WO2017168801A1 - Information processing device and recording medium - Google Patents

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WO2017168801A1
WO2017168801A1 PCT/JP2016/080435 JP2016080435W WO2017168801A1 WO 2017168801 A1 WO2017168801 A1 WO 2017168801A1 JP 2016080435 W JP2016080435 W JP 2016080435W WO 2017168801 A1 WO2017168801 A1 WO 2017168801A1
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敦 村松
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  • the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a recording medium.
  • the touch panel can provide an intuitive and easy-to-use user interface because the user can operate an application using an object such as a finger.
  • the touch panel is used, for example, in an ATM of a bank, a digital multifunction peripheral (image forming apparatus), a mobile phone, a game machine, and the like.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a digital multi-functional peripheral that controls settings such as double-sided printing and aggregation by performing an operation of moving a touch position in a predetermined direction on a touch panel mounted on the digital multi-functional peripheral. There is.
  • a setting specification that specifies a setting related to printing of print data including a display function and a touch operation detection function and print data including a plurality of document data
  • a display control unit that causes the display / operation unit to display a plurality of operation objects corresponding to the plurality of document data based on the print data and the setting, and the setting specifying unit includes:
  • the information processing apparatus which specifies the setting when the touch operation having a point on the operation object as a start point and an end point on a second operation object adjacent to the first operation object as an end point is detected.
  • the setting specification unit may specify the setting according to the position of the end point.
  • the setting specifying unit specifies a value related to aggregation setting when the position of the end point is included in a first area on the second operation object, and the position of the end point is on the second operation object When it is included in the second area, the value related to the duplex setting may be specified.
  • the first area may be an area showing a surface of the second operation object.
  • the second area may be an area indicating a back surface of the second operation object.
  • the display control unit scrolls the plurality of operation objects based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit, and corresponds to one document data of the plurality of document data included in the print data.
  • An operation object may be displayed as the second operation object, and an operation object corresponding to the next document data of the one document data may be displayed as the first operation object.
  • the display control unit may display the first operation object based on predetermined dummy data when the one document data is the last document data included in the print data.
  • the display operation unit may detect a multi-touch operation, and the setting specification unit may specify the setting according to the number of touch positions detected by the display operation unit.
  • the setting specifying unit specifies a setting related to the entire print data, and the second number of the touch positions is different from the first number.
  • settings relating to document data corresponding to the first operation object and the second operation object may be specified among the print data.
  • a computer with a touch operation detection function and a setting specification function for specifying settings related to printing of print data including a plurality of document data.
  • a computer readable recording medium is provided.
  • setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is an explanatory view for explaining an example of a preview screen which a display control unit 120 concerning the embodiment displays, and an operation object.
  • FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first area and a second area on a second operation object according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart figure showing the operation flow concerning the embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when a value related to aggregation setting is set.
  • FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when a value related to duplex setting is set.
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a preview screen when document data corresponding to a main operation object is the last document data of print data. It is a flowchart figure showing the operation flow concerning the embodiment. It is an explanatory view for explaining a modification in which an operation object based on dummy data is displayed on a main operation object.
  • FIG. 14 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an image forming apparatus 1-3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a preview screen displayed on the display operation unit 1110 according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation flow of the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the reversing process of the operation object according to the embodiment;
  • FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the reversing process of the operation object according to the embodiment;
  • FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the same embodiment.
  • It is an explanatory view showing the example of hardware constitutions.
  • the present invention displays, for example, a plurality of operation objects imitating one image display medium, corresponding to one sheet of paper having front and back surfaces, and using the operation objects enables intuitive setting operation for the user. Do.
  • the operation object imitates the print result of a sheet on which an image composed of, for example, characters and photos is printed and output.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display device 10, a scanner unit 12, a printer unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18. It is an apparatus.
  • the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has at least a copy function, and may have, for example, a scanner function, a facsimile function, an internet facsimile function, and a network printer function.
  • the configuration of the display device 10 provided in the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.
  • the display device 10 is an information processing apparatus having a display function of displaying various screens related to the function of the image forming apparatus 1 and an input function of receiving an input from a user.
  • the display device 10 displays a preview screen related to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1 such as the print result, and specifies the setting based on the input from the user.
  • the detailed configuration of the display device 10 will be described later.
  • the scanner unit 12 reads image information from a document based on settings and control by the control unit 16.
  • the printer unit 14 prints (outputs) the image information on, for example, a print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16.
  • image information read as one page or generated as one page may be referred to as document data.
  • data including one or a plurality of document data to be printed continuously or simultaneously by the printer unit 14 may be referred to as print data.
  • An example in which print data includes a plurality of document data will be described below.
  • the printer unit 14 may aggregate and print a plurality of (multiple pages of) document data on a single page on a print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16. Further, the printer unit 14 may print a plurality of (plural pages of) document data on both sides of the print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16. Of course, the printer unit 14 may print one (single page) document data on a single page on the print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16.
  • the control unit 16 controls each component of the image forming apparatus 1. For example, the control unit 16 provides the display device 10 with information on the current setting status, and receives setting information from the display device 10 to reflect the setting. Further, the control unit 16 controls the scanner unit 12 and the printer unit 14 to realize various functions such as a copy function that the image forming apparatus 1 has.
  • the control unit 16 according to the present embodiment reflects the setting related to printing specified by the display device 10 described later, and controls the scanner unit 12 and the printer unit 14 based on the setting. Further, the control unit 16 provides the display device 10 and the printer unit 14 with the print data obtained based on the scanner unit 12.
  • control unit 16 may control the communication by the communication unit 18 and transmit / receive information to / from an information processing apparatus (not shown) connected to the communication network 5 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the control unit 16 receives print data and setting information from the information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 via the communication unit 18, and causes the printer unit 14 to print based on the received print data and setting. It is also good.
  • the control unit 16 may cause another information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 to transmit information on the current setting status via the communication unit 18. With such a configuration, for example, a network printer function in which the image forming apparatus 1 is operated by another information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 is realized.
  • the communication unit 18 is a communication interface that mediates communication with another device.
  • the communication unit 18 supports any wireless communication protocol or wired communication protocol, and establishes a communication connection with another device via, for example, the communication network 5 shown in FIG.
  • the image forming apparatus 1 transmits the information of the current setting status etc. to the other information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5, and the other information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 It is possible to receive information and print data.
  • the communication network 5 is a wired or wireless transmission path of information transmitted from an apparatus or system connected to the communication network 5.
  • the communication network 5 may include the Internet, a public network such as a telephone network, a satellite communication network, or various LANs (Local Area Networks) including Ethernet (registered trademark), WAN (Wide Area Network), etc. .
  • the communication network 5 may also include a dedicated line network such as an IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network).
  • the display device 10 is an information processing device including a display operation unit 110, a display control unit 120, a setting specification unit 130, and a storage unit 140.
  • the display operation unit 110 has a display function as a display unit (display device) and a detection function of a user's touch operation (touch position, the number of touch points, etc.) as a detection unit.
  • the detection of the touch operation by the display operation unit 110 is not limited to the detection of a touch on the display operation unit 110, and may be performed by detecting that an object such as a finger approaches the display operation unit 110.
  • the display operation unit 110 is controlled by a display control unit 120 described later, and operates a preview screen according to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1 or various functions of the image forming apparatus 1 as a display unit (display device). Display the operation screen etc. for
  • the display operation unit 110 may be realized by, for example, a touch panel display.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the display device 10 includes the display operation unit 110 in which the display function and the input function are integrated, the display device 10 includes a display unit having the display function and an input unit having the input function. May be provided separately.
  • the display control unit 120 has a display control function of controlling display by the display operation unit 110.
  • the display control unit 120 controls the display operation unit 110 to display a preview screen related to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1 or an operation screen for operating various functions of the image forming apparatus 1.
  • the display control unit 120 may control the display by the display operation unit 110 in accordance with the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110.
  • the display control unit 120 also functions as an operation object control unit 122 as shown in FIG.
  • the operation object control unit 122 generates a plurality of operation objects corresponding to a plurality of document data based on the print data and the setting related to printing, and causes the display operation unit 110 to display the plurality of operation objects.
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a preview screen displayed by the display control unit 120 and an operation object.
  • the preview screen U100 includes a main operation object D120 imitating a print medium in the print result and a sub operation object D140.
  • the main operation object D 120 in which more areas are displayed is the currently selected operation object.
  • the sub-operation object D ⁇ b> 140 in which a smaller area is displayed is an operation object indicating the print medium next to the print medium indicated by the currently selected main operation object D ⁇ b> 120.
  • one document data is set to be printed on one print medium, and the operation object control unit 122 selects one document data out of a plurality of document data included in the print data.
  • the corresponding operation object may be displayed as the main operation object D120, and the operation object corresponding to the next document data of the one document data may be displayed as the sub operation object D140.
  • the main operation object D120 corresponds to the first page of document data included in the print data
  • the sub operation object D140 corresponds to the second page of document data included in the print data.
  • the sub operation object D140 may be dragged according to the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110, and when dragged, may be displayed at a position according to the touch operation.
  • the preview screen U100 may include buttons U101 to U104.
  • Buttons U101 to U103 are, for example, buttons for changing and confirming the setting status, and when the user operates display operation unit 110 and presses buttons U101 to U103, display control unit 120 performs setting for setting. You may display a screen.
  • a button U104 is a button for starting printing, and when the user operates the display operation unit 110 and presses the button U104, an instruction signal for starting printing is transmitted from the display device 10 to the image forming apparatus. 1 is output to the control unit 16.
  • the main operation object D120 simulates one print medium provided with the first side and the second side in the printing result, and regardless of the current setting, the main operation object D120 At least a partial area and at least a partial area of the second surface are displayed.
  • the setting specifying unit 130 illustrated in FIG. 1 has a setting specifying function of specifying a setting related to printing of print data based on a touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110.
  • the setting specifying unit 130 may specify a value related to duplex setting for printing a plurality of (plural pages of) document data on both sides of the printing medium.
  • Values related to duplex setting are, for example, “off” when duplex setting is off, “long side binding” that performs double-sided printing with long side bound, and “short side binding” that performs double-sided printing with short side bound, etc. May be there.
  • the setting specifying unit 130 may specify a value related to aggregation setting for aggregating and printing a plurality of (plural pages of) document data on a single page on a printing medium.
  • the value related to the aggregation setting is, for example, “off” to print one document data on one side of one print medium, divide one side of one print medium into two, and print one document data in each area 2 UP (2 in 1) and “4 UP (4 in 1)” or the like which divides one side of one print medium into four and prints one original data in each area.
  • the setting specifying unit 130 uses a point on the first operation object (sub operation object) as a start point, and a point on the second operation object (main operation object) adjacent to the first operation object.
  • a touch operation as an end point is detected, the setting relating to printing is specified.
  • the user can easily understand the settings related to printing of a plurality of document data such as duplex settings and aggregation settings by an operation using a plurality of operation objects corresponding to a plurality of document data. It is possible to set with.
  • the setting specifying unit 130 may specify the setting relating to printing according to the position of the end point on the second operation object. According to the configuration, the setting specifying unit 130 can specify more various settings by the two operation objects.
  • the setting specifying unit 130 specifies a value related to aggregation setting, and the position of the end point is on the second operation object.
  • a value relating to duplex setting may be specified.
  • FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first area and the second area on the second operation object described above.
  • the second operation object Y10 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the main operation object D120 shown in FIG.
  • the first area described above may be a surface area Y12 indicating the surface of the second operation object Y10 shown in FIG. That is, the setting specifying unit 130 specifies the value related to the aggregation setting when the touch operation is performed such that the first operation object (not shown) is superimposed on the surface area Y12 on the second operation object Y10. .
  • the value relating to the aggregation setting is “OFF”, the above operation is performed, and the value relating to the aggregation setting is identified as “2 UP”.
  • the document data corresponding to the first operation object is displayed on the surface of the second operation object by a touch operation such as dragging and dropping the first operation object onto the surface of the second operation object. The user can easily understand the relationship between the operation and the setting because the aggregation setting that causes the user to print is identified.
  • the second area described above may be a back surface area Y14 (an area displayed with the back surface turned over) indicating the back surface of the second operation object Y10 shown in FIG. That is, the setting specifying unit 130 specifies the value related to the duplex setting when the touch operation is performed such that the first operation object (not shown) is superimposed on the back surface area Y14 on the second operation object Y10. .
  • the value related to the duplex setting is “OFF”, the above operation is performed, and the value related to the duplex setting is specified as “long side binding”.
  • the document data corresponding to the first operation object is printed on the back surface of the second operation object by a touch operation such as dragging and dropping the first operation object on the back surface of the second operation object Since the two-sided setting to be performed is specified, the relationship between the operation and the setting is easy for the user to understand.
  • the storage unit 140 stores programs and parameters for each component of the display device 10 to function.
  • the storage unit 140 may store print data including a plurality of document data.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation flow according to the present embodiment.
  • the display operation unit 110 detects movement (touch operation) of a touch position starting on the sub operation object (first operation object) (S 102).
  • the setting specifying unit 130 relates to aggregation setting A value is specified (S106).
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of the screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when the value related to the aggregation setting is set by the above touch operation.
  • the touch operation is started with the sub operation object D140 as a start point. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the touch position T200 moves on the surface area of the main operation object D220 on the preview screen U200.
  • the sub-operation object D240 may be displayed in a position corresponding to the movement of the touch position in a semi-transparent state. Further, although not shown in FIG. 5, when the touch position is present on the surface area of the main operation object D220, the surface area may be highlighted.
  • the value related to the aggregation setting is set to "2 UP", as shown in the preview screen U300 shown in FIG.
  • the sub-operation object D340 may be displayed by including the document data of the third page and the document data of the fourth page.
  • step S110 When the end point of the touch operation detected in step S102 is included in the back surface area (second area) of the main operation object (second operation object) (NO in S104 and YES in S108), the setting specification unit 130 A value relating to duplex setting is specified (S110).
  • FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of the screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when the value related to the duplex setting is set by the above touch operation.
  • the touch operation is started with the sub operation object D140 as a start point. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the touch position T400 moves on the back surface area of the main operation object D420 on the preview screen U400.
  • the sub-operation object D440 may be displayed at a position corresponding to the movement of the touch position in a semi-transparent state. Further, although not shown in FIG. 6, when the touch position is present on the back surface area of the main operation object D420, the back surface area may be highlighted.
  • the touch operation ends with a point (for example, touch position T400) on the back surface area of the main operation object D420 as an end point
  • the value relating to the duplex setting is set to "long side binding", and the preview screen U500 shown in FIG.
  • the original data of the second page is included and displayed in the back surface area D524 of the main operation object D520.
  • the sub operation object D 540 may include and display the third page document data.
  • the value related to the duplex setting is “long side binding” or “short side binding”
  • a long side binding button U520 and a short side binding button U540 indicating binding direction setting are displayed. It may be displayed.
  • the short side binding button U540 when the short side binding button U540 is pressed, the value related to the duplex setting may be changed to “short side binding”.
  • step S102 If the end point of the touch operation detected in step S102 is not included in any of the front surface area and the back surface area of the main operation object (second operation object) (NO in S104 and NO in S108), the process ends. Do.
  • the setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user.
  • a touch operation for aggregation setting in which a next operation object is dragged and dropped onto the surface of an operation object imitating a print medium matches an image for aggregating a plurality of document data into a single page on the print medium.
  • the touch operation for double-sided setting in which the next operation object is dragged and dropped to the back surface of the operation object imitating the print medium matches the image for printing the document data of the next page on the back surface of the print medium It is easy to be understood by the user.
  • Second embodiment In the first embodiment described above, an example in which setting relating to printing is performed by a touch operation on an operation object generated based on document data has been described. On the other hand, in the following, in addition to the operation similar to the first embodiment, as the second embodiment, the setting relating to printing is performed by the touch operation on the dummy operation object generated based on the dummy data. An example is also described.
  • the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is, for example, an information processing apparatus having a copy function, as in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment.
  • the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment may have, for example, a scanner function, a facsimile function, an internet facsimile function, and a network printer function.
  • the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a configuration similar to that of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. While explaining.
  • the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a configuration example of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • the image forming apparatus 1-2 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a display device 20, a scanner unit 12, a printer unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18.
  • the configurations shown in FIG. 7 the configurations substantially the same as the configurations shown in FIG.
  • the display device 20 shown in FIG. 7 differs from the display device 10 in that the function of the display control unit 220 is partially different from the function of the display control unit 120 of the display device 20 shown in FIG.
  • the display control unit 220 controls the display by the display operation unit 110 in the same manner as the display control unit 120 according to the first embodiment.
  • the display control unit 220 also functions as an operation object control unit 222, a scroll control unit 224, and a determination unit 226 as shown in FIG.
  • the operation object control unit 222 is based on print data and settings relating to printing, and a plurality of operation objects corresponding to a plurality of document data Are generated and displayed on the display operation unit 110. For example, in the case where one document data is set to be printed on one print medium, the operation object control unit 222 displays the main operation object and the sub operation object as described with reference to FIG. It is also good.
  • the operation object control unit 222 displays an operation object corresponding to one document data among a plurality of document data included in the print data as a main operation object (second operation object), and follows the one document data
  • the operation object corresponding to the document data of may be displayed as a sub operation object (first operation object).
  • the operation object control unit 222 may display the sub operation object based on predetermined dummy data. An example in which the manipulation object control unit 222 causes the sub manipulation object to be displayed based on the dummy data will be described later with reference to FIG.
  • the scroll control unit 224 scrolls and displays a plurality of operation objects based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110.
  • the touch operation for scroll display is not particularly limited.
  • FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining scroll display by the scroll control unit 224.
  • a preview screen U600 shown in FIG. 8 includes a main operation object D620 corresponding to the first page document data included in the print data, and a sub operation object D640 corresponding to the second page document data included in the print data.
  • the preview screen U600 according to the present embodiment may include a scroll indicator U610 that indicates the scroll status of the operation object.
  • FIG. 8 shows the scroll indicator U610 using the number of the operation object, the scroll indicator is not limited to such an example, and may be a scroll bar or the like.
  • the scroll indicator U610 indicates that, of the four operation objects, the currently selected operation object is the first operation object.
  • the currently selected operation object (corresponding to the value of the scroll indicator U610) may be the main operation object.
  • scroll control unit 224 controls the display so that preview screen U700 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.
  • the preview screen U700 includes a main operation object D720 corresponding to the document data of the second page included in the print data, and a sub operation object D740 corresponding to the document data of the third page included in the print data.
  • the preview screen U700 also includes a scroll indicator U710 indicating that the currently selected one of the four operation objects is the second operation object.
  • the operation object when the scroll of the operation object is repeated, the operation object may be scrolled to the lowermost end. That is, the document data (one document data described above) corresponding to the main operation object can be the last document data included in the print data.
  • the manipulation object control unit 222 may generate and display a sub manipulation object (first manipulation object) based on predetermined dummy data.
  • the determination unit 226 may determine whether the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data of the print data by the determination unit 226 illustrated in FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the preview screen when the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data of the print data.
  • the scroll indicator U810 included in the preview screen U800 shown in FIG. 9 indicates that the currently selected operation object is the fourth (last) operation object among the four operation objects generated based on the print data. It shows. That is, the document data corresponding to the main operation object D 820 shown in FIG. 9 is the last document data of the print data. Therefore, the sub operation object can not be generated based on the print data.
  • the operation object control unit 222 generates and displays a sub operation object D 860 (first operation object) based on the dummy data.
  • the sub operation object is displayed, and the aggregation setting described in the first embodiment or the duplex setting is It is possible to perform a touch operation for
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation flow according to the present embodiment.
  • the operation object is scrolled to the lowermost end under the control of the scroll control unit 224 based on the touch operation by the user (S202).
  • the determination unit 226 determines that the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data included in the print data, and the operation object control unit 222 generates a sub operation object based on the dummy data. , To display (S204).
  • the display operation unit 110 detects movement (touch operation) of the touch position starting from above the sub-operation object based on the dummy data (S206).
  • the subsequent processes of steps S208 to S214 are similar to the processes of steps S104 to S110 described with reference to FIGS.
  • the setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, even when document data corresponding to the sub-operation object does not exist, the sub-operation object is displayed based on the dummy data, and the printing operation is performed by the touch operation on the sub-operation object. It becomes possible to set.
  • the touch position is described as one touch operation as an example, but the present invention is not limited to such an example.
  • the display operation unit may detect a multi-touch operation at a plurality of touch positions.
  • the setting specifying unit may specify the setting according to the number of touch positions detected by the display operation unit. According to such a configuration, the setting specification unit can specify more various settings.
  • the setting specifying unit may specify the setting regarding the entire print data.
  • the number of touch positions is a second number (for example, 2 or more) different from the first number described above, the sub-operation object (first operation object) currently displayed among the print data And the setting related to the document data corresponding to the main operation object (second operation object).
  • the configuration for example, it is possible to partially change the values related to the duplex setting and the aggregation setting only for the document data corresponding to the currently displayed sub-operation object and the main operation object.
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example in which an operation object based on dummy data is displayed on the main operation object.
  • the scroll indicator U 910 included in the preview screen U 900 shown in FIG. 11 indicates that the currently selected operation object is the fourth (last) operation object among the four operation objects generated based on the print data. It shows. That is, the document data corresponding to the main operation object D 920 shown in FIG. 11 is the last document data of the print data.
  • the operation object control unit may generate the sub operation object D 960 based on the dummy data, and may display the sub operation object D 960 on the main operation object D 920 (the position of the immediately preceding operation object).
  • the operation object control unit may generate a sub operation object based on the immediately preceding document data of the document data corresponding to the main operation object D920, and may display the sub operation object on the main operation object D920.
  • a preview screen of a printing result is displayed before execution of printing based on settings relating to printing.
  • the user can check the print result in advance by looking at the preview screen, and can perform correction, setting change, etc. as needed.
  • the present embodiment is made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present embodiment is new and improved information that allows the user to easily grasp the entire situation.
  • a processor and a program are provided.
  • the display operation unit having the display function and the touch operation detection function, and the first operation object displayed on the display operation unit based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit
  • the display change process is performed on the first operation object, and a predetermined time after the display change process on the first operation object is performed, display is performed on the display operation unit.
  • An information processing apparatus comprising: a display control unit that performs the display change process on a second operation object to be processed.
  • the second operation object may be displayed adjacent to the first operation object.
  • the display control unit is configured to display a third operation object displayed on the display operation unit adjacent to the second operation object after a predetermined time after the display change process is performed on the second operation object.
  • the display change process may be performed.
  • the display control unit may simultaneously perform the display change process on the second operation object and a third operation object displayed on the display operation unit.
  • the display control unit may perform the display change process on the first operation object with a change amount according to the movement amount of the touch operation.
  • the identification unit identifies a second display change process for the first operation object, which causes the display control unit to cancel the first display change process performed immediately before the first operation object.
  • the display control unit may simultaneously perform the second display change process on the first operation object and the second operation object.
  • the first operation object and the second operation object may indicate a setting status related to printing of one or more document data included in print data.
  • the display change process may be a process according to a change in setting relating to printing of the print data.
  • the display change process may include an inversion process or rotation process of the operation object.
  • the computer specifies the display change process for the first operation object displayed on the display unit based on the touch operation detection function and the touch operation detected by the detection function.
  • the display change process is performed on the first operation object, and the display change process is performed on the second operation object displayed on the display unit a predetermined time after the display change process is performed.
  • a program is provided for realizing a display control function of performing processing.
  • a preview screen of a print result there is known a preview screen indicating a status of print data (for example, a setting status or the like) by displaying one object.
  • a status of print data for example, a setting status or the like
  • the situation is changed by the user operation, on the preview screen as described above, is the whole situation changed or only the situation of the document data related to the object in the print data is changed, It was difficult to distinguish and display.
  • a method of displaying a plurality of objects, and changing the display of the plurality of displayed objects when the entire situation has been changed by the user operation on the objects may be considered.
  • the inventor of the present invention has made the third aspect of the present invention, focusing on the above circumstances.
  • the user can more easily grasp the entire situation by controlling the display so that the display change process for a plurality of objects is performed with a time difference. .
  • a configuration example for realizing the above effect will be described.
  • the present embodiment is used, for example, by displaying an operation object imitating one image display medium (having the first surface and the second surface) corresponding to one sheet of paper having the front and back surfaces. Enable intuitive operation for the user.
  • the operation object imitates the setting of the printing state of the sheet on which the image formed of, for example, characters and photos is printed.
  • the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention is, for example, an information processing apparatus having a copy function, like the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment.
  • the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment may have, for example, a scanner function, a facsimile function, an internet facsimile function, and a network printer function.
  • the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention has a configuration similar to that of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. While explaining.
  • the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to this embodiment is an information processing apparatus including a display device 1100, a scanner unit 12, a printer unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18.
  • the configurations shown in FIG. 12 substantially the same as the configurations shown in FIG.
  • a display device 1100 shown in FIG. 12 is an information processing apparatus having a display function for displaying various screens related to the function of the image forming apparatus 1-3 and an input function for receiving an input from a user.
  • the display device 1100 displays a preview screen related to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1-3, such as a print result, and specifies settings and the like based on an input from the user.
  • the display device 1100 is an information processing device provided with a display / operation unit 1110, an identification unit 1120, and a display control unit 1130.
  • the display operation unit 1110 has a display function as a display unit (display device) and a detection function of a touch operation (touch position, the number of touch points, etc.) of a user (user) as a detection unit.
  • the detection of the touch operation by the display operation unit 1110 is not limited to the detection of a touch on the display operation unit 1110, and may be performed by detecting that an object such as a finger approaches the display operation unit 1110.
  • the display operation unit 1110 is controlled by a display control unit 1130 described later, and operates as a display unit a preview screen according to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1-3 or various functions of the image forming apparatus 1-3. Display the operation screen etc. for
  • the display operation unit 1110 may be realized by, for example, a touch panel display.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example in which the display device 1100 includes the display operation unit 1110 in which the display function and the input function are integrated, the display device 1100 includes a display unit having the display function and an input unit having the input function. May be provided separately.
  • FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a preview screen displayed on the display operation unit 1110.
  • the screen U1100 includes a main operation object D1120 (sometimes referred to as a first operation object in this embodiment) imitating a print medium in a print result, and a sub operation object D1140 (actually implemented). In the form, it may be referred to as a second operation object). Note that another screen example displayed by the display operation unit 1110 will be described later.
  • the main operation object D 1120 in which more areas (entire areas) are displayed is the operation object currently selected as the operation target.
  • the sub operation object D 1140 in which a smaller area (part) is displayed is displayed adjacent to the main operation object D 1120 and adjacent to the print medium indicated by the main operation object D 1120 ( For example, it is an operation object indicating the following print medium.
  • one main operation object may be selected as an operation target from among a plurality of operation objects by, for example, a scroll operation by the user.
  • the main operation object D1120 and the sub operation object D1140 may correspond to one or more document data included in the print data.
  • the main operation object D1120 corresponds to one document data among a plurality of document data included in the print data
  • the sub operation object D1140 is a document following the one document data Correspond to the data.
  • the main operation object D1120 corresponds to the first page of document data included in the print data
  • the sub operation object D1140 corresponds to the second page of document data included in the print data. ing.
  • the main operation object D1120 and the sub operation object D1140 indicate the setting conditions related to the printing of the document data corresponding to each.
  • the print medium for example, a sheet
  • the user can easily grasp the setting condition (an example of the data condition) related to the printing of the document data.
  • Buttons U1101 to U1103 are, for example, buttons for changing and confirming the setting status, and when the user operates display operation unit 1110 to press buttons U1101 to U1103, display operation unit 1110 performs setting for setting. You may display a screen.
  • a button U1104 is a button for starting printing, and when the user operates the display operation unit 1110 to press the button U1104, an instruction signal for starting printing is sent from the display device 1100 to the image forming apparatus. It is output to the control unit 16 of 1-3.
  • the main operation object D1120 simulates one print medium having a first surface (for example, the front surface) and a second surface (for example, the back surface) in the print result, and is set to the current setting. Regardless, at least a partial area of the first surface and at least a partial area of the second surface may be displayed.
  • the identifying unit 1120 identifies display change processing for the main operation object (first operation object) displayed on the display operation unit 1110 based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110.
  • the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 may include, for example, an inversion process and a rotation process of the operation object.
  • the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 is not limited to the above, and various display change processes may be included according to the form of the operation object that can be displayed.
  • the specifying unit 1120 may specify a change in setting relating to printing of print data including a plurality of document data, based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. Furthermore, the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 may correspond to a change in setting relating to printing, and is a process according to the change in setting (a process specified according to the change in setting). It may be.
  • the change of the setting related to the printing specified by the specifying unit 1120 may include the rotation of the print medium (change of the print direction), and the rotation of the print medium may correspond to the rotation process of the operation object .
  • the change in settings relating to printing specified by the identification unit 1120 is not limited to the above, and a change in duplex settings for printing on both sides of a print medium, a plurality of (multiple pages of) document data, a print medium May include changes in aggregation settings for aggregation and printing on a single page.
  • the display control unit 1130 has a display control function of controlling display by the display operation unit 1110. For example, the display control unit 1130 controls the display operation unit 1110 to display a preview screen according to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1-3 or an operation screen for operating various functions of the image forming apparatus 1-3. Display.
  • the display control unit 1130 may control the display by the display operation unit 1110 based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. Further, the display control unit 1130 may perform the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 on the operation object.
  • the display control unit 1130 applies to the main operation object (first operation object) that is the operation target. Perform display change processing. Furthermore, the display control unit 1130 may perform the display change process on the sub-operation object (second operation object) a predetermined time after the display change process on the main operation object is performed.
  • a time difference is provided between the display change process related to the main operation object that is the operation object and the display change process related to the sub operation object that is not the operation object, so the user can more easily recognize the operation object more clearly. It becomes easy to grasp the situation during.
  • the main operation object and the sub operation object are displayed adjacent to each other, so that the user can easily grasp that the display change process is applied to other operation objects continuously, and the whole situation It is easier to understand
  • the display control unit 1130 may perform display change processing on the main operation object with a change amount according to the movement amount of the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. With such a configuration, the user can more easily recognize the operation object to be operated. Note that a specific example of the display change process will be described later with reference to FIGS.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation flow of the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to the present embodiment.
  • the user's touch operation on the main operation object (first operation object) displayed on the display operation unit 1110 is detected (S1102).
  • the specifying unit 1120 specifies display change processing to be performed on the main operation object and the sub operation object (second operation object) (S1104).
  • the display control unit 1130 performs the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 on the main operation object (S1106). Subsequently, after waiting for a predetermined time (S1108), the display control unit 1130 performs display change processing on the sub-operation object (S1110).
  • FIGS. 15 and 16 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transition examples according to the reverse process of the operation object according to the present embodiment.
  • the user is touching a point P1100 on the main operation object D1102 using the finger F1100 on the screen U1110 on which the main operation object D1102 and the sub operation object D1104 are displayed on the surface.
  • the color of the main operation object D1102 may be changed by detecting the touch position (for example, point P1100) on the main operation object D1102.
  • the user when the user performs an operation to move the touch position to the left (for example, a swipe operation), as shown by a screen U1120 shown in FIG. 15, the user is drowning with respect to the main operation object D1102 according to the movement of the touch position.
  • the display is changed to (reverse).
  • the amount of change for example, the ratio of the back surface area to be displayed
  • the amount of change in the reverse process of the main operation object D1102 is a amount of change according to the amount of movement of the touch position.
  • the main operation object D1102 is in a state (reversed state) in which the back surface is displayed as illustrated in a screen U1130 illustrated in FIG.
  • the main operation object D1102 in the screen U1130 shown in FIG. 15 indicates a setting situation in which printing is not performed on the back surface of the print medium corresponding to the main operation object D1102.
  • the sub operation object D1104 is shaken (reversed) as shown in the screen U1140 shown in FIG.
  • the display change process is started as follows.
  • the sub-operation object D1104 is in a state (reversed state) in which the back surface is displayed as illustrated in a screen U1150 illustrated in FIG.
  • the operation object D1104 is also inverted, so that the user can easily grasp the situation of the whole (all operation objects) (for example, that the operation objects other than the main operation object are also inverted). It is possible.
  • FIGS. 17 and 18 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transition examples according to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the present embodiment.
  • the user uses the finger F 1202 and the finger F 1204 to point P 1202 on the main operation object D 1202 And point P 1204 are touched.
  • the color of the main operation object D1202 may be changed by detecting a touch position (for example, point P1202 or point P1204) on the main operation object D1202.
  • the main operation object D1202 is rotated according to the movement of the touch position as in the screen U1220 shown in FIG.
  • the display change process is started to change.
  • the amount of change for example, the angle of rotation
  • the rotation processing of the main operation object D 1202 is a amount of change according to the amount of movement of the touch position.
  • the main operation object D1202 is in a rotated state (horizontal state) as illustrated in a screen U1230 illustrated in FIG.
  • the main operation object D1202 in the screen U1230 shown in FIG. 17 indicates a setting situation in which document data corresponding to the main operation object D1202 is set to be printed in the horizontal direction.
  • the sub operation object D1204 is rotated as shown in the screen U1240 shown in FIG.
  • the display change process is started to change.
  • the sub operation object D 1204 is in a rotated state (horizontally oriented state) as illustrated in a screen U 1250 illustrated in FIG. 18.
  • the user can change the setting of the orientation in printing. Further, as described above, by rotating the sub operation object D 1204, the user can easily grasp the status of the entire print data (for example, the setting status relating to the orientation in printing).
  • the third embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, it is possible for the user to easily grasp the entire situation, such as the display situations of a plurality of operation objects and the setting situations concerning printing of a plurality of document data.
  • FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing an example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 1110 in the present modification.
  • the screen U 1300 shown in FIG. 19 includes four operation objects D 1320 to D 1 380. Note that the screen U 1300 includes all the operation objects corresponding to all (4) document data included in the print data.
  • the operation object to be operated is selected by the scroll operation
  • the operation object may be selected based on, for example, a touch position.
  • a touch position For example, when the user performs a touch operation on any of the operation objects D1320 to D1380, as in the third embodiment, an operation object (first operation object) to be subjected to the touch operation.
  • the display control unit 1130 may perform display change processing for the image.
  • the display control unit 1130 displays an operation object (second operation object) displayed on the display operation unit 1110 adjacent to the operation object of the operation target after a predetermined time when display change processing for the operation object of the operation target is performed. ) May be changed.
  • the display control unit 1130 may sequentially perform display change processing on the operation objects adjacent to the operation object subjected to the display change processing with a time difference. For example, the display control unit 1130 causes the third operation object displayed on the display operation unit 1110 to be adjacent to the second operation object after a predetermined time after the display change process for the second operation object is performed. Display change processing may be performed.
  • the display change process is sequentially performed on a larger number of operation objects, so the user can easily grasp the entire situation.
  • the display control unit 1130 simultaneously performs display change processing for the second operation object with respect to the first operation object and the operation objects other than the second operation object (for example, the third operation object) simultaneously with the display change processing. You may According to the configuration, it is possible to suppress the processing time related to the display change process of the operation object, which is effective particularly when a large number of operation objects are displayed.
  • the screen transitions to the screen U1300 illustrated in FIG. 19, and all operation objects are displayed.
  • Display change processing may be performed.
  • the screen may transition to a screen on which the two operation objects subjected to the display change process are displayed.
  • the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 cancels the display change process (first display change process) performed immediately before the first operation object by the display control unit 1130 (return to the original state) )
  • the display control unit 1130 may simultaneously perform the second display change process on the first operation object and the second operation object.
  • the display control unit 1130 is configured to perform the display change process on the first operation object according to the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 until the display change process on the second operation object is performed.
  • Time predetermined time
  • FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing an example of the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 1.
  • the image forming apparatus 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 151, a read only memory (ROM) 152, a random access memory (RAM) 153, an input / output device 154, and a storage device 155. , A scanner device 156, a printer device 157, and a communication device 158.
  • the CPU 151 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation in the image forming apparatus 1 according to various programs. Also, the CPU 151 may be a microprocessor.
  • the ROM 152 stores programs used by the CPU 151, calculation parameters, and the like.
  • the RAM 153 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 151, parameters that change appropriately in the execution, and the like. These are mutually connected by a host bus configured of a CPU bus and the like.
  • the functions of the display control unit 120, the setting specification unit 130, and the control unit 16 are mainly realized by the cooperation of the CPU 151, the ROM 152, and the RAM 153 with the software.
  • the input / output device 154 includes an input unit such as a touch panel for the user to input information, and a display unit for displaying a captured image, a generated image, and the like.
  • the input means includes an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on an input by the user and outputs the generated input signal to the CPU 151.
  • the input means may include a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, a switch, a lever, and the like.
  • the user of the image forming apparatus 1 can input various data to the image forming apparatus 1 and instruct processing operations by operating the input / output device 154.
  • the output means includes an audio output device such as a speaker and a headphone, and the audio output device converts audio data and the like into audio and outputs the audio.
  • the input / output device 154 corresponds to the display / operation unit 110 described with reference to FIG.
  • the storage device 155 is a device for storing data.
  • the storage device 155 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data in the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, and a deletion device that deletes data recorded in the storage medium.
  • the storage device 155 stores programs executed by the CPU 151 and various data.
  • the storage device 155 corresponds to the storage unit 140 described with reference to FIG.
  • the scanner device 156 includes an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) and a document table, and reads image information from a document sheet.
  • the scanner device 156 corresponds to the scanner unit 12 described with reference to FIG.
  • the printer device 157 prints on a sheet according to image data.
  • the printer device 157 corresponds to the printer unit 14 described with reference to FIG.
  • the communication device 158 is, for example, a communication interface configured of a communication device or the like for connecting to a transmission line such as the communication network 5 described with reference to FIG.
  • the communication device 158 may also include a wireless local area network (LAN) compatible communication device, a long term evolution (LTE) compatible communication device, a wire communication device performing wired communication, or a Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication device.
  • LAN wireless local area network
  • LTE long term evolution
  • wire communication device performing wired communication
  • Bluetooth registered trademark
  • the image forming apparatus 1-2 and the image forming apparatus 1-3 also have hardware equivalent to the CPU 151, the ROM 152, the RAM 153, etc. Have wear.
  • the functions of the display control unit 220 and the setting specification unit 130 are realized by cooperation of the hardware and software of the image forming apparatus 1-2. Further, the cooperation of the hardware and software of the image forming apparatus 1-3 realizes, for example, the functions of the specifying unit 1120 and the display control unit 1130.
  • the setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user.
  • the present invention is not limited to such an example.
  • Other devices may have the functions of the display device 10, the display device 20, and the display device 1100 described above, and for example, information processing (not shown) connected to the communication network 5 described with reference to FIG.
  • the device may have the above-described display device 10 or the display control unit of the display device 20, the function of the setting specification unit, or the function of the specification unit of the display device 1100 or the display control unit.
  • the information processing apparatus (not shown) connected to the communication network 5 may be an information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet PC, or a smartphone.
  • the operation objects are displayed vertically on the display operation unit 1110.
  • the present invention is not limited to such an example, and the operation objects are displayed side by side. It may also be a combination of the above.
  • the display change process for the second operation object is performed after the display change process for the first operation object is completed.
  • the present invention is not limited to the example. .
  • the display control unit 1130 may perform the display change process on the second operation object without waiting for the completion of the display change process on the first operation object.
  • “after a predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is performed” is limited to a predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is completed. I will not.
  • "after a predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is performed” includes that the predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is started.
  • steps in the above embodiment do not necessarily have to be processed chronologically in the order described as the flowchart.
  • each step in the process of the above embodiment may be processed in an order different from the order described as the flowchart diagram, or may be processed in parallel.
  • the hardware such as the CPU 151, the ROM 152, and the RAM 153 built in the image forming apparatus 1 can exhibit the functions of the image forming apparatus 1, the image forming apparatus 1-2, and the image forming apparatus 1-3 described above.
  • Computer programs can also be created. Also provided is a recording medium having the computer program recorded thereon.

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device and a recording medium. [Solution] An information processing device provided with: a display operation unit having a display function and a function of detecting a touch operation; a setting specification unit for specifying a setting relating to printing of print data including a plurality of items of document data; and a display controller for causing, on the basis of the print data and the setting, the display operation unit to display a plurality of operation objects corresponding to the plurality of items of document data. The setting specification unit specifies the setting when a touch operation starting at a point on a first operation object and ending at a point on a second operation object adjacent to the first operation object is detected.

Description

情報処理装置、及び記録媒体INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM
　本発明は、情報処理装置、及び記録媒体に関する。 The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a recording medium.
　タッチパネルは、利用者（ユーザ）が指などの物体を利用してアプリケーションを操作できるため、直感的で使いやすいユーザインタフェースを提供することができる。タッチパネルは、例えば銀行のＡＴＭ、デジタル複合機（画像形成装置）、携帯電話機やゲーム機器などに用いられている。 The touch panel can provide an intuitive and easy-to-use user interface because the user can operate an application using an object such as a finger. The touch panel is used, for example, in an ATM of a bank, a digital multifunction peripheral (image forming apparatus), a mobile phone, a game machine, and the like.
　例えば、特許文献１には、デジタル複合機に搭載されたタッチパネルにおいて、所定方向にタッチ位置を移動させる操作が行われることで、両面印刷や集約等の設定を制御するデジタル複合機が開示されている。 For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a digital multi-functional peripheral that controls settings such as double-sided printing and aggregation by performing an operation of moving a touch position in a predetermined direction on a touch panel mounted on the digital multi-functional peripheral. There is.
特開２０１３－４５１２５号公報JP, 2013-45125, A
　しかし、特許文献１に記載の技術においては、設定と操作との関連が弱く、当該操作により設定の制御が可能であることがユーザにとって理解し難かった。例えば、特許文献１に記載の技術では、１の原稿に対応する表示に対して所定の操作が行われることで、両面印刷、または集約といった複数の原稿に係る設定が特定されており、設定と操作との関連がユーザに理解され難かった。 However, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, the relationship between the setting and the operation is weak, and it is difficult for the user to understand that the setting can be controlled by the operation. For example, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, by performing a predetermined operation on a display corresponding to one document, settings relating to a plurality of documents such as double-sided printing or aggregation are specified. The relationship with the operation was difficult for the user to understand.
　そこで、ユーザにとって理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能な情報処理装置及び記録媒体が望まれた。 Therefore, an information processing apparatus and a recording medium capable of performing setting by an operation easy for the user to understand are desired.
　上記課題を解決するために、本発明のある観点によれば、表示機能とタッチ操作の検出機能を有する表示操作部と、複数の原稿データを含む印刷データの印刷に係る設定を特定する設定特定部と、前記印刷データと前記設定に基づいて、前記複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを前記表示操作部に表示させる表示制御部と、を備え、前記設定特定部は、第一の操作オブジェクト上の点を始点とし、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに隣接する第二の操作オブジェクト上の点を終点とする前記タッチ操作が検出された場合に、前記設定を特定する、情報処理装置が提供される。 To solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a setting specification that specifies a setting related to printing of print data including a display function and a touch operation detection function and print data including a plurality of document data And a display control unit that causes the display / operation unit to display a plurality of operation objects corresponding to the plurality of document data based on the print data and the setting, and the setting specifying unit includes: The information processing apparatus, which specifies the setting when the touch operation having a point on the operation object as a start point and an end point on a second operation object adjacent to the first operation object as an end point is detected. Provided.
　前記設定特定部は、前記終点の位置に応じて、前記設定を特定してもよい。 The setting specification unit may specify the setting according to the position of the end point.
　前記設定特定部は、前記終点の位置が、前記第二の操作オブジェクト上の第一の領域に含まれる場合に集約設定に係る値を特定し、前記終点の位置が前記第二の操作オブジェクト上の第二の領域に含まれる場合に、両面設定に係る値を特定してもよい。 The setting specifying unit specifies a value related to aggregation setting when the position of the end point is included in a first area on the second operation object, and the position of the end point is on the second operation object When it is included in the second area, the value related to the duplex setting may be specified.
　前記第一の領域は、前記第二の操作オブジェクトにおける表面を示す領域であってもよい。 The first area may be an area showing a surface of the second operation object.
　前記第二の領域は、前記第二の操作オブジェクトにおける裏面を示す領域であってもよい。 The second area may be an area indicating a back surface of the second operation object.
　前記表示制御部は、前記表示操作部により検出されるタッチ操作に基づいて前記複数の操作オブジェクトをスクロール表示させ、前記印刷データに含まれる前記複数の原稿データのうち、一の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトを前記第二の操作オブジェクトとして表示させ、前記一の原稿データの次の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトを前記第一の操作オブジェクトとして表示させてもよい。 The display control unit scrolls the plurality of operation objects based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit, and corresponds to one document data of the plurality of document data included in the print data. An operation object may be displayed as the second operation object, and an operation object corresponding to the next document data of the one document data may be displayed as the first operation object.
　前記表示制御部は、前記一の原稿データが、前記印刷データに含まれる最後の原稿データである場合に、所定のダミーデータに基づいて、前記第一の操作オブジェクトを表示させてもよい。 The display control unit may display the first operation object based on predetermined dummy data when the one document data is the last document data included in the print data.
　前記表示操作部は、マルチタッチ操作を検出し、前記設定特定部は、前記表示操作部により検出されるタッチ位置の数に応じて前記設定を特定してもよい。 The display operation unit may detect a multi-touch operation, and the setting specification unit may specify the setting according to the number of touch positions detected by the display operation unit.
　前記設定特定部は、前記タッチ位置の数が第一の数である場合に、前記印刷データの全体に関する設定を特定し、前記タッチ位置の数が前記第一の数とは異なる第二の数である場合に、前記印刷データのうち、前記第一の操作オブジェクトと前記第二の操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データに関する設定を特定してもよい。 When the number of touch positions is a first number, the setting specifying unit specifies a setting related to the entire print data, and the second number of the touch positions is different from the first number. In this case, settings relating to document data corresponding to the first operation object and the second operation object may be specified among the print data.
　また、上記課題を解決するために、本発明の別の観点によれば、コンピュータに、タッチ操作の検出機能と、複数の原稿データを含む印刷データの印刷に係る設定を特定する設定特定機能と、前記印刷データと前記設定に基づいて、前記複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを表示させる表示制御機能と、を実現させるための、プログラムであって、前記設定特定機能は、第一の操作オブジェクト上の点を始点とし、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに隣接する第二の操作オブジェクト上の点を終点とする前記タッチ操作が検出された場合に、前記設定を特定する、プログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体が提供される。 In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer with a touch operation detection function and a setting specification function for specifying settings related to printing of print data including a plurality of document data. A program for realizing a display control function of displaying a plurality of operation objects corresponding to the plurality of document data based on the print data and the setting, wherein the setting specification function is Recording a program for specifying the setting when the touch operation is detected starting at a point on the operation object of the second operation object and ending at a point on a second operation object adjacent to the first operation object A computer readable recording medium is provided.
　以上説明したように本発明によれば、ユーザにとって理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能である。 As described above, according to the present invention, setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user.
本発明の第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１の構成を説明するためのブロック図である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 同実施形態に係る表示制御部１２０が表示させるプレビュー画面、及び操作オブジェクトの一例について説明するための説明図である。It is an explanatory view for explaining an example of a preview screen which a display control unit 120 concerning the embodiment displays, and an operation object. 同実施形態に係る第二の操作オブジェクト上の第一の領域、及び第二の領域を説明するための説明図である。FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first area and a second area on a second operation object according to the embodiment. 同実施形態に係る動作フローを示すフローチャート図である。It is a flowchart figure showing the operation flow concerning the embodiment. 集約設定に係る値が設定される場合に、表示操作部１１０に表示される画面の遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when a value related to aggregation setting is set. 両面設定に係る値が設定される場合に、表示操作部１１０に表示される画面の遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when a value related to duplex setting is set. 本発明の第二の実施形態に係る画像形成装置の構成例を示す説明図である。It is an explanatory view showing an example of composition of an image forming device concerning a second embodiment of the present invention. 同実施形態に係るスクロール制御部２２４によるスクロール表示を説明するための説明図である。It is an explanatory view for explaining scroll display by scroll control part 224 concerning the embodiment. メイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データが印刷データの最後の原稿データである場合のプレビュー画面の一例を示す説明図である。FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a preview screen when document data corresponding to a main operation object is the last document data of print data. 同実施形態に係る動作フローを示すフローチャート図である。It is a flowchart figure showing the operation flow concerning the embodiment. メイン操作オブジェクトの上にダミーデータに基づく操作オブジェクトが表示される変形例を説明するための説明図である。It is an explanatory view for explaining a modification in which an operation object based on dummy data is displayed on a main operation object. 本発明の第三の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１－３の構成を説明するためのブロック図である。FIG. 14 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an image forming apparatus 1-3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 同実施形態に係る表示操作部１１１０に表示されるプレビュー画面の一例について説明するための説明図である。FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a preview screen displayed on the display operation unit 1110 according to the embodiment. 同実施形態による画像形成装置１－３の動作フロー例を示すフローチャート図である。FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation flow of the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to the same embodiment. 同実施形態による操作オブジェクトの反転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the reversing process of the operation object according to the embodiment; 同実施形態による操作オブジェクトの反転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the reversing process of the operation object according to the embodiment; 同実施形態による操作オブジェクトの回転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the same embodiment. 同実施形態による操作オブジェクトの回転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the same embodiment. 同実施形態による操作オブジェクトの回転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing an example of screen transition related to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the same embodiment. ハードウェア構成例を示す説明図である。It is an explanatory view showing the example of hardware constitutions.
　本発明は、例えば表裏面を備えた一枚の紙に相当する、一つの画像表示媒体を模した操作オブジェクトを複数表示させ、当該操作オブジェクトを用いて、ユーザにとって直観的な設定操作を可能とする。印刷機能やコピー機能の設定操作において本発明が適用される場合、操作オブジェクトは、例えば文字や写真等からなる画像が印刷されて出力される用紙の印刷結果を模したものとなる。 The present invention displays, for example, a plurality of operation objects imitating one image display medium, corresponding to one sheet of paper having front and back surfaces, and using the operation objects enables intuitive setting operation for the user. Do. When the present invention is applied to the setting operation of the print function and the copy function, the operation object imitates the print result of a sheet on which an image composed of, for example, characters and photos is printed and output.
　以下に添付図面を参照しながら、本発明の好適な実施の形態について詳細に説明する。なお、本明細書及び図面において、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する構成要素については、同一の符号を付することにより重複説明を省略する。 The present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. In the present specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration will be assigned the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted.
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　まず、図１を参照して、本発明の第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置の構成を説明する。 << 1. First embodiment >>
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First, the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
　図１は、本発明の第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１の構成を説明するためのブロック図である。図１に示すように、本実施形態による画像形成装置１は、本実施形態による画像形成装置１は、表示装置１０、スキャナ部１２、プリンタ部１４、制御部１６、通信部１８を備える情報処理装置である。本実施形態による画像形成装置１は、少なくともコピー機能を有し、また、例えばスキャナ機能、ファクシミリ機能、インターネットファクシミリ機能、及びネットワークプリンタ機能などを有してもよい。以下、本実施形態の全体構成を説明した後、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１が備える表示装置１０の構成について、詳細に説明する。 FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display device 10, a scanner unit 12, a printer unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18. It is an apparatus. The image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has at least a copy function, and may have, for example, a scanner function, a facsimile function, an internet facsimile function, and a network printer function. Hereinafter, after describing the entire configuration of the present embodiment, the configuration of the display device 10 provided in the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.
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　表示装置１０は、画像形成装置１の機能に係る各種画面を表示する表示機能、及びユーザからの入力を受け付ける入力機能を有する情報処理装置である。例えば、表示装置１０は、印刷結果等の、画像形成装置１の動作結果に係るプレビュー画面を表示し、ユーザからの入力に基づいて設定を特定する。なお、表示装置１０の詳細な構成については後述する。 (Image forming device)
The display device 10 is an information processing apparatus having a display function of displaying various screens related to the function of the image forming apparatus 1 and an input function of receiving an input from a user. For example, the display device 10 displays a preview screen related to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1 such as the print result, and specifies the setting based on the input from the user. The detailed configuration of the display device 10 will be described later.
　スキャナ部１２は、制御部１６による設定、及び制御に基づいて、原稿から画像情報を読み取る。プリンタ部１４は、制御部１６による設定、及び制御に基づいて、画像情報を例えば印刷媒体に印刷（出力）する。以降では、１頁として読み取られた、または1頁として生成された画像情報を、原稿データと呼ぶ場合がある。また、プリンタ部１４により連続的に、または同時に印刷される、１または複数の原稿データを含むデータを印刷データと呼ぶ場合がある。以下では、印刷データには複数の原稿データが含まれる例を説明する。 The scanner unit 12 reads image information from a document based on settings and control by the control unit 16. The printer unit 14 prints (outputs) the image information on, for example, a print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16. Hereinafter, image information read as one page or generated as one page may be referred to as document data. Also, data including one or a plurality of document data to be printed continuously or simultaneously by the printer unit 14 may be referred to as print data. An example in which print data includes a plurality of document data will be described below.
　なお、プリンタ部１４は、制御部１６による設定、及び制御に基づいて、複数の（複数頁の）原稿データを、印刷媒体における単一頁に集約して印刷してもよい。また、プリンタ部１４は、制御部１６による設定、及び制御に基づいて、複数の（複数頁の）原稿データを、印刷媒体の両面に印刷してもよい。もちろん、プリンタ部１４は、制御部１６による設定、及び制御に基づいて、１の（単一頁の）原稿データを、印刷媒体における単一頁に印刷してもよい。 The printer unit 14 may aggregate and print a plurality of (multiple pages of) document data on a single page on a print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16. Further, the printer unit 14 may print a plurality of (plural pages of) document data on both sides of the print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16. Of course, the printer unit 14 may print one (single page) document data on a single page on the print medium based on the setting and control by the control unit 16.
　制御部１６は、画像形成装置１の各構成を制御する。例えば、制御部１６は、表示装置１０に現在の設定状況の情報を提供し、また表示装置１０から設定の情報を受け取って当該設定を反映させる。また、制御部１６は、スキャナ部１２、プリンタ部１４を制御し、画像形成装置１が有するコピー機能等の各種機能を実現する。本実施形態に係る制御部１６は、後述する表示装置１０が特定した印刷に係る設定を反映させ、当該設定に基づいてスキャナ部１２、プリンタ部１４を制御する。また、制御部１６は、スキャナ部１２に基づいて得られる印刷データを表示装置１０、及びプリンタ部１４に提供する。 The control unit 16 controls each component of the image forming apparatus 1. For example, the control unit 16 provides the display device 10 with information on the current setting status, and receives setting information from the display device 10 to reflect the setting. Further, the control unit 16 controls the scanner unit 12 and the printer unit 14 to realize various functions such as a copy function that the image forming apparatus 1 has. The control unit 16 according to the present embodiment reflects the setting related to printing specified by the display device 10 described later, and controls the scanner unit 12 and the printer unit 14 based on the setting. Further, the control unit 16 provides the display device 10 and the printer unit 14 with the print data obtained based on the scanner unit 12.
　また、制御部１６は、通信部１８による通信を制御し、図１に示す通信網５に接続された不図示の情報処理装置と情報の送受信を行ってもよい。例えば制御部１６は、通信部１８を介して、通信網５に接続された情報処理装置から、印刷データと設定の情報を受け取り、受け取った印刷データと設定に基づいてプリンタ部１４に印刷させてもよい。また、制御部１６は、通信部１８を介して、通信網５に接続された他の情報処理装置に現在の設定状況の情報を送信させてもよい。係る構成により、例えば、通信網５に接続された他の情報処理装置により画像形成装置１が操作されるネットワークプリンタ機能が実現される。 Further, the control unit 16 may control the communication by the communication unit 18 and transmit / receive information to / from an information processing apparatus (not shown) connected to the communication network 5 shown in FIG. 1. For example, the control unit 16 receives print data and setting information from the information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 via the communication unit 18, and causes the printer unit 14 to print based on the received print data and setting. It is also good. Also, the control unit 16 may cause another information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 to transmit information on the current setting status via the communication unit 18. With such a configuration, for example, a network printer function in which the image forming apparatus 1 is operated by another information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 is realized.
　通信部１８は、他の装置との間の通信を仲介する通信インタフェースである。通信部１８は、任意の無線通信プロトコルまたは有線通信プロトコルをサポートし、例えば図１に示した通信網５を介して他の装置との間の通信接続を確立する。それにより、例えば、画像形成装置１が通信網５に接続された他の情報処理装置に現在の設定状況の情報等を送信し、及び通信網５に接続された他の情報処理装置から設定の情報と印刷データを受信することが可能となる。 The communication unit 18 is a communication interface that mediates communication with another device. The communication unit 18 supports any wireless communication protocol or wired communication protocol, and establishes a communication connection with another device via, for example, the communication network 5 shown in FIG. Thus, for example, the image forming apparatus 1 transmits the information of the current setting status etc. to the other information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5, and the other information processing apparatus connected to the communication network 5 It is possible to receive information and print data.
　なお、通信網５は、通信網５に接続されている装置、またはシステムから送信される情報の有線、または無線の伝送路である。例えば、通信網５は、インターネット、電話回線網、衛星通信網等の公衆回線網や、Ｅｔｈｅｒｎｅｔ（登録商標）を含む各種のＬＡＮ（Local　Area　Network）、ＷＡＮ（Wide　Area　Network）等を含んでもよい。また、通信網５は、ＩＰ－ＶＰＮ（Internet　Protocol－Virtual　Private　Network）等の専用回線網を含んでもよい。 The communication network 5 is a wired or wireless transmission path of information transmitted from an apparatus or system connected to the communication network 5. For example, the communication network 5 may include the Internet, a public network such as a telephone network, a satellite communication network, or various LANs (Local Area Networks) including Ethernet (registered trademark), WAN (Wide Area Network), etc. . The communication network 5 may also include a dedicated line network such as an IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network).
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　以上、本実施形態にかかる画像形成装置１の構成を説明した。続いて、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１が有する表示装置１０の構成について説明する。図１に示すように、表示装置１０は、表示操作部１１０、表示制御部１２０、設定特定部１３０、及び記憶部１４０を備える情報処理装置である。 (Display device)
The configuration of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Subsequently, the configuration of the display device 10 included in the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 10 is an information processing device including a display operation unit 110, a display control unit 120, a setting specification unit 130, and a storage unit 140.
　表示操作部１１０は、表示部（表示装置）としての表示機能と、検出部としての利用者のタッチ操作（タッチ位置、タッチ点の数等）の検出機能を有する。表示操作部１１０によるタッチ操作の検出は、表示操作部１１０に対する接触の検出に限られず、表示操作部１１０に指等の物体が近接したことを検出することで行われてもよい。また、表示操作部１１０は、後述する表示制御部１２０に制御されて、表示部（表示装置）として、画像形成装置１の動作結果に係るプレビュー画面、または画像形成装置１の各種機能を操作するための操作画面等を表示する。 The display operation unit 110 has a display function as a display unit (display device) and a detection function of a user's touch operation (touch position, the number of touch points, etc.) as a detection unit. The detection of the touch operation by the display operation unit 110 is not limited to the detection of a touch on the display operation unit 110, and may be performed by detecting that an object such as a finger approaches the display operation unit 110. In addition, the display operation unit 110 is controlled by a display control unit 120 described later, and operates a preview screen according to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1 or various functions of the image forming apparatus 1 as a display unit (display device). Display the operation screen etc. for
　表示操作部１１０は、例えばタッチパネルディスプレイ等により実現されてもよい。なお、図１では表示装置１０が表示機能と入力機能が一体化された表示操作部１１０を備える例を示したが、表示装置１０は、表示機能を有する表示部と、入力機能を有する入力部を別々に備えてもよい。 The display operation unit 110 may be realized by, for example, a touch panel display. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the display device 10 includes the display operation unit 110 in which the display function and the input function are integrated, the display device 10 includes a display unit having the display function and an input unit having the input function. May be provided separately.
　表示制御部１２０は、表示操作部１１０による表示を制御する表示制御機能を有する。例えば、表示制御部１２０は、表示操作部１１０を制御して、画像形成装置１の動作結果に係るプレビュー画面、または画像形成装置１の各種機能を操作するための操作画面等を表示させる。表示制御部１２０は、表示操作部１１０により検出されたタッチ操作に応じて、表示操作部１１０による表示を制御してもよい。 The display control unit 120 has a display control function of controlling display by the display operation unit 110. For example, the display control unit 120 controls the display operation unit 110 to display a preview screen related to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1 or an operation screen for operating various functions of the image forming apparatus 1. The display control unit 120 may control the display by the display operation unit 110 in accordance with the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110.
　また、表示制御部１２０は、図１に示すように、操作オブジェクト制御部１２２としても機能する。操作オブジェクト制御部１２２は、印刷データと印刷に係る設定に基づいて、複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを生成し、表示操作部１１０に表示させる。 The display control unit 120 also functions as an operation object control unit 122 as shown in FIG. The operation object control unit 122 generates a plurality of operation objects corresponding to a plurality of document data based on the print data and the setting related to printing, and causes the display operation unit 110 to display the plurality of operation objects.
　図２は、表示制御部１２０が表示させるプレビュー画面、及び操作オブジェクトの一例について説明するための説明図である。図２に示すように、プレビュー画面Ｕ１００は、印刷結果における印刷媒体を模したメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０と、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０と、を含む。また、図２に示す例において、より多くの領域が表示されているメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０は、現在選択されている操作オブジェクトである。また、図２に示す例において、より少ない領域が表示されているサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０は、現在選択されているメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０が示す印刷媒体の次の印刷媒体を示す操作オブジェクトである。 FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a preview screen displayed by the display control unit 120 and an operation object. As shown in FIG. 2, the preview screen U100 includes a main operation object D120 imitating a print medium in the print result and a sub operation object D140. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the main operation object D 120 in which more areas are displayed is the currently selected operation object. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the sub-operation object D <b> 140 in which a smaller area is displayed is an operation object indicating the print medium next to the print medium indicated by the currently selected main operation object D <b> 120.
　なお、図２に示す例では、１の印刷媒体に１の原稿データが印刷される設定であり、操作オブジェクト制御部１２２は、印刷データに含まれる複数の原稿データのうち、一の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトをメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０として表示させ、当該一の原稿データの次の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトをサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０として表示させてもよい。図２に示す例では、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０は、印刷データに含まれる１頁目の原稿データに対応し、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０は、印刷データに含まれる２頁目の原稿データに対応している。また、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０は、表示操作部１１０により検出されるタッチ操作に応じてドラッグされてもよく、ドラッグされる場合、タッチ操作に応じた位置に表示されてもよい。 In the example shown in FIG. 2, one document data is set to be printed on one print medium, and the operation object control unit 122 selects one document data out of a plurality of document data included in the print data. The corresponding operation object may be displayed as the main operation object D120, and the operation object corresponding to the next document data of the one document data may be displayed as the sub operation object D140. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the main operation object D120 corresponds to the first page of document data included in the print data, and the sub operation object D140 corresponds to the second page of document data included in the print data. . In addition, the sub operation object D140 may be dragged according to the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110, and when dragged, may be displayed at a position according to the touch operation.
　また、図２に示すように、プレビュー画面Ｕ１００は、ボタンＵ１０１～Ｕ１０４を含んでもよい。ボタンＵ１０１～Ｕ１０３は、例えば設定状況を変更・確認するためのボタンであり、ユーザが表示操作部１１０を操作してボタンＵ１０１～Ｕ１０３を押下した場合、表示制御部１２０は、設定のための設定画面を表示させてもよい。 Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the preview screen U100 may include buttons U101 to U104. Buttons U101 to U103 are, for example, buttons for changing and confirming the setting status, and when the user operates display operation unit 110 and presses buttons U101 to U103, display control unit 120 performs setting for setting. You may display a screen.
　また、ボタンＵ１０４は、印刷を開始させるためのボタンであり、ユーザが表示操作部１１０を操作してボタンＵ１０４を押下した場合、印刷を開始させるための命令信号が、表示装置１０から画像形成装置１の制御部１６に出力される。 A button U104 is a button for starting printing, and when the user operates the display operation unit 110 and presses the button U104, an instruction signal for starting printing is transmitted from the display device 10 to the image forming apparatus. 1 is output to the control unit 16.
　図２に示すように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０は、印刷結果における第一の面と第二の面を備えた一つの印刷媒体を模しており、現在の設定に関わらず、第一の面の少なくとも一部の領域と、第二の面の少なくとも一部の領域が表示される。 As shown in FIG. 2, the main operation object D120 simulates one print medium provided with the first side and the second side in the printing result, and regardless of the current setting, the main operation object D120 At least a partial area and at least a partial area of the second surface are displayed.
　図１に示す設定特定部１３０は、表示操作部１１０により検出されるタッチ操作に基づいて、印刷データの印刷に係る設定を特定する設定特定機能を有する。 The setting specifying unit 130 illustrated in FIG. 1 has a setting specifying function of specifying a setting related to printing of print data based on a touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110.
　例えば、設定特定部１３０は、複数の（複数頁の）原稿データを、印刷媒体の両面に印刷するための両面設定に係る値を特定してもよい。両面設定に係る値は、例えば両面設定がオフである「オフ」、長辺をとじて両面印刷を行う「長辺とじ」、及び短辺をとじて両面印刷を行う「短辺とじ」等であってよい。 For example, the setting specifying unit 130 may specify a value related to duplex setting for printing a plurality of (plural pages of) document data on both sides of the printing medium. Values related to duplex setting are, for example, “off” when duplex setting is off, “long side binding” that performs double-sided printing with long side bound, and “short side binding” that performs double-sided printing with short side bound, etc. May be there.
　また、設定特定部１３０は、複数の（複数頁の）原稿データを、印刷媒体における単一頁に集約して印刷するための集約設定に係る値を特定してもよい。集約設定に係る値は、例えば一枚の印刷媒体の一面に１の原稿データを印刷する「オフ」、一枚の印刷媒体の一面を二分割し、各領域に１の原稿データを印刷する「２ＵＰ（２ｉｎ１）」、及び一枚の印刷媒体の一面を四分割し、各領域に１の原稿データを印刷する「４ＵＰ（４ｉｎ１）」等であってよい。 Further, the setting specifying unit 130 may specify a value related to aggregation setting for aggregating and printing a plurality of (plural pages of) document data on a single page on a printing medium. The value related to the aggregation setting is, for example, “off” to print one document data on one side of one print medium, divide one side of one print medium into two, and print one document data in each area 2 UP (2 in 1) and “4 UP (4 in 1)” or the like which divides one side of one print medium into four and prints one original data in each area.
　本実施形態に係る設定特定部１３０は、第一の操作オブジェクト（サブ操作オブジェクト）上の点を始点とし、第一の操作オブジェクトに隣接する第二の操作オブジェクト（メイン操作オブジェクト）上の点を終点とするタッチ操作が検出された場合に、印刷に係る設定を特定する。 The setting specifying unit 130 according to the present embodiment uses a point on the first operation object (sub operation object) as a start point, and a point on the second operation object (main operation object) adjacent to the first operation object. When a touch operation as an end point is detected, the setting relating to printing is specified.
　係る構成によれば、複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを用いた操作により両面設定、集約設定などの複数の原稿データの印刷に係る設定が特定され得るため、ユーザにとって理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能である。 According to the configuration, the user can easily understand the settings related to printing of a plurality of document data such as duplex settings and aggregation settings by an operation using a plurality of operation objects corresponding to a plurality of document data. It is possible to set with.
　また、設定特定部１３０は、第二の操作オブジェクト上における、終点の位置に応じて、印刷に係る設定を特定してもよい。係る構成によれば、設定特定部１３０は、２つの操作オブジェクトにより、より多様な設定を特定可能となる。 Further, the setting specifying unit 130 may specify the setting relating to printing according to the position of the end point on the second operation object. According to the configuration, the setting specifying unit 130 can specify more various settings by the two operation objects.
　例えば、設定特定部１３０は、終点の位置が、第二の操作オブジェクト上の第一の領域に含まれる場合に集約設定に係る値を特定し、終点の位置が、第二の操作オブジェクト上の第二の領域に含まれる場合に両面設定に係る値を特定してもよい。 For example, when the position of the end point is included in the first area on the second operation object, the setting specifying unit 130 specifies a value related to aggregation setting, and the position of the end point is on the second operation object. When it is included in the second area, a value relating to duplex setting may be specified.
　図３は、上述した第二の操作オブジェクト上の第一の領域、及び第二の領域を説明するための説明図である。なお、図３に示す第二の操作オブジェクトＹ１０は、図１に示したメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０に対応する。 FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first area and the second area on the second operation object described above. The second operation object Y10 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the main operation object D120 shown in FIG.
　例えば、上述した第一の領域は、図２に示す第二の操作オブジェクトＹ１０における表面を示す表面領域Ｙ１２であってもよい。つまり、設定特定部１３０は、第一の操作オブジェクト（不図示）を、第二の操作オブジェクトＹ１０上の表面領域Ｙ１２に重ねるようなタッチ操作が行われた場合に集約設定に係る値を特定する。例えば、集約設定に係る値が「オフ」である場合に、上記操作が行われて、集約設定に係る値が「２ＵＰ」に特定される。係る構成によれば、第一の操作オブジェクトを、第二の操作オブジェクトの表面にドラッグ＆ドロップさせるようなタッチ操作により、第二の操作オブジェクトの表面に、第一の操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データを印刷させる集約設定が特定されるため、操作と設定との関連がユーザに理解されやすい。 For example, the first area described above may be a surface area Y12 indicating the surface of the second operation object Y10 shown in FIG. That is, the setting specifying unit 130 specifies the value related to the aggregation setting when the touch operation is performed such that the first operation object (not shown) is superimposed on the surface area Y12 on the second operation object Y10. . For example, when the value relating to the aggregation setting is “OFF”, the above operation is performed, and the value relating to the aggregation setting is identified as “2 UP”. According to the configuration, the document data corresponding to the first operation object is displayed on the surface of the second operation object by a touch operation such as dragging and dropping the first operation object onto the surface of the second operation object. The user can easily understand the relationship between the operation and the setting because the aggregation setting that causes the user to print is identified.
　また、上述した第二の領域は、図２に示す第二の操作オブジェクトＹ１０における裏面を示す裏面領域Ｙ１４（裏面が捲られて表示された領域）であってもよい。つまり、設定特定部１３０は、第一の操作オブジェクト（不図示）を、第二の操作オブジェクトＹ１０上の裏面領域Ｙ１４に重ねるようなタッチ操作が行われた場合に両面設定に係る値を特定する。例えば、両面設定に係る値が「オフ」である場合に、上記操作が行われて、両面設定に係る値が「長辺とじ」に特定される。係る構成によれば、第一の操作オブジェクトを第二の操作オブジェクトの裏面にドラッグ＆ドロップさせるようなタッチ操作により、第一の操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データを第二の操作オブジェクトの裏面に印刷させる両面設定が特定されるため、操作と設定との関連がユーザに理解されやすい。 In addition, the second area described above may be a back surface area Y14 (an area displayed with the back surface turned over) indicating the back surface of the second operation object Y10 shown in FIG. That is, the setting specifying unit 130 specifies the value related to the duplex setting when the touch operation is performed such that the first operation object (not shown) is superimposed on the back surface area Y14 on the second operation object Y10. . For example, when the value related to the duplex setting is “OFF”, the above operation is performed, and the value related to the duplex setting is specified as “long side binding”. According to the configuration, the document data corresponding to the first operation object is printed on the back surface of the second operation object by a touch operation such as dragging and dropping the first operation object on the back surface of the second operation object Since the two-sided setting to be performed is specified, the relationship between the operation and the setting is easy for the user to understand.
　上記のように、係る構成によれば、ユーザにとって設定と操作との関連が理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能である。なお、上記のタッチ操作が行われた際の詳細な動作例については、図５，６を参照して後述する。 As described above, according to such a configuration, it is possible for the user to perform the setting with an operation that is easy to understand the relationship between the setting and the operation. A detailed operation example when the above touch operation is performed will be described later with reference to FIGS.
　記憶部１４０は、表示装置１０の各構成が機能するためのプログラムやパラメータを記憶する。例えば、記憶部１４０は、複数の原稿データを含む印刷データを記憶してもよい。 The storage unit 140 stores programs and parameters for each component of the display device 10 to function. For example, the storage unit 140 may store print data including a plurality of document data.
　　＜１－２．第一の実施形態の動作＞
　以上、本発明の第一の実施形態の構成例について説明した。続いて、本実施形態の動作を説明する。以下では、本実施形態による画像形成装置１の動作例について、図４～６を参照して説明を行う。 <1-2. Operation of First Embodiment>
The configuration example of the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Subsequently, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, an operation example of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.
　図４は本実施形態に係る動作フローを示すフローチャート図である。まず、図４に示すように、表示操作部１１０が、サブ操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）上を始点としたタッチ位置の移動（タッチ操作）を検出する（Ｓ１０２）。 FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation flow according to the present embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the display operation unit 110 detects movement (touch operation) of a touch position starting on the sub operation object (first operation object) (S 102).
　ステップＳ１０２で検出されたタッチ操作の終点が、メイン操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）の表面領域（第一の領域）に含まれる場合（Ｓ１０４においてＹＥＳ）、設定特定部１３０は集約設定に係る値を特定する（Ｓ１０６）。 When the end point of the touch operation detected in step S102 is included in the surface area (first area) of the main operation object (second operation object) (YES in S104), the setting specifying unit 130 relates to aggregation setting A value is specified (S106).
　図５は、上記のタッチ操作により、集約設定に係る値が設定される場合に、表示操作部１１０に表示される画面の遷移例を示す説明図である。例えば、図２に示したプレビュー画面Ｕ１００において、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０を始点としてタッチ操作が開始される。そして、図５に示すように、プレビュー画面Ｕ２００において、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ２２０の表面領域上にタッチ位置Ｔ２００が移動する。 FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of the screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when the value related to the aggregation setting is set by the above touch operation. For example, in the preview screen U100 illustrated in FIG. 2, the touch operation is started with the sub operation object D140 as a start point. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the touch position T200 moves on the surface area of the main operation object D220 on the preview screen U200.
　係る場合、図５に示すように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ２４０は半透過された状態で、タッチ位置の移動に応じた位置に表示されてもよい。また、図５では示されていないが、タッチ位置がメイン操作オブジェクトＤ２２０の表面領域上に存在する場合に、当該表面領域がハイライト表示されてもよい。 In such a case, as shown in FIG. 5, the sub-operation object D240 may be displayed in a position corresponding to the movement of the touch position in a semi-transparent state. Further, although not shown in FIG. 5, when the touch position is present on the surface area of the main operation object D220, the surface area may be highlighted.
　続いて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ２２０の表面領域上の点（例えばタッチ位置Ｔ２００）を終点としてタッチ操作が終了すると、集約設定に係る値が「２ＵＰ」に設定され、図５に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ３００のように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ３２０に１頁目の原稿データと２頁目の原稿データが含まれて表示される。なお、図５に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ３００のように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ３４０に３頁目の原稿データと４頁目の原稿データが含まれて表示されてもよい。 Subsequently, when the touch operation ends with a point on the surface area of the main operation object D220 (for example, the touch position T200) as an end point, the value related to the aggregation setting is set to "2 UP", as shown in the preview screen U300 shown in FIG. In the main operation object D320, the first page document data and the second page document data are included and displayed. As in the preview screen U300 shown in FIG. 5, the sub-operation object D340 may be displayed by including the document data of the third page and the document data of the fourth page.
　図４に戻って動作フローの説明を続ける。ステップＳ１０２で検出されたタッチ操作の終点が、メイン操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）の裏面領域（第二の領域）に含まれる場合（Ｓ１０４においてＮＯかつＳ１０８においてＹＥＳ）、設定特定部１３０は両面設定に係る値を特定する（Ｓ１１０）。 Returning to FIG. 4, the description of the operation flow is continued. When the end point of the touch operation detected in step S102 is included in the back surface area (second area) of the main operation object (second operation object) (NO in S104 and YES in S108), the setting specification unit 130 A value relating to duplex setting is specified (S110).
　図６は、上記のタッチ操作により、両面設定に係る値が設定される場合に、表示操作部１１０に表示される画面の遷移例を示す説明図である。例えば、図２に示したプレビュー画面Ｕ１００において、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１４０を始点としてタッチ操作が開始される。そして、図６に示すように、プレビュー画面Ｕ４００において、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ４２０の裏面領域上にタッチ位置Ｔ４００が移動する。 FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a transition example of the screen displayed on the display operation unit 110 when the value related to the duplex setting is set by the above touch operation. For example, in the preview screen U100 illustrated in FIG. 2, the touch operation is started with the sub operation object D140 as a start point. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the touch position T400 moves on the back surface area of the main operation object D420 on the preview screen U400.
　係る場合、図６に示すように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ４４０は半透過された状態で、タッチ位置の移動に応じた位置に表示されてもよい。また、図６では示されていないが、タッチ位置がメイン操作オブジェクトＤ４２０の裏面領域上に存在する場合に、当該裏面領域がハイライト表示されてもよい。 In such a case, as shown in FIG. 6, the sub-operation object D440 may be displayed at a position corresponding to the movement of the touch position in a semi-transparent state. Further, although not shown in FIG. 6, when the touch position is present on the back surface area of the main operation object D420, the back surface area may be highlighted.
　続いて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ４２０の裏面領域上の点（例えばタッチ位置Ｔ４００）を終点としてタッチ操作が終了すると、両面設定に係る値が「長辺とじ」に設定され、図６に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ５００のように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ５２０の裏面領域Ｄ５２４に２頁目の原稿データが含まれて表示される。なお、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ５４０には、３頁目の原稿データが含まれて表示されてもよい。 Subsequently, when the touch operation ends with a point (for example, touch position T400) on the back surface area of the main operation object D420 as an end point, the value relating to the duplex setting is set to "long side binding", and the preview screen U500 shown in FIG. As described above, the original data of the second page is included and displayed in the back surface area D524 of the main operation object D520. The sub operation object D 540 may include and display the third page document data.
　また、両面設定に係る値が「長辺とじ」または「短辺とじ」の場合、図６に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ５００のように、とじ方向設定を示す長辺とじボタンＵ５２０と短辺とじボタンＵ５４０が表示されてもよい。図６に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ５００の状態において、短辺とじボタンＵ５４０が押下されると、両面設定に係る値が「短辺とじ」に変更されてもよい。 Also, when the value related to the duplex setting is “long side binding” or “short side binding”, as in the preview screen U500 shown in FIG. 6, a long side binding button U520 and a short side binding button U540 indicating binding direction setting are displayed. It may be displayed. In the state of the preview screen U500 shown in FIG. 6, when the short side binding button U540 is pressed, the value related to the duplex setting may be changed to “short side binding”.
　図４に戻って動作フローの説明を続ける。ステップＳ１０２で検出されたタッチ操作の終点が、メイン操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）の表面領域、及び裏面領域のいずれにも含まれない場合（Ｓ１０４においてＮＯかつＳ１０８においてＮＯ）、処理は終了する。 Returning to FIG. 4, the description of the operation flow is continued. If the end point of the touch operation detected in step S102 is not included in any of the front surface area and the back surface area of the main operation object (second operation object) (NO in S104 and NO in S108), the process ends. Do.
　　＜１－３．第一の実施形態の効果＞
　以上、本発明の第一の実施形態について説明した。本実施形態によれば、ユーザにとって理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能である。例えば、印刷媒体を模した操作オブジェクトの表面に、次の操作オブジェクトをドラッグ＆ドロップする集約設定のためのタッチ操作は、複数の原稿データを、印刷媒体における単一頁に集約させるイメージと合致しており、ユーザに理解されやすい。また、印刷媒体を模した操作オブジェクトの裏面に、次の操作オブジェクトをドラッグ＆ドロップする両面設定のためのタッチ操作は、次頁の原稿データを、印刷媒体における裏面に印刷させるイメージと合致しており、ユーザに理解されやすい。 <1-3. Effect of First Embodiment>
The first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, the setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user. For example, a touch operation for aggregation setting in which a next operation object is dragged and dropped onto the surface of an operation object imitating a print medium matches an image for aggregating a plurality of document data into a single page on the print medium. And easy to be understood by the user. Also, the touch operation for double-sided setting in which the next operation object is dragged and dropped to the back surface of the operation object imitating the print medium matches the image for printing the document data of the next page on the back surface of the print medium It is easy to be understood by the user.
　＜＜２．第二の実施形態＞＞
　上述した第一の実施形態では、原稿データに基づいて生成される操作オブジェクトに対するタッチ操作により、印刷に係る設定を行う例を説明した。これに対し、以下では、第一の実施形態と同様の操作に加え、第二の実施形態として、ダミーデータに基づいて生成されるダミーの操作オブジェクトに対するタッチ操作により、印刷に係る設定を行うことも可能な例を説明する。 << 2. Second embodiment >>
In the first embodiment described above, an example in which setting relating to printing is performed by a touch operation on an operation object generated based on document data has been described. On the other hand, in the following, in addition to the operation similar to the first embodiment, as the second embodiment, the setting relating to printing is performed by the touch operation on the dummy operation object generated based on the dummy data. An example is also described.
　　＜２－１．第二の実施形態の構成例＞
　本発明の第二の実施形態に係る画像形成装置は、第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置と同様に、例えばコピー機能を有する情報処理装置である。また、第二の実施形態に係る画像形成装置は、例えばスキャナ機能、ファクシミリ機能、インターネットファクシミリ機能、及びネットワークプリンタ機能などを有してもよい。また、本発明の第二の実施形態に係る画像形成装置は、図１を参照して説明した第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１と一部において同様の構成を有するため、適宜省略しながら説明を行う。以下では、図７を参照して、第二の実施形態に係る画像形成装置の構成について説明する。 <2-1. Configuration Example of Second Embodiment>
The image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is, for example, an information processing apparatus having a copy function, as in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. The image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment may have, for example, a scanner function, a facsimile function, an internet facsimile function, and a network printer function. Further, the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a configuration similar to that of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. While explaining. The configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
　図７は、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置の構成例を示す説明図である。図７に示すように、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１－２は、例えば、表示装置２０、スキャナ部１２、プリンタ部１４、制御部１６、及び通信部１８を備える。図７に示す構成のうち、図１に示した各構成と実質的に同様の構成については同一の符号を付してあるため、説明を省略する。 FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a configuration example of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the image forming apparatus 1-2 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a display device 20, a scanner unit 12, a printer unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18. Among the configurations shown in FIG. 7, the configurations substantially the same as the configurations shown in FIG.
　図７に示す表示装置２０は、表示制御部２２０の機能が図１に示す表示装置２０の表示制御部１２０の機能と一部異なる点で、表示装置１０と異なる。本実施形態に係る表示制御部２２０は、第一の実施形態に係る表示制御部１２０と同様に表示操作部１１０による表示を制御する。また、表示制御部２２０は、図７に示すように操作オブジェクト制御部２２２、スクロール制御部２２４、及び判定部２２６としても機能する。 The display device 20 shown in FIG. 7 differs from the display device 10 in that the function of the display control unit 220 is partially different from the function of the display control unit 120 of the display device 20 shown in FIG. The display control unit 220 according to the present embodiment controls the display by the display operation unit 110 in the same manner as the display control unit 120 according to the first embodiment. The display control unit 220 also functions as an operation object control unit 222, a scroll control unit 224, and a determination unit 226 as shown in FIG.
　本実施形態に係る操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、第一の実施形態に係る操作オブジェクト制御部１２２と同様に、印刷データと印刷に係る設定に基づいて、複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを生成し、表示操作部１１０に表示させる。例えば、１の印刷媒体に１の原稿データが印刷される設定である場合、操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、図２を参照して説明したように、メイン操作オブジェクト、及びサブ操作オブジェクトを表示させてもよい。 Similar to the operation object control unit 122 according to the first embodiment, the operation object control unit 222 according to the present embodiment is based on print data and settings relating to printing, and a plurality of operation objects corresponding to a plurality of document data Are generated and displayed on the display operation unit 110. For example, in the case where one document data is set to be printed on one print medium, the operation object control unit 222 displays the main operation object and the sub operation object as described with reference to FIG. It is also good.
　操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、印刷データに含まれる複数の原稿データのうち、一の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトをメイン操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）として表示させ、当該一の原稿データの次の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトをサブ操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）として表示させてもよい。また、操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、所定のダミーデータに基づいて、サブ操作オブジェクトを表示させてもよい。操作オブジェクト制御部２２２が、ダミーデータに基づいて、サブ操作オブジェクトを表示させる例については、図９を参照して後述する。 The operation object control unit 222 displays an operation object corresponding to one document data among a plurality of document data included in the print data as a main operation object (second operation object), and follows the one document data The operation object corresponding to the document data of may be displayed as a sub operation object (first operation object). In addition, the operation object control unit 222 may display the sub operation object based on predetermined dummy data. An example in which the manipulation object control unit 222 causes the sub manipulation object to be displayed based on the dummy data will be described later with reference to FIG.
　スクロール制御部２２４は、表示操作部１１０により検出されるタッチ操作に基づいて、複数の操作オブジェクトをスクロール表示させる。なお、スクロール表示のためのタッチ操作は、特に限定されない。 The scroll control unit 224 scrolls and displays a plurality of operation objects based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 110. Note that the touch operation for scroll display is not particularly limited.
　図８は、スクロール制御部２２４によるスクロール表示を説明するための説明図である。図８に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ６００は、印刷データに含まれる１頁目の原稿データに対応するメイン操作オブジェクトＤ６２０、及び、印刷データに含まれる２頁目の原稿データに対応するサブ操作オブジェクトＤ６４０を含む。また、図８に示すように、本実施形態に係るプレビュー画面Ｕ６００は、操作オブジェクトのスクロール状況を示すスクロールインジケータＵ６１０を含んでもよい。なお、図８では操作オブジェクトの番号を用いたスクロールインジケータＵ６１０が示されているが、スクロールインジケータは係る例に限定されず、スクロールバー等であってもよい。 FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining scroll display by the scroll control unit 224. A preview screen U600 shown in FIG. 8 includes a main operation object D620 corresponding to the first page document data included in the print data, and a sub operation object D640 corresponding to the second page document data included in the print data. . Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the preview screen U600 according to the present embodiment may include a scroll indicator U610 that indicates the scroll status of the operation object. Although FIG. 8 shows the scroll indicator U610 using the number of the operation object, the scroll indicator is not limited to such an example, and may be a scroll bar or the like.
　スクロールインジケータＵ６１０は、４つの操作オブジェクトのうち、現在選択されている操作オブジェクトが１番目の操作オブジェクトであることを示している。なお、現在選択されている（スクロールインジケータＵ６１０の値に対応する）操作オブジェクトが、メイン操作オブジェクトであってもよい。 The scroll indicator U610 indicates that, of the four operation objects, the currently selected operation object is the first operation object. The currently selected operation object (corresponding to the value of the scroll indicator U610) may be the main operation object.
　図８に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ６００において、次の操作オブジェクトにスクロールするためのタッチ操作が行われた場合、スクロール制御部２２４は、図８に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ７００が表示されるように、表示を制御する。プレビュー画面Ｕ７００は、印刷データに含まれる２頁目の原稿データに対応するメイン操作オブジェクトＤ７２０、及び、印刷データに含まれる３頁目の原稿データに対応するサブ操作オブジェクトＤ７４０を含む。また、プレビュー画面Ｕ７００は、４つの操作オブジェクトのうち、現在選択されている操作オブジェクトが２番目の操作オブジェクトであることを示すスクロールインジケータＵ７１０を含む。 When a touch operation for scrolling to the next operation object is performed on preview screen U600 shown in FIG. 8, scroll control unit 224 controls the display so that preview screen U700 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. . The preview screen U700 includes a main operation object D720 corresponding to the document data of the second page included in the print data, and a sub operation object D740 corresponding to the document data of the third page included in the print data. The preview screen U700 also includes a scroll indicator U710 indicating that the currently selected one of the four operation objects is the second operation object.
　上記のように、操作オブジェクトのスクロールが繰り返されると、操作オブジェクトが最下端までスクロールされ得る。つまり、メイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データ（上述した一の原稿データ）が、印刷データに含まれる最後の原稿データとなり得る。係る場合、本実施形態に係る操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、所定のダミーデータに基づいてサブ操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）を生成して、表示させてもよい。なお、判定部２２６は、メイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データが印刷データの最後の原稿データであるか否かの判定は、図７に示す判定部２２６により行われてもよい。 As described above, when the scroll of the operation object is repeated, the operation object may be scrolled to the lowermost end. That is, the document data (one document data described above) corresponding to the main operation object can be the last document data included in the print data. In such a case, the manipulation object control unit 222 according to the present embodiment may generate and display a sub manipulation object (first manipulation object) based on predetermined dummy data. The determination unit 226 may determine whether the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data of the print data by the determination unit 226 illustrated in FIG. 7.
　図９は、メイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データが印刷データの最後の原稿データである場合のプレビュー画面の一例を示す説明図である。図９に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ８００に含まれるスクロールインジケータＵ８１０は、印刷データに基づいて生成される４つの操作オブジェクトのうち、現在選択されている操作オブジェクトが４番目（最後）の操作オブジェクトであることを示している。すなわち、図９に示すメイン操作オブジェクトＤ８２０に対応する原稿データは、印刷データの最後の原稿データである。したがって、印刷データに基づいてサブ操作オブジェクトを生成することができない。 FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the preview screen when the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data of the print data. The scroll indicator U810 included in the preview screen U800 shown in FIG. 9 indicates that the currently selected operation object is the fourth (last) operation object among the four operation objects generated based on the print data. It shows. That is, the document data corresponding to the main operation object D 820 shown in FIG. 9 is the last document data of the print data. Therefore, the sub operation object can not be generated based on the print data.
　そこで、図９に示すように、操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、ダミーデータに基づいてサブ操作オブジェクトＤ８６０（第一の操作オブジェクト）を生成し、表示させる。係る構成により、メイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データが印刷データの最後の原稿データとなる場合であっても、サブ操作オブジェクトが表示され、第一の実施形態で説明した集約設定、または両面設定のためのタッチ操作を行うことが可能となる。 Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the operation object control unit 222 generates and displays a sub operation object D 860 (first operation object) based on the dummy data. With such a configuration, even when the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data of the print data, the sub operation object is displayed, and the aggregation setting described in the first embodiment or the duplex setting is It is possible to perform a touch operation for
　　＜２－２．第二の実施形態の動作例＞
　以上、本発明の第二の実施形態の構成例について説明した。続いて、本実施形態の動作を説明する。以下では、本実施形態による画像形成装置１の動作例について、図１０を参照して説明を行う。 <2-2. Operation Example of Second Embodiment>
The configuration example of the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Subsequently, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, an operation example of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
　図１０は本実施形態に係る動作フローを示すフローチャート図である。まず、図４に示すように、ユーザによるタッチ操作に基づいたスクロール制御部２２４の制御により、操作オブジェクトが最下端までスクロールされる（Ｓ２０２）。 FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation flow according to the present embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation object is scrolled to the lowermost end under the control of the scroll control unit 224 based on the touch operation by the user (S202).
　続いて、判定部２２６により、メイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データが印刷データに含まれる最後の原稿データであると判定され、操作オブジェクト制御部２２２は、ダミーデータに基づいてサブ操作オブジェクトを生成し、表示させる（Ｓ２０４）。 Subsequently, the determination unit 226 determines that the document data corresponding to the main operation object is the last document data included in the print data, and the operation object control unit 222 generates a sub operation object based on the dummy data. , To display (S204).
　続いて、表示操作部１１０が、ダミーデータに基づくサブ操作オブジェクト上を始点としたタッチ位置の移動（タッチ操作）を検出する（Ｓ２０６）。続くステップＳ２０８～Ｓ２１４の処理は、それぞれ図４～６を参照して説明した、ステップＳ１０４～Ｓ１１０の処理と同様であるため、説明を省略する。 Subsequently, the display operation unit 110 detects movement (touch operation) of the touch position starting from above the sub-operation object based on the dummy data (S206). The subsequent processes of steps S208 to S214 are similar to the processes of steps S104 to S110 described with reference to FIGS.
　　＜２－３．第二の実施形態の効果＞
　以上、本発明の第二の実施形態について説明した。本実施形態によれば、第一の実施形態と同様に、ユーザにとって理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能である。さらに、本実施形態によれば、サブ操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データが存在しない場合であっても、ダミーデータに基づいてサブ操作オブジェクトが表示され、当該サブ操作オブジェクトに対するタッチ操作により、印刷に係る設定を行うことが可能となる。 <2-3. Effect of Second Embodiment>
The second embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, even when document data corresponding to the sub-operation object does not exist, the sub-operation object is displayed based on the dummy data, and the printing operation is performed by the touch operation on the sub-operation object. It becomes possible to set.
　＜＜３．第一の実施形態、及び第二の実施形態の変形例＞＞
　以上、本発明の第一の実施形態、及び第二の実施形態を説明した。以下では、本発明の第一の実施形態、及び第二の実施形態の幾つかの変形例を説明する。なお、以下に説明する各変形例は、単独で各実施形態に適用されてもよいし、組み合わせで各実施形態に適用されてもよい。また、各変形例は、上記第一の実施形態、及び第二の実施形態で説明した構成に代えて適用されてもよいし、上記第一の実施形態、及び第二の実施形態で説明した構成に対して追加的に適用されてもよい。 << 3. First Embodiment and Modification of Second Embodiment >>
Hereinabove, the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention have been described. In the following, some modifications of the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, each modification explained below may be applied to each embodiment independently, and may be applied to each embodiment in combination. In addition, each modification may be applied instead of the configuration described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, or described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. It may be applied additionally to the configuration.
　　＜３－１．変形例１＞
　上記第一の実施形態、及び第二の実施形態では、タッチ位置が１つのタッチ操作を例に説明したが、本発明は係る例に限定されない。例えば、表示操作部は、複数のタッチ位置によるマルチタッチ操作を検出してもよい。また、設定特定部は、表示操作部により検出されるタッチ位置の数に応じて、設定を特定してもよい。係る構成によれば、設定特定部はさらに多様な設定を特定することが可能となる。 <3-1. Modification 1>
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the touch position is described as one touch operation as an example, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the display operation unit may detect a multi-touch operation at a plurality of touch positions. Further, the setting specifying unit may specify the setting according to the number of touch positions detected by the display operation unit. According to such a configuration, the setting specification unit can specify more various settings.
　例えば、設定特定部は、タッチ位置の数が第一の数（例えば１）である場合に、印刷データの全体に関する設定を特定してもよい。また、タッチ位置の数が上記の第一の数とは異なる第二の数（例えば２以上）である場合に、印刷データのうち、現在表示されているサブ操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）とメイン操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）に対応する原稿データに関する設定を特定してもよい。 For example, when the number of touch positions is the first number (for example, 1), the setting specifying unit may specify the setting regarding the entire print data. Further, when the number of touch positions is a second number (for example, 2 or more) different from the first number described above, the sub-operation object (first operation object) currently displayed among the print data And the setting related to the document data corresponding to the main operation object (second operation object).
　係る構成によれば、例えば、現在表示されているサブ操作オブジェクトとメイン操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データに対してのみ部分的に、両面設定や集約設定に係る値を変更することが可能となる。 According to the configuration, for example, it is possible to partially change the values related to the duplex setting and the aggregation setting only for the document data corresponding to the currently displayed sub-operation object and the main operation object.
　　＜３－２．変形例２＞
　上記第二の実施形態では、図９のように、メイン操作オブジェクトの下（次の操作オブジェクトの位置）にダミーデータに基づく操作オブジェクトが表示される例を示したが、本発明は係る例に限定されず、他の位置にダミーデータに基づく操作オブジェクトが表示されてもよい。 <3-2. Modification 2>
In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, an example in which the operation object based on the dummy data is displayed under the main operation object (the position of the next operation object) is shown. An operation object based on dummy data may be displayed at another position without limitation.
　例えば、メイン操作オブジェクトの上（一つ前の操作オブジェクトの位置）にダミーデータに基づく操作オブジェクトが表示されてもよい。図１１は、メイン操作オブジェクトの上にダミーデータに基づく操作オブジェクトが表示される例を説明するための説明図である。 For example, an operation object based on dummy data may be displayed above the main operation object (the position of the immediately preceding operation object). FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example in which an operation object based on dummy data is displayed on the main operation object.
　図１１に示すプレビュー画面Ｕ９００に含まれるスクロールインジケータＵ９１０は、印刷データに基づいて生成される４つの操作オブジェクトのうち、現在選択されている操作オブジェクトが４番目（最後）の操作オブジェクトであることを示している。すなわち、図１１に示すメイン操作オブジェクトＤ９２０に対応する原稿データは、印刷データの最後の原稿データである。 The scroll indicator U 910 included in the preview screen U 900 shown in FIG. 11 indicates that the currently selected operation object is the fourth (last) operation object among the four operation objects generated based on the print data. It shows. That is, the document data corresponding to the main operation object D 920 shown in FIG. 11 is the last document data of the print data.
　図１１に示すように、操作オブジェクト制御部は、ダミーデータに基づいてサブ操作オブジェクトＤ９６０を生成し、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ９２０の上（一つ前の操作オブジェクトの位置）に表示させてもよい。 As shown in FIG. 11, the operation object control unit may generate the sub operation object D 960 based on the dummy data, and may display the sub operation object D 960 on the main operation object D 920 (the position of the immediately preceding operation object).
　なお、操作オブジェクト制御部は、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ９２０に対応する原稿データの、一つ前の原稿データに基づいて、サブ操作オブジェクトを生成し、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ９２０の上に表示させてもよい。 The operation object control unit may generate a sub operation object based on the immediately preceding document data of the document data corresponding to the main operation object D920, and may display the sub operation object on the main operation object D920.
　＜＜４．第三の実施形態＞＞
　続いて、本発明の第三の実施形態について説明する。 << 4. Third embodiment >>
Subsequently, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
　従来、印刷を行うためのアプリケーションにおいて、印刷に係る設定に基づいて印刷結果のプレビュー画面を印刷の実行前に表示させることが行われている。ユーザはプレビュー画面を見ることで、予め印刷結果を確認し、必要に応じて修正や設定変更等を行うことが可能である。 Conventionally, in an application for printing, a preview screen of a printing result is displayed before execution of printing based on settings relating to printing. The user can check the print result in advance by looking at the preview screen, and can perform correction, setting change, etc. as needed.
　しかし、上記のようなプレビュー画面に係る技術においては、データの状況（例えばオブジェクトの表示状況、印刷に係る設定状況など）が変更された場合、全体の状況を把握することは困難であった。例えば、プレビュー画面において表示されるオブジェクトが一つである場合、当該オブジェクトに係るデータのみが変更されたのか、当該オブジェクトを含むデータ全体が変更されたのか、ユーザは把握することが困難であった。 However, in the technology related to the preview screen as described above, when the status of data (for example, the display status of an object, the setting status related to printing, etc.) is changed, it is difficult to grasp the entire status. For example, when there is one object displayed on the preview screen, it is difficult for the user to grasp whether only the data related to the object is changed or the entire data including the object is changed. .
　そこで、本実施形態は、上記問題に鑑みてなされたものであり、本実施形態の目的とするところは、全体の状況をユーザがより容易に把握することが可能な、新規かつ改良された情報処理装置、及びプログラムを提供することにある。 Therefore, the present embodiment is made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present embodiment is new and improved information that allows the user to easily grasp the entire situation. A processor and a program are provided.
　本実施形態によれば、表示機能とタッチ操作の検出機能を有する表示操作部と、前記表示操作部により検出される前記タッチ操作に基づいて、前記表示操作部に表示される第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理を特定する特定部と、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに対する前記表示変更処理を施し、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施されてから所定時間後に、前記表示操作部に表示される第二の操作オブジェクトに対して、前記表示変更処理を施す表示制御部と、を備える、情報処理装置が提供される。 According to the present embodiment, the display operation unit having the display function and the touch operation detection function, and the first operation object displayed on the display operation unit based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit The display change process is performed on the first operation object, and a predetermined time after the display change process on the first operation object is performed, display is performed on the display operation unit. An information processing apparatus is provided, comprising: a display control unit that performs the display change process on a second operation object to be processed.
　前記第二の操作オブジェクトは、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに隣接して表示されてもよい。 The second operation object may be displayed adjacent to the first operation object.
　前記表示制御部は、前記第二の操作オブジェクトに対する前記表示変更処理が施されてから所定時間後に、前記第二の操作オブジェクトに隣接して前記表示操作部に表示される第三の操作オブジェクトに対して、前記表示変更処理を施してもよい。 The display control unit is configured to display a third operation object displayed on the display operation unit adjacent to the second operation object after a predetermined time after the display change process is performed on the second operation object. Alternatively, the display change process may be performed.
　前記表示制御部は、前記第二の操作オブジェクト、及び前記表示操作部に表示される第三の操作オブジェクトに対して、同時に前記表示変更処理を施してもよい。 The display control unit may simultaneously perform the display change process on the second operation object and a third operation object displayed on the display operation unit.
　前記表示制御部は、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに対する前記表示変更処理を、前記タッチ操作の移動量に応じた変化量で施してもよい。 The display control unit may perform the display change process on the first operation object with a change amount according to the movement amount of the touch operation.
　前記特定部が、前記表示制御部により前記第一の操作オブジェクトに対して直前に施された第一の表示変更処理をキャンセルさせる、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに対する第二の表示変更処理を特定した場合、前記表示制御部は、前記第一の操作オブジェクト、及び前記第二の操作オブジェクトに対して、同時に前記第二の表示変更処理を施してもよい。 The identification unit identifies a second display change process for the first operation object, which causes the display control unit to cancel the first display change process performed immediately before the first operation object. In this case, the display control unit may simultaneously perform the second display change process on the first operation object and the second operation object.
　前記第一の操作オブジェクト、及び前記第二の操作オブジェクトは、印刷データに含まれる一または複数の原稿データの印刷に係る設定の状況を示してもよい。 The first operation object and the second operation object may indicate a setting status related to printing of one or more document data included in print data.
　前記表示変更処理は、前記印刷データの印刷に係る設定の変更に応じた処理であってもよい。 The display change process may be a process according to a change in setting relating to printing of the print data.
　前記表示変更処理は、操作オブジェクトの反転処理、または回転処理を含んでもよい。 The display change process may include an inversion process or rotation process of the operation object.
　また、本実施形態によれば、コンピュータに、タッチ操作の検出機能と、前記検出機能より検出される前記タッチ操作に基づいて、表示部に表示される第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理を特定する特定部と、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに対する前記表示変更処理を施し、当該表示変更処理が施されてから所定時間後に、前記表示部に表示される第二の操作オブジェクトに対して前記表示変更処理を施す表示制御機能と、を実現させるための、プログラムが提供される。 Further, according to the present embodiment, the computer specifies the display change process for the first operation object displayed on the display unit based on the touch operation detection function and the touch operation detected by the detection function. The display change process is performed on the first operation object, and the display change process is performed on the second operation object displayed on the display unit a predetermined time after the display change process is performed. A program is provided for realizing a display control function of performing processing.
　以上説明したように本実施形態によれば、全体の状況をユーザがより容易に把握することが可能である。以下、係る効果を実現するための本実施形態の詳細について説明する。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible for the user to easily grasp the entire situation. Hereinafter, details of the present embodiment for realizing such an effect will be described.
　　＜４－１．第三の実施形態の背景＞
　従来、印刷結果のプレビュー画面として、１のオブジェクトを表示することで印刷データの状況（例えば設定状況等）を示すプレビュー画面が知られている。１のオブジェクトで状況を示された場合、印刷データ全体に関する状況を示しているのか、一部の状況を示しているのか、ユーザにとって把握し難かった。特に、ユーザ操作により状況が変更された場合に、上記のようなプレビュー画面では、全体の状況が変更されたのか、印刷データのうち、当該オブジェクトに係る原稿データの状況のみが変更されたのか、区別して表示することは困難であった。 <4-1. Background of Third Embodiment>
Conventionally, as a preview screen of a print result, there is known a preview screen indicating a status of print data (for example, a setting status or the like) by displaying one object. When the situation is indicated by one object, it is difficult for the user to grasp whether the situation regarding the entire print data is indicated or a partial situation is indicated. In particular, when the situation is changed by the user operation, on the preview screen as described above, is the whole situation changed or only the situation of the document data related to the object in the print data is changed, It was difficult to distinguish and display.
　また、上記問題に対して、例えば、複数のオブジェクトを表示させ、オブジェクトに対するユーザ操作により全体の状況に変更があった場合には、表示された複数のオブジェクトの表示を変更させる方法が考えられる。 Further, for the above problem, for example, a method of displaying a plurality of objects, and changing the display of the plurality of displayed objects when the entire situation has been changed by the user operation on the objects may be considered.
　しかし、ユーザが操作対象としたオブジェクト以外のオブジェクトも同時に変更されると、ユーザは状況を把握し難いと感じる恐れがある。また、操作対象のオブジェクト以外のオブジェクトも同時に変更されると、ユーザは操作対象のオブジェクトを把握することが難しく、操作が困難になる恐れがある。 However, if objects other than the objects the user has manipulated are also changed at the same time, the user may find it difficult to grasp the situation. In addition, if objects other than the operation target object are simultaneously changed, it is difficult for the user to grasp the operation target object, which may make the operation difficult.
　そこで、本件発明者は、上記事情を一着眼点にして本発明の第三の実施形態を創作するに至った。本発明の第三の実施形態によれば、複数のオブジェクトに対する表示変更処理を時間差を設けて施すように表示を制御することにより、全体の状況をユーザがより容易に把握することが可能となる。以下、本発明の第三の実施形態において、上記の効果を実現するための構成例を説明する。 Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has made the third aspect of the present invention, focusing on the above circumstances. According to the third embodiment of the present invention, the user can more easily grasp the entire situation by controlling the display so that the display change process for a plurality of objects is performed with a time difference. . Hereinafter, in the third embodiment of the present invention, a configuration example for realizing the above effect will be described.
　　＜４－２．第三の実施形態の構成例＞
　本実施形態は、例えば表裏面を備えた一枚の紙に相当する、（第一の面と第二の面を備えた）一つの画像表示媒体を模した操作オブジェクトを表示させることで、利用者にとって直観的な操作を可能とする。印刷機能やコピー機能の設定操作において本技術が適用される場合、操作オブジェクトは、例えば文字や写真等からなる画像が印刷されて出力される用紙の印刷状態の設定を模したものとなる。 <4-2. Configuration Example of Third Embodiment>
The present embodiment is used, for example, by displaying an operation object imitating one image display medium (having the first surface and the second surface) corresponding to one sheet of paper having the front and back surfaces. Enable intuitive operation for the user. When the present technology is applied to setting operations of the printing function and the copying function, the operation object imitates the setting of the printing state of the sheet on which the image formed of, for example, characters and photos is printed.
　本発明の第三の実施形態に係る画像形成装置は、第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置と同様に、例えばコピー機能を有する情報処理装置である。また、第三の実施形態に係る画像形成装置は、例えばスキャナ機能、ファクシミリ機能、インターネットファクシミリ機能、及びネットワークプリンタ機能などを有してもよい。また、本発明の第三の実施形態に係る画像形成装置は、図１を参照して説明した第一の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１と一部において同様の構成を有するため、適宜省略しながら説明を行う。以下では、図１２を参照して、第三の実施形態に係る画像形成装置の構成について説明する。 The image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention is, for example, an information processing apparatus having a copy function, like the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. The image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment may have, for example, a scanner function, a facsimile function, an internet facsimile function, and a network printer function. Further, the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention has a configuration similar to that of the image forming apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. While explaining. The configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
　図１２は、本発明の第三の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１－３の構成を説明するためのブロック図である。図１２に示すように、本実施形態による画像形成装置１－３は、表示装置１１００、スキャナ部１２、プリンタ部１４、制御部１６、通信部１８を備える情報処理装置である。図１２に示す構成のうち、図１に示した各構成と実質的に同様の構成については同一の符号を付してあるため、説明を省略する。 FIG. 12 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to this embodiment is an information processing apparatus including a display device 1100, a scanner unit 12, a printer unit 14, a control unit 16, and a communication unit 18. Among the configurations shown in FIG. 12, the configurations substantially the same as the configurations shown in FIG.
　図１２に示す表示装置１１００は、画像形成装置１－３の機能に係る各種画面を表示する表示機能、及びユーザからの入力を受け付ける入力機能を有する情報処理装置である。例えば、表示装置１１００は、印刷結果等の、画像形成装置１－３の動作結果に係るプレビュー画面を表示し、ユーザからの入力に基づいて設定等を特定する。また、表示装置１１００は、図１２に示すように、表示操作部１１１０、特定部１１２０、及び表示制御部１１３０を備える情報処理装置である。 A display device 1100 shown in FIG. 12 is an information processing apparatus having a display function for displaying various screens related to the function of the image forming apparatus 1-3 and an input function for receiving an input from a user. For example, the display device 1100 displays a preview screen related to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1-3, such as a print result, and specifies settings and the like based on an input from the user. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the display device 1100 is an information processing device provided with a display / operation unit 1110, an identification unit 1120, and a display control unit 1130.
　表示操作部１１１０は、表示部（表示装置）としての表示機能と、検出部としてのユーザ（利用者）のタッチ操作（タッチ位置、タッチ点の数等）の検出機能と、を有する。表示操作部１１１０によるタッチ操作の検出は、表示操作部１１１０に対する接触の検出に限られず、表示操作部１１１０に指等の物体が近接したことを検出することで行われてもよい。また、表示操作部１１１０は、後述する表示制御部１１３０に制御されて、表示部として、画像形成装置１－３の動作結果に係るプレビュー画面、または画像形成装置１－３の各種機能を操作するための操作画面等を表示する。 The display operation unit 1110 has a display function as a display unit (display device) and a detection function of a touch operation (touch position, the number of touch points, etc.) of a user (user) as a detection unit. The detection of the touch operation by the display operation unit 1110 is not limited to the detection of a touch on the display operation unit 1110, and may be performed by detecting that an object such as a finger approaches the display operation unit 1110. The display operation unit 1110 is controlled by a display control unit 1130 described later, and operates as a display unit a preview screen according to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1-3 or various functions of the image forming apparatus 1-3. Display the operation screen etc. for
　表示操作部１１１０は、例えばタッチパネルディスプレイ等により実現されてもよい。なお、図１２では表示装置１１００が表示機能と入力機能が一体化された表示操作部１１１０を備える例を示したが、表示装置１１００は、表示機能を有する表示部と、入力機能を有する入力部を別々に備えてもよい。 The display operation unit 1110 may be realized by, for example, a touch panel display. Although FIG. 12 illustrates an example in which the display device 1100 includes the display operation unit 1110 in which the display function and the input function are integrated, the display device 1100 includes a display unit having the display function and an input unit having the input function. May be provided separately.
　図１３は、表示操作部１１１０に表示されるプレビュー画面の一例について説明するための説明図である。図１３に示すように、画面Ｕ１１００は、印刷結果における印刷媒体を模したメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０（本実施形態においては、第一の操作オブジェクトと呼ぶ場合がある）と、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１４０（本実施形態においては、第二の操作オブジェクトと呼ぶ場合がある）と、を含む。なお、表示操作部１１１０が表示する他の画面例については後述する。 FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a preview screen displayed on the display operation unit 1110. As shown in FIG. 13, the screen U1100 includes a main operation object D1120 (sometimes referred to as a first operation object in this embodiment) imitating a print medium in a print result, and a sub operation object D1140 (actually implemented). In the form, it may be referred to as a second operation object). Note that another screen example displayed by the display operation unit 1110 will be described later.
　また、図１３に示す例において、より多くの領域（全体）が表示されているメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０は、現在操作対象として選択されている操作オブジェクトである。また、図１３に示す例において、より少ない領域（一部）が表示されているサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１４０は、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０に隣接して表示され、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０が示す印刷媒体に隣接する（例えば次の）印刷媒体を示す操作オブジェクトである。なお、例えばユーザによるスクロール操作等により、複数の操作オブジェクトから１のメイン操作オブジェクトが操作対象として選択されてもよい。 Further, in the example illustrated in FIG. 13, the main operation object D 1120 in which more areas (entire areas) are displayed is the operation object currently selected as the operation target. Further, in the example illustrated in FIG. 13, the sub operation object D 1140 in which a smaller area (part) is displayed is displayed adjacent to the main operation object D 1120 and adjacent to the print medium indicated by the main operation object D 1120 ( For example, it is an operation object indicating the following print medium. Note that one main operation object may be selected as an operation target from among a plurality of operation objects by, for example, a scroll operation by the user.
　また、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０、及びサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１４０は、それぞれ、印刷データに含まれる一または複数の原稿データと対応してもよい。例えば、図１３に示す例では、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０は、印刷データに含まれる複数の原稿データのうち、一の原稿データに対応し、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１４０は、当該一の原稿データの次の原稿データに対応する。なお、図１３に示す例では、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０は、印刷データに含まれる１頁目の原稿データに対応し、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１４０は、印刷データに含まれる２頁目の原稿データに対応している。 The main operation object D1120 and the sub operation object D1140 may correspond to one or more document data included in the print data. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the main operation object D1120 corresponds to one document data among a plurality of document data included in the print data, and the sub operation object D1140 is a document following the one document data Correspond to the data. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the main operation object D1120 corresponds to the first page of document data included in the print data, and the sub operation object D1140 corresponds to the second page of document data included in the print data. ing.
　また、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０、及びサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１４０は、それぞれに対応する原稿データの印刷に係る設定の状況を示している。例えば、図１３に示す例では、１の印刷媒体に１の原稿データが印刷され、印刷媒体（例えば用紙）が縦向きである設定を示している。係る構成により、ユーザは原稿データの印刷に係る設定の状況（データの状況の一例）を容易に把握することが可能である。 Also, the main operation object D1120 and the sub operation object D1140 indicate the setting conditions related to the printing of the document data corresponding to each. For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 13, one document data is printed on one print medium, and a setting is shown in which the print medium (for example, a sheet) is vertically oriented. With such a configuration, the user can easily grasp the setting condition (an example of the data condition) related to the printing of the document data.
　また、図１３に示すように、画面Ｕ１１００は、ボタンＵ１１０１～Ｕ１１０４を含んでもよい。ボタンＵ１１０１～Ｕ１１０３は、例えば設定状況を変更・確認するためのボタンであり、ユーザが表示操作部１１１０を操作してボタンＵ１１０１～Ｕ１１０３を押下した場合、表示操作部１１１０は、設定のための設定画面を表示してもよい。 Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the screen U1100 may include buttons U1101 to U1104. Buttons U1101 to U1103 are, for example, buttons for changing and confirming the setting status, and when the user operates display operation unit 1110 to press buttons U1101 to U1103, display operation unit 1110 performs setting for setting. You may display a screen.
　また、ボタンＵ１１０４は、印刷を開始させるためのボタンであり、ユーザが表示操作部１１１０を操作してボタンＵ１１０４を押下した場合、印刷を開始させるための命令信号が、表示装置１１００から画像形成装置１－３の制御部１６に出力される。 A button U1104 is a button for starting printing, and when the user operates the display operation unit 1110 to press the button U1104, an instruction signal for starting printing is sent from the display device 1100 to the image forming apparatus. It is output to the control unit 16 of 1-3.
　図１３に示すように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１２０は、印刷結果における第一の面（例えば表面）と第二の面（例えば裏面）を備えた一つの印刷媒体を模しており、現在の設定に関わらず、第一の面の少なくとも一部の領域と、第二の面の少なくとも一部の領域が表示されてもよい。 As shown in FIG. 13, the main operation object D1120 simulates one print medium having a first surface (for example, the front surface) and a second surface (for example, the back surface) in the print result, and is set to the current setting. Regardless, at least a partial area of the first surface and at least a partial area of the second surface may be displayed.
　特定部１１２０は、表示操作部１１１０により検出されるタッチ操作に基づいて、表示操作部１１１０に表示されるメイン操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）に対する表示変更処理を特定する。特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理は、例えば、操作オブジェクトの反転処理、及び回転処理等を含んでもよい。なお、特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理は上記に限定されず、表示され得る操作オブジェクトの形態に応じて、様々な表示変更処理が含まれてよい。 The identifying unit 1120 identifies display change processing for the main operation object (first operation object) displayed on the display operation unit 1110 based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. The display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 may include, for example, an inversion process and a rotation process of the operation object. The display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 is not limited to the above, and various display change processes may be included according to the form of the operation object that can be displayed.
　また、特定部１１２０は、表示操作部１１１０により検出されるタッチ操作に基づいて、複数の原稿データを含む印刷データの印刷に係る設定の変更を特定してもよい。さらに、特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理は、印刷に係る設定の変更と対応していてもよく、当該設定の変更に応じた処理（当該設定の変更に応じて特定される処理）であってもよい。 Further, the specifying unit 1120 may specify a change in setting relating to printing of print data including a plurality of document data, based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. Furthermore, the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 may correspond to a change in setting relating to printing, and is a process according to the change in setting (a process specified according to the change in setting). It may be.
　例えば、特定部１１２０により特定される印刷に係る設定の変更は、印刷媒体の回転（印刷向きの変更）を含んでもよく、当該印刷媒体の回転は、操作オブジェクトの回転処理と対応してもよい。なお、特定部１１２０により特定される印刷に係る設定の変更は上記に限定されず、印刷媒体の両面に印刷するための両面設定の変更や、複数の（複数頁の）原稿データを、印刷媒体における単一頁に集約して印刷するための集約設定の変更等を含んでもよい。 For example, the change of the setting related to the printing specified by the specifying unit 1120 may include the rotation of the print medium (change of the print direction), and the rotation of the print medium may correspond to the rotation process of the operation object . Note that the change in settings relating to printing specified by the identification unit 1120 is not limited to the above, and a change in duplex settings for printing on both sides of a print medium, a plurality of (multiple pages of) document data, a print medium May include changes in aggregation settings for aggregation and printing on a single page.
　なお、ユーザによるタッチ操作と、当該タッチ操作に基づいて特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理の具体例については図１５～図１８を参照して後述する。 A specific example of the touch operation by the user and the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 based on the touch operation will be described later with reference to FIGS. 15 to 18.
　表示制御部１１３０は、表示操作部１１１０による表示を制御する表示制御機能を有する。例えば、表示制御部１１３０は、表示操作部１１１０を制御して、画像形成装置１－３の動作結果に係るプレビュー画面、または画像形成装置１－３の各種機能を操作するための操作画面等を表示させる。表示制御部１１３０は、表示操作部１１１０により検出されたタッチ操作に基づいて表示操作部１１１０による表示を制御してもよい。また、表示制御部１１３０は、特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理を操作オブジェクトに施してもよい。 The display control unit 1130 has a display control function of controlling display by the display operation unit 1110. For example, the display control unit 1130 controls the display operation unit 1110 to display a preview screen according to the operation result of the image forming apparatus 1-3 or an operation screen for operating various functions of the image forming apparatus 1-3. Display. The display control unit 1130 may control the display by the display operation unit 1110 based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. Further, the display control unit 1130 may perform the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 on the operation object.
　例えば、表示制御部１１３０は、表示操作部１１１０により検出されたタッチ操作に基づいて特定部１１２０により表示変更処理が特定された場合に、操作対象であるメイン操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）に対する表示変更処理を施す。さらに、表示制御部１１３０は、メイン操作オブジェクトに対する当該表示変更処理が施されてから所定時間後に、サブ操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）に対して当該表示変更処理を施してもよい。 For example, when the display change processing is specified by the specification unit 1120 based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110, the display control unit 1130 applies to the main operation object (first operation object) that is the operation target. Perform display change processing. Furthermore, the display control unit 1130 may perform the display change process on the sub-operation object (second operation object) a predetermined time after the display change process on the main operation object is performed.
　係る構成により、操作対象であるメイン操作オブジェクトに係る表示変更処理と、操作対象ではないサブ操作オブジェクトに係る表示変更処理に時間差が設けられるため、ユーザは操作対象をより明確に認識し易く、操作中に状況を把握し易くなる。また、図１３に示すようにメイン操作オブジェクトとサブ操作オブジェクトは隣接して表示されるため、表示変更処理が連続的に他の操作オブジェクトに適用されることをユーザは把握し易く、全体の状況をより把握し易い。 With such a configuration, a time difference is provided between the display change process related to the main operation object that is the operation object and the display change process related to the sub operation object that is not the operation object, so the user can more easily recognize the operation object more clearly. It becomes easy to grasp the situation during. In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the main operation object and the sub operation object are displayed adjacent to each other, so that the user can easily grasp that the display change process is applied to other operation objects continuously, and the whole situation It is easier to understand
　また、表示制御部１１３０は、メイン操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理を、表示操作部１１１０により検出されるタッチ操作の移動量に応じた変化量で施してもよい。係る構成により、ユーザは操作対象である操作オブジェクトをより明確に認識し易くなる。なお、表示変更処理の具体例については図１５～図１８を参照して後述する。 In addition, the display control unit 1130 may perform display change processing on the main operation object with a change amount according to the movement amount of the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110. With such a configuration, the user can more easily recognize the operation object to be operated. Note that a specific example of the display change process will be described later with reference to FIGS.
　　＜４－３．第三の実施形態の動作フロー＞
　以上、本発明の第三の実施形態の構成例について説明した。続いて、本実施形態の動作を説明する。以下では、まず本実施形態に係る動作フローについて図１４を参照して説明した後、図１５～図１８を参照してタッチ操作、及び表示変更処理の具体例について説明する。 <4-3. Operation flow of the third embodiment>
The configuration example of the third embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Subsequently, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The operation flow according to the present embodiment will first be described with reference to FIG. 14, and then specific examples of the touch operation and the display change process will be described with reference to FIGS.
　図１４は、本実施形態による画像形成装置１－３の動作フロー例を示すフローチャート図である。まず、表示操作部１１１０に表示されたメイン操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）に対するユーザのタッチ操作が検出される（Ｓ１１０２）。 FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation flow of the image forming apparatus 1-3 according to the present embodiment. First, the user's touch operation on the main operation object (first operation object) displayed on the display operation unit 1110 is detected (S1102).
　続いて、表示操作部１１１０により検出されたタッチ操作に基づいて、特定部１１２０がメイン操作オブジェクト、及びサブ操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）に施される表示変更処理を特定する（Ｓ１１０４）。 Subsequently, based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit 1110, the specifying unit 1120 specifies display change processing to be performed on the main operation object and the sub operation object (second operation object) (S1104).
　続いて、表示制御部１１３０が、メイン操作オブジェクトに対して、特定部１１２０により特定された表示変更処理を施す（Ｓ１１０６）。続いて、表示制御部１１３０は、所定時間待機した後（Ｓ１１０８）、サブ操作オブジェクトに対して表示変更処理を施す（Ｓ１１１０）。 Subsequently, the display control unit 1130 performs the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 on the main operation object (S1106). Subsequently, after waiting for a predetermined time (S1108), the display control unit 1130 performs display change processing on the sub-operation object (S1110).
　　＜４－４．動作の具体例＞
　以上、本実施形態に係る動作フローについて説明した。続いて、操作オブジェクトの表示変更処理に係る動作の具体例について説明する。以下では、まず図１５、図１６を参照して、操作オブジェクトの反転処理に係る動作の具体例について説明した後、図１７、図１８を参照して、操作オブジェクトの回転処理に係る動作の具体例について説明する。 <4-4. Specific example of operation>
The operation flow according to the present embodiment has been described above. Subsequently, a specific example of the operation related to the display change process of the operation object will be described. In the following, first, a specific example of the operation relating to the inversion process of the operation object will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, and then the specific example of the operation relating to the rotation process of the operation object An example will be described.
　（反転処理）
　図１５、図１６は、本実施形態による操作オブジェクトの反転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。まず、図１５に示すように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２とサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１０４が表面の状態で表示された画面Ｕ１１１０において、ユーザが指Ｆ１１００を用いてメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２上の点Ｐ１１００をタッチしている。なお、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２上にタッチ位置（例えば点Ｐ１１００）が検出されることで、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２の色が変化してもよい。 (Reverse processing)
FIGS. 15 and 16 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transition examples according to the reverse process of the operation object according to the present embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 15, the user is touching a point P1100 on the main operation object D1102 using the finger F1100 on the screen U1110 on which the main operation object D1102 and the sub operation object D1104 are displayed on the surface. . The color of the main operation object D1102 may be changed by detecting the touch position (for example, point P1100) on the main operation object D1102.
　続いて、ユーザがタッチ位置を左に移動する操作（例えばスワイプ操作）を行うと、図１５に示す画面Ｕ１１２０のように、タッチ位置の移動に応じて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２に対して、捲れる（反転する）ように表示が変更される。ここで、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２の反転処理における変化量（例えば表示される裏面領域の割合）は、タッチ位置の移動量に応じた変化量である。 Subsequently, when the user performs an operation to move the touch position to the left (for example, a swipe operation), as shown by a screen U1120 shown in FIG. 15, the user is drowning with respect to the main operation object D1102 according to the movement of the touch position. The display is changed to (reverse). Here, the amount of change (for example, the ratio of the back surface area to be displayed) in the reverse process of the main operation object D1102 is a amount of change according to the amount of movement of the touch position.
　続いて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２に対する表示変更処理が完了すると、図１５に示す画面Ｕ１１３０のように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２は、裏面が表示された状態（反転状態）となる。なお、図１５に示す画面Ｕ１１３０におけるメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２は、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２に対応する印刷媒体の裏面に印刷が行われないように設定されている設定状況を示している。 Subsequently, when the display change process for the main operation object D1102 is completed, the main operation object D1102 is in a state (reversed state) in which the back surface is displayed as illustrated in a screen U1130 illustrated in FIG. The main operation object D1102 in the screen U1130 shown in FIG. 15 indicates a setting situation in which printing is not performed on the back surface of the print medium corresponding to the main operation object D1102.
　メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１１０２に対する表示変更処理が完了し、図１５に示す画面Ｕ１１３０が表示されてから所定時間後、図１６に示す画面Ｕ１１４０のように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１０４に対して、捲れる（反転する）ように表示変更処理が開始される。サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１０４の表示変更処理が完了すると、図１６に示す画面Ｕ１１５０のように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１０４は、裏面が表示された状態（反転状態）となる。 After a predetermined time from when the display change process for the main operation object D1102 is completed and the screen U1130 shown in FIG. 15 is displayed, the sub operation object D1104 is shaken (reversed) as shown in the screen U1140 shown in FIG. The display change process is started as follows. When the display change process of the sub-operation object D1104 is completed, the sub-operation object D1104 is in a state (reversed state) in which the back surface is displayed as illustrated in a screen U1150 illustrated in FIG.
　上記のように操作オブジェクトを反転させることで、ユーザは印刷における裏面の状況（例えば両面印刷設定におけるオンまたはオフ）を把握することが可能である。また、上記のようにサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１１０４も反転されることで、ユーザは、全体（全ての操作オブジェクト）の状況（例えば、メイン操作オブジェクト以外の操作オブジェクトも反転していること）を容易に把握することが可能である。 By inverting the operation object as described above, it is possible for the user to grasp the situation of the back side in printing (for example, ON or OFF in the duplex printing setting). Also, as described above, the sub-operation object D1104 is also inverted, so that the user can easily grasp the situation of the whole (all operation objects) (for example, that the operation objects other than the main operation object are also inverted). It is possible.
　（回転処理）
　以上、操作オブジェクトの反転処理に係る動作の具体例について説明した。続いて、操作オブジェクトの回転処理に係る動作の具体例について、図１７、図１８を参照して説明する。図１７、図１８は、本実施形態による操作オブジェクトの回転処理に係る画面遷移例を示す説明図である。 (Rotation processing)
In the above, the specific example of the operation | movement which concerns on the inversion process of operation object was demonstrated. Subsequently, a specific example of the operation related to the rotation processing of the operation object will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18. FIGS. 17 and 18 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transition examples according to the rotation processing of the operation object according to the present embodiment.
　まず、図１７に示すように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２とサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１２０４が表面の状態で表示された画面Ｕ１２１０において、ユーザが指Ｆ１２０２と指Ｆ１２０４とを用いて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２上の点Ｐ１２０２と点Ｐ１２０４とをタッチしている。なお、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２上にタッチ位置（例えば点Ｐ１２０２や点Ｐ１２０４）が検出されることで、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２の色が変化してもよい。 First, as shown in FIG. 17, in the screen U 1210 on which the main operation object D 1202 and the sub operation object D 1204 are displayed in the state of the surface, the user uses the finger F 1202 and the finger F 1204 to point P 1202 on the main operation object D 1202 And point P 1204 are touched. The color of the main operation object D1202 may be changed by detecting a touch position (for example, point P1202 or point P1204) on the main operation object D1202.
　続いて、ユーザが回転させるようにタッチ位置を移動する操作を行うと、図１７に示す画面Ｕ１２２０のように、タッチ位置の移動に応じて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２に対して、回転する（向きが変わる）ように表示変更処理が開始される。ここで、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２の回転処理における変化量（例えば回転する角度）は、タッチ位置の移動量に応じた変化量である。 Subsequently, when the user performs an operation to move the touch position so as to rotate, the main operation object D1202 is rotated according to the movement of the touch position as in the screen U1220 shown in FIG. The display change process is started to change. Here, the amount of change (for example, the angle of rotation) in the rotation processing of the main operation object D 1202 is a amount of change according to the amount of movement of the touch position.
　続いて、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２に対する表示変更処理が完了すると、図１７に示す画面Ｕ１２３０のように、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２は、回転した状態（横向き状態）となる。なお、図１７に示す画面Ｕ１２３０におけるメイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２は、メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２に対応する原稿データが横向きに印刷されるように設定されている設定状況を示している。 Subsequently, when the display change process for the main operation object D1202 is completed, the main operation object D1202 is in a rotated state (horizontal state) as illustrated in a screen U1230 illustrated in FIG. The main operation object D1202 in the screen U1230 shown in FIG. 17 indicates a setting situation in which document data corresponding to the main operation object D1202 is set to be printed in the horizontal direction.
　メイン操作オブジェクトＤ１２０２に対する表示変更処理が完了し、図１７に示す画面Ｕ１２３０が表示されてから所定時間後、図１８に示す画面Ｕ１２４０のように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１２０４に対して、回転する（向きが変わる）ように表示変更処理が開始される。サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１２０４の表示変更処理が完了すると、図１８に示す画面Ｕ１２５０のように、サブ操作オブジェクトＤ１２０４は、回転した状態（横向き状態）となる。 After a predetermined time from when the display change process for the main operation object D1202 is completed and the screen U1230 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed, the sub operation object D1204 is rotated as shown in the screen U1240 shown in FIG. The display change process is started to change. When the display change process of the sub operation object D 1204 is completed, the sub operation object D 1204 is in a rotated state (horizontally oriented state) as illustrated in a screen U 1250 illustrated in FIG. 18.
　上記のように操作オブジェクトを回転させることで、ユーザは印刷における向きの設定を変更することが可能である。また、上記のようにサブ操作オブジェクトＤ１２０４も回転することで、ユーザは、印刷データ全体の状況（例えば、印刷における向きに係る設定状況）を容易に把握することが可能である。 By rotating the operation object as described above, the user can change the setting of the orientation in printing. Further, as described above, by rotating the sub operation object D 1204, the user can easily grasp the status of the entire print data (for example, the setting status relating to the orientation in printing).
　　＜４－５．第三の実施形態の効果＞
　以上、本発明の第三の実施形態について説明した。本実施形態によれば、複数の操作オブジェクトの表示状況や、複数の原稿データの印刷に係る設定状況など、全体の状況をユーザがより容易に把握することが可能である。 <4-5. Effect of Third Embodiment>
The third embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, it is possible for the user to easily grasp the entire situation, such as the display situations of a plurality of operation objects and the setting situations concerning printing of a plurality of document data.
　＜＜５．第三の実施形態の変形例＞＞
　以上、本発明の第三の実施形態を説明した。以下では、本発明の第三の実施形態の幾つかの変形例を説明する。なお、以下に説明する各変形例は、単独で上記第三の実施形態に適用されてもよいし、組み合わせで上記第三の実施形態に適用されてもよい。また、各変形例は、上記第三の実施形態で説明した構成に代えて適用されてもよいし、上記第三の実施形態で説明した構成に対して追加的に適用されてもよい。 << 5. Modification of Third Embodiment >>
The third embodiment of the present invention has been described above. In the following, several variants of the third embodiment of the invention will be described. In addition, each modification described below may be applied to the said 3rd embodiment independently, and may be applied to the said 3rd embodiment by a combination. Further, each modification may be applied instead of the configuration described in the third embodiment, or may be additionally applied to the configuration described in the third embodiment.
　　＜５－１．変形例１＞
　上記第三の実施形態では、表示操作部１１１０に２の操作オブジェクトが表示される例を説明したが、本発明は係る例に限定されない。例えば、表示操作部１１１０に３以上の操作オブジェクトが表示されてもよい。以下では、第三の実施形態に係る変形例１として表示操作部１１１０に３以上の操作オブジェクトが表示される例について、図１９を参照して説明する。 <5-1. Modification 1>
In the third embodiment, an example in which two operation objects are displayed on the display operation unit 1110 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, three or more operation objects may be displayed on the display operation unit 1110. Hereinafter, an example in which three or more operation objects are displayed on the display operation unit 1110 as a first modification according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
　図１９は、本変形例において表示操作部１１１０に表示される画面例を示す説明図である。図１９に示す画面Ｕ１３００には、４の操作オブジェクトＤ１３２０～Ｄ１３８０が含まれる。なお、画面Ｕ１３００には印刷データに含まれる全て（４）の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトが全て含まれている。 FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing an example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 1110 in the present modification. The screen U 1300 shown in FIG. 19 includes four operation objects D 1320 to D 1 380. Note that the screen U 1300 includes all the operation objects corresponding to all (4) document data included in the print data.
　上記第三の実施形態では、操作対象となる操作オブジェクトは、スクロール操作により選択される例を説明したが、本変形例においては、例えばタッチ位置に基づいて操作オブジェクトが選択されてもよい。例えば、ユーザが操作オブジェクトＤ１３２０～Ｄ１３８０のうちいずれかの操作オブジェクトに対してタッチ操作を行うと、上記第三の実施形態と同様に、タッチ操作の対象となる操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）に対する表示変更処理が表示制御部１１３０により施されてもよい。 In the third embodiment, an example in which the operation object to be operated is selected by the scroll operation has been described, but in the present modification, the operation object may be selected based on, for example, a touch position. For example, when the user performs a touch operation on any of the operation objects D1320 to D1380, as in the third embodiment, an operation object (first operation object) to be subjected to the touch operation. The display control unit 1130 may perform display change processing for the image.
　また、表示制御部１１３０は操作対象の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施された所定時間後に、当該操作対象の操作オブジェクトに隣接して表示操作部１１１０に表示される操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）に対する表示変更処理を施してもよい。 In addition, the display control unit 1130 displays an operation object (second operation object) displayed on the display operation unit 1110 adjacent to the operation object of the operation target after a predetermined time when display change processing for the operation object of the operation target is performed. ) May be changed.
　さらに、表示制御部１１３０は、表示変更処理が施された操作オブジェクトに隣接する操作オブジェクトに対して、時間差を設けて順次表示変更処理を施してもよい。例えば、表示制御部１１３０は第二の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施された所定時間後に、当該第二の操作オブジェクトに隣接して表示操作部１１１０に表示される第三の操作オブジェクトに対して表示変更処理を施してもよい。 Furthermore, the display control unit 1130 may sequentially perform display change processing on the operation objects adjacent to the operation object subjected to the display change processing with a time difference. For example, the display control unit 1130 causes the third operation object displayed on the display operation unit 1110 to be adjacent to the second operation object after a predetermined time after the display change process for the second operation object is performed. Display change processing may be performed.
　係る構成によれば、より多数の操作オブジェクトに対して順次表示変更処理が行われるため、ユーザは、より全体の状況を把握し易い。 According to the configuration, the display change process is sequentially performed on a larger number of operation objects, so the user can easily grasp the entire situation.
　なお、表示制御部１１３０は、第一の操作オブジェクト、及び第二の操作オブジェクト以外の操作オブジェクト（例えば第三の操作オブジェクト）に対して、第二の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理と同時に表示変更処理を施してもよい。係る構成によれば、操作オブジェクトの表示変更処理に係る処理時間を抑えることが可能となり、特に多数の操作オブジェクトが表示される場合に有効である。 Note that the display control unit 1130 simultaneously performs display change processing for the second operation object with respect to the first operation object and the operation objects other than the second operation object (for example, the third operation object) simultaneously with the display change processing. You may According to the configuration, it is possible to suppress the processing time related to the display change process of the operation object, which is effective particularly when a large number of operation objects are displayed.
　なお、図１３を参照して説明した画面Ｕ１１００のように、２の操作オブジェクトが表示された画面においてタッチ操作が検出された後に、図１９に示す画面Ｕ１３００に画面が遷移し、全ての操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施されてもよい。さらに、当該全ての操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施された後に、表示変更処理が施された２の操作オブジェクトが表示される画面に遷移してもよい。 Note that after the touch operation is detected on the screen on which the two operation objects are displayed, as in the screen U1100 described with reference to FIG. 13, the screen transitions to the screen U1300 illustrated in FIG. 19, and all operation objects are displayed. Display change processing may be performed. Furthermore, after the display change process is performed on all the operation objects, the screen may transition to a screen on which the two operation objects subjected to the display change process are displayed.
　　＜５－２．変形例２＞
　上記第三の実施形態では、操作対象となる操作オブジェクト（第一の操作オブジェクト）に対して表示変更処理が施された所定時間後に、他の操作オブジェクト（第二の操作オブジェクト）に対して表示変更処理が施される例を説明したが、本発明は係る例に限定されない。以下では、第三の実施形態に係る変形例２として、特定部１１２０により特定される第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理に応じて、第二の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理のタイミングが異なる例について説明する。 <5-2. Modification 2>
In the third embodiment, after a predetermined time after the display change process is performed on the operation object (first operation object) to be operated, the display is performed on another operation object (second operation object). Although the example in which the change process is performed has been described, the present invention is not limited to the example. In the following, as a modification 2 according to the third embodiment, an example in which the timing of the display change process for the second operation object is different according to the display change process for the first operation object specified by the specifying unit 1120 explain.
　例えば、特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理が、表示制御部１１３０により第一の操作オブジェクトに対して直前に施された表示変更処理（第一の表示変更処理）をキャンセルさせる（元に戻す）表示変更処理（第二の表示変更処理）である場合、表示制御部１１３０は、第一の操作オブジェクト、及び第二の操作オブジェクトに対して、同時に第二の表示変更処理を施してもよい。 For example, the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 cancels the display change process (first display change process) performed immediately before the first operation object by the display control unit 1130 (return to the original state) ) In the case of the display change process (second display change process), the display control unit 1130 may simultaneously perform the second display change process on the first operation object and the second operation object. .
　上記のような場合、ユーザは既に一度、第一の操作オブジェクトに対するタッチ操作を行っているため、操作対象の操作オブジェクトを把握していると考えられる。また、同様に、ユーザは、自身の操作により全ての操作オブジェクトに表示変更処理が施されることを把握していると考えられる。したがって、係る構成によれば、ユーザの理解を低下させることなく、第二の表示変更処理にかかる時間を短縮することが可能となる。 In such a case, it is considered that the user has already performed the touch operation on the first operation object, and thus is grasping the operation object to be operated. In addition, similarly, it is considered that the user grasps that the display change process is performed on all the operation objects by the operation of the user. Therefore, according to the configuration, it is possible to shorten the time required for the second display change process without degrading the user's understanding.
　また、表示制御部１１３０は、特定部１１２０により特定される表示変更処理に応じて、第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施されてから第二の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施されるまでの時間（所定時間）を特定してもよい。 In addition, the display control unit 1130 is configured to perform the display change process on the first operation object according to the display change process specified by the specifying unit 1120 until the display change process on the second operation object is performed. Time (predetermined time) may be specified.
　＜＜６．ハードウェア構成例＞＞
　以上、本発明の各実施形態と各変形例を説明した。上述した表示制御処理、設定特定処理などの情報処理は、ソフトウェアと、以下に説明する画像形成装置１のハードウェアとの協働により実現される。 << 6. Hardware configuration example >>
In the above, each embodiment and each modification of the present invention were described. The information processing such as the display control processing and the setting identification processing described above is realized by cooperation of software and hardware of the image forming apparatus 1 described below.
　図２０は、画像形成装置１のハードウェア構成例を示す説明図である。図２０に示したように、画像形成装置１は、ＣＰＵ（Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ　Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ　Ｕｎｉｔ）１５１と、ＲＯＭ（Ｒｅａｄ　Ｏｎｌｙ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）１５２と、ＲＡＭ（Ｒａｎｄｏｍ　Ａｃｃｅｓｓ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）１５３と、入出力装置１５４と、ストレージ装置１５５と、スキャナ装置１５６と、プリンタ装置１５７と、通信装置１５８とを備える。 FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing an example of the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 20, the image forming apparatus 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 151, a read only memory (ROM) 152, a random access memory (RAM) 153, an input / output device 154, and a storage device 155. , A scanner device 156, a printer device 157, and a communication device 158.
　ＣＰＵ１５１は、演算処理装置及び制御装置として機能し、各種プログラムに従って画像形成装置１内の動作全般を制御する。また、ＣＰＵ１５１は、マイクロプロセッサであってもよい。ＲＯＭ１５２は、ＣＰＵ１５１が使用するプログラムや演算パラメータなどを記憶する。ＲＡＭ１５３は、ＣＰＵ１５１の実行において使用するプログラムや、その実行において適宜変化するパラメータなどを一時記憶する。これらはＣＰＵバスなどから構成されるホストバスにより相互に接続されている。主に、ＣＰＵ１５１、ＲＯＭ１５２及びＲＡＭ１５３とソフトウェアとの協働により、表示制御部１２０、設定特定部１３０、制御部１６の機能が実現される。 The CPU 151 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation in the image forming apparatus 1 according to various programs. Also, the CPU 151 may be a microprocessor. The ROM 152 stores programs used by the CPU 151, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 153 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 151, parameters that change appropriately in the execution, and the like. These are mutually connected by a host bus configured of a CPU bus and the like. The functions of the display control unit 120, the setting specification unit 130, and the control unit 16 are mainly realized by the cooperation of the CPU 151, the ROM 152, and the RAM 153 with the software.
　入出力装置１５４は、タッチパネルなどユーザが情報を入力するための入力手段と、撮像された画像や生成された画像などを表示する表示手段を含む。入力手段は、ユーザによる入力に基づいて入力信号を生成し、ＣＰＵ１５１に出力する入力制御回路などから構成されている。入力手段は、マウス、キーボード、タッチパネル、ボタン、マイクロフォン、スイッチ及びレバーなどを含んでもよい。画像形成装置１のユーザは、該入出力装置１５４を操作することにより、画像形成装置１に対して各種のデータを入力したり処理動作を指示したりすることができる。また、出力手段はスピーカ及びヘッドホンなどの音声出力装置を含み、音声出力装置は、音声データなどを音声に変換して出力する。入出力装置１５４は、図１を参照して説明した表示操作部１１０に対応する。 The input / output device 154 includes an input unit such as a touch panel for the user to input information, and a display unit for displaying a captured image, a generated image, and the like. The input means includes an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on an input by the user and outputs the generated input signal to the CPU 151. The input means may include a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, a switch, a lever, and the like. The user of the image forming apparatus 1 can input various data to the image forming apparatus 1 and instruct processing operations by operating the input / output device 154. Further, the output means includes an audio output device such as a speaker and a headphone, and the audio output device converts audio data and the like into audio and outputs the audio. The input / output device 154 corresponds to the display / operation unit 110 described with reference to FIG.
　ストレージ装置１５５は、データ格納用の装置である。ストレージ装置１５５は、記憶媒体、記憶媒体にデータを記録する記録装置、記憶媒体からデータを読み出す読出し装置及び記憶媒体に記録されたデータを削除する削除装置などを含んでもよい。ストレージ装置１５５は、ＣＰＵ１５１が実行するプログラムや各種データを格納する。ストレージ装置１５５は、図１を参照して説明した記憶部１４０に対応する。 The storage device 155 is a device for storing data. The storage device 155 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data in the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, and a deletion device that deletes data recorded in the storage medium. The storage device 155 stores programs executed by the CPU 151 and various data. The storage device 155 corresponds to the storage unit 140 described with reference to FIG.
　スキャナ装置１５６は、ＡＤＦ（Ａｕｔｏ　Ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ　Ｆｅｅｄｅｒ）と原稿台を備え、原稿用紙から画像情報を読み取る。スキャナ装置１５６は、図１を参照して説明したスキャナ部１２に対応する。プリンタ装置１５７は、画像データに従って用紙に印刷する。プリンタ装置１５７は、図１を参照して説明したプリンタ部１４に対応する。 The scanner device 156 includes an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) and a document table, and reads image information from a document sheet. The scanner device 156 corresponds to the scanner unit 12 described with reference to FIG. The printer device 157 prints on a sheet according to image data. The printer device 157 corresponds to the printer unit 14 described with reference to FIG.
　通信装置１５８は、例えば、図１を参照して説明した通信網５等の伝送路に接続するための通信デバイスなどで構成された通信インタフェースである。また、通信装置１５８は、無線ＬＡＮ（Ｌｏｃａｌ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）対応通信装置、ＬＴＥ（Ｌｏｎｇ　Ｔｅｒｍ　Ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ）対応通信装置、有線による通信を行うワイヤー通信装置、またはブルートゥース（登録商標）通信装置を含んでもよい。通信装置１５８は、図１を参照して説明した通信部１８に対応する。 The communication device 158 is, for example, a communication interface configured of a communication device or the like for connecting to a transmission line such as the communication network 5 described with reference to FIG. The communication device 158 may also include a wireless local area network (LAN) compatible communication device, a long term evolution (LTE) compatible communication device, a wire communication device performing wired communication, or a Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication device. The communication device 158 corresponds to the communication unit 18 described with reference to FIG.
　なお上記では画像形成装置１のハードウェア構成を説明したが、画像形成装置１－２、及び画像形成装置１－３も、画像形成装置１と同様に、ＣＰＵ１５１、ＲＯＭ１５２およびＲＡＭ１５３などに相当するハードウェアを有する。そして、画像形成装置１－２のハードウェアとソフトウェアとの協働により、例えば表示制御部２２０、設定特定部１３０の機能等が実現される。また、画像形成装置１－３のハードウェアとソフトウェアとの協働により、例えば特定部１１２０、表示制御部１１３０の機能等が実現される。 Although the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 1 has been described above, the image forming apparatus 1-2 and the image forming apparatus 1-3 also have hardware equivalent to the CPU 151, the ROM 152, the RAM 153, etc. Have wear. The functions of the display control unit 220 and the setting specification unit 130 are realized by cooperation of the hardware and software of the image forming apparatus 1-2. Further, the cooperation of the hardware and software of the image forming apparatus 1-3 realizes, for example, the functions of the specifying unit 1120 and the display control unit 1130.
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　以上説明したように、本発明の実施形態によれば、ユーザにとって理解しやすい操作で設定を行うことが可能である。 << 7. End >>
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the setting can be performed by an operation that can be easily understood by the user.
　以上、添付図面を参照しながら本発明の好適な実施形態について詳細に説明したが、本発明はかかる例に限定されない。本発明の属する技術の分野における通常の知識を有する者であれば、特許請求の範囲に記載された技術的思想の範疇内において、各種の変更例または修正例に想到し得ることは明らかであり、これらについても、当然に本発明の技術的範囲に属するものと了解される。 Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs can conceive of various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also fall within the technical scope of the present invention.
　例えば、上記実施形態では、上述した表示装置１０、表示装置２０、及び表示装置１１００の各機能を、画像形成装置１、画像形成装置１－２、及び画像形成装置１－３が有する例を説明したが、本発明は係る例に限定されない。上述した表示装置１０、表示装置２０、及び表示装置１１００の各機能を他の装置が有してもよく、例えば、図１を参照して説明した通信網５に接続された不図示の情報処理装置が、上述した表示装置１０、または、表示装置２０の表示制御部、設定特定部の機能や、表示装置１１００の特定部、表示制御部の機能を有してもよい。なお、通信網５に接続された当該不図示の情報処理装置は、例えばＰＣ（Personal　Computer）、タブレットＰＣ、スマートフォン等の情報処理装置であってもよい。 For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which the image forming apparatus 1, the image forming apparatus 1-2, and the image forming apparatus 1-3 have the functions of the display device 10, the display device 20, and the display device 1100 described above is described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. Other devices may have the functions of the display device 10, the display device 20, and the display device 1100 described above, and for example, information processing (not shown) connected to the communication network 5 described with reference to FIG. The device may have the above-described display device 10 or the display control unit of the display device 20, the function of the setting specification unit, or the function of the specification unit of the display device 1100 or the display control unit. The information processing apparatus (not shown) connected to the communication network 5 may be an information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet PC, or a smartphone.
　また、上記実施形態では、印刷に係る設定の状況を示す操作オブジェクトに対して、表示変更処理が行われる例について説明を行ったが、本発明は係る例に限定されず、複数のオブジェクトが表示される場合に適用可能である。 In the above embodiment, an example in which the display change process is performed on the operation object indicating the setting status related to printing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the example, and a plurality of objects are displayed. Is applicable if it is
　また、上記第三の実施形態では、操作オブジェクトが縦に並んで表示操作部１１１０に表示される例を示したが本発明は係る例に限定されず、操作オブジェクトは横に並んで表示されてもよく、上記の組み合わせであってもよい。 In the third embodiment, the operation objects are displayed vertically on the display operation unit 1110. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and the operation objects are displayed side by side. It may also be a combination of the above.
　また、上記第三の実施形態では、第二の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が、第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理の完了後に施される例を説明したが、本発明は係る例に限定されない。例えば、表示制御部１１３０は、第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理の完了を待つことなく、第二の操作オブジェクトに対して表示変更処理を施してもよい。なお、本発明において、「第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施されてから所定時間後」とは、第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が完了してから所定時間後であることに限定されない。例えば、「第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が施されてから所定時間後」とは、第一の操作オブジェクトに対する表示変更処理が開始されてから所定時間後であることを含む。 In the third embodiment, the display change process for the second operation object is performed after the display change process for the first operation object is completed. However, the present invention is not limited to the example. . For example, the display control unit 1130 may perform the display change process on the second operation object without waiting for the completion of the display change process on the first operation object. In the present invention, “after a predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is performed” is limited to a predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is completed. I will not. For example, "after a predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is performed" includes that the predetermined time after the display change process for the first operation object is started.
　また、上記実施形態における各ステップは、必ずしもフローチャート図として記載された順序に沿って時系列に処理する必要はない。例えば、上記実施形態の処理における各ステップは、フローチャート図として記載した順序と異なる順序で処理されても、並列的に処理されてもよい。 In addition, the steps in the above embodiment do not necessarily have to be processed chronologically in the order described as the flowchart. For example, each step in the process of the above embodiment may be processed in an order different from the order described as the flowchart diagram, or may be processed in parallel.
　また、画像形成装置１に内蔵されるＣＰＵ１５１、ＲＯＭ１５２、及びＲＡＭ１５３などのハードウェアに、上述した画像形成装置１、画像形成装置１－２、及び画像形成装置１－３の機能を発揮させるためのコンピュータプログラムも作成可能である。また、該コンピュータプログラムを記録させた記録媒体も提供される。 In addition, the hardware such as the CPU 151, the ROM 152, and the RAM 153 built in the image forming apparatus 1 can exhibit the functions of the image forming apparatus 1, the image forming apparatus 1-2, and the image forming apparatus 1-3 described above. Computer programs can also be created. Also provided is a recording medium having the computer program recorded thereon.
　１、１－２、１－３　画像形成装置
　５　通信網
　１０　表示装置
　１２　スキャナ部
　１４　プリンタ部
　１６　制御部
　１８　通信部
　２０　表示装置
　１１０　表示操作部
　１２０　表示制御部
　１２２　操作オブジェクト制御部
　１３０　設定特定部
　１４０　記憶部
　２２０　表示制御部
　２２２　操作オブジェクト制御部
　２２４　スクロール制御部
　２２６　判定部
　１１００　表示装置
　１１１０　表示操作部
　１１２０　特定部
　１１３０　表示制御部
  1, 1-2, 1-3 image forming apparatus 5 communication network 10 display device 12 scanner unit 14 printer unit 16 control unit 18 communication unit 20 display device 110 display operation unit 120 display control unit 122 operation object control unit 130 setting specification unit 140 storage unit 220 display control unit 222 operation object control unit 224 scroll control unit 226 determination unit 1100 display device 1110 display operation unit 1120 identification unit 1130 display control unit

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  1. 　表示機能とタッチ操作の検出機能を有する表示操作部と、
    　複数の原稿データを含む印刷データの印刷に係る設定を特定する設定特定部と、
    　前記印刷データと前記設定に基づいて、前記複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを前記表示操作部に表示させる表示制御部と、
    　を備え、
    　前記設定特定部は、第一の操作オブジェクト上の点を始点とし、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに隣接する第二の操作オブジェクト上の点を終点とする前記タッチ操作が検出された場合に、前記設定を特定する、情報処理装置。     A display operation unit having a display function and a touch operation detection function;
    A setting specification unit that specifies a setting related to printing of print data including a plurality of document data;
    A display control unit which causes a plurality of operation objects corresponding to the plurality of document data to be displayed on the display operation unit based on the print data and the setting;
    Equipped with
    The setting specifying unit detects the touch operation having a point on a first operation object as a start point and an end point on a second operation object adjacent to the first operation object as an end point. An information processing apparatus that specifies settings.
  2. 　前記設定特定部は、前記終点の位置に応じて、前記設定を特定する、請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting specifying unit specifies the setting according to a position of the end point.
  3. 　前記設定特定部は、前記終点の位置が、前記第二の操作オブジェクト上の第一の領域に含まれる場合に集約設定に係る値を特定し、前記終点の位置が前記第二の操作オブジェクト上の第二の領域に含まれる場合に、両面設定に係る値を特定する、請求項２に記載の情報処理装置。 The setting specifying unit specifies a value related to aggregation setting when the position of the end point is included in a first area on the second operation object, and the position of the end point is on the second operation object The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the second area is included in the second area, a value relating to duplex setting is specified.
  4. 　前記第一の領域は、前記第二の操作オブジェクトにおける表面を示す領域である、請求項３に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first area is an area indicating a surface of the second operation object.
  5. 　前記第二の領域は、前記第二の操作オブジェクトにおける裏面を示す領域である、請求項３に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second area is an area indicating a back surface of the second operation object.
  6. 　前記表示制御部は、前記表示操作部により検出されるタッチ操作に基づいて前記複数の操作オブジェクトをスクロール表示させ、前記印刷データに含まれる前記複数の原稿データのうち、一の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトを前記第二の操作オブジェクトとして表示させ、前記一の原稿データの次の原稿データに対応する操作オブジェクトを前記第一の操作オブジェクトとして表示させる、請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。 The display control unit scrolls the plurality of operation objects based on the touch operation detected by the display operation unit, and corresponds to one document data of the plurality of document data included in the print data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operation object is displayed as the second operation object, and an operation object corresponding to document data subsequent to the one document data is displayed as the first operation object.
  7. 　前記表示制御部は、前記一の原稿データが、前記印刷データに含まれる最後の原稿データである場合に、所定のダミーデータに基づいて、前記第一の操作オブジェクトを表示させる、請求項６に記載の情報処理装置。 The display control unit causes the first operation object to be displayed based on predetermined dummy data when the one document data is the last document data included in the print data. Information processor as described.
  8. 　前記表示操作部は、マルチタッチ操作を検出し、
    　前記設定特定部は、前記表示操作部により検出されるタッチ位置の数に応じて前記設定を特定する、請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。     The display operation unit detects a multi-touch operation,
    The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting specifying unit specifies the setting according to the number of touch positions detected by the display operation unit.
  9. 　前記設定特定部は、前記タッチ位置の数が第一の数である場合に、前記印刷データの全体に関する設定を特定し、前記タッチ位置の数が前記第一の数とは異なる第二の数である場合に、前記印刷データのうち、前記第一の操作オブジェクトと前記第二の操作オブジェクトに対応する原稿データに関する設定を特定する、請求項８に記載の情報処理装置。 When the number of touch positions is a first number, the setting specifying unit specifies a setting related to the entire print data, and the second number of the touch positions is different from the first number. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, in the case where the print data includes settings regarding document data corresponding to the first operation object and the second operation object, among the print data.
  10. 　コンピュータに、
    　タッチ操作の検出機能と、
    　複数の原稿データを含む印刷データの印刷に係る設定を特定する設定特定機能と、
    　前記印刷データと前記設定に基づいて、前記複数の原稿データに対応する複数の操作オブジェクトを表示させる表示制御機能と、を実現させるための、プログラムであって、
    　前記設定特定機能は、第一の操作オブジェクト上の点を始点とし、前記第一の操作オブジェクトに隣接する第二の操作オブジェクト上の点を終点とする前記タッチ操作が検出された場合に、前記設定を特定する、プログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。     On the computer
    Detection function of touch operation,
    A setting specifying function for specifying a setting related to printing of print data including a plurality of document data;
    A program for realizing a display control function of displaying a plurality of operation objects corresponding to the plurality of document data based on the print data and the setting.
    The setting specifying function detects the touch operation having a point on a first operation object as a start point and an end point on a second operation object adjacent to the first operation object as an end point. A computer readable storage medium containing a program that identifies settings.
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