device is executed according to the selected setting value. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the document processing device creates an instruction document creating means for creating an instruction document describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item; An instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device, wherein the device receives the instruction form from the document processing apparatus; An instruction processing unit that analyzes the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit; and a function operation unit that executes the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing unit. Is characterized in that the contents of the instructions are displayed on the display means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth aspect, when the function is a scanner function, the device transmits a specification of a storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus. Storage location designation transmitting means, wherein the document processing apparatus comprises storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of the storage location from the device, and the instruction creating means is the storage location designation receiving means. An instruction sheet describing the designation of the received storage location is created, and the functional operation means stores the document read by the scan function in the storage location described in the instruction sheet.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the device includes means for transmitting information relating to setting items necessary for the operation of the device to the document processing apparatus, and the document processing apparatus is When information related to setting items necessary for the operation of the device is received, display information corresponding to the setting item information necessary for the operation is created together with the device information.
The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6, wherein the WEB browser transmits the device information transmission means, display information request transmission means, display information reception means, display control means, instruction sheet reception means, and storage location designation. Processing by the transmission means is performed.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the document processing system in which the device and the document processing apparatus are connected via a network, the device has setting items and settable values used for operation for the function of the device. A device information management unit that manages the device information to be displayed; a device information transmission unit that transmits the device information to the document processing device; and a request for an instruction that describes the operation performed by the function for the document processing device. Received by the instruction request receiving means, the instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction including setting items and settable values according to the device information from the document processing apparatus, and the instruction receiving means Instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction, display control means for displaying the contents of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means on the display, and the contents according to the contents of the instructions Functional operation means for executing a function operation, wherein the document processing apparatus receives equipment information from the device, receives equipment information from the device, and receives equipment information received by the equipment information receiving means. Device information management means for managing as information, instruction request receiving means for receiving a request for the instruction from the device, and request for the instruction received by the instruction request receiving means by the device information management means Instruction creation means for creating an instruction including setting items and settable values according to managed device information, and instruction transmission for sending the instruction created by the instruction creation means to the device Means.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8 , wherein when there are a plurality of settable values of the device information, it is possible to select a settable value for the setting item. Characterizing the creation of instructions

The invention of claim 10 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 9 , when a settable value is selected, an operation for the function of the device is executed in accordance with the value of the selected setting.
The invention of claim 11 is the invention of claim 10, wherein the device is
When the function is a scanner function, the storage function specifying transmission means for transmitting the specification of the storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus,
The document processing apparatus includes:
A storage location designation receiving means for receiving a designation of a storage location from the device;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
A document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction.

According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in the invention of the eleventh aspect , the device comprises means for transmitting information relating to setting items necessary for the operation of the device to the document processing apparatus, and the document processing apparatus is provided by the device. When information related to setting items necessary for the operation of the device is received, an instruction sheet corresponding to the setting item information necessary for the operation is created together with the device information.
The invention of claim 13 is the invention of claim 12, wherein the WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmitting means, instruction request transmitting means, instruction receiving means, display control means, and storage location designation receiving means. It is characterized by.

The invention of claim 14, receives the document processing apparatus connected via the device and the network, the device information indicating setting items and configurable value to be used in the operation on the function of the device from the device apparatus Information receiving means; device information managing means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device; display information request receiving means for receiving a request for display information from the device; and the display information Display information creation means for creating display information including setting items and settable values according to device information managed by the device information management means in response to a request for display information received by the request receiving means, and the display information And display information transmitting means for transmitting the display information created by the creating means to the device.

Further, the invention of claim 15 is the setting screen capable of selecting a value that can be set for the setting item when there are a plurality of values that can be set for the device information in the invention of claim 14. And the device performs the selection on a setting screen on which a value that can be set for the setting item can be selected.
Further, in the invention of claim 16, in the invention of claim 15, when a settable value is selected by the device selection means, an operation for the function of the device is executed according to the value of the selected setting. Characterized by

The invention according to claim 17 is the invention according to claim 16 , wherein the instruction creating unit for creating the instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the setting item, and the instruction creating unit. The instruction transmitting means for transmitting the generated instruction to the device, the device receiving the instruction, analyzing the received instruction, and contents of the analyzed instruction Is displayed on the display means, and the operation of the function is executed according to the content of the instruction.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the invention, in the invention of the seventeenth aspect , when the function is a scanner function, the device receives a designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function from the device. And further comprising a receiving unit, wherein the instruction creating unit creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving unit, and reads the document read by the scan function from the device. It is stored in the storage location described in 1.
Further, in the invention of claim 19, in the invention of claim 18, when information on a setting item necessary for the operation of the device is received from the device, an instruction sheet according to the information on the setting item necessary for the operation is sent together with the device information. create
It is characterized by that.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in a document processing apparatus connected to a device via a network, a device that receives device information indicating setting items and settable values used for the operation of the function of the device from the device. Information receiving means, device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device, instruction request receiving means for receiving a request for an instruction from the device, and the instruction In response to a request for the instruction received by the request receiving means, an instruction creating means for creating an instruction including setting items and settable values according to the device information managed by the device information management means, and the instruction Instruction transmitting means for transmitting the instruction created by the creating means to the device, the device receiving the instruction, It analyzes the instructions that signal, and display means to display the contents of the instruction that the analysis, and executes the operation of the functions in accordance with the contents of the instruction.

The invention of claim 21 is characterized in that, when there are a plurality of settable values for the device information, an instruction sheet is created that allows selection of a settable value for the setting item. To do.
In a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, when a settable value is selected by the device selection means in the twenty-first aspect of the invention, an operation for the function of the device is executed according to the selected setting value. It is characterized by.

According to a twenty- third aspect of the present invention, in the twenty-second aspect of the invention, when the function is a scanner function, storage location designation receiving means for receiving a designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function from the device. The instruction creating unit creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving unit, and a document read by the scan function from the device is described in the instruction. It is stored in a storage location.
Further, in the invention of claim 24, in the invention of claim 23, when the information on the setting item necessary for the operation of the device is received from the device, an instruction sheet according to the setting item information necessary for the operation is provided together with the device information. It is characterized by creating.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device information management means for managing device information indicating setting items and settable values used for operations for functions in a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network; In response to the device information from the document processing device, device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the processing device, display information request transmitting means for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing device A display information receiving means for receiving display information including setting items and settable values; and a display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means. When the device information is received, the received device information is managed as the device information, and when the display information request is received, the received display information request More creates display information including the setting items can be set values corresponding to the device information which is the management, and transmits the display information the created.

The invention of claim 26 is the invention of claim 25, by the document processing apparatus can select possible values for the setting items created setting screen, a selection means for performing the selection It is characterized by comprising.
According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the invention, in the invention of the twenty-sixth aspect, when a settable value is selected by the device selecting means, the operation for the function of the device is executed according to the selected setting value. It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 28 is the invention according to claim 27 , wherein the instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the setting item from the document processing device; An instruction processing unit that analyzes the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit; and a function operation unit that executes the operation of the function in accordance with the content of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing unit. The means displays the contents of the instructions on the display means.

The invention of claim 29 is the invention of claim 28, wherein if the function is a scanner function, location designation for transmitting the designated storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing device The document processing apparatus receives a storage location designation from the device, creates an instruction describing the received storage location designation, and the functional operation means The document read by the scanning function is stored in the described storage location.
The invention of claim 30 is the invention of claim 29, further comprising means for transmitting information relating to setting items necessary for device operation to the document processing apparatus, wherein the document processing apparatus operates from the device to the device operation. When information related to the setting items necessary for the operation is received, an instruction sheet corresponding to the information on the setting items necessary for the operation is created together with the device information.

The invention of claim 31 is characterized in that a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission means, display information request transmission means, display information reception means, display control means, instruction sheet reception means and storage location designation transmission means. And

According to a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device information management means for managing device information indicating setting items and settable values used for operations for functions in a device connected to a document processing apparatus via a network; Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to a processing device, instruction request transmitting means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing device, and the document processing device Instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction including setting items and settable values according to the device information from the apparatus, instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means, and the instruction Display control means for displaying the content of the instruction document analyzed by the processing means on the display means, and functional operation means for executing the operation of the function in accordance with the content of the instruction document. When the device receives the device information, the device manages the received device information as the device information. When receiving the request for the instruction, the device manages the device information according to the received instruction request. An instruction sheet including setting items and settable values according to the device information is created, and the created instruction sheet is transmitted to the device.

Further, the invention of claim 33 is the instruction sheet according to the invention of claim 32 , wherein when there are a plurality of settable values of the device information, a settable value can be selected for the setting item. It is characterized by creating.
Further, in the invention of claim 34, in the invention of claim 33, when a settable value is selected by the device selection means, the operation for the function of the device is executed according to the selected setting value. It is characterized by.

According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the invention, in the thirty-fourth aspect of the present invention, when the function is a scanner function, a storage location designation for transmitting a designation of a storage location of a document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus. The document processing apparatus creates an instruction describing the designation of the storage location received by the storage location designation receiving means, and the functional operation means stores the instruction in the storage location described in the instruction. A document read by the scan function is stored.
The invention of claim 36 is the invention of claim 35, further comprising means for transmitting information relating to setting items necessary for device operation to the document processing apparatus, wherein the document processing apparatus operates from the device to the device operation. When information related to the setting items necessary for the operation is received, an instruction sheet corresponding to the information on the setting items necessary for the operation is created together with the device information.

The invention of claim 37 is characterized in that the WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmitting means, instruction request transmitting means, instruction receiving means, display control means, and storage location designation receiving means.

According to a thirty-eighth aspect of the present invention, in the UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, the device indicates a setting item used for an operation for a function and a settable value . Device information is managed by device information management means, the device transmits the device information to the document processing device by device information transmission means, and the document processing device receives the device information from the device as device information reception means. The device information management means manages the received device information as the device information, and the device transmits a display information request to the document processing apparatus by the display information request transmission means. The apparatus receives the display information request from the device by a display information request receiving means, and the received display information In response to the request, display information according to the device information managed by the device information management means is created by the display information creation means, and the created display information is transmitted to the device by the display information transmission means. Receiving display information including setting items and settable values according to the device information from the document processing apparatus by the display information receiving means, and displaying the received display information on the display means by the display control means. Features.

The invention according to claim 39 is the invention according to claim 38, wherein the document processing apparatus uses the instruction document creation means to generate an instruction document describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a settable value for the setting item. Creating and sending the created instruction to the device by means of instruction sending means,
The instruction from the document processing apparatus is received by the instruction receiving unit, the received instruction is analyzed by the instruction processing unit, and the operation of the function is executed by the function operating unit according to the contents of the analyzed instruction. The display control means displays the contents of the instruction on the display means.

The invention of claim 40 is a UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network, wherein the device can be set as a setting item used for an operation with respect to the function of the device. Device information indicating a value is managed by a device information management unit, the device transmits the device information to the document processing device by a device information transmission unit, and the document processing device stores the device information from the device. The information is received by the information receiving means, and the received device information is managed as device information by the device information management means, and the device instructs the document processing apparatus to request an instruction describing the operation performed by the function. The document request transmission means transmits the request for the instruction from the device. In response to a request for the received instruction, the instruction according to the device information managed by the device information management means is created by the instruction creation means, and the created instruction is sent by the instruction transmission means. Sent to the device, and the device receives an instruction including setting items and settable values according to the device information from the document processing apparatus by the instruction receiving unit, and instructs the received instruction The analysis is performed by the document processing means, the content of the analyzed instruction is displayed on the display by the display control means, and the operation of the function is executed by the function operation according to the content of the instruction.

According to the invention of claim 41, in the UI display processing program of the device connected to the document processing apparatus via the network, the device information indicating the setting items and settable values used for the operation for the function of the device is provided. A process for managing, a process for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus, a process for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus, and the apparatus information from the document processing apparatus A process of receiving display information including setting items and settable values and a process of displaying display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means are operated on the device, and the device information from the device is obtained. A process of receiving, a process of managing the received device information as information of the device, and a process of receiving a request for the display information from the device When transmitting, the request of the display information thus received, a process of creating display information including the setting items can be set values corresponding to the device information which is the management, the display information said created for the device The document processing apparatus operates the processing to be performed.

The invention of claim 42 is the invention of claim 41 , wherein a process for creating an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a settable value for the setting item, and the created instruction are Causing the document processing apparatus to perform processing to be transmitted to the device, receiving the instruction form from the document processing apparatus, analyzing the received instruction form, and contents of the analyzed instruction form According to the above, the device is caused to operate a process for executing the operation of the function and a process for displaying the contents of the instruction document on a display means.

According to the invention of claim 43, in the UI display processing program of the device connected to the document processing apparatus via the network, the setting information used for the operation for the function of the device and the device information indicating the settable value are stored. A process for managing, a process for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus, a process for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus, and the document processing apparatus Processing for receiving an instruction including setting items and settable values according to the device information from the device, processing for analyzing the received instruction, and processing for displaying the contents of the analyzed instruction on the display means And a process of executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction, and a process of receiving the device information from the device A process of managing a vessel information as the information of the device, a process of receiving a request for the instructions from the device, a request instruction thus received, a setting item corresponding to the device information which is the management The document processing apparatus is caused to operate a process for creating an instruction including a settable value and a process for transmitting the created instruction to the device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to create a UI screen and instructions according to device information of a device.

  Embodiments of a document processing system, a document processing apparatus, a device, a UI display processing method of the document processing system, and a display processing program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a document processing system to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the document processing system is configured by connecting a multifunction machine 1 which is a device according to the present invention and a document processing apparatus 2 according to the present invention to a network 3.

  The multifunction device 1 is a digital device capable of processing a plurality of functions such as copying, printing, scanning, and faxing.

  The document processing device 2 is a Web server, and stores and manages various documents, manages multifunction device information for each multifunction device 1, creates a display screen displayed on the multifunction device 1, and creates instructions that can be executed on the multifunction device 1. I do.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the multifunction machine 1 and the document processing apparatus 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the multifunction device 1 includes a UI processing unit 4, a control panel 5, a device information management unit 6, an instruction document processing unit 7, a scan processing unit 8, and a document transmission unit 9.

  The UI processing unit 4 communicates with the document processing apparatus 2 using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) or the like, and interprets and displays a Web page (hereinafter referred to as a page) described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like. A browser 10 is provided. Specifically, the communication of the document processing apparatus 2 includes a request for a page or an instruction (a script describing an operation on the multifunction device 1) to the document processing apparatus 2, and a page or an instruction transmitted from the document processing apparatus 2. And so on.

  The control panel 5 displays a page received by the UI processing unit 4 from the document processing apparatus 2 and accepts settings for each function of the multifunction device 1 from the user, and may use a liquid crystal touch panel method, for example.

  The device information management unit 6 manages settings for each function of the multifunction device 1 (for example, reading resolution for the scan function, image quality of the document, etc.) as device information.

  The instruction processing unit 7 performs processing such as analysis of the instruction received by the UI processing unit 4 from the document processing apparatus 2.

  The scan processing unit 8 performs a process of scanning image information of a manuscript serving as a copy placed on the platen 11 as electronic data.

  The document transmission unit 9 performs processing for transmitting the document scanned by the scan processing unit 8 to the document processing apparatus 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the document processing apparatus 2 includes a UI creation unit 12, an instruction form creation unit 13, a device information management unit 14, and a document storage unit 15.

  The UI creation unit 12 creates a page in accordance with a page request from the multifunction device 1.

  The instruction creation unit 13 creates an instruction according to the request for the instruction from the multifunction device 1.

  The device information management unit 14 manages device information of each multifunction device 1.

  The document storage unit 15 stores the document transmitted from the multifunction device 1.

  In the first embodiment, a configuration in which the document processing device 2 transmits a page corresponding to the multifunction device 1 based on device information transmitted from the multifunction device 1 will be described.

  A functional operation performed by the multifunction device 1 and the document processing apparatus 2 when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When a user inputs a request for connection to the document processing apparatus 2 through the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the UI processing unit 4 receives a request for connection to the document processing apparatus 2, and receives device information from the device information management unit 6. The browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 reads and transmits the page request including the device information to the document processing apparatus 2 requested by the connection destination using HTTP. In addition, as a method of including device information in a request, there are a method of including it in an HTTP header, a method of including it in a URL, and the like.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives a page request from the multifunction device 1, the device information included in the received request is stored in the device information management unit 14, and the first page is stored in the multifunction device 1. Send to.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 1 receives the first page from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 displays the received first page on the control panel 5.

  Thereafter, when a new page request is input on the first page displayed on the control panel 5, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus 2, and the document processing apparatus 2. Upon receiving the page request, the UI creation unit 12 of the MFP transmits a page corresponding to the received request to the multifunction device 1, and when the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the multifunction device 1 receives the page, the received page Is displayed on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the specification of the storage location of the document to be scanned from the page displayed on the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 specifies the storage location of the document to the document processing device 2. Send.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives the designation of the document storage location from the multifunction device 1, it reads the device information of the multifunction device 1 from the device information management unit 14, and based on the read device information, A scan setting page corresponding to the device 1 is created, and the created scan setting page is transmitted to the multifunction device 1.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 1 receives the scan setting page from the document processing apparatus 2, the browser 10 displays the received scan setting page on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the value of the item of the scan setting to be performed on the scan setting page displayed on the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 sets the scan setting to the document processing device 2. Send the value of the item.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives the value of the scan setting item from the multifunction device 1, it passes the received scan setting item value to the instruction form creation unit 13, and the instruction form creation unit 13 scans the setting. When the value of the item is received, an instruction is created based on the received value of the scan setting item, and the created instruction is passed to the UI creation unit 12, and when the UI creation unit 12 receives the instruction, the received instruction is received. An instruction sheet is transmitted to the multifunction device 1.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the multifunction device 1 receives the instruction from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 passes the received instruction to the instruction processing unit 7. When the instruction processing unit 7 receives the instruction, the browser 10 receives the instruction. The analyzed instruction is analyzed and the content of the analyzed instruction is passed to the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4, and the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 displays the content of the instruction on the control panel 5.

  When the user confirms the content of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel 5 and inputs the execution of the scan through the control panel 5, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 notifies the instruction sheet processing unit 7 of the execution of the scan. When the document processing unit 7 receives the notification of the execution of the scan, the document processing unit 7 notifies the scan processing unit 8 of the execution of the scan and passes the value of the scan setting item which is the content of the instruction sheet. Is received and the value of the scan setting item is received, the document placed on the platen 11 is scanned according to the received value of the scan setting item, and the scanned document is transferred to the document transmission unit 9. .

  The instruction sheet processing unit 7 passes the document storage location, which is the content of the instruction sheet, to the document transmission unit 9, and the document transmission unit 9 receives the document from the scan processing unit 8 and the document storage location from the instruction processing unit 7. The received document and the storage location of the document are transmitted to the document processing apparatus 2.

  When the document processing apparatus 2 receives the document from the multifunction device 1 and the storage location of the document, the document processing device 2 stores the document in the specified storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  Next, when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device are illustrated. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the top page shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. When the user presses the “document processing device connection” button on this screen, the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the control panel.

  On the screen shown in FIG. 5, a list of document processing apparatuses connected to the multifunction peripheral via the network is displayed. In FIG. 5, “document processing apparatus 1” and “document processing apparatus 2” are listed. Here, the user selects a document processing apparatus to be connected from this screen. This is, for example, pressing “document processing apparatus 1” in FIG.

  Here, when the MFP receives the selection of the connection destination (step S301), it transmits a page request including the device information to the document processing apparatus that is the selected connection destination (step S302). The document processing apparatus receives the page request from the multifunction peripheral and stores the device information included in the received page request (step S303).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of device information corresponding to a device stored in the device information management unit. As shown in FIG. 6, an IP address is used as a method for identifying a device. For example, as “IP address 1” device information, “reading resolution [settable values = 200, 300, 400]”, “document original” Image quality [settable value = text / photo, text, photo (halftone)] ”is stored, and“ read density [settable value = 0, 20, 40, 60, 80] as device information of “IP address 2”. , 100] ”,“ reading size [settable value = automatic, A3, A4, B5, A4 length] ”, and“ IP address 3 ”as device information“ reading magnification [settable value = 100%, 81%, 70%], “Double-sided document feed [Settable value = Yes, No]”, “Output destination [Settable value = Printer 1, Mailbox 1, Job Template 1, Flow Service” ] "It is stored. A future flowchart will be described assuming that the device information transmitted to the document processing apparatus in step S302 is the device information of “IP address 1”.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the document processing apparatus transmits the first page to the multifunction peripheral (step S304). The multifunction peripheral receives the first page from the document processing apparatus and displays the received first page (step S305).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the first page displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. As shown in FIG. 7, a root folder is displayed on the first page. For example, “development unit UI design G folder” and “development unit UI software G folder” are displayed as the root folder.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the multifunction peripheral requests the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus (step S306). This is pressing the “development unit UI design G folder” in FIG. When the document processing apparatus receives a request for the contents of the root folder from the multifunction peripheral, the document processing apparatus transmits a page representing the contents of the requested root folder to the multifunction peripheral (step S307). Upon receiving the page representing the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus, the multifunction peripheral displays the page representing the contents of the received root folder (step S308).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of the root folder displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a folder of “development unit UI design G member” stored in “development unit UI design G folder”, a file of “specification document V1”, a file of “specification document V2”, A file of “specification V3” and a file of “specification V4” are displayed.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, when it is desired to display the contents of the root folder in the contents displayed on the page (NO in step S309), the process returns to step S306. This is to request the contents of the folder “for development department UI design G member” in FIG.

  If the root folder displayed on the page is the document storage location (YES in step S309), the process advances to step S310. This is, for example, pressing a “scan save” button in FIG. The multi-function peripheral transmits to the document processing apparatus that the document storage location is designated. When the document processing apparatus receives an instruction to specify the document storage location from the multifunction device, it creates a scan setting page based on the device information of the multifunction device (device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. 6) ( In step S311), the created scan setting page is transmitted to the multifunction peripheral (step S312). When receiving the scan setting page from the document processing apparatus, the multifunction peripheral displays the received scan setting page (step S313).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan setting page displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, “scanning resolution” and “original image quality” that are scan settings stored as device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. Can be set from “200 dpi”, “300 dpi”, and “400 dpi”, and the value for “image quality” can be set from “text / photo”, “text”, and “photo (halftone)”.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the multi-function peripheral transmits the value of the scan setting item to the document processing apparatus (step S314). This means pressing “200 dpi”, “character / photo”, and “start scan” in FIG. Upon receiving the value of the scan setting item from the multifunction device, the document processing apparatus creates an instruction based on the received value of the scan setting item (step S315), and transmits the created instruction to the multifunction device. (Step S316). Upon receiving the instruction from the document processing apparatus, the multi-function peripheral analyzes the received instruction (step S317) and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction (step S318).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, “development unit UI design G folder” is set as “storage location”, “200 dpi” is set as “read resolution”, and “character / image quality” is set as “document image quality”. “Photo” is set.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the multifunction device scans the document processing apparatus by pressing the “Yes” button in FIG. 10 (step S <b> 319) and scans the document to the document processing apparatus. Is transmitted (step 320). The document processing apparatus stores the scanned document from the multifunction peripheral in the designated storage location (in the “development unit UI design G folder”) (step S321), and ends the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the second embodiment, a configuration in which the document processing apparatus 2 transmits an instruction sheet corresponding to the multifunction device 1 based on device information transmitted from the multifunction device 1 will be described.

  A functional operation performed by the multifunction device 1 and the document processing apparatus 2 when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When a user inputs a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 2 through the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the UI processing unit 4 receives a request for connection with the document processing apparatus 2 and reads out device information from the device information management unit 6. The browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 transmits the page request including the device information to the document processing apparatus 2 requested by the connection destination using HTTP. In addition, as a method of including device information in a request, there are a method of including it in an HTTP header, a method of including it in a URL, and the like.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives a page request from the multifunction device 1, the device information included in the received request is stored in the device information management unit 14, and the first page is stored in the multifunction device 1. Send to.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 1 receives the first page from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 displays the received first page on the control panel 5.

  Thereafter, when a new page request is input on the first page displayed on the control panel 5, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 transmits a page request to the document processing apparatus 2, and the document processing apparatus 2. Upon receiving the page request, the UI creation unit 12 of the MFP transmits a page corresponding to the received request to the multifunction device 1, and when the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the multifunction device 1 receives the page, the received page Is displayed on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the specification of the storage location of the document to be scanned from the page displayed on the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 specifies the storage location of the document to the document processing device 2. Send.

  When the UI creation unit 12 of the document processing apparatus 2 receives the designation of the storage location of the document from the multifunction device 1, it reads the device information of the multifunction device 1 from the device information management unit 14, and uses the read device information as the instruction creation unit. 13, upon receiving the device information, the instruction creation unit 13 confirms scan setting items that can be changed based on the received device information, and creates and creates an instruction that designates the confirmed items as changeable. The UI creation unit 12 sends the received instruction to the multifunction device 1 when the UI creation unit 12 receives the instruction.

  When the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 of the MFP 2 receives the instruction from the document processing device 2, the browser 10 passes the received instruction to the instruction processing unit 7, and when the instruction processing unit 7 receives the instruction, The analyzed instruction is analyzed and the content of the analyzed instruction is passed to the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4, and the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 displays the content of the instruction on the control panel 5.

  When the user inputs the value of the item of the scan setting to be performed from the control panel 5 of the multifunction device 1, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 passes the input value to the instruction processing unit 7, and the user performs the control panel 5. When the execution of the scan is input by the browser 10, the browser 10 of the UI processing unit 4 notifies the instruction form processing unit 7 of the execution of the scan. When the instruction form processing unit 7 receives the notification of the execution of the scan, the browser 10 scans the scan processing unit 8. The scan processing unit 8 accepts the scan execution notification and receives the scan setting item value. When the scan setting item value is received, the scan processing unit 8 receives the scan setting item value. In accordance with the value of the item, the original placed on the platen 11 is scanned, and the scanned document is transferred to the document transmission unit 9.

  The instruction sheet processing unit 7 passes the document storage location, which is the content of the instruction sheet, to the document transmission unit 9, and the document transmission unit 9 receives the document from the scan processing unit 8 and the document storage location from the instruction processing unit 7. The received document and the storage location of the document are transmitted to the document processing apparatus 2.

  When the document processing apparatus 2 receives the document from the multifunction device 1 and the storage location of the document, the document processing device 2 stores the document in the specified storage location in the document storage unit 15.

  Next, when scanning a document with the scanning function of the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device are illustrated. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the page shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. When the user presses the “document processing device connection” button on this screen, the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the control panel.

  On the screen shown in FIG. 5, a list of document processing apparatuses connected to the multifunction peripheral via the network is displayed. In FIG. 5, “document processing apparatus 1” and “document processing apparatus 2” are listed. Here, the user selects a document processing apparatus to be connected from this screen. This is, for example, pressing “document processing apparatus 1” in FIG.

  Here, when the selection of the connection destination is accepted (step S1101), the multifunction peripheral transmits a page request including device information to the document processing apparatus that is the selected connection destination (step S1102). The document processing apparatus receives the page request from the multifunction peripheral and stores the device information included in the received page request (step S1103).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of device information corresponding to a device stored in the device information management unit. As shown in FIG. 6, an IP address is used as a method for identifying a device. For example, as “IP address 1” device information, “reading resolution [settable values = 200, 300, 400]”, “document original” Image quality [settable value = text / photo, text, photo (halftone)] ”is stored, and“ read density [settable value = 0, 20, 40, 60, 80] as device information of “IP address 2”. , 100] ”,“ reading size [settable value = automatic, A3, A4, B5, A4 length] ”, and“ IP address 3 ”as device information“ reading magnification [settable value = 100%, 81%, 70%], “Double-sided document feed [Settable value = Yes, No]”, “Output destination [Settable value = Printer 1, Mailbox 1, Job Template 1, Flow Service” ] "It is stored. A future flowchart will be described assuming that the device information transmitted to the document processing apparatus in step S302 is the device information of “IP address 1”.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the document processing apparatus transmits the first page to the multifunction peripheral (step S1104). The multi-function peripheral receives the first page from the document processing apparatus and displays the received first page (step S1105).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the first page displayed on the control panel of the multifunction peripheral. As shown in FIG. 7, a root folder is displayed on the first page. For example, “development unit UI design G folder” and “development unit UI software G folder” are displayed as the root folder.

  Here, returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the multifunction peripheral requests the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus (step S1106). This is pressing the “development unit UI design G folder” in FIG. When the document processing apparatus receives a request for the contents of the root folder from the multifunction peripheral, the document processing apparatus transmits a page representing the contents of the requested root folder to the multifunction peripheral (step S1107). Upon receiving the page representing the contents of the root folder from the document processing apparatus, the multifunction peripheral displays a page representing the contents of the received root folder (step S1108).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of the root folder displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a folder of “development unit UI design G member” stored in “development unit UI design G folder”, a file of “specification document V1”, a file of “specification document V2”, A file of “specification V3” and a file of “specification V4” are displayed.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, when it is desired to display the contents of the root folder in the contents displayed on the page (NO in step S1109), the process returns to step S306. This is to request the contents of the folder “for development department UI design G member” in FIG.

  If the root folder displayed on the page is the document storage location (YES in step S1109), the process advances to step S1110. This is, for example, pressing a “scan save” button in FIG. The multi-function peripheral transmits to the document processing apparatus that the document storage location is designated. When the document processing apparatus receives an instruction to specify the document storage location from the multifunction device, the scan setting item can be changed based on the device information of the multifunction device (device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. 6). Is confirmed (step S1111), an instruction sheet in which the confirmed items are designated to be changeable is created (step S1112), and the created instruction sheet is transmitted to the multifunction peripheral (step S1113). This is because the “scanning resolution” and “image quality” of the scan settings stored as the device information of “IP address 1” shown in FIG. 6 can be changed (“200 dpi”, “ It can be changed to “300 dpi” and “400 dpi”, and can be changed to “text / photo”, “text”, and “photo (halftone)” with respect to “image quality”. When the MFP receives the instruction from the document processing apparatus, it analyzes the received instruction (step S1114) and displays the contents of the analyzed instruction (step S1115).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the instruction sheet displayed on the control panel of the multifunction machine. As shown in FIG. 12, for example, “reading resolution” and “original image quality” that can be changed in this instruction sheet are displayed, and a value for “reading resolution” is set from “200 dpi”, “300 dpi”, and “400 dpi”. In addition, the value for “image quality” can be set from “text / photo”, “text”, and “photo (halftone)”.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the multifunction device scans the document processing apparatus by pressing the “start scan” button in FIG. 12 (step S1117). The document is transmitted (step 1118). The document processing apparatus stores the scanned document from the multifunction peripheral in the designated storage location (in the “development unit UI design G folder”) (step S1119), and ends the flowchart shown in FIG. In the first and second embodiments, the scanned document is only stored in the document processing apparatus. However, a configuration in which the scanned document is simultaneously output to another output destination is also possible. For example, like the device information of “IP address 3” shown in FIG. 6, the output destination is registered as device information, and the output destination is selected in the scan setting page shown in FIG. 9 or the contents of the instruction shown in FIG. As a result, the scanned document can be stored in a storage location such as an output destination printer or service at the same time as storing the document in the document processing apparatus.

  Further, since it is possible that complicated device information cannot be transmitted from the multifunction peripheral to the document processing apparatus, a configuration in which a correspondence table between device types and device information is stored in the document processing apparatus in advance is also possible. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between device types and device information. As shown in FIG. 13, “MFP-A”, “MFP-B”, and “MFP-C” represent device types. For example, when the MFP requests the first page from the document processing apparatus. Instead of including device information in the request, the type of device may be included. Thereby, even when a new device is released, the document processing apparatus can cope with the new device by updating the correspondence table.

  In the first and second embodiments, when connecting to the document processing apparatus, it may be possible for the user to log in. Therefore, a correspondence table between the user and the scan setting value is stored in the document processing apparatus in advance. Configuration is also possible. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between users and scan setting values. As shown in FIG. 14, “reading resolution” is set to “300 dpi” and “reading density” is set to “60” for “user A”, and “reading size” is set to “A4” for “user B”. Has been. Further, as in the first and second embodiments, when “user A” logs in from the device with “IP address 1” and connects to the document processing apparatus, the device with “IP address 1” as shown in FIG. The information is “read resolution” and “original image quality”, and the scan settings set by “user A” are “read resolution” and “read density”. Can be displayed on the scan setting page shown in FIG. 9 or the contents of the instruction shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is also possible to display with the “reading resolution” selected at “300 dpi”.

  The display processing program capable of performing the same operation as that of the copying machine (device) and document management apparatus described in the above embodiments can also be applied to a configuration in which a device, a general PC, a server, and the like are installed. .

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the document processing system to which this invention is applied. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functional configurations of a multifunction machine 1 and a document processing apparatus 2. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device when scanning an original with the scanning function of the multifunction device. . FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a top page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a connection destination list page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. It is a figure which shows an example of the apparatus information corresponding to the device stored in the device information management part. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a first page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page representing the contents of a root folder displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan setting page displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an instruction sheet displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by the multifunction device, a processing procedure performed by the document processing device, and a communication processing procedure performed by the multifunction device and the document processing device when scanning an original with the scanning function of the multifunction device. . 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of an instruction sheet displayed on a control panel of a multifunction peripheral. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence table of the kind of device and apparatus information. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence table of a user and the value of a scan setting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunction machine 2 Document processing apparatus 3 Network 4 UI processing part 5 Control panel 6 Device information management part 7 Instruction document processing part 8 Scan processing part 9 Document transmission part 10 Browser 11 Platen 12 UI creation part 13 Instruction document creation part 14 Device information Management unit 15 Document storage unit

Claims (43)

In a document processing system in which a device having a scanner function and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device having the scanner function is:
Device information management means for managing device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for a function of a device having the scanner function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
Display information request transmitting means for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus;
A display information receiving means for receiving the display information including the possible values corresponding to the reading corresponding to the device information the the resolution reading resolution from the document processing device,
Display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Device information receiving means for receiving the device information from a device having the scanner function ;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information of a device having the scanner function ;
Display information request receiving means for receiving a request for the display information from a device having the scanner function ;
According to the display information request received by the display information request receiving means, the reading resolution used for the operation for the function of the scanner corresponding to the device information managed by the device information management means and the setting corresponding to the reading resolution can be set. Display information creating means for creating display information including various values;
A document information processing system comprising: display information transmitting means for transmitting display information created by the display information creating means to a device having the scanner function . If there are a plurality of settable values for the device information, create a setting screen that can select a settable value for the reading resolution ,
The device having the scanner function is:
The document processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit configured to select a setting screen capable of selecting a settable value for the reading resolution . 3. The document processing system according to claim 2, wherein when a settable value is selected by a selection unit of a device having a scanner function, an operation for the function of the scanner is executed according to the selected setting value. . The document processing apparatus includes:
An instruction creation means for creating an instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the reading resolution ;
An instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device having the scanner function ;
The device having the scanner function is:
Instructions receiving means for receiving the instructions from the document processing device;
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction document analyzed by the instruction document processing means,
The display control means includes
The document processing system according to claim 3, wherein the contents of the instruction sheet are displayed on a display means. The device having the scanner function is:
A storage location designation transmitting means for transmitting a designation of a storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus;
The document processing apparatus includes:
A storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of a storage location from a device having the scanner function ;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
The document processing system according to claim 4, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. A device with a scanner function
Means for transmitting information relating to reading resolution necessary for operation of a device having a scanner function to a document processing apparatus;
The document processing device
When information relating to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device having the scanner function is received from the device having the scanner function, display information corresponding to the information of the reading resolution necessary for the operation is created together with the device information. Item 6. The document processing system according to Item 5. 7. The document processing according to claim 6, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, display information request transmission unit, display information reception unit, display control unit, instruction sheet reception unit, and storage location designation transmission unit. system. In a document processing system in which a device having a scanner function and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device having the scanner function is:
Device information management means for managing device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for a function of a device having the scanner function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
An instruction request transmission means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing an operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus;
And instructions receiving means for receiving instructions comprising settable value corresponding to said the reading resolution in accordance with the device information reading resolution from the document processing device,
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Display control means for displaying on the display means the contents of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Device information receiving means for receiving the device information from a device having the scanner function ;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information of a device having the scanner function ;
An instruction request receiving means for receiving a request for the instruction from a device having the scanner function ;
According to the request of the instruction received by the instruction request receiving means, the reading resolution used for the operation for the function of the scanner according to the device information managed by the device information management means and the setting corresponding to the reading resolution can be set An instruction creation means for creating an instruction including a correct value;
A document processing system comprising: an instruction sheet transmitting unit that transmits the instruction sheet created by the instruction sheet creating unit to the device having the scanner function . The document processing system according to claim 8, wherein when there are a plurality of settable values for the device information, an instruction sheet is created that allows selection of a settable value for the reading resolution . . 10. The document processing system according to claim 9, wherein when a settable value is selected, an operation for the function of the scanner is executed according to the selected setting value. The device having the scanner function is:
A storage location designation transmitting means for transmitting a designation of a storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing apparatus;
The document processing apparatus includes:
A storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of a storage location from a device having the scanner function ;
The instruction creation means
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
The document processing system according to claim 10, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. A device with a scanner function
Means for transmitting information relating to reading resolution necessary for operation of a device having a scanner function to a document processing apparatus;
The document processing device
When receiving information relating to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device having the scanner function from the device having the scanner function, an instruction sheet according to the information on the reading resolution necessary for the operation is created together with the device information. Item 12. The document processing system according to Item 11. The document processing system according to claim 12, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, the instruction sheet request transmission unit, the instruction sheet reception unit, the display control unit, and the storage location designation reception unit. In a document processing apparatus connected to a device having a scanner function via a network,
Device information receiving means for receiving device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for the function of the scanner from a device having the scanner function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device;
Display information request receiving means for receiving a display information request from the device;
According to the display information request received by the display information request receiving means, the reading resolution used for the operation for the function of the scanner corresponding to the device information managed by the device information management means and the setting corresponding to the reading resolution can be set. Display information creating means for creating display information including various values;
A document processing apparatus comprising: display information transmitting means for transmitting display information created by the display information creating means to the device. If there are a plurality of settable values for the device information, create a setting screen that can select a settable value for the reading resolution ,
The device is
The document processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the selection is performed by a setting screen capable of selecting a value that can be set for the reading resolution .   16. The document processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein when a settable value is selected by the device selection means, an operation for the function of the device is executed in accordance with the selected setting value. An instruction creation means for creating an instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting the setting value for the reading resolution ;
The instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device; and
The device is
The instruction is received, the received instruction is analyzed, the content of the analyzed instruction is displayed on display means, and the operation of the function is executed according to the content of the instruction. 16. The document processing apparatus according to 16. The device having the scanner function further comprises storage location designation receiving means for receiving designation of a storage location of the document read by the scanner function from the device,
The instruction creating means creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The document processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein a document read by the scan function from the device is stored in a storage location described in the instruction sheet. 19. When receiving information on a reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device from a device having a scanner function, an instruction sheet corresponding to the information on the reading resolution necessary for the operation is created together with the device information. Document processing system. In a document processing apparatus connected to a device having a scanner function via a network,
Device information receiving means for receiving device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for the function of the device from a device having the scanner function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Device information management means for managing device information received by the device information receiving means as information on the device;
An instruction request receiving means for receiving an instruction request from the device;
According to the request of the instruction received by the instruction request receiving means, the reading resolution used for the operation for the function of the scanner according to the device information managed by the device information management means and the setting corresponding to the reading resolution can be set An instruction creation means for creating an instruction including a correct value;
An instruction form transmitting means for transmitting the instruction form created by the instruction form creating means to the device having the scanner function ;
The device having the scanner function is:
Receiving the instruction, analyzing the received instruction, displaying the content of the analyzed instruction on display means, and executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction apparatus. 21. The document processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein when there are a plurality of settable values of the device information, an instruction sheet is created that allows selection of a settable value for the reading resolution . .   23. The document processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein when a settable value is selected by the device selection means, an operation for the function of the device is executed according to the selected setting value. Further comprising a storage location designation receiving means for receiving a designation of location of the document read by the scanner function from the device,
The instruction creating means creates an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
23. The document processing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein a document read by the scan function from the device is stored in a storage location described in the instruction sheet. 24. The document processing system according to claim 23, wherein when information related to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device is received from the device, an instruction sheet corresponding to the information of the reading resolution necessary for the operation is created together with the device information. In a device having a scanner function connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
Device information management means for managing device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for a function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
Display information request transmitting means for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing apparatus;
A display information receiving means for receiving the display information including the possible values corresponding to the reading corresponding to the device information the the resolution reading resolution from the document processing device,
Display control means for displaying the display information received by the display information receiving means on the display means,
The document processing apparatus includes:
When the device information is received, the received device information is managed as device information having the scanner function ,
Upon receiving a request for the display information, the response to a request received display information, can be set corresponding to the reading resolution and the reading resolution used in the operation on the function of the scanner in accordance with the device information which is the management A device having a scanner function, characterized in that display information including various values is created and the created display information is transmitted. 26. The device according to claim 25, further comprising selection means for performing selection by a setting screen capable of selecting a value that can be set for the reading resolution created by the document processing apparatus. 27. The device according to claim 26, wherein when a settable value is selected by the device selecting means, an operation for the function of the scanner is executed according to the selected setting value. An instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a setting value for the reading resolution from the document processing apparatus;
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction document analyzed by the instruction document processing means,
The display control means includes
28. The device according to claim 27, wherein the content of the instruction sheet is displayed on a display means. Comprising a storage location designated transmission means for transmitting the specified storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing device,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Receiving the storage location designation from the device, creating an instruction describing the received storage location designation;
The function operating means is
29. The device according to claim 28, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. Means for transmitting information relating to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device to the document processing apparatus;
The document processing device
30. The device according to claim 29, wherein when information related to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device is received from the device, an instruction sheet corresponding to the information of the reading resolution necessary for the operation is created together with the device information. 28. The device according to claim 27, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmission unit, display information request transmission unit, display information reception unit, display control unit, instruction sheet reception unit, and storage location designation transmission unit. In a device having a scanner function connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
Device information management means for managing device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for a function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Device information transmitting means for transmitting the device information to the document processing apparatus;
An instruction request transmission means for transmitting a request for an instruction describing an operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus;
And instructions receiving means for receiving instructions comprising settable value corresponding to said the reading resolution in accordance with the device information reading resolution from the document processing device,
An instruction processing means for analyzing the instruction received by the instruction receiving means;
Display control means for displaying on the display means the contents of the instruction analyzed by the instruction processing means;
Functional operation means for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction,
The document processing apparatus includes:
When the device information is received, the received device information is managed as the device information,
When the request for the instruction is received, the reading resolution used for the operation for the function of the device according to the managed device information and the setting corresponding to the reading resolution can be set by the request for the received instruction A device comprising: creating an instruction including a correct value and transmitting the generated instruction to the device. 33. The device according to claim 32, wherein when there are a plurality of settable values for the device information, an instruction sheet is created that allows selection of a settable value for the reading resolution .   34. The device according to claim 33, wherein when a settable value is selected by the device selection means, an operation for the function of the device is executed according to the selected setting value. Comprising a storage location designated transmission means for transmitting the specified storage location of the document read by the scanner function to the document processing device,
The document processing apparatus includes:
Create an instruction describing the storage location designation received by the storage location designation receiving means,
The function operating means is
35. The device according to claim 34, wherein the document read by the scan function is stored in a storage location described in the instruction. Means for transmitting information relating to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device to the document processing apparatus;
The document processing device
36. When receiving information relating to the reading resolution necessary for the operation of the device from a device having a scanner function, an instruction sheet corresponding to the information on the reading resolution necessary for the operation is created together with the device information. device. 37. The device according to claim 36, wherein a WEB browser performs processing by the device information transmitting means, instruction request transmitting means, instruction receiving means, display control means, and storage location designation receiving means. In a UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device having a scanner function and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device having the scanner function manages the device information indicating the reading resolution used for the operation for the function and the settable value corresponding to the reading resolution by the device information management unit,
The device having the scanner function transmits the device information to the document processing apparatus by device information transmitting means,
The document processing apparatus receives the device information from a device having the scanner function by a device information receiving unit, and manages the received device information as device information having the scanner function by a device information management unit.
The device having the scanner function transmits a display information request to the document processing apparatus by a display information request transmission unit,
The document processing apparatus receives the display information request from the device having the scanner function by a display information request receiving unit, and changes the device information managed by the device information management unit by the received display information request. Corresponding display information is created by the display information creating means, and the created display information is sent to the device having the scanner function by the display information sending means,
The device having the scanner function displays display information including a reading resolution used for an operation for the function of the scanner according to the device information from the document processing apparatus and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution. The UI display processing method of the document processing system, wherein the received display information is displayed on the display means by the display control means. The document processing apparatus includes:
An instruction document describing an operation performed by the function reflecting a configurable value for the reading resolution is created by the instruction document creating means,
Send the created instruction to the device by means of instruction transmitting means,
The device is
Receiving the instruction from the document processing device by an instruction receiving means;
Analyzing the received instruction by the instruction processing means,
According to the contents of the analyzed instruction, the function operation is executed by the function operation means,
The display control means includes
39. The UI display processing method for a document processing system according to claim 38, wherein the content of the instruction sheet is displayed on a display means. In a UI display processing method of a document processing system in which a device having a scanner function and a document processing apparatus are connected via a network,
The device having the scanner function manages the device information indicating the reading resolution used for the operation for the function of the device having the scanner function and the settable value corresponding to the reading resolution by the device information management unit,
The device having the scanner function transmits the device information to the document processing apparatus by device information transmitting means,
The document processing apparatus receives the device information from a device having the scanner function by a device information receiving unit, and manages the received device information as device information having the scanner function by a device information management unit.
The device having the scanner function transmits a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus by the instruction document request transmitting unit.
The document processing apparatus receives the instruction request from the device having the scanner function by the instruction request receiving unit, and changes the device information managed by the device information management unit to the device information management unit by the received instruction request. A corresponding instruction is created by the instruction creating means, and the created instruction is sent to the device by the instruction sending means.
The device having the scanner function receives an instruction including a reading resolution used for an operation for the function of the scanner according to the device information from the document processing apparatus and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution. The received instruction is analyzed by the instruction processing means, the content of the analyzed instruction is displayed on the display by the display control means, and the operation of the function is performed according to the content of the instruction. A UI display processing method for a document processing system, characterized by being executed by: In a UI display processing program of a device having a scanner function connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
A process for managing device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for a function of a device having the scanner function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Processing for transmitting the device information to the document processing device;
Processing for transmitting a request for display information to the document processing device;
A process of receiving the display information including the possible values corresponding to the reading corresponding to the device information the the resolution reading resolution from the document processing device,
The display information received by the display information receiving means is displayed on the display means, and the device having the scanner function is operated.
Processing for receiving the device information from a device having the scanner function ;
A process of managing the received device information as information of the device;
Processing for receiving a request for the display information from a device having the scanner function ;
Processing for generating display information including a reading resolution used for an operation for the function of the device corresponding to the managed device information and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution in response to the received display information request; ,
A process for transmitting the created display information to a device having the scanner function and causing the document processing apparatus to operate. Processing to create an instruction describing the operation performed by the function reflecting a configurable value for the reading resolution ;
Processing the document processing apparatus to transmit the created instruction to the device;
Processing to receive the instructions from the document processing device;
Processing to analyze the received instructions;
Processing for executing the operation of the function according to the content of the analyzed instruction;
42. The display processing program according to claim 41, wherein the device is caused to operate a process of displaying the content of the instruction on the display means. In a UI display processing program of a device having a scanner function connected to a document processing apparatus via a network,
A process for managing device information indicating a reading resolution used for an operation for a function of a device having the scanner function and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution ;
Processing for transmitting the device information to the document processing device;
Processing for transmitting a request for an instruction describing the operation performed by the function to the document processing apparatus;
A process of receiving instructions including settable value corresponding to said the reading resolution in accordance with the device information reading resolution from the document processing device,
Processing to analyze the received instructions;
Processing to display the contents of the analyzed instruction on the display means;
Causing the device having the scanner function to perform a process of executing the operation of the function according to the content of the instruction,
Processing for receiving the device information from a device having the scanner function ;
A process of managing the received device information as information of a device having the scanner function ;
Processing for receiving a request for the instructions from a device having the scanner function ;
A process of creating an instruction including a reading resolution used for an operation for the function of the scanner according to the managed device information and a settable value corresponding to the reading resolution in response to the request of the received instruction; ,
A display processing program for causing the document processing apparatus to perform a process of transmitting the created instruction to a device having the scanner function .

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