JP6696609B2 - Mobile terminal and output program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an output program that outputs content data and a mobile terminal that executes the output program.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a printing application that allows a user to specify image data or the like stored in a mobile terminal and cause a printer to print an image represented by the specified image data. Further, an application that transfers image data to a printing application is also disclosed.

JP 2012-203742 A

  A printer in recent years is often a so-called MFP (abbreviation of MultiFunction Peripheral) capable of executing not only a print operation for recording an image on a sheet but also a FAX transmission operation for FAX-transmitting an image. However, the print application disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is not possible to instruct the MFP to execute a FAX operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an output program capable of causing a processing device to execute a plurality of operations, and in particular, to provide a plurality of output source programs different from the output source program. It is to provide an output program capable of causing a processing device capable of executing the operation to output the content data when one of the operations is designated.

  (1) The output program described in this specification can be read by a mobile terminal including an operation unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit. The communication unit can be electrically connected to a plurality of processing devices. Each of the plurality of processing devices is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of operations for processing content data. The storage unit stores a boot source program readable by the mobile terminal. The activation source program can cause the mobile terminal to execute activation of the output program and notification of the data identification information and the operation identification information to the output program. The data identification information identifies the content data. The action identification information identifies an output action. The output operation is the operation in which the processing device outputs the content data. The output program read by the mobile terminal causes the mobile terminal to execute an output instruction process of transmitting the output instruction information for outputting the content data in the output operation to the processing device through the communication unit. It is possible. The output program further stores, in the storage unit, device identification information for identifying the first device in response to a user operation specifying the first device among the plurality of processing devices being received through the operation unit. A storage control process for storing, a first acquisition process for acquiring the content data and the operation identification information identified by the data identification information in response to being activated by the activation source program, and the first device. The mobile device includes a second acquisition process for acquiring motion information indicating an executable motion, and a first judgment process for judging whether the output motion identified by the motion identification information is indicated in the motion information. The first output instruction information is transmitted to the first device through the communication unit in the output instruction processing when the first determination processing determines that the output operation is indicated in the operation information by the terminal. To do. The first output instruction information is the output instruction information for causing the content data identified by the data identification information to be output by the output operation identified by the operation identification information.

  According to the above configuration, when the first device can execute the output operation identified by the operation identification information, the output program causes the first device to execute the output operation. As a result, when the data identification information and the action identification information are notified from the starting source program, the processing device capable of executing the output action identified by the action identification information outputs the content data identified by the data identification information. be able to.

  (2) Preferably, the output program includes a plurality of processing devices communicable through the communication unit in response to the first determination processing determining that the output operation is not indicated in the operation information. Of these, a user operation that specifies a specific process that specifies the processing device capable of executing the output operation identified by the operation identification information and a second device that is one of the processing devices specified by the specific process. The mobile terminal is caused to execute a first acceptance process for accepting the above through the operation unit. Then, the output program transmits the first output instruction information to the second device through the communication unit in the output instruction processing when the first reception processing is executed.

  According to the above configuration, when the first device cannot execute the output operation, the output program causes the user to select the second device capable of executing the output operation, and causes the selected second device to perform the output operation. To run.

  (3) Preferably, the mobile terminal includes a display unit. The output program causes the display unit to display a preview screen including a preview image showing an image in which the content data is output in the output operation, and an output instruction object corresponding to an instruction to cause the processing device to execute the output operation. It is possible to cause the mobile terminal to execute a preview display process and a second acceptance process for accepting a user operation for selecting an object included in the preview screen through the operation unit. In the output instruction processing, the output program determines in the first determination processing that the output operation is indicated in the operation information, and receives the selection of the output instruction object in the second reception processing. In the output instruction process when the output instruction information is transmitted to the first device through the communication unit, the first acceptance process is executed, and the selection of the output instruction object is accepted in the second acceptance process. The output instruction information is transmitted to the second device through the communication unit.

  According to the above configuration, the user can confirm the image of the output result before the content data is output to the processing device. As a result, it becomes easier to obtain the output result desired by the user. In other words, it is possible to prevent the process from being redone when the output result is different from the user's intention.

  (4) Preferably, the processing device is capable of executing a first operation which is the output operation identified by the operation identification information and a second operation which is different from the first operation. The output program causes the display unit to display a first preview screen in the preview display processing. The first preview screen is the preview screen including a first preview image, a first output instruction object, and a first motion switching object corresponding to switching from the first motion to the second motion. The first preview image is the preview image showing an image obtained by outputting the content data in the first operation. The first output instruction object is the output instruction object corresponding to the instruction to execute the first action. The output program causes the mobile terminal to execute the preview display processing for displaying the second preview screen on the display unit in response to the selection of the first action switching object being received by the second reception processing. The second preview screen is the preview screen including a second preview image and a second output instruction object. The second preview image is the preview image showing an image obtained by outputting the content data in the second operation. The second output instruction object is the output instruction object corresponding to the instruction to execute the second action. The output program transmits the first output instruction information to the processing device through the communication unit in the output instruction processing when the selection of the first output instruction object is received in the second reception processing, In the output instruction processing when the selection of the two output instruction objects is received in the second reception processing, the second output instruction information is transmitted to the processing device through the communication unit. The second output instruction information is the output instruction information for outputting the content data in the second operation.

  (5) Preferably, the output program supports switching from the second action to the first action in the preview display process when the selection of the first action switching object is received in the second receiving process. The second preview screen further including a second motion switching object to be displayed on the display unit, and the first preview screen is displayed in response to the selection of the second motion switching object being received in the second reception processing. The mobile terminal executes the preview display processing to be displayed on the display unit.

  According to the above configuration, the user who notices on the preview screen that the output operation is specified incorrectly can switch the output operation with the output program, so the startup source program must be changed to specify the correct output operation. There is no need to start again.

  (6) Preferably, in the preview display process, the output program causes the display unit to display the preview screen further including a device switching object. The device switching object is the object that corresponds to switching of the processing device that executes the output operation. The output program causes the portable terminal to execute the specific process and the first reception process in response to the selection of the device switching object being received in the second reception process.

  According to the above configuration, when it is desired to cause another output device to perform the output operation identified by the operation identification information, the user can specify the output device desired through the device switching object included in the preview screen.

  (7) Preferably, the output program causes the display unit to display the preview screen further including the device switching object in the preview display processing when the output program is started. The output program executes a first display process for displaying an operation selection screen on the display unit in response to being activated by the OS of the mobile terminal that has accepted a user operation for instructing activation of the output program. To run. The action selection screen includes a plurality of action designating objects corresponding to the output actions executable by the first device, and the device switching object. The output program is responsive to a third acceptance process for accepting a user operation for selecting the object included in the action selection screen through the operation unit, and for accepting a selection of the action designation object in the third acceptance process. And causing the mobile terminal to execute a second display process of displaying a data selection screen on the display unit. The data selection screen includes a plurality of data objects corresponding to each of the content data. The output program receives a user operation for selecting the object included in the data selection screen through the operation unit, and receives the selection of the data object in the fourth reception process. The mobile terminal executes the preview display processing for displaying the third preview screen on the display unit. The third preview screen is the preview screen that includes the third preview image and the third output instruction object, and does not include the device switching object. The third preview image is an image in which the content data corresponding to the data object selected in the fourth reception process is output in the output operation corresponding to the operation designation object selected in the third reception process. 3 is the preview image showing FIG. The third output instruction object is the output instruction object corresponding to the instruction to cause the first device to execute the output operation corresponding to the operation designation object selected in the third reception process. The output program transmits the third output instruction information to the first device through the communication unit in the output instruction processing when the selection of the third output instruction object is received by the second reception processing. The third output instruction information causes the content data corresponding to the data object selected in the fourth reception processing to be output in the output operation corresponding to the operation designation object selected in the third reception processing. Is the output instruction information for

  When the preview screen is displayed via the operation selection screen and the data selection screen as in the above-described configuration, the processing device is already specified through the operation selection screen, and therefore it is not necessary to include the device switching object in the preview screen.

  (8) Preferably, a back object is displayed on the display unit together with the preview screen. The back object is the object corresponding to switching from the preview screen to the immediately preceding screen. The immediately preceding screen is a screen displayed on the display unit immediately before the preview screen is displayed on the display unit. When the output program is activated by the OS and the selection of the back object is accepted by the operation unit, the data selection screen is displayed on the display unit as the immediately preceding screen. When the output program is started by the starting source program and the selection of the back object is accepted by the operation unit, the starting source program is executed in the foreground instead of the output program. The foreground is a state in which a screen resulting from the execution of the program is displayed in the display area of the display unit. The activation source program executed in the foreground causes the display unit to display the screen immediately before the activation of the output program as the immediately preceding screen.

  According to the above configuration, when the output program is started by the starting source program, it is not possible to return to the operation selection screen by the back object on the preview screen. Therefore, it is desirable to include the device switching object in the preview screen when it is activated by the activation source program.

  (9) Preferably, the output program updates the device identification information stored in the storage unit with device identification information for identifying the second device in response to execution of the first reception process. An update process is executed by the mobile terminal, and in the first first display process after the update process is executed, the fact that the device identification information stored in the storage unit has been updated is notified.

  According to the above configuration, the user can be made aware that the device identification information stored in the storage unit has been changed. In addition, since the executable operation may be different for each processing device, the user recognizes the available operation or the unavailable operation by switching from the first device to the second device. be able to.

  (10) Preferably, the output program executes a second determination process of determining whether or not the device identification information is stored in the storage unit, and the first acquisition process, and the device identification information is stored. In response to the determination that the second determination process has been performed, the second acquisition process and the first determination process are executed by the mobile terminal, the first acquisition process is executed, and the device identification information is executed. In response to the second determination processing determining that no is stored, the mobile terminal is caused to execute the specific processing and the first reception processing.

  According to the above configuration, when the processing device to which the output instruction information should be transmitted has not been specified yet, the processing device desired by the user can be specified.

  (11) The mobile terminal described in the present specification includes an operation unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The communication unit can be electrically connected to a plurality of processing devices. Each of the plurality of processing devices is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of operations for processing content data. The storage unit stores an output program and a starting source program. The control unit that executes the activation source program activates the output program and notifies the output program of the data identification information and the operation identification information. The data identification information identifies the content data. The action identification information identifies an output action. The output operation is the operation in which the processing device outputs the content data. The control unit that executes the output program can execute an output instruction process of transmitting the output instruction information for outputting the content data in the output operation to the processing device through the communication unit. .. The control unit that executes the output program further identifies the first device in response to receiving a user operation for designating a first device of the plurality of processing devices through the operation unit. A storage control process for storing information in the storage unit, and acquiring the content data and the action identification information identified by the data identification information in response to the output program being activated by the activation source program. 1 acquisition process, a second acquisition process for acquiring motion information indicating a motion executable by the first device, and whether the output motion identified by the motion identification information is indicated in the motion information. In the output instruction processing when the first determination processing is performed and the output operation is determined to be indicated in the operation information in the output instruction processing, the first device is connected to the first device through the communication unit. 1 Output instruction information is transmitted. The first output instruction information is the output instruction information for causing the content data identified by the data identification information to be output by the output operation identified by the operation identification information.

  According to the present invention, when the data identification information and the operation identification information are notified from the starting source program, the content data identified by the data identification information is provided to the processing device capable of executing the output operation identified by the operation identification information. Can be output.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording system 100 according to the embodiment. 2A is a block diagram of the multi-function device 10, and FIG. 2B is a block diagram of the mobile terminal 50. FIG. 3 is an example of information stored in the data storage area 62B, where (A) shows the device ID and operation information, and (B) shows the device update flag. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the standard activation process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the external activation process. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of device selection processing. 7A and 7B are display examples of the display unit 53, where FIG. 7A shows a menu screen and FIG. 7B shows a main screen that does not include a device switching message. FIG. 8 is a display example of the display unit 53, (A) shows a main screen including a device switching message, and (B) shows a device selection screen. 9A and 9B are display examples of the display unit 53, where FIG. 9A shows a data selection screen and FIG. 9B shows a preview screen. 10A and 10B are display examples of the display unit 53, where FIG. 10A shows a map designation screen and FIG. 10B shows a preview screen. 11A and 11B are display examples of the preview screen. In FIG. 11A, the FAX switch icon 128 in FIG. 10B is selected, and in FIG. 11B, the device icon 119 in FIG. 10B is selected. Shows the state. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a sharing function realized by the sharing API.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a recording system 100 according to this embodiment. The recording system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a multifunction device 10A and a multifunction device 10B (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as a "multifunction device 10") and a mobile terminal 50. The multi-function device 10 and the mobile terminal 50 are electrically connected. The multi-function device 10 and the mobile terminal 50 may be connected to each other through a communication network 101 such as a wired LAN (abbreviation of Local Area Network) and a wireless LAN, or connected by a USB (abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. May be. The state in which the plurality of devices can communicate is an example of the state in which the plurality of devices are “electrically connected”.

[Complex machine 10]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the multifunction device 10 includes a printer unit 11, a scanner unit 12, a FAX unit 13, a display unit 23, an operation unit 24, a communication unit 25, and a mounting unit 26. , CPU 31, a storage unit 32, and a communication bus 33 are mainly provided. The respective constituent elements of the multifunction peripheral 10 are connected to each other via the communication bus 33. The multifunction device 10 is an example of a processing device.

[Printer unit 11, scanner unit 12, FAX unit 13]
The printer unit 11 executes a print operation for recording an image represented by image data on a recording sheet. The recording paper is an example of a sheet or a recording medium. A known method such as an inkjet method or an electrophotographic method can be adopted as a recording method of the printer unit 11. The scanner unit 12 executes a scan operation of reading an image recorded on a document and generating image data. The FAX unit 13 executes a FAX transmission operation and a FAX reception operation of transmitting and receiving image data in a method based on the FAX protocol.

  The print operation, scan operation, FAX transmission operation, and FAX reception operation are examples of operations for processing content data. Further, the print operation and the FAX transmission operation are examples of the output operation for outputting the content indicated by the content data. Note that the operations performed by the multifunction machine 10 are not limited to these. As an example of the output operation, the multi-function device 10 may execute a media saving operation of storing the content data acquired from the mobile terminal 50 in the portable storage medium mounted on the mounting unit 26. As another example of the output operation, the multi-function peripheral 10 may display an image represented by the image data acquired from the mobile terminal 50 on the display unit 23.

  The operations that can be executed by the multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B may be different. In this embodiment, the multi-function peripheral 10A can execute a print operation and a FAX transmission operation, and the multi-function peripheral 10B can execute a print operation, a FAX transmission operation, and a media storage operation. Further, the processing device is not limited to the one capable of performing a plurality of operations, and may be capable of performing only a single operation. The MIB (abbreviation of Management Information Base) of the multifunction device 10 may define, for example, a device ID that identifies the multifunction device 10 and operation information that indicates an operation that the multifunction device 10 can perform. The motion information may include, for example, a motion ID that identifies a motion that can be executed. The motion ID is an example of motion identification information.

[Display 23]
The display unit 23 includes a display screen that displays various types of information. As the display unit 23, a liquid crystal display (abbreviation of Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (abbreviation of Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or the like can be adopted.

[Operation unit 24]
The operation unit 24 receives a user operation for selecting an object displayed on the display screen of the display unit 23. Specifically, the operation unit 24 has a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Furthermore, the operation unit 24 may include a film-shaped touch sensor that is superimposed on the display screen of the display unit 23. That is, the display unit 23 may be configured as a touch panel display.

  The “object” refers to an image that can be selected by the user operating the operation unit 24. As an example, the object is a character string displayed on the display unit 23, one of the objects is highlighted by pressing the direction key of the operation unit 24, and is displayed by pressing the enter button of the operation unit 24. The light-displayed object may be selected. As another example, the object when the operation unit 24 is a touch panel may be an icon, a button, a link, or the like displayed on the display unit 23, and the object displayed at the touch position may be selected.

  The operation unit 24 implemented as a touch panel receives a user operation of touching the display screen of the display unit 23. The operation unit 24 also outputs position information indicating the position on the display screen touched by the user. The position information can be expressed, for example, as coordinates (x, y) on the xy plane in which the upper left corner of the display screen is the origin, the rightward direction is the positive x-axis direction, and the downward direction is the positive y-axis direction. A known method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method can be adopted for the touch sensor.

  It should be noted that the term “touch” in this specification includes all operations for bringing the input medium into contact with the display screen. That is, a tap operation for separating the touched input medium from the display screen within a predetermined time, a long touch operation for keeping the touched input medium stationary on the display screen, a slide operation for sliding the touched input medium on the display screen, a display screen A flick operation in which the acceleration of the input medium that slides up is equal to or greater than a threshold value, a pinch-in operation that slides two input media that have touched different positions on the display screen toward each other, or two touches that have different touch positions on the display screen. A pinch-out operation or the like in which the input mediums are slid in directions away from each other is an example of touch.

  Further, even if the input medium does not touch the display screen, bringing the input medium close to a position where the distance from the display screen is very small may be included in the concept of the “touch”. Further, the input medium may be a user's finger, a touch pen, or the like. Hereinafter, tapping of the position of an icon displayed on the display unit 53 will be described as an example of a user operation for selecting the icon.

[Communication unit 25]
The communication unit 25 is an interface for communicating with an external device through the communication network 101. That is, the multifunction device 10 outputs various information to the mobile terminal 50 through the communication unit 25 and receives various data or various information from the mobile terminal 50 through the communication unit 25. The specific communication procedure of the communication unit 25 is not particularly limited, but Wi-Fi (registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance) can be used, for example. The multifunction device 10 may have a mounting interface such as a USB cable instead of the communication unit 25.

[Mounting part 26]
The mounting unit 26 is an interface to which a portable storage medium is attached and detached. The CPU 31 can read data or information from the portable storage medium mounted on the mounting unit 26, or can write data or information on the portable storage medium mounted on the mounting unit 26. The specific example of the portable storage medium is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a USB memory, an SD card, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or the like.

[CPU 31]
A CPU (abbreviation of Central Processing Unit) 31 controls the overall operation of the multifunction machine 10. The CPU 31 acquires various programs to be described later from the storage unit 32 and executes the programs, based on various information output from the operation unit 24, various information acquired from the external device through the communication unit 25, and the like. That is, the CPU 31 and the storage unit 32 configure an example of the control unit.

[Memory unit 32]
The storage unit 32 has a program storage area 32A and a data storage area 32B. An OS (abbreviation of Operating System) 34 and a control program 35 are stored in the program storage area 32A. The control program 35 may be a single program or an aggregate of a plurality of programs. The data storage area 32B stores data or information necessary for executing the control program 35.

  It should be noted that "data" and "information" in this specification are common in that they are bits or bit strings that can be handled by a computer. “Data” refers to data that can be handled by a computer without considering the meaning of each bit. On the other hand, “information” refers to information in which the operation of the computer branches depending on the meaning of each bit. Further, the "instruction" is a control signal for prompting the destination device to perform the next operation, and may include information, or have a property as information itself. There is also.

  Further, “data” and “information” have the same data and information as long as they are recognized as having the same meaning content even if the format (for example, text format, binary format, flag format, etc.) is changed for each computer. Treated as. For example, information indicating "two" is held as text information of "0x32" in ASCII code in one computer, and as binary information of "10" in binary notation in another computer. May be done.

  However, the above distinction between "data" and "information" is not strict, and exceptional handling is also allowed. For example, data may be temporarily treated as information, or information may be temporarily treated as data. What is treated as data in one device may be treated as information in another device. Furthermore, information may be extracted from the data, or data may be extracted from the information.

  The storage unit 32 is, for example, a RAM (abbreviation of Random Access Memory), a ROM (abbreviation of Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (abbreviation of Electrically Erasable Programmable vCPU), and a HDD (HD). It is composed of a buffer or the like or a combination thereof.

  The storage unit 32 may be a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium is a non-transmission medium. In addition to the above examples, the non-transmission medium also includes a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM. The non-transmission medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electric signal that carries a program downloaded from a server or the like on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium that is a kind of computer-readable medium, but a non-transitory computer-readable storage. Not included in the media.

  The program stored in the program storage area 32A is executed by the CPU 31. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described by omitting the CPU 31. That is, in the following description, the description to the effect that “the program A executes the process A” may refer to “the CPU 31 executes the process A described in the program A”. The same applies to the mobile terminal 50 described below.

  Further, the program stored in the program storage area 32A determines an event and operates according to the determination result. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described by omitting the determination. That is, in the following description, the description that "the control program executes the process A according to the condition A" is "determines whether the control program is the condition A. The control program makes a positive determination. The process A is executed according to the above.

  In addition, the program stored in the program storage area 32A specifies, acquires, extracts, or selects data and the like. When the program specifies the data etc., for example, the data that matches the condition is specified from a plurality of data etc., and the data itself or the information for identifying the data etc. is stored in a predetermined storage area. Refers to processing. The information for identifying the data or the like is, for example, identification information for identifying the data or the like, an index of an array in which the data or the like is stored, a pointer of a storage area in which the data or the like is stored, or the like. The same applies to the process in which the program acquires, extracts, or selects data or the like.

  The OS 34 is an API (Application) for controlling the printer unit 11, the scanner unit 12, the FAX unit 13, the display unit 23, the operation unit 24, the communication unit 25, the mounting unit 26, and the like, which are the hardware configuring the multifunction peripheral 10. It is a basic program that provides (Programming Interface). That is, each program described above controls each hardware by calling the API provided by the OS 34. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described by omitting the OS 34. That is, in the following description, the description that “the program B controls the hardware C” may mean that “the program B controls the hardware C through the API of the OS 34”. The same applies to the mobile terminal 50 described below.

[Mobile device 50]
As shown in FIG. 2B, the mobile terminal 50 mainly includes a display unit 53, an operation unit 54, a communication unit 55, a CPU 61, a storage unit 62, and a communication bus 63. The display unit 53, the operation unit 54, the communication unit 55, the CPU 61, the storage unit 62, and the communication bus 63 included in the mobile terminal 50 include the display unit 23, the operation unit 24, the communication unit 25, the CPU 31, which are included in the multifunction peripheral 10. Since it is common to the storage unit 32 and the communication bus 33, the repetitive description will be omitted. The CPU 61 and the storage unit 62 are an example of a control unit. The mobile terminal 50 is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or the like.

  An OS 64, an output program 65, and a map program 66 are stored in the program storage area 62A of the storage unit 62. Further, in the data storage area 62B of the storage unit 62, various information shown in FIG. 3 is stored. Further, the data storage area 62B may be provided with a content data folder in which content data is stored. The content data may be, for example, image data, photo data, document data, spreadsheet data, presentation data, moving image data, music data, or the like.

  The display unit 53 of the mobile terminal 50 is divided into a common display area 80 and a program display area 81, as shown in FIGS. In the common display area 80, a status bar is displayed by the OS 64 regardless of the display content of the program display area 81. Various information is displayed on the status bar by the OS 64. In the status bar, for example, a back icon 82, which will be described later, a screen title displayed in the program display area 81, an icon indicating the remaining battery level of the mobile terminal 50, an icon indicating the communication state of the communication unit 55, and the mobile terminal 50 are displayed. An icon or the like indicating the push notification received from the external service is displayed. In the program display area 81, the screen generated by the program running in the foreground is displayed.

  Hereinafter, when it is described that “the program causes the display unit 53 to display a screen”, the program screen is displayed in the program display area 81 and the status bar is displayed in the common display area 80. The program screen is a screen displayed in the program display area 81 according to a program instruction. However, the display unit 53 can switch between a partial screen mode in which the display area is divided into a common display area 80 and a program display area 81, and a full screen mode in which the entire display area is the program display area 81. Good.

  The OS 64 may be, for example, Android (registered trademark of Google Inc.) OS, iOS (registered trademark of Cico Systems, Inc.), Windows Phone (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) Operating System, or the like. The OS 64 can execute a plurality of programs installed in the mobile terminal 50 in parallel. The plurality of programs are virtually executed in parallel by, for example, a time division multiplexing method. Further, the OS 64 executes one of a plurality of programs executed in parallel in the foreground and executes the other programs in the background.

  The foreground is, for example, a state in which the program screen resulting from the execution of the program is displayed in most of the display area of the display unit 53. The “most part of the display area” may refer to the program display area 81, for example. The background is, for example, a state in which a program screen resulting from execution of a program different from the program is displayed in most of the display area of the display unit 53. That is, the portable terminal 50 can cause the display unit 53 to display only the program screen resulting from the execution of the program that is being executed in the foreground among the plurality of programs that are being executed in parallel.

  Further, the OS 64 provides the program installed in the portable terminal 50 with the sharing function of activating the second program specified by the first program and passing the instruction information specified by the first program to the second program. The first program can use the sharing function, for example, by executing an API provided by the OS 64 (hereinafter, referred to as “shared API”). More specifically, the first program executes the shared API using the program ID and the designation information of the second program as arguments. Details of the sharing function will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the sharing source application 41 executes the sharing API of the OS 64 for realizing the sharing function (S1). To execute the shared API, a URI (abbreviation of Uniform Resource Identifier), a type, and an action are required as arguments. The URI is information indicating the location of shared data. The type is information indicating the data format of shared data. The action is information indicating the type of processing (for example, browsing, editing, transmitting, printing, etc.) on the shared data to be executed by the sharing destination application. The URI, type, and action are examples of the instruction information passed from the sharing source application to the request destination application.

  On the other hand, the applications 42, 43, 44, ... Which are candidates for the sharing destination application declare in advance to the OS 64 the data format of the shared data that can be processed and the type of processing that can be executed. Therefore, the OS 64 identifies (S2) the application that can execute the process indicated by the action on the shared data in the data format indicated by the type from the applications 42, 43, 44 ,. A list of applications is displayed on the display unit 53 (S3). Then, the OS 64 waits in a state in which a user operation for selecting one of the displayed applications can be accepted through the operation unit 54 (S4).

  Next, the OS 64 starts the application with the URI, the type, and the action as arguments in response to the user operation for selecting one of the applications displayed in the list being received through the operation unit 54 (S4). (S5). In the following embodiment, the map program 66 corresponds to the application 41 of FIG. 12, and the output program 65 corresponds to one of the applications 42 to 44 of FIG.

  The processes of steps S2 to S5 may be executed by the sharing source application. In this case, the sharing source application acquires, from the OS 64, information specifying an application capable of executing the process indicated by the action for the shared data in the data format indicated by the type in step S2. Then, the sharing source application executes the sharing API of the OS 64 to activate the application selected by the user operation in step S5.

  The output program 65 is a program that causes the multi-function peripheral 10 connected through the communication unit 55 to perform an operation on content data. The output program 65 is, for example, recording instruction information for executing a print operation, scan instruction information for executing a scan process, FAX instruction information for executing a FAX transmission operation, and saving for executing a media saving operation. The instruction information and the like are transmitted to the multifunction machine 10 through the communication unit 55. The recording instruction information, the scan instruction information, the FAX instruction information, and the medium storage instruction information are examples of output instruction information. In addition, the output program 65 displays a preview screen on the display unit 53 before transmitting the output instruction information.

  The map program 66 is a program that allows the user to specify an arbitrary area of the map image and delivers image data indicating the map image of the specified area to the output program 65. The map program 66 is an example of a starting source program that receives a user operation that specifies content data and an output operation. The activation source program is a program that designates designation information for identifying the received content data and output operation to the OS 64 and activates the output program 65 using the sharing function. Note that the specific example of the boot source program is not limited to the map program 66, and may be, for example, a paint program or the like that edits an image according to a user operation and delivers image data indicating the edited image to the output program 65.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the data storage area 62B can store the device ID and the operation information associated with the device ID. Hereinafter, the record shown in FIG. 3A may be referred to as “motion information record”. The operation information record is not registered when the output program 65 is installed, but is registered in the device selection process described later.

  The device ID is an example of device identification information for identifying the multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B. In this embodiment, the device ID of the multifunction device 10A is "MFP-A", and the device ID of the multifunction device 10B is "MFP-B". The multifunction device 10 identified by the device ID included in the operation information record is an example of the first device. The operation information is information indicating an operation that can be executed by the multifunction device 10 identified by the corresponding device ID, and is acquired from the multifunction device 10 identified by the corresponding device ID. In the example of FIG. 3A, “print” indicates a print operation and “FAX transmission” indicates a FAX transmission operation. That is, the multifunction peripheral 10A in the example of FIG. 3A can execute the print operation and the FAX transmission operation.

  Further, the data storage area 62B stores a device update flag as shown in FIG. The device update flag is a flag indicating whether the operation information record shown in FIG. 3A has been updated. That is, the device update flag is set by the output program 65 to either “ON” indicating that the operation information record has been updated or “OFF” indicating that the operation information record has not been updated. The initial value of the device update flag is “OFF”.

[Operation of recording system 100]
The operation of the recording system 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 11. The recording system 100 executes processing for causing the multifunction peripheral 10 to perform an output operation for content data designated by the mobile terminal 50 based on a user operation.

  First, the OS 64 of the mobile terminal 50 displays the menu screen on the display unit 53 and displays the status bar on the common display area 80. FIG. 7A is an example of a menu screen. The menu screen shown in FIG. 7A includes a plurality of program icons 111, 112, 113, 114, 115. The program icons 111 to 115 correspond to the programs installed in the mobile terminal 50. For example, the program icon 114 corresponds to the output program 65, and the program icon 115 corresponds to the map program 66. The OS 64 receives selection of the program icons 111 to 115 through the operation unit 54. The OS 64 activates the output program 65 in response to the selection of the program icon 114 received through the operation unit 54. The selection of the program icon 114 is an example of a user operation for instructing the activation of the output program 65.

[Standard startup processing]
The output program 65 of the mobile terminal 50 executes the standard activation process in response to being activated by the OS 64 that has accepted the selection of the program icon 114. The output program 65 displays various screens for accepting a user operation for designating content data, an output operation, and a processing device in the standard startup process, and accepts a user operation through the screen. Hereinafter, the content data designated by the user will be referred to as “designated data”, the output operation designated by the user will be referred to as “designated operation”, and the processing device designated by the user will be referred to as “designated device”. Then, the output program 65 causes the designated device to execute the designated operation for the designated data. Details of the standard startup process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the output program 65 determines the value of the device update flag shown in FIG. 3 (B) (S11). Then, the output program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display the main screen shown in FIG. 7B in response to the device update flag being set to “OFF” (S11: No) (S12). On the other hand, the output program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display the main screen shown in FIG. 8A in response to the device update flag being set to “ON” (S11: Yes) (S13). Further, the output program 65 sets “OFF” to the device update flag in step S13. The processing of steps S12 and S13 is an example of the first display processing. The main screen is an example of the operation selection screen.

  The main screen shown in FIG. 7B includes a plurality of operation icons 116 and 117 and a device icon 119. The motion icons 116 and 117 are an example of a motion designation object corresponding to the motion indicated by the motion information included in the motion information record. That is, the operation icons 116 and 117 correspond to the operations that can be performed by the multifunction machine 10 identified by the device ID included in the operation information record. The device icon 119 is an example of a device switching object corresponding to an instruction to cause the output program 65 to execute the process of switching the designated device. In the device icon 119, a device ID “MFP-A” that identifies the multifunction peripheral 10A currently designated as the designated device is described. On the other hand, when the motion information record is not registered, “unselected” or the like may be displayed on the device icon 119.

  In the main screen shown in FIG. 8A, an operation information record including a device ID “MFP-B” and operation information “print”, “FAX transmission”, and “save media” is stored in the data storage area 62B. Is displayed when That is, in the main screen shown in FIG. 8A, the operation icons 116 to 118 corresponding to the operation information “print”, “FAX transmission”, and “save media” and the device ID “MFP-B” are designated devices. And a device icon 120 indicating that it is designated. Further, the main screen shown in FIG. 8A includes a device switching message "Media storage function is now available." Details of the device switching message will be described later.

Next, the output program 65 receives selection of an icon included in the main screen through the operation unit 54 (S14) . Output program 65, for example in response to acceptance of the selected position of the device icon 119 through the operation unit 54 (S14: device icon), executes the device selection process (S15). The device selection process is a process for allowing the user to select the designated device. Note that the same processing is executed when the device icon 120 shown in FIG. 8A is selected. Details of the device selection process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the output program 65 searches for a multi-function peripheral 10 capable of executing the designated operation among the plurality of multi-function peripherals 10 capable of communicating via the communication unit 55 (S41). The output program 65 uses, for example, SNMP (abbreviation of Simple Network Management Protocol) to send a request to send the device ID and the operation information stored in the MIB to the multifunction device 10 through the communication unit 55. Next, the output program 65 receives the device ID and the operation information returned from the multifunction machine 10 through the communication unit 55. Next, the output program 65 compares the action ID of the designated action with the action ID included in the action information received from the multifunction machine 10. Then, the output program 65 identifies the multi-function peripheral 10 whose operation information includes the operation ID of the specified operation as the target multi-function peripheral. Since the designated operation has not been designated at the stage of the device selection processing in step S15, the output program 65 specifies all the multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B that can communicate through the communication unit 55 as the target multifunction peripherals. The process of step S41 is an example of the specific process.

  The operation information may be model information indicating the model of the multifunction machine 10. In this case, the output program 65 accesses the correspondence information indicating the correspondence between the model information and the motion ID corresponding to the model information, and acquires the motion ID corresponding to the received model information. That is, the correspondence information is also information indicating an operation that can be executed by the multifunction peripheral 10 of the model indicated by the model information. The correspondence information may be stored in the mobile terminal 50 or a cloud server (not shown).

Next, the output program 65 displays the device selection screen on the display unit 53 (S42). FIG. 8B is an example of the device selection screen. The device selection screen shown in FIG. 8B includes device icons 121 and 122. The device icons 121 and 122 correspond to the multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B that are the target multifunction peripherals identified in step S41. Further, in the device icons 121 and 122, the device IDs of the corresponding multifunction peripherals 10A and 10B are described. Then, the output program 65 receives the selection of the icon included in the device selection screen through the operation unit 54 (S43) .

  Next, for example, in response to the selection of the device icon 122 being accepted through the operation unit 54 (S43: Yes), the output program 65 receives the operation information of the multifunction peripheral 10 corresponding to the device icon 122 (S44). .. The method of receiving the motion information is the same as the process of step S41. When the MIB of the multifunction peripheral 10 is referred to in step S41, the process of step S44 can be omitted. The process of receiving the motion information in steps S41 and S44 is an example of the second acquisition process. The multifunction device 10 corresponding to the selected device icon is an example of the second device.

  Next, the output program 65 includes an operation information record (hereinafter, ““ MFP-B ”) described in the selected device icon 122 and operation information of the multifunction machine 10B identified by the device ID. The new motion information record ”is stored in the data storage area 62B (S45). When the motion information record is not stored in the data storage area 62B, the output program 65 newly stores the new motion information record in the data storage area 62B. This process is an example of the storage control process.

  If an operation information record (hereinafter referred to as “old operation information record”) is already stored in the data storage area 62B, the output program 65 compares the old operation information record with the new operation information record. .. Then, the output program 65 overwrites the old motion information record with the new motion information record when the old motion information record and the new motion information record are different (S45). This process is an example of the update process. That is, when the multifunction device 10 different from the designated device is selected in the device selection process, the designated device is switched by the update process. On the other hand, the output program 65 skips the process of step S45 when the old motion information record and the new motion information record match.

  Further, the output program 65 sets “ON” to the device update flag and generates a device switching message in step S45. The device switching message is a message included in the main screen displayed when the device update flag is set to “ON”. The device switching message is a message notifying that the designated device has been switched. Specifically, the output program 65 identifies an operation, which is not indicated by the operation information included in the old operation information record, among the operations indicated by the operation information included in the new operation information record. Then, the output program 65 generates a device switching message that notifies that the specified operation can be executed.

  The output program 65 may always overwrite the old motion information record with the new motion information record in step S45 without comparing the old motion information record with the new motion information record. Further, the output program 65 may set the device update flag to “ON” and generate the device switching message only when the old operation information record and the new operation information record are different.

  For example, when the device ID included in the old motion information record is “MFP-A” and the device ID included in the new motion information record is “MFP-B”, as shown in FIG. A device switching message "Media storage function is now available." Is generated. Then, the device switching message is included in the main screen in the first first display process after the update process is executed. The device switching message may be generated in step S12. In this case, the output program 65 temporarily stores the old motion information record in step S45, and deletes the old motion information record in step S12.

  Further, a back icon 82 is further displayed in the common display area 80 when the device selection screen is displayed in the program display area 81. The back icon 82 is an example of a back object corresponding to switching to the screen displayed immediately before on the display unit 53. The back icon 82 is not displayed when the main screen, which is the initial screen of the menu screen and the output program 65, is displayed in the program display area 81, and is displayed when other screens are displayed in the program display area 81. It The back icon 82 may be displayed in the program display area 81 instead of the common display area 80. Further, the output program 65 may display the back icon 82 in the program display area 81.

  Then, when the OS 64 receives the selection of the back icon 82 displayed together with the device selection screen through the operation unit 54, the OS 64 outputs notification information indicating that the back icon 82 is selected to the output program 65. In response to receiving the notification information output from the OS 64, the output program 65 skips the processes of steps S43 to S45 and causes the display unit 53 to display the main screen again. That is, the main screen displayed on the display unit 53 immediately before the device selection screen is displayed is displayed again. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the back icon 82 displayed together with the device selection screen shown in FIG. 8B is selected and the main screen shown in FIG. 7B is displayed, and the following description will be continued. ..

  Returning to FIG. 4, the output program 65 responds to the selection of one of the motion icons 116 and 117 via the operation unit 54 (S14: motion icon), and then the motion corresponding to the selected motion icon 116 or 117. And the device ID described in the device icon 119 are temporarily stored in the data storage area 62B. The temporarily stored action ID is a designated action ID for identifying the designated action. The temporarily stored device ID is a designated device ID for identifying the designated device. In the present embodiment, the following description will be continued assuming that the operation ID of the print operation is temporarily stored as the designated operation ID and the apparatus ID “MFP-A” is temporarily stored as the designated apparatus ID.

Next, the output program 65 displays the data selection screen on the display unit 53 (S16). Further, the output program 65 receives the selection of the icon included in the data selection screen through the operation unit 54 (S17). Processing in step S16 is an example of the second display processing.

  FIG. 9A is an example of the data selection screen. The data selection screen shown in FIG. 9A includes a plurality of data icons 123, 124, 125. The data icons 123 to 125 are examples of data objects corresponding to content data that can be designated as designated data. In the data icons 123 to 125, the data ID (for example, file name) of the corresponding content data is described. The content data corresponding to the data icons 123 to 125 may be stored in the content data folder or may be stored in a server (not shown) that can communicate with the communication unit 55.

  Next, the output program 65 receives the selection of one of the data icons 123 to 125 via the operation unit 54 (S17: Yes), and sets the content data corresponding to the selected data icon as the designated data. It is temporarily stored in the storage area 62B. Alternatively, the output program 65 may temporarily store, in the data storage area 62B, information specifying the designated data (hereinafter, referred to as "designated data ID") instead of the designated data itself. The designated data ID may be, for example, information indicating the storage location of the designated data or a URL indicating the designated data. In the present embodiment, the following description will be continued assuming that the data icon 123 is selected. On the other hand, the output program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display the main screen again in response to the notification information indicating that the back icon 82 displayed together with the data selection screen has been selected from the OS 64.

Next, the output program 65 displays the third preview screen, which is an example of the preview screen, on the display unit 53 in response to receiving the selection of the data icon 123 through the operation unit 54 (S17: Yes) (S18). .. Further, the output program 65 receives the selection of the icon included in the third preview screen through the operation unit 54 (S19). Processing in step S18 is an example of a preview display process.

  FIG. 9B is an example of the third preview screen. The third preview screen shown in FIG. 9B includes a third preview image 126, a print instruction icon 127, and a FAX switching icon 128. On the other hand, the third preview screen shown in FIG. 9B does not include the device switching icon described later. The third preview image 126 is an example of a preview image showing an image obtained by outputting the designation data designated in step S17 by the designation operation designated in step S14. That is, the third preview image 126 shows an image in which the image represented by the image data identified by the file name “Photo.JPEG” is recorded on the recording sheet.

  The print instruction icon 127 is an example of a third output instruction object corresponding to an instruction to cause a designated device to execute a print operation for designated data. The FAX switching icon 128 is an example of a third operation switching object corresponding to an instruction to switch the designated operation from the print operation to the FAX transmission operation. That is, the preview screen includes an output instruction object corresponding to the designated action and a action switching object corresponding to the action different from the designated action among the plurality of actions indicated by the action information of the action information record. On the other hand, the preview screen when there is one motion indicated by the motion information included in the motion information record does not include the motion switching object.

  Next, when the output program 65 receives the selection of the print instruction icon 127 through the operation unit 54 (S19: output icon), the output program 65 transmits the print instruction information to the multifunction peripheral 10A through the communication unit 55 (S20). The print instruction information is an example of third output instruction information for causing the designated device to execute the print operation for the designated data. The print instruction information of this embodiment includes image data identified by the file name “photograph.JPEG” and a designated action ID for identifying the output action “print”. Then, the output program 65 transmits the print instruction information to the multifunction peripheral 10A, which is the designated device, through the communication unit 55. The process of step S20 is an example of the output instruction process. The print instruction information may include a designated data ID such as a URL instead of the designated data itself.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the control program 35 of the multifunction peripheral 10A receives the print instruction information from the mobile terminal 50 through the communication unit 25. Then, the control program 35 causes the printer unit 11 to execute the print operation according to the received print instruction information. That is, the printer unit 11 records the image represented by the content data “Photo.JPEG” included in the print instruction information on the recording sheet.

  Returning to FIG. 4 again, the output program 65 receives the selection of the FAX switching icon 128 included in the preview screen shown in FIG. 9B through the operation unit 54 (S19: switching icon), and then outputs the data. The designated operation ID temporarily stored in the storage area 62B is switched from the operation ID of the print operation to the operation ID of the FAX transmission operation. Further, the output program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display the preview screen again (S18). This process is the same as that when the switch icon is selected in step S36, and the details will be described later. Further, the output program 65 receives the notification information indicating that the back icon 82 displayed together with the preview screen displayed in step S18 is selected from the OS 64, and accordingly, the data shown in FIG. The selection screen is displayed again on the display unit 53.

  On the other hand, the OS 64 activates the map program 66 in response to receiving the selection of the program icon 115 included in the menu screen through the operation unit 54. The map program 66 of the mobile terminal 50 displays the map designation screen on the display unit 53 in response to being activated by the OS 64 that has accepted the selection of the program icon 115. FIG. 10A is an example of a map designation screen. The map designation screen shown in FIG. 10A includes a map display area 129, a [print] icon, and a [FAX] icon. Then, the map program 66 receives user operations on the map display area 129, the [print] icon, and the [FAX] icon through the operation unit 54.

  In the map display area 129, a part of the map image that can be displayed by the map program 66 is displayed. In the map display area 129 at the time of starting the map program 66, for example, a map image 130 including the current position of the mobile terminal 50 acquired from GPS (abbreviation of Global Positioning System) is displayed. The map program 66 acquires, for example, map image data indicating the map image 130 to be displayed from the server (not shown) through the communication unit 55. Specifically, the map program 66 requests the server for map image data through the communication unit 55, and receives the map image data returned from the server through the communication unit 55.

  Then, the map program 66 changes the map image 130 displayed in the map display area 129 in response to the user operation at the position of the map display area 129 being accepted through the operation unit 54. The map program 66 acquires map image data indicating the changed map image 130 from the server. The map image 130 displayed in the map display area 129 is, for example, slid following a slide operation, reduced following a pinch-in operation, and enlarged following a pinch-out operation.

  Further, the map program 66 stores the map image data indicating the map image 130 displayed in the map display area 129 in the data storage area 62B in response to the selection of the [Print] icon received through the operation unit 54. Let Then, the map program 66 designates the designation information to the OS 64 and activates the output program 65 using the sharing function. That is, the map program 66 executes the shared API with the program ID of the output program 65, the data ID of the map image data, and the operation ID of the print operation that is the specified operation as arguments. On the other hand, when the [FAX] icon is selected, the device ID of the FAX transmission operation is included in the argument of the shared API instead of the operation ID of the print operation.

[External start processing]
In response to the execution of the shared API, the OS 64 terminates or executes the map program 66 that was being executed in the foreground in the background, and activates the output program 65 to execute the output program 65 in the foreground. The output program 65 executes an external starting process in response to being started by the map program 66 using the sharing function. The external activation process is a process of causing the designated device to output the designated data designated by the map program 66 by an output operation designated by the map program 66 or an output operation designated by the output program 65. The details of the external activation process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the output program 65 acquires the designation information output by the program that started the output program 65 (S31: Yes). Specifically, the output program 65 receives the designation information output by the OS 64 as a return value by executing an API that requests the OS 64 for the designation information. Then, the output program 65 temporarily stores the data ID included in the designated information as the designated data ID and the motion ID included in the designated information as the designated motion ID in the data storage area 62B. Next, the output program 65 determines whether the operation information record is stored in the data storage area 62B (S32). The process of step S31 is an example of the first acquisition process, and the process of step S32 is an example of the second determination process.

  Next, the output program 65 reads the operation information included in the operation information record in response to the determination that the operation information record is stored in the data storage area 62B (S32: Yes), and the read operation information. It is determined whether or not the designated action ID is included in (S33). Next, the output program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display the first preview screen, which is an example of the preview screen, in response to the determination that the specified motion ID is included in the read motion information (S33: Yes) ( S35). The process of step S33 is an example of the first determination process, and the process of step S35 is an example of the preview display process. Further, among the operations indicated by the operation information of the operation information record, the print operation identified by the designated operation ID is an example of the first operation, and the FAX transmission operation is an example of the second operation.

  FIG. 10B is an example of the first preview screen. The first preview screen shown in FIG. 10B is an example of a first preview image 131, a device icon 119, a print instruction icon 127 that is an example of a first output instruction object, and an example of a first action switching object. The FAX switching icon 128 is included. The first preview image 131 is an example of a preview image showing an image obtained by outputting the map image data identified by the data ID acquired in step S31 by the print operation identified by the operation ID acquired in step S31. The preview screen displayed in step S35 differs from the third preview screen displayed in step S18 in that it includes the device icons 119 and 120. Then, the output program 65 receives the selection of the icon included in the preview screen through the operation unit 54 (S36). The process of step S36 is an example of the second reception process.

  Next, the output program 65 receives the print instruction information, which is an example of the first output instruction information, through the communication unit 55 in response to the selection of the print instruction icon 127 received through the operation unit 54 (S36: output icon). The data is transmitted to the multifunction peripheral 10A (S37). The process of transmitting the print instruction information in step S37 is the same as the process already described in step S20, and therefore the repetitive description will be omitted.

  In response to the selection of the FAX switching icon 128 being received through the operation unit 54 (S36: switching icon), the output program 65 sets the designated operation ID temporarily stored in the data storage area 62B to the operation ID of the print operation. To the operation ID of the FAX transmission operation. In addition, the output program 65 executes again the preview display processing for displaying the second preview screen on the display unit 53 (S35). FIG. 11A is an example of the second preview screen. The second preview screen shown in FIG. 11A is an example of a preview screen including a second preview image 132, a device icon 119, a FAX instruction icon 133, and a print switching icon 134.

  The second preview image 132 is an image showing an image recorded on a recording sheet in the apparatus that has received the FAX image of the map image 130 represented by the map image data. The second preview image 132 differs from the first preview image 131 in that it includes, for example, a FAX header. The FAX header includes, for example, a name indicating a FAX transmission source and a FAX transmission time. The FAX instruction icon 133 is an example of an output instruction object corresponding to an instruction that causes the designated device to execute a FAX transmission operation for designated data. The print switching icon 134 is an example of the operation switching object corresponding to the instruction to switch the designated operation from the FAX transmission operation to the print operation.

  Then, in response to the selection of the print switch icon 134 being accepted through the operation unit 54 (S36: switch icon), the output program 65 sets the designated operation ID temporarily stored in the data storage area 62B to the FAX transmission operation. The ID is switched to the operation ID of the print operation. Further, the output program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display the first preview screen again (S35). Further, in response to the selection of the FAX instruction icon 133 received through the operation unit 54 (S36: output icon), the output program 65 transmits the FAX instruction information to the multifunction peripheral 10A, which is the designated device, through the communication unit 55 ( S37). The FAX instruction information is an example of second output instruction information for causing the designated device to execute the FAX transmission operation for the designated data.

  The FAX instruction information of the present embodiment includes map image data that is specified data, a specified operation ID that identifies a FAX transmission operation that is a specified operation, and destination information (for example, a telephone number) that specifies an external device that is a FAX transmission destination. Including and Although not shown, the control program 35 receives FAX instruction information from the mobile terminal 50 through the communication unit 25. Then, the control program 35 causes the FAX unit 13 to execute the FAX transmission operation according to the received FAX instruction information. That is, the FAX unit 13 FAX-transmits the map image data, which is the content data included in the FAX instruction information, to the external device specified by the destination information.

  Further, the output program 65 determines that the read operation information does not include the specified operation ID in response to determining that the operation information record is not stored in the data storage area 62B (S32: No). In response (S33: No), or in response to receiving the selection of the device icons 119 and 120 on the preview screen through the operation unit 54 (S36: device icon), the device selection process shown in FIG. 6 is executed (S34). ). In step S41, the output program 65 identifies the multifunction machine 10 that can execute the designated operation identified by the designated device ID. The other processing has already been described, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  Then, the output program 65, for example, in the device selection screen shown in FIG. 8B, when the selection of the device icon 122 is accepted through the operation unit 54, the designated device ID temporarily stored in the data storage area 62B. Is switched from the device ID “MFP-A” of the multifunction device 10A to the device ID “MFP-B” of the multifunction device 10B. Further, the output program 65 displays the preview screen shown in FIG. 11B on the display unit 53 (S35). The preview screen shown in FIG. 11B differs from the preview screen shown in FIG. 10B in that the device icon 120 is included instead of the device icon 119.

  Further, the map program 66 is executed again in the foreground in response to the selection of the back icon 82 displayed together with the preview screens shown in FIGS. 10 (B), 11 (A), and 11 (B). It That is, the OS 64 executes the output program 65, which has been executed in the foreground, in the background, and the map program 66 in the foreground. Then, the map program 66 executed in the foreground displays the map designation screen shown in FIG.

[Operation and effect of this embodiment]
According to the above-described embodiment, when the designated device can execute the designated action identified by the action ID acquired from the map program 66, the designated device is caused to perform the designated action. On the other hand, when the designated device cannot execute the designated operation, the user is caused to select the multifunction machine 10 capable of executing the designated operation, and the selected multifunction machine 10 is caused to execute the designated operation. As a result, when the data ID and the action ID are notified from the map program 66, it is possible to cause the multifunction device 10 capable of executing the designated operation to output the designated data.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the user can check the image of the output result by displaying the preview screen on the display unit 53 before outputting the designated data to the multi-function peripheral 10. As a result, it becomes easier to obtain the output result desired by the user. In other words, it is possible to prevent the process from being redone when the output result is different from the user's intention. Further, by including the switching icons 128 and 134 in the preview screen, the user who notices on the preview screen that the designation of the output operation is wrong can switch the designated operation through the output program 65. As a result, it is not necessary to re-invoke the map program 66 to specify the correct output operation.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to receive the designation of the multifunction machine 10 that executes the designated operation through the device icons 119 and 120. Here, the screen transition from the preview screen to the main screen by the back icon 82 is possible in the standard activation process, but not possible in the external activation process. Therefore, the device icons 119 and 120 may be included in the main screen in the standard starting process and the preview screen in the external starting process. On the other hand, it is not always necessary to include the device icons 119 and 120 on the preview screen in the standard startup process.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the device switching message is displayed on the main screen displayed next in response to the update of the motion information record. This allows the user to recognize the change of the designated device. In addition, since the executable operation may differ for each multi-function peripheral 10, the user can recognize the available operation or the unavailable operation due to the switching of the designated device.

  In the device selection process executed in step S34, the process in step S45 may be omitted. That is, the designation of the multifunction machine 10 in step S34 is used only for transmitting the output instruction information in step S37 immediately after that, and the operation information record including the device ID and the operation information of the multifunction machine 10 is stored in the data storage area 62B. It does not have to be stored.

  Further, in the portable terminal 50 of the above-described embodiment, an example in which the CPU 61 executes various programs stored in the program storage area 62A of the storage unit 62 to implement each process executed by the control unit of the present invention Explained. However, the configuration of the control unit is not limited to this, and a part or all of the control unit may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit (also referred to as IC (abbreviated as Integrated Circuit)).

  Furthermore, the present invention can be realized not only as the mobile terminal 50, but also as a program that causes the mobile terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be provided by being recorded in a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and the like, as well as a storage unit mounted in a server connectable to the mobile terminal 50 through the communication network 101. The program stored in the storage unit of the server may be distributed as information or a signal indicating the program through the communication network 101 such as the Internet.

10 ... Multifunction device 11 ... Printer unit 12 ... Scanner unit 25, 55 ... Communication unit 31, 61 ... CPU
35 ... Control program 65 ... Output program 66 ... Map program 50 ... Mobile terminal 53 ... Display unit 54 ... Operation unit 62 ... Storage unit

Claims (11)

An output program readable by a mobile terminal including an operation unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit,
The storage unit stores an activation source program readable by the mobile terminal, and the activation source program determines content data, determines an output operation, activates the output program, and outputs the operation identification information. The notification to the program can be executed by the mobile terminal, and the output operation is an operation in which the processing device connectable to the mobile terminal through the communication unit outputs the content data. The identification information identifies the output operation determined by the boot source program,
The output program is
A first acquisition process for acquiring the operation identification information in response to being activated by the activation source program;
Acquiring operation information indicating an operation that can be executed by the processing device specified by the first operation in response to receiving a first operation specifying one of the plurality of processing devices through the operation unit. A second acquisition process to
Wherein to execute a storage control process of storing the device identification information for identifying the designated said processing unit in said storage unit to said mobile terminal by a first operation, each of the plurality of the processing device may process the content data Is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of actions
A first determination process of determining whether the processor can execute identified by the device identification information stored the output operation before Symbol boot source program is determined by the storage control process,
The content data determined by the boot source program is targeted to the processing device identified by the device identification information stored by the storage control process when it is determined to be executable by the first determination process, Stored in the storage unit when the target device is instructed to output by the output operation determined by the activation source program through the communication unit and the first determination processing determines that the device is not executable. The processing device different from the processing device identified by the device identification information is specified from among the plurality of processing devices, and is determined by the boot source program for the specified processing device. Output instruction processing for instructing the target device through the communication unit to output the content data by the output operation determined by the activation source program,
In the first determination processing, it is determined whether or not the output operation identified by the operation identification information is indicated in the operation information,
In response to the first determination processing determining that the output operation is indicated by the operation information, first output instruction information is transmitted to the processing device designated by the first operation in the output instruction processing. And the first output instruction information is information for causing the content data determined by the activation source program to be output by the output operation identified by the operation identification information,
The output program is
In the output instruction process, the output operation is identified by the action identification information in response to the determination in the first determination process that the output action is not indicated in the action information. Causing the mobile terminal to execute a specific process for specifying the processing device capable of executing the output operation,
In the output instruction process, in response to receiving a second operation specifying the processing device specified in the specifying process through the operation unit, the processing device specified in the second operation is specified and specified. An output program for transmitting the first output instruction information to the processing device via the communication unit so as to operate in the output operation determined by the activation source program. Prior Symbol boot source program, a notification to the data identification information of the output program, and the it is possible to execute in the mobile terminal, the data identification information of the content data determined by the activation source program Identify and
The output program is
In the first acquisition processing to acquire the content data identified by the data identification information,
Before Symbol first output instruction information, the said content data identified by the data identification information, the output program according to claim 1 which is information for outputting in the output operation identified by the operation identification information. The mobile terminal includes a display unit,
The output program is
The preview screen including a preview image showing an image obtained by outputting the content data in the output operation and an output instruction object corresponding to an instruction to cause the processing device to perform the output operation by the first operation are displayed. Make the mobile terminal execute a preview display process to be displayed on the unit,
In the output instruction process, the first operation determines that the output operation is indicated in the operation information, and the operation to select the output instruction object is accepted through the operation unit. Transmitting the first output instruction information to the processing device designated by the first operation through the communication unit,
In response to the second operation for designating the processing device specified in the specific processing being received through the operation unit and the operation for selecting the output instruction object being received through the operation unit, in the output instruction processing, The output program according to claim 2, wherein the first output instruction information is transmitted to the processing device through the communication unit. Each of the plurality of processing devices is capable of executing a first operation that is the output operation identified by the operation identification information and a second operation that is different from the first operation,
In the preview display processing, the output program displays a first preview screen on the display unit, and the first preview screen displays a first preview image, a first output instruction object, and the first action to the second action. The preview screen includes a first action switching object corresponding to a switch to a action, the first preview image is the preview image showing an image in which the content data is output in the first action, and The output instruction object is the output instruction object corresponding to the instruction to execute the first operation,
The output program causes the mobile terminal to execute the preview display process of displaying a second preview screen on the display unit in response to receiving an operation of selecting the first action switching object through the operation unit, The second preview screen is the preview screen including a second preview image and a second output instruction object, and the second preview image shows the image in which the content data is output in the second operation. And the second output instruction object is the output instruction object corresponding to the instruction to execute the second operation,
The output program is
In response to receiving an operation of selecting the first output instruction object through the operation unit, in the output instruction processing, the first output instruction information is transmitted to the processing device through the communication unit,
In response to receiving an operation of selecting the second output instruction object through the operation unit, in the output instruction processing, second output instruction information is transmitted to the processing device through the communication unit, and the second output instruction is transmitted. The output program according to claim 3, wherein the information is information for outputting the content data in the second operation. The output program, in response to receiving an operation of selecting the first action switching object through the operation unit, in the preview display process, a second action corresponding to a changeover from the second action to the first action. Displaying the second preview screen further including a motion switching object on the display unit,
5. The portable terminal is caused to execute the preview display processing for displaying the first preview screen on the display unit in response to receiving an operation of selecting the second action switching object through the operation unit. Output program. In the preview display process, the output program causes the display unit to display the preview screen that further includes a device switching object, and the device switching object is an object corresponding to switching of the processing device that executes the output operation. Yes,
The output program according to claim 3, wherein the output program causes the mobile terminal to execute the specific process in response to an operation of selecting the device switching object being accepted through the operation unit. In response to being activated by the activation source program, the output program causes the display unit to display the preview screen further including the device switching object in the preview display processing,
The output program causes the mobile terminal to perform a first display process for displaying an operation selection screen on the display unit in response to being activated by the OS of the mobile terminal that has received an operation for instructing activation of the output program. The action selection screen includes a plurality of action designation objects corresponding to the output actions executable by the processing device designated by the first operation, and the device switching object,
The output program includes a second display process for displaying a data selection screen on the display unit in response to receiving a third operation for selecting the motion designation object included in the motion selection screen through the operation unit. Causing the mobile terminal to execute, the data selection screen includes a plurality of data objects corresponding to each of the content data,
The output program performs the preview display process of displaying a third preview screen on the display unit in response to receiving a fourth operation of selecting the data object included in the data selection screen through the operation unit. The third preview screen is executed by the mobile terminal and includes the third preview image and the third output instruction object, and does not include the device switching object. The third preview image is the third preview image. 4 is the preview image showing an image in which the content data corresponding to the data object selected by 4 operations is output by the output operation corresponding to the operation designating object selected by 3rd operation, The output instruction object is the output instruction object corresponding to the instruction to cause the processing device designated by the first operation to perform the output action corresponding to the action designation object selected by the third operation,
In response to receiving an operation of selecting the third output instruction object through the operation unit, the output program causes the processing unit specified by the first operation in the output instruction process to be transmitted to the processing device through the communication unit. 3 output instruction information is transmitted, and in the third output instruction information, the content data corresponding to the data object selected by the fourth operation corresponds to the action designating object selected by the third operation. The output program according to claim 6, which is information to be output by the output operation. A back object is displayed on the display unit together with the preview screen, the back object is an object corresponding to switching from the preview screen to the immediately preceding screen, and the immediately preceding screen is the preview screen on the display unit. The screen displayed on the display unit immediately before being displayed,
The data selection screen is displayed on the display unit as the immediately preceding screen in response to the output program being activated by the OS and the selection of the back object being accepted by the operation unit,
In response to the output program being activated by the activation source program and the selection of the back object being accepted by the operation unit, the activation source program is executed in the foreground instead of the output program, and the foreground is A screen resulting from the execution of the program is being displayed in the display area of the display unit,
8. The output program according to claim 7, wherein the activation source program executed in the foreground causes the display unit to display the screen immediately before the activation of the output program as the immediately previous screen. The output program is
Update for updating the device identification information stored in the storage unit with the device identification information for identifying the processing device designated by the second operation, in response to receiving the second operation through the operation unit. Let the mobile terminal execute processing,
The output program according to claim 7 or 8, which notifies that the device identification information stored in the storage unit has been updated in the first first display process after the update process has been executed. The output program is
A second determination process of determining whether or not the device identification information is stored in the storage unit;
The second acquisition process and the first determination process are executed by the mobile terminal in response to the second determination process determining that the first identification process is executed and the device identification information is stored. Let it run
10. The mobile terminal is caused to execute the specific process in response to the second determination process determining that the device identification information is not stored and the first acquisition process is performed. The output program described in. Operation part,
Storage part,
Communication department,
A mobile terminal including a control unit,
The storage unit stores an output program and a starting source program,
The control unit that executes the activation source program causes the mobile terminal to execute determination of content data, determination of output operation, activation of the output program, and notification of operation identification information to the output program. The output operation is an operation in which the processing device connectable to the mobile terminal through the communication unit outputs the content data, and the operation identification information is the output determined by the activation source program. Identify the behavior,
The control unit that executes the output program,
A first acquisition process for acquiring the operation identification information in response to being activated by the activation source program;
Acquiring operation information indicating an operation that can be executed by the processing device specified by the first operation in response to receiving a first operation specifying one of the plurality of processing devices through the operation unit. A second acquisition process to
Wherein to execute a storage control process of storing the device identification information for identifying the designated said processing unit in said storage unit to said mobile terminal by a first operation, each of the plurality of the processing device may process the content data Is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of actions
A first determination process of determining whether the processor can execute identified by the device identification information stored the output operation before Symbol boot source program is determined by the storage control process,
The content data determined by the boot source program is targeted to the processing device identified by the device identification information stored by the storage control process when it is determined to be executable by the first determination process, Stored in the storage unit when the target device is instructed to output by the output operation determined by the activation source program through the communication unit and the first determination processing determines that the device is not executable. The processing device different from the device identified by the device identification information is designated from the plurality of processing devices, and the content determined by the boot source program is targeted to the designated processing device. Output instruction processing for instructing the target device through the communication unit to output the data in the output operation determined by the activation source program,
In the first determination processing, it is determined whether or not the output operation identified by the operation identification information is indicated in the operation information,
In response to the first determination processing determining that the output operation is indicated by the operation information, first output instruction information is transmitted to the processing device designated by the first operation in the output instruction processing. And the first output instruction information is information for causing the content data determined by the activation source program to be output by the output operation identified by the operation identification information,
The output program is
In the output instruction process, the output operation is identified by the action identification information in response to the determination in the first determination process that the output action is not indicated in the action information. Causing the mobile terminal to execute a specific process for specifying the processing device capable of executing the output operation,
In the output instruction process, in response to receiving a second operation specifying the processing device specified in the specifying process through the operation unit, the processing device specified in the second operation is specified and specified. A portable terminal that transmits the first output instruction information to the processing device via the communication unit so as to operate in the output operation determined by the activation source program .

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