JP6891936B2 - Information processing program, information processing device, and control method of information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The technology disclosed in the present specification relates to an information processing program or the like capable of sharing various data among a plurality of applications.

Some mobile terminals have a function called a "sharing function". The sharing function is a function that passes data processed by one application to another application and causes the other application to process the data. For example, when image data is taken by a digital camera built in a mobile terminal and a JPEG file is created from the image data by a camera application, for example, the JPEG file is passed to an e-mail application by the above sharing function. , Can be attached to an e-mail and sent. In this way, according to the sharing function, a plurality of applications can be linked to execute a wide variety of processes on the mobile terminal. The application for processing the JPEG file is not limited to the e-mail application, and there may be a plurality of types. For example, in Patent Document 1, different JPEG applications are provided depending on the folder in which the JPEG file is stored. The technology to start is described.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-049928

When linking a plurality of applications, it is necessary to repeatedly perform an operation of sharing data one by one with the plurality of applications. Therefore, it cannot be said that usability is good.

The information processing program disclosed in the present specification is a data sharing process that causes a data output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output by a data output source application. It is an information processing program read into an information processing device provided with a unit, and the information processing device includes a processor and a display unit, and the processor includes an image data acquisition means for acquiring image data and a plurality of image data acquisition means. An identification image display control means for displaying an identification image for identifying an application on the display unit, and N data output destination applications (N is a natural number of 1 or more) from a plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed. A processing control means for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of accepting the input of the operation to be selected and causing each of the N data output destination applications for which the selection is accepted to process the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means. It is characterized in that it can be made to function.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, the data sharing processing unit is made to execute an operation of causing each of the N data output destination applications to process the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means. be able to. As a result, it is not necessary for the user to repeatedly perform an operation for causing the plurality of data output destination applications to process the image data for each of the plurality of data output destination applications. Therefore, convenience can be improved.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, the processed image data in the format desired by the user can be output to the image processing device.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, an application for executing a predetermined type of processing or an application for generating data having a predetermined type of format is displayed. It can be displayed on the part. Since the options can be narrowed down in advance, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, an application for executing the type of processing selected by the user or an application for generating data having the type of format selected by the user is provided. , Can be displayed on the display unit. Since the options can be narrowed down in advance, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, it is possible to cause the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of sequentially executing N data output destination applications for image data one by one. Therefore, the user's labor can be saved, and the convenience can be improved.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, it is possible to output the processed image data by the output application after executing all the various processes on the image data. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the image data is output before all the various processes are completed.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, image data can be exchanged between data output destination applications by using a lossless compressed format or an uncompressed format. This makes it possible to prevent deterioration of the image quality of the image data after processing.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, it is possible to reflect the user's intention in the order in which the data output destination application is serially executed.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, it is possible to reflect the user's intention in the order in which a plurality of applications of the same type (eg, a plurality of editing applications) are serially executed. Become.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, each of the N data output destination applications can be made to execute the operation of serially processing the image data in the data sharing processing unit.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, the data output destination application can be an application having specifications for outputting response information. This makes it possible to prevent a situation in which the process of sequentially executing a plurality of data output destination applications is stopped in the middle.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, it is possible to prevent the user from executing unintended processing on the image data.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, the user can be made to confirm the content of the processed image data each time one data output destination application is completed.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, even if the image data generated by the data output destination application cannot be accessed, it may be the image data generated by the data output destination application. It is possible to search for high-quality image data and present it to the user. As a result, it is possible to save the user the trouble of searching for the image data generated by the data output destination application, and thus it is possible to improve the convenience.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, it is possible to execute a plurality of data output destination applications for the image data generated by the scanning process.

According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, even when the capacity of the processed image data is larger than the free capacity of the volatile memory, the image between the data output destination applications It is possible to transfer data.

The technology disclosed in the present specification can be realized in various aspects such as an information processing device, a control device for controlling the information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a recording medium for recording an information processing program. ..
Examples of disclosure are listed below.
[Disclosure Example 1]
An information processing program that is read into an information processing device equipped with a data sharing processing unit that causes the data output destination application, which is the application selected as the data output destination, to process the data output by the data output source application. And
The information processing device
With the processor
Display and
Is equipped with
The processor
Image data acquisition means for acquiring image data and
An identification image display control means for displaying an identification image for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and
The input of the operation for selecting N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) of the data output destination applications from the plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed is accepted, and the selection is accepted for N data outputs. A processing control means for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of causing each of the prior applications to process the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means.
An information processing program characterized by being able to function.
[Disclosure Example 2]
The plurality of applications include an output application for outputting image data to a device different from the image processing device.
The processing control means selects a format of processed image data which is data after processing by the output application according to the inclusion of at least one output application in the N data output destination applications. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 1, wherein the data sharing processing unit executes an operation of accepting an input and outputting processed image data having a format for which the input is accepted to the output application.
[Disclosure Example 3]
The identification image display control means causes a search unit to search for a specific application satisfying a specific search condition from the plurality of applications, and identifies the one or a plurality of specific applications searched by the search unit. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 1 or 2, wherein the identification image is displayed on the display unit.
[Disclosure Example 4]
The identification image display control means uses a predetermined type of processing or a predetermined type of format as the specific search condition, and searches the specific application from among the plurality of applications in the search unit. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 3, characterized in that the information processing is performed.
[Disclosure Example 5]
The identification image display control means accepts a selection input of a predetermined type of processing or a predetermined type of format, and searches for the selected processing or the selected type of format in the specific search. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 3, wherein the specific application is searched by the search unit from among the plurality of applications as a condition.
[Disclosure Example 6]
The processing control means transfers the i-th processed image data, which is the data processed by the i-th data output destination application (i is a natural number of 1 or more (N-1) or less), to the i + 1th data output destination application. The information according to any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 5, wherein the data sharing processing unit executes serial data processing in which the operation of the data is repeatedly executed up to the Nth data output destination application. Processing program.
[Disclosure Example 7]
The plurality of applications include an output application for outputting image data to a device different from the image processing device.
The processing control means sets the order in which processing of at least one output application is performed according to the inclusion of at least one output application in the N data output destination applications. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 6, wherein the information processing program is performed later.
[Disclosure Example 8]
The plurality of applications include an editing application for editing image data.
The processing control means is the i + 1th data output destination application when the i + 1th data output destination application is the editing application and can process data in a lossless compression format or an uncompressed format. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 6 or 7, wherein the format of the i-processed image data to be processed is the lossless compression format or the uncompressed format.
[Disclosure Example 9]
As a processing order reception screen display control means for displaying a processing order reception screen for receiving input in the order in which the processing of the N data output destination applications executed serially in the serial data processing is performed on the display unit. The information processing program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 6 to 8, wherein the processor can be further functioned.
[Disclosure Example 10]
There are multiple types of processing executed by the application.
The reception screen display control means receives inputs in the order in which a plurality of applications of the same type are processed according to the inclusion of a plurality of applications of the same type among the N data output destination applications. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 9, wherein the processing order reception screen for the purpose is displayed on the display unit.
[Disclosure Example 11]
The plurality of applications include an editing application for editing image data.
The reception screen display control means is for receiving input in the order in which the processing of the plurality of editing applications is performed according to the inclusion of the plurality of editing applications in the N data output destination applications. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 10, wherein the processing order reception screen is displayed on the display unit.
[Disclosure Example 12]
The processing control means succeeds in processing from the i-th data output destination application after the i-th data output destination application (i is a natural number of 1 or more (N-1) or less) executes the process. An operation of repeatedly executing the i + 1th data output destination application to process the processed i-th processed image data up to the Nth data output destination application in response to the acquisition of the response information indicating The information processing program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 11, wherein the data sharing processing unit is executed.
[Disclosure Example 13]
The identification image display control means extracts one or a plurality of corresponding applications having a specification for outputting the response information from the plurality of applications, and identifies the extracted one or a plurality of the corresponding applications. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 12, wherein the identification image is displayed on the display unit.
[Disclosure Example 14]
The N data output destination applications include at least one editing application for editing image data.
This is the editing application for processing the generated i-th processed image data when the processing control means causes the i-th data output destination application, which is the editing application, to generate the i-th processed image data. An input reception screen for accepting an input as to whether or not to cause the i + 1th data output destination application to execute a process is displayed on the display unit according to the existence of the i + 1th data output destination application. The processor is further functioned as an input reception screen display control means.
The processing control means transmits the i + 1th processed image data to the i + 1th data in response to the reception of the input for causing the i + 1th data output destination application to execute the processing by the input reception screen display control means. The information processing program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 6 to 13, characterized in that the data output destination application processes the data.
[Disclosure Example 15]
The N data output destination applications include at least one editing application for editing image data.
Response information indicating that the i-th processed image data is generated from the i-th data output destination application after the processing control means causes the i-th data output destination application, which is the editing application, to execute the process. The first instruction reception screen for displaying the image formed by the generated i-th processed image data and receiving the processing execution instruction on the display unit in response to the acquisition of Further functioning the processor as a display control means
The processing control means is characterized in that the i + 1th data output destination application processes the i-th processed image data on condition that the processing execution instruction is received by the first instruction reception screen display control means. The information processing program according to Disclosure Example 13 or 14.
[Disclosure Example 16]
The N data output destination applications include at least one editing application for editing image data.
The first generated when the generation of the i-processed image data is completed in response to the processing control means causing the i-th data output destination application, which is the editing application, to generate the i-th processed image data. i In order to indicate an image formed by the most recently generated image data generated in the information processing apparatus and to receive a processing execution instruction in response to the failure to acquire access information for accessing the processed image data. The processor is further made to function as a second instruction reception screen display control means for displaying the second instruction reception screen on the display unit.
The processing control means is characterized in that the most recently generated image data is processed by the i + 1th data output destination application on condition that the processing execution instruction is received by the second instruction reception screen display control means. The information processing program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 13 to 15.
[Disclosure Example 17]
The information processing device further includes a communication interface capable of communicating with an external device.
The image data acquisition means acquires the image data from an image processing device capable of performing a scanning process of scanning one or a plurality of documents to generate one or a plurality of image data via the communication interface. The information processing program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 16 as a feature.
[Disclosure Example 18]
The information processing device further includes a non-volatile storage unit capable of storing various data.
The processing control means stores the i-th processed image data after processing by the i-th data output destination application in the storage unit, and stores the i-th processed image data stored in the storage unit in the i + 1. The information processing program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 17, wherein the data is processed by the first data output destination application.
[Disclosure Example 19]
An information processing device provided with a data sharing processing unit that causes a data output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output by a data output source application.
Display and
Image data acquisition means for acquiring image data and
An identification image display control means for displaying an identification image for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and
The input of the operation for selecting N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) of the data output destination applications from the plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed is accepted, and the selection is accepted for N data outputs. A processing control means for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of causing each of the prior applications to process the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means.
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with.
[Disclosure Example 20]
A control method for an information processing device equipped with a data sharing processing unit that causes a data output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output by a data output source application. ,
The information processing device includes a display unit.
Image data acquisition step to acquire image data and
An identification image display control step for displaying an identification image for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and
The input of the operation for selecting N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) of the data output destination applications from the plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed is accepted, and the selection is accepted for N data outputs. A processing control step for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of causing each of the prior applications to process the image data acquired by the image data acquisition step.
A control method for an information processing device, which comprises.

It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the mobile terminal which carries the device control application. It is a figure explaining the sharing function. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the scan result confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the application selection screen. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the processing order reception screen. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the image selection reception screen. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the instruction input reception screen. It is a flowchart which shows the sharing process. It is a flowchart which shows the sharing process. It is a flowchart which shows the sharing process.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile terminal 10 on which a device control application 14b (hereinafter, also referred to as the application 14b) according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted.

The mobile terminal 10 is a mobile phone capable of making a voice call or using the Internet with another device via the mobile phone network 100. Further, the mobile terminal 10 performs wireless communication with the device 30 in the infrastructure mode via the access point 50. Further, the mobile terminal 10 executes various communications with the server device 52 via the access point 50 and the Internet 51. The server device 52 is a device capable of storing various data such as image data.

The mobile terminal 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a flash memory 14, a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, an operation key 16, a touch panel 17, a liquid crystal display device 18 (hereinafter, also referred to as LCD 18), and a memory card interface 19 (hereinafter, a memory card). (Also referred to as I / F19), a voice input / output unit 21, and a telephone network communication unit 22 are provided. These are connected to each other via a bus line 23.

The CPU 11 controls each unit connected to the bus line 23 according to a fixed value, a program, or the like stored in the ROM 12 or the like. The ROM 12 is a non-rewritable non-volatile memory, and the RAM 13 is a rewritable volatile memory. The flash memory 14 is a rewritable non-volatile memory, and stores an operating system 14a (hereinafter, also referred to as OS 14a), the present application 14b, and a plurality of other types of applications (not shown). The flash memory 14 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. Electrical signals that carry programs downloaded from servers on the Internet are not included in non-transitory media.

The plurality of types of applications include an application that supports EDIT actions (hereinafter, referred to as EDIT application) and an application that supports SEND actions (hereinafter, referred to as SEND application). The EDIT application is an editing application for editing image data. Examples of EDIT applications include image creation applications and image editing applications. The SEND application is an application for outputting image data to a device different from the mobile terminal 10. The concept of outputting image data includes transmission of mail to a mail receiving device (not shown), data transmission to a server device 52, data storage to a memory card 20 mounted on a memory card interface 19, and the like. Examples of SEND applications include mail applications for composing and sending / receiving mail, applications for Social Networking Service (also called SNS), applications for uploading or downloading data to storage on a network, and the like.

The CPU 11, ROM 12, flash memory 14, and the like are computer-readable storage media and are non-transitory media. Electrical signals that carry programs downloaded from servers on the Internet are not included in non-transitory media.

OS14a is basic software for realizing the standard functions of the mobile terminal 10. In the case of this embodiment, OS14a is an Android (registered trademark of Google Inc) OS. The application 14b is an application provided by the vendor of the device 30 and is installed on the mobile terminal 10 by the user.

The points to be noted in the description in this specification will be described. Hereinafter, the CPU 11 that executes a program such as an application or an operating system may be simply described by a program name. For example, the description "application" may mean "CPU 11 that executes an application". In the present specification, the description that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 receives various information" is the technical content that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 acquires various information via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15". Suppose that it contains. Further, the description that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 transmits various information" includes the technical content that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 outputs various information via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15". It is assumed that there is.

By using the API of the OS 14a mounted on the mobile terminal 10 by the application, a sharing function (also called an intent function) for transferring data between the applications is realized. Further, the application 14b mounted on the mobile terminal 10 is an application for using the print function and the scan function of the device 30 directly from the mobile terminal 10 without going through a personal computer or the like. In particular, the application 14b is configured to have good usability when the image data acquired from the device 30 is passed to another application by the sharing function.

The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 is a circuit for connecting the mobile terminal 10 and other devices by Wi-Fi (registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance) by a wireless LAN conforming to the standard of IEEE802.11b / g. The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 wirelessly connects to and from the device 30 via the access point 50. Further, the server device 52 is connected to the server device 52 via the access point 50 and the Internet 51.

The operation key 16 is a hard key provided on the housing of the mobile terminal 10, and inputs setting information and instructions to the mobile terminal 10. The touch panel 17 is provided so as to be superimposed on the LCD 18, and setting information and instructions are input to the mobile terminal 10. The LCD 18 displays various operation screens and images based on the selected data. The memory card I / F 19 is an interface on which the non-volatile memory card 20 is mounted, and controls writing or reading of data to the memory card 20. The memory card 20 is, for example, an SD card (a registered trademark of SD-3C, LLC). In the case of the present embodiment, the present application 14b converts the image data received from the device 30 into a PDF format file (hereinafter, also referred to as PDF data) or a JPEG format file (hereinafter, also referred to as PEG data), and stores the memory. Store in card 20. The PDF data format is a data structure capable of creating one PDF data including multi-page. The format of JPEG data is a data structure that cannot contain multi-pages. Here, the multi-page is data of a plurality of pages.

The voice input / output unit 21 is a voice input / output device composed of a microphone, a speaker, and the like, and the telephone network communication unit 22 is a circuit for performing communication via the mobile phone network 100. The mobile phone network 100 is an IMT-2000 (abbreviation for International Mobile Telecommunication-2000) type communication network, and enables the use of voice calls by the mobile terminal 10.

In addition, each application installed in the mobile terminal 10 calls the API of OS14a, wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, operation key 16, touch panel 17, LCD18, memory card I / F19, voice input / output unit 21, telephone network communication. The data to be passed to each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 such as the unit 22 is output to the OS 14a. Each application includes the present application 14b. That is, each application controls each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 by calling the API of the OS 14a. Further, each application calls the API of the OS 14a and acquires the data output by each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 and the data indicating the state of each configuration from the OS 14a. That is, by calling the API of OS14a, data indicating the state of each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 is acquired from OS14a. The state of each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 also includes the state of operation input to the mobile terminal 10. Further, the OS 14a may notify each application of the data output by each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 and the data indicating the state of each configuration periodically or each time the state of each configuration changes. That is, each application acquires data indicating the state of each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 from the OS 14a by receiving the notification from the OS 14a.

The device 30 is a multifunction device having a printer function, a scan function, a copy function, and the like, and includes a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit (not shown) configured in the same manner as the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 of the mobile terminal 10, and is an access point. It is connected to the mobile terminal 10 by Wi-Fi by wireless communication via 50. Further, the device 30 is controlled by the application 14b of the mobile terminal 10 and prints an image based on the data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 or reads a manuscript to generate image data and sends the device 30 to the mobile terminal 10. Send. The device 30 may include an ADF (abbreviation for Auto Document Feeder). By setting a plurality of documents in the ADF and inputting one scan execution instruction to the device 30, the plurality of documents may be automatically scanned and a plurality of image data may be generated. Here, a set of a plurality of image data generated in response to one scan execution instruction is defined as an "image data set". Further, each of the one or more image data included in the image data set may be associated with the characteristics of the image data. Examples of the characteristics of the image data include an image size (example: A4 size, L size, etc.), an image type (example: document image, photographic image, etc.), and the like. The characteristics of the image data may be included in the header information of the image data.

The points to be noted in the description in this specification will be described. In the present specification, the description that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 receives various information" is the technical content that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 acquires various information via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15". Suppose that it contains. Further, the description that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 transmits various information" includes the technical content that "the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 outputs various information via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15". It is assumed that there is.

Here, the definitions of the wording of "data" and "information" will be described. In this specification, "information" is used as a superordinate concept of "data" in "data" and "information". Therefore, "A data" may be paraphrased as "A information". Further, "information" is treated as the same information as long as it is recognized as having the same meaning and content even if the format as "data" (for example, text format, binary format, flag format, etc.) is different. For example, as long as the apparatus handles it as information indicating that the number of copies to be printed is 2, the text format data "COPY = 2" and the binary format data "10" are the same information. However, the above distinction between "data" and "information" is not strict, and exceptional handling is permitted.

<Sharing function>
With reference to FIG. 2, the sharing function realized by using the API of the OS 14a of the mobile terminal 10 will be described. The sharing function is a function of causing the application selected as the data output destination to process the data output by the application of the data output source. The sharing function includes an implicit sharing function and an explicit sharing function. FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining the implicit sharing function, and is a case where the data output source application (hereinafter, also referred to as the sharing source application 60) requests the OS 14a to execute the implicit sharing function. It shows the flow of processing.

As shown in FIG. 2A, in the implicit sharing function, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of OS14a and requests the execution of the sharing function (1). This request includes a URI (abbreviation of Uniform Resource Identifier) of data (hereinafter, also referred to as shared data) to be processed by another application by the sharing function, a type, and an action. The URI is information indicating the location of the shared data, and in the case of the present embodiment, it is composed of a file path. A type is information that specifies the format of shared data, and an action is information that specifies the type of processing. OS14a is a data output destination application (hereinafter, also referred to as all applications 62) from all applications installed on the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter, also referred to as all applications 62) with the type and action notified from the sharing source application 60 as search conditions. Hereinafter, a candidate that can be a sharing destination application 64) is searched for (2).

Each application installed on the mobile terminal 10 declares in advance a type that specifies a format that can be processed by its own application and an action that specifies the type of processing that can be executed. Therefore, the OS 14a searches all the applications 62 using the type and action notified from the sharing source application 60 as search conditions. Then, an application that can process data in a format specified by the type notified from the sharing source application 60 and that corresponds to the processing type specified by the action notified from the sharing source application 60 is extracted and identified. Get information (3). However, the types and actions declared by each application can be freely set by the developer of each application. Therefore, each application may declare a process that cannot be actually executed as an action. Therefore, the "application corresponding to the type of processing specified by the action notified from the sharing source application 60" is an application that declares the same action as the action notified from the sharing source application 60. It means that it does not require that the process can actually be executed.

Next, the OS 14a causes the LCD 18 to display a list of applications found by the search, that is, applications that are candidates for the sharing destination application 64 (4). Then, when the user selects one from the list (5), the OS 14a activates the selected sharing destination application 64, sets the screen of the sharing destination application 64 as the foreground (also referred to as the front), and sets the sharing source application 60. Notify the URI, type, and action of the shared data notified from (6).

As a result, the screen of the sharing destination application 64 selected by the user is displayed in the foreground, and the sharing destination application 64 accesses the shared data specified by the notified URI and performs processing according to the action value. For example, it performs various processes that can be executed by the sharing destination application 64, such as display output, attachment to an e-mail, transmission, and editing.

FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining the explicit sharing function, and shows the flow of processing when the sharing source application 60 requests the OS 14a to execute the explicit sharing function.

As shown in FIG. 2B, in the explicit sharing function, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a and requests the display of a list of candidates of the sharing destination application 64 (21). This request includes the type of shared data and the action. OS14a searches for candidates for the sharing destination application 64 from all the applications 62 installed on the mobile terminal 10 using the type and action notified from the sharing source application 60 as search conditions (22), and searches for the search conditions. Acquire the identification information of the application satisfying (23).

Next, the OS 14a causes the LCD 18 to display a list of candidates for the sharing destination application 64 found by the search (24). Then, when the user selects one (25), the OS 14a returns an intent containing the identification information of the selected application and the type and action used as the search condition (26). On the other hand, when the sharing source application 60 receives an intent from OS14a, it calls the API of OS14a, specifies the identification information of the selected application included in the intent, specifies the URI, type, and action of the shared data, and shares the data. Request the execution of the function (27). The OS 14a starts the sharing destination application 64, which is an application specified by the sharing source application 60, sets the screen of the sharing destination application 64 as the foreground, and sets the URI and the type of the shared data notified from the sharing source application 60. , Notify the action (28).

That is, the sharing function of notifying the sharing data URI or the like to the OS 14a without the sharing source application 60 recognizing the sharing destination application 64 is called an implicit sharing function, and the sharing source application 60 specifies the sharing destination application 64. , The sharing function of notifying the OS 14a of the URI and the like of the shared data is called an explicit sharing function. The application 14b will be described as using the explicit sharing function of the OS 14a.

<Operation of mobile terminal>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a sharing process executed by the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 according to the application 14b. This process is started when the user instructs the execution of the scan from the operation acceptance screen (not shown) of the application 14b. Each step shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 10 described below will be described assuming that the application 14b causes the CPU 11 to execute the steps, or the application 14b causes the CPU 11 to execute the steps using a function such as the OS 14a. .. However, the steps included in each flowchart may be partially replaced with the steps that the OS 14a or other application causes the CPU 11 to execute. Further, regardless of the involvement of the CPU 11, the step may be partially replaced by a step realized by operating the hardware itself provided in the mobile terminal 10.

First, in step S110 (hereinafter, step is omitted), the CPU 11 causes the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 to instruct the device 30 to transmit image data (S110). On the other hand, the device 30 scans one or more originals in response to an instruction from the mobile terminal 10, generates one image data set including one or a plurality of image data, and transmits the one image data set to the mobile terminal 10. The mobile terminal 10 temporarily stores the image data set received from the device 30 in the RAM 13. In the present embodiment, the image data is assumed to be uncompressed or losslessly compressed RAW image data. While the scan is not completed in the device 30 (S115: NO), the CPU 11 waits for processing. On the other hand, when the scan is completed in the device 30 (S115: YES), the CPU 11 completes the reception of the image data set.

The CPU 11 displays the scan result confirmation screen 70 on the LCD 18 (S120). FIG. 3 shows a screen example of the scan result confirmation screen 70. The scan result confirmation screen 70 includes a scan image 71, a page display area 72, a share button 74, and a save button 76. The scanned image 71 is an image corresponding to the image data generated by the scanning process. The page display area 72 displays the total number of pages of the document read by the device 30, and the page number indicating which page of the document the currently displayed scanned image 71 is the image of the document of all pages. Area to do. The sharing button 74 is an area for inputting an execution instruction of the sharing function. The save button 76 is an area for inputting an execution instruction of the save function. When the user touches the save button 76, the image data corresponding to the scanned image 71 being displayed is saved. Specifically, the image data is converted into data in a predetermined format, and the API of the OS 14a is called and stored in the memory card 20.

In S125, the CPU 11 determines whether or not an execution instruction for the shared function has been input. The determination may be made based on whether or not the shared button 74 is touched. If a negative determination is made (S125: NO), the process proceeds to S126, and the CPU 11 determines whether or not an execution instruction for a function other than the shared function has been input. If a negative judgment is made in S126 (S126: NO), the process returns to S125, and if a positive judgment is made (S126: YES), the process proceeds to S127. In S127, the CPU 11 executes each process (for example, image data storage process) according to the operation input. And the flow ends. When the flow is completed, the CPU 11 displays the operation acceptance screen (not shown) of the application 14b on the LCD 18.

On the other hand, if an affirmative judgment is made in S125 (S125: YES), the process proceeds to S130. In S130, the search process of the sharing destination application 64 is executed. Specifically, the CPU 11 supports (1) EDIT action or SEND action, (2) can output JPEG format or PDF format data, and (3) outputs response information. The OS 14a is requested to search for an application that satisfies the search condition of having the specifications to be used. That is, the OS 14a functions as a search unit for searching for an application that matches the search conditions. Here, the response information is information indicating that the processing in the sharing destination application 64 has succeeded, and is information output from the sharing destination application 64. When information including the identification information of the application satisfying the search condition is returned from OS14a, the process proceeds to S135. An example of information including application identification information is an application name included in an intent in an Android (Google Inc) OS.

In S135, the CPU 11 displays a list of the searched application names on the application selection screen. FIG. 4 shows a screen example of the application selection screen 80. On the application selection screen 80, names 81 to 86 of applications that can be selected as the sharing destination application 64 are displayed in a list. The names 81 to 83 are information indicating the SEND application. Names 84 to 86 are information indicating an EDIT application. The OK button image 87 is an image for accepting the input of the completion instruction of the selection operation. The page input area 88 is an area for inputting the page number of the image data to be shared among the image data of a plurality of pages generated by the scan process. By using the application selection screen 80, the user can select N (where N is a natural number of 1 or more) sharing destination applications 64.

In S137, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the selection operation of the sharing destination application 64 has been accepted. The selection operation of the sharing destination application 64 may be performed, for example, by touching at least one of the names 81 to 86 and finally touching the OK button image 87. If a negative judgment is made (S137: NO), the process returns to S137, and if a positive judgment is made (S137: YES), the process proceeds to S140.

In S140, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the selected N sharing destination applications 64 include a SEND application capable of outputting PDF format data. An example of the determination method will be described. The CPU 11 requests the OS 14a to search for a SEND application capable of outputting PDF format data. The CPU 11 receives the identification information of the application that matches the search condition from the OS 14a. The CPU 11 determines whether or not there is an application having identification information that matches the received identification information among the N shared destination applications 64. If a negative judgment is made in S140 (S140: NO), the process proceeds to S150, and if a positive judgment is made (S140: YES), the process proceeds to S145.

In S145, the CPU 11 accepts the selection input of the final output format. The final output format is a format possessed by data output to a device different from the mobile terminal 10 by the SEND application. For example, it may be possible to select either the PDF format or the JPEG format as the final output format. Then proceed to S150.

In S150, the CPU 11 determines whether or not there are a plurality of "N", which is the number of the selected sharing destination applications 64. If a negative judgment is made (S150: NO), the process proceeds to S155. In S155, the CPU 11 causes one sharing destination application 64 to share the image data. Since the content of this process is the same as the content of the conventional shared process, the description thereof will be omitted here. And the flow ends.

On the other hand, if an affirmative judgment is made in S150 (S150: YES), the process proceeds to S160. In S160, the CPU 11 determines whether or not a plurality of sharing destination applications 64 are to process the same image data. If a negative determination is made (S160: NO), the process proceeds to S165. In S165, the CPU 11 executes a sharing process for each of the plurality of image data using different sharing destination applications 64. For example, the sharing process is executed for the first image data using the first sharing destination application 64, and the sharing process is executed for the second image data using the second sharing destination application 64. Is done. Since the content of this process is the same as the content of the conventional shared process, the description thereof will be omitted here. And the flow ends.

On the other hand, if an affirmative judgment is made in S160 (S160: YES), the process proceeds to S170. In S170, the CPU 11 confirms the number of EDIT applications included in the N shared destination applications 64. If the EDIT application is not included (S170: none), the process proceeds to S260. When one EDIT application is included (S170: one), S185 is skipped and the process proceeds to S187. If a plurality of EDIT applications are included (S170: plural), the process proceeds to S185.

In S185, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the processing order reception screen. The processing order acceptance screen is a screen for accepting input of the processing order when a plurality of EDIT applications serially execute processing on the same image data. FIG. 5 shows a screen example of the processing order reception screen 90. On the processing order reception screen 90, the names 91 to 93 of the plurality of EDIT applications are displayed. The processing order of the EDIT application having the name 91 is No. 1, the processing order of the EDIT application having the name 92 is No. 2, and the processing order of the EDIT application having the name 93 is No. 3. The display order of the names 91 to 93 can be arbitrarily changed by the operation of the user. The OK button image 95 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for determining the processing order. Then proceed to S187.

In S187, the CPU 11 confirms whether or not the SEND application is included in the N shared destination applications 64. If a negative judgment is made (S187: NO), the process proceeds to S191, and if a positive judgment is made (S187: YES), the process proceeds to S189. In S189, when the EDIT application and the SEND application serially execute processing on the same image data, the CPU 11 sets the processing order of the SEND application after the processing order of the EDIT application. Then proceed to S191.

In S191, the CPU 11 sets the EDIT application having the first processing order as the sharing destination application 64.

In S193, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the shared destination application 64 to be executed is an EDIT application that supports bitmap format data. An example of the determination method will be described. The CPU 11 requests the OS 14a to search for an EDIT application that can process image data in bitmap format. The CPU 11 receives the identification information of the application that matches the search condition from the OS 14a. The CPU 11 determines whether or not the identification information of the shared destination application 64 to be executed matches the received identification information.

If an affirmative judgment is made in S193 (S193: YES), the process proceeds to S195. In S195, the CPU 11 executes a sharing process for sharing the image data in the bitmap format with the sharing destination application 64. Specifically, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a. Then, the identification information of the sharing destination application 64, the URI of the image data to be shared, the type of "bitmap", and the action of "EDIT" are specified, and the OS 14a is requested to execute the explicit sharing function. The URI of the image data to be shared may be the file path of the image data stored in the RAM 13. Further, the image data to be shared may be processed image data in a bitmap format stored in the RAM 13. Then, the OS 14a requested to execute the sharing function displays the screen of the sharing destination application 64 in the foreground. Then, the application 14b is in a standby state. Then proceed to S210.

On the other hand, if a negative judgment is made in S193 (S193: NO), the process proceeds to S200. In S200, the CPU 11 executes a sharing process for sharing the JPEG format image data with the sharing destination application 64. When the image data to be shared is in the bitmap format, the image data may be converted into the JPEG format and the converted image data may be shared with the sharing destination application 64. Since the specific content of the sharing process has already been explained in S195, the description thereof will be omitted here. Then proceed to S210.

The sharing destination application 64 generates processed image data by executing a sharing process on the image data. For example, when the sharing destination application 64 is an EDIT application that executes a process of changing the color of an image from color to monochrome, the monochrome image is created by executing the sharing process on the image data indicating the color image. The processed image data shown is generated. The generated processed image data may be temporarily stored in the RAM 13 in a bitmap format. Further, the sharing destination application 64 outputs the response information to the OS 14a when the sharing process is completed.

In S210, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the response information output from the sharing destination application 64 has been received via the OS 14a. If a negative judgment is made (S210: NO), the process returns to S210, and if a positive judgment is made (S210: YES), the process proceeds to S215.

In S215, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the received response information includes a file path for accessing the processed image data stored in the RAM 13. If an affirmative judgment is made (S215: YES), the image data indicated by the file path is set as the image data to be processed, and the process proceeds to S240. Here, various methods may be used as a method of "setting" the image data indicated by the file path as the image data to be processed. For example, the file path included in the response information may be stored in the RAM 13 or the like as the file path of the image data to be processed. Further, for example, the image data obtained by copying the image data indicated by the file path may be stored in the RAM 13 or the like as the image data to be processed. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in S215 (S215: NO), the process proceeds to S220.

In S220, the CPU 11 displays the most recently generated image on the image selection reception screen. FIG. 6 shows a screen example of the image selection reception screen 120. The image selection reception screen 120 includes the most recently generated image 121, the YES button image 122, and the NO button image 123. The most recently generated image 121 is an image formed by the most recently generated image data. The most recently generated image data may be acquired by having the OS 14a search for the image data stored in the RAM 13 at the time closest to the current time. The YES button image 122 is an image that accepts an input of an instruction to use the most recently generated image data displaying the most recently generated image 121 as processed image data. The NO button image 123 is an image that accepts an input of an instruction not to use the most recently generated image data as processed image data.

In S225, the CPU 11 determines whether or not an instruction to use the most recently generated image data as the processed image data has been input. YES button When the image 122 is touched (S225: YES), the most recently generated image data is set as the image data to be processed, and the process proceeds to S240. Here, various methods may be used as the method of "setting" the most recently generated image data as the image data to be processed. Since the specific example is described above, the description thereof will be omitted here. On the other hand, when the NO button image 123 is touched (S225: NO), the process proceeds to S227. In S227, the CPU 11 newly sets the image data saved in the RAM 13 at the time immediately before the currently selected most recently generated image data as the most recently generated image data. Then, the most recently generated image 121 formed by the newly set most recently generated image data is displayed on the image selection reception screen 120. Then, it returns to S225.

In S240, the CPU 11 determines whether or not an EDIT application having the next processing order exists. If a negative judgment is made (S240: NO), the process proceeds to S260, and if a positive judgment is made (S240: YES), the process proceeds to S243.

In S243, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the instruction input reception screen. The instruction input acceptance screen is a screen for accepting an instruction input as to whether or not to make the EDIT application in the next processing order execute the sharing process. FIG. 7 shows a screen example of the instruction input reception screen 110. The instruction input reception screen 110 includes a YES button image 111, an end button image 112, and a transmission execution button image 113. The YES button image 111 is an image that accepts an input of an instruction to cause the EDIT application in the next processing order to execute the sharing process. The end button image 112 is an image that accepts an input of an instruction to end the sharing process. The transmission execution button image 113 is an image that receives an input of an instruction to end the sharing process by the EDIT application and cause the SEND application to execute the sharing process regardless of the presence or absence of the EDIT application that has not executed the sharing process.

In S245, the CPU 11 confirms the content of the instruction input by the user. When the YES button image 111 is touched, it is determined that the EDIT application in the next processing order is to execute the sharing process (S245: EDIT application), and the process proceeds to S250. In S250, the CPU 11 sets the EDIT application in the next processing order as the sharing destination application 64. Then, it returns to S193.

On the other hand, in S245, when the end button image 112 is touched, it is determined that the sharing process is terminated (S245: end), and the flow is terminated. Further, in S245, when the transmission execution button image 113 is touched, it is determined that the SEND application is to execute the sharing process (S245: SEND application), and the process proceeds to S260.

In S260, when the CPU 11 accepts the selection input of the final output format in S145, the CPU 11 converts the format of the processed image data into the final output format.

In S265, the CPU 11 determines whether or not there is a SEND application that has not executed the sharing process. If affirmative judgment is made (S265: YES), the process proceeds to S270. In S270, the CPU 11 executes a sharing process for sharing the processed image data with the SEND application. Specifically, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a. Then, the identification information of the sharing destination application 64, the URI of the image data of the final output format to be shared, the type of the final output format, and the action of "SEND" are specified, and the OS 14a is requested to execute the explicit sharing function. Then, it returns to S265.

If a negative determination is made in S265 (S265: NO), it is determined that all the processes have been completed, and the flow ends.

<Specific operation example>
A specific example of the operation of the batch sharing process performed in FIG. 11 will be described. As an example, as shown in the table of FIG. 12, the case where the first to fourth image data groups exist will be described. The table of FIG. 12 is a table for explaining a combination example of the selected sharing destination application, the format at the time of sharing, and the action for each of the first to fourth image data groups.

The CPU 11 selects the first image data group (S810). The CPU 11 specifies that the selection sharing destination application of the first image data group is the "first application" (S815) (see area R11). The CPU 11 determines that the "first application" is also associated with the third image data group and the fourth image data group (S820: YES) (see arrow Y11).

Since the sharing format of the fourth image data group (that is, "PDF") is the same as the sharing format of the first image data group (that is, "PDF") (S822: YES), the fourth image data group is used. The image data group is also added as a target of the sharing process (S825) (see arrow Y12). On the other hand, the format at the time of sharing the third image data group (that is, "JPEG") is different from the format at the time of sharing the first image data group (that is, "PDF") (S822: NO) (see arrow Y13). ). Further, since the action of the third image data group is not "SEND" (S824: NO) (see region R12), S825 is skipped and the third image data group is not added as the target of the sharing process. The CPU 11 starts the first application (S830) and executes the sharing process for the first and fourth image data groups (S835). Then, the first application is terminated (S840).

Since the sharing process has not been executed for all the image data groups (S845: NO), the second image data group is selected as the next image data group (S810). The CPU 11 specifies that the selection sharing destination application of the second image data group is the "second application" (S815). The CPU 11 determines that the "second application" is not associated with any of the other image data groups (S820: NO), and starts the second application (S830). The sharing process is executed (S835) for the second image data group, and the second application is terminated (S840).

Since the sharing process has not been executed for all the image data groups (S845: NO), the third image data group is selected as the next image data group (S810). The CPU 11 specifies that the selection sharing destination application of the third image data group is the "first application" (S815). The CPU 11 determines that the "first application" is not associated with any other image data group for which the sharing process has not been executed (S820: NO), and starts the first application (S830). The sharing process is executed (S835) for the first image data group, and the first application is terminated (S840). Since the execution of the sharing process has been completed for all the image data groups (S845), the flow is terminated.

<Effect>
According to the present application 14b described in the present specification, in S137, it is possible to accept an operation of selecting N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) sharing destination applications 64. Then, the CPU 11 can be made to execute the operation of causing each of the N shared destination applications 64 whose selection has been accepted to process the image data generated by the scan process of S115 (S195, S200, S270). As a result, it is not necessary for the user to repeatedly perform an operation for causing the N sharing destination applications 64 to process the image data for each of the N sharing destination applications 64. Therefore, convenience can be improved.

When the SEND application capable of outputting PDF format data is included in the selected N sharing destination applications 64 (S140: YES), the selection input of the final output format is accepted. Can be done (S145). Then, the image data having the selected final output format can be output to the SEND application (S260, S270). As a result, the SEND application can output the image data in the format desired by the user.

Search for (1) supporting EDIT action or SEND action, (2) being able to output JPEG format or PDF format data, and (3) having specifications to output response information. Applications that satisfy the conditions can be searched (S130). Then, the names of the searched applications are displayed in a list on the application selection screen (S135), and the user can accept the selection operation of the sharing destination application 64 (S137). As a result, the applications displayed on the application selection screen can be narrowed down in advance, so that the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, since the application that does not output the response information is not selected by the user, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation such as the process of sequentially executing the plurality of shared destination applications 64 being stopped in the middle. It will be possible.

If an EDIT application with the next processing order exists (S240: YES), the EDIT application with the next processing order is set as the sharing destination application 64 (S250), and the sharing process is executed in the set sharing destination application 64. (S195, S200). As a result, the i + 1th sharing destination application 64 processes the i-th processed image data, which is the data processed by the sharing destination application 64 of the i-th (i is a natural number of 1 or more (N-1) or less). It is possible to cause the CPU 11 to execute serial data processing in which the operation is repeatedly executed up to the Nth data output destination application. Therefore, the user's labor can be saved, and the convenience can be improved.

When the SEND application is included in the N sharing destination applications 64 (S187: YES), the processing order of the SEND applications can be made later than the processing order of the EDIT application (S189). As a result, after all the sharing processing by the EDIT application is executed on the image data, the processed image data can be output by the SEND application. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the image data is output by the SEND application before all the plurality of sharing processes executed by the plurality of EDIT applications are completed.

When the sharing destination application 64 to be executed is an EDIT application that supports bitmap format data (S193: YES), the image data can be shared by the sharing destination application 64 using the bitmap format. it can. Since the bitmap format is an uncompressed format, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the image quality of the image data.

When a plurality of EDIT applications are included in the N sharing destination applications 64 (S170: a plurality), the processing order reception screen can be displayed on the LCD 18 (S185). As a result, it is possible to accept input of the processing order of a plurality of EDIT applications (S185). Therefore, it is possible to reflect the user's intention in the order when executing the plurality of EDIT applications serially.

When the EDIT application of the next processing order exists (S240: Y), the instruction input reception screen can be displayed on the LCD 18 (S243). Then, in response to the input of the instruction to execute the sharing process to the EDIT application in the next processing order (S245: EDIT application), the EDIT application in the next processing order can be set as the sharing destination application 64 ( S250). As a result, it is possible to prevent the shared process from being executed by the EDIT application that the user does not intend to execute the process.

If the response information does not include the file path of the processed image data (S215: NO), the processed image data cannot be accessed. Therefore, the user needs to find the processed image data. In such a case, in the present application 14b described in the present specification, the image selection reception screen 120 including the most recently generated image 121 can be displayed on the LCD 18. Since the most recently generated image data forming the most recently generated image 121 is the most recently generated data, it is highly likely that it is processed image data. Then, in response to the input of the instruction to use the most recently generated image data as the processed image data (S225: YES), the most recently generated image data can be shared by the sharing destination application 64. As a result, it is possible to save the user the trouble of searching for the processed image data, and thus it is possible to improve the convenience.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is easy that various improvements and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be inferred from.

The input of the search condition by the user may be accepted before the execution of the search process of S130. For example, the search condition input reception screen may be displayed on the LCD 18. The search condition input reception screen shows the types of actions used as search conditions (SEND, EDIT, VIEW, CALL, etc.), the types of formats that can be output (JPEG, PDF, bitmap, Portable Network Graphics (also called PNG), text, etc. ) Is a screen that can be selected. Then, in S130, the CPU 11 may request the OS 14a to search for an application satisfying the search condition selected by the user. As a result, the application for executing the type of action selected by the user and the application for generating data having the type of format selected by the user can be displayed on the application selection screen 80. Since an application having a function desired by the user can be displayed as an option on the application selection screen 80, the convenience of the user can be enhanced.

In S210, when the response information output from the i-th sharing destination application 64 is received (S210: YES), the file path of the i-processed image data processed by the i-th sharing destination application 64 responds. Depending on what is included in the information (S215: YES), the processed image confirmation screen may be displayed on the LCD 18. The processed image confirmation screen is a screen showing an image formed by the i-th processed image data. Further, the processed image confirmation screen may display an instruction receiving image for accepting the input of the execution instruction of the next sharing process. When the instruction reception image is touched, the CPU 11 may cause the i + 1th sharing destination application 64 to share the i-th processed image data. As a result, each time the sharing process in one sharing destination application 64 is completed, the user can confirm the content of the processed image data. Since the progress of the process can be easily confirmed, the convenience of the user can be improved.

The processed image data generated by the shared processing of S195 and S200 may be stored in the flash memory 14 or the memory card 20. In this case, the response information output from the i-th sharing destination application 64 in S210 includes a file path for accessing the i-th processed image data stored in the flash memory 14 and the memory card 20. You may. After that, the i-th processed image data stored in the flash memory 14 or the memory card 20 may be shared by the i + 1th sharing destination application 64. As a result, even when the capacity of the i-th processed image data is larger than the free space of the RAM 13, the i-th sharing destination application 64 and the i + 1th sharing destination application 64 are located. It is possible to transfer processed image data.

In S185, the application 14b may determine the processing order when a plurality of EDIT applications execute the processing serially. As a result, it is not necessary for the user to determine the processing order, so that convenience can be improved. The automatic determination process of the processing order may be performed based on the priority table stored in advance in the flash memory 14. The priority table is a table that stores the priority of the processing order for each of the plurality of EDIT applications. The higher the priority of the EDIT application, the higher the processing order (that is, the order may come first). For example, the priority of the EDIT application that executes the process of reducing the capacity of the image data (eg, the trimming process) may be increased. As a result, the capacity of the image data can be reduced at an early stage of the serial processing, so that the processing load of the serial processing as a whole can be reduced.

In S193, the CPU 11 may determine whether or not the shared destination application 64 to be executed is an EDIT application that supports a lossless compressed format or an uncompressed format. Examples of the lossless compression format include PNG and Graphics Interchange Format (also called GIF). Examples of uncompressed formats include QuickDraw Picture (also called PICT) and Tagged Image File Format (also called TIFF) in addition to bitmaps. By sharing the image data with the sharing destination application 64 using the lossless compression format or the non-compression format, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the image quality of the image data.

In S210, the case where the application 14b receives the response information output from the sharing destination application 64 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this form. The application 14b may be in a form in which the response information is not received. In this case, the application 14b instructs each of the N sharing destination applications 64 to pass the processed image data to the sharing destination application 64 in the next processing order according to the completion of the sharing process. May be good. As a result, the process does not return to the present application 14b every time the sharing process in the sharing destination application 64 is completed, so that the total processing time when the N sharing destination applications 64 are made to execute the sharing process serially can be obtained. It can be shortened.

In S130, various methods may be used as a method for searching for an application having a specification for outputting response information. For example, the server device 52 may store a database of applications having specifications for outputting response information. Then, the CPU 11 may access the server device 52 via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 and read the database to search for an application having specifications for outputting response information. As a result, by using one database, search processing can be performed on a plurality of mobile terminals 10.

In S135, various methods can be used as the method of selecting the sharing destination application 64. For example, on the application selection screen 80, the contents of selectable functions may be displayed in a list. Examples of the contents of the functions of the EDIT application include trimming, retouching, color conversion, text insertion, left-right reversal, and the like. Examples of the contents of the functions of the SEND application include sending an e-mail, uploading an image to an SNS, and uploading an image to a storage on a network. Then, in S137, the selection of N functions required by the user may be accepted.

When the end button image 112 is touched in S245 (S245: end), it may be determined that the SEND application is to execute the sharing process, and the process may proceed to S260.

Various formats can be used as the image data format used when the image data is transferred between the sharing destination applications 64. For example, the processed image data generated by the i-th sharing destination application 64 in S195 or S200 may be temporarily stored in the RAM 13 in the JPEG format. Then, when the i + 1th shared destination application 64 supports the bitmap format data (S193: YES), the processed image data in the JPEG format read from the RAM 13 is converted into the bitmap format, and then the data is converted into the bitmap format. The processed image data after conversion may be shared with the i + 1th sharing destination application 64.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the image data generated by causing the device 30 to scan in S120 is used has been described, but the image data is not limited to this. For example, image data taken by a digital camera built in the mobile terminal 10 may be used. Further, the image data stored in advance in the flash memory 14 or the memory card 20 may be used.

The process of accepting the selection input of the final output format can be omitted. In this case, S145 and S145 may be omitted in the flow of FIG. The format of the image data when the sharing process is executed may be fixed to a predetermined format. In this case, S193 to S200 can be omitted in the flow of FIG. When the response information does not include the file path of the processed image data (S215: NO), the user may search for the processed image data. In this case, S220 to S227 can be omitted in the flow of FIG. When an EDIT application having the next processing order exists (S240: YES), the EDIT application having the next processing order may be set as the sharing destination application 64 without fail. In this case, S243 and S245 can be omitted in the flow of FIG. More generally, the information processing program functions as at least a processor as an "image data acquisition means", an "identification image display control means", a "processing control means", and a "processing control means". Just let me do it. As a specific example, the CPU 11 may execute at least S120, S135, and S195 or S200.

The image data set may be a set of various image data. For example, when various data stored in the server device 52 are downloaded via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, a set of a plurality of image data acquired by the download process is defined as an "image data set". You may. When downloading a compressed folder, a set of a plurality of image data included in the compressed folder may be defined as an "image data set". As a result, each of the plurality of image data included in the image data set acquired from the server device 52 can be shared by different sharing destination applications 64.

In the above embodiment, an example of a format that does not support multi-page is a JPEG format, and an example of a format that supports multi-page is a PDF format, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various formats such as PNG, GIF, and BMP can be examples of formats that do not support multi-page. Further, various formats such as DOC and XLS can be examples of formats corresponding to multi-page.

For example, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 having a call function is an example of an information processing device, but various devices such as a personal computer and a digital camera that do not have a call function are also an example of an information processing device. obtain. Further, the present invention can be applied to a device that does not have a touch panel 17 and inputs an operation from a hard key.

Further, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the JPEG data and the PDF data are stored in the memory card 20 that can be attached to and detached from the mobile terminal 10. These data may be stored in, for example, the flash memory 14 built in the mobile terminal 10.

Further, in the above embodiment, the OS 14a has been described as being an Android OS, but the present invention can be applied to an information processing device equipped with another OS.

Further, in the above embodiment, the sharing function has been described as being realized by the OS 14a, but instead of this, the present invention can be applied even when the sharing function is realized by hardware or middleware, for example.

Further, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 and the device 30 have been described as being connected by Wi-Fi, but instead, for example, by Bluetooth (registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. in the United States). The present invention can also be applied when connected.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the name is used as the image for identifying the application on the application selection screen 80 (see FIG. 4) and the processing order reception screen 90 (see FIG. 5) has been described, but the present invention is limited to this embodiment. I can't. The icon image of the application may be used as the image for identifying the application.

Further, in the above embodiment, the application 14b has been described as creating data in two types of formats, PDF and JPEG. However, the present invention is also applicable to a program that creates data in three or more formats.

Each of the "image data acquisition means", "identification image display control means", and "processing control means" operates by executing a program other than the present invention such as the hardware alone or the program of the present invention or the operating system. It may be hardware that does. Further, each of these parts may be hardware that operates by combining processing by a plurality of programs.

The sharing source application 60 is an example of a data output source application. The sharing destination application 64 is an example of an output destination application. The CPU 11 is an example of a data sharing processing unit. The mobile terminal 10 is an example of an information processing device. The device control application 14b is an example of an information processing program. The CPU 11 is an example of a processor. The LCD 18 is an example of a display unit. The CPU 11 that executes S120 is an example of the image data acquisition means. The name is an example of an identification image. The CPU 11 that executes S135 is an example of the identification image display control means. The CPU 11 that executes S195 and S200 is an example of processing control means. The SEND application is an example of an output application. The EDIT application is an example of an editing application. OS14a is an example of a search unit. PNG and GIF are examples of lossless compression formats. Bitmaps are an example of an uncompressed format. The file path is an example of access information. The instruction input reception screen 110 is an example of an input reception screen. The processed image confirmation screen is an example of the first instruction reception screen. The image selection reception screen 120 is an example of the second instruction reception screen. The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 is an example of a communication interface. The device 30 is an example of an image processing device.

10: Mobile terminal, 11: CPU, 13: RAM, 14b: Device control application, 15: Wireless LAN transmitter / receiver, 18: LCD, 60: Sharing source application, 64: Sharing destination application

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An information processing program that is read into an information processing device equipped with a data sharing processing unit that causes the data output destination application, which is the application selected as the data output destination, to process the data output by the data output source application. And
The information processing device includes a processor and a display unit.
The processor
Image data acquisition means for acquiring image data of multiple pages, and
A selection means for selecting at least one page of image data from the plurality of pages of image data acquired by the image data acquisition means, and a selection means.
An identification image display control means for displaying an identification image for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and
The image of the page selected by the selection means to the data output destination application that receives the input of the operation of selecting the data output destination application from the plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed and the selection is accepted. It is a processing control means for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of processing selected page image data which is data, and when a plurality of the data output destination applications are selected, each of the plurality of the data output destination applications. With the processing control means for processing the selected page image data,
When a plurality of the data output destination applications are selected, a determination means for determining whether or not the plurality of data output destination applications are to process the image data of the same page, and
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The processing control means
When it is determined by the determination means that the image data of the same page is processed, the data sharing processing unit is made to execute an operation of causing the plurality of data output destination applications to process the image data of the same page.
When it is determined by the determination means that the image data of the same page is not processed, the image data of the same page is not processed in common by the plurality of data output destination applications for each of the selected page image data. An information processing program characterized by causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of causing each of the plurality of data output destination applications to process. An information processing device provided with a data sharing processing unit that causes a data output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output by a data output source application.
Display and
Image data acquisition means for acquiring image data of multiple pages, and
A selection means for selecting at least one page of image data from the plurality of pages of image data acquired by the image data acquisition means, and a selection means.
An identification image display control means for displaying an identification image for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and
The image of the page selected by the selection means to the data output destination application that receives the input of the operation of selecting the data output destination application from the plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed and the selection is accepted. It is a processing control means for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of processing selected page image data which is data, and when a plurality of the data output destination applications are selected, each of the plurality of the data output destination applications. With the processing control means for processing the selected page image data,
When a plurality of the data output destination applications are selected, a determination means for determining whether or not the plurality of data output destination applications are to process the image data of the same page, and
Equipped with a,
The processing control means
When it is determined by the determination means that the image data of the same page is processed, the data sharing processing unit is made to execute an operation of causing the plurality of data output destination applications to process the image data of the same page.
When it is determined by the determination means that the image data of the same page is not processed, the image data of the same page is not processed in common by the plurality of data output destination applications for each of the selected page image data. An information processing apparatus characterized in that the data sharing processing unit executes an operation of causing each of the plurality of data output destination applications to process. A control method for an information processing device equipped with a data sharing processing unit that causes a data output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output by a data output source application. ,
The information processing device includes a display unit.
Image data acquisition step to acquire image data of multiple pages and
A selection step of selecting at least one page of image data from the plurality of pages of image data acquired in the image data acquisition step, and a selection step.
An identification image display control step for displaying an identification image for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and
The image of the page selected by the selection step in the data output destination application that receives the input of the operation of selecting the data output destination application from the plurality of applications on which the identification image is displayed and the selection is accepted. This is a processing control step for causing the data sharing processing unit to execute an operation of processing selected page image data which is data, and when a plurality of the data output destination applications are selected, each of the plurality of the data output destination applications. With the processing control step of processing the selected page image data,
When a plurality of the data output destination applications are selected, a determination step of determining whether or not the plurality of data output destination applications are to process the image data of the same page, and
Equipped with a,
The processing control step is
When it is determined in the determination step that the image data of the same page is to be processed, the data sharing processing unit is made to execute an operation of causing the plurality of data output destination applications to process the image data of the same page.
When it is determined in the determination step that the image data of the same page is not processed, the image data of the same page is not processed in common by the plurality of data output destination applications for each of the selected page image data. a method of controlling an information processing apparatus according to claim Rukoto the operation to be processed to each of the plurality of the data output destination application, to execute the data sharing process section as.

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