JP6992557B2 - Image forming device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an image forming apparatus and a program.

Conventionally, an image forming apparatus that integrates functions such as copying, network printing, faxing, and scanning has become widespread. Further, the image forming apparatus can be one of the nodes constituting the network together with the equipment connected to the network. Since such nodes may have different display screen sizes, visibility may deteriorate even if a common display screen is to be displayed. Therefore, it has been proposed to change at least one of the size, shape, and display position of the pop-up screen while maintaining the size of the object in the pop-up screen displayed on the display screen (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). Further, when the display screen displayed on the display panel of a node such as a smartphone is also displayed on the operation panel of the image forming apparatus, coordinate conversion is executed based on the screen size ratio or the resolution ratio between the display panel and the operation panel. It has been proposed to determine the display position of an object (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In the prior art as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the screen layout is automatically adjusted according to the screen size, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of visibility when displaying a common display screen.

JP-A-2015-210548 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-186773

However, the prior art as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 does not customize the screen and does not consider the size of each display screen displayed on each node. Therefore, even if the customized screen is to be displayed as common to each node, if the visibility is poor, the work of re-editing is required. Therefore, it may not be possible to reduce the time required for screen customization work.

This disclosure has been made in view of such a situation, and is intended to reduce the time required for screen customization work.

The image forming apparatus according to the first aspect of the present disclosure is an image forming apparatus which is one of the nodes connected by the network together with the device connected to the network, and is a display unit for displaying a screen and the display unit. The operation unit that accepts the edited content of the screen displayed by the operation unit, the communication unit that transfers the display screen data based on the edited content received by the operation unit to the device, and the display screen data transferred by the communication unit. Based on this, the control unit includes a control unit that reflects the edit content received by the operation unit on the screen displayed on each of the nodes, and the control unit is provided with the control unit while the operation unit accepts the edit content. The editable area of the edited content is limited to the displayable area of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes.

Further, when the editable area of the edited content received by the operation unit exceeds the displayable area of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes, the control unit notifies that fact. Is preferable.

Further, it is preferable that the control unit notifies the displayable area of the screen displayed on each of the nodes while the operation unit accepts the editing content.

Further, when the operation unit accepts the editing content, the control unit preferably causes the display screen data to select a screen to be edited from the screens displayed on each of the nodes.

Further, it is preferable that the firmware further comprises a firmware for controlling the display unit, and the firmware displays a screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data.

Further, the application that controls the display unit, the application, and the application programming interface that links the application unit and the display unit are further provided, and the application is based on the display screen data via the application programming interface. It is preferable to display the screen displayed in each of the nodes.

The program according to the second aspect of the present disclosure includes a display unit for displaying a screen, an operation unit for receiving edit contents of the screen displayed by the display unit, and a display screen based on the edit contents received by the operation unit. The display transferred by the communication unit includes a communication unit that transfers data to a device connected to the network, and controls an image forming apparatus that is one of the nodes connected by the network together with the device. A program that functions as a control unit that reflects the edited content received by the operation unit on the screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the screen data. The control unit is edited by the operation unit. While the content is being accepted, the editable area of the edited content is limited to the displayable area of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes.

According to the first aspect and the second aspect of the present disclosure, the time required for the screen customization work can be shortened.

It is a figure which shows the example of the network configuration including the image forming apparatus 1 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the image forming apparatus 1 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the firmware 131 of the image forming apparatus 1 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the functional composition example of the apparatus 33 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the application 401 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the size candidate of the screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a figure which shows the notification example which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the displayable area 1017A to 1017C which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a flowchart explaining the control example by the firmware 131 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this disclosure is applied. It is a flowchart explaining the control example by the application 401 which concerns on Embodiment 2 to which this disclosure is applied.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration including an image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. The image forming apparatus 1A is connected to the image forming apparatus 1B, the storage apparatus 35, the terminal apparatus 5, the server 6A, and the server 6B via the network 3. When any one of the image forming apparatus 1A and the image forming apparatus 1B is not particularly distinguished, it is referred to as an image forming apparatus 1, and when any one of the server 6A and the server 6B is not particularly distinguished, it is referred to as a server 6. That is, the image forming apparatus 1 can communicate various data with at least one server 6 via the network 3. The network 3 is composed of a LAN, the Internet, and the like. Further, the connection form to the network 3 may be a wired connection or a wireless connection. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a device 33A and a device 33B such as a smartphone are connected to the network 3 by a wireless connection by a wireless LAN router 31. When any one of the device 33A and the device 33B is not particularly distinguished, it is referred to as the device 33.

The image forming apparatus 1A, the image forming apparatus 1B, and the storage apparatus 35 are installed in the same intranet, and a gateway is installed in the intranet. By doing so, it is possible to set a gateway having a firewall function so that access to the intranet from the outside is strictly restricted rather than access from the intranet to the outside. The storage device 35 is composed of NAS (Network-Atatched Storage) or the like. The server 6 provides online storage via the network 3. For example, the image data may be stored and the image data may be provided in response to a request from the terminal device 5. As the server 6, a web server or a cloud server provided with CGI (Comon Gateway Interface) or the like may be used. The server 6 is given information such as an account and a password for connecting to the image forming apparatus 1. The terminal device 5 is a client for using the respective services of the image forming device 1 and the server 6. As the terminal device 5, a notebook-type personal computer, a desktop-type personal computer, a tablet computer, or the like is used. Similarly to the terminal device 5, the device 33 also serves as a client for using the services of the image forming device 1 and the server 6. Further, the image forming apparatus 1 is one of the nodes connected by the network 3 together with the device 33 connected to the network 3. That is, the node corresponds to the one connected by the network 3, but in the present embodiment, the node further accepts the editing content of the screen by the user. In one example of FIG. 1, each of the image forming apparatus 1A, the image forming apparatus 1B, the apparatus 33A, the apparatus 33B, and the terminal apparatus 5 corresponds to a node.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. The image forming apparatus 1 is an apparatus having a PC printing function, a scanning function, a copying function, a facsimile function, a box storage function, and the like, and is composed of, for example, an MFP (Multi-Fundational Peripheral). The PC print function is a function of printing an image on paper based on image data received from a terminal device 5 or the like. It may also be called network printing or network printing. The box storage function is a function in which a storage area called a box or a personal box is provided to each user, and each user saves and manages an image file or the like according to his / her own storage area. A box corresponds to a folder or directory on a personal computer.

The image forming apparatus 1 includes a CPU 11, RAM 12, ROM 13, VRAM 14, a storage unit 15, a modem 16, a touch panel display 17, an operation key panel 18, a communication unit 19, a reading unit 20, an image forming unit 21, and the like, and combines them. Various functions are realized by operating the system. The CPU 11, RAM 12, ROM 13, and VRAM 14 function as a control unit 111 of the image forming apparatus 1. The touch panel display 17 includes a display unit 17a and an operation unit 17b, and has a screen showing a message to the user, a screen for the user to input a command or various information, a screen showing the result of processing executed by the CPU 11, and the like. indicate. The display unit 17a is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display and displays a screen. The operation unit 17b is composed of, for example, a touch panel, and receives the edited contents of the screen displayed by the display unit 17a. The touch panel display 17 is realized by providing the touch panel on the liquid crystal display. The touch panel display 17 transfers a signal indicating the touched position to the CPU 11. The VRAM 14 is used to store data on the display screen to be displayed on the touch panel display 17. The operation key panel 18 is a hardware keyboard, and is composed of a numeric keypad, a start key, a stop key, a function key, and the like. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices by a protocol such as TCP / IP. The communication unit 19 transfers, for example, display screen data based on the editing content accepted by the operation unit 17b to the device 33. The control unit 111 reflects on the screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data transferred by the communication unit 19. The modem 16 exchanges an image file with a facsimile terminal by a protocol such as G3.

The reading unit 20 reads an image, characters, or the like printed on the paper set on the platen glass and converts it into image data. That is, the reading unit 20 reads the paper and converts it into image data. The image forming unit 21 prints on paper an image or characters received from another device by the communication unit 19 or the modem 16 in addition to the images or characters read by the reading unit 20. The ROM 13 or the storage unit 15 stores a program for realizing a service function such as a copy function and a network print function. These programs are loaded into the RAM 12 as needed and executed by the CPU 11. As the storage unit 15, a hard disk drive, SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like is used. The firmware 131 is stored in the ROM 13.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the firmware 131 of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. The firmware 131 includes a network control unit 1311, a panel data collection unit 1312, a customized data generation unit 1313, a panel data setting unit 1314, and a user interface display control unit 1315, and controls the display unit 17a. The firmware 131 realizes a function of displaying the screen displayed on each of the nodes by the control unit 111 based on the display screen data. Specifically, the network control unit 1311 searches for whether or not there is a node on the network 3 on which the common firmware 131 is mounted by the communication unit 19. The panel data collection unit 1312 causes the communication unit 19 to acquire the sizes of the displayable areas 1017A to 1017C of the screen as described later from the node. The customized data generation unit 1313 accepts screen edits via the operation unit 17b. While the operation unit 17b accepts the editable content of the screen, the panel data setting unit 1314 displays on the screen so that the displayable area 1017A to 1017C of the screen, which will be described later, limits the editable area 1002 of the edited content. Set the contents. The user interface display control unit 1315 causes the display unit 17a to display the screen based on the setting contents of the panel data setting unit 1314.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the device 33 according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. The device 33 includes a CPU 331, a RAM 332, a ROM 333, a VRAM 334, a storage unit 335, a touch panel display 337, an operation key panel 338, a communication unit 339, an image pickup unit 341, and the like. The CPU 331, RAM 332, ROM 333, and VRAM 334 function as a control unit 113 of the device 33. The VRAM 334 is used to store data on the display screen to be displayed on the touch panel display 337. The communication unit 339 communicates with the image forming apparatus 1 or the server 6 or the like by a protocol such as TCP / IP. An operating system 405, an application 401 such as a web browser and a mailer, and an application programming interface 403 are installed in the ROM 333 and the storage unit 335. The programs constituting these are loaded into the RAM 332 as needed and executed by the CPU 331. A semiconductor memory is used as the storage unit 335.

The touch panel display 337 includes a display unit 337a and an operation unit 337b, and has a screen showing a message to the user, a screen for the user to input a command or various information, a screen showing the result of processing executed by the CPU 331, and the like. indicate. The display unit 337a is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display and displays a screen. The operation unit 337b is composed of, for example, a touch panel, and receives the edited contents of the screen displayed by the display unit 337a. The touch panel display 337 is realized by providing the touch panel on the liquid crystal display. The touch panel display 337 transfers a signal indicating the touched position to the CPU 331.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the application 401 according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. The application 401 utilizes the functionality of the hardware resources provided by the operating system 405 via the application programming interface 403. The hardware resources are, for example, a touch panel display 337, an operation key panel 338, a communication unit 339, and an image pickup unit 341. The application 401 controls, for example, the display unit 337a, and includes a network control unit 4011, a panel data collection unit 4012, a customized data generation unit 4013, a panel data setting unit 4014, and a user interface display control unit 4015. The network control unit 4011, the panel data collection unit 4012, the customized data generation unit 4013, the panel data setting unit 4014, and the user interface display control unit 4015 are the network control unit 1311, the panel data collection unit 1312, the customized data generation unit 1313, and the panel. Since the functions are the same as those of the data setting unit 1314 and the user interface display control unit 1315, the description thereof will be omitted. The application programming interface 403 links the application 401 with the display unit 337a. The application 401 displays a screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data via the application programming interface 403.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. An example of FIG. 6 is a screen controlled by the firmware 131, but may be a screen controlled by the application 401. Each of the firmware 131 and the application 401 can be commonly used in the image forming apparatus 1 of a different model, and can be commonly used in, for example, both the A3 machine and the A4 machine. A user customization screen can be created by at least one of firmware 131 and application 401. As shown in FIG. 6, the screen design of the image forming apparatus 1 is composed of a status bar area 1001 and an editable area 1002. The status bar area 1001 is an area in which a clock, a remaining amount of toner, a warning, or the like is displayed, and is not actively customized by the user. The editable area 1002 is an area in which objects 1011A to 1011C such as menu buttons are displayed, and is an area that is actively customized by the user. In one example of FIG. 6, the object 1011A calls the copy function, the object 1011B calls the scan function, and the object 1011C calls the fax function.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen size candidate according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. In the selection area 1013, the size of the screen acquired from the node on which the common firmware 131 is mounted on the network 3 is displayed in the selection area 1013 so as to be selectable. The display content of the selection area 1013 in the editable area 1002 can be selected by the user via the object 1012A and the object 1012B. A function meaning "OK" is assigned to the object 1012A. Object 1012B is assigned a function meaning "Back". That is, when the operation unit 17b accepts the editing content, the control unit 111 causes the display screen data to select a screen to be edited from the screens displayed on each of the nodes.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of notification according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. In one example of FIG. 8, the objects 1011A to 1011E are displayed in the editable area 1002. Objects 1011D and 1011E are assigned functions related to image formation other than the copy function, the scan function, and the fax function, respectively. In the notification area 1015 in the status bar area 1001, "If the button (5) is added, it cannot be displayed on the ** screen." Is displayed. “**” corresponds to the node having the smallest screen among the nodes. That is, when the editable area 1002 of the edit content received by the operation unit 17b exceeds the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen described later among the screens displayed on each of the nodes, the control unit 111 notifies that fact. Let me.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of displayable areas 1017A to 1017C according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. In one example of FIG. 9, the displayable area 1017A includes objects 1011A to 1011C, the displayable area 1017B includes objects 1011A to 1011D, and the displayable area 1017C includes objects 1011A to 1011D. However, the displayable area 1017C is wider than the displayable area 1017B. Each of the displayable areas 1017A to 1017C is a screen size frame acquired from a node on which the common firmware 131 is mounted on the network 3. That is, the control unit 111 notifies the displayable areas 1017A to 1017C of the screen displayed on each of the nodes while the operation unit 17b is accepting the editing content. In the following description, the displayable area 1017A will be described as the smallest screen size frame among the screens displayed by the nodes connected by the network 3, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. Further, when the displayable areas 1017A to 1017C are generically referred to, they are referred to as displayable areas 1017.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a control example by the firmware 131 according to the first embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. The processes of steps S11 to S20 are processes for notifying when the size of the displayable area 1017 of the screen is different, and although not shown, the screen is displayed even if the screen size is the same. You may accept the edited contents of. In step S11, the control unit 111 determines whether or not there is a node on the network 3 on which the common firmware 131 is mounted. When the control unit 111 determines that there is a node on the network 3 on which the common firmware 131 is mounted (step S11; Y), the control unit 111 proceeds to the process of step S12. When the control unit 111 determines that there is no node on the network 3 on which the common firmware 131 is mounted (step S11; N), the control unit 111 ends the process. In step S12, the control unit 111 acquires the size of the displayable area 1017 on the screen.

In step S13, the control unit 111 determines whether or not the size of the displayable area 1017 on the screen is different. When the control unit 111 determines that the size of the displayable area 1017 on the screen is different (step S13; Y), the control unit 111 shifts to the process of step S14. When the control unit 111 determines that the size of the displayable area 1017 on the screen is the same (step S13; N), the control unit 111 ends the process. In step S14, the control unit 111 determines whether or not the editing target has been selected. When the control unit 111 determines that the editing target has been selected (step S14; Y), the control unit 111 shifts to the process of step S15. When the control unit 111 determines that the edit target is not selected (step S14; N), the control unit 111 ends the process. In step S15, the control unit 111 determines whether or not the edit menu is selected. Specifically, when the control unit 111 determines that the first menu has been selected (step S15; the first menu), the control unit 111 shifts to the process of step S16. When the control unit 111 determines that the second menu is selected (step S15; second menu), the control unit 111 shifts to the process of step S20, and in step S20, the control unit 111 covers the displayable areas 1017A to 1017C. Notify.

In step S16, the control unit 111 accepts the edited content. In step S17, the control unit 111 determines whether or not the editing is completed. When the control unit 111 determines that the editing is completed (step S17; Y), the control unit 111 ends the process. When the control unit 111 determines that the editing is not completed (step S17; N), the control unit 111 shifts to the process of step S18. In step S18, the control unit 111 determines whether or not the editable area 1002 of the edited content exceeds the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen. When the control unit 111 determines that the editable area 1002 of the edited content exceeds the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen (step S18; Y), the control unit 111 shifts to the process of step S19. When the control unit 111 determines that the editable area 1002 of the edited content does not exceed the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen (step S18; N), the control unit 111 returns to the process of step S16. In step S19, the control unit 111 notifies to that effect.

Next, the operation and effect of the image forming apparatus 1 will be described. When the firmware 131 that can be used in common for the image forming apparatus 1 having different compatible papers is installed, the firmware 131 can provide a screen customization function by the user. The screen customization function includes, for example, one that automatically adjusts the screen layout according to the screen size. However, if the screen of the large-sized touch panel display 17 is displayed on the screen of the small-sized touch panel display 17 simply by automatic adjustment, the size may be automatically reduced and the visibility may be deteriorated. Specifically, it is difficult to find the display positions of icons such as objects 1011A to 1011E, objects 1012A, and objects 1012B due to line breaks or scrolls at inappropriate positions. Therefore, if the visibility deteriorates, the work of re-editing is required, and the time required for the screen customization work is required accordingly. Therefore, the time required for screen customization work cannot be shortened.

Therefore, the image forming apparatus 1 limits the editable area 1002 of the edited content to the displayable area 1017 of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes while the operation unit 17b accepts the edited content. With this control, the user can be made to edit the screen in a state where the editable area 1002 of the edited content is limited to the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each node. Therefore, since the screen edited by the user does not exceed the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each node, the edited contents are displayed in an unintended state at the stage of displaying the edited contents on the screen. This eliminates the need for re-editing. Therefore, the time required for screen customization work can be shortened.

Further, when the editable area 1002 of the edit content received by the operation unit 17b exceeds the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes, that fact is notified. Therefore, while the user is editing the screen, when the displayable area 1017A of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes is exceeded, the user is notified to that effect, and the user is notified of the editable area 1002 of the edited content. It can call attention. Therefore, since the warning can be notified at the same time as the editing by the user, the work of re-editing due to being displayed in an unintended state at the stage of displaying the edited content on the screen is particularly notably eliminated. be able to.

Further, while the operation unit 17b is accepting the editing content, the displayable area 1017 of the screen displayed on each of the nodes is notified. Therefore, while the user is editing the screen, the displayable area 1017 of the screen displayed on each of the nodes is notified to the user, so that the user is made aware of the editable area 1002 of the edited content and edits the screen. Can be done. Therefore, it is possible to have the user specifically consider and edit the arrangement position of the objects 1011A to 1011E, the objects 1012A, or the objects 1012B.

When the operation unit 17b accepts the edited content, the screen to be edited is selected from the screens displayed on each of the nodes as the display screen data. Therefore, as long as it is a node constituting the network 3, the screen displayed on any node can be edited. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of screen editing work.

Further, the firmware 131 displays the screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data. Therefore, even if each node has a different model, the firmware 131 has a common configuration for displaying a common screen. Therefore, if the node is equipped with the common firmware 131, the screen that can be displayed on such a node can be used as the user interface of the image forming apparatus 1.

Embodiment 2.
In the second embodiment, the description of the same configuration and function as in the first embodiment will be omitted. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the process limits the range of the editable area 1002 of the edited content by the application 401 instead of the firmware 131. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a control example by the application 401 according to the second embodiment to which the present disclosure is applied. Since the processing of steps S32 to S40 is the same as the processing of steps S12 to S20 except that the control main body is the control unit 113, the description thereof will be omitted. In step S31, the control unit 113 determines whether or not there is a node on which the common application 401 is installed on the network 3. When the control unit 113 determines that there is a node on which the common application 401 is installed on the network 3 (step S31; Y), the control unit 113 proceeds to the process of step S32. When the control unit 113 determines that there is no node on which the common application 401 is installed on the network 3 (step S31; N), the control unit 113 ends the process.

From the above description, the application 401 displays the screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data via the application programming interface 403. Therefore, even if each node has a different model, the application 401 has a common configuration for displaying a common screen, so if the node has the application 401 installed, it can be displayed on such a node. The screen can be used as a user interface of the image forming apparatus 1.

Although the image forming apparatus 1 to which the present disclosure is applied has been described above based on the embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.

For example, the example in which the device 33 is a smartphone has been described, but the device 33 is not limited to this, and the device 33 may be a device having a wireless communication function such as, for example, a car navigation device or a FlashAir (registered trademark). Further, although the displayable areas 1017A to 1017C have been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and different shapes and numbers may be used. That is, different embodiments may be used.

1,1A, 1B image forming device, 3 network 11 CPU, 12 RAM, 13 ROM, 14 VRAM, 111 control unit 15 storage unit, 16 modem 17 touch panel display, 17a display unit, 17b operation unit 18 operation key panel, 19 communication Unit 20 Reading unit, 21 Image forming unit 31 Wireless LAN router, 33, 33A, 33B Equipment 331 CPU, 332 RAM, 333 ROM, 334 VRAM
113 Control unit, 335 storage unit, 337 touch panel display, 337a display unit, 337b operation unit, 338 operation key panel, 339 communication unit, 341 image pickup unit, 35 storage device, 5 terminal device, 6,6A, 6B server 131 firmware 1311,4011 network Control unit 1312, 4012 Panel data collection unit 1313, 4013 Customized data generation unit 1314, 4014 Panel data setting unit 1315, 4015 User interface display control unit 401 Application 403 Application programming interface 405 Operating system 1001 Status bar area, 1002 Editable area 1011A ~ 1011E, 1012A, 1012B Object 1013 Selection area, 1015 Notification area 1017, 1017A ~ 1017C Displayable area

Claims (7)

An image forming apparatus that is one of the nodes connected by the network together with the equipment connected to the network.
The display unit that displays the screen and
An operation unit that accepts the edited contents of the screen displayed by the display unit, and
A communication unit that transfers display screen data based on the edited content received by the operation unit to the device, and a communication unit.
A control unit that reflects the edited content received by the operation unit on the screen displayed by each of the nodes based on the display screen data transferred by the communication unit.
Equipped with
The control unit
While the operation unit is accepting the edit content, the editable area of the edit content is limited to the displayable area of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes.
Image forming device. The control unit
When the editable area of the edited content received by the operation unit exceeds the displayable area of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes, a notification to that effect is given.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1. The control unit
While the operation unit is accepting the edit content, the displayable area of the screen displayed on each of the nodes is notified.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit
When the operation unit accepts the edit content, the display screen data causes the screen to be selected from the screens displayed on each of the nodes.
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Firmware that controls the display unit,
Further prepare
The firmware is
Display the screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data.
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The application that controls the display unit and
An application programming interface that links the application and the display unit,
Further prepare
The application
A screen displayed on each of the nodes is displayed based on the display screen data via the application programming interface.
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The display unit that displays the screen and
An operation unit that accepts the edited contents of the screen displayed by the display unit, and
A communication unit that transfers display screen data based on the edited content received by the operation unit to a device connected to the network, and a communication unit.
A computer that controls an image forming apparatus that is one of the nodes connected by the network together with the device.
A control unit that reflects the edited content received by the operation unit on the screen displayed on each of the nodes based on the display screen data transferred by the communication unit.
It is a program that functions as
The control unit
While the operation unit is accepting the edit content, the editable area of the edit content is limited to the displayable area of the smallest screen among the screens displayed on each of the nodes.
program.

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