JP7302388B2 - Information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present application relates to an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an image reading apparatus that reads an image of a document.

In Patent Document 1, an information processing apparatus (PC) capable of communicating with a scanner, when receiving scan data from the scanner, displays a preview screen displaying a list of images based on the received scan data on a panel. It is described that a continuous scan icon is displayed on the screen and an image based on the newly received scan data is inserted at the dragged position of the continuous scan icon.

JP 2015-198288 A

However, in the information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, there is room for improvement in operability for adding an image based on newly received scan data to the preview screen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present application to provide a technique capable of further improving the operability of adding an image of a document newly read by an image reading apparatus to a reading result screen.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing program of the present application includes continuous scanning for starting reading of the document in response to setting the document at the document setting position, setting the document at the document setting position, and reading the document. The image of the document read by the image reading device is sent to the information processing device that communicates with the image reading device that can select either a manual start scan mode in which reading of the document is started in response to a start instruction. a first display process for displaying a reading result screen including an image received from the image reading device on a display unit of the information processing device; An information processing program for executing belonging processing for causing an image displayed in a screen to belong to the same group, and second display processing for displaying an object instructing execution of the belonging processing in a reading result screen, wherein In the affiliation processing, the image reading device is operated by continuous scanning in response to the operation of the object to read an image of a new document and make it belong to the same group as the image displayed in the read result screen.

According to the present application, it is possible to further improve the operability of adding the image of the document newly read by the image reading device to the reading result screen.

1 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on a panel during execution of the control program shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of first scan screen processing executed by the PC, particularly the CPU, shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed procedures of setting processing included in the first scan screen processing of FIG. 3; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the detail setting screen popup-displayed on the scan screen of FIG.2(b). FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed procedures of initial scan processing included in the first scan screen processing of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing detailed procedures of continuous scan processing included in the initial scan processing of FIG. 6; FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a continuous scanning display window popped up on the scanning screen of FIG. 2B; FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed procedures of result display processing included in the first scan screen processing of FIG. 3; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a scan data save screen displayed on the panel shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed procedures of additional scan processing included in the first scan screen processing of FIG. 3; 4 is a flowchart showing detailed procedures of insertion scan processing included in the first scan screen processing of FIG. 3; 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of second scan screen processing executed by the PC, particularly the CPU, shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the procedure following the second scan screen process of FIG. 13; FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a scan data save screen different from the scan data save screen of FIG. 10 displayed on the panel shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 1 shows a control configuration of a communication system 1 according to one embodiment of the present application. A communication system 1 includes a PC (Personal Computer) 10 , a scanner 30 and a router 32 .

The PC 10 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12 , a storage section 14 , a panel 16 , a mouse 18 and a network I/F (Interface) 20 . These components 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 and 22 are enabled to communicate with each other through input/output ports 22 .

The network I/F 20 communicates with an external device via the router 32, and is connected to the scanner 30 via the router 32 in this embodiment. As a result, the PC 10 can transmit and receive various data to and from the scanner 30 .

The panel 16 has a display surface, and displays an image or the like based on image data on the display surface. The mouse 18 is used to move a cursor displayed on the display surface of the panel 16, and receives a user's drag operation, click operation, and the like.

The CPU 12 executes processing according to the control program 26 in the storage section 14 . The control program 26 is a program for causing the scanner 30 to perform scanning processing.

The storage unit 14 is configured by combining a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a buffer included in the CPU 12, and the like. The storage unit 14 also includes a data storage area 28 . The data storage area 28 is an area for storing scan data obtained from the scanner 30, data necessary for executing the control program 26, and the like.

In the communication system 1 , the scanner 30 executes scan processing according to a scan command from the PC 10 , and scan data generated by the scan processing is transmitted to the PC 10 . At this time, when at least one or more documents are collectively scanned by the scanner 30, the scan data of the at least one or more documents are grouped into a group of scan data (hereinafter referred to as a "scan data group"). may be used) and stored in the PC 10.

If the user wishes to add new scan data to the scan data group, further scan processing is performed. That is, for example, it is assumed that at least one document is scanned and the scan data of the at least one document is stored in the PC 10 . After that, it may be desired to store the scan data of the new document together with the scan data of the previously scanned document. In this case, a new scan is performed following the previous scan, and the scan data of the new document and the scan data of the previously scanned document are stored in the data storage area 28 in association with each other.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a display screen displayed on the panel 16 while the control program 26 is running. FIG. 2(a) shows an initial screen (hereinafter referred to as "HOME screen") 100 that is displayed first after the control program 26 is activated. FIG. 2B shows a scan screen 110 for causing the scanner 30 to scan.

The HOME screen 100 in FIG. 2A shows a state in which the scanner with the product name "DS-XXX" has already been selected as the scanner 30 to be controlled. An icon 101a indicating the appearance of the selected device is displayed in the selected device display area 101 for displaying the selected device. Under the icon 101a, the product name "DS-XXX", the connection method "LAN connection" between the scanner 30 and the PC 10, and the operation status of the scanner 30 "can be scanned" are displayed.

In the selected device display area 101, a "select product" button 101b is also displayed. The "select product" button 101b is pressed when selecting a device different from the currently selected scanner 30, ie, "DS-XXX". It should be noted that there is a case where the device to be controlled is not selected, in which case the "select product" button 101b is used to select the device to be controlled.

When the "select product" button 101b is pressed, the PC 10, particularly the CPU 12, searches for devices existing on the communication network connected via the network I/F 20, and displays the search results on the panel 16. . When the user selects any device from among them, the selected device is displayed in the selected device display area 101 .

The HOME screen 100 also has a function list area 102 . A function list area 102 is an area for displaying a list of the functions of the devices displayed in the selected device display area 101 . Since the device with the product name “DS-XXX” is a scanner that has only a scanning function, only the scanning icon 102a indicating the scanning function is displayed in the function list area 102. FIG. If the device to be controlled is a multifunction device, it has multiple functions such as a print function, a scan function, a copy function, and a FAX function. will be displayed.

In FIG. 2(a), when the user operates the scan icon 102a, a scan screen 110 is displayed on the panel 16 as shown in FIG. 2(b). The scan screen 110 is mainly composed of a scan setting area 111 , a scan instruction area 112 and a precaution display area 113 .

In the scan setting area 111, buttons 111a to 111c for displaying three main types of settings after the current scan settings, and an "all settings" button 111d for instructing display of all settings are displayed. It is

The buttons 111a to 111c respectively display the current settings of "document size", "color setting" and "resolution", and by pressing the buttons 111a to 111c, the settings of the corresponding types can be changed. ing.

When the "all settings" button 111d is pressed, a setting window 120 (see FIG. 5) in which all settings can be changed is popped up on the scan screen 110. FIG. Using this setting window 120, the user can change all types of changeable settings, not limited to the above "document size", "color setting" and "resolution".

A scan button 112 a for issuing a scan command to the scanner 30 is displayed in the scan instruction area 112 . An icon 112b similar to the icon 101a is also displayed so that the scanner 30 to which the scan command is to be issued can be identified. Adjacent to the icon 112b, the product name "DS-XXX", the connection method "LAN connection" between the scanner 30 and the PC 10, and the operation status of the scanner 30 "Can be scanned" are also displayed.

In the caution display area 113, a caution ``Set the document to be scanned on the platen glass or the automatic document feeder'' is displayed, and an image related to the caution is displayed.

FIG. 3 shows the procedure of the first scan screen process executed by the CPU 12. As shown in FIG. The first scan screen processing is processing that is executed when the scan screen 110 is displayed on the panel 16 .

In FIG. 3, the CPU 12 first determines whether or not the scan button 112a has been pressed (S1). In this determination, if it is determined that the scan button 112a has not been pressed (S1: NO), the CPU 12 determines whether or not the "all settings" button 111d has been pressed (S2).

In the judgment of S2, when it is judged that the "set all" button 111d was not pressed (S2: NO), the CPU 12 returns the process to S1 and makes the judgment of S1 again.

On the other hand, in the judgment of S2, when it is judged that the "set all" button 111d has been pressed (S2: YES), the CPU 12 executes the setting process (S3) and then returns the process to S1.

FIG. 4 shows detailed procedures of the setting process. In FIG. 4, the CPU 12 first displays a detailed setting screen on the panel 16 (S21).

FIG. 5 shows an example of a detail setting screen displayed on the panel 16. As shown in FIG. However, in FIG. 5, the detailed setting screen 120 is displayed in a pop-up window display form not on the entire display surface of the panel 16 but on a part of the scan screen 110 shown in FIG. Of course, the display form is not limited to this display form, and a display form in which the entire display surface of the panel 16 is displayed may be adopted.

Returning to FIG. 4, next, the CPU 12 determines whether or not the continuous scan setting has been changed to ON (S22).

As shown in FIG. 5, the detailed setting screen 120 is mainly composed of a setting item display area 122 that displays a list of settable items and a setting area 124 that sets various settings belonging to the selected item. Further, the detailed setting screen 120 displays an OK button 126 for validating the settings, a cancel button 127 for invalidating the settings, and a "restore to standard" button 128 for returning the settings to the standard.

The setting item display area 122 displays “basic setting”, “original correction”, “image adjustment”, “monochrome image quality adjustment”, and “conveyance control” as selectable items. When the "conveyance control" item 122a is selected from among them, "continuous scan" and "carrier sheet mode" belonging to the category of "conveyance control" can be set to on (ON)/off (OFF). The ON setting is performed by displaying "check marks" in the adjacent check boxes 124a and 124b, and the OFF setting is performed by not displaying "check marks" in the check boxes 124a and 124b. set. Note that if a scanner 30 that does not have the "continuous scan" function is selected, the check box 124a is displayed, for example, in grayscale so that the "continuous scan" setting cannot be selected. do.

In the present embodiment, "continuous scanning" is handled and "carrier sheet mode" is not handled. Therefore, "continuous scanning" will be described below, and "carrier sheet mode" will not be described.

“Continuous scanning” means that when the next document is set at the document setting position within a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes in this embodiment) after scanning, another operation such as pressing the scan button 112a is performed. It is a function that automatically starts scanning the next document without scanning. Note that the "continuous scan" of the "continuous scan icon" described in Patent Document 1 is different from the "continuous scan" of the present embodiment, and another operation such as pressing the scan button 112a is performed to It scans the manuscript of In other words, the "continuous scan" of Patent Document 1 corresponds to the "normal scan" described later in this embodiment.

Returning to FIG. 4, when it is determined in the determination at S22 that the continuous scan setting is not changed to ON (S22: NO), the CPU 12 sets the continuous scan setting OFF (OFF) to the data storage area 28. After saving (S23), the setting process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S22 that the continuous scan setting has been changed to ON (S22: YES), the CPU 12 saves the continuous scan setting ON in the data storage area 28 (S24). After that, the setting process is terminated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the scan button 112a has been pressed in the determination of S1 in FIG. 3 (S1: YES), the CPU 12 executes initial scan processing (S4). Here, the "initial scan process" is the first scan command after the start of the control program 26, that is, the scan process that is executed for the first time after the start of the control program 26 by the scan command in response to pressing of the scan button 112a. be.

FIG. 6 shows detailed procedures of the initial scanning process. In FIG. 6, the CPU 12 first determines whether or not the continuous scan setting is ON (S31). In this determination, if it is determined that the continuous scan setting is OFF (S31: NO), the CPU 12 executes the normal scan process (S32) and then ends the initial scan process. Here, "normal scanning" refers to scanning of a document in response to an operation to start scanning after setting the document. A specific operation of the "operation to start scanning" will be described later with reference to FIG. 10(a).

On the other hand, if it is determined in S31 that the continuous scan setting is ON (S31: YES), the CPU 12 executes the continuous scan process (S33) and then terminates the initial scan process.

FIG. 7 shows detailed procedures of continuous scan processing. In FIG. 7, the CPU 12 first sets the countdown timer to 10 minutes (S41). The countdown timer is, for example, software that sets an integer value corresponding to 10 minutes in a partial area secured in the data storage area 28, and counts down the integer value by 1 at each predetermined time to measure 10 minutes. is a counter. Of course, it does not have to be a software counter, it may be a hardware counter. Note that "10 minutes" is the maximum time during which the continuous scanning operation mode is continued until the next document is set at the document setting position after scanning by continuous scanning is executed. In other words, if 10 minutes elapse before the next document is set at the document setting position after scanning by continuous scanning is executed, even if the next document is set at the document setting position, that document will automatically be scanned. does not start automatically.

Next, the CPU 12 determines whether a timeout has occurred or whether the completion button has been pressed (S42). Here, "timeout has occurred" means that the countdown timer has timed 10 minutes. Further, "the completion button is pressed" means that the "completion" button 131 in the pop-up window 130 shown in FIG. 8, which will be described later, has been pressed. A “complete” button 131 is a button for giving an instruction to complete the continuous scan operation mode.

If it is determined in S42 that either a timeout has occurred or the "Complete" button 131 has been pressed (S42: YES), the CPU 12 terminates the continuous scanning process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S42 that neither a timeout has occurred nor the "Complete" button 131 has been pressed (S42: NO), that is, a timeout has not occurred and "Complete button 131 has not been pressed, the CPU 12 determines whether or not a document has been detected (S43). "A document is detected" means that a sensor (not shown) detects that the next document is set at the document setting position.

If it is determined in S43 that the document has been detected (S43: YES), the CPU 12 performs a scanning process, that is, a process of transmitting a scan command to the scanner 30 so as to scan the detected document. (S44), the countdown timer is set to 10 minutes (S45) in the same manner as in S41 above, and then the process proceeds to S46.

The CPU 12 causes the continuous scanning display window 130 to pop up on the panel 16 while executing the process of S44. FIG. 8 shows how the continuous scanning display window 130 is displayed on the scanning screen 110 of FIG. 2(b). The "Complete" button 131 is displayed together with a message in the ongoing scanning display window 130 .

On the other hand, if it is determined in S43 that no document has been detected (S43: NO), the CPU 12 advances the process to S46.

In S46, the CPU 12 counts down the countdown timer. Next, the CPU 12 checks the remaining time of the countdown timer and determines whether the remaining time is less than 1 minute (S47). In this determination, if it is determined that the remaining time is one minute or more (S47: NO), the CPU 12 displays the remaining time of the countdown timer in minutes on the panel 16 (S48), and then proceeds to S42. return.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S47 that the remaining time is less than one minute (S47: YES), the CPU 12 displays the remaining time of the countdown timer on the panel 16 in seconds (S49), and then performs the process. is returned to the above S42. In this way, when the remaining time of the countdown timer becomes short, the remaining time is displayed in seconds, so that the user can grasp the reduced remaining time in more detail.

Returning to FIG. 3, the CPU 12 next executes a result display process (S5). FIG. 9 shows detailed procedures of the result display process. In FIG. 9, the CPU 12 first displays the scan result on the panel 16 (S51).

Next, the CPU 12 determines whether or not the continuous scan setting is ON (S52). In this determination, if it is determined that the continuous scan setting is OFF (S52: NO), the CPU 12 terminates the result display process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S52 that the continuous scan setting is ON (S52: YES), the CPU 12 places continuous icons 260a and 260b (Fig. 10) is displayed (S53), the result display process is terminated.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the scan data save screen 200 after execution of the result display process. As shown in FIG. 10, the scan data save screen 200 mainly includes a preview display area 210 for displaying a preview of the scan data group, and a save/share instruction area for displaying a plurality of buttons for instructing saving/sharing of the scan data group. area 220 . FIG. 10A shows the scan data save screen 200 when the continuous scan setting is OFF, and FIG. 10B shows the scan data when the continuous scan setting is ON. A save screen 200 is shown.

In the example of FIG. 10, the scan data group contains two scan data. That is, the document is scanned by the scanner 30 and two scan data are stored in the data storage area 28 of the PC 10 . Therefore, in the preview display area 210, display frames 210a and 210b are formed for displaying the two scan data, respectively, and an image related to each scan data is displayed in each of the display frames 210a and 210b. The process of S<b>51 described above corresponds to the process of displaying an image related to the scan data, which is the scan result, in the preview display area 210 .

An additional scan button 230 for instructing additional scanning is also displayed above the preview display area 210 .

In the save/share instruction area 220, a "Save to PC" button 221, a "Save to cloud service" button 222, an "Open with application" button 223, and an "E-mail attachment" button 224 are displayed. .

A "save to PC" button 221 saves a scan data group, that is, in the example of FIG. This is a button for giving an instruction to save in area 28, for example, HDD. A “save to cloud service” button 222 is a button for instructing to save the scan data group in a server (not shown) connected via the network I/F 20 . An “open with application” button 223 is a button for starting an application for editing a scan data group such as data conversion, and giving an instruction to pass the scan data group to the application. An "email attachment" button 224 is a button for attaching a scan data group to an e-mail and giving an instruction to transmit the e-mail to a destination.

A cursor 300 is displayed on the display surface of the panel 16 to move up, down, left, and right on the display surface according to the operation of the mouse 18 . FIG. 10 shows a state in which the cursor 300 is positioned within the display frame 210b. In this embodiment, a state in which the user positions the cursor 300 within the display frame 210b and does not perform any other operation on the display frame 210b is referred to as "mouseover". In other words, such a cursor operation by the user is expressed as "the image in the display frame 210b is moused over". Note that "mouseover" is a general term, and the user can also "mouseover" display objects other than the display frames 210a and 210b, specifically, various buttons 221 to 224 and 230. can do. However, in this embodiment, since the user positions the cursor 300 on display objects other than the display frames 210a and 210b in order to perform operations, the expression "mouse over" will not be used.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the image in the display frame 210b is moused over, an icon group is displayed on the left side of the center of the display frame 210b. The icon group includes an insert icon 250, a delete icon 252, a rotate right icon 254, and a rotate left icon 256 in this embodiment.

The group of icons need only partially hang over the left side of the display frame 210b, and need not be contained within the display frame 210b. However, if the entire icon group is displayed out of the display frame 210b, it is difficult to know which of the display frames 210a and 210b the icon group belongs to. preferably overlaps the display frame 210b.

The insert icon 250 provides a new display frame on the left side of the display frame in which the group of icons is displayed, that is, on the left side of the display frame 210b in FIG. This is an icon for giving an instruction to When the insert icon 250 is operated, (the CPU 12 of) the PC 10 transmits a scan command to the scanner 30 via the network I/F 20 and router 32 . In response, the scanner 30 scans a new document and transmits the scan data to the PC 10. The PC 10 receives the scan data, generates a new display frame, and displays the received scan data in the display frame. Display an image related to

The delete icon 252 is an icon for giving an instruction to delete the display frame in which the group of icons is displayed, that is, the display frame 210b in FIG. When the delete icon 252 is operated, the CPU 12 deletes the display frame 210b and deletes the scan data that is the basis of the image displayed in the display frame 210b from the scan data group.

The right rotation icon 254 is an icon for instructing to rotate the display frame in which the group of icons is displayed, that is, the display frame 210b in FIG. 10, by 90 degrees, for example. The counterclockwise rotation icon 256 is an icon for instructing to rotate the display frame 210b counterclockwise by 90°, for example.

The add scan button 230 differs from the insert icon 250 in that a new display frame is provided after the last display frame, which is the display frame 210b in FIG. This is a button for giving an instruction to display such an image. When the additional scan button 230 is pressed, (the CPU 12 of) the PC 10 transmits a scan command to the scanner 30, similarly to when the insert icon 250 is operated. Since the subsequent processing is the same as when the insert icon 250 is operated, the description thereof will be omitted. However, the position where the display frame is newly generated is different from when the insert icon 250 is operated.

FIG. 10B shows how continuation icons 260a and 260b are displayed at the positions of the additional scan button 230 and the insert icon 250 by the process of S53. This allows the user to know that the continuous scan setting is currently ON.

Returning to FIG. 3, the CPU 12 then determines whether or not the additional scan button 230 has been pressed (S6). In this determination, if it is determined that the additional scan button 230 has been pressed (S6: YES), the CPU 12 executes additional scan processing (S7) and then returns the processing to S6.

FIG. 11 shows detailed procedures of additional scan processing. In FIG. 11, the CPU 12 first determines whether or not the continuous scan setting is ON (S61). In this determination, if it is determined that the continuous scan setting is OFF (S61: NO), the CPU 12 executes the normal scan process (S62), and then advances the process to S64. Since the normal scan process has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S61 that the continuous scan setting is ON (S61: YES), the CPU 12 executes the continuous scan process (S63), and then advances the process to S64. The continuous scan process is the same process as the continuous scan process in FIG. 7, so the description thereof will be omitted.

In S64, the scan result is added to the end. After that, the CPU 12 terminates the additional scanning process. Here, the "end" is after the last displayed display frame. In the example of FIG. 10(a), the "end" is after the display frame 210b. In other words, a new display frame is generated after the display frame 210b, and the image related to the scan result is displayed within the display frame.

Returning to FIG. 3, when it is determined that the additional scan button 230 has not been pressed in the determination of S6 (S6: NO), the CPU 12 determines whether or not the insert icon 250 has been operated (S8). In this determination, if it is determined that the insert icon 250 has been operated (S8: YES), the CPU 12 executes the insert scanning process (S9) and then returns the process to S6.

FIG. 12 shows detailed procedures of the insertion scan process. The insertion scanning process of FIG. 12 differs from the additional scanning process of FIG. 11 only in the process of S74. Therefore, description of each process of S71 to S73 is omitted.

In S74, the CPU 12 inserts the scan result into the specified location. Here, the “specified portion” is the space between the mouse-over display frame and the immediately preceding display frame. In the example of FIG. 10(a), the "designated part" is between the display frame 210a and the display frame 210b. That is, a new display frame is generated between the display frame 210a and the display frame 210b, and the image related to the scan result is displayed within the display frame. In some cases, there is no display frame immediately before the mouse-over display frame. For example, in FIG. 10A, when the display frame 210a is moused over, there is no display frame immediately before the display frame 210a. In this case, the display frame 210a and the display frame 210b are moved to the right by the new display frame, a new display frame is generated at the position of the display frame 210a, and the image related to the scan result is displayed in the display frame. be.

Returning to FIG. 3, when it is determined that the insert icon 250 has not been operated in the determination of S8 (S8: NO), the CPU 12 determines whether or not the save button has been pressed (S10). In this determination, if it is determined that the save button has been pressed (S10: YES), the CPU 12 executes the save process (S11) and then returns the process to S6. Here, the "save button" is any one of the "save to PC" button 221, the "save to cloud service" button 222, and the "email attachment" button 224 (see FIG. 10).

Therefore, when the "save to PC" button 221 is pressed, the CPU 12 saves the scan data group scan data group in the data storage area 28 of the PC 10, for example, the HDD. Also, when the “save to cloud service” button 222 is pressed, the CPU 12 saves the scan data group in the server connected via the network I/F 20 . Further, when the "Attach E-mail" button 224 is pressed, the scan data group is attached to an e-mail and sent to the destination. That is, the scan data group is saved at the recipient of the e-mail.

It should be noted that when the save button is pressed, it can be considered that reading of the document image has reached a break point. It may be reset to (OFF). This reset process may be performed in the save process of S11.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the save button has not been pressed in the determination of S10 (S10: NO), the CPU 12 determines whether or not an end operation has been performed (S12). In this judgment, if it is judged that the end operation has been performed (S12: YES), the CPU 12 ends the first scan screen processing. On the other hand, if it is determined in S12 that the end operation has not been performed (S12: NO), the CPU 12 returns the process to S6. Here, the "end operation" is specifically an operation of moving the cursor 300 to "x" in FIG. 10 and closing the scan data saving screen 200 by clicking.

13 and 14 show the procedure of the second scan screen process executed by the CPU 12 instead of the first scan screen process. In other words, the second scan screen process is configured by partially modifying the same process as the first scan screen process. As described above, the second scan screen process differs from the first scan screen process only in part, so that during the processes in FIGS. are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 15 shows a scan data save screen 200' used in the second scan screen process. The scan data save screen 200′ of FIG. 15 has two types of additional scan buttons, a continuous additional scan button 232 and a normal additional scan button 234, and a normal insert icon 250 in addition to the scan data save screen 200 of FIG. The difference is that the continuation insertion icon 250' is displayed at the top.

Therefore, in the second scan screen processing, the judgments of S101 to S104 for judging the depression/operation states of the four objects of the continuous additional scan button 232, the normal additional scan button 234, the normal insertion icon 250, and the continuous insertion icon 250' are determined. processing is included. The processing other than the determination processing of S101 to S104 uses the same processing as the processing included in the first scan screen processing of FIG. 3, so the description of the processing is omitted.

By configuring the second scan screen process in this way, as shown in FIG. 5, the continuous insertion icon 250 can be displayed without displaying the detailed setting screen 120 and turning on the continuous scan setting. ' or pressing the continuation addition scan button 232 , it is possible to insert or add the image newly read by the continuation scan into the preview display area 210 . On the other hand, when returning from continuous scanning to normal scanning, the user can simply operate the normal insertion icon 250 or press the normal additional scan button 234 without displaying the detailed setting screen 120 and turning off the continuous scan setting. , an image newly read by normal scanning can be inserted or added to the preview display area 210 .

Therefore, if the second scan screen process is adopted, the reset process in the save process of S11 included in the first scan screen process becomes unnecessary.

As described above, the control program 26 of the present embodiment performs continuous scanning for starting reading of a document in response to setting the document at the document setting position, setting the document at the document setting position, and reading the document. An image of the document read by the scanner 30 is sent to the PC 10 which communicates with the scanner 30 which can select either normal scanning for starting reading of the document in response to an instruction to start A first display process (S5) for displaying the preview display area 210 including the received image on the panel 16 of the PC 10, and displaying the image of the document newly read by the scanner 30 in the preview display area 210 by the first display process. affiliation processing (S7, S9) for causing the image to belong to the same group as the image that has been selected; second display processing for displaying an insert icon 250 and an additional scan button 230 for instructing execution of the affiliation processing in the preview display area 210; , and the belonging process operates the scanner 30 by continuous scanning to read an image of a new document in response to the operation of the insert icon 250 and the additional scan button 230, and the preview display area 210 belong to the same group as the images displayed in the

As described above, the control program 26 of the present embodiment can further improve the operability of adding the image of the document newly read by the scanner 30 to the preview display area 210 . In addition, since continuous scanning can be used when adding an image to the preview display area 210, it is possible to reduce the user's trouble.

Incidentally, in this embodiment, the control program 26 is an example of an "information processing program." Continuous scanning is an example of an "auto-start scanning mode." A normal scan is an example of a "manual start scan mode." The scanner 30 is an example of an "image reading device". The PC 10 is an example of an “information processing device”. The preview display area 210 is an example of a “reading result screen”. The panel 16 is an example of a "display section". The insert icon 250 and the add scan button 230 are examples of "objects."

The affiliation processing includes insertion processing (S9) for making the image of the new document belong to the same group by inserting the image of the new document immediately before the image displayed in the preview display area 210; is added to the end of the image displayed in the preview display area 210 to belong to the same group (S7).

As a result, it is possible to select the position in the preview display area 210 where the image of the document newly read by the scanner 30 is added, so that the operability can be further improved.

In the affiliation processing, when the scanner 30 has read an image of a document by continuous scanning immediately before, the scanner 30 is operated by continuous scanning to read an image of a new document so as to belong to the same group. If the scanner 30 reads the image of the document by the normal scanning immediately before, the scanner 30 is operated by the normal scanning to read the image of the new document and make it belong to the same group.

As a result, it is possible to meet the user's desire to use the immediately preceding operation mode as the operation mode of the scanner 30, so that the user's convenience can be improved.

In addition, the control program 26 further causes the PC 10 to store images belonging to the same group inside or outside the PC 10 (S11), and according to the execution of the storage process, changes the operation mode of the scanner 30 immediately before. A reset process (S11) for resetting is executed.

As a result, the operation mode immediately before the scanner 30 is automatically reset at the time when the reading of the image of the original reaches a break, so that the user's convenience can be further improved.

Further, in the affiliation process, when the scanner 30 reads the image of the document by the continuous scanning for the first time, the scanner 30 is operated by the continuous scanning to read the image of the new document so that it belongs to the same group. When the scanner 30 reads the image of the document by the normal scanning for the first time, the scanner 30 is operated by the normal scanning to read the image of the new document and make it belong to the same group.

As a result, it is possible to meet the user's desire to use the operation mode for the first time as the operation mode of the scanner 30, so that the user's convenience can be improved.

In addition, the control program 26 further causes the PC 10 to store images belonging to the same group inside or outside the PC 10 (S11), and according to the execution of the storage process, the first operation mode of the scanner 30. A reset process (S11) for resetting is executed.

As a result, the initial operation mode of the scanner 30 is automatically reset at the time when the reading of the image of the original reaches a break, so that the user's convenience can be further improved.

In addition, the insert icon 250 and the additional scan button 230 display icons 260a and 260b capable of distinguishing between the continuous scan and the normal scan.

As a result, it is possible to intuitively grasp whether the current operation mode of the scanner 30 is continuous scanning or normal scanning, thereby preventing the user from being confused during operation.

The control program 26 further causes the PC 10 to execute disabling processing for disabling selection of continuous scanning in the scanner 30 when the scanner 30 does not have continuous scanning.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent continuous scanning from being instructed when the scanner 30 does not have continuous scanning.

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 embodiment, the scanner 30 is connected to the PC 10 via the communication network via the network I/F 20 and the router 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be connected by USB (Universal Serial Bus).

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the scanner 30 mainly has only a scanning function.

(3) In the above embodiment, the device connected to the PC 10 is only one scanner 30, but this is not limitative, and a plurality of scanners may be connected and one of them may be selected. may In this case, not only the scanner but also the MFP may be connected and selected.

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16 Panel 18 Mouse 20 Network I/F
30 scanner 32 routers 210a, 210b display frame 230 add scan button 232 continue add scan button 234 normal add scan button 250 insert icon 250' continue insert icon 252 delete icon 254 rotate right icon 256 rotate left icon 260a, 260b continue icon 300 cursor

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an automatic start scan mode in which reading of the document is started in response to setting the document at the document setting position; and the document is set in the document setting position and the document is instructed to start reading the document. An information processing device that communicates with an image reading device that can select either a manual start scan mode that starts reading of
a first display process of displaying, on a display unit of the information processing device, a reading result screen including an image of a document read by the image reading device and received from the image reading device;
belonging processing for making an image of a document newly read by the image reading device belong to the same group as the image displayed in the read result screen by the first display processing;
a second display process for displaying an object instructing execution of the belonging process in the read result screen;
An information processing program for executing
The belonging process operates the image reading device in the automatic start scan mode in response to the operation of the object to read an image of a new document, and reproduces the same image as the image displayed in the reading result screen. belong to a group
Information processing program. The affiliation process includes:
inserting the image of the new document immediately before the image displayed and designated in the reading result screen so that the image belongs to the same group;
an adding process for making the image of the new document belong to the same group by adding the image of the new document after the image displayed at the end of the reading result screen;
including,
The information processing program according to claim 1. The affiliation process includes:
If the image reading device has read the image of the original in the automatic start scan mode immediately before, the image reading device is operated in the automatic start scan mode to read the image of a new original, and the same image is read. belong to the group of
If the image reading device has read the image of the document in the manual start scan mode immediately before, the image reading device is operated in the manual start scan mode to read the image of a new document, and the same image is read. belong to a group
The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2. The information processing device further includes
a saving process of saving the images belonging to the same group inside or outside the information processing device;
a reset process for resetting the previous operation mode of the image reading device in accordance with execution of the save process;
to run
The information processing program according to claim 3. The affiliation process includes:
When the image reading device reads an image of a document in the automatic start scan mode for the first time, the image reading device is operated in the automatic start scan mode to read a new image of the document, and the same image is read. belong to the group of
When the image reading device first reads the image of the document in the manual start scan mode, the image reading device is operated in the manual start scan mode to read the image of a new document, and the same image is read. belong to a group
The information processing program according to claim 1 or 2. The object is
an object that instructs execution of the belonging process in the auto-start scan mode;
an object that instructs execution of the belonging process in the manual start scan mode;
including,
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The object displays an icon capable of distinguishing between the automatic start scan mode and the manual start scan mode.
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The information processing device further includes
If the image reading device does not have the automatic start scan mode, executing disabling processing for disabling selection of the automatic start scan mode in the image reading device;
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . an automatic start scan mode in which reading of the document is started in response to setting the document at the document setting position; and the document is set in the document setting position and the document is instructed to start reading the document. a communication interface for communicating with an image reading device capable of selecting between a manual start scan mode for starting reading of the
a display unit;
a control unit;
with
The control unit
a first display process of displaying, on the display unit, a reading result screen including an image of a document read by the image reading device and received from the image reading device;
belonging processing for making an image of a document newly read by the image reading device belong to the same group as the image displayed in the read result screen by the first display processing;
a second display process for displaying an object instructing execution of the belonging process in the read result screen;
and run
The belonging process operates the image reading device in the automatic start scan mode in response to the operation of the object to read an image of a new document, and reproduces the same image as the image displayed in the reading result screen. belong to a group
Information processing equipment. An image reading device communicably connected via a communication interface of an information processing device, comprising an automatic start scan mode in which reading of a document is started in response to setting the document at a document setting position; An image of a document read by an image reading device capable of selecting either a manual start scan mode in which reading of the document is started in response to an instruction to start reading the document when the document is set at the document setting position. a first display step of displaying a reading result screen including the image received from the image reading device on a display unit of the information processing device;
an affiliation step of making the image of the document newly read by the image reading device belong to the same group as the image displayed in the read result screen by the first display step;
a second display step of displaying an object instructing execution of the belonging step in the read result screen;
with
The belonging step causes the image reading device to operate in the automatic start scan mode in response to the operation of the object to read an image of a new original, and reproduces the same image as the image displayed in the read result screen. belong to a group
Information processing methods.

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