JP6459676B2 - Display control apparatus, display control program, image processing system, and control method for image processing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device, a display control program, an image processing system, and an image processing system control method.

  In recent years, there has been a tendency to digitize information, and image processing apparatuses such as printers and facsimiles used for outputting digitized information and scanners used for digitizing documents have become indispensable devices. Such an image processing apparatus is configured as an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) that can be used as a printer, a facsimile, a scanner, and a copier by providing an imaging function, an image forming function, a communication function, and the like. Many.

  For example, when such an image processing apparatus is used as a scanner, the user sets various setting items such as a resolution for reading a document, a reading mode indicating whether the document is read as a color image or a monochrome image, and a reading size of the document. A value must be specified. In order to allow the user to easily specify such setting items, the setting value candidates are acquired and displayed for each setting item according to the user's past setting value designation trend, and each setting item is individually displayed. There is a known method for accepting specification of a setting value.

  In addition, for the purpose of easily confirming whether or not setting items relating to security of the image processing apparatus can be changed, it is proposed to display setting items for which the user has no change authority among the setting items changed according to the security policy. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  As the number of setting items to be specified increases, it takes time to specify the setting value individually for each setting item. Therefore, the user's past setting value designation tendency is determined not by each setting item, but by a combination of each setting value of a setting item group composed of a plurality of setting items, and a combination candidate of each setting value of the setting item group is collectively displayed. Therefore, it is desirable to be able to display and specify. On the other hand, depending on the setting item, the user who uses the image processing apparatus may want to specify individually according to his / her preference.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the setting value is changed in advance according to the security policy, the setting value to be changed is fixed. Therefore, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a situation in which the user collectively checks the combination candidates of the setting values of the setting item group and specifies the setting values individually as necessary is targeted. Not.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and makes it possible to easily confirm and specify a combination candidate of each setting value of a setting item group used when using an image processing apparatus. The purpose is to make it possible to easily specify individual setting items as required.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an aspect of the present invention includes a setting screen generation unit that generates a setting screen for designating setting values of a plurality of setting items used when executing a predetermined process; A display control unit that causes the generated setting screen to be displayed on a display device, wherein the setting screen generation unit displays each setting value candidate for each of the plurality of setting items and sets the setting for each of the plurality of setting items An individual setting area that is an area that accepts individual designation of values, and a batch setting area that is an area that collectively displays the combination candidates of the setting values of the plurality of setting items and accepts the batch designation of the combination candidates The setting screen is generated, and the display control unit, when accepting the batch designation in the batch setting area, batch-designated each setting value candidate displayed in the individual setting area The setting screen is replaced by a serial combination candidate, characterized in that to be displayed on the display device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm and specify the combination candidates of the setting values of the setting item group used when using the image processing apparatus, and to easily set the setting items individually as necessary. Can be specified.

It is a figure which illustrates the operation | use form of the image processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which illustrates the hardware constitutions of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which illustrates the function structure of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates the operation | movement regarding execution of the process according to the workflow by the terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates setting history information stored in a setting history information storage part concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates operation | movement of the acquisition process of the combination candidate of the setting value of each setting item by the setting candidate acquisition part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates operation | movement of the acquisition process of one or more combination candidates by the setting candidate acquisition part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates last history information stored in a setting history information storage part concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates the operation | movement of the acquisition process of the combination candidate based on the setting history information and the last history information only within the predetermined period by the setting candidate acquisition part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which illustrates the function structure of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting possible information which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates operation | movement of the acquisition process of the combination candidate by the setting candidate acquisition part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates operation | movement of the acquisition process of the combination candidate by the setting candidate acquisition part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates setting history information stored in a setting history information storage part concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which illustrates composition information on a plurality of setting item groups concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which illustrates operation | movement of the acquisition process of the combination candidate for every some setting item group by the setting candidate acquisition part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates setting history information stored in a setting history information storage part concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the setting screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode of the image processing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system according to the present embodiment includes a terminal device 1, n image processing devices 2-1 to 2-n, and a server 3 connected to a network such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). Connected and configured. Note that n is an integer of 1 or more and is not always the same number. Hereinafter, the image processing apparatuses 2-1 to 2-n are collectively referred to as “image processing apparatus 2”.

  The image processing system according to the present embodiment executes predetermined processing according to a workflow that defines various processing procedures including image processing. Specifically, for example, in a workflow, a process of reading a document and generating a read image, and a process of transmitting the generated read image to a specified storage medium such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and storing the process is performed. It is prescribed to do. In accordance with the above-described workflow, the image processing apparatus 2 in the image processing system performs a process of generating a read image using a scanner function, and the server 3 performs a process of transmitting the generated read image to an HDD or the like and storing it.

  The terminal device 1 functions as a display device that displays a setting screen for specifying setting values of various setting items used when various processes are performed in the image processing device 2 and the server 3 in accordance with a specified workflow. An information processing apparatus such as a tablet terminal. In addition, when the terminal device 1 receives the setting value and the execution start instruction specified via the setting screen, the terminal device 1 is specified using any of the specified image processing device 2 and the setting value specified in the server 3. Instruct execution of a predetermined process according to the workflow. The terminal device 1 may be paired with the image processing device 2. One terminal device 1 and one image processing device 2 are locally connected, and each image processing device 2 has a dedicated display device. May function as

  The image processing apparatus 2 is an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) that can be used as a printer, a facsimile, a scanner, and a copying machine by including an imaging function, an image forming function, a communication function, and the like. The image processing device 2 executes image processing using the setting value specified in the terminal device 1. The server 3 is an information processing apparatus that executes various processes such as the process of storing the read image in the HDD or the like. The server 3 executes a process designated by using a setting value designated by the terminal device 1.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the terminal device 1, the image processing device 2, and the server 3 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the terminal device 1 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 2, the hardware configuration of the terminal device 1 is shown, but the same applies to the image processing device 2 and the server 3. Further, the image processing apparatus 2 includes an engine for realizing a scanner, a printer, and the like in addition to the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 30, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 40, and an I. / F50 is connected via a bus 80. Further, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 60 and an operation unit 70 are connected to the I / F 50.

  The CPU 10 is a calculation means and controls the operation of the entire terminal device 1. The RAM 20 is a volatile storage medium capable of reading and writing information at high speed, and is used as a work area when the CPU 10 processes information. The ROM 30 is a read-only nonvolatile storage medium and stores a program such as firmware. The HDD 40 is a non-volatile storage medium that can read and write information, and stores an OS (Operating System), various control programs, application programs, and the like. In addition to the HDD, a semiconductor storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) may be used.

  The I / F 50 connects and controls the bus 80 and various hardware and networks. The LCD 60 is a visual user interface for the user to check the state of the terminal device 1. The operation unit 70 is a user interface for a user to input information to the terminal device 1 such as a keyboard, a mouse, various hard buttons, and a touch panel.

  In such a hardware configuration, a program stored in a storage medium such as the ROM 30, the HDD 40, or an optical disk (not shown) is read into the RAM 20, and the software control unit is configured by the CPU 10 performing calculations according to those programs. . A functional block that realizes the function of the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by a combination of the software control unit configured as described above and hardware.

  Next, a functional configuration related to the display of the setting screen among the functions of the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration related to the display of the setting screen among the functions of the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation related to execution of a process according to a workflow (hereinafter referred to as “workflow execution”) by the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a controller 100 and a network I / F 130 in addition to the LCD 60 and the operation unit 70 described with reference to FIG. 2. The controller 100 includes an operation control unit 101, a network control unit 102, a display control unit 103, an authentication processing unit 104, a workflow ID acquisition unit 105, a setting candidate acquisition unit 106, a setting history information storage unit 107, and a setting screen generation unit 108. A setting information acquisition unit 109 and an execution processing unit 110.

  The network I / F 130 is an interface for the terminal device 1 to communicate with other devices via the network, and an interface such as Ethernet (registered trademark) is used. The network I / F 130 is realized by the I / F 50 shown in FIG.

  The controller 100 is a control unit that controls the entire terminal device 1 and is configured by a combination of software and hardware. The operation control unit 101 acquires a signal of the operation content for the operation unit 70 by the user and outputs it to each unit included in the terminal device 1. The network control unit 102 acquires information input via the network I / F 130 and transmits information to other devices via the network I / F 130.

  The display control unit 103 displays the state of the terminal device 1 on the LCD 60 such as a GUI (Graphical User Interface) of the setting screen generated by the setting screen generation unit 108. Hereinafter, operations related to workflow execution by the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the authentication processing unit 104 first performs user authentication processing on the image processing device 2 designated by the user via the operation unit 70 (S401). . Specifically, the authentication processing unit 104 sends authentication information (for example, a user ID and password) designated by the user via the operation unit 70 to the image processing apparatus 2 designated via the network I / F 130. Output. The authentication processing unit 104 acquires an authentication result from the image processing apparatus 2 via the network I / F 130. Also, the authentication processing unit 104 outputs authentication information designated by the user to the setting candidate acquisition unit 106.

  If the user authentication process is successful, the workflow ID acquisition unit 105 acquires a workflow ID for identifying the workflow designated by the user via the operation unit 70 (S402). Then, the workflow ID acquisition unit 105 outputs the acquired workflow ID to the setting candidate acquisition unit 106.

  When the workflow ID is acquired, the setting screen generation unit 108 generates a setting screen for designating various setting items used when executing the workflow identified by the workflow ID. Then, the display control unit 103 displays the generated setting screen on the LCD 60 (S403).

  Specifically, the setting screen generation unit 108 acquires setting value candidates for each setting item acquired by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 and generates a setting screen for displaying the acquired setting value candidates. The configuration for displaying such a setting screen on the display device is one of the gist of the present embodiment, and details of the setting screen will be described later.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 sets each setting based on the authentication information input from the authentication processing unit 104, the workflow ID input from the workflow ID acquisition unit 105, and the setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107. Get candidate setting values for an item. Such a configuration for acquiring setting value candidates for each setting item is one of the gist of the present embodiment, and details of setting history information and setting value candidate acquisition processing will be described later.

  When the setting screen is displayed on the LCD 60, the user operates the operation unit 70 via the displayed setting screen to specify setting information indicating the setting value of each setting item. The setting information acquisition unit 109 acquires setting information and workflow ID specified by the user via the operation unit 70 (S404). Note that the workflow ID is added as additional information to the setting screen, for example, and the setting information acquisition unit 109 acquires the workflow ID from the additional information on the setting screen when acquiring the setting information.

  Further, the setting information acquisition unit 109 stores the acquired setting information and the workflow ID in the setting history information storage unit 107 and outputs them to the execution processing unit 110. The execution processing unit 110 outputs the setting information acquired from the setting information acquisition unit 109 to the image processing apparatus 2 that has succeeded in the authentication processing via the network I / F 130. In addition, the execution processing unit 110 outputs the setting information, and the image processing apparatus 2 that has successfully authenticated the workflow execution command identified by the workflow ID acquired from the setting information acquisition unit 109 via the network I / F 130. (S405).

  Next, details of the setting screen according to the present embodiment generated by the setting screen generation unit 108 and displayed on the LCD of the terminal device 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 according to this embodiment. Note that the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed by the user A in order to set the setting value of each setting item when executing the workflow name “W1” including the document reading process by the scanner function by the image processing apparatus 2. Used.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the setting screen 200 according to the present embodiment includes an individual setting area 201, a batch setting area 202, and a setting item group selection unit 203. The individual setting area 201 is a display area for individually setting the setting value of each setting item. As shown in FIG. 5, in the individual setting area 201, for example, setting value candidates for setting items such as resolution, reading mode, and reading direction used when the image processing apparatus 2 performs document reading processing are displayed. At the same time, the individual designation of the setting value of each setting item is accepted.

  For example, when the user touches any position in the area surrounded by the thick line in the individual setting area 201, the resolution for the reading process can be set. In addition, each setting value candidate displayed as an initial value in the individual setting area 201 may be a predetermined value, or a setting item based on the user's past setting history (for example, the most frequently specified value). It may be a value acquired by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 every time.

  The collective setting area 202 is a display area for collectively setting a combination of setting values of each setting item. As shown in FIG. 5, the batch setting area 202 is arranged so that the setting value candidates of the same setting items as the setting values displayed in the individual setting area 201 are displayed side by side.

  In the individual setting area 201, the setting value of each setting item is individually specified, whereas in the batch setting area 202, the setting value of each setting item is not individually specified but as a combination of the setting values. Is done. For example, when the user touches any position in an area surrounded by a thick line in the batch setting area 202, all setting values displayed in the batch setting area 202 are specified at once.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying a setting screen 200 when all setting values displayed in the batch setting area 202 are collectively specified. When the user touches any position in the batch setting area 202, the display control unit 103 batches the setting value candidates displayed in the individual setting area 201 to the setting values displayed in the batch setting area 202. Then, the replaced setting screen 200 is displayed. In the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 6, if it is desired to further individually correct the setting values specified in a batch, the setting values can be individually corrected and set in the individual setting area 201.

  Further, each setting value candidate displayed in the batch setting area 202 is acquired by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 as a combination of setting values of each setting item based on the user's past setting history. Details of the acquisition process performed by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 for the combination candidates of the setting values displayed in the batch setting area 202 will be described later.

  As described above, when the setting value of each setting item is designated through the individual setting area 201 and the collective setting area 202 by the user and the start button shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is pressed, the image processing apparatus 2 and the server In 3, the workflow execution using the designated setting value starts. That is, the start button functions as an execution instruction unit that instructs execution of a predetermined process according to the workflow.

  The setting item group selection unit 203 selects a setting item group to be displayed on the screen when each setting item set in the workflow to be executed is divided into a plurality of groups (hereinafter referred to as “setting item group”). It is an area. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the setting item group selection unit 203 is a tab of three setting item groups of “metadata”, “destination”, and “scan setting” in the workflow name “W1”. When the user touches one of the tags, a setting value setting screen for the setting item group of the touched tag is displayed.

  The “metadata” is a set item group of various meta information related to the workflow that can be freely set by the user, and each setting item includes, for example, a “set date” indicating a set date of the workflow execution, For example, “title” indicating a title. “Destination” is a set item of information such as the output destination of the processing result by the image processing apparatus 2, and each setting item is, for example, the transmission destination (HDD, mail) of the read image generated by the document reading process. , FAX, etc.), “address” indicating a specific address of the destination, and the like.

  “Scan setting” is a group of setting items for document reading processing by the image processing apparatus 2, and each setting item is as described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. That is, in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, when the user touches the “scan setting” tab hatched with diagonal lines in the setting item group selection unit 203, the setting value of the setting item group used in the document reading process is specified. A screen to do so is displayed. That is, the setting item group is a group of setting items obtained by dividing a plurality of setting items in accordance with the type of each setting item in a workflow that executes a predetermined process.

  Next, details of the acquisition process of combination candidates for each setting item by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 to acquire setting value combination candidates for each setting item.

  The setting history information storage unit 107 is a storage medium that stores setting history information. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the setting history information is a table in which setting values of setting items specified in the past for executing a workflow by a user are associated with each specified user ID and workflow ID. That is, the setting history information indicates a history of combinations of setting values for a plurality of setting items. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the setting history information includes three times that are set in the past by a user whose “user ID” is “u1111” to execute a workflow whose “workflow ID” is “W1”. Includes setting history.

  When the upper limit number of setting history information that can be stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 is determined in advance, for example, the setting information acquisition unit 109 deletes the oldest setting history information and displays the acquired setting information. It is stored as new setting history information.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires combination candidates based on the setting history information shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 first acquires the user ID input from the authentication processing unit 104 (S801). The authentication processing unit 104 that has acquired the user ID acquires the workflow ID input from the workflow ID acquisition unit 105 (S802). Note that the process of S801 and the process of S802 are not limited in context, and may be executed in the reverse order or may be executed in parallel.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the user ID and workflow ID acquires the setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 by narrowing down to the history information including the acquired user ID and workflow ID (S803). . Specifically, for example, when the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires the user ID “u1111” and the workflow ID “W1”, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires three pieces of history information from the setting history information illustrated in FIG. 7.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the narrowed history information acquires the history information having the largest number of combinations of the same setting values from the acquired history information as a combination candidate (S804). Specifically, for example, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires, as combination candidates, history information in which two of the three pieces of history information acquired from the setting history information illustrated in FIG. 7 are combinations of the same setting values. To do.

  As described above, the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment collects a combination of the individual setting area for individually setting the setting values used for workflow execution and the setting values of the setting items. A setting screen including a collective setting area for setting to is displayed. Then, when the batch setting area is touched on the displayed setting screen, the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment reflects the combination candidates displayed in the batch setting area as the setting value candidates in the individual setting area. . In addition, the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment accepts individual correction of the setting value by the user in the individual setting area in which the combination candidates are reflected.

  This makes it possible to easily check and specify the combination candidates for each setting value of the setting item group used when using the image processing apparatus, and to easily specify the setting items individually as necessary. It becomes possible to.

  In the above embodiment, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires one piece of history information that has the largest number of combinations of the same setting values as the combination candidate among the history information narrowed down by the user ID and the workflow ID. Described as an example. In addition, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a plurality of combination candidates having a small number difference and a small number difference. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of acquiring one or more combination candidates by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 performs processes similar to the processes of S801 to S804 illustrated in FIG. 8 in S901 to S904. The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that has acquired history information having the largest number of combinations of the same setting values as a combination candidate has history information other than the history information acquired as a combination candidate among the history information narrowed down in the processing of S903. It is determined whether or not there is (S905).

  When there is no other history information (S905 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 ends the process. On the other hand, when there is other history information (S905 / YES), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires the number of cases with the same number of combinations of the same setting values among the other history information (S906). That is, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires the number of combinations of the same setting value that is the second largest after the number of history information acquired as a combination candidate in the process of S904.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that has acquired the number of combinations determines whether or not the difference in the number of cases between the maximum number of cases acquired in the process of S904 and the acquired number of combinations is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (S907). When the number difference is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (S907 / YES), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 ends the process.

  On the other hand, when the difference in the number of cases is less than the predetermined value (S907 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 records the combination of the same setting values having the next largest number of cases after the number of pieces of history information acquired as the combination candidate in the process of S904. Information is acquired as the next combination candidate (S908). The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the next combination candidate determines whether there is other history information other than the history information that is the combination candidate acquired so far (S905), and repeats the subsequent processing. That is, by the operation illustrated in FIG. 9, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires a plurality of pieces of history information that are combinations of the same setting values with a small number difference as combination candidates.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 when the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires a plurality of history information. While the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 5 includes one batch setting area 202 that displays one combination candidate, the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 10 has a plurality of batch settings that display a plurality of combination candidates. Region 202 is included.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the setting screen 200, the collective setting area 202 is arranged, for example, as candidates 1, candidates 2,... In descending order of the number of history information items of the same setting value combination. Further, when the number of combination candidates is large and cannot be displayed on the setting screen 200 at a time, a next candidate selection unit 204 is displayed as shown in FIG. When the user touches the next candidate selection unit 204, the display is sequentially switched to the batch setting area 202 including other combination candidates that are not displayed on the setting screen 200.

  When the user touches any position in the batch setting area 202 designated from the plurality of batch setting areas 202, the setting values displayed in the batch setting area 202 are collectively displayed as the setting values of the individual setting area 201. Is reflected.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the setting screen 200 when the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires a plurality of history information. As shown in FIG. 11, the setting screen 200 includes a free setting area 205 in addition to the configuration of the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. The free setting area 205 is an area that can be freely customized by the user or the administrator of the terminal device 1. For example, in the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 11, buttons for selecting a combination candidate other than the combination candidates displayed in the batch setting area 202 are arranged in the free setting area 205.

  When the user touches any button arranged in the free setting area 205, the set value of the touched combination candidate is displayed in the collective setting area 202. In this case, the free setting area 205 is a candidate selection area that is an area for selecting combination candidates to be displayed in the collective setting area 202. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 when the “setting candidate 2” button arranged in the free setting area 205 is touched.

  As illustrated in FIG. 12, when the user touches the “setting candidate 2” button, for example, the combination candidate acquired second by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 is displayed in the collective setting area 202. As a result, the “setting candidate 2” button arranged in the free setting area 205 selects the combination candidate acquired first in the collective setting area 202 on the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. It replaces the “Setting candidate 1” button.

  When the user touches any position in the batch setting area 202, the setting values displayed in the batch setting area 202 are reflected collectively as the setting values in the individual setting area 201. With such a configuration, the user can check not only the maximum number of combination candidates but also a plurality of combination candidates close to the maximum number of cases at the same time. It becomes possible to confirm more accurately. In addition, since the setting values of the plurality of combination candidates are not displayed at a time by the configuration of the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of combination candidates can be presented while maintaining the visibility of the screen. It becomes possible.

  Note that, in the present embodiment, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 has been described as an example in which the next largest number of history information is acquired as a combination candidate when the number difference from the maximum number is less than a predetermined value. In addition, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a predetermined number of combination candidates having a large number of cases in order from the largest number. With such a configuration, it is possible to present many combinations of setting values that the user may specify.

  Further, the setting screen 200 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 has been described as an example of the setting screen when the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires a plurality of combination candidates. In addition, the configuration of the setting screen 200 illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12 may be combined. That is, for example, the setting screen 200 may include a plurality of predetermined (for example, two) batch setting areas 202 in addition to the free setting area 205 illustrated in FIG. In this case, buttons for selecting combination candidates not displayed in the plurality of batch setting areas 202 are arranged in the free setting area 205. The number of batch setting areas 202 is determined according to the size of the setting screen 200, for example.

  In the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 12, when any button arranged in the free setting area 205 is touched, the setting value of the combination candidate corresponding to the button touched in the collective setting area 202 is displayed. The case where it is displayed has been described as an example. In addition, when a button is touched, the setting value of the combination candidate corresponding to the button may be directly reflected as the setting value of the individual setting area 201.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the setting history information storage part 107 demonstrated as an example the case where the setting history information shown in FIG. 7 was included. In addition, the setting history information storage unit 107 may store, for each workflow, last history information that is a combination of setting values last specified by each user (user) in addition to the setting history information illustrated in FIG. .

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the last history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the last history information is a table in which setting values of setting items last specified by each user are associated with each workflow. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, in the last history information, each setting specified last by the users whose user IDs are “u1111” to “u5555” in order to execute the workflow whose “workflow ID” is “W1”. Contains the setting value of the item.

  Since the storage area of the setting history information storage unit 107 is limited, it is not preferable to store all the setting history so far as setting history information. If the size of the setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 is too large, it may take time for the combination candidate acquisition process by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 and the processing efficiency may deteriorate. Therefore, it is conceivable to store only the setting value designated within a predetermined period (for example, within one month) as setting history information in the setting history information storage unit 107.

  However, in this case, the setting history information does not remain in the setting history information storage unit 107 in a workflow with low usage frequency, and the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may not be able to acquire an optimal combination candidate. In order to solve such a problem, in this embodiment, in addition to setting history information only within a predetermined period, a combination of setting values last specified by each user regardless of the period is set as the last history information. It is separately stored in the history information storage unit 107.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the combination candidate acquisition process based on the setting history information and the last history information only during a predetermined period by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 performs processes similar to the processes of S801 to S803 illustrated in FIG. 8 in S1401 to S1403.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the narrowed history information determines whether or not the narrowed history information exists (S1404). When the narrowed history information exists (S1404 / YES), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires combination candidates by the same process as the process of S804 (S1405).

  On the other hand, if there is no narrowed history information (S1404 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 stores in the setting history information storage unit 107 the last history information that matches the acquired user ID and workflow ID. It is determined whether or not (S1406). When the last history information is stored (S1406 / YES), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires the last history information that matches the acquired user ID and workflow ID from the setting history information storage unit 107 as a combination candidate ( S1406). On the other hand, when the last history information is not stored (S1406 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 ends the process without acquiring the combination candidate.

  With such a configuration, even when the user has not specified a setting value within a predetermined period, each setting value specified last by the user can be displayed on the setting screen 200 as a combination candidate. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily check the combination candidates of the setting values based on the past designation history all at once even in a workflow that is not frequently used by the user.

  In the present embodiment, when history information exists (S1404 / YES), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a plurality of combination candidates in the same manner as the processing after S904 shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, when neither the history information nor the last history information is stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 (S1404 / NO, S1406 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 performs the combination based on the user attribute. Candidates may be acquired. In this case, attribute information indicating the department or team to which the user identified by the user ID belongs can be acquired, and the attribute information of the user is associated with the history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107. It is assumed that

  In this case, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires the attribute information of the user identified by the acquired user ID, and the history that matches the acquired attribute information among the history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 Narrow down to information. The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the history information performs the same processing as the processing after S1403. With such a configuration, even when combination candidates cannot be directly acquired based on the user ID, combination candidates can be acquired based on the user's attribute information, and setting value candidates that match the user's tendency as much as possible Can be displayed on the setting screen.

  Similarly, when neither the history information nor the last history information is stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 (S1404 / NO, S1406 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 uses the workflow ID instead of the user ID and the workflow ID. The history information may be narrowed down based on this. With this configuration, even if the user does not specify setting values and there is no history information, setting value candidates that match the trend of the workflow to be executed can be displayed on the setting screen as much as possible. become.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 outputs the acquired combination candidate as it is to the setting screen generation unit 108 has been described as an example. However, when an image processing device 2 that executes image processing is specified from among a plurality of image processing devices 2, depending on the image processing device 2, each setting value of the acquired combination candidate is not a settable value. It may not be used as it is.

  Therefore, hereinafter, an embodiment will be described in which it is determined whether or not each set value of the acquired combination candidate can be set in the designated image processing apparatus 2, and when the set value cannot be set, the set value is changed. .

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the terminal device 1 when determining whether or not each setting value can be set. As illustrated in FIG. 15, the terminal device 1 has a configuration in which a settable information acquisition unit 111 and a settable information storage unit 112 are added to the configuration of the terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 3.

  The authentication processing unit 104 in the configuration shown in FIG. 15 acquires apparatus identification information for identifying the image processing apparatus 2 designated by the user via the operation unit 70 in addition to the authentication information, and a settable information acquisition unit 111 is output. The settable information acquisition unit 111 can set a value indicating a settable value of each setting item via the network I / F 130 for the image processing apparatus 2 identified by the apparatus identification information input from the authentication processing unit 104. Request and get information.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating settable information. FIG. 16 shows settable information relating to the document reading process. As shown in FIG. 16, the settable information includes, for example, resolution settable values (100 dpi to 500 dpi), reading mode settable values (automatic, color, monochrome), and reading size settable values (A4 horizontal, A4). Vertical, A5 horizontal, A5 vertical).

  In addition, the settable information acquisition unit 111 stores the acquired settable information in the settable information storage unit 112. The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 in the configuration illustrated in FIG. 15 acquires combination candidates based on the settable information stored in the settable information storage unit 112 in addition to the information described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the combination candidate acquisition process performed by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106. As illustrated in FIG. 17, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 performs processes similar to the processes of S801 to S804 illustrated in FIG. 8 in the processes of S1701 to S104. The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the combination candidate determines whether or not the acquired combination candidate is a value that cannot be set in the image processing apparatus 2 that executes image processing (S1705).

  Specifically, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 sets the setting value of each setting item of the combination candidate as an unsettable value of each setting item included in the settable information stored in the settable information storage unit 112. It is determined whether or not there is. For example, when the resolution of the combination candidate is “600 dpi”, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 cannot set the resolution of the combination candidate because the resolution is outside the range of “100 dpi to 500 dpi” of the settable value of the resolution included in the settable information. Determine that it is possible.

  When each set value can be set (S1705 / NO), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 ends the process as it is. On the other hand, if there is a setting value that cannot be set (S1705 / YES), the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 corrects the setting value that cannot be set with an approximate value that can be set (S1706). For example, when the resolution of the combination candidate is “600 dpi”, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 corrects the setting value that cannot be set to the approximate value “500 dpi” that can be set.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 when a combination candidate is modified with an approximate value. For example, it is assumed that the resolution of the combination candidate is corrected from “600 dpi” to “500 dpi” and the reading size is corrected from “A3 horizontal” to “A4 horizontal”. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, for example, in the batch setting area 202, the setting values before correction of the resolution and the reading size are displayed with a strike-through line, and the setting values after correction are displayed at the end of the arrow.

  With such a configuration, the set value is corrected to a setting value that can be set in the designated image processing apparatus 2, and how the setting value is corrected is displayed in an easily understandable manner. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily confirm the correction contents of the set value, and it is possible to easily specify the modified combination candidates collectively. In the present embodiment, the case where it is determined whether or not the setting item used in the image processing by the image processing apparatus 2 is set has been described as an example. However, the setting item used or not in the processing by the server 3 is similarly determined. Judgment is possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the set value is corrected with a settable approximate value has been described as an example. In addition, the correction value may be a value determined in advance for each setting item in the image processing apparatus 2. Further, when the setting history information includes the device identification information of the image processing device 2, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 matches the device identification information in the history information narrowing process of S 803 illustrated in FIG. 8. The history information may be further narrowed down.

  In this case, since only the history information composed of setting values that can be set in the designated image processing apparatus 2 is obtained at the stage of narrowing down the history information, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 sets candidates after acquiring the narrowing candidates. There is no need to modify the value. Note that, also in the present embodiment in which the setting value is modified to a settable value, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a plurality of combination candidates as in the processing from S904 onward illustrated in FIG.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the setting candidate acquisition part 106 demonstrated as an example the case where log | history information was narrowed down based on user ID and workflow ID. In addition, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may further narrow down the history information based on the setting value that was most recently changed by the user. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the combination candidate acquisition process by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 when the history information is narrowed down based on the change value.

  As illustrated in FIG. 19, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 performs processes similar to the processes of S801 and S802 illustrated in FIG. 8 in S1901 and S1902. The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the user ID acquires setting item and setting value information (hereinafter referred to as “change information”) that has been changed most recently by the user identified by the acquired user ID (S1903). Note that the process of S1902 and the process of S1903 are not limited in context, and may be executed in the reverse order or may be executed in parallel.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the user ID, workflow ID, and change information changes the setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107 to history information that matches the acquired user ID, workflow ID, and change information. It narrows down and acquires (S1904). For example, the change information indicates that the setting value of the setting item “resolution” is changed to “300 dpi” and the setting value of the setting item “reading mode” is changed to “monochrome”. In this case, the setting candidate obtaining unit 106 narrows down to history information in which the resolution is “300 dpi” and the reading mode is “monochrome” in addition to the user ID and workflow ID matching.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the narrowed history information performs the same process as the process of S804 in S1905. With such a configuration, combination candidates reflecting the setting values changed most recently by the user are acquired, so that combination candidates more according to the user's tendency are displayed on the setting screen 200.

  Note that, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the setting item and the setting value that the user has most recently changed are used as change information, and the change information is used to narrow down history information. In addition, change information may be used for acquisition of a combination candidate.

  In this case, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires one or more setting items most recently changed by the user from the change information, and sets the setting values of the acquired one or more setting items from the narrowed history information. The history information with the largest number of cases with the same combination is acquired as a combination candidate. With such a configuration, the combination candidates are acquired by paying attention to the setting items whose setting values have been changed by the user, so that the combination candidates more appropriately according to the user's tendency are displayed on the setting screen 200.

  In addition, the change information may be used for narrowing down history information using the setting items and setting values changed from the default values by the user as the change information. In addition, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a combination candidate based on one or more changed setting items, using one or more setting items changed from the default value as change information.

  With such a configuration, combination candidates are acquired by paying attention to the setting items and setting values that the user has determined to need to be changed from the default values. Is displayed. Note that, also in the present embodiment using the change information, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a plurality of combination candidates in the same manner as the processing after S904 shown in FIG.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the setting candidate acquisition part 106 acquires the case where the number of cases where the combination of the setting values of all the setting items is the same among the narrowed down history information is acquired as a combination candidate. Described as an example. In addition, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a combination candidate for each of a plurality of setting item groups. The plurality of setting item groups are a plurality of groups into which each setting item used in the workflow execution described with reference to FIG. 5 is divided.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107. FIG. 7 described above exemplifies the setting history information including each setting item regarding the document reading process by the image processing apparatus 2, but FIG. 20 illustrates the setting history information including a plurality of setting item groups used when the workflow is executed. Is illustrated. As illustrated in FIG. 20, the setting history information is included in the setting items group of “metadata” and “destination” described above in addition to the setting items included in the setting item group of “scan setting” described above. Includes each setting item.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires a combination candidate for each of the plurality of setting item groups based on the configuration information of the plurality of setting item groups. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating configuration information of a plurality of setting item groups. As shown in FIG. 21, the configuration information of a plurality of setting item groups includes, for example, each setting item used when executing a workflow whose workflow ID is “W1” as “metadata”, “scan setting”, and “destidy”. It is shown that it is divided into three setting item groups “Nation”. Further, the configuration information shown in FIG. 21 indicates which setting items are classified into each setting item group. Note that the configuration information shown in FIG. 21 is held by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106, for example. In addition, the configuration information illustrated in FIG. 21 may be stored in advance in a storage medium that can be referred to by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the combination candidate acquisition process for each of a plurality of setting item groups by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106. As illustrated in FIG. 22, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 performs processes similar to the processes of S801 to S803 illustrated in FIG. 8 in S2201 to S2203.

  The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the narrowed history information acquires the configuration information shown in FIG. 21 (S2204). It should be noted that each of the processes from S2201 to S2203 and the process of S2204 are not limited in context, and may be executed in the reverse order or may be executed in parallel. The setting candidate acquisition unit 106 that acquired the narrowed history information and configuration information has the largest number of combinations of the same setting values from the acquired history information for each of a plurality of setting item groups indicated in the configuration information. Is acquired as a combination candidate (S2205).

  Specifically, for example, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 has the same combination of setting values for each setting item such as “setting date” and “title” constituting “metadata” from the acquired history information. The history information with the largest number of records is acquired as a combination candidate for the set value of “metadata”. Similarly, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires, from the acquired history information, “scan setting” setting value combination candidates and “destination” setting value combination candidates.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 23, when the user touches the “metadata” tab hatched with diagonal lines in the setting item group selection unit 203, a screen for specifying setting values of the setting item group of metadata in the workflow W1 is displayed. Is displayed.

  For example, on the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 23, combination candidates of “metadata” setting values acquired by the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 are displayed in the batch setting area 202. With such a configuration, combination candidates are acquired for each setting item group divided in the workflow and displayed on the setting screen for each setting item group. Therefore, combination candidates more suited to the type of setting item and the user's tendency Is displayed on the setting screen 200.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the setting candidate acquisition part 106 demonstrated as an example the case where a combination candidate is acquired based on the number of cases which are the combination of the same setting value of each setting item. However, for example, when the set value is a date (such as “set date” of metadata), history information having a large number of records with the same date in the history information is not necessarily a combination candidate that matches the user's tendency.

  On the other hand, for example, the “set date” of the metadata is date information freely set by the user, and the setting rule may change depending on the tendency for each user. As a tendency for each user, the user A tends to set the day when the workflow is executed and the day set as the “set date” of the metadata to the same day, and the user B sets the metadata as the day before the day when the workflow is executed. There is a tendency to set the “set date”.

  Such a tendency is obtained not by the setting value itself of the setting item but by a correlation with another value. For example, in the case of “set date” in the metadata, the information for obtaining the user tendency based on the correlation of values is the difference between the “set date” value and the workflow execution date value. When the number of pieces of history information whose difference is zero is large, there is a high tendency that the date when the workflow is executed and the date set as the “set date” of the metadata are the same day. On the other hand, when this difference is other than zero, there is a high tendency that the date when the workflow is executed and the date set as the “set date” of the metadata are shifted by the difference.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating setting history information stored in the setting history information storage unit 107. The setting history information illustrated in FIG. 24 includes an “execution date” that is a date on which the workflow is executed. As shown in FIG. 24, in the history information of the user whose user ID is “u1111”, the date set in the “set date” of the metadata is the day before the “execution date”. Therefore, when the user ID is “u1111”, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 acquires a combination candidate having the value set for “setting date” as the day before the date on which the workflow is executed.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 according to this embodiment. The setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 25 is a screen for the user A to specify a setting value, and it is assumed that the user A has a tendency to specify the day before the “execution date” as the “setting date”. As shown in FIG. 25, the set value candidate of “set date” in the individual setting area 201 indicates the current date “20XX / 3/20” as a default value.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 25, the set value candidate of “set date” in the collective setting area 202 indicates the date “20XX / 3/19” the day before the current date according to the tendency of the user A. Yes. With such a configuration, depending on the setting item, a combination candidate is acquired based on a correlation with another value instead of the setting value itself of the setting item, so that the combination candidate that matches the user's tendency is displayed. It becomes possible.

  Note that, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which a candidate for a set value set to “set date” is acquired according to a user's input tendency. In addition, for example, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 may acquire a candidate for a setting value that is set to “set date” in accordance with a time zone in which a workflow execution instruction is output. In this case, for example, when a workflow whose execution instruction output time zone is after 15:00 is a system operation to be executed on the next day, the date of the next day is displayed on the setting screen as a candidate for a setting value of “setting date” of metadata. Is displayed. With such a configuration, combination candidates can be displayed according to the operation tendency of the system.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which buttons for selecting combination candidates are arranged in the free setting area 205 of the setting screen 200 illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12. The buttons arranged in the free setting area 205 are not limited to buttons for selecting combination candidates, and buttons used for different purposes may be arranged.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen 200 including the free setting area 205. In the free setting area 205 of the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 26, buttons for selecting combinations of setting values of the setting items preset by the user are arranged. For example, when the user touches a “user setting 1” button arranged in the free setting area 205, a combination of setting values of each setting item preset as the user setting 1 is displayed in the collective setting area 202.

  With such a configuration, the user can easily confirm and specify a preset combination of setting values. In the setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 26, when any button arranged in the free setting area 205 is touched, a combination of setting values corresponding to the button touched in the collective setting area 202 is displayed. The case where it is performed was demonstrated as an example. In addition, when a button is touched, a combination of setting values corresponding to the button may be directly reflected as a setting value in the individual setting area 201. In addition, in the free setting area 205, a button for selecting a combination candidate and a button for setting a combination of preset setting values may be arranged together.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the workflow to be executed is specified after the user authentication process for the specified image processing apparatus 2 is performed, and the setting values of the setting items used when the workflow is executed are targeted. The case has been described as an example. However, each embodiment is not limited to a workflow, and can be similarly applied even when the setting value of each setting item used when image processing is executed by the image processing apparatus 2 alone.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, the case where a combination candidate was displayed for every user who performs a workflow demonstrated as an example. However, each embodiment can be similarly applied even when a combination candidate is displayed for each workflow without limiting the user. In this case, the setting candidate acquisition unit 106 narrows down the history information only with the workflow ID. In this case, not the user unit, but the combination candidates according to the workflow tendency (business content etc.) are displayed on the setting screen 200.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, the case where each process, such as a setting candidate acquisition process, a setting screen generation process, a setting screen display process, and a setting history information storage process, is performed in the terminal device 1 as an example. explained. In this case, the terminal device 1 functions as a display control device that controls display of the setting screen, and also functions as a display device (display unit) including an LCD that displays the setting screen. Moreover, the functional block which implement | achieves the display control function of the terminal device 1 which concerns on this embodiment is comprised by the combination of the software control part comprised by performing a calculation according to a display control program, and hardware.

  However, this is merely an example, and the processing may be executed by a device other than the terminal device 1 such as the image processing device 2 or the server 3, or each processing may be executed in a distributed manner by each device. For example, a setting candidate acquisition process and a setting screen generation process based on setting history information stored in an external storage medium are executed in the server 3, and a setting screen generated on the touch panel provided in the image processing apparatus 2 is displayed. May be. In this case, the server 3 that generates the setting screen and the image processing device 2 that controls the display of the generated setting screen function as a display control device, and the image processing device 2 that includes a touch panel that displays the setting screen functions as a display device. To do.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the configuration of the setting history information illustrated in FIG. 7 and the like has been described as an example. However, the configuration history information is not limited to this configuration, and different setting history information is stored for each user or each workflow. It may be stored in the unit 107.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, an example has been described in which a combination candidate displayed when any position in the batch setting area 202 on the setting screen 200 is touched is reflected in the individual setting area 201. However, this is merely an example, and any combination candidate displayed in the batch setting area 202 may be reflected in the individual setting area 201 in a batch. For example, a “collective setting button” is arranged in an area other than the collective setting area 202 on the setting screen 200, and a combination candidate is reflected in the individual setting area 201 when the “collective setting button” is touched.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, various embodiments, such as embodiment which acquires a some combination candidate, and embodiment which corrects a combination candidate with an approximate value, can be combined.

1 terminal device 2 image processing device 3 server 10 CPU
20 RAM
30 ROM
40 HDD
50 I / F
60 LCD
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 70 Operation part 80 Bus 100 Controller 101 Operation control part 102 Network control part 103 Display control part 104 Authentication processing part 105 Workflow ID acquisition part 106 Setting candidate acquisition part 107 Setting history information storage part 108 Setting screen generation part 109 Setting information acquisition part 110 Execution processing section 111 Settable information acquisition section 112 Settable information storage section 200 Setting screen 201 Individual setting area 202 Collective setting area 203 Setting item group selection section 204 Next candidate selection section 205 Free setting area

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Claims (10)

A setting screen generating unit that generates a setting screen for designating setting values of a plurality of setting items used when executing a predetermined process;
A display control unit for displaying the generated setting screen on a display device,
The setting screen generation unit displays individual setting value candidates for each of the plurality of setting items and receives an individual designation of setting values for the plurality of setting items, and the plurality of setting items. Generating the setting screen including a batch setting region that is a region that collectively displays the combination candidates of each setting value and accepts batch designation of the combination candidates;
The display control unit replaces the setting value candidates displayed in the individual setting area with the combination candidates specified in a batch when the batch designation is received in the batch setting area. Display on the display device. A display control device. The setting screen generation unit generates the setting screen including the collective setting region for displaying a plurality of the combination candidates,
When the display control unit receives a batch designation of any of the plurality of combination candidates in the batch setting area, the combination of the set value candidates displayed in the individual setting area is collectively designated. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the setting screen replaced with a candidate is displayed on the display device. The setting screen generation unit generates the setting screen including a candidate selection area that is an area for selecting the combination candidates to be displayed in the batch setting area from the plurality of combination candidates.
The display according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the selected combination candidate in the collective setting region when the combination candidate is selected in the candidate selection region. Control device. The setting screen generation unit is a setting for switching the setting screen for each of a plurality of setting item groups obtained by dividing the plurality of setting items into a plurality of groups according to the type of each setting item in the predetermined process. Generate the setting screen including an item group selection unit,
The display control unit displays each setting value candidate of the setting item constituting the setting item group selected by the setting item group selection unit in the individual setting area, and the setting item constituting the setting item group The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein combination candidates for each set value are displayed in the collective setting region. A setting candidate acquisition unit that acquires the combination candidates based on setting history information indicating a history of combinations of the setting values for the plurality of setting items;
The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the setting screen generation unit generates the setting screen based on the acquired combination candidate. The setting candidate acquisition unit, when there is no setting history information within a predetermined period of the user who specifies each setting value of the plurality of setting items, the combination of the setting values last specified by the user The display control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the last history information indicating is acquired as the combination candidate. For each of a plurality of setting item groups obtained by dividing the plurality of setting items into a plurality of groups according to the type of each setting item in the predetermined process based on the setting history information. The display control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the combination candidate is acquired. Generating a setting screen for designating setting values of a plurality of setting items used when executing a predetermined process;
Causing the information processing device to execute a step of displaying the generated setting screen on a display device;
In the step of generating the setting screen, an individual setting area that is an area for displaying each setting value candidate for each of the plurality of setting items and receiving individual designation of the setting value for each of the plurality of setting items; and the plurality of settings Generating the setting screen including a batch setting area that is an area for collectively displaying the combination candidates of the setting values of the items and receiving the batch designation of the combination candidates;
In the display step of displaying the setting screen on a display device, when the batch designation is accepted in the batch setting area, the candidate for each setting value displayed in the individual setting area is the batch candidate that is collectively designated. A display control program that causes the display device to display the setting screen replaced with. A terminal device for instructing execution of a predetermined process; an image processing apparatus for executing an image process specified in the predetermined process; and an information processing for executing a process specified in the predetermined process An image processing system comprising an apparatus,
Setting for acquiring candidate combinations of setting values of the plurality of setting items based on setting history information indicating a history of combinations of setting values for the plurality of setting items used when executing the predetermined process A candidate acquisition unit;
A setting screen generating unit that generates a setting screen for specifying setting values of the plurality of setting items;
A display control unit for displaying the generated setting screen on a display unit;
An execution processing unit that executes the predetermined process using setting values of the plurality of setting items specified on the displayed setting screen;
The setting screen generation unit displays individual setting value candidates for each of the plurality of setting items and accepts individual designation of setting values for the plurality of setting items, and the acquired combination Generating the setting screen including a batch setting area that is an area for displaying candidates in a batch and accepting batch designation of the combination candidates, and an execution instruction unit that instructs execution of the predetermined process;
The display control unit replaces the setting value candidates displayed in the individual setting area with the combination candidates specified in a batch when the batch designation is received in the batch setting area. Display on the display,
When the execution instruction unit is instructed to execute the process, the execution processing unit executes the predetermined process using the setting value displayed in the individual setting area. Image processing system. A terminal device for instructing execution of a predetermined process; an image processing apparatus for executing an image process specified in the predetermined process; and an information processing for executing a process specified in the predetermined process An image processing system control method comprising:
Based on setting history information indicating a history of combinations of setting values for a plurality of setting items used when executing the predetermined process, obtain a combination candidate of each setting value of the plurality of setting items,
The setting value candidates for each of the plurality of setting items are displayed, and the individual setting area, which is an area for accepting individual designation of the setting values for the plurality of setting items, and the acquired combination candidates are collectively displayed. Generating a setting screen including a batch setting area that is an area for receiving batch designation of the combination candidates and an execution instruction unit that instructs execution of the predetermined process;
When the batch designation is accepted in the batch setting area, the setting screen in which the candidate for each setting value displayed in the individual setting area is replaced with the combination candidate designated in a batch is displayed on the display unit,
When execution of the process is instructed by the execution instructing unit, the predetermined process is executed using the setting value displayed in the individual setting area. .