JP6142834B2 - Function execution device, function execution method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a function execution device capable of executing a specific function, a function execution method, and a recording medium on which a program for executing a specific function is recorded.

  For example, a device having a shortcut function is a device capable of executing various specific functions, such as a printer, a scanner, and a facsimile machine. The shortcut function allows the user to store the setting value necessary for executing the specific function in the storage area in advance, so that the setting value can be called from the storage area and executed quickly when the specific function is executed. It is a function (for example, refer patent document 1).

JP 2008-22183 A

  When using a shortcut function to execute a specific function, depending on the type of the specific function, due to the nature of the specific function, it is necessary to wait for the user to perform an input operation during the shortcut function processing procedure. Such processing may be incorporated. For example, a scanner may register a shortcut function for a scan data transmission function that transmits scanned data to a transmission destination different from the scanner. In this case, in order to prevent erroneous transmission, in the course of executing the shortcut function, a confirmation screen for the transmission destination is displayed and a confirmation input is requested from the user, and when confirmation input is made, the process proceeds to transmission processing in many cases. .

  If a confirmation request or input request as described above is made when the shortcut function is executed, it can give a sense of security to the user, but the time required to complete the specific function as much as the user needs work. Becomes longer.

  Further, depending on the content of the shortcut function to be executed and the usage pattern, even if the content is generally better to incorporate the confirmation work, such a work may not be necessary for the user. As a specific example, there is a case where the same shortcut function is repeatedly executed in a routine work. In such a case, every time the shortcut function is executed, if a user needs to perform a process confirmation operation or an input operation, the user is very troublesome, and usability and operability are poor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to improve the usability and operability of the shortcut function.

  The present invention made in order to solve the above-mentioned subject is a function execution device provided with a control part. The control unit can execute a first registration process for registering the first shortcut function and a second registration process for registering the second shortcut function as the process for registering the shortcut function for executing the specific function. It is.

  The first shortcut function is a shortcut function that executes a normal procedure for executing at least one specific screen display process to execute a specific function. The second shortcut function is a shortcut function for executing a specific function by executing a simple procedure that omits execution of the specific at least one screen display process.

  In the present invention, as a shortcut function for executing the same specific function, a first shortcut function for executing a normal procedure and a second shortcut function for executing a simple procedure can be registered.

  According to the present invention, the user of the function execution apparatus can arbitrarily select whether to execute the shortcut function in a normal procedure or quickly in a simple procedure. Therefore, the usability and operability of the shortcut function are improved.

  In addition to the above-described function execution device, the present invention provides a function execution method used in the function execution device, various systems including the function execution device, and each process executed by the function execution device in a computer. It can be realized in various forms such as a program to be executed and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image reading system according to an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the difference in the process at the time of the one touch function being effective and ineffective at the time of shortcut execution. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a part of process sequence at the time of the new registration or editing of a shortcut. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a part of a processing procedure at the time of newly registering a shortcut (continuation of FIG. 3) or a part of a processing procedure at the time of editing (continuation of FIG. 5); It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a part of processing procedure at the time of editing of a shortcut (continuation of FIG. 3). It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the setting method of a home screen. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the method to switch valid / invalid of a one-touch function collectively. It is a flowchart which shows a part of display control process which CPU of a scanner performs. It is a flowchart which shows a part of display control processing (branch from S150 of FIG. 8) which CPU of a scanner performs.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(1) Configuration of Image Reading System The image reading system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a scanner 10 and a PC (Personal Computer) 30 as shown in FIG. The scanner 10 and the PC 30 can perform data communication with each other through a LAN (Local Area Network) 3.

  The scanner 10 has an image reading function for reading an image of a document, a scan data processing function for processing read image data (hereinafter referred to as “scan data”) by various processing methods, and the like. A specific example of the scan data processing function will be described later.

  The scanner 10 includes a CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, NVRAM 14, image reading unit 15, operation unit 16, display unit 17, network interface 18, USB interface 19, and line connection unit 20.

  The CPU 11 executes control of various parts in the scanner 10 and various calculations in accordance with various programs stored in the ROM 12, the NVRAM 14, and the like. The RAM 13 is used as a main memory that is directly accessed from the CPU 11. The NVRAM 14 is an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory. The NVRAM 14 stores various setting information regarding the scanner 10. Setting / registration information of a shortcut function and a one-touch function to be described later is also stored in the NVRAM 14. Programs for realizing an image reading function, including a display control process (see FIGS. 8 and 9) described later, are stored in the ROM 12 or the NVRAM 14.

  The image reading unit 15 includes an image sensor, reads an image of a document, and generates image data representing the image. The operation unit 16 is an input device that receives an input operation by a user. The operation unit 16 includes various input means such as a touch panel 21 and operation buttons (not shown). The display unit 17 includes a display (for example, a liquid crystal display) 22 as a display device capable of displaying information. A touch panel 21 is superimposed on the display area of the display 22. The network interface 18 is a communication interface for connecting the scanner 10 to the LAN 3. The USB interface 19 is an interface for performing data communication according to the well-known USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard.

  The PC 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”) 34, an operation unit 35, a display unit 36, and a network interface 37.

  The CPU 31 controls each unit of the PC 30 and external devices (including the scanner 10) by executing various programs stored in the ROM 32 and the HDD 34. The ROM 32 stores various programs executed by the CPU 31, data, and the like. The RAM 33 is used as a main storage device for the CPU 31 to execute various processes. In the HDD 34, an OS (Operating System), various device drivers, various application software, and the like are installed. The operation unit 35 includes a keyboard and various pointing devices. The display unit 36 includes various display devices such as a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display. The network interface 37 is a communication interface for connecting the PC 30 to the LAN 3.

  An FTP server 50 is connected to the LAN 3. The LAN 3 is connected to the Internet 100. A plurality of information processing apparatuses including a server 110 are connected to the Internet 100. The scanner 10, the PC 30, and the FTP server 50 can communicate data with each other through the LAN 3. The scanner 10, the PC 30, and the FTP server 50 can perform data communication with various information processing apparatuses connected to the Internet 100.

(2) Description of Scan Data Processing Function The scanner 10 of this embodiment has a plurality of types of scan data processing functions as functions for processing scan data of a document read by the image reading unit 15. In this embodiment, the scan data processing function includes, for example, scan to PC, scan to USB memory, scan to email transmission, scan to FAX, scan to FTP server, scan to network, scan to cloud, and the like.

  Scan to PC is a function of transmitting scan data to a PC (for example, PC 30) connected to the scanner 10. The scan-to-USB memory is a function for transmitting scan data to a USB memory connected to the USB interface 19 and storing it. Scan to E-mail transmission is a function for sending scan data to a specific e-mail address by e-mail. Scan to FAX is a function for transmitting scan data by facsimile via the line connection unit 20. The scan to FTP server has a function of transmitting scan data to the FTP server. The FTP server that can be transmitted by the function of the scan to FTP server is not limited to the FTP server 50 connected to the LAN 3 but also includes an FTP server (not shown) connected to the Internet 100. The scan to network is a function for transmitting scan data to various servers (including the server 110) connected to the Internet 100. Scan to Cloud is a function for uploading scan data to a web service that can upload and view photos and documents.

  The various scan data processing functions described above can be classified further finely. For example, scan to PC includes scan to PC (file), scan to PC (OCR), and scan to PC (image).

(3) Description of Shortcut Function When using the above-described various scan data processing functions, the user usually needs to perform a plurality of procedures. For example, in order to use the scan-to-PC function, at least an input operation for selecting the type of scan-to-PC and an input operation for specifying a destination PC are required. In many cases, a process for allowing the user to confirm the input content is included after each input operation. For example, when the user wants to use the scan-to-Email function, it is necessary to select or input at least a destination mail address. Furthermore, it is necessary to set various setting values during scanning as necessary. Examples of the various setting values include setting values relating to double-sided scanning, color setting, image quality, document size, file format, file size, color correction, and the like. Even when the scan-to-USB function is used, it is necessary to set the various setting values as described above. For this reason, it is very troublesome to execute the above-described various scan data processing functions according to a normal procedure.

  Therefore, in the scanner 10 of this embodiment, the various scan data processing functions described above can be registered as shortcuts. By executing the registered shortcut, the scan data processing function can be executed with a reduced number of users.

  In the scanner 10 of this embodiment, at least 48 types of shortcuts can be registered in total. In order to register or execute the shortcut, it is necessary to display the shortcut menu screen 41 on the display 22. An example of the shortcut menu screen 41 is shown at the top of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a tab display area 411 and a shortcut button display area 412 are assigned to the shortcut menu screen 41. In the tab display area 411, eight tabs of the first tab to the eighth tab are displayed, and one tab selected by the user is displayed as a selected state. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the leftmost first tab is selected.

  In the shortcut button display area 412, six shortcut buttons corresponding to the selected tab are displayed. That is, six shortcut buttons are assigned to one tab. When the tab is switched, the shortcut buttons in the shortcut button display area 412 are also switched to six shortcut buttons corresponding to the tab after switching.

  There are several types of shortcut buttons. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, registered shortcut buttons 41 a and 41 b to which a specific registered shortcut is assigned and the shortcut can be executed, and a shortcut registration button 41 c to which no shortcut has been assigned yet. and so on. When an input operation for selecting a registered shortcut button is performed, the shortcut assigned and registered to the registered shortcut button is executed.

  Although various operation methods can be adopted as the input operation, in the present embodiment, a tap on the operation target (specifically, a tap on the area where the operation target is displayed on the touch panel 21) will be described as an example. To do. On the shortcut menu screen 41, a general setting button 41d is displayed in the upper right corner. When this general setting button 41d is tapped, the contents of the registered shortcut can be edited as will be described later.

  In the shortcut menu screen 41 shown in FIG. 2, in the shortcut button display area 412, the first registered shortcut button 41a displayed on the lower right side and the second registered shortcut button 41b displayed on the lower center. Each is assigned a scan-to-USB shortcut.

  For example, when the second registered shortcut button 41b is tapped, the assigned scan to USB shortcut is executed. Specifically, first, the initial display screen 42 is displayed for a certain period of time. As shown in FIG. 2, the initial display screen 42 is a screen in which the name of the shortcut is displayed in the shortcut name display area 421 at the center of the screen. By displaying the initial display screen 42 for a certain period of time, the user can recognize a shortcut to be executed.

  After the initial display screen 42 is displayed for a certain time, a confirmation screen 43 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 2, a function execution start button 43a, a setting value change button 43b, and a registration button 43c are displayed on the confirmation screen 43. The confirmation screen 43 has a setting content display area 431. In this setting content display area 431, various setting values relating to the function of the selected shortcut (here, scan to USB) are displayed. The user can confirm the detailed contents of the function to be executed from now on by looking at the information displayed in the setting content display area 431.

  In a state where the confirmation screen 43 is displayed, the user can change the setting value by tapping the setting value change button 43b. Note that when the setting value change button 43b is tapped on the confirmation screen 43 after the execution of the shortcut is started, the registered setting value can be changed, but the changed content is valid only for the scan processing function currently being executed. When the scan processing function corresponding to the currently executed shortcut is completed, the changed contents are discarded. However, when the registration button 43c is tapped after changing the setting value, the currently registered setting value is updated to the changed setting value, and thereafter, the changed setting value is used.

  When the confirmation screen 43 is displayed, the display state of the confirmation screen 43 continues unless the user taps the function execution start button 43a. When the user taps the function execution start button 43a, the scan-to-USB function registered as a shortcut is executed, and the display content on the display 22 is switched to the function executing screen 44. As shown in FIG. 2, the function executing screen 44 has an executing function display area 441, and the function being executed is displayed in a simplified manner in the executing function display area 441. While the scan-to-USB function is being executed, the function executing screen 44 is continuously displayed. When the scan-to-USB function ends, the home screen is displayed. The home screen is a screen that is displayed during a specific waiting period such as when the scanner 10 is activated, when a home key (not shown) is pressed, when there is no operation time-out, or when function execution is completed. In the present embodiment, the home screen can be set by selecting any one of a plurality of types of screens. A shortcut menu screen 41 is also included as one of selectable home screens. The home screen setting method will be described in detail later.

(4) Description of the one-touch function By registering a shortcut, a desired scan data processing function can be executed with less effort. However, there are also shortcuts that require user input operations, such as the scan-to-USB shortcut described above. In the present embodiment, most of the shortcuts for the scan data processing function for transmitting scan data to the outside of the scanner 10 display the above-described confirmation screen 43 or a similar screen. Its main purpose is to prevent erroneous transmission. Therefore, the user needs to tap the function execution start button 43a in the confirmation screen 43 when executing a shortcut for transmitting scan data to the outside. Such a confirmation operation is useful in that erroneous transmission of scan data can be suppressed, but is a troublesome operation for the user.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the shortcut may be executed in a normal pattern in which a normal procedure including display processing of the confirmation screen 43 (including processing for accepting an input operation to the confirmation screen 43) is executed and the corresponding function is executed. In addition to the above, it is possible to execute a simple procedure in which a simple procedure in which the display of the initial display screen 42 and the confirmation screen 43 is omitted is executed and the corresponding function is executed.

  Specifically, the scanner 10 can set the one-touch function to be valid or invalid for each shortcut. The one-touch function is a function for executing a shortcut in a simple pattern. When a shortcut in which the one-touch function is disabled is executed, the corresponding function is executed in a normal pattern in which a normal procedure is executed. When a shortcut in which the one-touch function is set to be effective is executed, the corresponding function is executed in a simple pattern in which a simple procedure is executed.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the one-touch function is set to be effective for the shortcut assigned to the first registered shortcut button 41a, and the shortcut assigned to the second registered shortcut button 41b is set. The one-touch function is disabled. Therefore, when the second registered shortcut button 41 b is tapped, the scan data processing function assigned to the second shortcut button 41 b is executed through two screen display processes of displaying the initial display screen 42 and displaying the confirmation screen 43. On the other hand, when the first registered shortcut button 41a is tapped, the scan data processing function assigned thereto is executed by omitting all the two screen display processes. That is, when the first registered shortcut button 41a is tapped, the scan data processing function assigned thereto is immediately started, and the display content on the display 22 is switched to the function executing screen 44.

  Note that whether or not the one-touch function is enabled can be determined by the color of the shortcut button. In the present embodiment, for shortcuts for which the one-touch function is enabled, the registered shortcut buttons are displayed in a specific color (for example, green), and the other shortcut buttons are displayed in a color different from the specific color. Is done.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a desired function can be executed in a short time by registering a shortcut, and moreover, the one-touch function can be set to be enabled more quickly (in the present embodiment). All screen display processing can be omitted). The one-touch function can be enabled or disabled individually for each shortcut.

(5) Procedure for New Registration and Editing of Shortcuts A specific procedure for registering a new shortcut and editing a registered shortcut will be described. Both new registration and editing can be started from the shortcut menu screen 41.

  First, a specific procedure at the time of new registration will be described with reference to FIGS. When newly registering a shortcut, a tab to be newly registered is selected, and then a shortcut registration button to which a shortcut has not yet been assigned is selected from the six shortcut buttons in the tab. In the shortcut menu screen 41 shown in FIG. 3, no shortcut has been assigned to the shortcut registration button 41c at the lower left of the six shortcut buttons. Therefore, when the shortcut registration button 41c is tapped, an initial selection screen 51 is displayed.

  On the initial selection screen 51, a selection button is displayed for each of the roughly classified functions. For example, in order to newly register a scan-to-USB shortcut, the scan selection button 51 a among the plurality of selection buttons displayed on the initial selection screen 51 may be tapped. When the scan selection button 51a is tapped, a creation type selection screen 52 is displayed. On the creation type selection screen 52, a selection button is displayed for each more detailed function corresponding to the function selected on the initial selection screen 51. Specifically, a selection button is displayed for each function such as scan to USB, scan to PC, and scan to e-mail, which is one of the scan data processing functions.

  To newly register a scan-to-USB shortcut, the scan-to-USB selection button 52a may be tapped on the creation type selection screen 52. When the scan to USB selection button 52a is tapped, a pre-creation confirmation screen 53 is displayed. The pre-creation confirmation screen 53 displays information on shortcuts to be created and an OK button 53a. When the user taps the OK button 53a, a detailed setting screen 54 is displayed as shown in FIG.

  On the detailed setting screen 54, a shortcut registration button 54a and a setting value change button 54b are displayed. The detailed setting screen 54 has a setting content display area 541. In this setting content display area 541, setting contents of various setting values in the shortcut currently being created are displayed. When the setting value change button 54b is tapped, a selection screen (not shown) for setting and selecting various setting values necessary for execution of scan to USB is displayed. The user can set a scan-to-USB shortcut to any content by selecting a setting value as necessary on the selection screen. The setting value selected on the selection screen is reflected in the setting content display area 541 of the detailed setting screen 54. The user can confirm the detailed content of the shortcut function being created by looking at the information displayed in the setting content display area 541.

  When the user taps the shortcut registration button 54a on the detailed setting screen 54, a setting content confirmation screen 55 is displayed, and the detailed content of the shortcut being created is displayed. The user can finally confirm the detailed content of the shortcut being created by looking at the content of the setting content confirmation screen 55. When the OK button 55a displayed on the setting content confirmation screen 55 is tapped, the setting content is confirmed and the name input screen 56 is displayed.

  A software keyboard is displayed on the name input screen 56, and the user can input the name of the shortcut using the software keyboard. The input content is displayed in the shortcut name input area 561. When the OK button 56a displayed on the name input screen 56 is tapped, the name is confirmed and the one-touch function setting screen 57 is displayed.

  The one-touch function setting screen 57 is a screen for setting the one-touch function for the shortcut being created to be valid or invalid. On the one-touch function setting screen 57, a check box 57a and an OK button 57b are displayed. FIG. 4 shows a state where the check box 57a is not checked. Each time the check box 57a or the vicinity thereof is tapped, the check box 57a is alternately switched between a state where a check mark is entered and a state where the check box 57a is not.

  If the OK button 57b is tapped without the check mark, the shortcut that is being created is newly registered, the one-touch function for the shortcut is disabled, and the screen returns to the home screen. As a result, when the shortcut menu screen 41 is displayed thereafter, the shortcut button at the lower left in the shortcut button display area 412 is a registered shortcut button to which a newly registered shortcut is assigned and the name of the shortcut is displayed. . The registered shortcut button is displayed in a color indicating that the one-touch function is disabled.

  When the OK button 57b is tapped with the check mark in the check box 57a, the shortcut that is being created is newly registered, the one-touch function for the shortcut is enabled, and the home screen is returned. As a result, when the shortcut menu screen 41 is displayed thereafter, the shortcut button at the lower left in the shortcut button display area 412 is a registered shortcut button to which a newly registered shortcut is assigned and the name of the shortcut is displayed. . The registered shortcut button is displayed in a color (for example, green) indicating that the one-touch function is enabled.

  Next, a specific procedure for editing a registered shortcut will be described with reference to FIGS. When the general setting button 41d is tapped on the shortcut menu screen 41 shown at the top of FIG. 3, a setting menu screen 61 shown at the top of FIG. 5 is displayed. The setting menu screen 61 displays selection buttons for various setting items including a shortcut setting selection button 61a. When the shortcut setting selection button 61a is tapped, a shortcut setting method selection screen 62 is displayed.

  On the shortcut setting method selection screen 62, an individual setting selection button 62a for individually editing shortcuts and a one-touch function setting selection button 62b for switching between valid / invalid setting of the one-touch function are displayed. When the individual setting selection button 62a is tapped, a setting target selection screen 63 is displayed.

  The setting target selection screen 63 is basically the same as the shortcut menu screen 41 in the display content itself, and each tab and six shortcut buttons corresponding to the currently selected tab are displayed. When a shortcut to be edited is selected and tapped on the setting target selection screen 63, a setting type selection screen 64 is displayed.

  The setting type selection screen 64 is a screen for selecting whether to perform editing, deletion of registration, or name change for the shortcut selected on the setting target selection screen 63. When the edit selection button 64 a is tapped on the setting type selection screen 64, a detailed setting screen 54 (the uppermost row in FIG. 4) for the shortcut selected on the setting target selection screen 63 is displayed. When the detailed setting screen 54 is displayed, the setting value can be changed, the change confirmation, the name can be changed, and the one touch function can be enabled / disabled in the same flow as in the case of new registration.

(6) Home Screen Setting Next, a home screen setting method will be described. In the scanner 10 of the present embodiment, the home screen can be arbitrarily set to any one of three types of basic screens and eight types of shortcut menu screens. The eight types of shortcut menu screens are shortcut menu screens corresponding to each of the first tab to the eighth tab.

  When the scanner 10 is activated for the first time after the manufacture, the first scan menu screen 71, which is one of the basic screens, is displayed as the home screen as shown in the uppermost part of FIG. On the first scan menu screen 71, a general setting button 71a is displayed in the upper right corner, and a shortcut selection button 71b is displayed in the lower left corner. Regardless of the type of home screen, a general setting button is displayed in the upper right corner of any home screen.

  To change the home screen, the general setting button 71a may be tapped. When the general setting button 71a is tapped, a basic setting menu screen 72 is displayed as shown in FIG. On the basic setting menu screen 72, selection buttons for various basic setting items including a display button setting selection button 72a are displayed. When the display button setting selection button 72a is tapped, a button setting selection screen 73 is displayed.

  On the button setting selection screen 73, a home button setting selection button 73a is displayed. When the home button setting selection button 73a is tapped, a home button setting screen 74 is displayed. The home button setting screen 74 lists selection buttons indicating a total of 11 types of home screens that can be set. Since the maximum number of buttons that can be displayed at the same time is four, if you want to display other selection buttons that are not displayed, you can flick, swipe, or the like up and down the screen. In addition, if “Scan1” is selected on the home button setting screen 74 illustrated in FIG. 6, the first scan menu screen 71 is set as the home screen. When the first shortcut selection button 74a displayed as “Shortcut1” is selected, the shortcut menu screen 41 (see FIG. 2) on which the shortcut button of the first tab is displayed is set as the home screen.

  When the shortcut menu screen 41 is selected as the home screen, the shortcut menu screen 41 is displayed as the home screen thereafter during the standby period. Therefore, for example, after the first registered shortcut button 41a is tapped on the shortcut menu screen 41 to execute the shortcut, and the scan data processing function corresponding to the shortcut is completed, the shortcut menu screen 41 as the home screen is again displayed. Return to.

  On the other hand, if you want to execute a shortcut when the home screen is set to one of three basic screens that are different from the eight types of shortcut menu screens, select the shortcut displayed at the lower left of the home screen What is necessary is just to tap the button 71b. When the shortcut selection button 71b is tapped, a shortcut menu screen 41 is displayed, and a shortcut can be selected and executed. In this case, after the execution of the shortcut, the home screen set to one of the three basic screens is returned again.

  However, if the executed shortcut is a shortcut for which the one-touch function is enabled, after the shortcut is executed, the original shortcut menu screen 41 (specifically, the shortcut of the executed shortcut is not returned to the home screen). Return to the shortcut menu screen where the button is displayed. Therefore, for example, if you want to repeatedly execute the same shortcut, even if the home screen is set as the basic screen, it is convenient to return to the shortcut menu screen each time without repeatedly returning to the home screen. . In addition, although it returns to a shortcut menu screen, when input operation is not made for a definite period of time, it will return to the home screen set to either of three types of basic screens.

(7) Batch Change of One-touch Function Next, a function for batch-changing the one-touch function will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, when the general setting button 41d on the shortcut menu screen 41 is tapped, a setting menu screen 61 is displayed. When the shortcut setting selection button 61a is tapped on the setting menu screen 61, a shortcut setting method selection screen 62 is displayed. Up to this point, the flow is the same as that at the time of editing described with reference to FIGS.

  When the one-touch function setting selection button 62b is tapped on the shortcut setting method selection screen 62, a batch setting selection screen 81 is displayed. On the collective setting selection screen 81, an all selection button 81a, a tab selection button 81b, and a function type selection button 81c are displayed. The all selection button 81a is a button for collectively setting the one-touch function for all registered shortcuts. The tab-by-tab selection button 81b is a button for collectively setting a one-touch function for any one of the first tab to the eighth tab for all shortcuts in the tab. The function type selection button 81c is a button for collectively setting one-touch functions for shortcuts to the same type of function. For example, when a plurality of shortcuts related to scan to USB are registered, the one-touch function can be set for the plurality of shortcuts at once.

  When the all selection button 81a is tapped on the collective setting selection screen 81, a one-touch function setting screen 82 is displayed. On the one-touch function setting screen 82, an effective setting button 82a and an invalid setting button 82b are displayed. When the one-touch function setting screen 82 is displayed when the all-select button 81a is tapped on the collective setting selection screen 81, tapping the valid setting button 82a enables the one-touch function for all shortcuts. On the contrary, when the invalid setting button 82b is tapped, the one-touch function is invalidated for all shortcuts.

  When the tab selection button 81b is tapped on the collective setting selection screen 81, a tab selection screen 83 is displayed. On the tab selection screen 83, a tab selection button is displayed for each of the first tab to the eighth tab. When a tab selection button corresponding to a tab to be set is tapped on the tab selection screen 83, a one-touch function setting screen 82 is displayed. Thereby, the enable / disable of the one-touch function can be set collectively for each shortcut in the tab selected on the tab selection screen 83.

  When the function type selection button 81c is tapped on the collective setting selection screen 81, a type selection screen 84 is displayed. On the type selection screen 84, a type selection button is displayed for each type of function for which a shortcut can be registered. When a type selection button corresponding to a function type to be set is tapped on the type selection screen 84, a one-touch function setting screen 82 is displayed. Thereby, the validity / invalidity of the one-touch function can be set collectively for all shortcuts related to the function selected on the type selection screen 84.

(8) Display Control Processing Next, display control processing executed by the CPU 11 of the scanner 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Various functions mentioned above are implement | achieved because CPU11 performs a display control process. When the CPU 11 starts up, it executes various initial processes and then starts the display control process of FIG. When starting the display control process, the CPU 11 reads the home button setting value in S110. The home button setting value is a value indicating the button selected on the home button setting screen 74 illustrated at the bottom of FIG. 6, and is a value indicating which screen should be displayed as the home screen.

  In S120, it is determined whether the set home screen is the shortcut menu screen 41 or not. If the home screen is not the shortcut menu screen 41 (S120: NO), the home screen handling process is executed in S240, and the process returns to S110. The home screen handling process is, for example, a process of displaying a set home screen on the display 22 and receiving an input operation on the home screen. When the shortcut selection button 71b (see FIG. 6) is tapped on the home screen, the process proceeds to S130 to display the shortcut menu screen 41.

  If the home screen is set to the shortcut menu screen 41 (S120: YES), the display color of each registered shortcut button is set to a color corresponding to the valid / invalid setting of the one-touch function in S130. In S140, the shortcut menu screen 41 is displayed. In S150, it is determined whether or not the registered shortcut button has been pressed. Note that “pressed” means tapped, for example. If the registered shortcut button has been pressed (S150: YES), in S160, it is determined whether or not the one-touch function is enabled for the pressed registered shortcut button. If it is set to be valid, the process proceeds to S190, and if it is set to be invalid, the process proceeds to S170.

  In S170, after the initial display screen 42 is displayed for a predetermined time, the confirmation screen 43 is displayed. In S180, it is determined whether or not the function execution start button 43a is pressed on the confirmation screen 43. If the function execution start button 43a has not been pressed (S180: NO), it is determined in S210 whether the set value change button 43b has been pressed. When the setting value change button 43b is pressed (S210: YES), the setting value changing process is accepted in S220, and the process returns to S180. If the set value change button 43b has not been pressed (S210: NO), the process returns to S180. Although there is a possibility that the registration button 43c is pressed on the confirmation screen 43, the processing when the registration button 43c is pressed is omitted in FIG.

  If the function execution start button 43a is pressed in S180 (S180: YES), the process proceeds to S190. In S190, a function registered as a shortcut (in this embodiment, a scan data processing function) is executed. During execution, the function execution screen 44 is displayed. When the registered function is completed, the process proceeds to S200.

  In S200, it is determined whether or not the one-touch function is enabled for the executed shortcut. If the one-touch function is disabled (S200: NO), the process returns to S110. If the one-touch function is set to be valid (S200: YES), the process returns to S140, and the shortcut menu screen 41 having the registered shortcut button of the shortcut executed immediately before is displayed.

  If the registered shortcut button is not pressed in S150 (S150: NO), the process proceeds to S310 in FIG. In S310, it is determined whether or not the shortcut registration button has been pressed. If the shortcut registration button has been pressed (S310: YES), a new setting input for the shortcut is accepted in S320. Specifically, the setting input is accepted in the procedure from the initial selection screen 51 in FIG. 3 to the name input screen 56 in FIG. In S330, a setting input for enabling or disabling the one-touch function is received. Specifically, the one-touch function setting screen 57 of FIG. 4 is displayed to accept a valid or invalid setting input. Thereby, the new registration of the shortcut is completed. After registration is completed, the process returns to S110.

  If the shortcut registration button has not been pressed in S310 (S310: NO), it is determined in S340 whether or not the general setting button 41d has been pressed. If the general setting button 41d has not been pressed (S340: NO), it is determined in S430 whether a time-out has occurred. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the shortcut menu screen 41 is continuously displayed for a certain period of time. If it has not timed out yet, the process returns to S150, and if timed out, the process returns to S110.

  When the general setting button 41d is pressed in S340 (S340: YES), the setting menu screen 61 is displayed. Here, in order to simplify the description, the description will be continued assuming that the shortcut setting selection button 61a is pressed on the setting menu screen 61. When the shortcut setting selection button 61a is pressed on the setting menu screen 61, the shortcut setting method selection screen 62 is displayed in S350.

  In S360, it is determined whether or not the individual setting selection button 62a is pressed on the shortcut setting method selection screen 62. When the individual setting selection button 62a is pressed (S360: YES), the process proceeds to S320. In this case, the contents of a specific shortcut can be individually edited including the one-touch function. When the individual setting selection button 62a is not pressed, that is, when the one-touch function setting selection button 62b is pressed (S360: NO), the collective setting selection screen 81 is displayed in S370.

  In S380, it is determined whether or not the all selection button 81a is pressed on the collective setting selection screen 81. If the all selection button 81a has been pressed (S380: YES), in S390, the selection of whether the one-touch function is valid or invalid is accepted for all registered shortcuts, and the process returns to S110. In S390, specifically, the one-touch function setting screen 82 is displayed to accept selection of valid or invalid.

  If the all selection button 81a is not pressed in S380 (S380: NO), the process proceeds to S400. In S400, it is determined whether or not the tab-by-tab selection button 81b has been pressed. If the tab-by-tab selection button 81b is pressed (S400: YES), the selection of the setting target tab is accepted by displaying the tab selection screen 83 in S410. In S420, for all shortcuts registered in the selected tab, the selection of whether the one-touch function is valid or invalid is accepted in a lump, and the process returns to S110.

  If the tab selection button 81b is not pressed in S400 (S400: NO), the process proceeds to S430. In S430, it is determined whether or not the function type selection button 81c is pressed. If the function type selection button 81c is not pressed (S430: NO), the process returns to S380. When the function type selection button 81c is pressed (S430: YES), the selection of the function type to be set is accepted by displaying the type selection screen 84 in S440. In S450, for all shortcuts registered with respect to the selected function type, the selection of whether the one-touch function is valid or invalid is accepted in a lump, and the process returns to S110.

(9) Effect of Embodiment According to the scanner 10 of the present embodiment described above, the shortcut can be executed in a normal pattern in which a normal procedure is executed or a simple pattern in which a simple procedure is executed. Moreover, it is possible to individually set for each shortcut whether the shortcut is executed in the normal pattern or the simple pattern. Specifically, this can be achieved by setting the one-touch function to valid or invalid. If the one-touch function is set to be valid, the shortcut registered function can be executed more quickly than usual. Therefore, the usability and operability of the shoot cut are improved. For example, when executing a shortcut to send scan data to the outside, if you want to execute it after confirming the contents of the shortcut, you can simply disable the one-touch function and want to execute it immediately without checking In such a case, the one-touch function may be set to be valid.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, when the one-touch function is enabled, all screen display processing performed when the one-touch function is disabled is omitted. As a result, since the corresponding function is started as soon as the shortcut is executed, the shortcut can be quickly executed and ended.

  In this embodiment, when a shortcut is registered for the scan data processing function, a confirmation screen 43 is usually displayed when the shortcut is executed, and the user needs to perform an input operation. Such an input operation is omitted. That is, even with the scan data processing function, the function can be executed without requiring an input operation by the user. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively improve user convenience when executing a shortcut for the scan data processing function.

  In the present embodiment, the one-touch function can be enabled / disabled not only individually for each shortcut, but also collectively for a plurality of shortcuts. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently set whether the one-touch function is valid or invalid.

  In the present embodiment, the shortcut menu screen 41 can be set as the home screen. Therefore, by setting the home screen as the shortcut menu screen 41, the shortcut can be executed more quickly. Even if a basic screen other than the shortcut menu screen 41 is set as the home screen, if a shortcut for which the one-touch function is enabled is executed, once the shortcut function ends, The shortcut menu screen 41 is returned to. Therefore, when it is desired to execute the shortcut continuously, it can be repeatedly executed directly from the shortcut menu screen 41 without going through the home screen.

  In this embodiment, the color of the registered shortcut button displayed on the shortcut menu screen 41 is distinguished depending on whether or not the one-touch function is enabled. Therefore, the user can easily determine whether the one-touch function for the corresponding shortcut is set to valid or invalid by looking at the color of the registered shortcut button.

  In the present embodiment, the scanner 10 corresponds to an example of a function execution device of the present invention. The touch panel 21 corresponds to an example of the input unit of the present invention. The CPU 11 of the scanner 10 corresponds to an example of a control unit of the present invention. The one-touch function corresponds to an example of the simple execution mode of the present invention. The process of displaying the initial display screen 42 after the shortcut is started corresponds to an example of the execution function display process of the present invention. The process of requesting the user's input operation on the confirmation screen 43 corresponds to an example of the input request process of the present invention. The tabs and function types that can be selected when the one-touch function is collectively set correspond to an example of the group of the present invention. The home screen corresponds to an example of the standby screen of the present invention, of which the basic screen corresponds to an example of the initial screen of the present invention, and the shortcut menu screen corresponds to an example of the selection screen of the present invention. The process of accepting the home screen setting selection on the home button setting screen 74 corresponds to an example of the screen setting process of the present invention. The process of displaying the home screen during the standby period corresponds to an example of the screen display process of the present invention. The registered shortcut buttons 41a and 41b correspond to an example of a shortcut image of the present invention. The processes of S320 to S330 correspond to an example of the first registration process and the second registration process of the present invention. The process of S330 corresponds to an example of the mode setting process of the present invention. The process of S200 corresponds to an example of a screen switching process of the present invention.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) When the one-touch function is set to be valid, it is possible to appropriately determine the specific processing procedure through which the shortcut is executed (and thus the registered function is executed).

  In the above embodiment, when the one-touch function is enabled, the initial display screen 42 and the confirmation screen 43 are all omitted, and the registration function is started immediately. In this way, all screen display processes are performed. Omitting is an example. For example, only the initial display screen 42 may be omitted, or only the confirmation screen 43 may be omitted. Further, the initial display screen 42 and the confirmation screen 43 may be omitted, and another screen display process may be provided instead.

  For example, when an input operation by the user is requested a plurality of times in the normal procedure, at least one, a plurality, or all of the plurality of input operations may be omitted as a simple procedure.

  (2) As a method for distinguishing whether the one-touch function is set to valid or invalid for the shortcut, the method for distinguishing by the color of the shortcut button is merely an example. The setting state may be recognized by other methods.

  (3) The function that can be registered in the shortcut is not limited to the scan data processing function. Shortcuts may be registered for various functions that can be executed by the scanner 10.

(4) Application of the present invention is not limited to application to the scanner 10. The present invention can be applied to all kinds of function execution apparatuses capable of executing a specific function.
(5) In addition, the present invention is not limited to the specific means and structure shown in the above embodiment, and can take various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the functions of one component in the above embodiment may be distributed as a plurality of components, or the functions of a plurality of components may be integrated into one component. Further, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be replaced with a known configuration having the same function. Moreover, you may abbreviate | omit a part of structure of the said embodiment as long as a subject can be solved. In addition, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added to or replaced with the configuration of the other embodiment. In addition, all the aspects included in the technical idea specified from the wording described in the claims are embodiments of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image reading system, 10 ... Scanner, 11, 31 ... CPU, 12, 32 ... ROM, 13, 33 ... RAM, 14 ... NVRAM, 15 ... Image reading part, 16, 35 ... Operation part, 17, 36 ... Display , 18, 37 ... network interface, 19 ... USB interface, 20 ... line connection unit, 21 ... touch panel, 22 ... display, 30 ... PC, 41 ... shortcut menu screen, 41a, 41b ... registered shortcut button, 41c ... shortcut Registration button, 41d, 71a ... General setting button, 42 ... Initial display screen, 43 ... Confirmation screen, 43a ... Function execution start button, 43b ... Setting value change button, 43c ... Registration button, 44 ... Function executing screen, 50 ... FTP server, 51 ... initial selection screen, 51a ... scan selection button, 52 ... creation Type selection screen, 52a ... Scan to USB selection button, 53 ... Pre-creation confirmation screen, 53a, 55a, 56a, 57b ... OK button, 54 ... Detailed setting screen, 54a ... Shortcut registration button, 54b ... Setting value change button, 55 ... Setting content confirmation screen, 56 ... Name input screen, 57 ... One-touch function setting screen, 57a ... Check box, 61 ... Setting menu screen, 61a ... Shortcut setting selection button, 62 ... Shortcut setting method selection screen, 62a ... Individual setting selection button 62b ... One-touch function setting selection button, 63 ... Setting object selection screen, 64 ... Setting type selection screen, 64a ... Edit selection button, 71 ... First scan menu screen, 71b ... Shortcut selection button, 72 ... Basic setting menu screen, 72a ... Display button setting selection button, 3 ... Button setting selection screen, 73a ... Home button setting selection button, 74 ... Home button setting screen, 74a ... First shortcut selection button, 81 ... Batch setting selection screen, 81a ... All selection button, 81b ... Tab selection button, 81c ... Selection button for each function type, 82 ... One-touch function setting screen, 82a ... Valid setting button, 82b ... Invalid setting button, 83 ... Tab selection screen, 84 ... Type selection screen, 100 ... Internet, 110 ... Server, 411 ... Tab Display area, 412 ... Shortcut button display area, 421 ... Shortcut name display area, 431 ... Setting content display area, 441 ... Executing function display area, 541 ... Setting content display area, 561 ... Shortcut name input area.

Claims (8)

An input unit that can accept input operations;
A control unit ;
With
The controller is
As a process to register a shortcut function to execute a specific function,
A first registration process for executing a normal procedure for executing at least one specific screen display process and registering a first shortcut function for executing the specific function;
A second registration process for performing a simple procedure that omits execution of the specific at least one screen display process and registering a second shortcut function for executing the specific function;
The execution,
Furthermore, the control unit
In response to a setting request input via the input unit, a mode setting process for setting the simple execution mode for the shortcut function to either valid or invalid is executed.
When the simple execution mode is set to invalid by the mode setting process, the first registration process is executed,
When the simple execution mode is enabled by the mode setting process, the second registration process is executed,
A plurality of the shortcut functions can be registered by at least one of the first registration process and the second registration process;
In the mode setting process, the simple execution mode is enabled or disabled individually for each registered shortcut function or collectively for a plurality of registered shortcut functions grouped under a specific condition. Can be set to
The function execution apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   With a control unit,
  The controller is
  As a process to register a shortcut function to execute a specific function,
  A first registration process for executing a normal procedure for executing at least one specific screen display process and registering a first shortcut function for executing the specific function;
  A second registration process for performing a simple procedure that omits execution of the specific at least one screen display process and registering a second shortcut function for executing the specific function;
  Run
  Furthermore, the control unit
  A screen setting process for setting whether to display a specific initial screen or a selection screen for selecting the shortcut function as a standby screen to be displayed on the display unit during a specific standby period;
  During the standby period, as the standby screen, a screen display process for causing the display unit to display a screen set by the screen setting process among the initial screen and the selection screen;
  When any one of the registered shortcut functions is executed, and the completed shortcut function is the first shortcut function after completion of the execution, the display content of the display unit is displayed as the initial screen. And when the terminated shortcut function is the second shortcut function, a screen switching process for switching the display content of the display unit to the selection screen;
  The function execution apparatus characterized by performing.   With a control unit,
  The controller is
  As a process to register a shortcut function to execute a specific function,
  A first registration process for executing a normal procedure for executing at least one specific screen display process and registering a first shortcut function for executing the specific function;
  A second registration process for performing a simple procedure that omits execution of the specific at least one screen display process and registering a second shortcut function for executing the specific function;
  Run
  Furthermore, the control unit
  A screen setting process for setting whether to display a specific initial screen or a selection screen for selecting the shortcut function as a standby screen to be displayed on the display unit during a specific standby period;
  During the standby period, as the standby screen, a screen display process for causing the display unit to display a screen set by the screen setting process among the initial screen and the selection screen;
  Run
  In the selection screen, for each of the registered shortcut functions, a shortcut image that is an image showing each shortcut function is displayed.
  Each shortcut image is colored differently depending on whether the corresponding shortcut function is the first shortcut function or the second shortcut function.
  The function execution apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The function execution device according to claim 1 ,
The front Symbol Normal procedure, as the screen display processing, input request process for requesting an input operation on the input unit includes at least one,
In the simple procedure, at least one or all of the input request processes are omitted from the screen display processes. The function execution device according to claim 4 ,
As the specific function, it has a data transmission function for transmitting data to a transmission destination outside the function execution device,
The controller is
In the first registration process, when the specific function to be registered is the data transmission function, a process for requesting an input operation indicating permission to execute the data transmission function is set as the input request process. ,
In the second registration process, when the specific function to be registered is the data transmission function, the input request process is not included in the simple procedure. The function execution device according to claim 1 , claim 4 or claim 5 ,
The controller is
A screen setting process for setting whether to display a specific initial screen or a selection screen for selecting the shortcut function as a standby screen to be displayed on the display unit during a specific standby period;
During the standby period, as the standby screen, a screen display process for causing the display unit to display a screen set by the screen setting process among the initial screen and the selection screen;
The function execution apparatus characterized by performing. As a processing step to register a shortcut function that executes a specific function,
A first registration step of executing a normal procedure for executing at least one specific screen display process and registering a first shortcut function for executing the specific function;
A second registration step of registering a second shortcut function for executing the specific function by executing a simple procedure that omits execution of at least one of the specific at least one screen display process;
I have a,
further,
A screen setting step for setting whether to display a specific initial screen or a selection screen for selecting the shortcut function as a standby screen to be displayed on the display unit during a specific standby period;
During the standby period, as the standby screen, a screen display step for causing the display unit to display a screen set by the screen setting step among the initial screen and the selection screen;
When any one of the registered shortcut functions is executed, and the completed shortcut function is the first shortcut function after completion of the execution, the display content of the display unit is displayed as the initial screen. A screen switching step of switching the display content of the display unit to the selection screen when the terminated shortcut function is the second shortcut function;
Function execution method characterized by have a. As a process to register a shortcut function to execute a specific function,
A first registration process for executing a normal procedure for executing at least one specific screen display process and registering a first shortcut function for executing the specific function;
A second registration process for executing a simple procedure that omits execution of at least one of the specific at least one screen display processes and registering a second shortcut function for executing the specific function;
To the computer ,
further,
A screen setting process for setting whether to display a specific initial screen or a selection screen for selecting the shortcut function as a standby screen to be displayed on the display unit during a specific standby period;
During the standby period, as the standby screen, a screen display process for causing the display unit to display a screen set by the screen setting process among the initial screen and the selection screen;
When any one of the registered shortcut functions is executed, and the completed shortcut function is the first shortcut function after completion of the execution, the display content of the display unit is displayed as the initial screen. And when the terminated shortcut function is the second shortcut function, a screen switching process for switching the display content of the display unit to the selection screen;
Were recorded because of program is executed by a computer, the computer readable recording medium.