WO2022025979A1 - Commande d'un appareil de formation d'image à l'aide d'une page web - Google Patents

Commande d'un appareil de formation d'image à l'aide d'une page web Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2022025979A1
WO2022025979A1 PCT/US2021/013025 US2021013025W WO2022025979A1 WO 2022025979 A1 WO2022025979 A1 WO 2022025979A1 US 2021013025 W US2021013025 W US 2021013025W WO 2022025979 A1 WO2022025979 A1 WO 2022025979A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
image
scan
forming apparatus
image forming
web page
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2021/013025
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Joo Chul Lee
Ki Hun Kim
Chang Min Han
Original Assignee
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. filed Critical Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Publication of WO2022025979A1 publication Critical patent/WO2022025979A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • H04N1/00209—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
    • H04N1/00214—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax details of transmission
    • H04N1/00217—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax details of transmission only involving computer data transmission protocols, e.g. SMTP, WAP or HTTP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • H04N1/00209—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
    • H04N1/00222—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax details of image data generation or reproduction, e.g. scan-to-email or network printing
    • H04N1/00225—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax details of image data generation or reproduction, e.g. scan-to-email or network printing details of image data generation, e.g. scan-to-email or network scanners
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • H04N1/00244—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server with a server, e.g. an internet server
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00281—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal
    • H04N1/00307—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal with a mobile telephone apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/0035—User-machine interface; Control console
    • H04N1/00405—Output means
    • H04N1/00408—Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
    • H04N1/0044—Display of information to the user, e.g. menus for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/0035—User-machine interface; Control console
    • H04N1/00405—Output means
    • H04N1/00408—Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
    • H04N1/00464—Display of information to the user, e.g. menus using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00962—Input arrangements for operating instructions or parameters, e.g. updating internal software
    • H04N1/00973—Input arrangements for operating instructions or parameters, e.g. updating internal software from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0077—Types of the still picture apparatus
    • H04N2201/0081—Image reader
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0077—Types of the still picture apparatus
    • H04N2201/0094—Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Definitions

  • An image forming apparatus may include an apparatus for printing print data generated by a terminal device, such as a computer, on a printing medium.
  • Examples of an image forming apparatus may include a copier, a printer, a facsimile, a scanner, or a multi-function peripheral (MFP) device that combines functions thereof through a single apparatus.
  • MFP multi-function peripheral
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an image forming system according to an example
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus according to an example
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an operation of an image forming system according to an example
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image forming apparatus according to an example
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image forming apparatus according to an example
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating instructions stored in a computer- readable storage medium according to an example
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a web page according to an example
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a web page displaying a preview screen according to an example
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating progress state information of scanning according to an example.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a web page and information of scanning progress according to an example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • an element when referred to as being “connected” with another element, it may include a case of being directly connected, and also a case of being connected indirectly, for example with another element therebetween. Also, when an element is referred to as “including” another element, it may indicate that the element may not exclude another element and may further include additional elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.
  • image forming job may refer to any of various jobs (e.g., copying, printing, scanning, faxing, etc.) related to an image, such as forming the image or generating/storing/transmitting an image file
  • job may refer to the image forming job in some examples, and may also refer to a series of processes necessary for performing the image forming job in other examples.
  • image forming apparatus may refer to an apparatus that prints print data generated by a terminal apparatus such as a computer on a recording medium such as paper.
  • Examples of such an image forming apparatus include a copier, a printer, a facsimile, a scanner, a multi-function printer (MFP) that combines functions thereof through a single apparatus, or the like.
  • MFP multi-function printer
  • An “external device” may refer to an apparatus for providing information or a service through a network to an image forming apparatus.
  • the external device may be a server, a cloud, a web server, a host device, a user terminal device, or the like. If the external device is a server, an example of the server may include a payment server, a management server, or the like.
  • the service may be provided in a physical server and may be provided in a virtual server (or a cloud server) which is distinct from a physical server.
  • the term "user terminal device” may refer to a terminal device that allows a user to directly perform various tasks and to connect to an external device such as an image forming apparatus or a server. Examples of a user terminal device may include a smartphone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer (PC), or the like.
  • the user terminal device may also include an image forming apparatus that includes a display and may be coupled to an external device.
  • an application program provided by a manufacturer may be installed.
  • an unskilled user may have difficulty in installing and using the application program.
  • the user terminal device in which the application program is not installed cannot control an image forming operation of the image forming apparatus.
  • Various examples propose a method for controlling an image forming apparatus using a web browser installed or embedded in a user terminal device without installing an application program, and a method for storing digital image data, for which an image forming task may be performed, on a user terminal device by using a file download function.
  • each example may be implemented or operated independently, or each example may be implemented or operated in combination.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an image forming system according to an example.
  • an image forming system may include an image forming apparatus 100, a user terminal device 200-1, and a user terminal device 200-2.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 and the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may be connected through a network 10.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 and the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may be connected to the network 10 through a server device (not shown).
  • the image forming system may include a plurality of user terminal devices and a plurality of image forming apparatuses.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may control the image forming apparatus 100 to perform scanning by transmitting and receiving a request signal and a response signal to and from the image forming apparatus 100.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may receive network address information of the image forming apparatus 100 from a user.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may transmit, to the image forming apparatus 100, a request to access a web page based on the input network address information.
  • the request to access the web page may be transmitted directly to the image forming apparatus 100 through the network 10 and may be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 100 through the server device.
  • the web page may refer to a user interface, executable in a web browser, that may be used to control the image forming apparatus 100.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may identify a type of request received from the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2. For example, the image forming apparatus 100 may generate a web page if a request received from the user terminal devices 200-1 , 200-2 is a request to access a web page. The image forming apparatus 100 may provide the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 that transmit a request to access the web page with a generated web page. [0025] The user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2, which are provided with the web page, may display the provided web page by driving a web browser. The user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may control the image forming apparatus 100 through a web page to perform an image forming job, such as scanning.
  • the web page may include a menu for setting a file output parameter of file data to be scanned, a menu for setting a scanning parameter, a scan command input menu for requesting scan data in a file format, a scan command input menu for requesting a preview image, a display region of a preview image, or the like.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may receive a setting value of a file output parameter and a setting value of a scanning parameter from the user through the web page.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may receive a scan command for requesting a preview image through the web page.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may transmit a scan command for requesting a set scanning parameter and a preview image to the image forming apparatus 100.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may not need to generate scan data in a file format.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may not transmit the file output parameter to the image forming apparatus 100.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may identify a setting value from the received scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may convert the file data into a digital image based on the identified setting value of the scanning parameter. For example, if the image forming apparatus 100 is a scanner, the file data may be supplied to the image forming apparatus 100 in the form of a document.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may process the converted digital image into a preview image.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may transmit the processed preview image to the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 that transmitted the scan command.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may display the received preview image in a display region of the preview image of the web page.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may receive, through the web page, a scan command requesting scan data in a file format.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may transmit, to the image forming apparatus 100, a scan command requesting scan data in a file format, the set output parameter, and the set scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may identify a setting value from the received scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may convert the file data into a digital image based on the identified setting value of the scanning parameter. For example, if the image forming apparatus 100 is a scanner, the file data may be supplied to the image forming apparatus 100 in the form of a document.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may process the converted digital image as a thumbnail image.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may transmit the processed thumbnail image to the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 that transmitted the scan command.
  • the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2 may display the received thumbnail image as scanning progress information on the user interface.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may identify a setting value from the received file output parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may process the converted digital image into scan data in a file format based on the identified setting value of the file output parameter.
  • the processed scan data in a file format may be transmitted to the user terminal devices 200-1 and 200-2.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus according to an example.
  • the image forming apparatus 100 may include a communication interface 110, a processor 120, and a memory 130.
  • the communication interface 110 may communicate with an external device.
  • the external device may include a server, a cloud, a web server, a user terminal device, or the like.
  • the communication interface 110 may connect the image forming apparatus 100 with an external device.
  • the communication interface 110 may communicate with the external device via a local area network (LAN), an Internet network, a connection through a universal serial bus (USB) port, a wireless communication port (e.g., WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth), etc.
  • the communication interface 110 may be referred to as a communication device or a transceiver.
  • the communication interface 110 may receive a request to access a web page, a scan command requesting scan data in a file format, a scan command requesting a preview image, a scanning parameter, a file output parameter, or the like, from a user terminal device.
  • the communication interface 110 may provide a web page, a preview image, a thumbnail image, scan data in a file format, etc. to a user terminal device.
  • the processor 120 may control an overall operation of the image forming apparatus 100.
  • the processor 120 may identify a request received from a user terminal device. As an example, when a request is received from a user terminal device, the processor 120 may identify a request for accessing a web page, a scan command requesting a preview image, a scan command requesting scan data in a file format using a web server module, etc.
  • the processor 120 may use the web server module to generate the web page and provide the generated web page to the user terminal device.
  • the processor 120 may perform scanning using a scan module. For example, if the received request is a scan command requesting a preview image, the processor 120 may use the web server module to identify a setting value from the scanning parameter. The processor 120 may convert a pre-set page of file data to a digital image using the scan module based on a setting value of the identified scanning parameter. For example, a pre-set page may be a first page of file data and may be a plurality of pages supplied by a user to an image forming apparatus. The processor 120 may process the converted digital image into a preview image and provide the processed preview image to the user terminal device through the communication interface 110 using the web server module.
  • the processor 120 may use the web server module to identify a setting value from the scanning parameter.
  • the processor 120 may sequentially convert each page of the file data into a digital image using the scan module based on a setting value of the identified scanning parameter.
  • the processor 120 may process the converted digital image of each page into a thumbnail image using the scan module when each respective page of file data is converted to a digital image.
  • the processor 120 may sequentially provide the processed thumbnail image to the user terminal device through the communication interface 110 using the web server module.
  • the processor 120 may use the web server module to identify a setting value from the file output parameter.
  • the processor 120 may process the converted digital image into scan data in a file format using the scan module based on a setting value of the identified file output parameter.
  • the processor 120 may provide scan data in the processed file format to the user terminal device through the communication interface 110 using the web server module.
  • the processor 120 may be a single device, such as a central processing unit (CPU), and may be a plurality of devices, such as a clock generation circuit, a CPU, a graphics processor, or the like.
  • the memory 130 may store an instruction associated with the image forming apparatus 100.
  • the memory 130 may store various programs (or software) for operating the image forming apparatus 100 according to various examples of the disclosure.
  • the memory 130 may include a web server module that provides a web server function, and a scan module to perform scanning.
  • the memory 130 may include an image buffer, and the image buffer may temporarily store the preview image, the thumbnail image, and the scan data in the file format.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an operation of an image forming system according to an example.
  • the image forming system may include an image forming apparatus 300 and a user terminal device 400.
  • the image forming apparatus 300 may be connected to a network.
  • the image forming apparatus 300 and the user terminal device 400 may be directly connected through a network and may be indirectly connected through a server device.
  • An example of the image forming apparatus 300 as a scanner is illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the image forming apparatus 300 may include a network interface 310, a web server module 320, a scan module 330, and an image buffer 340.
  • the network interface 310 may be included in the communication interface and may perform a network connection function with an external device. For example, the network interface 310 may connect the image forming apparatus 300 to the network. In an example, the network interface 310 may forward a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request received from the user terminal device 400 to the web server module 320, and transmit an HTTP response of the web server module 320 to the user terminal device 400.
  • HTTP hypertext transfer protocol
  • the web server module 320, the scan module 330, and the image buffer 340 may be included in a memory.
  • the web server module 320 may provide web server function, and the scan module may perform scanning.
  • the processor may perform a web server function using the web server module 320 and perform scanning using the scan module 330.
  • the web server module 320 may include an HTTP server 321 , a web page generator 322, a session manager 323, and an image transmitter 324.
  • the HTTP server 321 may interpret and respond to the HTTP request received from the network interface 310. When an HTTP request is received, the HTTP server 321 may identify the request. If the received request is a web page request, the HTTP server 321 may provide a web page to the user terminal device 400. If the received request is a scanning request, the HTTP server 321 may forward the received request to session manager 323. The HTTP server 321 may transmit generated status information, a preview image, a thumbnail image, file format scan data, or the like, to the user terminal device 400 as the scanning proceeds.
  • the web page generator 322 may generate a web page that the HTTP server 321 is to provide to the user terminal device 400.
  • the web page may include a user interface for requesting scanning and for receiving a scanned image.
  • the session manager 323 may identify a type of scanning request forwarded from the HTTP server 321 .
  • the session manager 323 may identify the scanning parameters necessary for a scan engine controller 331 to perform the scanning.
  • the session manager 323 may forward the identified scanning parameters to the scan engine controller 331 .
  • the session manager 323 may identify in which file format data the scanned image is to be generated, and forward the identified file format information to the image processor 332.
  • the file format information may include information such as PDF, JPG, XPS, TIFF, or the like.
  • the session manager 323 may provide a progress situation of the scanning to the user terminal device 400 using the HTTP server 321 .
  • the image transmitter 324 may receive the scan data in the file format processed by the image processor 332 and may receive the thumbnail image processed in the thumbnail generator 333.
  • the image transmitter 324 may transfer the thumbnail image and scan data in the forwarded file format to the HTTP server 321.
  • the scan module 330 may include the scan engine controller 331 , an image processor 332, and a thumbnail generator 333.
  • the scan engine controller 331 may drive a scan engine of the image forming apparatus 300 to perform scanning based on the scanning work forwarded by the session manager 323. Under the control of the scan engine controller 331 , file data (e.g., a document) may be converted to a digital image. [0053] A digital image may be generated by the control of the scan engine controller 331 .
  • the image processor 332 may generate scan data in a file format based on the file output parameters provided by the session manager 323 and the generated digital image. The scan data in the generated file format may be forwarded to the image transmitter 324 via the image buffer 340.
  • the thumbnail generator 333 may process the generated digital image to generate a thumbnail image that is of a small size at a relatively low resolution.
  • the generated thumbnail image may be forwarded to the image transmitter 324 via the image buffer 340.
  • the image buffer 340 may temporarily store the scan data of the file format generated by the image processor 332 and the thumbnail image generated by the thumbnail generator 333.
  • the temporarily stored thumbnail images and the scan data of the file format may be forwarded to the image transmitter 324.
  • the user terminal device 400 may include a network interface 410, an operating system 420, a web browser 430, a graphical user interface 440, and a data storage 450.
  • the network interface 410 may be included in the communication device and may perform a network connection function with an external device.
  • the network interface 410 may connect the user terminal device 400 to a network.
  • the network interface 410 may provide a network environment in which the web browser 430 may connect to the network and connect to the HTTP server 321 of the image forming apparatus 300.
  • the operating system 420, the web browser 430, the graphical user interface 440, and the data storage 450 may be included in a memory.
  • a processor may drive the operating system 420 and the web browser 430.
  • the operating system 420 may manage the network interface 410, the graphical user interface 440, and the data storage 450 of the user terminal device 400, and may provide an environment in which the web browser 430 may utilize each module (or device).
  • the web browser 430 may connect to the HTTP server 321 of the image forming apparatus 300 through the network interface 410.
  • the web browser 430 may request a web page for performing scanning to the image forming apparatus 300.
  • the web browser 430 may request scanning to the HTTP server 321 according to the user input through the web page.
  • the web browser 430 may receive progress status information and a thumbnail image from the HTTP server 321 by the control of the processor.
  • the web browser 430 may display the provided progress status information and the thumbnail image through the display.
  • the web browser 430 may receive the scan data of the file format acquired as a result of the scanning from the web server module 320 and store the scan data in the data storage 450 according to the control of the processor.
  • the graphical user interface 440 may be displayed through the display according to the control of the processor.
  • the graphical user interface 440 may forward information to the user and receive information from the user.
  • the data storage 450 may store the user's data and store the scan data received by the web browser 430.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image forming apparatus according to an example.
  • an image forming apparatus may provide a web page to a user terminal device at operation S510.
  • the image forming apparatus may be connected to the user terminal device through a network and may receive a request from the user terminal device.
  • the image forming apparatus may receive a request to access the web page, a scanning request to receive a preview image, or a scanning request to receive scan data in a file format from a user terminal device.
  • the image forming apparatus may identify a received request. If the identified request is a request to access the web page, the image forming apparatus may provide the web page to the user terminal device.
  • the image forming apparatus may perform scanning at operation S520. As described above, the image forming apparatus may receive a request from a user term inal device and identify a type of received request. If the identified request is scanning request, the image forming apparatus may perform scanning. In one example, the scanning request may include a scanning request to receive a preview image, a scanning request to receive scan data in a file format, etc. [0065] If the identified request is a scanning request to receive a preview image, the image forming apparatus may receive the scanning parameter and identify a setting value from the received scanning parameter. The image forming apparatus may convert a preset page of file data into a digital image based on the identified setting value of the scanning parameter. The image forming apparatus may process the converted digital image into a preview image.
  • the image forming apparatus may receive a scanning parameter and a file output parameter and identify a setting value from each parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus may convert the file data into a digital image based on the identified setting value of the scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus may process the converted digital image as a thumbnail image.
  • the image forming apparatus may sequentially convert each page of file data into a digital image.
  • the image forming apparatus may process a digital image corresponding to each page as a thumbnail image when each page of the file data is respectively converted into a digital image.
  • the image forming apparatus may process the converted digital image into scan data in a file format based on the identified setting value of the file output parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus may provide the scanned image to the web page at operation S530.
  • the image forming apparatus may provide the preview image, the thumbnail image, and the scan data in a file format to the web page of the user terminal device.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image forming apparatus according to an example.
  • the image forming apparatus may drive a web server module (e.g., an FITTP server) at operation S605.
  • the image forming apparatus may be connected to a user terminal device through a network.
  • the image forming apparatus may drive the web server module when receiving a request from the user terminal device.
  • the image forming apparatus may receive a request from the user terminal device at operation S610.
  • the image forming apparatus may analyze the received request. If the received request is a request to access the web page, the image forming apparatus may provide the web page to the user terminal device at operation S615.
  • the image forming apparatus may generate a web page that includes a user interface for scanning upon receiving a request to access a web page.
  • the image forming apparatus may provide the generated web page to the user terminal device.
  • the user terminal device may receive the web page and drive the web browser to display the provided web page.
  • the user terminal device may transmit a scanning request to the image forming apparatus by using the web page.
  • the image forming apparatus may receive a scanning request for receiving a preview image or a scanning request for receiving scan data in a file format at operation S620.
  • the image forming apparatus may receive a scanning parameter or a file output parameter along with a scanning request.
  • the image forming apparatus may analyze the scanning parameter at operation S625, and the image forming apparatus may analyze the received scanning request at operation S630.
  • the image forming apparatus may identify a setting value from the received scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus may set a low-resolution scanning mode at operation S635.
  • the image forming apparatus may drive the scan engine at operation S640 and acquire the scanned digital image at operation S645.
  • the image forming apparatus may acquire a scanned digital image based on a setting value of the identified scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus may convert the acquired scanned digital image into a preview image at operation S650.
  • the image forming apparatus may provide the converted preview image to a web page of the user terminal device at operation S655.
  • the image forming apparatus may drive the scan engine at operation S660 and acquire the scanned digital image at operation S665.
  • the image forming apparatus may acquire a scanned digital image based on the identified setting value of the scanning parameter.
  • the image forming apparatus may generate a thumbnail image at operation S670.
  • the thumbnail image may be generated from the scanned digital image.
  • the image forming apparatus may provide the generated thumbnail image to a web page of the user terminal device at operation S675.
  • the image forming apparatus may analyze the received file output parameters at operation S680.
  • the image forming apparatus may identify a setting value from the file output parameters.
  • the image forming apparatus may convert the scanned digital image into scan data in a file format based on the identified setting value of the file output parameters at operation S685.
  • the image forming apparatus may transmit the scan data in the converted file format to a web page of the user terminal device at operation S690.
  • the web browser of the user terminal device may store the scan data in the received file format in a memory.
  • a user terminal device may store scan data in a file format received with a predetermined path and a file name.
  • the user terminal device may store the scan data of the file format received with the path and the file name set by the user.
  • the web page of the user terminal device may be updated by the web browser at operation S695.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating instructions stored in a computer- readable storage medium according to an example.
  • the scanning performed in the image forming apparatus described above may be embodied in a form of computer readable storage media for storing instructions or data executable by a computer or processor.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium 700 may store instructions related to an example operation of the image forming apparatus described above.
  • the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium 700 may store instructions 710 for providing a web page, instructions 720 for performing scanning, and instructions 730 for providing a scanned image to a web page.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable storage media may include a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a flash memory, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD+R, a CD-RW, a CD+RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-R, a DVD+R, a DVD-RW, a DVD+RW, a DVD-RAM, a BD-ROM, a BD-R, a BD-R LTH, a BD-RE, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical data storage device, an optical data storage device, a hard disk, a solid-state disk (SSD), and may be any device capable of storing instructions or software, associated data, data files, data structures, and providing instructions, software, associated data, data files, and data structure to the processor or computer so that the processor or computer may execute instructions.
  • ROM read-only memory
  • RAM random-access memory
  • flash memory a CD
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a web page according to an example
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a web page displaying a preview screen according to an example. Examples of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • a web page 20 generated by a web page generator of an image forming apparatus and provided to a user terminal device using an FITTP server is illustrated.
  • the user terminal device may transmit a request for accessing a web page to the image forming apparatus, and receive the web page 20 from the image forming apparatus.
  • the user terminal device may drive a web browser and use the web browser to display the web page 20 provided through a display.
  • the web page 20 may include a menu 1 for setting a scanning parameter required for scanning, a menu 2 for setting a file output parameter necessary for generating scan data in a file format, a scan command input menu 3 for requesting a preview image, a scan command input menu 4 for requesting scan data in a file format, and a display region 5 of a preview image.
  • the user terminal device may receive a setting value or a command from a user using the web page 20.
  • the user terminal device may set a scanning parameter according to an input of the user, and transmit a scan command requesting a preview image to the image forming apparatus.
  • the image forming apparatus may generate a preview image corresponding to the scan command received from the user terminal device and provide the preview image to the user terminal device.
  • the user terminal device may receive the preview image and display the received preview image in the display region 5 of the preview image of the web page 20, as illustrated in FIG. 8.
  • the user terminal device may transmit a scan command requesting scan data in a file format to the image forming apparatus.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating progress state information of scanning according to an example
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a web page and information of scanning progress according to an example. Examples of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • a user interface 30 including scanning progress status information is illustrated.
  • the user terminal device may receive a setting value or a command from a user using the web page 20.
  • the user terminal device may set a scanning parameter and a file output parameter according to an input of a user, and transmit a scan command requesting scan data in a file format to the image forming apparatus.
  • the image forming apparatus may perform scanning in response to the scanning command received from the user terminal device.
  • the image forming apparatus may generate a thumbnail image and provide the thumbnail image to the user terminal device. If the file data for scanning includes a plurality of pages, the image forming apparatus may sequentially convert each page of the file data into a digital image. The image forming apparatus may generate a thumbnail image corresponding to the converted digital image when each page is respectively converted into a digital image, and transmit the thumbnail image to the user terminal device. Each time the user terminal device receives the thumbnail image, the user terminal device may sequentially display the received thumbnail image received on the user interface 30 including the scanning progress state information. If the scanning is in progress, the user terminal device may display the last received thumbnail image 6 and may wait to receive a next thumbnail image 7.
  • the user interface 30 including the scanning progress status information may be displayed as a layer separate from the web page 20.
  • the user interface 30 including scanning progress status information may be displayed on a layer of the web page 20 in a different layer than the web page 20.

Abstract

Un appareil de formation d'image cité à titre d'exemple comprend une mémoire, un module de serveur web pour fournir une fonction de serveur web, un module de balayage pour effectuer un balayage, une interface de communication pour communiquer avec un dispositif externe et un processeur pour, lorsqu'une demande d'accès à une page web est reçue en provenance du dispositif externe, fournir la page web à l'aide du module de serveur web, lorsqu'une commande de balayage est reçue en provenance du dispositif externe par l'intermédiaire de la page web fournie au dispositif externe, effectuer un balayage à l'aide du module de balayage, et commander le module de serveur web pour fournir une image scannée à la page web par l'intermédiaire de l'interface de communication.
PCT/US2021/013025 2020-07-28 2021-01-12 Commande d'un appareil de formation d'image à l'aide d'une page web WO2022025979A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1020200093562A KR20220014019A (ko) 2020-07-28 2020-07-28 웹 페이지를 이용한 화상 형성 장치 제어
KR10-2020-0093562 2020-07-28

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2022025979A1 true WO2022025979A1 (fr) 2022-02-03

Family

ID=80036544

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2021/013025 WO2022025979A1 (fr) 2020-07-28 2021-01-12 Commande d'un appareil de formation d'image à l'aide d'une page web

Country Status (2)

Country Link
KR (1) KR20220014019A (fr)
WO (1) WO2022025979A1 (fr)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5720013A (en) * 1991-09-04 1998-02-17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Scanner printer server and method for selectively outputting scanned information to an information processing apparatus in accordance with a pre-scan command and a scan command
US6256662B1 (en) * 1996-11-08 2001-07-03 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Network image scanning system which transmits image information from a scanner over a network to a client computer
US6289371B1 (en) * 1998-09-30 2001-09-11 Hewlett-Packard Company Network scan server support method using a web browser
US20080239329A1 (en) * 2007-03-30 2008-10-02 Hiroshi Kitada System and method for image thumbnail/preview on an image processing device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5720013A (en) * 1991-09-04 1998-02-17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Scanner printer server and method for selectively outputting scanned information to an information processing apparatus in accordance with a pre-scan command and a scan command
US6256662B1 (en) * 1996-11-08 2001-07-03 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Network image scanning system which transmits image information from a scanner over a network to a client computer
US6289371B1 (en) * 1998-09-30 2001-09-11 Hewlett-Packard Company Network scan server support method using a web browser
US20080239329A1 (en) * 2007-03-30 2008-10-02 Hiroshi Kitada System and method for image thumbnail/preview on an image processing device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
KR20220014019A (ko) 2022-02-04

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
JP5677047B2 (ja) 印刷システム、情報処理装置、印刷方法、及び、プログラム
US8335002B2 (en) Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
KR20100013204A (ko) 워크플로우 재실행 방법 및 워크플로우 재실행이 가능한화상형성장치
US20120105905A1 (en) System and Method for Operation of Document Processing Devices Via Portable Data Devices
JP2008269571A (ja) ドキュメントのドライバなし画像処理方法及びシステム
JP2006319974A (ja) 負荷分散レンダリング方法およびレンダリングシステム
JP5928498B2 (ja) 情報機器、コンピュータープログラムおよびメモリ共有方法
US10416937B2 (en) Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and storage medium
US10455101B2 (en) Server, image processing unit, and non-transitory recording medium for displaying error screen
JP2009205529A (ja) ドライバインストール方法およびドライバインストールプログラム
JP3744482B2 (ja) 画像データ転送システム、画像読取装置、及びプログラム
JP5489792B2 (ja) 画像処理装置、表示方法及びプログラム
JP2013038784A (ja) スキャニング装置、スキャニング方法及びコンピュータプログラム
JP2012155401A (ja) 印刷システム、印刷装置、印刷システムの制御方法、印刷装置の制御方法、プログラム
US20120019862A1 (en) Image processing apparatus, control method of image processing apparatus, and program
JP2008192133A (ja) 区切りページ出力システムおよび方法。
JP5879911B2 (ja) システム、情報処理装置、プログラムおよび情報処理方法
WO2022025979A1 (fr) Commande d'un appareil de formation d'image à l'aide d'une page web
JP7400313B2 (ja) 情報処理装置、情報処理システム、及びプリンタドライバ
US10915283B2 (en) Communication device, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for print job with post-processing
KR20220137967A (ko) 용지 종류의 정보를 송신하는 인쇄 장치와 그 제어 방법, 및 저장 매체
JP6397168B2 (ja) 画像処理装置、画像処理装置の制御方法、及びプログラム
JP2005123826A (ja) 画像処理装置、印刷装置、プログラムおよび記録媒体
US20230236776A1 (en) Information processing device having os-standard general-purpose printing program installed thereon that enables the device to notify user of connection error with printer
WO2010070860A1 (fr) Appareil de formation d'images, procédé de commande pour appareil de formation d'images, et support de stockage

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 21849881

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 21849881

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1