JP5673212B2 - COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

  The present application relates to a communication system, a communication apparatus, and a program having a function of displaying various character strings on a display unit.

  A multi-function peripheral that performs FAX and printing has a panel for displaying various character string information such as status. In addition, since the multi-function peripheral is used in various regions where different languages are used, fonts related to a plurality of types of languages are stored in the storage unit in advance. The language type displayed on the panel can be selected from the languages stored in the storage unit.

Patent document 1 is disclosed in relation to the above technique.
JP 2005-242965 A

  In many cases, the capacity of a storage unit of a multifunction peripheral is smaller than the capacity of a storage unit of an information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer). Then, normally, only the fonts for some types of languages are stored in the storage unit of the multifunction peripheral. In this case, it is inconvenient for the user because fonts of languages that are not stored in the storage unit of the multifunction device cannot be displayed on the panel of the multifunction device. In this specification, the technique which can eliminate such inconvenience is provided.

In order to achieve this object, a communication system of the present application is a communication system in which a communication device including a display unit and an information processing device are communicably connected, and the communication device includes fonts for various languages. First font storage means for storing; at least one character string information; character string information storage means for storing the language type used for the character string information; and at least one of the character string information is displayed. Display control means for displaying on the display unit, wherein the information processing apparatus includes second font storage means for storing fonts relating to various languages, and reception means for receiving at least one of the character string information from the communication apparatus. Receiving means for receiving selection of change target character string information that is a target of changing the language type from the received character string information, and the language after the change Judgment means for judging whether or not the font corresponding to the type is stored in the first font storage means, and the font corresponding to the language type after the change is stored in the first font storage means. If the determination means determines that there is no font, the font corresponding to the language type after the change is selected from the fonts stored in the second font storage means, and the selected font is used to select the font. A generation unit that generates a character string image obtained by imaging the character string information to be changed; and a transmission unit that transmits the character string image generated by the generation unit to the communication device. A character string image storage means for storing the character string image generated by the generation means; and the character string information stored in the first font storage means. Dot conversion means for converting into a dot character string that is a dotted character string, wherein the display control means of the communication device is used for the character string information displayed on the display unit. When the font relating to the language is the font that is not stored in the first font storage unit, when displaying at least one of the character string information on the display unit, it corresponds to the character string information to be displayed. The character string image is read from the character string image storage unit and displayed on the display unit, and the font relating to the language used for the character string information displayed on the display unit is stored in the first font storage unit. In the case of the font, the dot converted by the dot conversion unit when displaying at least one of the character string information on the display unit Character strings are displayed on the display unit.
The communication system of the present application is a communication system in which a communication device and an information processing device are communicably connected. The communication apparatus includes: a first font storage unit that stores fonts related to various languages; at least one character string information; a character string information storage unit that stores a language type used for the character string information; and character string information Display control means for displaying at least one of the above on the display unit. The information processing apparatus changes the language type from the second font storage means for storing fonts related to various languages, the receiving means for receiving at least one character string information from the communication apparatus, and the received character string information Receiving means for accepting selection of change target character string information to be changed, determining means for determining whether or not a font corresponding to the changed language type is stored in the first font storage means, When the determination unit determines that the font corresponding to the language type is not stored in the first font storage unit, the font corresponding to the changed language type is stored in the second font storage unit Generating means for generating a character string image obtained by selecting the character string information to be changed using the selected font, and the character generated by the generating means It comprises transmission means for transmitting the image to the communication apparatus. The display control means of the communication device receives the character string image from the information processing device, and displays the change target character string information on the display unit using the received character string image.

  In the communication system configured as described above, in general, the information processing apparatus has a higher function than the communication apparatus, and the capacity of the storage unit is increased. Therefore, it can be considered that the information processing apparatus has more types of language fonts than the communication apparatus. When the language type of certain character string information is changed, even when the font corresponding to the changed language type is not stored in the first font storage unit of the communication device, the second information processing device. A font stored in the font storage means can be used. Then, using the font stored in the second font storage means, the character string information after changing the language type can be imaged to generate a character string image.

  The character string information is information indicating which character is used. Therefore, in order to display the character string information on the display unit of the communication device, a font corresponding to the language type used for the character string information is required. On the other hand, the character string image is an image of a character string. Therefore, no font is required to display the character string image on the display unit of the communication device. Accordingly, the communication device receives the character string image from the information processing device and displays the character string image on the display unit for character string information using a font of a language of a type not stored in the first font storage unit. It is possible to display. Therefore, it is possible to deal with the display of fonts related to many types of languages while reducing the amount of fonts stored in the first font storage means.

  In the communication system according to the second aspect, the character string image received from the information processing apparatus can be stored in the character string image storage unit of the communication apparatus. Thereby, since the character string image once generated can be called and displayed many times, it is possible to reduce the burden of the process of generating the character string image by the generation unit.

  In the communication system according to claim 3, the language after the change even when the character string information using the font corresponding to the type of the language after the change is not stored in the character string information storage unit of the communication device. The conversion character string information corresponding to the type of can be generated. Thereby, the communication apparatus can display the character string information not stored in the character string information storage unit on the display unit. Therefore, it is possible to deal with the display of many types of character string information while reducing the amount of character string information stored in the character string information storage means.

  In the communication system according to the fourth aspect, the converted character string information received from the information processing apparatus can be stored in the character string information storage means of the communication apparatus. Thus, once the converted character string information generated once can be called and displayed many times, it is possible to reduce the burden of processing for generating the converted character string information by the conversion means.

1 is a schematic diagram of an MFP system. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation flowchart (part 1) of the MFP. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flowchart (the 1) of PC. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flowchart (the 2) of PC. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flowchart (the 3) of PC. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation flowchart (part 2) of the MFP. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of an edit tool window. It is a figure which shows an example of a language information table. It is FIG. (1) which shows an example of a language-character string table. It is FIG. (2) which shows an example of a language-character string table. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an MFP screen configuration table. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a PC screen structure table. FIG. 6 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a specific operation example of display screen drawing processing; FIG. 10 is a second diagram illustrating a specific operation example of display screen drawing processing;

  Embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a multi-function device system 2 of the present embodiment. The multi-function device system 2 includes an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) 10 and PCs 70a to 70c. The MFP 10 and the PCs 70a to 70c are communicably connected to each other via the LAN line 4.

  The MFP 10 includes a control unit 12, a touch panel 50, a keypad 52, a printing unit 54, a FAX unit 58, a network interface 60, a PSTN interface 62, a scanner unit 64, and the like. The keypad 52 includes various buttons such as a power button. The touch panel 50 is a touch panel type, and can be selected by touching a displayed button. The network interface 60 is connected to the LAN line 4. The control unit 12 includes a CPU 14, a ROM 16, a RAM 30, an NVRAM (Non Volatile RAM) 40, and the like.

  The CPU 14 executes various processes according to various programs stored in the ROM 16. The basic function program 18 is a program for controlling basic operations of the MFP 10. The basic function program 18 includes, for example, various control programs for controlling the printing unit 54, the FAX unit 58, and the like.

  The ROM 16 further includes a font information storage area 20. The font information storage area 20 stores fonts related to various languages. In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where US European language fonts are stored will be described.

  The RAM 30 includes a basic function work area 32. The basic function work area 32 is a storage area for storing various data generated in the process of executing the process according to the basic function program 18.

  The NVRAM 40 includes an MFP screen configuration table 41, a language-character string table 42, a character string image data area 43, and a language information table 44. The MFP screen configuration table 41 is data for configuring an MFP display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10. FIG. 11 shows an example of the MFP screen configuration table 41. The MFP screen configuration table 41 stores a button ID 201, a character string ID 202, button information 210, and screen size information 220. The button ID 201 is a serial number for specifying each button displayed on the MFP display screen. The character string ID 202 is a serial number for specifying a character string displayed in each button. The button information 210 is information including button position information 203 and button size information 204. The button position information 203 is information indicating the position of the reference point (for example, the upper left corner) of each button in the MFP display screen. The button size information 204 is information indicating the height and width of each button. The screen size information 220 is information indicating the height and width of the screen area 601 of the MFP display screen. In the button position information 203, the button size information 204, and the screen size information 220, for example, pixel units are used.

  An example of the language-character string table 42 is shown in FIGS. FIG. 9 is an example of the language-character string table 42 before registering a new language. FIG. 10 is an example of the language-character string table 42 after the new language is registered. FIG. 10 is different from FIG. 9 in that the language type 102 = “Japan” is newly registered in the column C3. 9 and 10, the language-character string table 42 stores character string information 101, a language type 102, and a character string ID 103. The character string information 101 is information on a character string to be used (such as “Menu”). The language type 102 is information indicating the type of language used (such as “English”). The character string ID 103 is a serial number for specifying each character string. The language-character string table 42 stores corresponding character string information 101 for each language type 102 for each character string ID 103.

  The character string information 101 is stored for each language type 102 in each of the columns C1 to C3. In the example of the language-character string table 42 in FIG. 9, the columns C1 and C2 are registered columns of the character string information 101, and the column C3 is an unregistered column of the character string information 101. In the column C1, the character string information 101 of the language type 102 = “English” is stored. In the column C2, character string information 101 of language type 102 = “German” is stored. In the columns C1 and C2, the character string information 101 is stored as a character string code. In this case, the CPU 14 can display the character string on the touch panel 50 by acquiring the dot information of each character of the character string code from the font information storage area 20 and obtaining the dot character string.

  In the unregistered column C3 of the character string information 101, character string information 101 for a new language can be stored as will be described later. Further, when the character string information 101 is stored in the unregistered column C3, there are a case where it is stored as a character string code and a case where it is stored as a character string image 105 as will be described later.

  The language information table 44 is a table for storing information such as which type of language font is stored in the MFP 10 and whether character string information displayed on the touch panel 50 is stored in the MFP 10. . FIG. 8 shows an example of the language information table 44. The language information table 44 stores a language type 102, a font flag 121, and a character string information flag 122. The language type 102 is information indicating the type of language such as “English” or “Japan”. The font flag 121 is information indicating whether or not a font for each language type 102 is stored in the font information storage area 20. The character string information flag 122 is information indicating the presence or absence of the character string information 101 for each language type 102.

  The configuration of the PC 70a will be described. The PC 70a includes a CPU 72, a storage unit 74, a display unit 82, an operation unit 84, a network interface 86, a RAM 90, and the like. The storage unit 74 may include a hard disk, NVRAM, ROM, and the like. The display unit 82 can display various information. The operation unit 84 is configured by a keyboard and a mouse. The user can input various instructions and information to the PC 70 a by operating the operation unit 84. The network interface 86 can communicate various information with the MFP 10 via the LAN line 4.

  The storage unit 74 stores a basic program 76, an editing program 77, a font information storage area 78, and a PC screen configuration data table 79. The basic program 76 is a program for controlling basic operations of the PC 70a. The editing program 77 is a program for causing the PC 70 a to function as an editing tool for editing the contents of the display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10. The font information storage area 78 stores fonts related to various languages. Note that the type of language stored is larger in the font information storage area 78 of the PC 70 a than in the font information storage area 20 of the MFP 10.

  The PC screen configuration table 79 is a table for displaying a PC display screen 502 in an editing tool window 501 described later. The PC display screen 502 is a screen in which the same screen content as the MFP display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10 is displayed with a reduced scale. FIG. 12 shows an example of the PC screen configuration table 79. The configuration of the PC screen configuration table 79 (FIG. 12) is the same as that of the MFP screen configuration table 41 (FIG. 11) described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted here. Further, the configurations of the PC 70b and the PC 70c are the same as those of the PC 70a, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  An operation flow performed in the MFP 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 6 are performed while the MFP 10 is powered on. In S102 of FIG. 2, the CPU 14 determines whether the MFP 10 is in the language registration mode. The language registration mode is a mode for executing processing for registering the language used for the screen displayed on the touch panel 50. As a specific operation, the user operates the keypad 52 or the touch panel 50, shifts from the menu screen to the setting screen, and selects the “Register Language” button, whereby the MFP 10 is set to the language registration mode. If the MFP 10 is not in the language registration mode (S102: NO), the process returns to S102 and waits. If the MFP 10 is in the language registration mode (S102: YES), the process proceeds to S104.

  In S104, the CPU 14 executes display screen drawing processing. The MFP display screen is a screen displayed on touch panel 50. The drawing process of the display screen is performed based on the MFP screen configuration table 41, the language-character string table 42, and the currently selected language type 102 constituting the current display screen. Details of the display screen drawing process will be described later.

  In S105, the CPU 14 determines whether or not a connection notification is received from the PC 70a. If not received (S105: NO), the process returns to S105 and waits. If received (S105: YES), the process proceeds to S106. In S106, the CPU 14 transmits the screen data set to the PC 70a. The screen data set includes a language information table 44 (FIG. 8), an MFP screen configuration table 41 (FIG. 11), and a language-character string table 42 (FIG. 9 or FIG. 10).

  In S108, the CPU 14 determines whether or not a character string change command has been received from the PC 70a. The character string change command is an instruction to change the character string information 101. The character string change command includes a language type 102 and a character string ID 103. Further, it includes either a character code or a character string image 105 relating to the converted character string (character string information after the language type 102 is changed). If the character string change command has not been received (S108: NO), the process proceeds to S110, and the CPU 14 determines whether or not a language change command has been received from the PC 70a. The language change command is an instruction to change the language type 102. If no language change command has been received (S110: NO), the process returns to S102, and if received (S110: YES), the process proceeds to S112.

  In S <b> 112, the CPU 14 determines whether or not the changed language type 102 specified by the language change command is the language type 102 already registered in the language-character string table 42 of the MFP 10. If registered (S112: YES), the process proceeds to S116, and the CPU 14 changes the language type 102 used in the MFP 10. Specifically, among the columns C1 to C3 of the language-character string table 42, the column storing the language type 102 corresponding to the language specified by the language change command is specified by the pointer. Then, the process returns to S104.

  A specific example of the operation of S116 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, consider a case where the column C1 is designated by a pointer and the language type 102 used in the MFP 10 = “English”. In this case, when a language change command indicating that the language type 102 is changed to “German” is received, the language type 102 used in the MFP 10 is changed to “German” by changing the pointer designation destination to the column C2. Can be changed.

  On the other hand, when the changed language type 102 is not registered in the language-character string table 42 in S112 (S112: NO), the process proceeds to S118. In S118, the CPU 14 newly registers the language type 102 in an empty column among the columns C1 to C3 of the language-character string table 42. Then, the process returns to S104.

  A specific example of the operation of S118 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when a new language type 102 = “japan” is registered in the language-character string table 42 shown in FIG. 9, “Language Type 102” in the blank column C3 of the language-character string table 42 contains “ “Japan” ”is stored.

  On the other hand, when the character string change command is received from the PC 70a in S108 (S108: YES), the process proceeds to S120. In S120, the CPU 14 determines whether or not the character string image 105 is included in the character string change command. When the character string image 105 is included (S120: YES), the process proceeds to S122. In S <b> 122, the CPU 14 stores the character string image 105 in the character string image data area 43 and stores the address of the character string image 105 in the language-character string table 42. Then, the process returns to S104.

  A specific example of the operation of S122 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, a case will be described in which the character string image 105 of the language type 102 = “Japan” is stored in the blank column C3 of the language-character string table 42 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, in the column C3 of the language-character string table 42, addresses 1 to 5 are stored in the respective columns of the character string ID 103 = “1” to “5”. The character string image data area 43 includes a character string image ID 106. In the columns corresponding to the character string image IDs 106 = “1” to “5”, the character string images 105 corresponding to the character string IDs 103 = “1” to “5” of the language-character string table 42 are displayed. Remembered. Each of the addresses 1 to 5 stored in the language-character string table 42 designates the column of the character string image ID 106 = “1” to “5” in the character string image data area 43.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S120 that the character string image 105 is not included in the character string change command (S120: NO), the process proceeds to S124. In S <b> 124, the CPU 14 changes the corresponding character string information 101 in the column designated by the current pointer in the language-character string table 42. Then, the process returns to S104.

<Drawing process of display screen>
The contents of the display screen drawing process performed in S104 of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S <b> 802, the CPU 14 selects one button ID 201 as a target for executing drawing processing from the MFP screen configuration table 41 (FIG. 11). Then, the button information 210 for the selected button ID 201 is read. In S804, the CPU 14 acquires the button size information 204 from the button information 210 and creates a button image. In step S <b> 806, the CPU 14 acquires a character string ID 202 for the button ID 201 selected in the MFP screen configuration table 41. In S808, the CPU 14 selects a column corresponding to the currently selected language type 102 in the language-character string table 42 (FIG. 10). Then, the column of the character string ID 103 having the same number as the character string ID 202 of the MFP screen configuration table 41 is read.

  In step S <b> 810, the CPU 14 determines whether an address is stored in the read column in the language-character string table 42. If no address is entered (S810: NO), it is determined that the character string image 105 is not stored in the character string image data area 43, and the process proceeds to S812. In S812, the CPU 14 determines whether or not a character string code is stored in the column from which the language-character string table 42 has been read. If no character string code is entered (S812: NO), the process proceeds to S820. On the other hand, if a character string code is entered (S812: YES), the process proceeds to S814.

  In S814, the CPU 14 acquires dot information of each character of the character string code from the font information storage area 20, and acquires a dot character string. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S818.

  In S810, if an address is entered in the column read in the language-character string table 42 (S810: YES), it is determined that the character string image 105 is stored in the character string image data area 43. The process proceeds to S816. In S816, the CPU 14 reads the character string image 105 corresponding to the address from the character string image data area 43. Then, the process proceeds to S818.

  In S818, the CPU 14 synthesizes the dot character string obtained in S814 or the character string image 105 obtained in S816 with the button image obtained in S804. In S820, the CPU 14 acquires the button position information 203 from the button information 210, and draws the button image synthesized in S818 in the screen area 601.

  In step S822, the CPU 14 determines whether drawing processing has been executed for all of the buttons registered in the MFP screen configuration table 41. When the drawing process is executed for all buttons (S822: YES), the process proceeds to S106 (FIG. 2), and when the drawing process is not executed for all buttons (S822: NO), the process returns to S802.

  An operation flow performed in the PC 70a will be described with reference to FIGS. This flow is started in response to starting the editing program 77 on the PC 70a.

  In S202, the CPU 72 determines whether or not to end the editing program 77. Specifically, after selecting the MFP 10 on the editing tool functioning by the editing program 77, it is determined whether or not the Exit button 509 is pressed to end the program (S202). If it is determined that the Exit button 509 has been pressed and ended (S202: YES), the flow ends. If it is determined that the Exit button 509 has not been pressed and has not been ended (S202: NO), the process proceeds to S203.

  In S <b> 203, the CPU 72 transmits a connection notification to the MFP 10. Specifically, a connection notification is sent to the MFP 10 in response to the MFP 10 connected to the LAN line 4 being selected on the editing tool. In S <b> 204, the CPU 72 receives a screen data set from the MFP 10.

  In S <b> 206, the CPU 72 displays an editing tool window 501 on the display unit 82. FIG. 7 shows an example of the display screen of the editing tool window 501. FIG. 7 is an example when “English” is selected as the current language type 102. An editing tool window 501 is a window for operating the editing tool. In the editing tool window 501, a PC display screen 502, a change target character string BOX 503, a conversion character string BOX 504, a language switching BOX 505, an Add button 506, an Update button 507, a Cancel button 508, and an Exit button 509 are displayed.

  The PC display screen 502 is a screen in which the same screen content as the MFP display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10 is displayed with a reduced scale. That is, the PC display screen 502 is a screen in which a screen similar to the MFP display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10 is displayed on the display unit 82 of the PC 70a. The CPU 72 executes a drawing process for the PC display screen 502 based on the screen data set. Since the contents of the drawing process on the PC display screen 502 are the same as the contents of the drawing process on the display screen described above, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In the PC display screen 502, buttons B1 to B5 are displayed. The buttons B1 to B5 are buttons corresponding to the numbers 1 to 5 of the character string ID 103 in the language-character string table 42, respectively.

  In the change target character string BOX 503, the character string before the change of the character string (change target character string) whose language type 102 is to be changed is displayed. A converted character string (converted character string) is displayed in the converted character string BOX 504. The language switching BOX 505 displays the language type set in the MFP 10. An Add button 506 is a button for applying the language type 102 displayed on the language switching BOX 505 to the MFP 10. The Update button 507 is a button for updating the character string displayed on the button from the character string displayed on the change target character string BOX 503 to the character string displayed on the converted character string BOX 504. A Cancel button 508 is a button for canceling the update of the character string. The Exit button 509 is a button for ending the editing tool.

  Note that the language switching BOX 505 can have various modes. For example, for the language type 102 displayed in the language switching BOX 505, when the font flag 121 of the language information table 44 is “Yes” and the character string information flag 122 is “No”, the language type 102 is displayed before the language type 102. You may display the symbol (* etc.) which shows that. Also, for example, for the language type 102 displayed in the language switching BOX 505, when both the font flag 121 and the character string information flag 122 are “present” in the language information table 44, no symbol is displayed before the language type 102. It can be. Also, for example, for the language type 102 displayed in the language switching BOX 505, if both the font flag 121 and the character string information flag 122 are “none” in the language information table 44, the language type 102 is a new language before the language type 102. You may display the symbol (# etc.) which shows that.

  In S208, the CPU 72 determines whether or not a change target character string has been selected. As a specific operation example, there is an operation in which the user selects a button whose character string is to be changed from the buttons B1 to B5 on the PC display screen 502 in the editing tool window 501. If the character string to be changed is selected (S208: YES), the process proceeds to S210. In S <b> 210, the CPU 72 determines whether or not the selected change target character string is stored as the character string image 105 in the language-character string table 42. If it is stored as the character string image 105 (S210: YES), the process proceeds to S214. In S <b> 214, the CPU 72 displays the character string image 105 on the change target character string BOX 503. Then, the process returns to S202.

  On the other hand, when the change target character string is not stored as the character string image 105 (S210: NO), the process proceeds to S212. In S <b> 212, the CPU 72 acquires the dot information of the character string code of the change target character string from the font information storage area 78, generates a dot character string, and displays it on the change target character string BOX 503. Then, the process returns to S202.

  In S208, when it is determined that the character string to be changed is not selected (S208: NO), the process proceeds to S216. In S <b> 216, the CPU 72 determines whether or not the Add button 506 has been clicked in a state where the conversion character string is input to the conversion character string BOX 504. When the Add button 506 is clicked (S216: YES), the process proceeds to S218, and the CPU 72 performs a character string update process. On the other hand, when the Add button 506 is not clicked (S216: NO), the process proceeds to S220 (FIG. 4).

  In S <b> 220, the CPU 72 determines whether or not the Cancel button 508 has been clicked with the button selected on the PC display screen 502. If it is clicked (S220: YES), it returns to S202 (FIG. 3), and if it is not clicked (S220: NO), it proceeds to S224.

  In S224, the CPU 72 determines whether or not the language type 102 has been changed in the language switching BOX 505 in the editing tool window 501. If it has been changed (S224: YES), the process proceeds to S226, and the CPU 72 acquires the language type 102 currently used in the MFP 10. Specifically, in the language-character string table 42 received from the MFP 10, the language type 102 of the column designated by the pointer is referred to.

  In S <b> 228, the CPU 72 refers to the font flag 121 of the language information table 44 acquired from the MFP 10, and determines whether or not the font related to the changed language type 102 is stored in the font information storage area 20. If stored (S228: YES), the process proceeds to S230, and the CPU 72 transmits a language change command to the MFP 10. Then, the process returns to S202 (FIG. 3). On the other hand, if not stored (S228: YES), the process returns to S202 (FIG. 3).

  If it is determined in S224 that the language type 102 has not been changed (S224: NO), the process proceeds to S232, and the CPU 72 determines whether or not the language type 102 has been added. Specifically, after a new language name is input to the language switching BOX 505, it is determined whether or not the Add button 506 has been clicked. If the language type 102 has not been added (S232: NO), the process returns to S202 (FIG. 3). On the other hand, if the language type 102 is added (S232: YES), the process proceeds to S234, and the CPU 72 acquires the language type 102 currently used in the MFP 10. In step S236, the CPU 72 transmits a language change command to the MFP 10. Then, the process returns to S202 (FIG. 3).

<Character string update processing>
The contents of the character string update process performed in S218 of FIG. 3 will be described using the flow of FIG. In step S <b> 402, the CPU 72 acquires the converted character string input to the converted character string BOX 504 in the editing tool window 501.

  In S <b> 404, the CPU 72 determines whether or not the font corresponding to the changed language type 102 is stored in the font information storage area 20 of the MFP 10. If stored (S404: YES), the process proceeds to S405.

  In S405, the CPU 72 executes font conversion processing. In the font conversion process, a process of converting the character string code of the converted character string so as to correspond to the font of the language type 102 after the change is performed. In step S <b> 406, the CPU 72 transmits a character string change command including the language type 102, the character string ID 103, and the character string code of the converted character string to the MFP 10. Then, the process returns to S202 (FIG. 3).

  On the other hand, if the font corresponding to the changed language type 102 is not stored in the font information storage area 20 in S404 (S404: NO), the process proceeds to S408. In S408, the CPU 72 calculates the character string size from the conversion rate (magnification rate of the PC display screen 502 with respect to the MFP display screen). Specifically, the conversion rate is calculated using the screen size information 220 of the MFP screen configuration table 41 and the screen size information 320 of the PC screen configuration table 79.

  In S410, the CPU 72 selects a font corresponding to the changed language type 102 from the fonts stored in the font information storage area 78 of the PC 70a. And the character string image 105 which imaged the conversion character string using the selected font is produced | generated. At this time, the character string size calculated in S408 is applied to the size of the character string image 105. Note that the character string image 105 may be compressed in monochrome binary. As a result, the data amount of the character string image 105 can be further reduced.

  In step S <b> 412, the CPU 72 transmits a character string change command including the language type 102, the character string ID 103, and the character string image 105 to the MFP 10. Then, the process returns to S202 (FIG. 3).

  A specific operation example of the display screen drawing process performed in S104 (FIG. 2) in the present embodiment will be described. A first operation example will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 6. The first operation example is an explanatory example when the language type 102 currently applied to the MFP 10 is “English” when the language-character string table 42 of FIG. 9 is used. The language type 102 = “English” is a language in which the font flag 121 and the character string information flag 122 are both “present”, as shown in FIG. Further, in the first operation example, a case where the button B2 is drawn in the screen area 601 of the MFP display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 will be described. The button B2 is a button for displaying a character string “Fax”.

  The CPU 14 selects a button having the button ID 201 = “2” from the MFP screen configuration table 41 (FIG. 13) as a target for executing the drawing process (S802). The CPU 14 obtains the button size information 204 = (86 × 35) from the button information 210 of the button ID 201 = “2”, and creates the button image B2a (S804, arrow Y1).

  The CPU 14 selects a column C1 corresponding to the currently selected language type 102 = “English” in the language-character string table 42 (FIG. 13). Then, the character string code “Fax” stored in the column of character string ID 103 = “2” having the same number as character string ID 202 = “2” is read (S808, arrow Y2). Since no address is entered in the read column in the language-character string table 42 (S810: NO), the CPU 14 acquires the dot information of each character of the character string code “Fax” from the font information storage area 20. Thus, a character string of “Fax” that has been converted to dots is obtained (S814, arrow Y3). The CPU 14 synthesizes the dot “Fax” character string with the button image B2a to create an image of the button B2 (S818, arrow Y4). The CPU 14 obtains the button position information 203 = (13, 13) corresponding to the button ID 301 = “2” from the button information 210, and draws the image of the button B2 in the screen area 601 (S820, arrow Y5).

  A specific second operation example of the display screen drawing process will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 6. FIG. The second operation example is an explanatory example in the case where the language type 102 currently applied to the MFP 10 is “Japan” when the language-character string table 42 of FIG. 10 is used. The language-character string table 42 in FIG. 10 is a table after a new language is added by the flow in FIGS. 2 to 6. The language type 102 = “Japan” is a language in which the font flag 121 and the character string information flag 122 are both “none”, as shown in FIG. Further, in the second operation example, a case where the button B2 is drawn in the screen area 601 of the MFP display screen displayed on the touch panel 50 will be described. The button B2 is a button for displaying a character string “FAX”.

  The CPU 14 selects a button with a button ID 201 = “2” and a character string ID 202 = “2” from the MFP screen configuration table 41 (FIG. 14) as a target for executing the drawing process (S802). The CPU 14 obtains the button size information 204 = (86 × 35) from the button information 210 of the button ID 201 = “2”, and creates the button image B2a (S804, arrow Y11).

  The CPU 14 selects a column C3 corresponding to the currently selected language type 102 = “Japan” in the language-character string table 42 (FIG. 14). Then, the address 2 stored in the column of the character string ID 103 = “2” having the same number as the character string ID 202 = “2” is read (S808, arrow Y12). Since the address is entered in the read column in the language-character string table 42 (S810: YES), the CPU 14 stores the character string stored in the column of the character string image ID 106 = “2” corresponding to the address 2 The image 105 = “fax” is read from the character string image data area 43 (S816, arrow Y13). The CPU 14 combines the character string image 105 with the button image B2a to create an image of the button B2 (S818, arrow Y14). The CPU 14 obtains the button position information 203 = (13, 13) corresponding to the button ID 301 = “2” from the button information 210, and draws the image of the button B2 in the screen area 601 (S820, arrow Y15).

  The effect of the multi-function device system 2 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the multi-function device system 2 including the MFP 10 and the PC 70a, generally, the PC 70a has a higher function than the MFP 10 and the capacity of the storage unit is increased. Therefore, it can be considered that the font information storage area 78 of the PC 70 a has more types of fonts related to languages than the font information storage area 20 of the MFP 10. When the language type 102 of certain character string information 101 is changed, even if the font information storage area 20 of the MFP 10 does not store the font corresponding to the changed language type 102, the font information storage area of the PC 70a. The font stored in 78 can be used. Then, using the font stored in the font information storage area 78, the character string information 101 after changing the language type 102 can be imaged to generate the character string image 105.

  The character string code is information indicating which character is used. Therefore, in order to display the character string corresponding to the character string code on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10, a font corresponding to the language type 102 used for the character string code is required. On the other hand, the character string image 105 is a character string image. Therefore, no font is required to display the character string image 105 on the touch panel 50 of the MFP 10. As a result, the MFP 10 receives the character string image 105 from the PC 70 a and displays it, so that the character string information 101 using the font of the language type 102 not stored in the font information storage area 20 is also displayed on the touch panel 50. It becomes possible to do. Therefore, it is possible to deal with the display of fonts related to many language types 102 while reducing the amount of fonts stored in the font information storage area 20.

  In the multi-function device system 2 of the present application, the character string image 105 received from the PC 70 a can be stored in the character string image data area 43 of the MFP 10. Thereby, since the once generated character string image 105 can be called and displayed many times, the processing load of generating the character string image 105 in S410 can be reduced.

  Further, in the multi-function device system 2 of the present application, even when a character string code using a font corresponding to the changed language type 102 is not stored in the language-character string table 42 of the MFP 10, the changed language type A character string code corresponding to 102 can be generated by the PC 70a. As a result, the MFP 10 can also display the character string information 101 that is not stored in the language-character string table 42 on the touch panel 50. Therefore, it is possible to deal with the display of many types of character strings while reducing the storage amount of the character string codes in the language-character string table 42.

  Specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the language-character string table 42 includes one blank column in FIG. 9 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this form. It is also possible for the language-character string table 42 to have two or more blanks.

  In the present embodiment, the initial screen has been described as an example of the MFP display screen or the PC display screen 502, but the present invention is not limited to this form. The present invention can be applied to a screen displaying various buttons.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of the editing tool, the case of an application operating on the PC 70a has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this form. In the case where the MFP 10 side provides the editing screen with the HTTP server function, the function of the editing tool may be achieved by a web browser.

  The OS (Operating System) used in the PC 70a is not limited, and various OSs (Windows (registered trademark), Macintosh (registered trademark), Linux (registered trademark)) may be used. Further, the device used for communication with the MFP 10 is not limited to the PC, and may be a mobile terminal or a mobile phone.

  The technical elements described in this specification or the drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the technology illustrated in the present specification or the drawings achieves a plurality of objects at the same time, and has technical utility by achieving one of the objects.

  The MFP 10 is an example of a communication device. The PCs 70a to 70c are examples of information processing apparatuses. The language-character string table 42 is an example of a character string information storage unit. The touch panel 50 is an example of a display unit. The font information storage area 20 is an example of a first font storage unit. The font information storage area 78 is an example of a second font storage means. The character string image data area 43 is an example of a character string image storage unit.

  The CPU that executes S816 and S820 is an example of display control means. The CPU that executes S204 is an example of a receiving unit. The CPU that executes S404 is an example of a determination unit. The CPU that executes S410 is an example of a generation unit. The CPU that executes S412 is an example of a transmission unit. The CPU that executes S405 is an example of a conversion unit.

  10: MFP, 14 and 72: CPU, 20 and 78: Font information storage area, 42: Language-character string table, 50: Touch panel, 70a to 70c: PC

Claims (5)

A communication system including a display unit and an information processing apparatus connected to be communicable,
The communication device
First font storage means for storing fonts related to various languages;
Character string information storage means for storing at least one character string information and the type of the language used for the character string information;
Display control means for displaying at least one of the character string information on the display unit;
With
The information processing apparatus includes:
Second font storage means for storing fonts related to various languages;
Receiving means for receiving at least one character string information from the communication device;
A receiving means for receiving selection of change target character string information that is a target for changing the language type from the received character string information;
Determining means for determining whether or not the font corresponding to the language type after the change is stored in the first font storage means;
When the determination unit determines that the font corresponding to the changed language type is not stored in the first font storage unit, the font corresponding to the changed language type is set to the second font. Selecting from the fonts stored in the font storage means, generating means for generating a character string image obtained by imaging the change target character string information using the selected font;
Transmitting means for transmitting the character string image generated by the generating means to the communication device;
With
The communication device
Character string image storage means for storing the character string image generated by the generation means;
Dot conversion means for converting the character string information into a dot character string that is a dot character string using the font stored in the first font storage means;
Further comprising
The display control means of the communication device includes:
When the font related to the language used for the character string information displayed on the display unit is the font not stored in the first font storage unit, at least one of the character string information is stored in the display unit. When displaying, the character string image corresponding to the character string information to be displayed is read from the character string image storage means and displayed on the display unit,
When the font related to the language used for the character string information displayed on the display unit is the font stored in the first font storage unit, at least one of the character string information is stored in the display unit. When displaying, the dot character string converted by the dot conversion means is displayed on the display unit. The display control means of the communication device displays a first screen including a button image on the display unit,
Here, a character string represented by the character string information is displayed in the button image included in the first screen,
The information processing apparatus further includes display screen display means for displaying a second screen, which is a screen obtained by enlarging or reducing the first screen at a predetermined magnification, on an information processing apparatus display unit included in the information processing apparatus,
Here, a character string represented by the character string information is displayed in the button image included in the second screen,
The generation unit of the information processing apparatus is configured to perform the predetermined magnification so that all the character strings displayed in the button image included in the second screen are displayed in the button image of the first screen. And determining the size of the string image based on
The display control means of the communication device, when the font related to the language used for the character string information is the font not stored in the first font storage means, determines the size determined by the generation means. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein a character string image is displayed in the button image included in the first screen. When the determination unit determines that the font corresponding to the language type after change is stored, the information processing apparatus sets the change target character string information to the language type after change. It further comprises conversion means for converting into converted character string information that is information using a corresponding font,
The transmission means transmits the converted character string information converted by the conversion means to the communication device,
The display control means receives the converted character string information from the information processing apparatus, and displays the change target character string information on the display unit using the received converted character string information. The communication system according to 1 or 2. The character string information storage means stores the converted character string information received from the information processing apparatus,
When the display control means displays at least one of the character string information on the display unit, the character string image corresponding to the character string information to be displayed is not stored in the character string image storage means. 4. The communication system according to claim 3, wherein the converted character string information read from the character string information storage means is displayed on the display unit as a dot character string. A communication device that is communicably connected to an information processing device,
The communication device
First font storage means for storing fonts related to various languages;
Character string information storage means for storing at least one character string information and the type of the language used for the character string information;
Display control means for displaying at least one of the character string information on a display unit included in the communication device;
A character string image storage means for storing a character string image generated by the information processing apparatus;
Wherein the character string image is an image obtained by imaging the Kibun string information before using the font corresponding to the type of the language after the change,
Dot conversion means for converting the character string information into a dot character string that is a dot character string using the font stored in the first font storage means;
With
The display control means includes
When the font related to the language used for the character string information displayed on the display unit is the font not stored in the first font storage unit, at least one of the character string information is stored in the display unit. When displaying, the character string image corresponding to the character string information to be displayed is read from the character string image storage means and displayed on the display unit,
When the font related to the language used for the character string information displayed on the display unit is the font stored in the first font storage unit, at least one of the character string information is stored in the display unit. When displaying, the dot character string converted by the dot conversion means is displayed on the display unit.

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