JP6536715B2 - INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The technology disclosed in the present specification relates to an information processing program or the like that can share various data among a plurality of applications.

  Some portable terminals have a function called "shared function". The sharing function is a function of passing data processed by one application to another application for processing by another application. For example, when image data is captured by a digital camera built in a portable terminal, and a JPEG file is created from the image data by a camera application, for example, the JPEG file is delivered to an electronic mail application by the above sharing function. , Can be sent attached to an email. As described above, according to the sharing function, a plurality of applications can be interlocked to cause the portable terminal to execute various types of processing. The application for processing the JPEG file is not limited to the electronic mail application, and there may be a plurality of types of applications. For example, in Patent Document 1, different JPEG applications according to the folder in which the JPEG file is stored. The technology to launch is described.

JP 2005-049928 A

  There is a need to improve the usability for performing sharing processing.

  The information processing program disclosed in the present specification includes a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination from among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source. An information processing program read by an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus communicates with an image processing apparatus capable of executing a scanning process of scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information Communication interface, a processor, a storage unit, and a display unit, and the processor outputs the execution instruction information so that the communication interface transmits the execution instruction information of the scan processing to the image processing apparatus. Execution instruction information output means, and communication of one or more image information Before acquiring the image information acquisition unit acquired from the information processing apparatus via the interface and all the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface, the characteristic information indicating the execution characteristic of the scan processing is acquired Extracts one or more corresponding applications corresponding to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquiring unit from the characteristic information acquiring unit and the plurality of applications, and identifies one or more corresponding applications Display control means for causing the display unit to display identification information for the display, and an input operation for selecting an output destination application from among one or a plurality of corresponding applications for which the identification information is displayed, and the output destination for which the selection is accepted Operations that cause an application to process one or more pieces of image information Wherein the data and processing control means for causing the shared portion, it is possible to to function.

  According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, the user is allowed to select the output destination application corresponding to the execution characteristic of the scan process before the scan process is completed for all the originals. Is possible. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which an application incompatible with the execution characteristic of scan processing is selected as an output destination application, and it is possible to make the output destination application process image information with certainty. Further, the user can select the output destination application without waiting the user to complete the scanning process for all the originals. Thus, the convenience can be enhanced.

  According to the information processing program and the like described in the present specification, it is possible to allow the user to select the output destination application before outputting the execution instruction information of the scan processing to the image processing apparatus. Then, when the output destination application does not correspond to the execution characteristic of the scan processing, the output destination application corresponding to the execution characteristic of the scan processing before the scan processing is completed for all the originals, It is possible to make the user reselect. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which an application incompatible with the execution characteristic of scan processing is selected as an output destination application, and it is possible to make the output destination application process image information with certainty. Further, the user can select the output destination application without waiting the user to complete the scanning process for all the originals. Thus, the convenience can be enhanced.

  According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, when the output destination application is caused to process a plurality of image information, an application capable of handling a plurality of image processing apparatuses is used as the output destination application. Can be selected. As a result, the image information can be reliably processed by the output destination application, and the convenience can be enhanced.

  According to the information processing program and the like described in this specification, it is judged whether the image information is plural or singular without the user waiting for the completion of the scanning process for all the originals, and the judgment result is conformed. The user can select an output destination application. As a result, the image information can be reliably processed by the output destination application, and the convenience can be enhanced.

  According to the information processing program or the like described in the present specification, an application capable of handling an image processing apparatus larger than a predetermined size when causing the output destination application to process image information having a size larger than the predetermined size Can be selected by the user as an output destination application. As a result, the image information can be reliably processed by the output destination application, and the convenience can be enhanced.

  According to the information processing program and the like described in the present specification, it is determined whether the total size of a plurality of pieces of image information is larger than a predetermined size without causing the user to wait for the completion of the scanning process for all documents. The user can be made to select an output destination application that conforms to the determination result. As a result, the image information can be reliably processed by the output destination application, and the convenience can be enhanced.

  The technology disclosed in the present specification can be realized in various aspects such as an information processing apparatus, a control apparatus for controlling the information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a recording medium for recording an information processing program. .
  Examples of disclosure are listed below.
[Disclosure Example 1]
  An information processing program loaded into an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source. ,
  The information processing apparatus is
  A communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing scan processing for scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information;
  A processor,
  A storage unit,
  A display unit,
  Equipped with
  The processor,
  Execution instruction information output means for outputting the execution instruction information so that the communication interface transmits the execution instruction information of the scan process to the image processing apparatus;
  Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  Characteristic information acquisition means for acquiring characteristic information indicating execution characteristics of the scan processing before acquiring all of the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  From the plurality of applications, one or more corresponding applications corresponding to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquisition unit are extracted, and identification for identifying the one or more corresponding applications Display control means for displaying information on the display unit;
  The input of the operation for selecting the output destination application from among the one or more corresponding applications in which the identification information is displayed is received, and the output destination application for which the selection is received is processed with the one or more image information Processing control means for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation to
  An information processing program characterized by being able to function.
[Disclosure example 2]
  An information processing program loaded into an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source. ,
  The information processing apparatus is
  A communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing scan processing for scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information;
  A processor,
  A storage unit,
  A display unit,
  Equipped with
  The processor,
  Selection reception means for displaying identification information for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and receiving an input of selection operation for selecting the output destination application from the plurality of applications for which the identification information is displayed When,
  Execution instruction information output means for outputting the execution instruction information such that the communication interface transmits the execution instruction information of the scan process to the image processing apparatus after the selection reception means receives an input of the selection operation;
  Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  Characteristic information acquisition means for acquiring characteristic information indicating execution characteristics of the scan processing before acquiring all of the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  When the output destination application whose selection is accepted by the selection accepting unit does not correspond to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquiring unit, one or more corresponding to the execution characteristic Display control means for extracting corresponding applications and displaying identification information for identifying the one or more corresponding applications on the display unit;
  The input of the operation for reselecting the output destination application from the one or more corresponding applications in which the identification information is displayed is received, and the output destination application for which the reselection is accepted is the one or more image information Processing control means for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation for processing
  An information processing program characterized by being able to function.
[Disclosure Example 3]
  The execution characteristic is a characteristic as to whether the image information generated by the scan processing is plural or singular;
  The display control means extracts an application capable of handling a plurality of image information as the corresponding application when the execution characteristic is a characteristic that the image information is plural, and the execution characteristic is the image The information processing program according to the disclosure example 1 or 2, wherein an application capable of handling a single piece of image information as the corresponding application is extracted when the information has a characteristic of being singular.
[Disclosure Example 4]
  The characteristic information acquisition means acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated based on the first original, and then the image information generated based on the second original is When not acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, it is determined that the characteristic information indicating the execution characteristic that the image information is singular is acquired, as disclosed in the third disclosed embodiment. Information processing program.
[Disclosure Example 5]
  The characteristic information acquisition unit acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated by the image information acquisition unit based on the first document, and then generates the image information generated based on the second and subsequent documents. When the information indicating that the scanning process is completed is acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface without acquiring the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, the image information is singular. It is judged that the said characteristic information which shows the execution characteristic that it is is acquired, The information processing program of the disclosure example 3 or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.
[Disclosure Example 6]
  The characteristic information acquisition unit acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated by the image information acquisition unit based on the first document, and then generates the image information generated based on the second and subsequent documents. When it is determined from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, it is determined that the characteristic information indicating the execution characteristic that the image information is plural is acquired. The information processing program according to any one of the items.
[Disclosure Example 7]
  The execution characteristic is a characteristic as to whether or not the total size of the one or more pieces of image information generated by the scanning process is larger than a predetermined size determined in advance.
  The display control means is configured to handle an application capable of handling image information larger than the predetermined size when the execution characteristic is a characteristic that the total size of the one or more image information is larger than the predetermined size. An application capable of handling image information smaller than the predetermined size, which is extracted as a corresponding application and in which the execution characteristic is a characteristic that the total size of the one or more image information is smaller than the predetermined size The information processing program according to the disclosure example 1 or 2, which is extracted as a corresponding application.
[Disclosure Example 8]
  The characteristic information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information indicating that the scan processing has been completed after the image information acquisition unit has acquired the first image information generated based on the first document from the image processing apparatus. When the size of the first image information is larger than half of the predetermined size when not acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, the total size of the one or more image information is The information processing program according to the disclosure example 7 determines that the characteristic information indicating an execution characteristic that is larger than the predetermined size is acquired.
[Disclosure Example 9]
  An information processing apparatus comprising: a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source,
  A communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing scan processing for scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information;
  A storage unit,
  A display unit,
  Execution instruction information output means for outputting the execution instruction information so that the communication interface transmits the execution instruction information of the scan process to the image processing apparatus;
  Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  Characteristic information acquisition means for acquiring characteristic information indicating execution characteristics of the scan processing before acquiring all of the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  From the plurality of applications, one or more corresponding applications corresponding to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquisition unit are extracted, and identification for identifying the one or more corresponding applications Display control means for displaying information on the display unit;
  The input of the operation for selecting the output destination application from among the one or more corresponding applications in which the identification information is displayed is received, and the output destination application for which the selection is received is processed with the one or more image information Processing control means for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation to
  An information processing apparatus comprising:
[Disclosure Example 10]
  An information processing apparatus comprising: a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source,
  A communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing scan processing for scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information;
  A storage unit,
  A display unit,
  Selection reception means for displaying identification information for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and receiving an input of selection operation for selecting the output destination application from the plurality of applications for which the identification information is displayed When,
  Execution instruction information output means for outputting the execution instruction information such that the communication interface transmits the execution instruction information of the scan process to the image processing apparatus after the selection reception means receives an input of the selection operation;
  Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  Characteristic information acquisition means for acquiring characteristic information indicating execution characteristics of the scan processing before acquiring all of the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  When the output destination application whose selection is accepted by the selection accepting unit does not correspond to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquiring unit, one or more corresponding to the execution characteristic Display control means for extracting corresponding applications and displaying identification information for identifying the one or more corresponding applications on the display unit;
  The input of the operation for reselecting the output destination application from the one or more corresponding applications in which the identification information is displayed is received, and the output destination application for which the reselection is accepted is the one or more image information Processing control means for causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation for processing
  An information processing apparatus comprising:
[Disclosure Example 11]
  A control method of an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output from a data output source application.
  The information processing apparatus is
  A communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing scan processing for scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information;
  A storage unit,
  A display unit,
  Equipped with
  An execution instruction information output step of outputting the execution instruction information so that the communication interface transmits the scan instruction to the image processing apparatus;
  An image information acquisition step of acquiring the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  A characteristic information acquiring step of acquiring characteristic information indicating an execution characteristic of the scan processing before acquiring all of the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  From the plurality of applications, one or more corresponding applications corresponding to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquiring step are extracted, and identification for identifying the one or more corresponding applications A display control step of displaying information on the display unit;
  The input of the operation for selecting the output destination application from among the one or more corresponding applications in which the identification information is displayed is received, and the output destination application for which the selection is received is processed with the one or more image information A process control step of causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation to
  A control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:
[Disclosure Example 12]
  A control method of an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output from a data output source application.
  The information processing apparatus is
  A communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing scan processing for scanning one or more originals to generate one or more image information;
  A storage unit,
  A display unit,
  Equipped with
  A step of receiving identification information for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit, and receiving an input of a selection operation for selecting the output destination application from the plurality of applications in which the identification information is displayed When,
  An execution instruction information output step of outputting the execution instruction information such that the communication interface transmits the execution instruction information of the scan process to the image processing apparatus after the selection reception step receives an input of the selection operation;
  An image information acquisition step of acquiring the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  A characteristic information acquiring step of acquiring characteristic information indicating an execution characteristic of the scan processing before acquiring all of the one or more pieces of image information from the information processing apparatus via the communication interface;
  When the output destination application whose selection has been received by the selection receiving step does not correspond to the execution characteristic indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquiring step, one or more corresponding to the execution characteristic A display control step of extracting corresponding applications and displaying identification information for identifying the one or more corresponding applications on the display unit;
  The input of the operation for reselecting the output destination application from the one or more corresponding applications in which the identification information is displayed is received, and the output destination application for which the reselection is accepted is the one or more image information A process control step of causing the data sharing unit to perform an operation of processing
  A control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:
  Also, other disclosure examples are listed below.
[Disclosure Example 1]
  An information processing program loaded into an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source. ,
  The information processing apparatus is
  A processor,
  A display unit,
  Equipped with
  The processor,
  A first receiving unit that receives an input of a sharing execution instruction that causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation that causes the output destination application to process one or more pieces of image information;
  A second reception unit that receives an input of an execution instruction of image information acquisition processing for acquiring the one or more image information after the first reception unit receives an input of the sharing execution instruction;
  Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more pieces of image information in response to the second reception means receiving an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process;
  The data that causes the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit in response to the image information acquisition unit acquiring the one or more pieces of image information. Processing control means to be performed by the sharing unit;
  An information processing program characterized by being able to function.
[Disclosure example 2]
  The information processing program causes the processor to further function as third reception means for receiving an input of a selection operation for selecting the output destination application from the plurality of applications.
  The second receiving unit acquires the one or more image information after the first receiving unit receives an input of the sharing execution instruction and the third receiving unit receives an input of the selection operation. Accept input of execution instruction of image information acquisition process,
  The information processing program according to the first disclosure example, wherein the processing control unit causes the output destination application selected by the selection operation to process the one or more pieces of image information.
[Disclosure Example 3]
  The information processing program as the first display control means causes the display unit to display identification information for identifying the plurality of applications after the first reception means receives an input of the sharing execution instruction. Make it function more
  The third reception means receives an input of a selection operation for selecting the output destination application from the plurality of applications for which the identification information is displayed by the first display control means. The information processing program described in.
[Disclosure Example 4]
  A characteristic information acquisition unit that acquires characteristic information indicating characteristics of the one or more pieces of image information;
  A determination unit that determines whether the output destination application corresponds to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquisition unit;
  And the information processing program causes the processor to further function;
  The process control means is configured to set the one or more output destination applications on condition that the output destination application is determined by the determination means to correspond to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information. An information processing program according to any one of disclosure examples 1 to 3, characterized in that image information is processed.
[Disclosure Example 5]
  The output destination application corresponds to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information when it is determined by the determination unit that the output destination application does not correspond to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information. An information processing program according to a fourth example of the disclosure, wherein the information processing program causes the processor to further function as a second display control unit that causes the display unit to display an image indicating that the image processing is not performed.
[Disclosure Example 6]
  When it is determined by the determination unit that the output destination application does not correspond to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information, one or more corresponding to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information Third display control means for extracting corresponding applications and displaying identification information for identifying the one or more corresponding applications on the display unit;
  Fourth receiving means for receiving an input of an operation for reselecting the output destination application from among the one or more corresponding applications for which the identification information is displayed;
  And the information processing program causes the processor to further function;
  The information processing program according to the disclosure example 4 or 5, wherein the processing control unit causes the output destination application whose reselection has been accepted by the fourth acceptance unit to process the one or more pieces of image information.
[Disclosure Example 7]
  The characteristic of the image information is the characteristic about whether the image information is plural or singular,
  In the case where the output destination application is an application capable of handling a single piece of image information, the determination means is:
    When the characteristic of the image information is a characteristic that the image information is plural, it is determined that the output destination application does not correspond to the characteristic of the image information,
    If the characteristic of the image information is that the image information is singular, it is determined that the output destination application corresponds to the characteristic of the image information. The information processing program described in Item 1
[Disclosure Example 8]
  The information processing apparatus further includes a communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing a scan process of scanning one or more originals to generate the one or more image information;
  The image information acquisition means acquires the one or more pieces of image information from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface,
  The characteristic information acquisition means acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated based on the first original, and then the image information generated based on the second original is The information processing program according to the seventh example of the disclosure includes acquiring the characteristic information indicating a characteristic that the image information is singular when not acquiring from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface. .
[Disclosure Example 9]
  The characteristic information acquisition unit acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated by the image information acquisition unit based on the first document, and then generates the image information generated based on the second and subsequent documents. When the information indicating that the scanning process is completed is acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface without acquiring the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, the image information is singular. The information processing program according to the disclosure example 8, acquiring the characteristic information indicating the characteristic of being.
[Disclosure Example 10]
  The characteristic information acquisition unit acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated by the image information acquisition unit based on the first document, and then generates the image information generated based on the second and subsequent documents. When acquiring from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, acquiring the characteristic information indicating the characteristic that the image information is plural; program.
[Disclosure Example 11]
  The property of the image information is a property on the total size of the one or more pieces of image information,
  The judging means
    If the total size indicated by the characteristic of the image information is larger than the data size that the output destination application can handle, it is determined that the output destination application does not correspond to the characteristic of the image information;
    When the total size indicated by the characteristic of the image information is smaller than the data size that the output destination application can handle, it is determined that the output destination application corresponds to the characteristic of the image information The information processing program according to any one of disclosure examples 4 to 6.
[Disclosure Example 12]
  The information processing apparatus further includes a communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing a scan process of scanning one or more originals to generate the one or more image information;
  The image information acquisition means acquires the one or more pieces of image information from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface,
  The characteristic information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information indicating that the scan processing has been completed after the image information acquisition unit has acquired the first image information generated based on the first document from the image processing apparatus. When the size of the first image information is larger than half of the data size that can be handled by the output destination application when not acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, Alternatively, the information processing program according to the disclosure example 11 acquires the characteristic information indicating a characteristic that a total size of a plurality of pieces of image information is larger than a data size that can be handled by the output destination application.
[Disclosure Example 13]
  The information processing apparatus further includes a camera capable of executing a photographing process for generating the one or more pieces of image information,
  The information processing program according to any one of the first to seventh disclosures, wherein the image information acquisition unit acquires the one or more pieces of image information from the camera.
[Disclosure Example 14]
  An information processing apparatus comprising: a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output by an application that is a data output source,
  A display unit,
  A first receiving unit that receives an input of a sharing execution instruction that causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation that causes the output destination application to process one or more pieces of image information;
  A second reception unit that receives an input of an execution instruction of image information acquisition processing for acquiring the one or more image information after the first reception unit receives an input of the sharing execution instruction;
  Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more pieces of image information in response to the second reception means receiving an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process;
  The data that causes the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit in response to the image information acquisition unit acquiring the one or more pieces of image information. Processing control means to be performed by the sharing unit;
  An information processing apparatus comprising:
[Disclosure Example 15]
  A control method of an information processing apparatus including a data sharing unit that causes an output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process data output from a data output source application.
  The information processing apparatus includes a display unit.
  A first accepting step of accepting input of a sharing execution instruction to cause the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application to process one or more pieces of image information;
  A second accepting step of accepting an input of an instruction to execute an image information acquisition process for acquiring the one or more pieces of image information after the first accepting step accepts an input of the sharing execution instruction;
  An image information acquisition step of acquiring the one or more pieces of image information in response to the second reception step receiving an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process;
  The data that causes the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information acquired by the image information acquisition step in response to the image information acquisition step acquiring the one or more image information. Processing control steps to be performed by the sharing unit,
  A control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the portable terminal carrying a device control application. It is a figure explaining a share function. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of a scan screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of a format selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of a share destination application list screen. It is a flowchart which shows main thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows main thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows main thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows scan execution thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of main thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of main thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of scan execution thread processing. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of scan execution thread processing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a portable terminal 10 equipped with a device control application 14b (hereinafter, also described as the present application 14b) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The mobile terminal 10 is a mobile phone capable of making voice calls with other devices via the mobile phone network 100 or using the Internet. In addition, the portable terminal 10 performs wireless communication with the device 30 in the infrastructure mode via the access point 50. The portable terminal 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a flash memory 14, a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, an operation key 16, a touch panel 17, a liquid crystal display 18 (hereinafter also referred to as an LCD 18), a memory card interface 19 (hereinafter referred to as a memory A card I / F 19), a voice input / output unit 21 and a telephone network communication unit 22 are provided. These are connected to one another via a bus line 23.

  The CPU 11 controls each unit connected to the bus line 23 in accordance with fixed values and programs stored in the ROM 12 or the like. The ROM 12 is a non-rewritable nonvolatile memory, and the RAM 13 is a rewritable volatile memory. The flash memory 14 is a rewritable non-volatile memory, and stores an operating system 14a (hereinafter also described as an OS 14a), a main application 14b, and other plural types of applications (not shown). The CPU 11, the ROM 12, the flash memory 14 and the like are computer readable storage media and are non-transitory media. An electrical signal carrying a program downloaded from a server or the like on the Internet is not included in the non-transitory medium. The OS 14a is basic software for realizing the standard function of the portable terminal 10, and is an Android (registered trademark) OS in the present embodiment. The application 14 b is an application provided by the vendor of the device 30, and is installed on the mobile terminal 10 by the user.

The points to be noted in the description will be described. Hereinafter, the CPU 11 that executes a program such as an application or an operating system may be simply described by a program name. For example, the description "application" may mean "CPU 11 executing an application". In the present specification, the description “the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 10 receives various information” refers to the technical content “the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 10 acquires various information via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15”. Shall be included. In addition, the description “the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 10 transmits various information” includes the technical content “the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 10 outputs various information via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15”. It is assumed that

  When the application uses the API of the OS 14a installed in the portable terminal 10, a sharing function (also called an intent function) for passing data between the applications is realized. Further, the application 14b installed in the portable terminal 10 is an application for using the print function and the scan function of the device 30 directly from the portable terminal 10 without passing through a personal computer or the like. In particular, when passing the scan data acquired from the device 30 to another application by the sharing function, the application 14 b is configured to have good usability.

  The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 is a circuit for connecting the portable terminal 10 and another device by Wi-Fi (registered trademark) via a wireless LAN conforming to the standard of IEEE 802.11b / g. The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 wirelessly connects to the device 30 via the access point 50.

  The operation key 16 is a hard key provided on the housing of the portable terminal 10, and inputs setting information and an instruction to the portable terminal 10. The touch panel 17 is provided so as to overlap the LCD 18, and inputs setting information and an instruction to the mobile terminal 10. The LCD 18 displays various operation screens and images based on selected data. The memory card I / F 19 is an interface to which the nonvolatile memory card 20 is attached, and controls writing or reading of data to the memory card 20. The memory card 20 is, for example, an SD card (registered trademark). In the case of the present embodiment, the application 14 b converts scan data received from the device 30 into a file in PDF format (hereinafter, also described as PDF data) or a file in JPEG format (hereinafter, described as JPEG data) , And stored in the memory card 20. The format of PDF data is a data structure that can create one PDF data including multiple pages. The format of JPEG data is a data structure in which multiple pages can not be included. Here, the multipage is data of a plurality of pages.

  The voice input / output unit 21 is a voice input / output device configured of a microphone, a speaker, and the like, and the telephone network communication unit 22 is a circuit for performing communication via the mobile telephone network 100. The mobile telephone network 100 is a communication network of the IMT-2000 (abbreviation of International Mobile Telecommunication-2000) method, and enables the use of a voice call by the mobile terminal 10.

  Each application installed in the portable terminal 10 calls the API of the OS 14a, and the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15, operation key 16, touch panel 17, LCD 18, memory card I / F 19, voice input / output unit 21, telephone network communication The data to be delivered to each component of the portable terminal 10 such as the unit 22 is output to the OS 14a. Each application includes the present application 14b. That is, each application controls each component of the mobile terminal 10 by calling the API of the OS 14a. Further, each application calls the API of the OS 14a, and acquires from the OS 14a data output from each configuration of the portable terminal 10 and data indicating the state of each configuration. That is, by calling the API of the OS 14a, data indicating the state of each component of the mobile terminal 10 is acquired from the OS 14a. The state of each configuration of the mobile terminal 10 also includes the state of the operation input to the mobile terminal 10. In addition, the OS 14a may notify each application of data output from each component of the mobile terminal 10 and data indicating the status of each component periodically or every time the status of each component changes. That is, each application acquires data indicating the state of each component of the mobile terminal 10 from the OS 14a by receiving a notification from the OS 14a.

  The device 30 is a multifunction peripheral having a printer function, a scan function, a copy function, etc., and includes a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit (not shown) configured similarly to the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 of the portable terminal 10 The mobile terminal 10 is connected to the mobile terminal 10 by wireless communication via the F.50. In addition, the device 30 is controlled by the main application 14 b of the mobile terminal 10, prints an image based on data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10, or reads an original to generate scan data, to the mobile terminal 10. Send.

  Here, the definitions of the terms "data" and "information" are described. In "data" and "information", "information" is used as a superordinate concept of "data". Therefore, "A data" may be rephrased as "A information". In addition, "B data" copied or converted from "A data" is "A information" as long as it is used with the same meaning as "A data".

  The sharing function realized by using the API of the OS 14a of the portable terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The sharing function is a function that causes the application selected as the data output destination to process data output by the application of the data output source. The sharing function includes an implicit sharing function and an explicit sharing function. FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining the implicit sharing function, and when an application of data output source (hereinafter also described as sharing source application 60) requests the OS 14a to execute the implicit sharing function. Shows the flow of processing in

  As shown in FIG. 2A, in the implicit sharing function, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a and requests the execution of the sharing function (1). This request includes the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), the type, and the action of data to be processed by another application by the sharing function (hereinafter, also described as sharing data). The URI is information indicating the location of shared data, and in the case of this embodiment, is configured by a file path. The type is information specifying the format of shared data, and the action is information specifying the type of processing. The OS 14a uses a type and an action notified from the sharing source application 60 as a search condition, and an application of a data output destination out of all the applications installed in the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter, also described as all the applications 62) A candidate that can be (hereinafter also described as a share destination application 64) is searched for (2).

  Each application installed in the portable terminal 10 declares in advance a type for designating a format that can be processed by the own application and an action for designating a type of processing that can be executed. Therefore, the OS 14a searches all the applications 62 using the type notified from the sharing source application 60 and the action as a search condition. Then, an application corresponding to the type of processing specified by the type notified by the sharing source application 60 and capable of processing data and the action notified by the sharing source application 60 is extracted is identified. Get information (3). However, the type and action that each application declares can be freely set by the developer of each application. Therefore, each application may declare an action that can not be actually executed as an action. Therefore, “the application corresponding to the type of processing specified by the action notified from the sharing source application 60” is an application that declares the same action as the action notified from the sharing source application 60. It does not mean that it means that it can actually execute the process.

  Next, the OS 14a causes the LCD 18 to display a list of applications found by the search, that is, applications that are candidates for the share destination application 64 (4). Then, when the user selects any one from the list (5), the OS 14a activates the selected sharing destination application 64 to set the screen of the sharing destination application 64 as the foreground (also referred to as the front), and the sharing source application 60 The URI of the shared data notified from the, the type, and the action are notified (6).

  As a result, the screen of the share destination application 64 selected by the user is displayed in the foreground, and the share destination application 64 accesses shared data specified by the notified URI and performs processing in accordance with the value of the action. For example, various processing that can be executed by the sharing destination application 64 is performed, such as display output, attachment to an e-mail, transmission, and editing.

  FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining the explicit sharing function, and shows the flow of processing when the sharing source application 60 requests the OS 14a to execute the explicit sharing function.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, in the explicit sharing function, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a and requests display of a list of candidates of the sharing destination application 64 (21). This request includes the type of shared data and the action. The OS 14a searches for a candidate of the sharing destination application 64 among all the applications 62 installed in the mobile terminal 10, using the type and the action notified from the sharing source application 60 as a search condition (22). The identification information of the application that satisfies is acquired (23).

  Next, the OS 14a causes the LCD 18 to display a list of candidates for the share destination application 64 found by the search (24). Then, when the user selects one (25), the OS 14a returns an intent including identification information of the selected application and the type and action used as the search condition (26). On the other hand, when the sharing source application 60 receives an intent from the OS 14a, the sharing source application 60 calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the identification information of the selected application included in the intent, the URI of shared data, the type, and the action to share Request to execute the function (27). The OS 14a starts the sharing destination application 64 which is an application specified by the sharing source application 60, sets the screen of the sharing destination application 64 as a foreground, and the URI and type of the shared data notified from the sharing source application 60. , Notify of an action (28).

  That is, the sharing function in which the sharing source application 60 notifies the OS 14 a of the URI or the like of the shared data without recognizing the sharing destination application 64 is referred to as an implicit sharing function, and the sharing source application 60 designates the sharing destination application 64 The sharing function of notifying the OS 14a of the URI or the like of shared data is called an explicit sharing function. The application 14b is described as using the explicit sharing function of the OS 14a.

  5 to 7 are flowcharts showing main thread processing executed by the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 10 according to the application 14b. This process is started when the user instructs execution of a scan from the operation acceptance screen (not shown) of the application 14b. In addition, each step shown to the flowchart of FIGS. 5-8 demonstrated below is demonstrated as what this application 14b makes CPU11 perform, or this application 14b makes CPU11 execute using functions, such as OS14a. . However, the steps included in each flowchart may be partially replaced with steps that the OS 14 a and other applications cause the CPU 11 to execute. In addition, the steps may be partially replaced with steps realized by operating the hardware itself provided in the portable terminal 10 regardless of the involvement of the CPU 11.

  In S105, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the scan screen 70. FIG. 3 shows an example of the scan screen 70. The scan screen 70 includes a scan image 71, a page display area 72, a share button 74, and a scan button 76. The scan image 71 is an image corresponding to scan data. Before execution of the scan process, a scan image 71 (for example, a character string such as “No Image”) indicating that scan data is not generated may be displayed.

  The page display area 72 includes the total number of pages of the original read by the device 30, and a page number indicating which page of the original page the scanned image 71 currently displayed is of the original of all pages. It is an area to be displayed. The sharing button 74 is an area for inputting an execution instruction of the sharing function.

  The scan button 76 is an area for inputting a scan processing execution instruction. When the user touches the scan button 76, execution instruction information for scan processing on the device 30 is transmitted to the device 30 via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15.

  In S110, the CPU 11 determines whether the input of the sharing execution instruction has been received. The determination may be made depending on whether the share button 74 of the scan screen 70 is touched. If a positive determination is made (S110: YES), the process proceeds to S115.

  In S115, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the format selection screen 77. FIG. 4A shows a screen example of the format selection screen 77. The format selection screen 77 includes a format selection area 78. The format selection area 78 is an area for receiving one of the PDF format and the JPEG format. The user selects which format the scan data is to be shared by other applications, and performs a selection operation to touch the selected format option. In the format selection screen 77, the share button 74 and the scan button 76 may be grayed out, and the user operation may not be accepted.

  In S120, the CPU 11 determines whether the format of the shared data is selected. The determination may be made depending on whether the format selection area 78 is touched. If it is determined that the JPEG format is selected (S120: JPEG), the process proceeds to S130.

  In S130, the CPU 11 determines whether there is a multiple JPEG compatible application which is an application capable of processing a plurality of JPEG data. Specifically, the CPU 11 requests the OS 14a to search for an application that can process data in the JPEG format and supports the action of “SEND_MULTI”. Note that "SEND_MULTI" is an action declared only by a plurality of JPEG compatible applications. When information including identification information of a plurality of JPEG compatible applications is returned from the OS 14a, it is determined that a plurality of JPEG compatible applications exist, and information including identification information of applications corresponding to a plurality of JPEG compatible applications is returned from the OS 14a. If not, it is determined that the batch processing application does not exist. An example of information including application identification information is an application name included in an intent in Android (registered trademark) OS. If a plurality of JPEG compatible applications are not found (S130: NO), the process proceeds to S135.

  In S135, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display a warning display regarding scanning of a plurality of pages. The warning display may be, for example, a character string such as “When scanning multiple pages, all of the multiple pages may not be shared”. The CPU 11 also causes the LCD 18 to display an OK button and a cancel button (not shown). In S137, the CPU 11 determines whether a user input has been received. If it is determined that the cancel button has been touched (S137: Cancel), the process returns to S110. If it is determined that the OK button has been touched (S137: OK), the process proceeds to S140.

  In S140, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the share destination application list screen 81. FIG. 4B shows a screen example of the share destination application list screen 81. The share destination application list screen 81 is a screen showing a list of applications that can be selected as data output destinations by the share function. On the share destination application list screen 81, application names 82 to 85 are displayed. Names 82 and 83 are names of multiple JPEG compatible applications. Names 84 and 85 are the names of single JPEG compatible applications. The single JPEG compatible application is an application that can process only one page of data.

  A specific processing example in S140 will be described. The application 14b calls the API of the OS 14a, specifies the type of processing target format, and the action, and requests to display a list of candidates for the share destination application 64. At this time, an application capable of processing data in the JPEG format and searching for an application corresponding to the action of “SEND_MULTI” or “SEND” is displayed on the OS 14 a so as to display a list on the sharing destination application list screen 81. Request for. That is, the process shown in FIG. 2 (21) is performed. Here, “SEND_MULTI” is an action specified when scan data is JPEG data of a plurality of pages. “SEND” is an action specified when scan data is single page JPEG data. On the other hand, the OS 14a that has received the list display request searches the candidates for the share destination application 64 (FIG. 2) and causes the LCD 18 to display the share destination application list screen 81 listing the names 82 to 85 of the found applications. As a result, the user can select an application capable of processing JPEG data from the sharing destination application list screen 81.

  In S143, the CPU 11 determines whether the sharing destination application 64 has been selected. Specifically, when an intent including the identification information of the share destination application 64 selected on the share destination application list screen 81 is received from the OS 14a, it is determined that the share destination application 64 has been selected. If a negative determination is made (S143: NO), the process returns to S143, and if a positive determination is made (S143: YES), the process proceeds to S145.

  In S145, the CPU 11 determines whether the selected sharing destination application 64 is a multiple JPEG compatible application. If a positive determination is made (S145: YES), the process proceeds to S150. In S150, the CPU 11 causes the flash memory 14 to store sharing destination application identification information indicating that a plurality of JPEG compatible applications are selected as the sharing destination application 64. And it returns to S110. The share destination application identification information may be, for example, ID information for identifying an application type of the share destination application 64. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in S145 (S145: NO), the process proceeds to S155. In S155, the CPU 11 causes the flash memory 14 to store the share destination application identification information indicating that the single JPEG compatible application is selected as the share destination application 64. And it returns to S110.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S120 that the PDF format is selected (S120: PDF), the process proceeds to S125.

  In S125, the CPU 11 displays a list of the names of PDF compatible applications on the share destination application list screen 81. The PDF compatible application is an application capable of processing multiple pages of data. As a result, the user can select an application capable of processing PDF data from the sharing destination application list screen 81. In addition, since the processing content of S125 is the same as the processing content of S140 mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In S127, the CPU 11 determines whether the sharing destination application 64 has been selected. If a negative determination is made (S127: NO), the process returns to S127, and if a positive determination is made (S127: YES), the process proceeds to S129. In S129, the CPU 11 causes the flash memory 14 to store the share destination application identification information indicating that the PDF compatible application is selected as the share destination application 64. And it returns to S110.

  If a negative determination is made in S110 (S110: NO), the process proceeds to S170. In S170, the CPU 11 determines whether an input of a scan execution instruction has been received. The determination may be made based on whether the scan button 76 of the scan screen 70 is touched. If a positive determination is made (S170: YES), the process proceeds to S173.

  In S173, the CPU 11 activates a scan execution thread. The scan execution thread is a thread that is processed in parallel with the main thread. The processing content of the scan execution thread will be described with reference to FIG.

  In S175, the CPU 11 transmits scan execution instruction information to the device 30 via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15. In response to receiving the scan execution instruction information, the device 30 scans a document to generate scan data, and transmits the scan data to the portable terminal 10. The scan data may be uncompressed or losslessly compressed RAW image data, or image data losslessly compressed by JPEG format or the like. When there are a plurality of originals, scan processing is executed one by one to generate scan data one by one. The device 30 transmits one generated scan data to the portable terminal 10 via the access point 50 each time it generates one scan data. Then, when detecting that the scanning process of all the originals is completed, the device 30 transmits job completion information to the portable terminal 10. When the device 30 includes an ADF (Auto Document Feeder), a plurality of originals may be automatically read. Then, the job completion information may be transmitted to the portable terminal 10 in response to detection that all the original set in the ADF has been scanned. On the other hand, when the device 30 does not have an ADF, the user may place an original on the flat bed one by one and execute a scan. Then, the job completion information may be transmitted to the portable terminal 10 in response to receiving the input of the scan end instruction. The scan end instruction may be input, for example, by the user touching the scan end button.

  In S177, the CPU 11 resets the number of received pages stored in the RAM 13 to "0". In S180, the CPU 11 determines whether one page of scan data has been received from the device 30. If a negative determination is made (S180: NO), the process returns to S180, and if a positive determination is made (S180: YES), the process proceeds to S185. In S185, the CPU 11 increments the number of received pages stored in the RAM 13.

  In S190, the CPU 11 determines whether reception of scan data for all pages is completed. In the determination, it is determined whether job completion information has been received from the device 30. For example, if job completion information is not received within a predetermined predetermined time after it is detected that reception of scan data for one page is completed in S180, job completion information is not received. You may judge. If a negative determination is made (S190: NO), the process proceeds to S193.

  In S193, the CPU 11 determines whether the scan data received this time in S180 is scan data of the first page. The determination may be made based on the number of received pages described above. If a negative determination is made (S193: NO), the process returns to S180 to receive scan data of the next page. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made (S193: YES), the process proceeds to S195.

  In step S195, since the job completion information is not received after the scan data of the first page is received, the CPU 11 predicts that scan data of the second and subsequent pages will be transmitted in the future. In other words, it is predicted that the scan data to be received comprises a plurality of pages. Therefore, the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that the scan data to be received includes a plurality of pages. The characteristic information is information on the execution characteristic of the scan process performed by the device 30. Then, the process returns to step S180, and the scan data of the next page is received.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in S190 (S190: YES), the process proceeds to S200. In S200, the CPU 11 determines whether the number of pages of the scan data received from the device 30 is one. The determination may be made based on the number of received pages described above. If a positive determination is made (S200: YES), the process proceeds to S205, and the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that scan data of a single page has been received by the completion of the scan process. On the other hand, when the determination is negative (S200: NO), the process proceeds to S210, and the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that scan data of a plurality of pages has been received by the completion of the scan process. Then, the scan execution thread is ended.

  In S240 of FIG. 6, the CPU 11 determines whether the sharing destination application 64 has been selected. The determination may be made based on whether the sharing destination application identification information is stored in the flash memory 14 in S129, S150 or S155. If a positive determination is made (S240: YES), the process proceeds to S245.

  In S245, the CPU 11 determines whether or not a plurality of JPEG compatible applications are selected as the share destination application 64 based on the share destination application identification information. If a positive determination is made (S245: YES), the processing proceeds to S265, and if a negative determination is made (S245: NO), the processing proceeds to S250.

  In S250, the CPU 11 determines whether the scan data received from the device 30 includes a plurality of pages. The said determination may be performed based on the characteristic information notified by S195, S205 or S210. If a negative determination is made (S250: NO), the process proceeds to S265. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made (S250: YES), the process proceeds to S255.

  In S255, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display a warning error indicating that the single JPEG compatible application selected by the user does not correspond to scan data of a plurality of pages. In addition, the share destination application list screen 81 for accepting reselection of the share destination application 64 is displayed on the LCD 18. At this time, the CPU 11 may cause the LCD 18 to display only the names 82 and 83 of the plurality of JPEG compatible applications.

  In S260, the CPU 11 determines whether reselection of the share destination application 64 has been performed. The specific processing content is the same as the processing content of S143 described above, and thus the description will be omitted. If a negative determination is made (S260: NO), the process returns to S260, and if a positive determination is made (S260: YES), the process proceeds to S265.

  In S265, the CPU 11 executes a sharing process of causing the sharing destination application 64 to share scan data. Specifically, the CPU 11 calls the API of the OS 14a and identifies the identification information of the share destination application 64, the URI of the shared data which is one or more scan data, the type of "JPEG" or "PDF", "SEND_MULTI" or Specify the "SEND" action to request the OS 14a to execute the explicit sharing function. When a plurality of JPEG compatible applications are selected as the share destination application 64, the CPU 11 creates a plurality of JPEG data by creating one JPEG data from each of a plurality of scan data. When the single JPEG compatible application is selected as the sharing destination application 64, the CPU 11 creates one JPEG data from one scan data. Further, when the PDF compatible application is selected as the share destination application 64, the CPU 11 creates one PDF data including data of one page or plural pages from one or more scan data.

  In S267, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display information indicating that the process of sharing all scan data with the share destination application 64 is completed. At this time, the thumbnail image represented by the scan data shared last by the sharing destination application 64 may be displayed on the LCD 18. In S270, the CPU 11 erases the sharing destination application identification information from the flash memory 14. And the flow ends.

  When a negative determination is made in S240 (S240: NO), the process proceeds to S280. In S280, the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the format selection screen 77. Since the processing content of S280 is the same as the processing content of S115 described above, the description will be omitted.

  In S285, the CPU 11 determines whether the format of the shared data is selected. If it is determined that the JPEG format is selected (S285: JPEG), the process proceeds to S295.

  In S <b> 295, the CPU 11 determines whether the scan data received from the device 30 is a plurality of pages. When the determination is affirmative (S295: YES), the process proceeds to S300, and the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display only the names 82 and 83 of the plurality of JPEG compatible applications. On the other hand, when the determination is negative (S295: NO), the process proceeds to S305, and the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the names 82 and 83 of the plurality of JPEG compatible applications and the names 84 and 85 of the single JPEG compatible application. In addition, since the process content of S295 is already demonstrated by S140, description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  If it is determined in S285 that the PDF format is selected (S285: PDF), the process proceeds to S290. In S290, the CPU 11 displays a list of the names of PDF compatible applications on the sharing destination application list screen 81. Then, the process proceeds to S310.

  In S310, the CPU 11 determines whether the sharing destination application 64 has been selected. If a negative determination is made (S310: NO), the process returns to S310, and if a positive determination is made (S310: YES), the process proceeds to S335. Since the processing content of each of S335, S337, and S340 is the same as the processing content of each of the above-described S265, S267, and S270, the description will be omitted.

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According to the device control application 14b described in the present specification, the scan data is generated by causing the device 30 to generate scan data (S175) by activating the scan execution thread (S170: YES, S173). Can be obtained from the device 30 (S180). Then, before all scan data of a plurality of pages are acquired from the device 30 (S190: NO), it is predicted whether or not there are a plurality of pages of scan data to be generated. The characteristic information indicating that the scan data to be received includes a plurality of pages can be notified to the main thread (S195). Then, when the selection of the sharing destination application 64 is received (S240: NO), if the acquired characteristic information indicates an execution characteristic that the scan data includes a plurality of pages (S295: YES), a plurality of JPEGs The corresponding application can be displayed on the LCD 18 as a candidate of the share destination application 64 (S300). In addition, when the acquired characteristic information indicates an execution characteristic that the scan data includes a single page (S 295: NO), a single JPEG compatible application is displayed on the LCD 18 as a candidate of the share destination application 64. (S305). Then, when the selection of the share destination application 64 is received (S310: YES), it is possible to execute the sharing process to share the scan data with the share destination application 64 (S335). As described above, it is possible to predict whether the scan data is a plurality of pages or a single page and to allow the user to select the sharing destination application 64 conforming to the prediction result before the scanning process for all the originals is completed. It becomes. This prevents the occurrence of a situation in which an application incompatible with the execution characteristic of the scan process is selected as the share destination application 64, so that the share destination application 64 can reliably process scan data. It becomes. Further, since it is not necessary for the user to wait for the completion of the scanning process for all the originals, the convenience of the user can be enhanced.

  According to the device control application 14b described in the present specification, the sharing destination application list screen 81 can be displayed on the LCD 18 in response to receiving the input of the sharing execution instruction (S110: YES) (S140). . In addition, the input of the selection operation for selecting the share destination application 64 can be received (S143). After accepting the input of the selection operation of the sharing destination application 64, the input of the scan execution instruction can be accepted (S170: YES). Then, before all scan data of a plurality of pages are obtained from the device 30 (S190: NO), it is predicted whether or not there is a plurality of pages of scan data generated by the device 30, and a plurality of pages are predicted In this case, it is possible to notify the main thread of characteristic information indicating an execution characteristic that the scan data to be received includes a plurality of pages (S195). When the selected sharing destination application 64 is a single JPEG compatible application (S245: NO), when the characteristic information indicates that the scan data has an execution characteristic of comprising a plurality of pages (S250: YES) It can be determined that the sharing destination application 64 does not correspond to the execution characteristic of the scan process. Therefore, only the names of the plurality of JPEG compatible applications can be displayed on the LCD 18 (S255), and the input of reselection of the sharing destination application 64 can be received (S260). When reselection of the share destination application 64 is accepted (S260: YES), share processing can be executed to share scan data with the share destination application 64 (S265). As described above, it is possible to execute the selection acceptance (S147, S127) of the sharing destination application 64 before the input acceptance (S170) of the scan execution instruction. Then, before the scanning process is completed for all the originals, it can be predicted whether the selected sharing destination application 64 corresponds to the execution characteristic of the scanning process (S250). Then, when it is predicted that the sharing destination application 64 does not correspond to the execution characteristic of the scan process (S245: NO, S250: YES), the sharing destination application 64 corresponding to the execution characteristic is reselected to the user. (S260). This prevents the occurrence of a situation in which an application incompatible with the execution characteristic of the scan process is selected as the share destination application 64, so that the share destination application 64 can reliably process scan data. It becomes. Further, since it is not necessary for the user to wait for the completion of the scanning process for all the originals, the convenience of the user can be enhanced.

  According to the device control application 14b described in the present specification, after scan data generated based on the first original is acquired from the device 30 (S180: YES), the second and subsequent originals are used. When the job completion information is acquired from the device 30 without acquiring the scan data generated from the device 30 (S200: YES), the execution characteristic that the scan data is a single page is indicated. It is determined that the characteristic information has been acquired, and the characteristic information can be notified to the main thread (S205). Thus, the scan data can be surely processed by the sharing destination application 64, and the convenience can be enhanced.

  As mentioned above, although the present invention was explained based on an embodiment, the present invention is not limited at all by the embodiment mentioned above, It is easy that various improvement change is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of the present invention It can be guessed that.

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As the execution characteristic of the scan process, the total size of one or more scan data generated by the scan process may be used. A specific example will be described using the flows of FIG. 9 to FIG. Each flow of FIGS. 9-11 is a flow which changed a part of step of each flow of FIGS. 6-8. In each flow of FIGS. 9-11, since the content of the step attached | subjected with the code | symbol same as each flow of FIGS. 6-8 has been demonstrated, description is abbreviate | omitted here. If it is determined in S193 of FIG. 11 that the first scan data has been received (S193: YES), the process proceeds to S194a. In S194a, the CPU 11 determines whether the size of the first scan data is larger than a predetermined specific size. When the sharing destination application 64 is not selected, the specific size may be appropriately determined based on the data size that the candidate application of the sharing destination application 64 can handle. In addition, when the share destination application 64 is selected, it may be determined appropriately based on the data size that the share destination application 64 can handle. For example, when the share destination application 64 is not selected, an application with the smallest data size that can be handled may be set as the specific application, and a specific size based on the data size that can be handled by the specific application may be acquired. When the share destination application 64 is selected, the selected application may be set as a specific application, and a specific size based on a data size that can be handled by the specific application may be acquired. When the data size that can be handled by a specific application is 2 Mbytes, the specific size may be 1 Mbyte, which is half of the handleable size. Also, when the data size that can be handled by a specific application is 5 Mbytes, the specific size may be 2 M bytes. In addition, when there is no limit to the data size that can be handled by a specific application, the specific size may be infinite, and it is not determined whether the size of scan data in S194a or S200a exceeds the specific size. It may be processed. If the size of the scan data exceeds the specific size at the time of acquisition of scan data for some pages, the size of the scan data for all pages is likely to exceed the data size that can be handled. That is, determining whether the size of scan data exceeds a specific size at the time of acquisition of scan data for some pages is that the size of scan data for all pages is likely to exceed the size of the data that can be handled It will also be judged whether or not. An example of the specific application is an electronic mail application, and an example of data handled by the specific application is an attached file.

  Data sizes that can be handled by the application may be declared in advance for each application. In this case, the CPU 11 may acquire data sizes that can be handled by each application via the OS 14a. Also, the CPU 11 may acquire the size of data that each application can handle from the flash memory 14 or the Internet.

  If a negative determination is made in S194a (S194a: NO), the process returns to S180, and if a positive determination is made (S194a: YES), the process proceeds to S195a. In S195a, the CPU 11 predicts that the scan data to be received includes a plurality of pages, and the total size of the scan data of the plurality of pages is larger than the upper limit size. Therefore, the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that the total size of scan data exceeds the upper limit size. In S200a, the CPU 11 determines whether the total size of the scan data received from the device 30 exceeds the upper limit size. If a positive determination is made (S200a: YES), the process proceeds to S205a, and the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that the total size of scan data exceeds the upper limit size. Then, the process proceeds to S240a of FIG. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made (S200a: NO), the process proceeds to S210a, and the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that the total size of scan data does not exceed the upper limit size. Then, the process proceeds to S240a of FIG.

  If it is determined in S240a that the share destination application 64 has been selected (S240a: YES), the process proceeds to S245a. In S245a, the CPU 11 determines whether an application having a limit to the data size that can be handled is selected as the share destination application 64 or not. When an affirmative determination is made in S245a (S245a: YES), the process proceeds to S250a. In S250a, the CPU 11 determines whether the total size of the scan data received from the device 30 exceeds the upper limit size. The said determination may be performed based on the characteristic information notified by S195a of FIG. 11, S205a, or S210a. If a positive determination is made (S250a: YES), a warning error indicating that the specific application selected by the user can not handle scan data of a plurality of pages is displayed on the LCD 18 in S255.

  In S <b> 295 a of FIG. 10, the CPU 11 determines whether the total size of the scan data received from the device 30 exceeds the upper limit size. If the determination is affirmative (S295a: YES), the process proceeds to S300a, and the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the name of the application excluding the specific application. On the other hand, if the determination is negative (S295a: NO), the process proceeds to S305a, and the CPU 11 causes the LCD 18 to display the names of all the applications including the specific application.

  As described above, it is possible to predict whether the total size of the scan data exceeds the upper limit size before the scanning process for all the originals is completed, and allow the user to select the sharing destination application 64 that matches the prediction result. It becomes possible. As a result, it becomes possible to make the sharing destination application 64 process scan data with certainty. Further, since it is not necessary for the user to wait for the completion of the scanning process for all the originals, the convenience of the user can be enhanced.

<Modification 2>
In S190, the manner of determining whether reception of scan data for all pages has been completed may vary. For example, the job completion information may not be used. A specific example will be described using the flow of FIG. In the flow of FIG. 12, the contents of the steps to which the same reference numerals as in the flow of FIG. In S190b, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the head packet of the scan data of the next page has been received within a predetermined waiting time. If a negative determination is made (S190b: NO), it is determined that reception of scan data for all pages has been completed, and the process proceeds to S200. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made (S190b: YES), it is determined that reception of scan data for all pages has not been completed, and the process proceeds to S193b.

  In S193b, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the received first packet is the first packet of the scan data of the second page. The determination may be made based on the number of received pages. If a negative determination is made (S193b: NO), the process returns to S180, and if a positive determination is made (S193b: YES), the process proceeds to S195. In S195, since the top packet of the scan data of the second page is received, the CPU 11 predicts that the scan data to be received includes a plurality of pages. Then, the CPU 11 notifies the main thread of characteristic information indicating that the scan data to be received includes a plurality of pages.

  As described above, the top packet of the scan data of the second page can be diverted as characteristic information indicating execution characteristics that the scan data is a plurality of pages. Therefore, it is possible to predict whether the scan data is a plurality of pages or a single page before the scanning process is completed for all the originals, and to allow the user to select the sharing destination application 64 that matches the prediction result. Become.

<Other Modifications>
After accepting the input of the scan execution instruction, the selection of the sharing destination application 64 may be accepted. In this case, S110 to S155 in FIG. 5 may be deleted. From S105, the process may proceed to S170 of FIG. If a negative determination is made in S170, the process may return to S170. S240 to S270 in FIG. 6 may be deleted. From S173, the process may proceed to S280.

  After the selection of the sharing destination application 64 is accepted, the input of the scan execution instruction may be accepted. In this case, when a negative determination is made in S110, the process may return to S110. The process may proceed to S170 of FIG. 6 from each of S129, S150, and S155. If a negative determination is made in S170, the process may return to S170. S280 to S340 in FIG. 7 may be deleted. It is sufficient to delete S240 and proceed from S173 to S245.

  It is possible to omit selection acceptance of the format of shared data. In this case, S115 to S129 in FIG. 5 may be omitted. If an affirmative determination is made in S110, the process may proceed to S130.

  The process of displaying a warning can be omitted. In this case, S130 to S137 may be omitted and the process may proceed from S120 to S140.

  Generally speaking from the above, in the first case, the device control application 14 b includes “execution instruction information output means”, “image information acquisition means”, “characteristic information acquisition means”, and “display control means”. And at least the CPU 11 may function as "processing control means". As a specific example, the CPU 11 may execute at least S175, S195, S300, S305, and S335. Further, in the second case, the device control application 14b includes "selection receiving means", "execution instruction information output means", "image information obtaining means", "characteristic information obtaining means", and "display control means". And at least the CPU 11 may function as "processing control means". As a specific example, the CPU 11 may execute at least S143, S175, S180, S195, S255, and S265.

  In the above embodiment, an example of the format not corresponding to the multipage is the JPEG format, and an example of the format corresponding to the multipage is the PDF format, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various formats such as PNG, GIF, and BMP can be an example of a non-multi-page compatible format. In addition, various formats such as DOC and XLS can be an example of a format corresponding to multi-page.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the portable terminal 10 having the call function is an example of the information processing apparatus, but various types of apparatuses such as a personal computer and a digital camera that do not have the call function are an example of the information processing apparatus. obtain. The present invention can also be applied to a device that does not have the touch panel 17 and that inputs an operation from a hard key.

  Further, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the memory card 20 removable from the portable terminal 10 stores JPEG data and PDF data. These data may be stored, for example, in the flash memory 14 built in the mobile terminal 10.

  Although the scanner data is described as an example of the image data in the above embodiment, the image data is not limited to this, and is, for example, image data captured by a digital camera incorporated in the portable terminal 10 Also good. In the digital camera, a plurality of image data may be generated by one shooting operation by the continuous shooting function. The data generated by reducing or enlarging the scan data according to the size of the scan image 71 displayed on the LCD 18 may be an example of the image data.

  Further, in the above embodiment, “creation” is to convert the image data acquired from the device 30 into a file of the selected format. Also, in this case, the URI of the shared data has been described as being configured by the file path. However, “creation” may be to convert image data acquired from the device 30 into content of the processing target format. In that case, the URI of the shared data is configured in a content format, which is a format for specifying data by an index or ID in the application, for example, "Contents: /// devicecontrol1 / attach / 1".

  Further, in the above embodiment, the OS 14a has been described as an Android OS, but the present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus equipped with another OS.

  In the above embodiment, the shared function is described as being realized by the OS 14a. However, the present invention can be applied to a case where the shared function is realized by, for example, hardware or middleware instead.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 and the device 30 are described as being connected via Wi-Fi, but instead, for example, when connected by Bluetooth (registered trademark), The present invention is applicable.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the application names 82 to 85 included in the share destination application list screen 81 (FIG. 4B) are used as an image for identifying an application has been described. An icon image of the application may be used.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the application 14 b is described as creating data of two types of formats. However, the present invention is also applicable to a program that creates data of three or more types of formats.

  Each of the "execution instruction information output means", the "image information acquisition means", the "characteristic information acquisition means", the "display control means", the "process control means" and the "selection acceptance means" is a single piece of hardware or It may be hardware that operates by executing a program other than the present invention such as the program of the present invention or an operating system. In addition, these units may be hardware that operates by combining processing by a plurality of programs.

  The sharing source application 60 is an example of a data output source application. The share destination application 64 is an example of an output destination application. The CPU 11 is an example of a data sharing unit. The portable terminal 10 is an example of an information processing apparatus. The device control application 14 b is an example of an information processing program. Scan data is an example of image information. The device 30 is an example of an image processing apparatus. The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 is an example of a communication interface. The CPU 11 is an example of a processor. The RAM 13 is an example of a storage unit. The LCD 18 is an example of a display unit. The CPU 11 that executes S175 is an example of an execution instruction information output unit. CPU11 which performs S180 is an example of an image information acquisition means. The CPU 11 that executes S195, S205, and S210 is an example of a characteristic information acquisition unit. The names 82 to 85 are an example of identification information. The CPU 11 that executes S300, S305, and S255 is an example of a display control unit. The CPU 11 that executes S335 and S265 is an example of a process control unit. CPU11 which performs S143 is an example of a selection reception means.

  10: mobile terminal, 11: CPU, 13: RAM, 14b: device control application, 15: wireless LAN transmission / reception unit, 18: LCD, 60: sharing source application, 64: sharing destination application

Claims (16)

An information processing program to be read into information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus is
A processor,
A display unit,
Equipped with
The processor,
A first receiving means for receiving an input of execution instruction of the image information acquisition processing for acquiring one or a plurality of image information,
Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more pieces of image information in response to the first reception means receiving an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process;
After the first receiving unit receives an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process, the image information acquiring unit receives an input of a sharing execution instruction before the acquisition of the one or more image information is completed. A second receiving unit, wherein the sharing execution instruction causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process the one or more image information. The second accepting unit, which is an instruction to be performed ;
The data that causes the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit in response to the image information acquisition unit acquiring the one or more pieces of image information. Processing control means to be performed by the sharing unit ;
An information processing program characterized by being able to function. The information according to claim 1, wherein the processing control means causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information by using an intent. Processing program. The processing control means causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information by an intent function of passing data between applications. The information processing program described in 2. The information processing program is received after the first receiving unit receives an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process and before the image information acquiring unit completes the acquisition of the one or more image information. based on the specific operation, as selection 択手 stage for selecting the output destination application from among said plurality of applications, the information processing program further caused to function the processor,
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the process control means causes the output destination application selected by the selection means to process the one or more pieces of image information. 5. The information processing program according to claim 4, wherein the reception of the input of the sharing execution instruction by the second reception means doubles as the reception of the specific operation. Before the second receiving unit accepting an input of said shared execution instruction, identification information for identifying the plurality of applications as a first display control means for displaying on the display unit, the information processing program said processor To make it work more
Said selection means, information according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the benzalkonium select the destination application from among the plurality of applications the identification information is displayed by said first display control means Processing program. At least partially as a characteristic information obtaining means for obtaining characteristic information indicating characteristics of the acquired said one or more image information the information processing program further caused to function the processor by the image information acquisition means,
The first display control means extracts one or more corresponding applications corresponding to the characteristic of the image information indicated by the characteristic information, and displays the identification information for identifying the one or more corresponding applications as the display unit the information processing program according to claim 6, characterized in that to be displayed in. The information processing apparatus further includes a communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing a scan process of scanning one or more originals to generate the one or more image information;
The image information acquisition unit, the one or more image information via the communication interface Tokusu retrieved from the image processing apparatus the information processing program according to claim 7, characterized in Rukoto. The information processing apparatus further includes a camera capable of executing a photographing process for generating the one or more pieces of image information,
The information processing program according to claim 7 , wherein the image information acquisition unit acquires the one or more pieces of image information from the camera. The characteristic of the image information is the characteristic about whether the image information is plural or singular,
The first display control means
When the characteristic of the image information is a characteristic that the image information is plural, the display unit is made to display the identification information of an application capable of handling a plurality of image information;
Claim characteristic the image information of the image information, characterized in Rukoto to display the identification information of possible applications to handle the image information of singular on the display unit when a property that the singular The information processing program according to 7 . The information processing apparatus further includes a communication interface capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus capable of executing a scan process of scanning one or more originals to generate the one or more image information;
The image information acquisition means acquires the one or more pieces of image information from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface,
The characteristic information acquisition means acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated based on the first original, and then the image information generated based on the second original is 11. The information processing program according to claim 10 , wherein when not acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, the characteristic information indicating the characteristic that the image information is singular is acquired. . The characteristic information acquisition unit acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated by the image information acquisition unit based on the first document, and then generates the image information generated based on the second and subsequent documents. When the information indicating that the scanning process is completed is acquired from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface without acquiring the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, the image information is singular. The information processing program according to claim 11 , wherein the characteristic information indicating the characteristic of being is acquired. The characteristic information acquisition unit acquires, from the image processing apparatus, the image information generated by the image information acquisition unit based on the first document, and then generates the image information generated based on the second and subsequent documents. If acquired from the image processing apparatus through the communication interface, information processing according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that to obtain the characteristic information indicating a characteristic of the image information is multiple program. The property of the image information is a property on the total size of the one or more pieces of image information,
The first display control means extracts one or more corresponding applications capable of handling a data size larger than the total size indicated by the characteristic of the image information, and identifies the one or more corresponding applications The information processing program according to claim 7 , wherein the display unit displays the identification information of An information processing apparatus,
A display unit ,
A first receiving means for receiving an input of execution instruction of the image information acquisition processing for acquiring one or a plurality of image information,
Image information acquisition means for acquiring the one or more pieces of image information in response to the first reception means receiving an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process;
After the first receiving unit receives an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process, the image information acquiring unit receives an input of a sharing execution instruction before the acquisition of the one or more image information is completed. A second receiving unit, wherein the sharing execution instruction causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process the one or more image information. The second accepting unit, which is an instruction to be performed ;
The data that causes the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit in response to the image information acquisition unit acquiring the one or more pieces of image information. Processing control means to be performed by the sharing unit ;
An information processing apparatus comprising: A method for controlling an information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes a display unit .
A first receiving step for receiving an input of execution instruction of the image information acquisition processing for acquiring one or a plurality of image information,
An image information acquisition step of acquiring the one or more pieces of image information in response to the first reception step receiving an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process;
After the first receiving step receives an input of an instruction to execute the image information acquisition process, the image information acquiring step receives an input of a sharing execution instruction before completing the acquisition of the one or more image information. In the second receiving step, the sharing execution instruction causes the data sharing unit to perform an operation of causing the output destination application, which is an application selected as a data output destination among a plurality of applications, to process the one or more image information. The second receiving step, which is an instruction to be performed ;
The data that causes the output destination application to process the one or more pieces of image information acquired by the image information acquisition step in response to the image information acquisition step acquiring the one or more image information. Processing control steps to be performed by the sharing unit ,
A control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

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