WO2023002837A1 - Information processing device and information processing program - Google Patents

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WO2023002837A1
WO2023002837A1 PCT/JP2022/026518 JP2022026518W WO2023002837A1 WO 2023002837 A1 WO2023002837 A1 WO 2023002837A1 JP 2022026518 W JP2022026518 W JP 2022026518W WO 2023002837 A1 WO2023002837 A1 WO 2023002837A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.
  • Japanese Patent No. 6589456 discloses a conveying unit that conveys a sheet, a processing unit that processes the sheet, a detecting unit that detects the movement of a pointing tool on a detection surface, and a pointing tool in a direction corresponding to the movement of the pointing tool.
  • a conveying device has been proposed that includes a conveying control unit that conveys a sheet by a distance corresponding to the movement of the pointer.
  • an information processing apparatus includes a processor, and the processor displays, on a display unit, an operation unit that is movable along a direction in which a document is transported by a transport unit that transports the document. Then, when a movement operation for moving the operation section along the conveying direction is received while the operation section is selected, a process for starting the conveyance of the document by the conveying section is performed.
  • the information processing apparatus is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processor further displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves, and after starting conveying the document, When a predetermined state in which the conveying speed can be increased occurs, the operation area is extended and displayed, and when a movement operation of moving the operation unit along the extended operation area is received, the document is moved. Processing for increasing the conveying speed is further performed.
  • the information processing apparatus is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processor further displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves, A movable area and a non-movable area are displayed, and when a predetermined state in which the conveyance speed is increased after the start of document conveyance occurs, the non-movable area is changed to the movable area and displayed. and, when a movement operation for moving the operation unit along the movable area is accepted, a process of increasing the transport speed of the document is further performed.
  • the predetermined state is a state in which the document can be stably conveyed.
  • the information processing apparatus is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the processor, when there are a plurality of document transport directions, determines whether or not the document is transported. According to the direction, a process of changing and displaying an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves is performed.
  • the information processing program displays, on the display unit, an operation unit that can be moved along the document transport direction by the transport unit that transports the document, and the operation unit is selected while the operation unit is selected.
  • a movement operation for moving the operation unit along the transport direction is received, processing for starting transport of the document by the transport unit is executed.
  • the first aspect it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of starting document transport with a more intuitive operation than in the case of starting document transport with an operation that does not consider the actual document transport direction.
  • the second aspect it is possible to visually notify that the document transport speed can be increased.
  • the third aspect it is possible to visually notify the case where the document transport speed cannot be increased and the case where it is possible.
  • the fourth aspect it is possible to increase the transport speed of the document while suppressing damage such as wrinkles on the document.
  • the document can be transported with a more intuitive operation than when the document transport is started without considering the actual document transport direction. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of starting the transportation of
  • the sixth aspect it is possible to provide an information processing program capable of starting document transport with a more intuitive operation than when document transport is started by an operation that does not consider the actual transport direction of the document.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an automatic document feeder.
  • 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit and an operation area
  • It is a figure which shows the example which expands and displays an operation area.
  • 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an automatic document feeder.
  • 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit and an operation area
  • It is a figure which shows the example which expands
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of displaying an operation area in a different display mode between an area in which the operation unit can move and an area in which the operation unit cannot move;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of receiving only an instruction to start transporting a document by operating the operation unit without enlarging the operation area of the operation unit;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of an image forming apparatus according to a second embodiment; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment;
  • an information processing apparatus performs a process of instructing execution of a predetermined function by a user's manual operation (hereinafter referred to as user operation) to an operation unit such as a mark displayed on a display unit such as a display.
  • user operation a process of instructing execution of a predetermined function by a user's manual operation (hereinafter referred to as user operation) to an operation unit such as a mark displayed on a display unit such as a display.
  • the "operation unit” is a concept that includes images displayed on a display unit such as a display.
  • the “moving operation” is an operation of moving the operation unit while it is selected, and is a concept that includes changing the indicated position by the user's operation while sequentially moving it.
  • An example of the movement operation is a user operation that moves while touching a display unit such as a display, for example, dragging, sliding, swiping, flicking, etc., in which the user continues the contact operation from the start point to the end point.
  • User operation is included.
  • the “start of movement operation” is the start of an instruction by the user, and includes a user operation by starting to touch a display unit such as a display.
  • “completion of movement operation” includes a user operation by releasing contact as the end of an instruction by the user.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of an image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • an image forming apparatus 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as an example of a processor, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, An input/output interface (I/O) 14 , a storage section 15 , a display section 16 , a speaker 17 , a document reading section 18 , an image forming section 19 and a communication section 20 are provided.
  • a CPU Central Processing Unit
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • I/O input/output interface
  • the CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, and I/O 14 are each connected via a bus.
  • Functional units including a storage unit 15 , a display unit 16 , a speaker 17 , a document reading unit 18 , an image forming unit 19 and a communication unit 20 are connected to the I/O 14 .
  • Each of these functional units can communicate with the CPU 11 via the I/O 14 .
  • the CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, and I/O 14 constitute a control section.
  • the control unit may be configured as a sub-control unit that controls part of the operation of the image forming apparatus 10, or may be configured as a part of the main control unit that controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 10.
  • An integrated circuit such as LSI (Large Scale Integration) or an IC (Integrated Circuit) chipset is used for part or all of each block of the control unit.
  • An individual circuit may be used for each of the above blocks, or a circuit in which a part or all of them are integrated may be used.
  • the blocks may be provided integrally, or some of the blocks may be provided separately. Moreover, in each of the above blocks, a part thereof may be separately provided.
  • a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor may be used for integration of the control unit, not limited to an LSI.
  • the storage unit 15 for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), flash memory, or the like is used.
  • the storage unit 15 stores an information processing program 15A according to this embodiment.
  • this information processing program 15A may be stored in the ROM 12 .
  • the information processing program 15A may be pre-installed in the image forming apparatus 10, for example.
  • the information processing program 15A may be implemented by storing it in a non-volatile storage medium or distributing it via a network and installing it in the image forming apparatus 10 as appropriate.
  • nonvolatile storage media include CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), magneto-optical disc, HDD, DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), flash memory, memory card, etc. be.
  • the display unit 16 for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like is used.
  • the display unit 16 integrally has a touch panel 16A, and receives various input operations by the user via the touch panel 16A.
  • the touch panel 16A employs, for example, a capacitive method.
  • the touch panel 16A may adopt other methods such as a pressure sensitive method other than the capacitance method.
  • the speaker 17 outputs preset sound effects and the like according to various input operations.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment.
  • the document reading unit 18 takes in the documents 22 placed on the paper feeding table of the automatic document feeder 18A provided on the top of the image forming apparatus 10 one by one, and optically scans the taken documents 22. Image information is obtained by reading the image.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the automatic document feeder 18A.
  • the automatic document feeder 18A includes a first conveying roller pair 24A and a second conveying roller pair 24B as a conveying section.
  • the document 22 is conveyed by the pair 24B.
  • a first detection sensor 26A is provided on the upstream side of the first conveying roller pair 24A in the document conveying direction to detect whether the document 22 can be conveyed.
  • a second detection sensor 26B is provided on the downstream side of the second conveying roller pair 24B in the document conveying direction to detect a state in which the document 22 is stably conveyed and can be accelerated.
  • a CIS (Contact Image Sensor) 28 for optically reading the document 22 and obtaining image information is provided between the first conveying roller pair 24A and the second conveying roller pair 24B.
  • the document 22 when the document 22 is detected by the first detection sensor 26A, the document can be conveyed. to obtain image information. Then, when the document 22 reaches the second conveying roller pair 24B, the second detection sensor 26B detects the document 22 and detects that the document 22 can be conveyed stably and accelerated.
  • the document reading unit 18 obtains image information by optically reading a document 22 placed on a document table such as a platen glass.
  • the image forming unit 19 forms an image based on image information obtained by reading by the document reading unit 18 or image information obtained from an external PC (Personal Computer) or the like connected via a network onto a sheet of paper or the like. Formed on a recording medium.
  • an electrophotographic method is exemplified as a method for forming an image, but other methods such as an inkjet method may be employed.
  • the image forming section 19 includes a photosensitive drum, a charging section, an exposure section, a developing section, a transfer section, and a fixing section.
  • the charging section applies a voltage to the photoreceptor drum to charge the surface of the photoreceptor drum.
  • the exposure unit forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum by exposing the photosensitive drum charged by the charging unit to light corresponding to image information.
  • the developing unit forms a toner image on the photoreceptor drum by developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor drum with toner.
  • the transfer section transfers the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum onto a recording medium.
  • the fixing section fixes the toner image transferred onto the recording medium by heating and pressing.
  • the communication unit 20 is connected to networks such as the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), and WAN (Wide Area Network), and is capable of communicating with an external PC or the like via the network.
  • networks such as the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), and WAN (Wide Area Network), and is capable of communicating with an external PC or the like via the network.
  • the CPU 11 of the image forming apparatus 10 writes the information processing program 15A stored in the storage section 15 into the RAM 13 and executes it, thereby functioning as each section shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • the CPU 11 of the image forming apparatus 10 functions as a display control section 11A.
  • the display control unit 11A includes functions of the touch detection unit 11B and the operation control unit 11C.
  • the touch detection unit 11B detects the contact of the user's finger on the operation unit displayed as an image on the display unit 16 and the contact position. Based on the detection result of the touch detection unit 11B, the operation control unit 11C controls the display of an image on the display unit 16 and the function corresponding to the operation unit displayed as an image on the display unit 16. It has control functions to control execution and cessation of execution of the function.
  • the operation control unit 11C includes a follow-up control unit 11D, and the follow-up control unit 11D controls the display of an image on the display unit 16 and displays the operation unit displayed as an image so as to follow the movement operation by the user. control. That is, the follow-up control unit 11D causes the operation unit to be displayed on the display unit 16, and when the user performs a movement operation on the operation unit, the follow-up control unit 11D displays the operation unit at the position on the display unit 16 following the movement operation. . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the follow-up control unit 11D displays the operation unit 30 and the operation area 32 indicating the movement range of the operation unit 30 as images on the display unit 16 .
  • the operation unit 30 and the operation area are arranged so that the operation unit 30 moves along the document feeding direction of the automatic document feeder 18A. 32 is displayed. Specifically, each of the operation unit 30 and the operation area 32 is moved along the vertical direction of the display unit 16 in a direction substantially coinciding with the feeding direction of the document 22 indicated by the arrow in FIG. Display an image. As a result, the operation unit 30 moves along the document feeding direction, and the feeding direction of the document 22 and the operation direction of the operation unit 30 substantially coincide with each other, resulting in an intuitive operation.
  • the operation part 30 and the operation area 32 as shown in FIG. .
  • the up-down direction of the display unit 16 is defined as the vertical direction
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which the operation area 32 is enlarged and displayed.
  • control unit 11C determines whether the function has not been executed or the function has been executed according to the position of the operation unit 30. to control.
  • the non-execution of a function is control to maintain a state (for example, an initial state) in which execution of a function is not started due to a movement operation that does not lead to an instruction to execute the function.
  • control of execution of functions includes control of executing a predetermined function or control of stopping execution of a predetermined function.
  • execution of functions by the CPU 11 of the image forming apparatus 10 will be briefly described.
  • execution of the copy function of the original document 22 is given, but the execution of the function is not limited to the execution of the copy function of the original document 22 .
  • It may be any other function that is implemented.
  • a reading function that reads the document 22 may be applied, or other functions that require transport of the document 22, such as a facsimile function, may be applied.
  • the image forming apparatus 10 is described as an example of an information processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an image reading apparatus may be applied.
  • the operation unit 30 described above is displayed on the display unit 16, and instructions for executing functions are accepted.
  • the horizontal right direction of the screen when viewed by the user is called the X direction
  • the vertical direction is called the Y direction.
  • the operation unit 30 may change color when touched by the user's finger to indicate that a movement operation such as dragging or sliding is possible.
  • the range in which the operation unit 30 moves is expanded. Specifically, when the edge of the document 22 is detected by the second detection sensor 26B, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation area 32 is enlarged to expand the range in which the operation unit 30 can move. By moving the operation unit 30 to the end of the enlarged operation area 32, the instruction to increase the transport speed of the document 22 is accepted and the transport speed of the document 22 is increased. In the present embodiment, when the operation unit 30 has moved to the end of the operation area 32, it is accepted as an instruction to speed up the document 22, but this is not the only option. For example, the speed may be increased according to the operation position of the operation unit 30 .
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment. 7 is executed when the image forming apparatus 10 is instructed to display a predetermined screen such as an image for executing the copy function of the document 22, for example, the information processing program 15A is executed. shall be activated and started.
  • the CPU 11 detects the operation position touched by the user's finger on the predetermined screen, and proceeds to step 102 .
  • the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation position detected at step 100 is the position of the operation section 30 . If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 104, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step 100 and the above processing is repeated. It should be noted that when the touch of the finger on the operation unit 30 is detected, the display form of the operation unit 30, for example, the color may be changed to change the display form to indicate the execution reservation of the function.
  • step 104 the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation position has moved. This determination determines whether or not a moving operation such as dragging or sliding has been performed. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 106, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step 100 and the above processing is repeated.
  • the CPU 11 derives the position of the operation unit 30 to follow the operation position while detecting the operation position of the user's finger, displays and stores the derived result, and proceeds to step 108.
  • the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation completion position has reached the transport start position. As shown in FIG. 5, this determination determines whether or not the operation section 30 has been moved to the end of the operation area 32 . If the operation completion position has not reached the transport start position, the determination is negative and the process proceeds to step 110 . If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 112 . Completion of the movement operation is determined when the user's finger leaves the operation unit 30 (including releasing the follow-up relationship between the user's finger and the operation unit 30).
  • step 110 the CPU 11 resets the stored operation position, returns to step 100, and repeats the above processing.
  • the CPU 11 determines whether or not the document can be conveyed. This determination is to determine whether or not the edge of the document 22 is detected by the first detection sensor 26A of the automatic document feeder 18A. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 114 , and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 116 .
  • step 114 the CPU 11 issues a manuscript confirmation warning such as displaying a message for confirming the manuscript 22, resets the stored operation position, returns to step 100, and repeats the above processing.
  • a manuscript confirmation warning such as displaying a message for confirming the manuscript 22
  • step 116 the CPU 11 starts conveying the document 22 by the automatic document feeder 18A and proceeds to step 118.
  • the CPU 11 determines whether or not it is possible to increase the transport speed of the document 22. This determination is to determine whether or not the edge of the document 22 has been detected by the second detection sensor 26B and the document 22 has reached a stable state. It waits until the determination is affirmative and proceeds to step 120 .
  • step 120 the CPU 11 expands the operation area 32 of the operation section 30 and proceeds to step 122 . That is, as shown in the center of FIG. 6 , the operation area 32 in which the operation unit 30 can move is enlarged and displayed on the display unit 16 .
  • the CPU 11 detects the operation position touched by the user's finger and proceeds to step 124 .
  • the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation unit 30 has moved to the operation position completion position. In this determination, as shown on the right side of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the operation section 30 has been moved to the end of the operation area 32 . When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 126, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 128.
  • the CPU 11 increases the transport speed of the document 22 and terminates the series of processing by the information processing program 15A.
  • step 1208 the CPU 11 determines whether or not the transport of the document 22 has been completed. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 122 to repeat the above-described processing, and if the determination is positive, the series of processing by the information processing program 15A is terminated.
  • the operation area 32 in which the operation unit 30 moves is enlarged and displayed. It is not limited to this.
  • the operation area 32 is displayed in different display modes for a movable area 32A in which the operation unit 30 can move and a non-movable area 32B in which the operation unit 30 cannot move.
  • the display mode of the immovable non-movable area 32B may be changed to the display mode of the movable area 32A.
  • the immovable area 32B is shown as a hatched area.
  • an instruction to increase the transport speed of the document 22 is received by moving the operation unit 30 from the position at which the start of transport of the document 22 is instructed to the end of the operation area 32. It is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, only an instruction to start conveying the document 22 is accepted by operating the operation unit 30 without enlarging the operation area 32 of the operation unit 30, and an instruction to increase the conveying speed is issued. Instead, the conveying speed of the document 22 may be increased when the second detection sensor 26B detects the edge of the document 22 .
  • the second detection sensor 26B detects that the document 22 has reached a stable state as a predetermined state in which the transport speed of the document 22 can be increased. not a thing For example, it may be determined that the document 22 is in a stable state when a predetermined time has passed since the document 22 was started to be transported.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of the image forming apparatus according to this embodiment.
  • the image forming apparatus 50 includes an automatic document feeder 18A above the image forming apparatus 50, as in the above embodiment. Further, the image forming apparatus 50 according to the present embodiment further includes an automatic document feeder 18B on the side of the upper portion of the image forming apparatus 50 so that the document 22 can be fed from the side of the image forming apparatus 50 into the image forming apparatus 50. , and can be transported to a document reading section (not shown) provided on the upper side of the image forming apparatus 50 .
  • the operation unit 30 and the operation area 32 are displayed so as to be in the direction in which the document 22 is conveyed.
  • the operation unit 30 is arranged so that the operation unit 30 can move in the vertical direction. 30 and an operation area 32 are displayed.
  • the operation unit 30 is arranged so as to be movable in the lateral direction. , the operation section 30 and the operation area 32 are displayed.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus 50 according to this embodiment. 11, the information processing program 15A is executed when the image forming apparatus 50 is instructed to display a predetermined screen such as an image for executing the copy function of the document 22, as an example. shall be activated and started. Further, in this embodiment, the processing of FIG. 7 of the above embodiment shall be performed after the processing of FIG. 11 .
  • the CPU 11 detects the transport direction of the document 22 and proceeds to step 202.
  • Detection of the transport direction of the document 22 is performed by, for example, specifying the automatic document feeder 18A that has detected the edge of the document 22 by the first detection sensor 26A, with the configuration of each automatic document feeder 18A explained in FIG.
  • the conveying direction of the document 22 may be detected.
  • the instruction may be given on a predetermined screen displayed on the display unit 16 .
  • step 202 the CPU 11 determines whether or not the document 22 is transported from the front. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 204, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 206.
  • the CPU 11 displays the operation section 30 and the operation area 32 whose operation direction is the vertical direction, and ends this processing.
  • step 206 the CPU 11 displays the operation section 30 and the operation area 32 whose operation direction is the horizontal direction, and ends this process.
  • the operation area 32 is displayed so that the operation unit 30 moves in the direction corresponding to the transport direction of the document 22, and an intuitive operation is performed.
  • the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 are described as an example of the information processing apparatus in each of the above embodiments, the information processing apparatus is not limited to the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 .
  • a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a game device, or the like has a UI (User Interface) screen adopting a touch panel method and information processing functioning as the UI of the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50. Apparatus in general may be applied.
  • a portable terminal device such as a smartphone is applied to detect the direction in which the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 approach, and the operation unit 30 detects the direction in which the document 22 is conveyed by the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 according to the detected direction and the conveying direction of the document 22 of the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 .
  • a method of detecting the direction of approaching the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 for example, a plurality of human sensors or the like are provided in the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50, and the user approaches the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 by means of the human sensors.
  • the direction may be detected, and the detection result may be notified to the mobile terminal device by short-range wireless communication or the like.
  • processor refers to a processor in a broad sense, such as a general-purpose processor (such as a CPU) or a dedicated processor (such as a GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).
  • a general-purpose processor such as a CPU
  • a dedicated processor such as a GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • programmable logic device etc.
  • processors in the above embodiments may be performed not only by one processor, but also by the cooperation of a plurality of physically separated processors.
  • order of each operation of the processor is not limited to the order described in each of the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.
  • processing performed by the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 may be processing performed by software, may be performed by hardware, or may be a combination of both. . Further, the processing performed by the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 may be stored as a program in a storage medium and distributed.

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An information processing device comprising a processor. The processor: displays, on a display unit, an operation unit that can travel along a direction for document transportation by a transportation unit that transports documents; and, if a travel operation is received that moves the operation unit along the transportation direction in a state in which the operation unit is selected, performs processing that starts transportation of the document by the transportation unit.

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情報処理装置及び情報処理プログラムInformation processing device and information processing program
　本開示は、情報処理装置及び情報処理プログラムに関する。 The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.
　特許第６２６７４１８号公報には、操作対象である回転ボタンに対する指示に応じて、スライド操作をするための操作領域として拡大された回転ボタンを表示し、操作領域におけるスライド操作に応じて連続的に変化するパラメータを用いた情報処理を行う情報処理装置が提案されている。 In Japanese Patent No. 6267418, a rotation button that is enlarged as an operation area for performing a slide operation is displayed according to an instruction to the rotation button that is the operation target, and the operation area changes continuously according to the slide operation. There has been proposed an information processing apparatus that performs information processing using parameters to be used.
　特開２０１７－１９４８７４号公報には、操作部のタッチパネルに表示されたコピーウィジェットのコピースタートボタンに対してタッチ操作がなされた位置とリリースされた位置との距離を計算し、リリースされた位置が、タッチ操作がなされたコピースタートボタンの領域内であって、計算された距離が所定の距離未満の場合、タップ操作はなされたと判断し、リリースされた位置が、タッチ操作がなされたＧＵＩ部品の領域内であって、計算された距離が所定の距離以上の場合、タップ操作はなされていないと判断する画像形成装置が提案されている。 In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2017-194874, the distance between the position where the copy start button of the copy widget displayed on the touch panel of the operation unit is touched and the position where the touch operation is performed is calculated, and the released position is calculated. , within the area of the copy start button touched and the calculated distance is less than a predetermined distance, it is determined that the tap operation has been performed, and the released position is the GUI component touched. An image forming apparatus has been proposed that determines that a tap operation has not been performed when the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance within an area.
　特許第６５８９４５６号公報には、シートを搬送する搬送部と、シートに対して処理を行う処理部と、検出面における指示具の動きを検出する検出部と、指示具の動きに対応する向きに指示具の動きに対応する距離だけシートを搬送させる搬送制御部と、を備えた搬送装置が提案されている。 Japanese Patent No. 6589456 discloses a conveying unit that conveys a sheet, a processing unit that processes the sheet, a detecting unit that detects the movement of a pointing tool on a detection surface, and a pointing tool in a direction corresponding to the movement of the pointing tool. A conveying device has been proposed that includes a conveying control unit that conveys a sheet by a distance corresponding to the movement of the pointer.
　実際の原稿の搬送方向を考慮しない操作で原稿の搬送を開始する場合と比べて、より直感的な操作で原稿の搬送を開始可能な情報処理装置及び情報処理プログラムを提供することを目的とする。 To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing program capable of starting the transport of a document with a more intuitive operation than the case of starting the transport of the document with an operation not considering the actual transport direction of the document. .
　上記目的を達成するために、第１態様に係る情報処理装置は、プロセッサを備え、前記プロセッサは、原稿を搬送する搬送部による原稿の搬送方向に沿って移動可能な操作部を表示部に表示し、前記操作部を選択した状態で前記搬送方向に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、前記搬送部による原稿の搬送を開始する処理を行う。 To achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to a first aspect includes a processor, and the processor displays, on a display unit, an operation unit that is movable along a direction in which a document is transported by a transport unit that transports the document. Then, when a movement operation for moving the operation section along the conveying direction is received while the operation section is selected, a process for starting the conveyance of the document by the conveying section is performed.
　また、第２態様に係る情報処理装置は、第１態様に係る情報処理装置において、前記プロセッサは、前記操作部が移動する移動範囲を示す操作領域を更に表示し、原稿の搬送を開始した後に搬送速度を上げられる予め定めた状態になった場合に、前記操作領域を延長して表示し、延長された前記操作領域に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、原稿の搬送速度を増速する処理を更に行う。 Further, the information processing apparatus according to the second aspect is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processor further displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves, and after starting conveying the document, When a predetermined state in which the conveying speed can be increased occurs, the operation area is extended and displayed, and when a movement operation of moving the operation unit along the extended operation area is received, the document is moved. Processing for increasing the conveying speed is further performed.
　また、第３態様に係る情報処理装置は、第１態様に係る情報処理装置において、前記プロセッサは、前記操作部が移動する移動範囲を示す操作領域を更に表示し、前記操作領域のうち、移動可能領域と移動不可能領域とを表示し、原稿の搬送を開始した後に搬送速度が上げられる予め定めた状態になった場合に、前記移動不可能領域を前記移動可能領域に変更して表示し、前記移動可能領域に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、原稿の搬送速度を増速する処理を更に行う。 Further, the information processing apparatus according to a third aspect is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processor further displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves, A movable area and a non-movable area are displayed, and when a predetermined state in which the conveyance speed is increased after the start of document conveyance occurs, the non-movable area is changed to the movable area and displayed. and, when a movement operation for moving the operation unit along the movable area is accepted, a process of increasing the transport speed of the document is further performed.
　また、第４態様に係る情報処理装置は、第２態様又は第３態様に係る情報処理装置において、前記予め定めた状態は、原稿を安定して搬送可能な状態である。 Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, in the information processing apparatus according to the second aspect or the third aspect, the predetermined state is a state in which the document can be stably conveyed.
　また、第５態様に係る情報処理装置は、第１態様～第４態様の何れか１つの態様に係る情報処理装置において、前記プロセッサは、原稿の搬送方向が複数存在する場合に、原稿の搬送方向に応じて、前記操作部が移動する移動範囲を示す操作領域を変更して表示する処理を行う。 Further, the information processing apparatus according to a fifth aspect is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the processor, when there are a plurality of document transport directions, determines whether or not the document is transported. According to the direction, a process of changing and displaying an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves is performed.
　また、第６態様に係る情報処理プログラムは、コンピュータに、原稿を搬送する搬送部による原稿の搬送方向に沿って移動可能な操作部を表示部に表示し、前記操作部を選択した状態で前記搬送方向に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、前記搬送部による原稿の搬送を開始する処理を実行させる。 Further, the information processing program according to the sixth aspect displays, on the display unit, an operation unit that can be moved along the document transport direction by the transport unit that transports the document, and the operation unit is selected while the operation unit is selected. When a movement operation for moving the operation unit along the transport direction is received, processing for starting transport of the document by the transport unit is executed.
　第１態様によれば、実際の原稿の搬送方向を考慮しない操作で原稿の搬送を開始する場合と比べて、より直感的な操作で原稿の搬送を開始可能な情報処理装置を提供できる。 According to the first aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of starting document transport with a more intuitive operation than in the case of starting document transport with an operation that does not consider the actual document transport direction.
　第２態様によれば、原稿の搬送速度の増速が可能になったことを視覚的に報知できる。 According to the second aspect, it is possible to visually notify that the document transport speed can be increased.
　第３態様によれば、原稿の搬送速度の増速が不可能の場合と、可能な場合とを視覚的に報知できる。 According to the third aspect, it is possible to visually notify the case where the document transport speed cannot be increased and the case where it is possible.
　第４態様によれば、原稿にしわ等の損傷を与えることを抑制しながら原稿の搬送速度を増速すること可能となる。 According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to increase the transport speed of the document while suppressing damage such as wrinkles on the document.
　第５態様によれば、原稿の搬送方向が複数存在する場合であっても、実際の原稿の搬送方向を考慮しない操作で原稿の搬送を開始する場合と比べて、より直感的な操作で原稿の搬送を開始可能な情報処理装置を提供できる。 According to the fifth aspect, even when there are a plurality of document transport directions, the document can be transported with a more intuitive operation than when the document transport is started without considering the actual document transport direction. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of starting the transportation of
　第６態様によれば、実際の原稿の搬送方向を考慮しない操作で原稿の搬送を開始する場合と比べて、より直感的な操作で原稿の搬送を開始可能な情報処理プログラムを提供できる。 According to the sixth aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing program capable of starting document transport with a more intuitive operation than when document transport is started by an operation that does not consider the actual transport direction of the document.
第１実施形態に係る画像形成装置の電気的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。2 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment; FIG. 第１実施形態に係る画像形成装置一部の外観を示す図である。1 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment; FIG. 自動原稿送り装置の構成の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an automatic document feeder. 第１実施形態に係る画像形成装置の機能的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment; FIG. 操作部及び操作領域の一例を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit and an operation area; 操作領域を拡大して表示する例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example which expands and displays an operation area. 本実施形態に係る画像形成装置で行われる処理の流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment; 操作領域を操作部が移動可能な領域と移動が不可能な領域とで異なる表示態様で表示する例を示す図である。FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of displaying an operation area in a different display mode between an area in which the operation unit can move and an area in which the operation unit cannot move; 操作部の操作領域を拡大することなく、原稿の搬送開始の指示のみを操作部の操作により受付ける例を示す図である。FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of receiving only an instruction to start transporting a document by operating the operation unit without enlarging the operation area of the operation unit; 第２実施形態に係る画像形成装置の一部の外観を示す図である。FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of an image forming apparatus according to a second embodiment; 本実施形態に係る画像形成装置で行われる処理の流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment;
　以下、図面を参照して、本開示の技術を実施するための形態の一例について詳細に説明する。なお、動作、作用、機能が同じ働きを担う構成要素及び処理には、全図面を通して同じ符合を付与し、重複する説明を適宜省略する場合がある。各図面は、本開示の技術を十分に理解できる程度に、概略的に示してあるに過ぎない。よって、本開示の技術は、図示例のみに限定されるものではない。また、本実施形態では、開示の技術と直接的に関連しない構成や周知な構成については、説明を省略する場合がある。 Hereinafter, an example of a form for implementing the technology of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Components and processes having the same actions, actions, and functions are given the same reference numerals throughout the drawings, and overlapping descriptions may be omitted as appropriate. Each drawing is only schematically shown to the extent that the technology of the present disclosure can be fully understood. Therefore, the technology of the present disclosure is not limited only to the illustrated examples. Further, in the present embodiment, descriptions of configurations that are not directly related to the technology disclosed and well-known configurations may be omitted.
　実施形態では、ディスプレイ等の表示部上に表示されたマーク等の操作部に対するユーザの手動操作（以下、ユーザ操作という。）によって、予め定めた機能の実行を指示する処理を行う情報処理装置の一例を説明する。 In the embodiment, an information processing apparatus performs a process of instructing execution of a predetermined function by a user's manual operation (hereinafter referred to as user operation) to an operation unit such as a mark displayed on a display unit such as a display. An example will be explained.
　本開示において「操作部」とは、ディスプレイ等の表示部に表示される画像を含む概念である。「移動操作」とは、操作部を選択した状態で移動する操作であり、ユーザ操作による指示位置が逐次移動されつつ変更されることを含む概念である。移動操作の一例には、ディスプレイ等の表示部に接触されつつ移動するユーザ操作、例えば、開始点から終了点までの間でユーザによる接触操作が継続されるドラッグ、スライド、スワイプ、及びフリック等のユーザ操作が挙げられる。「移動操作の開始」は、ユーザによる指示の開始として、ディスプレイ等の表示部への接触開始によるユーザ操作が挙げられる。また、「移動操作の完了」は、ユーザによる指示の終了として、接触解除によるユーザ操作が挙げられる。 In the present disclosure, the "operation unit" is a concept that includes images displayed on a display unit such as a display. The “moving operation” is an operation of moving the operation unit while it is selected, and is a concept that includes changing the indicated position by the user's operation while sequentially moving it. An example of the movement operation is a user operation that moves while touching a display unit such as a display, for example, dragging, sliding, swiping, flicking, etc., in which the user continues the contact operation from the start point to the end point. User operation is included. The “start of movement operation” is the start of an instruction by the user, and includes a user operation by starting to touch a display unit such as a display. In addition, "completion of movement operation" includes a user operation by releasing contact as the end of an instruction by the user.
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　図１は、第１実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０の電気的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。 (First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of an image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.
　図１に示すように、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０は、プロセッサの一例としてのＣＰＵ（Central Processing Unit）１１と、ＲＯＭ（Read Only Memory）１２と、ＲＡＭ（Random Access Memory）１３と、入出力インターフェース（Ｉ／Ｏ）１４と、記憶部１５と、表示部１６と、スピーカ１７と、原稿読取部１８と、画像形成部１９と、通信部２０と、を備えている。なお、画像形成装置１０は、情報処理装置の一例である。 As shown in FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as an example of a processor, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, An input/output interface (I/O) 14 , a storage section 15 , a display section 16 , a speaker 17 , a document reading section 18 , an image forming section 19 and a communication section 20 are provided. Note that the image forming apparatus 10 is an example of an information processing apparatus.
　ＣＰＵ１１、ＲＯＭ１２、ＲＡＭ１３、及びＩ／Ｏ１４の各部は、バスを介して各々接続されている。Ｉ／Ｏ１４には、記憶部１５と、表示部１６と、スピーカ１７と、原稿読取部１８と、画像形成部１９と、通信部２０と、を含む各機能部が接続されている。これらの各機能部は、Ｉ／Ｏ１４を介して、ＣＰＵ１１と相互に通信可能とされる。 The CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, and I/O 14 are each connected via a bus. Functional units including a storage unit 15 , a display unit 16 , a speaker 17 , a document reading unit 18 , an image forming unit 19 and a communication unit 20 are connected to the I/O 14 . Each of these functional units can communicate with the CPU 11 via the I/O 14 .
　ＣＰＵ１１、ＲＯＭ１２、ＲＡＭ１３、及びＩ／Ｏ１４によって制御部が構成される。制御部は、画像形成装置１０の一部の動作を制御するサブ制御部として構成されてもよいし、画像形成装置１０の全体の動作を制御するメイン制御部の一部として構成されてもよい。制御部の各ブロックの一部又は全部には、例えば、ＬＳＩ（Large Scale Integration）等の集積回路又はＩＣ（Integrated Circuit）チップセットが用いられる。上記各ブ
ロックに個別の回路を用いてもよいし、一部又は全部を集積した回路を用いてもよい。上記各ブロック同士が一体として設けられてもよいし、一部のブロックが別に設けられてもよい。また、上記各ブロックのそれぞれにおいて、その一部が別に設けられてもよい。制御部の集積化には、ＬＳＩに限らず、専用回路又は汎用プロセッサを用いてもよい。 The CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, and I/O 14 constitute a control section. The control unit may be configured as a sub-control unit that controls part of the operation of the image forming apparatus 10, or may be configured as a part of the main control unit that controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 10. . An integrated circuit such as LSI (Large Scale Integration) or an IC (Integrated Circuit) chipset is used for part or all of each block of the control unit. An individual circuit may be used for each of the above blocks, or a circuit in which a part or all of them are integrated may be used. The blocks may be provided integrally, or some of the blocks may be provided separately. Moreover, in each of the above blocks, a part thereof may be separately provided. A dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor may be used for integration of the control unit, not limited to an LSI.
　記憶部１５としては、例えば、ＨＤＤ（Hard Disk Drive）、ＳＳＤ（Solid State Drive）、フラッシュメモリ等が用いられる。記憶部１５には、本実施形態に係る情報処理プログラム１５Ａが記憶される。なお、この情報処理プログラム１５Ａは、ＲＯＭ１２に記憶されていてもよい。 As the storage unit 15, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), flash memory, or the like is used. The storage unit 15 stores an information processing program 15A according to this embodiment. In addition, this information processing program 15A may be stored in the ROM 12 .
　情報処理プログラム１５Ａは、例えば、画像形成装置１０に予めインストールされていてもよい。情報処理プログラム１５Ａは、不揮発性の記憶媒体に記憶して、又はネットワークを介して配布して、画像形成装置１０に適宜インストールすることで実現してもよい。なお、不揮発性の記憶媒体の例としては、ＣＤ-ＲＯＭ（Compact Disc Read Only Memory）、光磁気ディスク、ＨＤＤ、ＤＶＤ-ＲＯＭ（Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory）、フラッシュメモリ、メモリカード等が想定される。 The information processing program 15A may be pre-installed in the image forming apparatus 10, for example. The information processing program 15A may be implemented by storing it in a non-volatile storage medium or distributing it via a network and installing it in the image forming apparatus 10 as appropriate. Examples of nonvolatile storage media include CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), magneto-optical disc, HDD, DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), flash memory, memory card, etc. be.
　表示部１６には、例えば、液晶ディスプレイ（ＬＣＤ:Liquid Crystal Display）、有機ＥＬ（Electro Luminescence）ディスプレイ等が用いられる。表示部１６は、図２に示すように、タッチパネル１６Ａを一体的に有し、タッチパネル１６Ａを介してユーザによる各種の入力操作を受付ける。タッチパネル１６Ａには、例えば、静電容量方式が採用される。タッチパネル１６Ａには、静電容量方式以外の感圧方式等の他の方式を採用してもよい。また、スピーカ１７は、各種の入力操作に応じて、予め設定されている効果音等を出力する。図２は、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０の一部の外観を示す図である。 For the display unit 16, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like is used. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 16 integrally has a touch panel 16A, and receives various input operations by the user via the touch panel 16A. The touch panel 16A employs, for example, a capacitive method. The touch panel 16A may adopt other methods such as a pressure sensitive method other than the capacitance method. In addition, the speaker 17 outputs preset sound effects and the like according to various input operations. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment.
　原稿読取部１８は、図２に示すように、画像形成装置１０の上部に設けられた自動原稿送り装置１８Ａの給紙台に置かれた原稿２２を１枚ずつ取り込み、取り込んだ原稿２２を光学的に読み取って画像情報を得る。図３は、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａの構成の一例を示す図である。 As shown in FIG. 2, the document reading unit 18 takes in the documents 22 placed on the paper feeding table of the automatic document feeder 18A provided on the top of the image forming apparatus 10 one by one, and optically scans the taken documents 22. Image information is obtained by reading the image. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the automatic document feeder 18A.
　具体的には、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａは、図３に示すように、搬送部としての第１搬送ローラ対２４Ａ及び第２搬送ローラ対２４Ｂを備え、第１搬送ローラ対２４Ａ及び第２搬送ローラ対２４Ｂによって原稿２２を搬送する。第１搬送ローラ対２４Ａの原稿搬送方向上流側には、原稿２２を検知することで原稿２２の搬送可能な状態を検知する第１検知センサ２６Ａが設けられている。また、第２搬送ローラ対２４Ｂの原稿搬送方向下流側には、原稿２２を検知することで原稿２２の搬送が安定して加速可能な状態を検知する第２検知センサ２６Ｂが設けられている。そして、第１搬送ローラ対２４Ａ及び第２搬送ローラ対２４Ｂの間には原稿２２を光学的に読み取って画像情報を得るＣＩＳ(Contact Image Sensor)２８が設けられている。本実施形態では、第１検知センサ２６Ａによって原稿２２を検知すると、原稿搬送可能な状態になり、表示部１６から原稿２２の搬送開始指示を受けると、原稿２２の搬送を開始し、ＣＩＳ２８によって画像を読み取って画像情報を得る。そして、原稿２２が第２搬送ローラ対２４Ｂに達すると、第２検知センサ２６Ｂが原稿２２を検知し、原稿２２の搬送が安定して増速可能な状態になったことを検知する。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the automatic document feeder 18A includes a first conveying roller pair 24A and a second conveying roller pair 24B as a conveying section. The document 22 is conveyed by the pair 24B. A first detection sensor 26A is provided on the upstream side of the first conveying roller pair 24A in the document conveying direction to detect whether the document 22 can be conveyed. Further, a second detection sensor 26B is provided on the downstream side of the second conveying roller pair 24B in the document conveying direction to detect a state in which the document 22 is stably conveyed and can be accelerated. A CIS (Contact Image Sensor) 28 for optically reading the document 22 and obtaining image information is provided between the first conveying roller pair 24A and the second conveying roller pair 24B. In this embodiment, when the document 22 is detected by the first detection sensor 26A, the document can be conveyed. to obtain image information. Then, when the document 22 reaches the second conveying roller pair 24B, the second detection sensor 26B detects the document 22 and detects that the document 22 can be conveyed stably and accelerated.
　或いは、原稿読取部１８は、プラテンガラス等の原稿台に置かれた原稿２２を光学的に読み取って画像情報を得る。 Alternatively, the document reading unit 18 obtains image information by optically reading a document 22 placed on a document table such as a platen glass.
　画像形成部１９は、原稿読取部１８による読み取りによって得られた画像情報、又は、ネットワークを介して接続された外部のＰＣ（Personal Computer）等から得られた画像情報に基づく画像を、紙等の記録媒体に形成する。なお、本実施形態においては、画像を形成する方式として、電子写真方式を例示して説明するが、インクジェット方式等の他の方式を採用してもよい。 The image forming unit 19 forms an image based on image information obtained by reading by the document reading unit 18 or image information obtained from an external PC (Personal Computer) or the like connected via a network onto a sheet of paper or the like. Formed on a recording medium. In the present embodiment, an electrophotographic method is exemplified as a method for forming an image, but other methods such as an inkjet method may be employed.
　画像を形成する方式が電子写真方式の場合、画像形成部１９は、感光体ドラム、帯電部、露光部、現像部、転写部、及び定着部を含む。帯電部は、感光体ドラムに電圧を印加して感光体ドラムの表面を帯電させる。露光部は、帯電部で帯電された感光体ドラムを画像情報に応じた光で露光することにより感光体ドラムに静電潜像を形成する。現像部は、感光体ドラムに形成された静電潜像をトナーにより現像することで感光体ドラムにトナー像を形成する。転写部は、感光体ドラムに形成されたトナー像を記録媒体に転写する。定着部は、記録媒体に転写されたトナー像を加熱及び加圧により定着させる。 When the image forming method is an electrophotographic method, the image forming section 19 includes a photosensitive drum, a charging section, an exposure section, a developing section, a transfer section, and a fixing section. The charging section applies a voltage to the photoreceptor drum to charge the surface of the photoreceptor drum. The exposure unit forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum by exposing the photosensitive drum charged by the charging unit to light corresponding to image information. The developing unit forms a toner image on the photoreceptor drum by developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor drum with toner. The transfer section transfers the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum onto a recording medium. The fixing section fixes the toner image transferred onto the recording medium by heating and pressing.
　通信部２０は、インターネット、ＬＡＮ（Local Area Network）、ＷＡＮ（Wide Area Network）等のネットワークに接続されており、外部のＰＣ等との間でネットワークを介して通信が可能とされる。 The communication unit 20 is connected to networks such as the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), and WAN (Wide Area Network), and is capable of communicating with an external PC or the like via the network.
　本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０のＣＰＵ１１は、記憶部１５に記憶されている情報処理プログラム１５ＡをＲＡＭ１３に書き込んで実行することにより、図４に示す各部として機能する。 The CPU 11 of the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment writes the information processing program 15A stored in the storage section 15 into the RAM 13 and executes it, thereby functioning as each section shown in FIG.
　図４は、第１実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０の機能的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。 FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.
　図４に示すように、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０のＣＰＵ１１は、表示制御部１１Ａとして機能する。表示制御部１１Ａは、タッチ検出部１１Ｂ及び操作制御部１１Ｃの各々の機能を含む。 As shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 11 of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment functions as a display control section 11A. The display control unit 11A includes functions of the touch detection unit 11B and the operation control unit 11C.
　タッチ検出部１１Ｂは、表示部１６上に画像として表示された操作部へのユーザの指の接触と接触位置を検出する。そして、操作制御部１１Ｃは、タッチ検出部１１Ｂの検出結果に基づいて、表示部１６への画像の表示を制御する制御機能及び表示部１６上に画像として表示された操作部に対応する機能の実行と機能の実行の中止とを制御する制御機能を有する。 The touch detection unit 11B detects the contact of the user's finger on the operation unit displayed as an image on the display unit 16 and the contact position. Based on the detection result of the touch detection unit 11B, the operation control unit 11C controls the display of an image on the display unit 16 and the function corresponding to the operation unit displayed as an image on the display unit 16. It has control functions to control execution and cessation of execution of the function.
　操作制御部１１Ｃは、追従制御部１１Ｄを含み、追従制御部１１Ｄは、表示部１６に画像を表示する制御、及び画像として表示された操作部を、ユーザによる移動操作に追従するように表示する制御を行う。すなわち、追従制御部１１Ｄは、表示部１６上に操作部を表示させつつ、ユーザによって操作部に対する移動操作が行われると、移動操作に追従された表示部１６上の位置に操作部を表示する。詳細には、追従制御部１１Ｄは、図５に示すように、操作部３０及び操作部３０の移動範囲を示す操作領域３２の各々を画像として表示部１６に表示する。本実施形態では、例えば、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａによる原稿送りを開始する操作を行う場合に、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａによる原稿送り方向に沿って操作部３０が移動するように操作部３０及び操作領域３２を表示する。具体的には、図２の矢印で示す原稿２２の送り方向に略一致する方向として、表示部１６の縦方向に沿って操作部３０が移動するように操作部３０及び操作領域３２の各々の画像を表示する。これにより、原稿送り方向に沿って操作部３０が移動し、原稿２２の送り方向と操作部３０の操作方向が略一致して直感的な操作となる。操作部３０及び操作領域３２の一例としては、図５に示すように、矩形の操作部３０及び長方形の操作領域３２を画像として表示し、操作部３０を操作領域３２に沿って移動可能とする。なお、図２に示すように、表示部１６の紙面上下方向を縦方向、表示部１６の紙面左右方向を横方向とする。また、図５は、操作部３０及び操作領域３２の一例を示す図である。 The operation control unit 11C includes a follow-up control unit 11D, and the follow-up control unit 11D controls the display of an image on the display unit 16 and displays the operation unit displayed as an image so as to follow the movement operation by the user. control. That is, the follow-up control unit 11D causes the operation unit to be displayed on the display unit 16, and when the user performs a movement operation on the operation unit, the follow-up control unit 11D displays the operation unit at the position on the display unit 16 following the movement operation. . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the follow-up control unit 11D displays the operation unit 30 and the operation area 32 indicating the movement range of the operation unit 30 as images on the display unit 16 . In this embodiment, for example, when performing an operation to start document feeding by the automatic document feeder 18A, the operation unit 30 and the operation area are arranged so that the operation unit 30 moves along the document feeding direction of the automatic document feeder 18A. 32 is displayed. Specifically, each of the operation unit 30 and the operation area 32 is moved along the vertical direction of the display unit 16 in a direction substantially coinciding with the feeding direction of the document 22 indicated by the arrow in FIG. Display an image. As a result, the operation unit 30 moves along the document feeding direction, and the feeding direction of the document 22 and the operation direction of the operation unit 30 substantially coincide with each other, resulting in an intuitive operation. As an example of the operation part 30 and the operation area 32, as shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 2, the up-down direction of the display unit 16 is defined as the vertical direction, and the left-right direction of the display unit 16 is defined as the horizontal direction. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the operation section 30 and the operation area 32. As shown in FIG.
　また、追従制御部１１Ｄは、原稿２２が搬送されて自動原稿送り装置１８Ａの第２検知センサ２６Ｂによって原稿２２が検知されると、図６に示すように、操作領域３２を拡大表示して操作部３０が移動する範囲を拡大する。図６は、操作領域３２を拡大して表示する例を示す図である。 Further, when the document 22 is conveyed and detected by the second detection sensor 26B of the automatic document feeder 18A, the tracking control section 11D enlarges and displays the operation area 32 as shown in FIG. Expand the range in which the unit 30 moves. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which the operation area 32 is enlarged and displayed.
　また、操作制御部１１Ｃは、ユーザによる移動操作に追従するように表示された操作部３０について、移動操作が完了すると、当該操作部３０の位置に対応して、機能の未実行又は機能の実行を制御する。機能の未実行とは、機能の実行を指示するまでに至ることがない移動操作により、機能の実行が開始されない状態（例えば初期状態）を維持する制御である。また、機能の実行の制御は、予め定められた機能を実行する制御又は予め定められた機能の実行を中止する制御を含む。 Further, when the movement operation is completed for the operation unit 30 displayed so as to follow the movement operation by the user, the operation control unit 11C determines whether the function has not been executed or the function has been executed according to the position of the operation unit 30. to control. The non-execution of a function is control to maintain a state (for example, an initial state) in which execution of a function is not started due to a movement operation that does not lead to an instruction to execute the function. Also, control of execution of functions includes control of executing a predetermined function or control of stopping execution of a predetermined function.
　ここで、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０のＣＰＵ１１による機能の実行について簡単に説明する。なお、ＣＰＵ１１による機能の実行としては、原稿２２の複写機能の実行が一例として挙げられるが、機能の実行は、原稿２２の複写機能の実行に限定されるものではなく、画像形成装置１０において実行される他の機能であってもよい。例えば、原稿２２を読み取る読取機能を適用してもよいし、ファクシミリ機能等の原稿２２の搬送を必要とする他の機能を適用してもよい。また、本実施形態では、画像形成装置１０を情報処理装置の一例として説明するが、これに限るものではなく、画像読取装置を適用してもよい。 Here, the execution of functions by the CPU 11 of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment will be briefly described. As an example of execution of functions by the CPU 11 , execution of the copy function of the original document 22 is given, but the execution of the function is not limited to the execution of the copy function of the original document 22 . It may be any other function that is implemented. For example, a reading function that reads the document 22 may be applied, or other functions that require transport of the document 22, such as a facsimile function, may be applied. Further, in this embodiment, the image forming apparatus 10 is described as an example of an information processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an image reading apparatus may be applied.
　本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０では、上述の操作部３０を表示部１６に表示して、機能の実行の指示を受付ける。なお、以後の説明では、ユーザが画面を目視した状態における画面の水平方向の右方向をＸ方向、上下方向の上方向をＹ方向と称する。 In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the operation unit 30 described above is displayed on the display unit 16, and instructions for executing functions are accepted. In the following description, the horizontal right direction of the screen when viewed by the user is called the X direction, and the vertical direction is called the Y direction.
　図５に示すように、操作部３０に指で接触した状態でＹ方向に沿ってドラッグ又はスライド等の移動操作を操作領域３２の端部まで行って指を離すことで、機能の実行の指示が完了し、機能の実行として自動原稿送り装置１８Ａによる原稿２２の搬送を開始する。 As shown in FIG. 5, while touching the operation unit 30 with a finger, performing a movement operation such as dragging or sliding along the Y direction to the end of the operation area 32 and releasing the finger instructs execution of a function. is completed, and the automatic document feeder 18A starts conveying the document 22 as the execution of the function.
　また、本実施形態では、操作部３０が操作領域３２の端部まで移動する前に指が離れると、機能の実行の指示を中止する。なお、操作部３０は、ドラッグ又はスライド等の移動操作が可能であることを示すために、ユーザの指で接触されると色が変化するようにしてもよい。 Also, in this embodiment, if the finger is removed before the operation unit 30 moves to the end of the operation area 32, the instruction to execute the function is canceled. Note that the operation unit 30 may change color when touched by the user's finger to indicate that a movement operation such as dragging or sliding is possible.
　また、原稿２２の搬送が開始されて、原稿２２の搬送速度を上げられる予め定めた状態になった場合に、操作部３０が移動する範囲を拡大する。具体的には、第２検知センサ２６Ｂによって原稿２２の端部が検知されると、図６に示すように、操作領域３２を拡大表示して操作部３０が移動する範囲を拡大する。そして、拡大された操作領域３２の端部まで操作部３０が移動されることにより、原稿２２の搬送速度の増速指示を受付けて、原稿２２の搬送速度を増速する。なお、本実施形態では、操作部３０が操作領域３２の端部まで移動した場合に、原稿２２の増速指示として受付けるものとするが、これに限るものではない。例えば、操作部３０の操作位置に応じた速度に増速する形態としてもよい。 Further, when the transport of the document 22 is started and a predetermined state is reached in which the transport speed of the document 22 can be increased, the range in which the operation unit 30 moves is expanded. Specifically, when the edge of the document 22 is detected by the second detection sensor 26B, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation area 32 is enlarged to expand the range in which the operation unit 30 can move. By moving the operation unit 30 to the end of the enlarged operation area 32, the instruction to increase the transport speed of the document 22 is accepted and the transport speed of the document 22 is increased. In the present embodiment, when the operation unit 30 has moved to the end of the operation area 32, it is accepted as an instruction to speed up the document 22, but this is not the only option. For example, the speed may be increased according to the operation position of the operation unit 30 .
　続いて、上述のように構成された本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０の作用について説明する。図７は、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０で行われる処理の流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、図７の処理は、画像形成装置１０に対して、一例として、原稿２２の複写機能を実行するための画像等の予め定めた画面の表示の実行が指示されると、情報処理プログラム１５Ａが起動されて開始するものとする。 Next, the operation of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment. 7 is executed when the image forming apparatus 10 is instructed to display a predetermined screen such as an image for executing the copy function of the document 22, for example, the information processing program 15A is executed. shall be activated and started.
　ステップ１００では、ＣＰＵ１１が、予め定めた画面において、ユーザの指によって接触された操作位置を検出してステップ１０２へ移行する。 At step 100 , the CPU 11 detects the operation position touched by the user's finger on the predetermined screen, and proceeds to step 102 .
　ステップ１０２では、ＣＰＵ１１が、ステップ１００で検出した操作位置が操作部３０の位置であるか否かを判定する。該判定が肯定された場合にはステップ１０４へ移行し、否定された場合にはステップ１００に戻って上述の処理が繰り返される。なお、操作部３０への指の接触が検出された場合には、操作部３０の表示形態、例えば、色を変更して、機能の実行予約を表す表示形態に変更してもよい。 At step 102 , the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation position detected at step 100 is the position of the operation section 30 . If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 104, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step 100 and the above processing is repeated. It should be noted that when the touch of the finger on the operation unit 30 is detected, the display form of the operation unit 30, for example, the color may be changed to change the display form to indicate the execution reservation of the function.
　ステップ１０４では、ＣＰＵ１１が、操作位置が移動したか否かを判定する。該判定は、ドラッグ又はスライド等の移動操作が行われたか否かを判定する。該判定が肯定された場合にはステップ１０６へ移行し、否定された場合にはステップ１００に戻って上述の処理が繰り返される。 At step 104, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation position has moved. This determination determines whether or not a moving operation such as dragging or sliding has been performed. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 106, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step 100 and the above processing is repeated.
　ステップ１０６では、ＣＰＵ１１が、ユーザの指による操作位置を検出しながら、操作位置に追従させる操作部３０の位置を導出し、導出結果を表示、記憶してステップ１０８へ移行する。 At step 106, the CPU 11 derives the position of the operation unit 30 to follow the operation position while detecting the operation position of the user's finger, displays and stores the derived result, and proceeds to step 108.
　ステップ１０８では、ＣＰＵ１１が、操作完了位置が搬送開始位置に到達したか否かを判定する。該判定は、図５に示すように、操作部３０が操作領域３２の端部まで移動されたか否かを判定する。操作完了位置が搬送開始まで到達していない場合には、該判定が否定されてステップ１１０へ移行し、判定が肯定された場合にはステップ１１２へ移行する。なお、移動操作の完了は、ユーザの指が操作部３０から離れたこと（ユーザの指と操作部３０との追従関係が解除されることを含む。）をもって完了と判定する。 At step 108, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation completion position has reached the transport start position. As shown in FIG. 5, this determination determines whether or not the operation section 30 has been moved to the end of the operation area 32 . If the operation completion position has not reached the transport start position, the determination is negative and the process proceeds to step 110 . If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 112 . Completion of the movement operation is determined when the user's finger leaves the operation unit 30 (including releasing the follow-up relationship between the user's finger and the operation unit 30).
　ステップ１１０では、ＣＰＵ１１が、記憶した操作位置をリセットしてステップ１００に戻って上述の処理を繰り返す。 At step 110, the CPU 11 resets the stored operation position, returns to step 100, and repeats the above processing.
　ステップ１１２では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿搬送可能状態であるか否かを判定する。該判定は、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａの第１検知センサ２６Ａによって原稿２２の端部を検出しているか否かを判定する。該判定が、否定された場合にはステップ１１４へ移行し、肯定された場合にはステップ１１６へ移行する。 At step 112, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the document can be conveyed. This determination is to determine whether or not the edge of the document 22 is detected by the first detection sensor 26A of the automatic document feeder 18A. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 114 , and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 116 .
　ステップ１１４では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿２２を確認するメッセージの表示等の原稿確認警告を行って、記憶されている操作位置をリセットしてステップ１００に戻って上述の処理を繰り返す。 In step 114, the CPU 11 issues a manuscript confirmation warning such as displaying a message for confirming the manuscript 22, resets the stored operation position, returns to step 100, and repeats the above processing.
　ステップ１１６では、ＣＰＵ１１が、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａによる原稿２２の搬送を開始してステップ１１８へ移行する。 At step 116, the CPU 11 starts conveying the document 22 by the automatic document feeder 18A and proceeds to step 118.
　ステップ１１８では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿２２の搬送速度の増速が可能な状態であるか否かを判定する。該判定は、原稿２２の端部が第２検知センサ２６Ｂによって検知されて原稿２２が安定した状態になったか否かを判定する。該判定が肯定されるまで待機してステップ１２０へ移行する。 At step 118, the CPU 11 determines whether or not it is possible to increase the transport speed of the document 22. This determination is to determine whether or not the edge of the document 22 has been detected by the second detection sensor 26B and the document 22 has reached a stable state. It waits until the determination is affirmative and proceeds to step 120 .
　ステップ１２０では、ＣＰＵ１１が、操作部３０の操作領域３２を拡大してステップ１２２へ移行する。すなわち、図６の中央に示すように、操作部３０が移動可能な操作領域３２を拡大して表示部１６に表示する。 At step 120 , the CPU 11 expands the operation area 32 of the operation section 30 and proceeds to step 122 . That is, as shown in the center of FIG. 6 , the operation area 32 in which the operation unit 30 can move is enlarged and displayed on the display unit 16 .
　ステップ１２２では、ＣＰＵ１１が、ユーザの指によって接触された操作位置を検出してステップ１２４へ移行する。 At step 122 , the CPU 11 detects the operation position touched by the user's finger and proceeds to step 124 .
　ステップ１２４では、ＣＰＵ１１が、操作部３０が操作位置完了位置まで移動したか否かを判定する。該判定は、図６に右側に示すように、操作領域３２の端部まで操作部３０が移動されたか否かを判定する。該判定が肯定された場合にはステップ１２６へ移行し、否定された場合にはステップ１２８へ移行する。 At step 124, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation unit 30 has moved to the operation position completion position. In this determination, as shown on the right side of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the operation section 30 has been moved to the end of the operation area 32 . When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 126, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 128.
　ステップ１２６では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿２２の搬送速度を増速して本情報処理プログラム１５Ａによる一連の処理を終了する。 At step 126, the CPU 11 increases the transport speed of the document 22 and terminates the series of processing by the information processing program 15A.
　ステップ１２８では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿２２の搬送が完了したか否かを判定する。該判定が否定された場合にはステップ１２２に戻って上述の処理を繰り返し、判定が肯定された場合には本情報処理プログラム１５Ａによる一連の処理を終了する。 At step 128, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the transport of the document 22 has been completed. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 122 to repeat the above-described processing, and if the determination is positive, the series of processing by the information processing program 15A is terminated.
　なお、上記の実施形態では、第２検知センサ２６Ｂによって原稿２２の端部が検知されて原稿２２が安定した状態になった場合に、操作部３０が移動する操作領域３２を拡大表示したが、これに限るものではない。例えば、図８に示すように、操作領域３２を操作部３０が移動可能な移動可能領域３２Ａと移動が不可能な移動不可能領域３２Ｂとで異なる表示態様で表示して、第２検知センサ２６Ｂによって原稿２２の端部が検知された場合に、移動が不可能な移動不可能領域３２Ｂの表示態様を移動が可能な移動可能領域３２Ａの表示態様に変更してもよい。なお、図８では移動不可能領域３２Ｂをハッチング領域として示す。 In the above-described embodiment, when the end of the document 22 is detected by the second detection sensor 26B and the document 22 is in a stable state, the operation area 32 in which the operation unit 30 moves is enlarged and displayed. It is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the operation area 32 is displayed in different display modes for a movable area 32A in which the operation unit 30 can move and a non-movable area 32B in which the operation unit 30 cannot move. When the edge of the document 22 is detected by , the display mode of the immovable non-movable area 32B may be changed to the display mode of the movable area 32A. In addition, in FIG. 8, the immovable area 32B is shown as a hatched area.
　また、上記の実施形態では、原稿２２の搬送開始を指示する位置から操作部３０を操作領域３２の端部まで移動することにより、原稿２２の搬送速度の増速指示を受付ける形態としたが、これに限るものではない。例えば、図９に示すように、操作部３０の操作領域３２を拡大することなく、原稿２２の搬送開始の指示のみを操作部３０の操作により受付けて、搬送速度の増速の指示は行うことなく、第２検知センサ２６Ｂが原稿２２の端部を検知した場合に原稿２２の搬送速度を増速してもよい。 In the above-described embodiment, an instruction to increase the transport speed of the document 22 is received by moving the operation unit 30 from the position at which the start of transport of the document 22 is instructed to the end of the operation area 32. It is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, only an instruction to start conveying the document 22 is accepted by operating the operation unit 30 without enlarging the operation area 32 of the operation unit 30, and an instruction to increase the conveying speed is issued. Instead, the conveying speed of the document 22 may be increased when the second detection sensor 26B detects the edge of the document 22 .
　また、上記の実施形態では、原稿２２の搬送速度を上げられる予め定めた状態として、原稿２２が安定した状態になったことを第２検知センサ２６Ｂによって検知する例を説明したが、これに限るものではない。例えば、原稿２２を搬送開始してから予め定めた時間が経過した場合に原稿２２が安定した状態と判断してもよい。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the second detection sensor 26B detects that the document 22 has reached a stable state as a predetermined state in which the transport speed of the document 22 can be increased. not a thing For example, it may be determined that the document 22 is in a stable state when a predetermined time has passed since the document 22 was started to be transported.
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　続いて、第２実施形態に係る画像形成装置について説明する。図１０は、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置の一部の外観を示す図である。 (Second embodiment)
Next, an image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the appearance of part of the image forming apparatus according to this embodiment.
　上記の実施形態では、単一の自動原稿送り装置１８Ａで単一の方向へ原稿２２を搬送する例を説明したが、本実施形態では、自動原稿送り装置１８Ａを複数備えて、それぞれ原稿２２の搬送方向が異なるようにした例を説明する。 In the above embodiment, an example was described in which a single automatic document feeder 18A conveys the document 22 in a single direction. An example in which the conveying directions are different will be described.
　本実施形態に係る画像形成装置５０では、上記の実施形態と同様に、画像形成装置５０の上部に自動原稿送り装置１８Ａを備える。さらに、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置５０では、画像形成装置５０の上部側方側にも自動原稿送り装置１８Ｂを更に備え、原稿２２を画像形成装置５０の側面から画像形成装置５０内に向かって搬送して、画像形成装置５０の上部側方に設けられた原稿読取部（図示省略）に搬送可能とされているものとする。 The image forming apparatus 50 according to this embodiment includes an automatic document feeder 18A above the image forming apparatus 50, as in the above embodiment. Further, the image forming apparatus 50 according to the present embodiment further includes an automatic document feeder 18B on the side of the upper portion of the image forming apparatus 50 so that the document 22 can be fed from the side of the image forming apparatus 50 into the image forming apparatus 50. , and can be transported to a document reading section (not shown) provided on the upper side of the image forming apparatus 50 .
　そして、原稿２２の搬送の開始を指示する際に、操作部３０及び操作領域３２を原稿２２の搬送方向に沿った方向になるように表示する。具体的には、図１０の点線矢印で示すように、画像形成装置５０の正面から後方に原稿２２を搬送する場合には、縦方向に沿って操作部３０が移動可能なように、操作部３０及び操作領域３２を表示する。一方、図１０の実線矢印で示すように、画像形成装置５０の側面から画像形成装置５０内に向かって原稿２２を搬送する場合には、横方向に沿って操作部３０が移動可能なように、操作部３０及び操作領域３２を表示する。これにより、原稿搬送方向と操作部３０の移動方向が一致するので、直感的な操作となる。 Then, when instructing to start conveying the document 22, the operation unit 30 and the operation area 32 are displayed so as to be in the direction in which the document 22 is conveyed. Specifically, as indicated by the dotted line arrow in FIG. 10, when the document 22 is conveyed from the front to the rear of the image forming apparatus 50, the operation unit 30 is arranged so that the operation unit 30 can move in the vertical direction. 30 and an operation area 32 are displayed. On the other hand, as indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 10, when the document 22 is conveyed from the side of the image forming apparatus 50 toward the inside of the image forming apparatus 50, the operation unit 30 is arranged so as to be movable in the lateral direction. , the operation section 30 and the operation area 32 are displayed. As a result, the document transport direction and the moving direction of the operation unit 30 match, so that the operation becomes intuitive.
　なお、上記以外の基本的な構成は、上記の実施形態と同一とし、以下では、同一符号を付して説明し、詳細な説明については省略する。また、本実施形態では、複数の自動原稿送り装置１８Ａを備えるが、単一の自動原稿送り装置１８Ａで原稿２２の搬送方向が複数存在する形態を適用してもよい。 It should be noted that the basic configuration other than the above is the same as that of the above embodiment, and will be described below with the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted. In addition, in this embodiment, a plurality of automatic document feeders 18A are provided, but a single automatic document feeder 18A may have a plurality of transport directions for the document 22. FIG.
　続いて、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置の作用について説明する。図１１は、本実施形態に係る画像形成装置５０で行われる処理の流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、図１１の処理は、画像形成装置５０に対して、一例として、原稿２２の複写機能を実行するための画像等の予め定めた画面の表示の実行が指示されると、情報処理プログラム１５Ａが起動されて開始するものとする。また、本実施形態では、図１１の処理後に、上記実施形態の図７の処理が行われるものとする。 Next, the operation of the image forming apparatus according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the image forming apparatus 50 according to this embodiment. 11, the information processing program 15A is executed when the image forming apparatus 50 is instructed to display a predetermined screen such as an image for executing the copy function of the document 22, as an example. shall be activated and started. Further, in this embodiment, the processing of FIG. 7 of the above embodiment shall be performed after the processing of FIG. 11 .
　ステップ２００では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿２２の搬送方向を検出してステップ２０２へ移行する。原稿２２の搬送方向の検出は、例えば、各自動原稿送り装置１８Ａの構成を図３で説明した構成として、第１検知センサ２６Ａによって原稿２２の端部を検出した自動原稿送り装置１８Ａを特定することにより原稿２２の搬送方向を検出してもよい。或いは、表示部１６に表示した予め定めた画面上で指示してもよい。 At step 200, the CPU 11 detects the transport direction of the document 22 and proceeds to step 202. Detection of the transport direction of the document 22 is performed by, for example, specifying the automatic document feeder 18A that has detected the edge of the document 22 by the first detection sensor 26A, with the configuration of each automatic document feeder 18A explained in FIG. Thus, the conveying direction of the document 22 may be detected. Alternatively, the instruction may be given on a predetermined screen displayed on the display unit 16 .
　ステップ２０２では、ＣＰＵ１１が、原稿２２の搬送方向が、正面から搬送であるか否かを判定する。該判定が肯定された場合にはステップ２０４へ移行し、否定された場合にはステップ２０６へ移行する。 At step 202, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the document 22 is transported from the front. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 204, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 206.
　ステップ２０４では、ＣＰＵ１１が、操作方向が縦方向の操作部３０及び操作領域３２を表示して本処理を終了する。 At step 204, the CPU 11 displays the operation section 30 and the operation area 32 whose operation direction is the vertical direction, and ends this processing.
　一方、ステップ２０６では、ＣＰＵ１１が、操作方向が横方向の操作部３０及び操作領域３２を表示して本処理を終了する。 On the other hand, in step 206, the CPU 11 displays the operation section 30 and the operation area 32 whose operation direction is the horizontal direction, and ends this process.
　このように処理を行うことで本実施形態では、原稿２２の搬送方向に対応する方向に操作部３０が移動するように、操作領域３２が表示され、直感的な操作が行われる。 By performing such processing, in this embodiment, the operation area 32 is displayed so that the operation unit 30 moves in the direction corresponding to the transport direction of the document 22, and an intuitive operation is performed.
　なお、上記の各実施形態では、画像形成装置１０、５０を情報処理装置の一例として説明したが、情報処理装置は画像形成装置１０、５０に限るものではない。例えば、画像形成装置１０、５０以外に、例えば、スマートフォン、タブレット端末、ゲーム機器等、タッチパネル方式を採用したＵＩ（User Interface）画面を持ち、かつ画像形成装置１０、５０のＵＩとして機能する情報処理装置全般を適用してもよい。例えば、スマートフォン等の携帯端末装置を適用し、画像形成装置１０、５０に近づく方向を検知して、検知した方向と画像形成装置１０、５０の原稿２２の搬送方向の関係に応じて操作部３０の移動する操作領域の方向を変更して表示してもよい。この場合、画像形成装置１０、５０に近づく方向の検知方法としては、例えば、画像形成装置１０、５０に複数の人感センサ等を設けて人感センサによってユーザが画像形成装置１０、５０に近づく方向を検知し、検知結果を近距離無線通信等により携帯端末装置に通知してもよい。 Although the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 are described as an example of the information processing apparatus in each of the above embodiments, the information processing apparatus is not limited to the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 . For example, in addition to the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a game device, or the like has a UI (User Interface) screen adopting a touch panel method and information processing functioning as the UI of the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50. Apparatus in general may be applied. For example, a portable terminal device such as a smartphone is applied to detect the direction in which the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 approach, and the operation unit 30 detects the direction in which the document 22 is conveyed by the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 according to the detected direction and the conveying direction of the document 22 of the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 . may be displayed by changing the direction of the moving operation area. In this case, as a method of detecting the direction of approaching the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50, for example, a plurality of human sensors or the like are provided in the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50, and the user approaches the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 by means of the human sensors. The direction may be detected, and the detection result may be notified to the mobile terminal device by short-range wireless communication or the like.
　また、上記の実施形態において、ＣＰＵをプロセッサの一例として説明したが、プロセッサとは広義的なプロセッサを指し、汎用的なプロセッサ（例えばCPU等）や、専用のプロセッサ（例えばGPU： Graphics Processing Unit、ASIC： Application Specific Integrated Circuit、FPGA： Field Programmable Gate Array、プログラマブル論理デバイス等）を含むものである。 Further, in the above embodiments, the CPU was described as an example of a processor, but the term processor refers to a processor in a broad sense, such as a general-purpose processor (such as a CPU) or a dedicated processor (such as a GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).
　また、上記の実施形態におけるプロセッサの動作は、１つのプロセッサによって成すのみでなく、物理的に離れた位置に存在する複数のプロセッサが協働して成すものであってもよい。また、プロセッサの各動作の順序は上記各実施形態において記載した順序のみに限定されるものではなく、適宜変更してもよい。 Also, the operations of the processors in the above embodiments may be performed not only by one processor, but also by the cooperation of a plurality of physically separated processors. Moreover, the order of each operation of the processor is not limited to the order described in each of the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.
　また、上記の実施形態に係る画像形成装置１０、５０で行われる処理は、ソフトウエアで行われる処理としてもよいし、ハードウエアで行われる処理としてもよいし、双方を組み合わせた処理としてもよい。また、画像形成装置１０、５０で行われる処理は、プログラムとして記憶媒体に記憶して流通させるようにしてもよい。 Further, the processing performed by the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 according to the above embodiments may be processing performed by software, may be performed by hardware, or may be a combination of both. . Further, the processing performed by the image forming apparatuses 10 and 50 may be stored as a program in a storage medium and distributed.
　また、本開示は、上記に限定されるものでなく、上記以外にも、その主旨を逸脱しない範囲内において種々変形して実施可能であることは勿論である。 In addition, the present disclosure is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that it can be implemented in various modifications without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
　なお、日本国特許出願第２０２１－１１８８９７号の開示は、その全体が参照により本明細書に取り込まれる。また、本明細書に記載された全ての文献、特許出願、及び技術規格は、個々の文献、特許出願、及び技術規格が参照により取り込まれることが具体的かつ個々に記された場合と同程度に、本明細書中に参照により取り込まれる。 The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-118897 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In addition, all publications, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned herein are to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent application, or technical standard were specifically and individually noted to be incorporated by reference. , incorporated herein by reference.

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  1. 　プロセッサを備え、前記プロセッサは、
    　原稿を搬送する搬送部による原稿の搬送方向に沿って移動可能な操作部を表示部に表示し、
    　前記操作部を選択した状態で前記搬送方向に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、前記搬送部による原稿の搬送を開始する処理を行う情報処理装置。     a processor, said processor comprising:
    displaying, on a display unit, an operation unit that can be moved along the direction in which the document is transported by the transport unit that transports the document;
    An information processing apparatus that performs processing for starting transport of a document by the transport unit when a movement operation for moving the operation unit along the transport direction is received while the operation unit is selected.
  2. 　前記プロセッサは、前記操作部が移動する移動範囲を示す操作領域を更に表示し、原稿の搬送を開始した後に搬送速度を上げられる予め定めた状態になった場合に、前記操作領域を延長して表示し、延長された前記操作領域に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、原稿の搬送速度を増速する処理を更に行う請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。 The processor further displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves, and extends the operation area when a predetermined state in which the conveyance speed is increased after the start of conveyance of the document has occurred. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further performing a process of increasing the transport speed of the document when a movement operation of moving the operation unit along the extended operation area is received.
  3. 　前記プロセッサは、前記操作部が移動する移動範囲を示す操作領域を更に表示し、前記操作領域のうち、移動可能領域と移動不可能領域とを表示し、原稿の搬送を開始した後に搬送速度が上げられる予め定めた状態になった場合に、前記移動不可能領域を前記移動可能領域に変更して表示し、前記移動可能領域に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、原稿の搬送速度を増速する処理を更に行う請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。 The processor further displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves, displays a movable area and a non-movable area in the operation area, and displays a conveying speed after the document is started to be conveyed. When a predetermined state of being raised is reached, the non-movable area is changed to the movable area and displayed, and when a movement operation of moving the operation unit along the movable area is received, 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further performing a process of increasing the transport speed of the document.
  4. 　前記予め定めた状態は、原稿を安定して搬送可能な状態である請求項２又は請求項３に記載の情報処理装置。 The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the predetermined state is a state in which a document can be stably conveyed.
  5. 　前記プロセッサは、原稿の搬送方向が複数存在する場合に、原稿の搬送方向に応じて、前記操作部が移動する移動範囲を示す操作領域を変更して表示する処理を行う請求項１～４の何れか１項に記載の情報処理装置。 5. The processor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when there are a plurality of document transport directions, the processor changes and displays an operation area indicating a movement range in which the operation unit moves according to the document transport direction. The information processing apparatus according to any one of items 1 and 2.
  6. 　コンピュータに、
    　原稿を搬送する搬送部による原稿の搬送方向に沿って移動可能な操作部を表示部に表示し、
    　前記操作部を選択した状態で前記搬送方向に沿って前記操作部を移動する移動操作を受付けた場合に、前記搬送部による原稿の搬送を開始する処理を実行させるための情報処理プログラム。     to the computer,
    displaying, on a display unit, an operation unit that can be moved along the direction in which the document is transported by the transport unit that transports the document;
    An information processing program for executing a process of starting transport of a document by the transport unit when a movement operation of moving the operation unit along the transport direction is received while the operation unit is selected.
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