JP6255855B2 - Image processing system, information transmission apparatus, and image processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for signing in to a server from an image processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, an image reading apparatus that uploads an electronic file of a read image to a server and a printing apparatus that prints an electronic file downloaded from the server are known (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-269250 A

  However, in order for the image processing apparatus such as the image reading apparatus described above to exchange data with the server, the user inputs sign-in information for signing in to the server at the image processing apparatus. There was a problem that it was necessary and time-consuming.

  The present specification discloses a technique capable of reducing the effort of a user who inputs sign-in information for signing in to a server using an image processing apparatus.

  An image processing system disclosed in this specification is an image processing system including an information transmission device and an image processing device, and the information transmission device includes a transmission-side communication unit, a storage unit, a transmission-side control unit, and the like. The image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit that executes a function related to an image, a reception-side communication unit, and a reception-side control unit, and the transmission-side control unit is stored in the storage unit and is a server The sign-in information for signing in to the transmitting-side communication unit is transmitted to the transmitting-side communication unit, and the receiving-side control unit receives the sign-in information transmitted by the transmitting-side communication unit at the receiving-side communication unit. And receiving side sign-in processing for signing in to the server corresponding to the sign-in information via the receiving side communication unit based on the sign-in information received by the receiving side communication unit That.

  This image processing system transmits sign-in information stored in the storage unit of the information transmitting apparatus to the image processing apparatus, and signs in to the server from the image processing apparatus based on the sign-in information. As a result, it is possible to reduce the user's trouble of inputting sign-in information for signing in to the server using the image processing apparatus.

  In the image processing system, a plurality of the sign-in information is stored in the storage unit, and at least one of the transmission-side control unit and the reception-side control unit is extracted in advance from the plurality of sign-in information. An extraction process for extracting sign-in information that satisfies a condition is executed, and the receiving-side control unit may sign in to the server corresponding to the sign-in information extracted in the extraction process in the receiving-side sign-in process. Good.

  If the configuration is such that all the sign-in information stored in the storage unit is signed in, there is a possibility that sign-in to a server that was not necessary in the image processing apparatus will be performed wastefully. Therefore, the image processing system signs in to a server corresponding to sign-in information that satisfies a predetermined extraction condition, and does not sign in to a server corresponding to sign-in information that does not satisfy the extraction condition. As a result, it is possible to suppress the sign-in execution to the server that was not originally required in the image processing apparatus.

  In the image processing system, the transmission side control unit is configured to sign in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information via the transmission-side communication unit based on the sign-in information stored in the storage unit. A sign-in process is executed, and the extraction condition may include sign-in information corresponding to a server that currently permits sign-in to the information transmission apparatus.

  There is a high possibility that signing in to a server that does not permit signing in to the information transmitting apparatus is not necessary. Therefore, this image processing system extracts sign-in information corresponding to a server that currently permits sign-in to the information transmitting apparatus and signs in. Thereby, it is possible to suppress sign-in from the image processing apparatus to a server that is not permitted to sign in to the information transmission apparatus.

  In the image processing system, the function of the image processing unit is associated with a server that uses the function, and at least one of the transmission side control unit and the reception side control unit is a user of the information transmission device A server that executes authority determination processing for determining whether or not the user has authority to use the function of the image processing unit, and does not use the function that is determined not to have authority to use in the extraction condition as the extraction condition May be included in the sign-in information corresponding to.

  There is a high possibility that sign-in to a server that uses a function for which the user does not have usage authority is not necessary. Therefore, this image processing system does not extract sign-in information corresponding to a server that uses a function for which the user has no use authority. Thereby, it is possible to suppress sign-in from the image processing apparatus to a server that uses a function for which the user has no use authority.

  In the image processing system, a function of the image processing unit is associated with a server that uses the function, and at least one of the transmission side control unit and the reception side control unit is a function of the image processing unit. An error determination process for determining whether or not an error has occurred is executed, and in the extraction condition, a sign corresponding to a server that does not use the function determined to have an error in the execution determination process In-information may be included.

  There is a high possibility that sign-in to the server that uses the function in which the error has occurred is not necessary. Therefore, this image processing system does not extract sign-in information corresponding to a server that uses a function in which an error has occurred. Thereby, it is possible to suppress sign-in from the image processing apparatus to a server that uses a function in which an error has occurred.

  In the image processing system, the information transmission device includes a transmission side display unit, the image processing device includes a reception side display unit, and the transmission side control unit stores sign-in information stored in the storage unit From the server that permitted sign-in to the information transmitting device through the transmitting-side sign-in process and the transmitting-side sign-in process to sign in to the server corresponding to the sign-in information via the transmitting-side communication unit Address transmission processing for transmitting the address information of the page specified as the display target of the transmission side display unit to the transmission side communication unit, and the reception side control unit from the information transmission device Based on the transmitted address information, display processing for displaying the image of the page on the receiving-side display unit may be executed.

  According to this image processing system, the page of the server designated as the display target of the transmission side display unit of the information transmission device is displayed on the reception side display unit of the image processing device. Thereby, the user can reduce the trouble of performing an operation of displaying the image of the page in the image processing apparatus.

  In the image processing system, at least one of the transmission-side control unit and the reception-side control unit executes an update determination process for determining whether the server has been updated since the previous sign-in or sign-out to the server. When the receiving side control unit determines that the server is updated in the update determination process, the sign-in state is permitted to the server, and when the update determination process determines that the server is not updated. You may perform the sign-in state process which does not make the sign-in state permitted to the said server.

  In this image processing system, when sign-in information is transmitted from the information transmitting device to the image processing device, if the server is updated since the previous sign-in or sign-out, the server is allowed to sign in and updated. If not, do not allow the server to sign in. Thereby, the user can confirm the presence or absence of the update from whether or not the sign-in state is permitted to the server without manually confirming whether or not the server is updated.

  In the image processing system, the receiving-side control unit obtains the update time of the server by the receiving-side sign-in process, and in the update determination process, the update time of the server and the previous sign-in or sign-out It may be determined whether or not the server has been updated on the basis of the time.

  According to this image processing system, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the server has been updated from the actual server update time.

  In the image processing system, the transmission-side control unit, based on the sign-in information stored in the storage unit, signs in to the server corresponding to the sign-in information via the transmission-side communication unit, In the acquisition process for acquiring the update time of the server and the update determination process, it is determined whether or not the server has been updated based on the update time of the server and the previous sign-in or sign-out time. May be.

  According to this image processing system, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the server has been updated from the actual server update time.

  The information transmission apparatus includes a transmission-side communication unit, a storage unit, and a transmission-side control unit, and the transmission-side control unit has at least one of the transmission-side control unit and the reception-side control unit signed to a server. An extraction process for extracting sign-in information satisfying a predetermined extraction condition from a plurality of pieces of sign-in information to be input, and the sign-in information extracted by the extraction process to the image processing apparatus And a transmission process for transmission.

  The image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit that executes a function related to an image, a reception-side communication unit, and a reception-side control unit, and the reception-side control unit includes a plurality of sign-ins for signing in to a server from an external device. Receiving processing for receiving the sign-in information of the receiving side, extracting processing for extracting sign-in information satisfying a predetermined extraction condition from the plurality of sign-in information, and the signature extracted by the extracting processing Based on in-information, a receiving-side sign-in process for signing in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information may be executed via the receiving-side communication unit.

  The present invention includes various aspects such as an image processing system, an image processing apparatus, an information transmission apparatus, a sign-in method, a computer program for realizing the functions of these methods or apparatuses, and a recording medium on which the computer program is recorded. Can be realized.

  According to the invention disclosed in this specification, it is possible to reduce a user's trouble of inputting sign-in information for signing in to a server using an image processing apparatus.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an image processing system according to a first embodiment. The figure which shows an example of user authority information The figure which shows an example of server utilization function information Flow chart showing mobile terminal processing Flow chart showing MFP processing The figure which shows the sequence between a user, the portable terminal 10, MFP20, and the server 30 The flowchart which shows the terminal side sign-in process of Embodiment 2. Flow chart showing mobile terminal processing Flow chart showing MFP processing

<Embodiment 1>
An image processing system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Configuration of image processing system]
As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system 1 includes a portable terminal 10 and a multifunction peripheral (hereinafter, MFP: Multi Function Peripheral) 20. The MFP 20 can communicate with the portable terminal 10, and can communicate with the server 30 by signing in to the server 30. The user performs an operation of transmitting sign-in information stored in the mobile terminal to the MFP 20 on the mobile terminal 10, so that the user can sign the server 30 from the MFP 20 without performing an input operation of the sign-in information on the MFP 20. In.

  The server 30 is a computer for providing a WEB service (hereinafter simply referred to as a service) by a service provider such as an electronic file storage service, or software for providing the service. The service is, for example, a cloud service such as Facebook (Facebook registered trademark) or a social networking service (SNS Social Networking Service). Hereinafter, as illustrated in FIG. 1, as an example of the server 30, four servers 30 </ b> A to 30 </ b> D that respectively provide different services will be described.

  Sign-in is synonymous with login, and is limited to applying for communication connection with the server 30. Use of specific services and functions provided by the server 30 in a state where communication connection with the server 30 has already been permitted. This includes applying for initiation.

(Configuration of mobile device)
The mobile terminal 10 is an example of an information transmission device, and is, for example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a PDA, a notebook PC, a tablet PC, a portable music playback device, a portable video playback device, or the like. The mobile terminal 10 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a nonvolatile memory 14, a display unit 15, an operation unit 16, an NFC interface 17A, a network interface 17B, and an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 18. Have

  Various programs are stored in the ROM 12. The various programs include, for example, communication software for accessing the server 30 such as a WEB browser, a printer driver for controlling the MFP 20, and a portable terminal described later. A program for executing processing and the like is included. The RAM 13 is used as a work area when the CPU 11 executes various programs and as a temporary storage area for data.

  The nonvolatile memory 14 is an example of a storage unit. The non-volatile memory 14 may be any rewritable memory such as NAVRAM (Non Volatile RAM), flash memory, HDD (Hard Disk Drive), EPPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory).

  The nonvolatile memory 14 stores sign-in information for signing in to the server 30, user authentication information for enabling use of the MFP 20, and the like. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the nonvolatile memory 24 stores four pieces of sign-in information corresponding to the four servers 30A to 30D described above. Each sign-in information includes server designation information such as a server name, user identification information such as a user name, and a password. The user authentication information includes user identification information such as a user name.

  The CPU 11 is an example of a transmission side control unit. The CPU 11 is connected to the ROM 12, the RAM 13, and the like via a bus, and controls each unit of the mobile terminal 10 according to a program read from the ROM 12. The display unit 15 is an example of a transmission side display unit, and includes a liquid crystal display, a lamp, and the like, and can display various setting screens, operation states of the apparatus, and the like. The operation unit 16 has a plurality of buttons, and various input operations can be performed by the user.

  The NFC interface 17A and the network interface 17B are examples of a transmission side communication unit. Specifically, the NFC interface 17A is an interface for performing wireless communication in accordance with an NFC (Near Field Communication) method. The portable terminal 10 can perform near field communication with the MFP 20 through the NFC interface 17A.

  The network interface 17B is an interface for performing wireless communication with the server 30 according to, for example, the Wi-Fi method. The mobile terminal 10 can communicate with the server 30 via the network by the network interface 17B. That is, the mobile terminal 10 can communicate with the server 30 by directly signing in to the server 30 without going through the MFP 20. The process for signing in is an example of a transmitting side sign-in process.

(MFP configuration)
The MFP 20 is an example of an image processing apparatus, and has a print function and a scan function. The print function and the scan function are examples of functions related to images. The MFP 20 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a nonvolatile memory 24, a display unit 25, an operation unit 26, an NFC interface 27 A, a network interface 27 B, a reading unit 28 A, a printing unit 28 B, an error detection unit 28 C, and an ASIC 29.

  Various programs are stored in the ROM 22. Examples of the various programs include communication software for accessing the server 30 such as a WEB browser, a program for executing MFP processing described later, and a reading A program for controlling various operations of the unit 28A and the printing unit 28B is included. The RAM 23 is used as a work area when the CPU 21 executes various programs and as a temporary storage area for data.

  The non-volatile memory 24 may be any rewritable memory such as NAVRAM, flash memory, HDD, or EPPROM. The nonvolatile memory 24 stores user authority information, server use function information, and the like, which will be described later.

  The user authority information is information indicating the presence / absence of the authority to use the functions of the MFP 20 for each user. Specifically, the users 1 to 3 are associated with the presence / absence of the authority to use each function. In the example of FIG. 2, the user 1 has the authority to use both the reading function and the printing function, the user 2 has the authority to use only the printing function, and the user 3 has the authority to use only the reading function.

  The server use function information is information indicating whether or not the function of the MFP 20 is used for each server 30. Specifically, each server 30A to 30D is associated with whether or not each function is used. In the example of FIG. 3, the server 30A has a service that uses both the reading function and the printing function, the server 30B has a service that uses neither the reading function nor the printing function, and the server 30C has a reading function. The server 30D has a service that uses only the print function.

  The CPU 21 is an example of a reception side control unit. The CPU 21 is connected to the ROM 22, the RAM 23, and the like via a bus, and controls each unit of the MFP 20 according to a program read from the ROM 22. The display unit 25 is an example of a reception side display unit, and includes a liquid crystal display, a lamp, and the like, and can display various setting screens, operation states of the apparatus, and the like. The operation unit 26 has a plurality of buttons, and various input operations can be performed by the user.

  The NFC interface 27A and the network interface 27B are examples of a receiving side communication unit. Specifically, the NFC interface 27A is an interface for performing wireless communication according to the NFC scheme. The MFP 20 can perform near field communication with the mobile terminal 10 through the NFC interface 27A. The network interface 27B is an interface for performing wireless communication with the server 30 according to, for example, the Wi-Fi method. The MFP 20 can communicate with the server 30 via the network by the network interface 27B. That is, the MFP 20 can communicate with the server 30 by directly signing in to the server 30 without going through the portable terminal 10.

  The reading unit 28A and the printing unit 28B are examples of an image processing unit. The reading unit 28A reads an image on a document sheet (not shown) under the control of the CPU 21, and outputs the read data. The printing unit 28B is a printing mechanism such as an inkjet method or an electrophotographic method, and prints an image based on image data downloaded from the server 30, for example, on a printing sheet (not shown) under the control of the CPU 21. The error detection unit 28C detects an error that has occurred in the reading unit 28A and the printing unit 28B, and outputs the detection result to the CPU 21. Examples of errors include a document sheet jam at the reading unit 28A, a printing sheet jam at the printing unit 28B, a lack of colorant, and a printing sheet.

[Operation of image processing system]
Next, the operation of the image processing system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a sequence among the user, the portable terminal 10, the MFP 20, and the server 30, and step S in the figure corresponds to step S in FIGS.

[Control of mobile devices]
For example, when the user performs an operation for starting a mobile terminal processing program by the operation unit 16, the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 executes the mobile terminal processing shown in FIG. 4. The mobile terminal process is a process for transmitting the sign-in information stored in the mobile terminal 10 to the MFP 20.

  First, the CPU 11 determines whether the NFC interface 17A has received a detection radio wave for NFC from the MFP 20 (S1). Here, it is assumed that the MFP 20 transmits a detection radio wave from the NFC interface 27A when the power is turned on. If the CPU 11 determines that it has not received the detected radio wave (S1: NO), it stands by.

  On the other hand, for example, when the user performs a so-called NFC touch in which the mobile terminal 10 is brought close to the MFP 20, the distance between the mobile terminal 10 and the MFP 20 becomes equal to or shorter than a distance (for example, 10 cm) where radio waves reach each other, the CPU 11 It is determined that the detected radio wave has been received (S1: YES). Then, the CPU 11 transmits a response radio wave to the MFP 20, establishes an NFC communication connection between the portable terminal 10 and the MFP 20, and starts NFC communication (S2).

  Next, the CPU 11 executes a sign-in information extraction process based on the presence / absence of sign-in permission (S3). As described above, the mobile terminal 10 communicates with the server 30 by signing in directly to the server 30 without using the MFP 20 based on the sign-in information stored in the nonvolatile memory 14. Can do.

  For example, the CPU 11 determines whether there is sign-in information that satisfies the sign-in permission extraction condition among the four sign-in information stored in the nonvolatile memory 14 based on the access information of the WEB browser. The extraction condition for sign-in permission is that the sign-in information of the server 30 that currently permits sign-in to the mobile terminal 10.

  Here, there is a high possibility that the sign-in information of the server 30 that is not permitted to sign in, in other words, the sign-in information of the server 30 that is not currently used in the mobile terminal 10 is not used in the MFP 20. Therefore, the sign-in information of the server 30 that is not currently used in the mobile terminal 10 is excluded from the sign-in processing from the MFP 20 to the server 30 (see S15 in FIG. 5 described later) by the extraction process of S3. . For this reason, it is possible to suppress sign-in from the MFP 20 to the server 30 that is highly likely not to be used by the MFP 20.

  When the CPU 11 determines that there is no sign-in information that satisfies the extraction condition (S3: NO), the CPU 11 executes an error process (S6) and ends the portable terminal process. The error process is a process for notifying the user of an error, and the CPU 11 displays, for example, an error message on the display unit 15 of the mobile terminal 10. In the error processing, in addition to the display by the display unit 15, various notification methods such as light emission of a light emitting unit (not shown), vibration of a vibrator, and sound generation of a speaker can be used.

  If the CPU 11 determines in S3 that there is sign-in information that satisfies the extraction condition (S3: YES), the CPU 11 acquires address information of the designated page of the server 30 that permits the sign-in (S4). The designated page is a page currently designated by the user as a display target of the display unit 15 among the plurality of pages provided from the server 30. In addition, the designated page is not limited to the page currently displayed on the display unit 15 and is not currently displayed on the display unit 15, but also the page designated by the user with respect to the server 30 permitted to sign in. Good.

  The address information is, for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information. When the CPU 11 extracts a plurality of pieces of sign-in information in S3, the CPU 11 acquires address information of the designated page for each sign-in information. When acquiring the address information, the CPU 11 instructs the NFC interface 17A to transmit the sign-in information extracted in S3, the user authentication information, and the address information to the MFP 20, and ends the portable terminal processing (S5). . The process of S5 is an example of a transmission process and an address transmission process.

[Control MFP]
When the NFC interface 27A receives the response radio wave from the mobile terminal 10 by the NFC touch described above, the CPU 21 of the MFP 20 starts communication for establishing an NFC communication connection between the mobile terminal 10 and the MFP 20, and FIG. MFP processing shown in FIG. The MFP process is a process for signing in to the server 30 based on the sign-in information received from the mobile terminal 10.

  First, the CPU 21 determines whether or not sign-in information, user authentication information, and address information have been received from the mobile terminal 10 (S11). The process of S11 is an example of a reception process. CPU21 waits, when it is judged that sign-in information etc. are not received (S11: NO).

  On the other hand, when the CPU 21 determines that the sign-in information or the like has been received (S11: YES), the user of the mobile terminal 10 has the authority to use the functions of the MFP 20 based on the user authentication information received from the mobile terminal 10 in S11. It is judged whether or not it has (S12). The process of S12 is an example of an authority determination process. Specifically, if the user name of the mobile terminal 10 is not registered in the user authority information described above, the CPU 21 determines that the user authority is not used. If the user name is registered in the user authority information, the CPU 21 determines that the user authority is used, and further determines whether or not the user authority is used for each of the reading function and the printing function.

  If the CPU 21 determines in S12 that the user has no authority to use (S12: NO), the CPU 21 executes an error process (S19) and ends the MFP process. The error process is a process for notifying the user of an error, and the CPU 21 displays an error message or the like on the display unit 25, for example. In the error processing, in addition to the display by the display unit 25, it is possible to use various notification methods such as notification to the mobile terminal 10, light emission of a light emitting unit (not shown), vibration of a vibrator, sounding of a speaker, and the like. It is.

  If it is determined in S12 that the CPU 21 has at least one usage authority for the reading function and the printing function (S12: YES), the CPU 21 executes a sign-in information extraction process based on the presence of the usage authority (S13). . Specifically, for each sign-in information received from the mobile terminal 10, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the use authority extraction condition is satisfied, and extracts sign-in information satisfying the use authority extraction condition. The usage authority extraction condition is sign-in information of the server 30 that does not use a function that does not have the usage authority.

  The CPU 21 identifies a function that does not have usage authority from the determination result of S12, and refers to the server usage function information described above, and is used by the server 30 designated by the server designation information included in the sign-in information. Identify functions. Then, when a function that does not have usage authority is not included in the function that the server 30 uses, the CPU 21 determines that the sign-in information satisfies the usage authority extraction condition. Is included in the functions used, it is determined that the sign-in information does not satisfy the usage authority extraction condition.

  For example, when the user authentication information indicates the user 2 and the server designation information designates the server D, the function that the user 2 does not have usage authority is the reading function, and the function used by the server D is the printing function. Therefore, it is determined that the sign-in information satisfies the usage authority extraction condition. On the other hand, when the user authentication information indicates the user 2 and the server designation information designates the server C, the function that the user 2 does not have usage authority is the reading function, and the function used by the server D is the reading function. Therefore, it is determined that the sign-in information does not satisfy the usage authority extraction condition.

  Here, even if the user signs in to the server 30 that uses a function for which the user has no usage authority, the function of the server 30 cannot be used, and the sign-in is likely not necessary. Therefore, by the extraction process of S13, the sign-in information of the server 30 that uses the function for which the user does not have usage authority is excluded from the target of the sign-in process from the MFP 20 to the server 30 (see S15 in FIG. 5 described later). Is done. For this reason, it is possible to suppress sign-in from the MFP 20 to the server 30 that cannot use the function.

  In S13, if the CPU 21 determines that there is no sign-in information that satisfies the usage authority extraction condition (S13: NO), the CPU 21 executes the error process (S19) and ends the MFP process. When the CPU 21 determines that there is at least one sign-in information that satisfies the usage authority extraction condition (S13: YES), the CPU 21 executes a sign-in information extraction process based on the presence or absence of an error (S14).

  Specifically, the CPU 21 determines whether or not an error extraction condition is satisfied for each sign-in information extracted in S12, and extracts sign-in information that satisfies the error extraction condition. The error extraction condition is sign-in information of the server 30 that does not use the function in which the error has occurred. The CPU 21 specifies the function in which the error has occurred from the error detection result from the error detection unit 28C. When the function in which the error has occurred is not included in the function used by the server 30, the CPU 21 determines that the sign-in information satisfies the error extraction condition, and the function in which the error has occurred 30 is included in the function used, it is determined that the sign-in information does not satisfy the error extraction condition.

  For example, when the user authentication information indicates the user 3 and the server designation information designates the server C, it is determined that the sign-in information satisfies the usage authority extraction condition if no error has occurred in the reading function. On the other hand, when the user authentication information indicates the user 3 and the server designation information designates the server C, if an error occurs in the reading function, it is determined that the sign-in information does not satisfy the usage authority extraction condition.

  Here, even if the user signs in to the server 30 that uses the function in which the error has occurred, the function of the server 30 cannot be used, and the sign-in is likely not necessary. Therefore, the sign-in information of the server 30 that uses the function in which the error has occurred is excluded from the sign-in processing from the MFP 20 to the server 30 (see S15 in FIG. 5 described later) by this extraction process of S14. The For this reason, it is possible to suppress sign-in from the MFP 20 to the server 30 that cannot use the function.

  If the CPU 21 determines in S14 that there is no sign-in information that satisfies the error extraction condition (S14: NO), the CPU 21 executes the error process (S19) and ends the MFP process. If the CPU 21 determines that there is at least one sign-in information that satisfies the error extraction condition (S14: YES), the CPU 21 instructs the network interface 27B based on the sign-in information and sends the sign-in information to the server 30. Sign in (S15). The process of S15 is an example of a receiving side sign-in process.

  After signing in, the CPU 21 determines whether the sign-in is permitted (S16). For example, the CPU 21 determines that the sign-in is permitted when the image data of the top page of the service is received from the server 30, and determines that the sign-in is not permitted when the error notification is received.

  If the CPU 21 determines in S16 that sign-in is not permitted (S16: NO), it executes the error process (S19) and ends the MFP process. When the CPU 21 determines that sign-in is permitted (S16: YES), the CPU 21 accesses the designated page corresponding to the address information received from the mobile terminal 10, receives the image data of the designated page, An image is displayed on the display unit 25 or designated as a display target of the display unit 25 (S17).

  If the CPU 21 determines that sign-in is permitted (S16: YES), the process proceeds to S18 without executing the process of S17. On the display unit 25 of the MFP 20, the service top page is displayed. Will be displayed. Therefore, the user needs to perform again an operation for shifting from the top page to the designated page designated on the mobile terminal 10 on the operation unit 26 of the MFP 20. However, in the present embodiment, by performing the process of S17, the user can reduce the trouble of performing an operation for shifting from the service top page to the designated page in the MFP 20. The process of S17 is an example of a display process.

  When the CPU 21 displays the image of the designated page on the display unit 25, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the sign-in process of S15 has been executed for all the sign-in information extracted in S13 and S14 (S18). If the CPU 21 determines that there is still sign-in information that has not been subjected to sign-in processing (S18: NO), the CPU 21 returns to S15 and determines that sign-in processing has been executed for all the sign-in information ( (S18: YES), this MFP processing is terminated.

  When sign-in from the MFP 20 to the server 30 is permitted, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 26 of the MFP 20, for example, to read the read data read by the reading unit 28 </ b> A from the MFP 20 to the server. It is possible to cause the printing unit 28B to execute print processing based on data uploaded to the MFP 30 or downloaded from the server 30 to the MFP 20.

[Effect of this embodiment]
According to the image processing system 1 of the present embodiment, the sign-in information stored in the mobile terminal 10 is transmitted to the MFP 20 and is signed in from the MFP 20 to the server 30 based on the sign-in information. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the user's trouble of inputting sign-in information for signing in to the server 30 using the MFP 20.

  Here, for example, the user may not be used to the operation method of the operation unit 26 of the MFP 20 or may be difficult to operate because the display unit 25 and the operation unit 26 are small. On the other hand, the user is more likely to be used to operating the mobile terminal 10 than to operate the MFP 20. In such a case, the image processing system 1 is particularly effective because the sign-in from the MFP 20 to the server 30 can be performed by the operation of the mobile terminal 10 that is familiar to the user.

  Further, if the configuration is such that all the sign-in information stored in the mobile terminal 10 is signed in, there is a possibility that sign-in to the server 30 that was originally unnecessary in the MFP 20 may be performed wastefully. Therefore, according to the image processing system 1, the user signs in to the server 30 corresponding to the sign-in information satisfying the predetermined extraction condition, and does not sign in to the server 30 corresponding to the sign-in information not satisfying the extraction condition. As a result, execution of sign-in to the server 30 that was originally not necessary in the MFP 20 can be suppressed.

<Embodiment 2>
7 to 9 show the second embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment lies in the control contents of the mobile terminal 10 and the MFP 20, and the other points are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a duplicate description is omitted. Only different parts will be described below.

[Operation of image processing system]
[Control of mobile devices]
For example, when the user accesses the sign-in page of a specific server 30 through the operation unit 16 and performs an operation of inputting sign-in information, the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 executes a terminal-side sign-in process shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 11 determines whether or not sign-in is permitted (S21). For example, the CPU 11 determines that sign-in is permitted when the image data of the top page of the service is received from the server 30, and determines that sign-in is not permitted when the error notification is received.

  If the CPU 11 determines in S21 that the sign-in is not permitted (S21: NO), the CPU 11 executes an error process (S23) similar to S6 and ends the MFP process. If the CPU 11 determines that sign-in is permitted (S21: YES), the CPU 11 acquires the sign-in time, stores it in the non-volatile memory 14 in association with the sign-in information (S22), and performs this MFP processing. finish. Hereinafter, the sign-in time acquired in S22 is referred to as the previous sign-in time.

  Further, for example, when the user performs an operation for starting the portable terminal processing program by the operation unit 16, the CPU 11 executes the portable terminal processing shown in FIG. 8. First, as in S1 of FIG. 4, the CPU 11 determines whether the NFC interface 17A has received a detection radio wave for NFC from the MFP 20 (S31), and determines that it has not received the detection radio wave (S31). : NO), wait.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 11 determines that the detected radio wave has been received (S31: YES), the NFC communication connection is established between the portable terminal 10 and the MFP 20 and the NFC communication is started, as in S2 of FIG. S32). Next, the CPU 11 instructs the NFC interface 17A to transmit the sign-in information stored in the non-volatile memory 14 and the previous sign-in time associated therewith to the MFP 20, and ends the portable terminal processing. (S33). The process of S33 is an example of a transmission process.

[Control MFP]
When the NFC interface 27A receives the response radio wave from the portable terminal 10 by the NFC touch described above, the CPU 21 of the MFP 20 starts communication for establishing an NFC communication connection between the portable terminal 10 and the MFP 20, and FIG. MFP processing shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 21 determines whether or not sign-in information and the previous sign-in time are received from the mobile terminal 10 (S41). The process of S41 is an example of a reception process. If the CPU 21 determines that no sign-in information or the like has been received (S41: NO), the CPU 21 stands by.

  On the other hand, when determining that the sign-in information or the like has been received (S41: YES), the CPU 21 initializes the server rank N to 0 (S42), and adds 1 to the server rank N (S43). The server rank N is a rank assigned individually to the server 30 corresponding to the sign-in information received from the mobile terminal 10 by the CPU 21. Next, the CPU 21 executes an update determination process for determining whether the service content of the Nth server 30 has been updated since the previous sign-in time (S44 to S47).

  First, the CPU 21 instructs the network interface 27B based on the sign-in information of the Nth server 30 to sign in to the Nth server 30 (S44). The process of S44 is an example of a receiving side sign-in process. After signing in, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the sign-in is permitted as in S16 of FIG. 5 (S45). If the CPU 21 determines that sign-in is not permitted (S45: NO), it executes an error process (S50) similar to S19 in FIG. 5 and ends the MFP process.

  When the CPU 21 determines that the sign-in is permitted (S45: YES), the CPU 21 determines the latest information of the Nth server 30 from update information such as RSS (RDF site summary) and HTML (HyperText Markup Language) of the Nth server 30. The update time is acquired (S46). The CPU 21 determines whether or not this update time is later than the previous sign-in time (S47). If the CPU 21 determines that the update time is later than the previous sign-in time (S47: YES), the Nth server 30 It is updated from the previous sign-in time. Therefore, the CPU 21 maintains the sign-in permission state for the Nth server 30, and proceeds to S48.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 21 determines that this update time is before the previous sign-in time (S47: NO), the Nth server 30 has not been updated since the previous sign-in time, and thus the sign-in is permitted. Low need to maintain. Therefore, the CPU 21 signs out to the Nth server 30 (S49), and proceeds to S48. S47 and S49 are examples of sign-in state processing.

  In S <b> 48, the CPU 21 determines whether update determination processing has been executed for all sign-in information received from the mobile terminal 10. When the CPU 21 determines that sign-in information that has not yet been subjected to the update determination process remains (S48: NO), the CPU 21 returns to S43 and determines that the update determination process has been executed for all the sign-in information ( (S48: YES), this MFP processing is terminated.

[Effect of this embodiment]
According to the image processing system 1 of the present embodiment, when sign-in information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 to the MFP 20, if the server 30 has been updated since the previous sign-in, the server 30 is allowed to sign in. If it has not been updated, the server is not allowed to sign in. Thereby, the user can confirm the presence or absence of the update from whether or not the server 30 is allowed to sign in without manually confirming whether or not the server has been updated.

  In the update determination process, the actual update time of the server 30 is acquired (S46 in FIG. 9), and it is determined whether or not the server 30 has been updated based on the update time of the server 30 and the previous sign-in time. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the server is updated from the actual server update time.

<Other embodiments>
The technology disclosed in the present specification is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings, and includes, for example, the following various aspects.

  The “information transmitting device” is not limited to the portable terminal 10, and may be an electric device such as a stationary personal computer or a digital camera. In short, the information transmitting apparatus may be any apparatus that has at least a storage unit that stores sign-in information and a function of transmitting the sign-in information.

  The “transmission side communication unit” and the “reception side communication unit” may be infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Transfer Jet, or the like in addition to NFC or Wi-Fi wireless communication. Alternatively, a wired communication method may be used. Further, the transmission side communication unit may be configured to perform communication with the MFP 20 and communication with the server 30 using a common communication method. The receiving side communication unit may be configured to perform communication with the mobile terminal 10 and communication with the server 30 using a common communication method.

  The “transmission side control unit” and the “reception side control unit” are configured to execute each process of FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transmission-side control unit and the reception-side control unit are configured to execute each process in FIG. 4 by a plurality of CPUs, and each process in FIG. Or a configuration in which each process of FIG. 4 is executed by a CPU and a hardware circuit.

  The “image processing apparatus” is not limited to an MFP that can execute a print function and a scan function, but may be a printer that can execute only a print function of the print function and the scan function, or a scanner that can execute only a scan function. The “image processing apparatus” includes an image processing unit that executes an image processing function different from the print function and the scan function, such as an image display function, an image editing function, a facsimile function, a data conversion function, and a data processing function. The apparatus which has may be sufficient.

  The “sign-in information stored in the storage unit” is not limited to the sign-in information stored in the non-volatile memory 14. For example, when signing in, the sign-in information is input to the service sign-in page by the user and stored in the RAM 13. The sign-in information stored temporarily may be used. Note that the number of sign-in information stored in the storage unit may be one.

  The CPU 11 may be configured not to execute at least one of S3 and S4 among the processes in FIG. Further, the CPU 21 may be configured not to execute at least one of S12, S13, and S14 among the processes in FIG. In the process of FIG. 5, the execution order of the extraction process (S13) based on presence / absence of usage authority and the extraction process (S14) based on the presence / absence of error may be reversed.

  The image processing system 1 may be configured such that the CPU 21 of the MFP 20 executes a sign-in information extraction process based on the presence or absence of sign-in permission as in S3. Specifically, the mobile terminal 10 transmits to the MFP 20 all sign-in information stored in the nonvolatile memory 14 and information on whether or not each sign-in information is permitted for sign-in. Then, the CPU 21 of the MFP 20 can execute an extraction process (see S3) based on the presence / absence of sign-in permission from the information.

  The image processing system 1 is configured such that the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 executes at least one of an extraction process based on presence / absence of usage authority as in S13 and an extraction process (S14) based on presence / absence of an error as in S14. But you can. Specifically, the CPU 11 can acquire the use authority determination result in S12 from the MFP 20, and can execute an extraction process (see S13) based on the presence or absence of the use authority from the determination result and the server use function information. . Further, the CPU 11 can acquire an error detection result from the MFP 20, and can execute an extraction process (see S14) based on the presence or absence of an error from the error detection result and the server use function information. The server use function information may be stored in the nonvolatile memory 14 of the mobile terminal 10 or may be transmitted from the MFP 20.

  The extraction condition may be sign-in information of a server whose sign-in execution frequency or number of times is a predetermined value or more, or sign-in information of a server that uses a function of the MFP 20.

  In the second embodiment, when sign-in information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 to the MFP 20, when the server 30 is updated since the previous sign-out, the sign-in state is permitted to the server, and when the server 30 is not updated, A configuration may be adopted in which the server is not allowed to be signed in. In this case, when the CPU 11 signs out to the server 30, the CPU 11 acquires the sign-out time and stores it in the nonvolatile memory 14 in association with the sign-in information.

  In the “update determination process” of the second embodiment, the CPU 21 does not acquire the update time of the server 30 and determines that the update has been performed on the condition that the elapsed time from the previous sign-in time has exceeded the reference time. Good.

  Furthermore, the “update determination process” may be executed on the mobile terminal 10 side. For example, when the mobile terminal 10 signs in, the CPU 11 acquires the update time from the server 30 and determines whether the server 30 has been updated based on the previous sign-in time. Then, the CPU 11 may transmit only the sign-in information determined to be updated to the MFP 20 side.

  1: Image processing system 10: Mobile terminal 17A, 27A: NFC interface 17B, 27B: Network interface 20: MFP 30: Server 11, 21: CPU 14: Non-volatile memory 15, 25: Display unit 28A: Reading unit 28B: Printing Part

Claims (10)

An image processing system comprising an information transmission device and an image processing device,
The information transmitting device includes:
A transmission side communication unit;
A storage unit;
A transmission side control unit,
The image processing apparatus includes:
An image processing unit for executing functions relating to images;
A receiving side communication unit;
A receiving side control unit,
The transmission side control unit
Execute a transmission process for transmitting the sign-in information stored in the storage unit to the server-side communication unit for signing in to a server;
The receiving side control unit
A reception process for causing the reception side communication unit to receive the sign-in information transmitted by the transmission side communication unit;
Based on the sign-in information received by the receiving-side communication unit, through the receiving-side communication unit, perform sign-in processing for receiving-side sign-in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information ,
The storage unit stores a plurality of the sign-in information,
The function of the image processing unit is associated with a server that uses the function,
At least one of the transmission side control unit and the reception side control unit is:
Execute an authority determination process for determining whether a user of the information transmission apparatus has an authority to use the function of the image processing unit;
Extract sign-in information satisfying a predetermined extraction condition including sign-in information corresponding to a server that does not use a function determined not to have use authority in the authority determination process from the plurality of sign-in information Execute the extraction process to
The receiving side control unit
An image processing system for signing in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information extracted in the extraction process in the receiving-side sign-in process . An image processing system comprising an information transmission device and an image processing device,
The information transmitting device includes:
A transmission side communication unit;
A storage unit;
A transmission side control unit,
The image processing apparatus includes:
An image processing unit for executing functions relating to images;
A receiving side communication unit;
A receiving side control unit,
The transmission side control unit
Execute a transmission process for transmitting the sign-in information stored in the storage unit to the server-side communication unit for signing in to a server;
The receiving side control unit
A reception process for causing the reception side communication unit to receive the sign-in information transmitted by the transmission side communication unit;
Based on the sign-in information received by the receiving-side communication unit, through the receiving-side communication unit, perform sign-in processing for receiving-side sign-in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information ,
The storage unit stores a plurality of the sign-in information,
The function of the image processing unit is associated with a server that uses the function,
At least one of the transmission side control unit and the reception side control unit is:
Performing an error determination process to determine whether an error has occurred in the function of the image processing unit;
Sign-in information satisfying a predetermined extraction condition including sign-in information corresponding to a server that does not use a function that has been determined that an error has occurred in the error determination process from the plurality of sign-in information Execute the extraction process to extract,
The receiving side control unit
An image processing system for signing in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information extracted in the extraction process in the receiving-side sign-in process . The image processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The transmission side control unit
Based on the sign-in information stored in the storage unit, through the transmission side communication unit, to perform a transmission side sign-in process to sign in to the server corresponding to the sign-in information,
The image processing system, wherein the extraction condition includes sign-in information corresponding to a server that currently permits sign-in to the information transmission apparatus. An image processing system comprising an information transmission device and an image processing device,
The information transmitting device includes:
A transmission side communication unit;
A storage unit;
A transmission side control unit,
The image processing apparatus includes:
An image processing unit for executing functions relating to images;
A receiving side communication unit;
A receiving side control unit,
The transmission side control unit
Execute a transmission process for transmitting the sign-in information stored in the storage unit to the server-side communication unit for signing in to a server;
The receiving side control unit
A reception process for causing the reception side communication unit to receive the sign-in information transmitted by the transmission side communication unit;
Based on the sign-in information received by the receiving-side communication unit, through the receiving-side communication unit, perform sign-in processing for receiving-side sign-in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information ,
At least one of the transmission side control unit and the reception side control unit is:
Perform update determination processing to determine whether the server has been updated since the previous sign-in or sign-out to the server,
The receiving side control unit
If it is determined that the update is determined in the update determination process, the sign-in state is permitted for the server. If it is determined that the update is not updated in the update determination process, the sign-in state is permitted for the server. An image processing system that executes a signed-in state process that is not performed . The image processing system according to claim 4 ,
The receiving side control unit
The update time of the server is acquired by the receiving side sign-in process,
In the update determination process, an image processing system that determines whether or not the server has been updated based on the update time of the server and the previous sign-in or sign-out time. The image processing system according to claim 4 ,
The transmission side control unit
Based on the sign-in information stored in the storage unit, through the transmission side communication unit, sign in to the server corresponding to the sign-in information, and obtaining the update time of the server;
In the update determination process, an image processing system that determines whether or not the server has been updated based on the update time of the server and the previous sign-in or sign-out time. The image processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The information transmission device includes a transmission side display unit,
The image processing apparatus includes a reception side display unit,
The transmission side control unit
Based on the sign-in information stored in the storage unit, via the transmitting-side communication unit, a sign-in process on the transmitting side for signing in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information,
Address transmission that causes the transmission side communication unit to transmit address information of a page that is provided from a server that is permitted to sign in to the information transmission device by the transmission side sign-in process and is designated as a display target of the transmission side display unit Process, and
The receiving side control unit
An image processing system that executes display processing for displaying an image of the page on the receiving-side display unit based on address information transmitted from the information transmitting apparatus. A transmission side communication unit;
A storage unit;
A transmission side control unit,
The transmitting side control section,
Perform update determination processing to determine whether the server has been updated since the previous sign-in or sign-out to the server,
A plurality of sign-in information to sign in to servers, an extraction process of extracting a predetermined extraction condition is satisfied sign information including being determined to have been updated by the update determination processing,
An information transmission apparatus that executes a transmission process that causes the transmission-side communication unit to transmit the sign-in information extracted in the extraction process to an image processing apparatus. An image processing unit for executing functions relating to images;
A receiving side communication unit;
A receiving side control unit,
The function of the image processing unit is associated with a server that uses the function,
The receiving side control unit
A receiving process for causing the receiving side communication unit to receive a plurality of sign-in information for signing in to a server from an external device;
Authority determination processing for determining whether or not the user of the information transmission apparatus has authority to use the function of the image processing unit;
Extract sign-in information satisfying a predetermined extraction condition including sign-in information corresponding to a server that does not use a function determined not to have use authority in the authority determination process from the plurality of sign-in information An extraction process to
An image processing apparatus that executes a receiving side sign-in process for signing in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information via the receiving-side communication unit based on the sign-in information extracted in the extraction process. An image processing unit for executing functions relating to images;
A receiving side communication unit;
A receiving side control unit,
The function of the image processing unit is associated with a server that uses the function,
The receiving side control unit
A receiving process for causing the receiving side communication unit to receive a plurality of sign-in information for signing in to a server from an external device;
An error determination process for determining whether an error has occurred in the function of the image processing unit;
Sign-in information satisfying a predetermined extraction condition including sign-in information corresponding to a server that does not use a function that has been determined that an error has occurred in the error determination process from the plurality of sign-in information An extraction process to extract;
An image processing apparatus that executes a receiving side sign-in process for signing in to a server corresponding to the sign-in information via the receiving-side communication unit based on the sign-in information extracted in the extraction process.

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