JP6723395B2 - Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, document data obtained by scanning a document with an image processing apparatus such as a digital multi-function peripheral is digitized and transmitted to an external server. Further, in order to save the trouble of inputting a destination each time when transmitting, the image processing apparatus has a destination table, and by making it possible to select a desired destination from the destination table, the burden of the destination input of the user Is also being reduced.

Further, since an image processing apparatus such as a digital multi-function peripheral is shared and used by a plurality of users, by managing destinations that can be shared only within a group associated with an authenticated user, further operability can be improved. We are trying to improve. (See Patent Document 1)

JP, 2013-008108, A

However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 requires user authentication at the time of use. However, when transferring the received document data, there is no guarantee that the user has logged in to the device at the time of transfer. For this reason, if the destination in the destination table associated with the user authentication is set as the destination at the time of transfer, when the user is not authenticated, the destination that is the transfer destination cannot be acquired and a transfer error occurs.

To prevent such a situation from occurring, for example, it is conceivable to temporarily store the destination table associated with the user authentication in the internal memory, and refer to the stored destination table during transfer. To be However, if the destination table is held in the built-in memory in this way, when the original destination table is changed, the destination table held in the built-in memory must be updated at the same time. However, if the operation is forgotten, the transfer destination remains the destination before the update, and the data is transferred to the wrong destination.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

A feature of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art by preventing a destination in a destination table that can be referred to only by a specific user associated with user authentication from being set as a transfer destination during reception transfer.

In order to achieve the above object, an image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
A first destination table that is a destination table that is managed by being associated with the logged-in user that can be used by the user logging in, and a destination table that is managed so as to be shared by users other than the logged-in user And a second destination table, which is
When the user is logged in to the image processing apparatus, if the destination for the transfer function for transferring the image data received from the outside according to the transfer condition is set, the first destination table is not used. A control means for controlling the destination to be designated from the second destination table,
Setting means for setting a destination based on a user's instruction according to the control by the control means,
It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the possibility of a transfer error or the failure of transfer to a desired destination by preventing the transfer destination from being set as the transfer destination that can be referenced only by a specific user associated with user authentication. You can

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the accompanying drawings, the same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The accompanying drawings are included in and form a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments of the invention, and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
The figure which shows the structural example of the system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 3 is a configuration diagram of a program that manages a destination table in the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a destination table display process in the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the operation unit of the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a destination table display screen displayed by the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating destination table display processing when the box function is selected in the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when the box function is selected in the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and all combinations of the features described in the present embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solving means of the present invention. ..

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The image processing apparatus 103 is an apparatus having a scan function, a print function, a facsimile transmission/reception function, a box function, etc., such as a multi-function processing apparatus (MFP). The image processing apparatus 103 can digitize the data obtained by scanning the document and send it to the file sharing server (SMB/FTP/WebDAV server or the like) of the computer (PC) 101 or the mail server 102 via the network 104. Further, the image processing apparatus 103 has a user authentication function, and the administrator of the image processing apparatus 103 can set whether or not user authentication is required when the user operates the image processing apparatus 103.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus 103 according to the first embodiment.

The CPU 201 executes the boot program stored in the ROM 209, expands the OS and programs stored in the HDD 203 into the RAM 208, and executes the boot program to control the operation of the image processing apparatus 103. Further, the CPU 201 controls each unit connected to the bus 202 via the bus 202. The printer unit 204 prints an image based on the input image data on recording paper (sheet). The scanner unit 205 reads the image of the document set on the platen by the user, and outputs the image data obtained thereby to the bus 202. Further, the scanner unit 205 includes a document feeding device, and can sequentially feed and read a plurality of documents set on the document feeding device on a document table. The CPU 201 stores the image data thus output from the scanner unit 205 to the bus 202 in the HDD 203 by, for example, DMA. The HDD 203 is a hard disk drive including a hard disk, and stores image data and various user data (address list (address book), etc.) input from the scanner unit 205. The operation unit 206 includes a plurality of keys for the user to give instructions, and a display unit for displaying various information to be notified to the user. The display unit may have a touch panel function. The network I/F 207 connects the image processing apparatus 105 to the network 104, and transfers the image data obtained by the scanner unit 205 to the computer 101 via the network 104. The FAX 210 transmits/receives facsimile data via a telephone line. The received data is digitized under the control of the CPU 201 and stored in the HDD 203, or printed by the printer unit 204.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a program that manages a destination table in the image processing apparatus 103 according to the first embodiment.

When the destination table management module 305 receives the destination table display request from the function screen modules 301 to 304, the destination table management module 305 acquires a destination table stored in the HDD 203 that can be referred to by all users from the shared destination table DB 306. The destination table acquired here is returned to the calling function screen modules 301 to 304. Further, the destination table management module 305 receives a request for displaying the destination table with the user information of the logged-in user from the function screen modules 301 to 304. At that time, the destination table management module 305 acquires the destination table associated with the user information from the shared destination table DB 306, the group destination table DB 307, and the personal destination table DB 308. In this way, when the destination table management module 305 acquires the destination table, it returns the acquired destination table to the request source function screen modules 301 to 304. The transfer function screen module 301 displays the transfer setting screen shown in FIG. 5B when the transfer button 510 in FIG. 5A is pressed. Further, the transmission function screen module 302 displays the transmission setting screen shown in FIG. 5C when the transmission button 115 is pressed. Further, the shared box function screen module 303 and the personal box function screen module 304 display a setting screen corresponding to the box button 512 of FIG. 5(A). The box function will be described in the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, the method of displaying the destination table according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a destination table display process in the image processing apparatus 103 according to the first embodiment. The process shown in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 201 expanding the program from the HDD 203 to the RAM 208 and executing the program.

Before describing this processing, a screen displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 206 of the image processing apparatus 103 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 206 of the image processing apparatus 103 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5A shows a menu screen for selecting each function. When the user presses the transfer button 510 instructing the transfer function on this screen, the screen changes to the transfer setting screen shown in FIG. 5B. Display control is performed.

Through the transfer setting screen of FIG. 5B, the user can set to transfer the data received by the FAX 210 to the destination set in the item of the transfer destination 501. The transfer destination set in the transfer destination 501 can also be set by referring to the destination table and selecting the destination included in the destination table. Here, "\\share1\folderA" is set as the transfer destination. The transfer file name 502 sets the file name given to the transferred data. Here, "ABC123" is set as the file name. The file format 503 sets the file format of the data to be transferred. Here, "PDF" is set as the file format. Further, the transfer setting includes setting of a transfer condition (not shown). The transfer condition is a condition that the destination of the data received by the FAX 210 is a predetermined destination, or a condition that the transmission source of the data received by the FAX 210 is a predetermined transmission source. When the FAX 210 receives data, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the transfer condition is satisfied, and transfers the received data when it is determined that the transfer condition is satisfied. On the other hand, when determining that the transfer condition is not satisfied, the CPU 201 causes the printer 204 to execute printing based on the received data. When the OK button is pressed here, the transfer settings input on this screen are confirmed, and when the cancel button is pressed, the transfer settings input on this screen are discarded and the screen in FIG. 5A is displayed. Return. The determined transfer condition is stored in the HDD 203 so that the CPU 201 can refer to the transfer condition when receiving the data.

Further, when the user presses the send button 511 instructing the send function on the screen of FIG. 5A, the screen changes to the send setting screen shown in FIG. 5C.

The user transmits the image data obtained by scanning with the scanner unit 205 to the destination set in the transmission destination 504 via the transmission setting screen of FIG. The transmission destination 504 sets the destination to which the image data obtained by scanning is transmitted. The transmission destination set in the transmission destination 504 can also be set by referring to the destination table and selecting the destination included in the destination table. Here, "User1@test.com" is set as the transmission destination. The transmission file name 505 sets the file name when transmitting the image data. Here, "ABC123" is set as the file name. The file format 506 sets the file format of the data to be transmitted. Here, "PDF" is set as the file format. When the OK button is pressed here, the transmission settings input on this screen are confirmed, and when the cancel button is pressed, the transmission settings input on this screen are discarded and the screen in FIG. 5A is displayed. Return. The confirmed transmission setting is stored in the HDD 203 so that the CPU 201 can refer to the transfer condition when receiving the data. After that, when the transmission instruction is received via the operation unit 206, the CPU 201 causes the scanner 205 to read the document. Then, the CPU 201 converts the image data of the read document into a file and sends the file to the destination set in the transmission destination 504. The file name set by the transmission file name 505 is given to this file by the CPU 201.

Next, the flowchart of FIG. 4 will be described.

First, in step S401, the CPU 201 receives a request for displaying a destination table. This is because when the user presses the transfer button 510 or the send button 511 on the screen of FIG. 5A, it is determined that the request for displaying the destination table has been input. Next, proceeding to step S402, the CPU 201 determines whether the user has logged in to the image processing apparatus 103. If it is determined that the user is not logged in here, the process advances to step S404, the CPU 201 acquires the destination table only from the shared destination table DB 306, displays the acquired destination table on the display unit of the operation unit 206, and executes this processing. finish.

An example of the address list display screen displayed in S404 is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6A, the destination tables stored in the shared destination table DB 306 are displayed in the destination table list 601 as the destination tables 1-10. Here, the actual destination data is classified and stored in the destination tables 1-10.

On the other hand, if the CPU 201 determines in step S402 that the user is logged in, the processing proceeds to step S403. It is determined whether the request is a display request of the accompanying address book. If the transfer button 510 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S404, the CPU 201 acquires the destination table only from the shared destination table DB 306, displays the acquired destination table on the display unit of the operation unit 206, and ends this processing. That is, in S404, the destination table that only the login user can refer to is not displayed, and the destination of the destination table that only the login user can refer to cannot be set as the destination of the transfer destination. After the destination table is displayed on the operation unit 206, the user designates the destination to be set as the forwarding destination from among the one or more destinations included in the displayed destination table, and confirms the designated destination. .. The confirmed destination is stored in the HDD 203 so that the CPU 201 can refer to it.

On the other hand, if the CPU 201 determines in step S403 that the request to display the destination table received in step S401 is not due to the transfer button 510 being pressed, for example, due to the transmission button 511 being pressed, the processing proceeds to step S405. In step S405, the CPU 201 acquires the destination table stored in the shared destination table DB 306, and displays the acquired destination table on the display unit of the operation unit 206. Further, based on the information of the logged-in user, a destination table that the user can refer to is acquired from the group destination table DB 307 and the personal destination table DB 308 of the group to which the user belongs, and the acquired destination table. Is displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 206.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of a destination table display screen displayed in S405.

In FIG. 6B, the destination table list 602 displays destination tables stored in the shared destination table DB 306, the group destination table DB 307, and the personal destination table DB 308.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the transfer destination cannot be selected from the destination table that can be referred to only by the specific user as the destination of the function of transmitting the user in the unauthenticated state like the transfer processing. To As a result, it is possible to solve the problem that a transfer error occurs or the transfer is not transferred to a desired destination.

Further, when the user is not authenticated, it is possible to select a destination that is a transmission destination or a transfer destination from the destination table of the shared destination table DB that all users can refer to. Further, when the user is authenticated and sets the transmission destination, the user always sets the transmission destination in the authenticated state. Therefore, all the destinations including the group destination table and the personal destination table of the group to which the user belongs are set. Display the table. Thereby, the user can select a destination to be a transmission destination from the displayed destination table.

Next, a method of displaying the destination table when the box function is selected on the menu (function selection) screen of FIG. 5A according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. Since the configuration of the system according to the second embodiment, the configuration of the image processing apparatus 103, and the like are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a destination table display process when the box function is selected in the image processing apparatus 103 according to the second embodiment. The process shown in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 201 expanding the program from the HDD 203 to the RAM 208 and executing the program.

Before this process is started, the CPU 201 displays, for example, the function selection screen of FIG. When the user presses the box button 512 on the screen to select the box function in S701, the CPU 201 displays the box selection screen as shown in FIG. 8A on the display unit of the operation unit 206, for example.

The box selection screen in FIG. 8A is a box function setting screen for storing image data obtained by scanning with the scanner unit 205 in the HDD 203. The shared box 801 is set so as to be stored in a box that all users can refer to. The personal box 802 is set to be stored in a box that can be referred to only by the authenticated user. The URI transmission setting 803 is a button for instructing to set the URI of the selected box. When the URI transmission setting 803 is pressed with the shared box 801 selected, a URI transmission setting screen as shown in FIG. 8C is displayed. Further, when the URI transmission setting 803 is pressed while the personal box 802 is selected, if the user is authenticated, a URI transmission setting screen as shown in FIG. 8C is displayed. At this time, if the user is not authenticated, a user authentication screen as shown in FIG. 8B is displayed.

In FIG. 8C, the user can specify the URI of the selected box from the destination table displayed in S705 or S706 of FIG. 7 via this URI transmission destination setting screen. The URI is an abbreviation for Uniform Resource Identifier and is defined in RFC3986. The URI transmission setting is for setting a URI indicating a storage location of a box when image data is stored in the box.

For example, in the box selection screen of FIG. 8A, when the user selects the shared box 801 and presses the URI transmission setting 803, the destination table excluding the destination table that can be referred to only by the authenticated user is referred to and shared. The box URI can be selected. On the other hand, when the user selects the personal box 802 and presses the URI transmission setting 803 on the box selection screen of FIG. 8A, it becomes possible to refer to all the destination tables and select the URI of the personal box. .. The details will be described below.

When it is detected that the user has pressed the URI transmission setting 803 on the box selection screen of FIG. 8A, the process proceeds to step S702, and the CPU 201 determines whether the shared box 801 or the personal box 802 is selected. If it is determined that the shared box 801 is selected, the process proceeds to step S703, and if it is determined that the personal box 802 is selected, the process proceeds to step S707. In S707, the CPU 201 displays, for example, the authentication screen shown in FIG. Here, when the user inputs the user name and password and presses the OK button, the process proceeds to step S708, the CPU 201 authenticates the user, and determines whether the user authentication is successful. In the authentication process in this case, the user information stored in the image processing apparatus 103 is compared with the user name and password input via the authentication screen, and the set of the user name and password is registered as user information. If so, it is determined that the user has been successfully authenticated. In this way, if it is determined in S708 that the user authentication is successful, the process proceeds to S703, and if not, the process returns to S707. In step S703, the CPU 201 displays a URI transmission setting screen as shown in FIG. 8C on the display unit of the operation unit 206, for example. As a result, a request for displaying the destination table to be referred to for setting the URI transmission destination is issued.

Next, the processing proceeds to step S<b>704, and the CPU 201 determines whether the display of the destination table is for the shared box or the personal box. That is, in S702, it is determined which of the public box 801 and the personal box 802 has been selected. If it is determined that the request is from the personal box function, the process advances to step S706 to acquire the destination table stored in the shared destination table DB 306, and further acquires the destination table from the group destination table DB 307 and the personal destination table DB 308. , Show these. Thereby, for example, the destination display screen as shown in FIG. 6B described above is displayed.

On the other hand, if the CPU 201 determines in step S704 that the request is from the shared box function, the process advances to step S705 to acquire and display only the destination table stored in the shared destination table DB 306. As a result, for example, the destination display screen as shown in FIG. 6A described above is displayed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, for a box shared by all users, a destination cannot be selected from a destination table that can be referenced only by a specific user, and the box is set as a URI transmission destination of the box. Since it can be set, user convenience is improved. On the other hand, for the URI transmission destination of the personal box that can be referred to by the authenticated user, the transmission destination can be selected from all the destination tables. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the data in the public box is not sent as a URI.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention supplies a program that implements one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program. It can also be realized by the processing. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, in order to make the scope of the present invention public, the following claims are attached.

101... PC, 102... Mail server, 103... Image processing device, 201... CPU, 203... HDD, 206... Operation unit, 306... Shared destination table DB, 308... Personal destination table DB

Claims (6)

A first destination table that is a destination table that is managed by being associated with the logged-in user that can be used by the user logging in, and a destination table that is managed so as to be shared by users other than the logged-in user And a second destination table, which is
When the user is logged in to the image processing apparatus, if the destination for the transfer function for transferring the image data received from the outside according to the transfer condition is set, the first destination table is not used. A control means for controlling the destination to be designated from the second destination table,
Setting means for setting a destination based on a user's instruction according to the control by the control means,
An image processing apparatus comprising: The control means does not display the first destination table on the display unit so that the user can specify the destination from the second destination table as control when the destination for the transfer function is set. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is controlled to display the second destination table. The control means designates a destination from the first destination table and the second destination table when a destination for a transmission function of transmitting image data generated by scanning with a scanner via a network is set. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is controlled so as to be capable. As a control when a destination for the transmission function is set, the control means selects the first destination table or the second destination table and then specifies the destination so that the user can specify the destination. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image processing apparatus controls to display the destination table and the second destination table on a display unit. A first destination table that is a destination table that is managed by being associated with the logged-in user that can be used by the user logging in, and a destination table that is managed so as to be shared by users other than the logged-in user. And a second destination table that is
When the control means sets the destination for the transfer function of transferring the image data received from the outside according to the transfer condition when the user is logged in to the image processing apparatus, the first destination table is A control step of controlling so that the destination can be specified from the second destination table without using
A setting step in which the setting means sets a destination based on a user's instruction according to the control by the control step;
A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, comprising: A first destination table that is a destination table that is managed by being associated with the logged-in user that can be used by the user logging in, and a destination table that is managed so as to be shared by users other than the logged-in user. And a second destination table, which is a program for causing a computer to execute each step in the control method of the image processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
When the control means sets the destination for the transfer function of transferring the image data received from the outside according to the transfer condition when the user is logged in to the image processing apparatus, the first destination table is A control step of controlling so that the destination can be specified from the second destination table without using
A setting step in which the setting means sets a destination based on a user's instruction according to the control by the control step;
A program characterized by including.

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