JP7259478B2 - Information processing device, information processing method and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present application relates to technology for sharing setting information among a plurality of people.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-100001, setting information necessary for executing a scan process and a serial number of a card are stored in association with each other. An image processing apparatus is described that executes scanning processing according to setting information stored in association with numbers.

JP 2016-10059 A

There are cases in which a plurality of people want to share certain setting information, but the image processing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200011 does not consider such a case. For this reason, after one of the sharers has changed the setting information, if any other sharer executes the scan process with the changed setting information without knowing that the setting information has been changed, it will not work as intended. may not be able to perform the scanning process.

An object of the present application is to provide a technology capable of notifying that shared setting information has been changed.

To achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus of the present application includes a receiving unit, a reading unit that reads identification information from a medium, a storage unit that stores identification information and setting information in association with each other, and a reading unit that reads the identification information from the medium. and a control unit that executes processing based on the setting information associated with the identification information when reading the When the associated setting information is changed and the identification information is read by the reading unit after the setting information associated with the identification information is changed, it is notified that the setting information has been changed.

According to the present application, it is possible to notify that the shared setting information has been changed.

1 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of a multi-function machine to which an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present application is applied; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a card management table stored in an NVRAM included in the MFP of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a procedure of new shortcut creation processing executed by the multi-function device of FIG. 1, particularly by a CPU; 2 is a flow chart showing a procedure of card detection processing executed by the multi-function device of FIG. 1, particularly by a CPU; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a procedure subsequent to the card detection processing of FIG. 4; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a use confirmation screen displayed on a panel included in the MFP of FIG. 1; 2 is a diagram showing an example of a shortcut change screen displayed on a panel included in the MFP of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of transition of the card management table of FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of transition of the card management table of FIG. 2; FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the control configuration of a multifunction machine 100 to which an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application is applied. The MFP 100 will hereinafter be referred to as the MFP 100 . Note that MFP is an abbreviation for Multifunction Peripheral.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the MFP 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 , ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 , RAM (Random Access Memory) 103 and NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) 104 .

The CPU 101 controls the entire MFP 100. In this embodiment, the CPU 101 controls a print engine 111 and a read engine 112 via an engine IF (Interface) 110 according to setting information. Note that the engine IF 110, print engine 111, and reading engine 112 will be described later.

The ROM 102 is a memory that stores control programs executed by the CPU 101 . The CPU 101 reads control programs stored in the ROM 102 and executes various processes.

A RAM 103 is a memory that temporarily stores image data and the like. The RAM 103 is also used as a storage area for temporarily storing data, signals, etc. used when the CPU 101 executes the control program, or as a work area for data processing.

The NVRAM 104 is a non-volatile memory that stores setting information and the like.

The MFP 100 also has a panel 105 and keys 106 .

The panel 105 is a touch panel in this embodiment, and various screens are displayed on the panel 105 according to the state of the MFP 100 . The user can perform an input operation by pressing input buttons on the screen (for example, buttons 150a to 150c in FIG. 6, which will be described later).

The key 106 is a hard key, ie a key formed by hardware. Typical examples thereof include a power switch and a reset switch (both not shown).

Furthermore, the MFP 100 has a reading unit 107 and a communication IF 108 .

The reading unit 107 is a card reader that reads the owner's ID (Identification) from the card 200 in this embodiment. As the card 200, an IC card containing an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip is used in this embodiment. The reading unit 107 reads the ID in the IC chip by near field communication (NFC) according to the proximity or contact of the card 200 . Therefore, the owner's ID is stored in the IC chip. As long as the card 200 can be specified, the ID is not limited to the owner's ID, and any number such as a serial number or manufacturing number may be used.

Communication IF 108 connects MFP 100 to a communication network (not shown). Since the communication network is assumed to be a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) in this embodiment, the communication IF 108 is a LAN IF (Local Area Network Interface) or a WLAN IF (Wireless LAN Interface). Of course, a wired LAN and a wireless LAN may exist at the same time, and in this case the communication IF 108 includes both the LAN IF and the WLAN IF.

MFP 100 also includes engine IF 110 . A print engine 111 and a reading engine 112 are connected to the engine IF 110 .

A print engine 111 is an engine for printing an image on a sheet, and employs an electrophotographic method, an inkjet method, a thermal method, or the like.

A reading engine 112 is an engine for reading an image from a document, and has a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), a CIS (Contact Image Sensor), and the like.

The engine IF 110 is a control circuit for controlling the print engine 111 and the read engine 112 , and the CPU 101 controls the print engine 111 and the read engine 112 via the engine IF 110 .

The engine IF 110 has a first engine IF (not shown) for controlling the print engine 111 and a second engine IF (not shown) for controlling the reading engine 112 . The first engine IF outputs control signals to the print engine 111 and image data to the print engine 111 based on commands from the CPU 101 . The second engine IF outputs control signals to the reading engine 112 and inputs image data from the reading engine 112 based on commands from the CPU 101 .

Further, the MFP 100 has an image processing circuit 120 .

The image processing circuit 120 has a first image processing circuit (not shown) and a second image processing circuit (not shown). The first image processing circuit rasterizes image data relating to a print job. The rasterized image data is temporarily stored in the RAM 103 and output to the print engine 111 . The second image processing circuit processes the image data read from the document by the reading engine 112 into digital data. The image data processed into digital data is transmitted to the outside via the communication IF 108, or is supplied to the print engine 111 and output to a sheet. The image data read from the document by the reading engine 112 is temporarily stored in the RAM 103 and output to the second image processing circuit. Here, in this embodiment, "reading" may be described as "scanning".

CPU 101 , ROM 102 , RAM 103 , NVRAM 104 , panel 105 , keys 106 , reader 107 , communication IF 108 , engine IF 110 and image processing circuit 120 are interconnected by bus 130 .

FIG. 2(a) shows an example of a card management table for managing the card 200. FIG. A card management table is created in NVRAM 104 by CPU 101 .

In this embodiment, the card 200 is associated with a shortcut, and the shortcut is associated with functions of the MFP 100 and various settings in the functions. That is, the card 200 is associated with the functions of the MFP 100 and various settings in the functions via shortcuts. Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of cards 200 can be associated with one shortcut. That is, each owner of a plurality of cards 200 is configured to be able to share one shortcut (functions and various settings of MFP 100 associated with it).

Note that the functions of the MFP 100 specifically include a print function, a scan function, a copy function, and the like, but in this embodiment, the color copy function will be described as an example. Various settings in the color copy function include enlargement/reduction settings, double-sided/single-sided scan settings, contrast settings, and double-sided/single-sided copy settings. Note that the various settings given as specific examples are all common, and thus the description of the various settings is omitted. The setting may also include setting of reading resolution by the reading engine 112 .

The CPU 101 controls the print engine 111 and the reading engine 112 based on enlargement/reduction setting, double-sided/single-sided scan setting, contrast setting, double-sided/single-sided copy setting, reading resolution setting, etc., and performs reading processing and printing. Execute copy processing including processing.

Two types of shortcuts, shortcut 1 and shortcut 2, are registered in the card management table shown in FIG. Shortcut 1 is associated with card A and card B, and shortcut 2 is associated with card C. Cards A to C have the same configuration as card 200, but have different owners. In other words, the IDs stored in the IC chips of cards A to C are different from each other.

The card management table also has areas for storing the current settings (current settings) and the previous settings (previous settings) of MFP 100 associated with each shortcut.

FIG. 2(b) shows the meaning of information (hereinafter referred to as "card status") set in the card management table. In FIG. 2B, "New" indicates that the card and the shortcut are associated, but the shortcut is unused. "Used" indicates that the shortcut was used after the card and shortcut were associated. "Changed" indicates that any of various settings including the function associated with the shortcut has been changed after using the shortcut, and the shortcut is in an unused state after the setting change. Furthermore, "-" indicates that the card and the shortcut are not associated.

According to the card management table shown in FIG. 2A, card A and card B are associated with shortcut 1, and card C is associated with shortcut 2. The owner of card A has created shortcut 1 but has not yet used it. After using the shortcut 1, the owner of the card B has changed any of the various settings associated with the shortcut 1, and has not yet used the shortcut 1 after the setting change. Furthermore, the owner of card C is using shortcut 2.

Next, control processing executed by the MFP 100, especially the CPU 101 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. FIG. Henceforth, in description of the procedure of each process, a step is described with "S".

FIG. 3 shows the procedure of new shortcut creation processing executed by the CPU 101 . The new shortcut creating process creates a new shortcut and registers the newly created shortcut in the card management table.

When the user presses an icon (not shown) for instructing creation of a new shortcut displayed on the panel 105, the CPU 101 detects the pressing and starts new shortcut creation processing. .

In FIG. 3, the CPU 101 first clears the registration candidate card information storage area (S1). The registration candidate card information storage area is temporarily provided in the RAM 103 by the CPU 101 in order to temporarily store the information of the registration candidate card.

Next, CPU 101 displays a shortcut setting screen (not shown) on panel 105 (S2). A shortcut is associated with a function and various settings for the function, as shown in the first-time use confirmation screen 150 of FIG. 6A, which will be described later. Therefore, the shortcut setting screen is a screen on which the user can select a function and input various setting values for the selected function. The shortcut setting screen is provided with a setting completion button for instructing completion of setting and a cancel button for instructing cancellation of setting (both buttons are not shown).

Next, the CPU 101 branches the processing according to the user's operation on the shortcut setting screen (S3).

In S3, if there is no user operation or if the user operation is a setting change operation (S3: none or setting change operation), the CPU 101 waits.

In S3, when the user presses the setting completion button, the CPU 101 advances the process from S3 to S4.

Further, in S3, when the user presses the cancel button, the CPU 101 ends the new shortcut creation process.

In S4, the CPU 101 displays a card registration screen (not shown). On the card registration screen, in addition to the functions and various settings set by the user on the shortcut setting screen, a message "Please hold the card to be registered over the card reader" is displayed.

Then, the CPU 101 waits until the card 200 is detected by the user holding the card 200 over the card reader, that is, the reading unit 107 (S5: NO), and when the card 200 is detected (S5: YES), the CPU 101 It is determined whether or not the card 200 that has been displayed is associated with any shortcut (S6). This determination is made based on the information registered in the card management table.

If it is determined in S6 that the detected card 200 is not associated with any shortcut (S6: NO), the CPU 101 causes the ID of the detected card 200 to be stored in the registration candidate card information storage area. After that (S7), the process proceeds to S10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the detected card 200 is already associated with any shortcut (S6: YES), the CPU 101 advances the process to S8.

In S<b>8 , CPU 101 displays a card change confirmation screen (not shown) on panel 105 . On the card change confirmation screen, the name of the already associated shortcut, the function associated with the shortcut, a "change" button for instructing to change various settings, and an instruction not to make this change. and a "do not change" button (both buttons not shown) are displayed.

Next, the CPU 101 branches the processing according to the user's operation on the card change confirmation screen (S9). In S9, when the user presses the "Change" button, the CPU 101 advances the process from S9 to S7. Since the processing of S7 has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, in S9, when the user presses the "do not change" button, the CPU 101 skips S7 and advances the process from S9 to S10.

When the process proceeds to S10, the card registration screen is displayed on the panel 105. FIG. Therefore, when the process proceeds to S10 via S8, the screen on panel 105 transitions from the card change confirmation screen to the card registration screen.

In S10, the CPU 101 branches the processing according to the user's operation on the card registration screen.

In S10, the CPU 101 waits while there is no user operation (S10: none).

Also, in S10, when the user presses the setting completion button, the CPU 101 advances the process from S10 to S11.

Further, in S10, when the user presses the cancel button, the CPU 101 ends the new shortcut creation process.

In S11, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the ID, that is, the ID of the registration candidate card is stored in the registration candidate card information storage area. In this determination, if it is determined that the ID of the registration candidate card is stored in the registration candidate card information storage area (S11: YES), the CPU 101 advances the process to S12. On the other hand, when it is determined that no registration candidate card ID is stored in the registration candidate card information storage area (S11: NO), the CPU 101 terminates the new shortcut creation process.

It should be noted that there are cases where a plurality of IDs are stored in the registration candidate card information storage area when the process proceeds to S11. In this case, when the user (for example, an administrator) attempts to associate a plurality of cards 200 with a newly created shortcut and sequentially holds the plurality of cards 200 over the reading unit 107 at the time of determination in S5. is. Furthermore, in this case, the user may be given administrator authority, and only the user who has been given administrator authority may associate a plurality of cards 200 with a newly created shortcut.

In S12 above, the CPU 101 associates all the registration candidate cards with the shortcut, and in the following S13, sets the status of all the associated cards to "New". After that, the CPU 101 terminates the new shortcut creation process. In the association between the card and the shortcut in S12 and S13, the CPU 101 further stores the contents of the shortcut to be associated this time, that is, the function and various setting values in the current setting area provided in the card management table shown in FIG. 2(a). do. Then, the CPU 101 stores the contents of the shortcut stored in the current setting area until the current association in the previous setting area.

FIG. 8(a) shows an example of the card management table after the CPU 101 executes the process of S13. In the example of FIG. 8A, when creating a new shortcut 1, the user holds the card A and the card B over the reading unit 107 to associate the shortcut 1 with the card A and the card B. In FIG.

FIG. 8(b) shows an example of a card management table different from FIG. 8(a). In the example of FIG. 8B, when creating a new shortcut 2 after creating a shortcut 1, the user holds the card C over the reading unit 107 to associate the shortcut 2 and the card C with each other.

Since the newly created shortcut is not used after the process of S13 is executed, the state of each card is "New" in both the card management table shown in FIG. 8A and the card management table shown in FIG. 8B. ”.

4 and 5 show the procedure of card detection processing executed by the CPU 101. FIG. When the reading unit 107 detects the card 200 and reads the ID from the card 200, the CPU 101 starts the card detection process.

In FIG. 4, the CPU 101 first determines whether or not the detected card 200 is associated with any shortcut (S21). This determination is made based on the card management table. Specifically, in the card management table, it is determined whether the state of the detected card 200 is any one of "New," "Used," and "Changed."

If it is determined in S21 that the detected card 200 is not associated with any shortcut, that is, if it is determined that all of the detected cards 200 have a status of "-" in the card management table. (S21: NO), CPU 101 displays a card unregistered screen (not shown) on panel 105 (S50), and then terminates the card detection process. On the card unregistered screen, for example, a warning message such as "This card is not registered in this device" is displayed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S21 that the detected card 200 is associated with any shortcut (S21: YES), the CPU 101 branches the process according to the state of the detected card 200 (S22). .

In S22, if the status of the detected card 200 is "New", the CPU 101 advances the process from S22 to S23. In S<b>23 , CPU 101 displays a first-time use confirmation screen on panel 105 .

FIG. 6A is an example of the first use confirmation screen 150. FIG. On the first use confirmation screen 150, along with the confirmation message "The following functions will be executed", the functions to be executed are color copying and various settings for color copying, such as enlargement/reduction: 95%, double-sided: on, and contrast. : +1, 2-sided copy: ON is displayed. Further, the first-time use confirmation screen 150 includes an execution button 150a for instructing execution of the displayed function, a cancel button 150b for instructing cancellation of execution of the displayed function, and a display of the displayed function and various settings. A setting change button 150c is also displayed for instructing a setting change.

Returning to FIG. 4, next, the CPU 101 branches the process according to the user's operation on the first use confirmation screen 150 (S25).

In S25, when the user presses the execution button 150a, the CPU 101 advances the process to S26 in FIG. In S26, the CPU 101 executes the function associated with the shortcut based on various settings. After changing the status of the card 200 to "Used" (S27), the CPU 101 terminates the card detection process.

FIG. 8(c) shows an example in which the card management table has transitioned from the state shown in FIG. 8(b) to the state after execution of S27. In the example of FIG. 8C, the detected card 200 is card A, so the status of card A has changed to "Used" in the card management table.

In S25, when the user presses the cancel button 150b, the CPU 101 terminates the card detection process.

Further, in S25, when the user presses the setting change button 150c, the CPU 101 determines whether or not multiple cards are associated with the shortcut (S30). In this judgment, if it is judged that only one card 200 is associated with the shortcut (S30: NO), the CPU 101 advances the process to S31 of FIG. In S<b>31 , CPU 101 displays a shortcut change screen on panel 105 .

FIG. 7A shows an example of the shortcut change screen 152. FIG. The shortcut change screen 152 is different from the first use confirmation screen 150 in FIG. The difference is that there is a "reflect on card" button 152a and a cancel button 152b.

Next, the CPU 101 waits until the user changes the contents of the shortcut (S32: NO). Then, when the user changes the contents of the shortcut (S32: YES), the CPU 101 branches the processing according to the user's operation on the shortcut change screen 152 (S33).

In S33, when the user presses the "reflect on this card" button 152a, the CPU 101 advances the process to the next S34. In S34, the CPU 101 sets the status of the card 200 to "Changed" in the card management table.

FIG. 8(d) shows an example in which the card management table has transitioned from the state shown in FIG. 8(c) to the state after execution of S34. In the example of FIG. 8D, the detected card 200 is card A, so the status of card A has changed from "Used" to "Changed" in the card management table.

Next, the CPU 101 changes the contents of the shortcut (S35). Here, "changing the contents of the shortcut" specifically means changing the association between the shortcut and the function and various settings to the association between the changed function and various settings. At this time, the CPU 101 stores the contents of the shortcut after the change in the current setting area of the card management table shown in FIG. 2A, and stores the contents of the shortcut before the change in the area of the previous setting.

Then, the CPU 101 advances the process to S26, executes the processes of S26 and S27, and ends the card detection process. Since the details of each process of S26 and S27 have been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8(e) shows an example in which the card management table has transitioned from the state shown in FIG. 8(d) to the state after execution of S27. In the example of FIG. 8(e), the detected card 200 is card A, so the status of card A has changed from "Changed" to "Used" in the card management table.

In S33, when the user presses the cancel button 152b, the CPU 101 terminates the card detection process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S30 of FIG. 4 that multiple cards are associated with the shortcut (S30: YES), the CPU 101 advances the process to S40 of FIG. In S<b>40 , CPU 101 displays a shortcut change/split selection screen on panel 105 .

FIG. 7B shows an example of the shortcut change/split selection screen 154. As shown in FIG. The shortcut change/split selection screen 154 replaces the shortcut change screen 152 of FIG. The difference is that it is a "Reflect on card" button 154c.

Next, the CPU 101 waits until the user changes the contents of the shortcut (S41: NO). Then, when the user changes the contents of the shortcut (S41: YES), the CPU 101 branches the processing according to the user's operation on the shortcut change/split selection screen 154 (S42).

In S42, when the user presses the "Reflect only on this card" button 154a, the CPU 101 advances the process to the next S43. In S43, the CPU 101 creates a new shortcut with the contents set by the user. At this time, the CPU 101 stores the contents of the new shortcut in the current setting area of the card management table shown in FIG. 2A, and stores the contents of the shortcut before creation in the previous setting area. In subsequent S44, the CPU 101 associates the detected ID of the card 200 with the new shortcut.

FIG. 9(d) shows an example in which the card management table transitions from the state shown in FIG. 9(a) to the state after S44 is executed. In the example of FIG. 9D, the detected card 200 is card A, so shortcut 3 is newly created in the card management table, and the status of card A is set to "New".

Next, after executing the new shortcut function (S45), the CPU 101 advances the process to S27. Since the process of S27 has been described above, its description is omitted.

FIG. 9(e) shows an example in which the card management table transitions from the state shown in FIG. 9(d) to the state after execution of S27. In the example of FIG. 9E, since the detected card 200 is card A, the status of card A associated with the newly created shortcut 3 has changed from "New" to "Used" in the card management table. there is

Also, in S42, when the user presses the "reflect on all cards" button 154c, the CPU 101 advances the process to S47. In S47, the CPU 101 sets the status of all cards to "Changed". Here, "all cards" means cards whose status is "Used" among all cards registered in the changed shortcut. That is, a card whose state is "New" does not set its state to "Changed." It should be noted that only a user with administrative authority may be allowed to advance the process to S47. In this case, since the change of the shortcut contents also affects cards owned by other users, this is to prevent the contents of the shortcut from being carelessly changed.

FIG. 9(b) shows an example in which the card management table has transitioned from the state shown in FIG. 9(a) to the state after execution of S47. In the example of FIG. 9B, the detected card 200 is card A, so all the cards associated with the shortcut 1 associated with card A in the card management table, that is, card A and card B Each state has changed from "Used" to "Changed".

After that, the CPU 101 advances the process to S35, executes the processes of S35, S26, and S27, and ends the card detection process. Since each process of S35, S26 and S27 has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 9(c) shows an example in which the card management table has transitioned from the state shown in FIG. 9(b) to the state after execution of S27. In the example of FIG. 9C, the detected card 200 is card A, so the status of card A has changed from "Changed" to "Used" in the card management table.

Further, in S42, when the user presses the cancel button 154b, the CPU 101 terminates the card detection process.

Further, when the state of the detected card 200 is "Changed" in the judgment of S22 of FIG. 4, the CPU 101 advances the process from S22 to S24. In S24, the CPU 101 displays a post-change usage confirmation screen on the panel 105. FIG. After that, the CPU 101 advances the process to S25. Since the processing after S25 has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 6B is an example of a post-change use confirmation screen 150'. The post-change use confirmation screen 150' highlights the message "The content of the shortcut has been changed" and the changed setting, in contrast to the first use confirmation screen 150 of FIG. 6(a). The difference is that

Further, if the state of the detected card 200 is "Used" in the judgment of S22, the CPU 101 advances the process from S22 to S26 in FIG. End the process. Since each processing of S26 and S27 has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted. In other words, in this case, the CPU 101 executes the shortcut function without displaying the first use confirmation screen 150 or the post-change use confirmation screen 150'.

FIG. 7(c) shows a shortcut change screen 152' obtained by adding a "restore to previous settings" button 152c to the shortcut change screen 152 of FIG. 7(a). When the user presses a "return to previous settings" button 152c on the shortcut change screen 152', the CPU 101 restores the settings before changing the contents of the shortcut to the previous settings provided in the card management table shown in FIG. 2(a). It reads out from the setting area and displays it on the shortcut change screen 152'.

As described above, the MFP 100 of this embodiment includes the panel 105, the reading unit 107 that reads the ID from the card 200, the NVRAM 104 that stores the ID and the shortcut in association with each other, and the reading unit 107 that reads the ID from the card 200. and a CPU 101 that executes processing based on the shortcut associated with the ID.

When CPU 101 receives a request to change the shortcut associated with the ID through panel 105 (S25), CPU 101 changes the shortcut associated with the ID (S34). If the ID is read, it is notified that the shortcut has been changed (S24).

In this manner, the MFP 100 of this embodiment can notify that the shared setting information has been changed.

Incidentally, in this embodiment, the MFP 100 is an example of an "information processing apparatus." Panel 105 is an example of a "reception unit." Card 200 is an example of a "medium." The ID is an example of "identification information". The NVRAM 104 is an example of a "storage unit". A shortcut is an example of “setting information”. The CPU 101 is an example of a "controller".

Further, after the shortcut associated with the ID is changed, the CPU 101 executes processing based on the changed shortcut, and when the ID is read by the reading unit 107 again, the CPU 101 performs information processing without performing notification. (S22→S26).

As a result, a notification that does not meet the user's intention is not made, so that it is possible to eliminate annoyance for the user.

Further, when the shortcut associated with the ID is changed, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there are two or more IDs associated with the shortcut associated with the change (S30). If it is determined that there are two or more IDs, a "reflect on all cards" button 154c that associates the changed shortcuts with all IDs of two or more and stores them in the NVRAM 104, and the changed shortcuts are added to two or more IDs. A “reflect only on this card” button 154a is presented to store in the NVRAM 104 in association with only the ID stored in the card 200 whose shortcut has been changed and accepted by the panel 105 among the IDs.

Accordingly, the user can select and press either the "reflect on all cards" button 154c or the "reflect on this card only" button 154a to execute the selected process. , it is possible to increase the range of user selection.

Incidentally, the "reflect on all cards" button 154c is an example of the "first option". The "reflect only on this card" button 154a is an example of the "second option".

In addition, in order to change the shortcut associated with the ID, the authority to change the shortcut associated with the ID is required. If the user does not have the authority to change the shortcut, the panel 105 does not accept the change of the shortcut associated with the ID.

As a result, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized person from inadvertently changing shortcuts.

Further, when the shortcut associated with the ID is changed, the CPU 101 saves the shortcut associated with the ID before changing the shortcut associated with the ID in the NVRAM 104 .

This is convenient because even if you change the shortcut by mistake, you can return to the shortcut before the change.

The MFP 100 further includes a print engine 111 that prints an image on a sheet, and shortcuts associated with IDs include functions and various settings related to printing of the print engine 111 .

The MFP 100 further includes a reading engine 112 that reads an image from a document, and shortcuts associated with IDs include functions and various settings related to reading by the reading engine 112 .

Further, the reading unit 107 reads the ID from the card 200 by wireless communication.

This is convenient because the user only needs to bring card 200 close to MFP 100 without directly connecting card 200 to MFP 100 .

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(1) In the above embodiments, the MFP 100 was described as an example of an information processing apparatus, but the information processing apparatus is not limited to the MFP 100, and may be a single printer, scanner, or copier.

(2) In the above embodiment, an example of the MFP 100 that does not have a FAX function has been described. However, the MFP 100 may have a FAX function.

(3) In the above embodiments, the CPU 101 was described as an example of the control unit, but the control unit may have a CPU and a dedicated circuit. Examples of dedicated circuits include ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays).

(4) In the above embodiment, a card reader that reads the ID in the card 200 by NFC is given as an example of the reading unit. good too. Moreover, SDIO (Secure Digital Input/Output) may be adopted as a communication interface. In these cases, the external storage device is a device having an interface corresponding to the adopted communication interface. Furthermore, a two-dimensional code reader may be employed as the reading unit. Two-dimensional codes include bar codes, QR codes (registered trademark), and the like. In this case, the medium is a card, a sheet, or the like having a two-dimensional code printed on its surface.

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Claims (10)

a reception department;
a reading unit that reads identification information from a medium;
a storage unit that associates and stores the identification information and the setting information;
a control unit that, when the reading unit reads the identification information from the medium, executes processing based on the setting information associated with the identification information;
with
The control unit
when the reception unit receives a request to change the setting information associated with the identification information, changing the setting information associated with the identification information;
Notifying that the setting information has been changed when the identification information is read by the reading unit after the setting information associated with the identification information is changed;
Information processing equipment. The control unit
After changing the setting information associated with the identification information, performing the notification when the identification information is read again by the reading unit after executing the processing based on the setting information after the change. executing the processing based on the setting information after the change without
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The control unit
when the setting information associated with the identification information is changed, determining whether there are two or more pieces of the identification information associated with the setting information related to the change;
When it is determined that there are two or more pieces of the identification information associated with the setting information related to the change,
a first option for storing the changed setting information in the storage unit in association with all of the two or more pieces of identification information;
The setting information after the change is stored in the storage unit in association with only the identification information stored in the medium on which the setting information received by the reception unit is changed, out of the two or more pieces of identification information. a second choice branch to be stored;
to present
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. In order to change the setting information associated with the identification information, authority to change the setting information associated with the identification information is required;
The control unit
When the identification information read by the reading unit does not have the authority to change the setting information associated with the identification information, the setting information associated with the identification information by the reception unit do not accept changes
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The control unit
when the setting information associated with the identification information is changed, storing the setting information associated with the identification information before changing the setting information associated with the identification information in the storage unit;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The information processing device further includes:
Equipped with a print engine that prints an image on a sheet,
the setting information associated with the identification information includes setting information related to printing of the print engine;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The information processing device further includes:
Equipped with a reading engine that reads images from originals,
wherein the setting information associated with the identification information includes setting information related to reading by the reading engine;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. the reading unit reads the identification information from the medium by wireless communication;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. When a request for changing the setting information associated with the identification information is received by a reception unit of an information processing apparatus having a storage unit for storing identification information and setting information in association with each other, the setting information associated with the identification information and change
After changing the setting information associated with the identification information, when the identification information is read by the reading unit of the information processing device, notifying that the setting information has been changed;
Information processing methods. a reception department;
a reading unit that reads identification information from a medium;
a storage unit that associates and stores the identification information and the setting information;
an information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that executes processing based on the setting information associated with the identification information when the reading unit reads the identification information from the medium;
a change process of changing the setting information associated with the identification information when the receiving unit receives a request to change the setting information associated with the identification information;
a notification process for notifying that the setting information has been changed when the identification information is read by the reading unit after the setting information associated with the identification information is changed;
to run
Information processing program.

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