JP6900541B2 - Image processing device, control method and program of image processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image processing device and a control method and program of the image processing device.

Image processing that memorizes the setting values of the setting items related to the job that are currently set when the user logs out of the image processing device, and displays the setting screen that reflects the setting values related to the job that the logged out user memorized after logging in again. The device is being considered.

By using an image processing device having a set value reflecting function as described above, the following can be achieved.

For example, the user logs in to the image processing device and logs out while making settings related to the job such as setting the destination and setting the paper size to be used. By displaying the setting screen that reflects the setting value set at the time of logout after the user who logged out in the middle of setting logs in again on the display part of the image processing device, it is possible to save the user's trouble of re-setting the previously made setting. It will be possible.

By storing the settings made by the user during login in this way in the image processing device, the user can use the setting screen that reflects the setting values set at the time of log-out during re-login. ..

Patent Document 1 describes an image processing device that displays a setting screen that reflects all the stored setting values after the user who has set the job logs in again.

Patent Document 2 describes an image processing device that asks the user which setting item to reflect the setting value after logging in again.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-218075 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-251432

In Patent Document 1, a setting screen in which the set value stored in the image processing device is reflected is displayed even for a setting item for which the set value is not to be reflected automatically.

Setting items that do not want to automatically reflect the set value include the destination of the FAX / send function that sends FAX data and e-mail.

The following problems occur in an image processing device that displays a setting screen that automatically reflects the destination in the FAX / send function.

It is assumed that the user has set a plurality of setting items including the destination on the setting screen of the FAX / send function and logged out. In the image processing device as described above, when the user logs in again, the setting screen that reflects the destination stored in the image processing device is displayed even if the user tries to send a fax to a destination different from that at the time of log-out. Will be done. If the user does not notice that the memorized destination is reflected and sends the job, the fax will be sent to a destination different from the destination intended by the user, resulting in an erroneous transmission.

In this way, for some setting items, if the setting values stored in the image processing device are automatically reflected after re-login and the job is executed, it will lead to the execution of the job with the settings not intended by the user. It may end up.

By determining whether or not to reflect the set value for each set value as in Patent Document 2, it is possible to prevent the set value from being automatically reflected. However, in Patent Document 2, even for the setting items that the user may reflect the set value without giving the reflection instruction, the user is requested to reflect the setting value at the time of re-login, which is troublesome.

According to the present invention, by using the automatic setting value reflection function, it is possible that a job is executed with settings not intended by the user for some setting items while reducing the time and effort required to set the setting values after re-login. The purpose is to reduce.

In order to achieve the above object, the image processing device of the present invention allows the user to set a login processing means for performing a login process for the user to log in to the image processing device and setting values of a plurality of setting items related to the job. The display means for displaying the setting screen and the setting value set at the time of the logout during re-login by the logged-out user after the user logs out while the job setting screen is displayed. It has a reflection means for displaying the reflected setting screen of the job, and the reflection means excludes a setting item of a transmission destination of a job for transmitting image data from the reflection target.

According to the present invention, some setting items are excluded from the reflection target while reducing the time and effort required for setting the setting value after re-login by using the automatic setting value reflection function. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the job will be executed with settings that the user does not intend for the item.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the image processing apparatus in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart about the process from the login to the logout of the image processing apparatus in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart about setting value reflection processing of an image processing apparatus in Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart about the reflection processing of the image processing apparatus in Example 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the setting value of each setting item stored in the RAM 102 in the Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram about the setting value of each setting item stored in HDD 104, and the initial display function after login in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main menu displayed on the LCD display part 401 in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the address book screen displayed on the LCD display part 401 in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the setting screen of the FAX / send function displayed on the LCD display part 401 in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reflection confirmation screen and the transmission destination reflection confirmation screen which are displayed on the LCD display part 401 in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation part in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the new destination input screen displayed on the LCD display part 401 in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart about the setting value reflection processing of the image processing apparatus in Example 3 of this invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a reflection method of each setting item stored in the RAM 102 in the third embodiment of the present invention, and a diagram showing a reflection confirmation screen displayed on the LCD display unit 401. It is a figure which shows the example of the setting value reflection selection screen displayed on the LCD display unit 401 in other examples.

(Example 1)
Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the controller unit 116 is connected to a scanner 114 that functions as an image input device and a printer 112 that functions as an image output device. On the other hand, the controller unit 116 exchanges image data with other information processing devices and image processing devices via the LAN 121 and the public switched telephone network 122. In the controller unit 116, the CPU 101 is a processor that controls the entire system. The RAM 102 is a system work memory for operating the CPU 101, and is used as a program memory for recording a program and an image memory for temporarily recording image data. The ROM 103 stores a system boot program and various control programs. The hard disk drive (HDD) 104 stores various programs, image data, and the like for controlling the system.

The operation unit interface (operation unit I / F) 107 is an interface unit with the operation unit 108, and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 108.

Further, the operation unit I / F 107 transmits the information input by the user using the operation unit 108 to the CPU 101. The operation unit 108 includes a display unit having a touch panel, and the user presses a button displayed on the display unit with a finger or the like to give various instructions.

The network interface (Network I / F) 105 connects to the LAN 121 and inputs / outputs data to / from an external device. The modem (MODEM) 106 is connected to the public switched telephone network 122 to input / output data such as transmission / reception of FAX. The external interface (external I / F) 118 is an I / F unit that receives external inputs such as USB, IEEE1394, a printer port, and RS-232C. In the present embodiment, the card reader 119 for reading the IC card is connected to the external I / F 118. Then, the CPU 101 can control the reading of information from the IC card by the card reader 119 via the external I / F 118, and can acquire the information read from the IC card. The above devices are arranged on the system bus 109.

The image bus interface (IMAGE BUS I / F) 120 is a bus bridge that connects the system bus 109 and the image bus 115 that transfers image data at high speed and converts the data structure.

The image bus 115 is composed of a PCI bus or IEEE 1394. The following devices are connected on the image bus 115. The raster image processor (RIP) 110 expands vector data such as a PDL code into a bitmap image, for example. The printer interface (printer I / F) 111 connects the printer 112 and the controller unit 116. Further, the scanner interface (scanner I / F) 113 connects the scanner 114 and the controller unit 116.

The image processing unit 117 corrects, processes, and edits the input image data. Further, the image processing unit 117 performs printer correction, resolution conversion, and the like on the print output image data. Further, the image processing unit 117 performs compression / decompression processing for rotating the image data and compressing / decompressing the multi-valued image data into JPEG and the binary image data into JBIG, MMR, MH and the like.

The scanner 114 irradiates an image on paper as a document with light and scans the image with a CCD line sensor to convert the document into an electric signal as raster image data. The manuscript paper is set in a tray of a manuscript feeder (not shown), and the user instructs the operation unit 108 to start reading an image. As a result, the CPU 101 gives an instruction to the scanner 114, and the document feeder reads the document sheets one by one. The printer 112 converts raster image data into an image on paper. Printer methods include an electrophotographic method using a photoconductor drum and a photoconductor belt, and an inkjet method in which ink is ejected from a minute nozzle array to print an image directly on paper. Any type of device may be used as long as the present invention is feasible. The activation of the print operation is started by the instruction from the CPU 101. The printer 112 includes a plurality of paper cassettes (not shown) so that different paper sizes or different paper orientations can be selected.

As shown in FIG. 11, the operation unit 108 has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display unit 401, and a touch panel sheet is attached on the LCD. The CPU 101 displays the system setting screen on the LCD display unit 401. The position information on which the displayed key is pressed by a finger or the like is transmitted to the CPU 101 via the operation unit I / F 107.

Further, the operation unit 108 includes, for example, a start key 402, a stop key 404, a user mode key 406, an ID key 407, a reset key 408, and the like as various operation keys. Here, the start key of the operation unit 108 is used when starting a reading operation of a document image or the like. In the center of the start key, there is a two-color LED 403 of green and red, and the color indicates whether or not the start key can be used. Further, the stop key of the operation unit 108 functions to stop the operation during operation. Further, the ID key of the operation unit 108 is used when inputting the user ID of the user. The reset key is used to initialize the settings related to each function.

The card reader 119 reads the information stored in the IC card under the control of the CPU 101, and notifies the CPU 101 of the read information via the external I / F 118. With the above configuration, the image processing device 100 can transmit the image data read from the scanner 114 to another information processing device, or print out the print data received from the other information processing device by the printer 112. it can. Further, the image processing device 100 can fax the image data read from the scanner 114 to the public line network 122 by the modem 106, or output the image data received by fax from the public line by the printer 112.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the main menu screen 1500 displayed on the LCD display unit 401 of the image processing device 100. The main menu screen 1500 is a function selection screen for selecting a function to be used by the user. Buttons 1501 to 1506 are buttons corresponding to the functions provided in the image processing device 100. When the user presses the buttons 1501 to 1506 with a finger or the like, a setting screen for using the corresponding function is displayed on the LCD display unit 401. The "copy" button 1501 is a button corresponding to the copy function. The "scan and save" button 1502 and the "use saved file" button 1503 are buttons corresponding to the box function. The box function is a function of reading an original document via a scanner 114 and storing the image data generated in the RAM 102, HDD 104, or the like, or printing the stored image data via a printer 112. The "print" button 1504 is a button corresponding to the print function. The "scan and send" button 1505 is a button corresponding to the FAX / send function. The FAX / send function is a function of reading a document via a scanner 114 and transmitting the generated image data to another image processing device or information processing device via the LAN 121 or the public switched telephone network 122. The "address book edit" button 1506 is a button corresponding to the address book edit function.

After the user logs in to the image processing device 100, the CPU 101 displays the main menu screen 1500 on the LCD display unit 401. After the user presses a button corresponding to the function displayed on the main menu screen 1500 with a finger or the like, the CPU 101 displays a setting screen corresponding to the selected function on the LCD display unit 401. When the user presses a button corresponding to any of the copy function, the box function, and the FAX / send function, the LCD display unit 401 displays a setting screen on which the setting value related to the job of each function can be set. For example, when the user presses the "copy" button, the CPU 101 displays a setting screen related to the copy job, and when the user presses the "print" button, the CPU 101 displays the setting screen related to the print job.

In the following description, it is assumed that the user presses the "scan and send" button 1505 on the main menu screen 1500 and selects the FAX / send function. FIG. 9A shows a “scan and send” screen 1700, which is a setting screen for a fax / send job. Following the user pressing the "scan and send" button 1505, the CPU 101 displays the "scan and send" screen 1700 on the LCD display unit 401. The "scan and send" screen 1700 is composed of a destination display unit 1701 and various buttons (1702 to 1708).

The user presses various buttons (1702 to 1708) to make settings related to FAX / send job including setting of the destination. When the user presses the "log out" button 1709 or the ID key 407 while the "scan and send" screen 1700 is displayed, the CPU 101 stores the settings related to the job set by the user for the FAX / send function in the HDD 104 and logs out. To do. After the logged-out user logs in again, the CPU 101 displays the "scan and send" screen 1700 on the LCD display unit 401, which reflects the setting values related to the jobs stored in the HDD 104 for the setting items other than the transmission destination.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process from login to logout performed by the CPU 101 of the image processing device 100 in the present invention. The flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is stored as a program code in the HDD 104 of the image processing device 100. The CPU 101 realizes each function in the present invention by reading the program code stored in the HDD 104 or the like and executing each of the following steps.

Hereinafter, the processing performed by the CPU 101 from the time when the user logs in to the image processing device 100 to the time when the user logs out will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the CPU 101 receives the authentication information of the user who uses the image processing device 100 (S101). When the user touches or brings the IC card close to or close to the card reader 119, the CPU 101 starts the login process. The CPU 101 reads the user identification information stored in the IC card and performs the user authentication process. The method of accepting login is not limited to the method of using an IC card, and for example, a method of a user inputting a user ID and a password using the operation unit 108 may be used. In this embodiment, the user ID is used as user identification information.

Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the authentication is successful (S102). If the authentication fails, the CPU 101 continues to accept the user's authentication (S101).

If the authentication is successful, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the initial display function 601 corresponding to the user ID of the authenticated user is stored in the HDD 104 (S103). The initial display function 601 is stored in the HDD 104 when the user logs out by a method described later. FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of the initial display function information stored in the HDD 104. FIG. 6A shows that the user with the user ID “0001” logged out while displaying the FAX / send function setting screen at the time of the previous logout. The process (S101 to S103) from the acceptance of the user's authentication to the determination of the screen to be displayed on the LCD display unit 401 by the CPU 101 is the login process required for the user to log in to the image processing device 100.

When the initial display function information corresponding to the user ID of the authenticated user is stored in the initial display function 601 of the HDD 104, the CPU 101 starts the process of FIG. 3 described later. When the initial display function information is not stored in the initial display function 601, the CPU 101 displays the main menu screen 1500 for the user to select the function on the LCD display unit 401 (S104).

The CPU 101 accepts a function selection by the user. The CPU 101 displays a setting screen for using each function on the LCD display unit 401 according to the operation of the user (S105). In this embodiment, the user selects the "scan and send" button 1505, and the CPU 101 displays the "scan and send" screen 1700, which is a setting screen corresponding to the FAX / send function, on the LCD display unit 401.

The CPU 101 uses a means (not shown) to display a setting screen related to a job reflecting a default setting preset by the user on the LCD display unit 401. FIG. 9A shows a setting screen that reflects the default setting of the FAX / send function. In FIG. 9A, the destination is not set, the color mode is set to "black and white", the resolution is set to "normal", and the double-sided setting is set to "double-sided".

Next, the CPU 101 receives input by the user such as an operation of the operation unit 108 (S106).

Next, the CPU 101 switches the process according to the content input by the user (S107). The CPU 101 performs any of the destination setting, other settings, transmission start processing, and logout processing according to the contents input by the user.

When the user inputs the destination, for example, when the user presses the "address book" button 1702, the "one-touch" button 1703, or the "new input" button 1704, the CPU 101 performs a process of setting the destination (the process of setting the destination). In the figure, destination setting) (S108).

The process for setting the destination will be described below.

When the user presses the "new input" button 1704, the CPU 101 displays the new destination screen on the LCD display unit 401. FIG. 12 shows an example of a new destination screen displayed on the LCD display unit 401. The transmission type field 1901 is displayed on the new destination screen 1900, and the user accepts the instruction of the transmission type. The transmission type may be a function type such as "FAX", "Email", or "Save to file", or may be a type based on a protocol such as "SMTP", "G3", or "SMP". .. Alternatively, it may be a combination thereof.

Further, the destination field 1902 is displayed on the new destination screen 1900, and the CPU 101 accepts the input of the destination by the user. When the user presses the "setting" button 1904, the CPU 101 sets the contents set in the transmission type field 1901 and the destination field 1902 as the transmission destination.

When the user presses the "address book" button 1702, the CPU 101 displays the address book screen 1600 on the LCD display unit 401, and the destination selected by the user among the destinations registered in the address book is set as the job destination. Set.

FIG. 8 shows an example of an address book screen displayed on the LCD display unit 401. The address book screen 1600 displays an address list 1601, a "new address" button 1603, an "address edit" button 1604, an "address delete" button 1605, a "setting" button 1606, and the like. When the user selects an address from the address list 1601 and presses the "set" button 1606, the type and destination of the selected address 1602 are set and stored in the RAM 102.

When the user presses the "one-touch" button 1703, the CPU 101 sets the destination registered in the "one-touch" button 1703 as the job transmission destination. It is assumed that the destination of the "one-touch" button is set in advance by a method (not shown). Further, in FIG. 9, only one "one-touch" button 1703 is displayed on the "scan and send" screen 1700. However, a plurality of "one-touch" buttons 1703 may be displayed on the "scan and send" screen 1700, and different destinations corresponding to the respective buttons may be registered as job transmission destinations.

The CPU 101 displays the destination input by the user in the destination display unit 1701 by the above operation, and stores the displayed destination in the destination table 501 of the RAM 102. FIG. 9B is a setting screen in which a fax number and an e-mail address are set as destinations.

FIG. 5A shows a schematic diagram of the transmission destination stored in the RAM 102. It is possible to set a plurality of destinations. For example, in the destination table 501 of FIG. 5A, a FAX number and an e-mail address are set as the destinations of the FAX / send job.

After completing the setting of the transmission destination, the CPU 101 accepts the user's input again (S106).

The above is the process for setting the destination.

Next, a case where the CPU 101 performs a process of performing other settings will be described.

If the user input received by the CPU 101 is the pressing of the color mode selection button 1705, the resolution setting button 1706, the double-sided setting button 1707, and the other function buttons 1708, processing for making other settings is performed (in the figure, Other settings) (S109).

For example, when the user presses the color mode selection button 1705, the CPU 101 displays the color mode selection screen on the LCD display unit 401. Further, the CPU 101 sets whether to transmit a color image or a black-and-white image at the time of transmitting the original, based on the input of the user.

When the user presses the resolution setting button 1706, the CPU 101 displays the resolution setting screen on the LCD display unit 401. Further, the CPU 101 sets the resolution at the time of reading the document based on the input of the user.

When the user presses the double-sided setting button 1707, the CPU 101 displays the double-sided selection screen on the LCD display unit 401. Further, the CPU 101 sets both sides of whether or not to read both sides of the original based on the input of the user.

The CPU 101 displays the "scan and transmit" screen 1700 reflecting the contents set by the user on the LCD display unit 401. FIG. 9B is a setting screen after the user has set the color mode and the double-sided setting.

The colors of the setting items whose settings have been changed are highlighted so that the user can easily identify the setting items whose settings have been changed. In FIG. 9B, the colors of the color mode selection button 1705 and the double-sided setting button 1707 are inverted, the color mode is changed from "black and white" to "color", and the double-sided setting is changed from "double-sided" to "single-sided". ing.

The CPU 101 stores the above-mentioned set values set by the user in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102. FIG. 5B shows a schematic diagram of the set values of other settings stored in the RAM 102. For example, in FIG. 5B, the color mode is set to "color", the resolution is set to "normal", and the double-sided setting is set to "single-sided".

After finishing the setting of other settings, the CPU 101 accepts the user's input again (S106).

The above is the process for making other settings.

Next, a case where the CPU 101 performs the transmission process will be described.

If the user input received by the CPU 101 is the pressing of the start key 402, the process for transmission is started (transmission starts in the figure).

When the user presses the start key 402, the CPU 101 starts scanning the document using the scanner 114.

The CPU 101 reads the document read by the scanner 114, and stores the read image data in the RAM 102 or the HDD 104 (S110). At this time, the CPU 101 controls the scanner 114 according to the setting contents of the setting value table 502 stored in the RAM 102. Further, the CPU 101 or the image processing unit 117 performs image processing according to the setting contents stored in the setting value table 502 of the RAM 102.

Next, the CPU 101 transmits the image data read by the scanner 114 to the destination stored in the RAM 102 (S111). Depending on the type of transmission destination stored in the RAM 102, the network interface 105 or the modem 106 is appropriately used to transmit to the LAN 121 or the public line network 122.

Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to delete the destination after transmission (S112). The CPU 101 refers to the destination erasure flag 503 stored in the RAM 102, and determines whether or not to erase the destination. The destination erasure flag 503 is a flag provided to prevent erroneous transmission due to not erasing the destination when the job is continuously transmitted after the job is executed. The user sets the destination erasure flag 503 to a value indicating "erase" or "do not erase" by using a means (not shown). FIG. 5C shows a schematic diagram of the set values related to the reflection of the destination and other set values stored in the RAM 102. For example, in FIG. 5C, the destination information is "erased" from the RAM 102 after the job is transmitted, the set values are "not erased" from the RAM 102 for other setting items, and the set values stored in the RAM 102 at the time of re-login. It is set to "reflect".

When the destination erasure flag 503 stored in the RAM 102 is “not erased”, the CPU 101 proceeds to determine whether or not to erase the other set values without erasing the destination stored in the RAM 102. If you log out without deleting the destination after sending the job, the destination at the time of the previous job transmission is set at the time of logout. Therefore, the destination at the time of the previous job transmission is stored in the HDD 104 by the method described later. At this time, by excluding the destination from the reflection target that automatically reflects the set value at the time of re-login, even if the destination erasure flag 503 is set to "do not erase", erroneous transmission after re-login can be reduced. it can.

When the destination erase flag 503 stored in the RAM 102 is set to a value indicating "erase", the CPU 101 sets the destination stored in the destination table 501 and the setting contents displayed on the destination display unit 1701. Erase (S113).

Subsequently, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to erase the set values of the setting items other than the transmission destination stored in the RAM 102 (S114). The CPU 101 refers to the set value erasing flag 504 stored in the RAM 102, and determines whether or not to erase the set value. The set value erasure flag 504 is set to a value indicating "erase" or "do not erase" by a means (not shown) by the user. If the fax / send function is frequently used with the same settings, the same setting value as before is automatically set when the next job is set by setting the setting value deletion flag 504 to "do not delete", and the user can use it. Efforts to set jobs are reduced.

When the set value erasing flag 504 stored in the RAM 102 is a value indicating "erase", the CPU 101 erases the set value stored in the RAM 102 (S115). After erasing the set values other than the destination, the CPU 101 waits for the input by the user again (S106).

When the set value erasing flag 504 stored in the RAM 102 is a value indicating "do not erase", the CPU 101 waits for the user's input without erasing the set value stored in the RAM 102 (S106).

The above is the transmission process.

Next, a case where the CPU 101 performs the logout process will be described.

If the user input received by the CPU 101 is the pressing of the "logout" button 1709 or the pressing of the ID key 407, the process for logging out is started (logout in the figure).

The CPU 101 acquires the user ID of the logged-in user (S116).

Next, the CPU 101 associates the function type of the function currently displayed on the LCD display unit 401 with the acquired user ID and stores it in the HDD 104 (S117). FIG. 6A shows a schematic diagram of the function type information stored in the HDD 0104. For example, in FIG. 6A, it is stored that the setting screen related to the job of the FAX / send function was displayed on the LCD display unit 401 at the time of logout.

Next, the CPU 101 associates the destination stored in the destination table 501 of the RAM 102 with the acquired user ID and stores it in the HDD 104 (S118). FIG. 6B shows a schematic diagram of destination information stored in the HDD 104. For example, in FIG. 6B, a fax number and an e-mail address are stored as transmission destinations for a user whose user ID is "0001".

Next, the CPU 101 associates the setting contents stored in the setting value table 502 of the RAM 102 with the acquired user ID and saves them in the HDD 104 (S119). A schematic diagram of the setting content information stored in the HDD 104 is shown in FIG. 6 (c). For example, in FIG. 6C, the color mode is "color", the resolution is "normal", and the double-sided setting is "single-sided" for the user whose user ID is "0001", which is stored in the HDD 104.

Next, the CPU 101 performs a logout process for the logged-in user, and ends the process in this flowchart (S120).

By the above processing, the destination set when the user logs out and the setting value of each setting item are stored in the HDD 104.

Next, the process of reflecting the stored destination and the set value will be described with reference to FIG.

In the following explanation, it is assumed that the user was using the FAX / send function at the time of logout, and after re-login, the "scan and send" screen 1700 that automatically reflects the setting values for the setting items other than the destination is displayed. The case will be described. By reflecting the set value shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 101 does not reflect the destination set after re-login even if the destination is set at the time of log-out, and erroneous transmission is reduced. Is possible.

When the initial display function corresponding to the user ID of the user authenticated in S103 of FIG. 2 is stored in the initial display function 601 of the HDD 104, the CPU 101 displays the setting screen of the function corresponding to the initial display function 601 on the LCD display unit 401. Is displayed in (S201).

Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to display the setting screen reflecting the setting value stored in the HDD 104 (S202). The user sets in advance whether or not to use the set value reflection function by a method (not shown). For example, the LCD display unit 401 can display a screen for setting whether or not to use the set value reflecting function, and uses the screen to set whether or not the user uses the set value reflecting function. be able to. The CPU 101 determines whether or not to reflect the set value according to the setting made by the user.

If the CPU 101 determines that the set value is not reflected, the CPU 101 proceeds to S106 of FIG. 2 and accepts an input by the user.

When the CPU 101 determines that the set value is reflected, the CPU 101 acquires the set value stored in the set value table 603 of the HDD 104 for the setting items other than the transmission destination (S203).

The CPU 101 stores the set value acquired from the set value table 603 of the HDD 104 in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102 (S204).

After the CPU 101 stores the set value acquired from the HDD 104 in the RAM 102, the CPU 101 displays the setting screen reflecting the set value on the LCD display unit 401 (S205).

After the CPU 101 displays the setting screen on the LCD display unit 401, the process proceeds to S106 of FIG. 2 to accept input from the user.

FIG. 9C shows a FAX / send job setting screen that reflects the setting values stored in the HDD 104 for the setting items other than the destination, which are displayed on the LCD display unit 401 after re-login. In FIG. 9C, the destination is not reflected, the color mode is set to "color", the resolution is set to "normal", and the double-sided setting is set to "single-sided".

In S201 of FIG. 3, it has been described that the CPU 101 displays the setting screen before the set value is reflected on the LCD display unit 401. However, the CPU 101 may display the setting screen after the setting value is reflected on the LCD display unit 401 in S205 instead of displaying the setting screen before the setting value is reflected in S201.

By executing the above processing, it is possible to automatically display the setting screen reflecting the setting at the time of log-out on the LCD display unit 401 at the time of re-login only for the setting items other than the destination. In this way, for setting items other than the destination, the setting screen that reflects the set values is automatically displayed on the LCD display section 401, so there is less time and effort involved in setting when using the same set values as before. Become. On the other hand, by excluding the destination from the reflection target, when the user logs in again, the destination is input again, so there is a possibility that FAX data or e-mail will be sent to the destination not intended by the user. To reduce.

In the first embodiment, in S118 of FIG. 2, the CPU 101 stores the destination stored in the destination table 501 of the RAM 102 in the HDD 104. However, in S118, the CPU 101 does not have to store the transmission destination in the HDD 104.

Further, in S202 of the first embodiment, regarding the reflection of the set value of the setting item other than the destination, a case where the user determines in advance whether or not to use the set value reflecting function by using a method (not shown) has been described. However, the user cannot select whether or not to use the setting value reflecting function, and the setting value of the setting item other than the destination may always be reflected.

Further, in the first embodiment, a case where it is determined whether or not to use the set value reflecting function for the setting items other than the transmission destination is described according to the set value reflecting flag 505 of the RAM 102. However, it may be determined whether or not to use the set value reflecting function by referring to the set value erasing flag 504 of the RAM 102. For example, when the setting value erasing flag 504 is "not deleted", the setting value reflection function is used at the time of re-login because the environment is such that the job is frequently executed with the same setting. When the set value erasure flag 504 is "erase", the set value reflection function is not used.

(Example 2)
In the first embodiment, a method of displaying a setting screen in which the setting values are automatically reflected for some setting items and the setting values are not reflected for other setting items has been described. In the second embodiment, a case where the set values are automatically reflected for some setting items and the setting screen reflecting the set values is displayed after receiving the reflection instruction of the user for the other setting items will be described.

In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, a case where the user uses the FAX / send function and displays a setting screen that automatically reflects the setting values other than the destination will be described as an example. By doing so, the setting screen in which the setting values are automatically reflected for the setting items other than the destination is displayed, and the time and effort of the user to reset the setting values is reduced. On the other hand, the destination is excluded from the target for automatically reflecting the set value at the time of re-login, and after the re-login, the user is inquired whether to reproduce the set value at the time of log-out. After re-login, by reflecting the destination according to the user's instructions, it is possible to save the trouble of setting the destination from scratch when you want to use the same destination as when logging out.

The process performed by the CPU 101 from login to automatically reflecting the set values of the setting items other than the destination is the same as in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

The process performed when the CPU 101 reflects the transmission destination based on the reflection instruction of the user will be described with reference to FIG. When the CPU 101 performs the processes from S201 to S204, the set value at the time of logout is automatically reflected for the setting items other than the destination. The destination is not the target of processing from S201 to S204, but is excluded from the target of automatically reflecting the set value.

After the CPU 101 stores the set value stored in the set value table 603 of the HDD 104 in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to reflect the transmission destination (S401). Specifically, the CPU 101 refers to the destination erasure flag 503 stored in the RAM 102, and if the content of the destination erasure flag is "not erased", it is determined that the destination is reflected. If the content of the destination erasure flag 503 of the RAM 102 is "erase", the CPU 101 determines that the destination is not reflected, proceeds to S106 of FIG. 2, and accepts the input by the user.

When the CPU 101 determines that the destination is reflected, the CPU 101 refers to the destination stored in the destination table 602 of the HDD 104 in association with the user ID, and acquires the destination set at the time of the previous logout (S402). ).

Next, the CPU 101 sets the destination acquired from the HDD 104 as a destination reflection candidate and displays it in the destination reflection setting dialog on the LCD display unit 401 (S403). An example of the destination reflection setting dialog is shown in FIG. In the destination reflection setting dialog, a destination list 1851, a reflection setting check box 1852, and an OK button 1853 are arranged. In the destination list 1851, the destinations acquired by the CPU 101 from the HDD 104 are displayed.

Next, the CPU 101 accepts the input of the transmission destination to be reflected by the user (S404). Specifically, it accepts the pressing of each button of the reflection setting check box 1852 and the OK button 1853. Each button of the reflection setting check box 1852 is a toggle, and the presence or absence of the check is switched each time the user presses it. When the press of the OK button 1853 is accepted, the CPU 101 accepts the destination in which the reflection setting check box 1852 is checked as the destination to be reflected.

Next, the destination to be reflected received by the CPU 101 is stored in the destination table 501 of the RAM 102 (S405). Specifically, the destinations in which the reflection setting check box 1852 of FIG. 10 is checked are stored in the destination table 501 of the RAM 102. When the CPU 101 performs the processes from S401 to S405, the set value is not automatically reflected for the destination, but the set value at the time of logout is reflected according to the reflection instruction of the user.

After finishing the reflection processing for the transmission destination and other set values, the CPU 101 displays the setting screen in the state where the set values are reflected on the LCD display unit 401 (S205). FIG. 9D shows a setting screen displayed on the LCD display unit 401 after the reflection processing for the destination and other set values is completed. In FIG. 9D, in addition to the color mode being set to "color" and the double-sided setting being set to "single-sided", the destination "xxx@yy.zz" selected in FIG. 10 is set. After displaying the setting screen, the CPU 101 proceeds to S106 in FIG.

In the description of the transmission destination and the reflection processing of the set value using FIG. 4, in S209, the case where the CPU 101 stores the set value stored in the HDD 104 in the RAM 102 has been described. However, in S204, the CPU 101 may store the set value stored in the HDD 104 in the RAM 102, and the setting screen reflecting the set value may be displayed on the LCD display unit 401. For example, in S204, the CPU 101 displays a setting screen reflecting the set values for setting items other than the transmission destination on the LCD display unit 401. After that, the CPU 101 may perform the processes of S401 to S405 and S205, and display the setting screen reflecting the destination to which the user has given the reflection instruction on the LCD display unit 401.

By performing the above processing, it is possible to display the setting screen that automatically reflects the setting value set at the time of logout for the setting items other than the destination at the time of re-login on the LCD display unit 401. Further, as for the destination, the setting screen in which the destination is reflected is displayed only for the destination instructed by the user, and the time and effort for the user to set the destination is reduced.

In S401, the destination erasure flag 503 stored in the RAM 102 is referred to to determine whether or not to reflect the destination, but the CPU 101 may determine whether or not to reflect the destination. For example, the CPU 101 refers to the destination table 602 of the HDD 104, and if the destination table 602 includes the fax destination, the destination is not reflected, and if the destination table 602 does not include the fax destination, the destination is reflected. It may be that. By doing so, it becomes possible to determine whether or not to reflect the transmission destination based on the transmission type and the protocol. By sending the manuscript after confirming whether the fax device at the destination can communicate, the manuscript can be reliably sent to the destination. FAX uses other transmission types and protocols such as e-mail. It may be used more frequently to send important manuscripts than communications. In such a case, if the destination table 602 includes a fax destination, the destination is not reflected, which increases the possibility of erroneous transmission when transmitting a highly important document. Reduce.

Further, among the destinations stored in the destination table 602 of the HDD 104, only the fax destination may be excluded from the reflection target.

Further, in S401 of FIG. 4, the user can set in advance which method of "reflecting", "not reflecting", and "inquiring" the destination to be reflected for the destination by using a method (not shown). It may be. In this case, in S401, the CPU 101 determines whether or not to reflect the transmission destination according to the user's selection.

(Example 3)
In the above-described first or second embodiment, an example of displaying a setting screen in which the setting values are reflected without being based on the reflection instruction by the user for the setting items other than the destination when re-login is described has been described. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, a method will be described in which the user can set in advance a setting item for reflecting the set value without being based on the reflection instruction.

As a result, it is possible to automatically display the setting screen that reflects the setting value at the time of logout only for the setting item desired by the user. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the trouble of setting the setting items set in advance by the user after re-login. On the other hand, setting items other than the setting items set in advance by the user are excluded from the targets for which the set values are automatically reflected. As a result, it is less likely that the job will be executed with the setting value not intended by the user for the setting item for which the setting value is not automatically reflected.

Hereinafter, the processing performed by the CPU 101 in the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 13 is stored as a program code in the HDD 104 of the image processing device 100. The CPU 101 realizes each function in the present invention by reading the program code stored in the HDD 104 and executing each of the following steps.

In the third embodiment as well, the process until the CPU 101 stores the set values of each setting item in the HDD 104 at the time of logout is the same as that in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of S101 to S119 and S201 will be omitted.

The CPU 101 acquires the values stored in the setting value table 603 of the HDD 104 for the setting values of each setting item (S301). At this time, when the CPU 101 acquires the destination, the destination stored in the destination table 602 of the HDD 104 is acquired.

Next, the CPU 101 acquires the reflection method of the setting item from the RAM 102 for the setting item whose setting value is acquired from the HDD 104 (S302). The CPU 101 determines the reflection method with reference to the set values stored in the reflection method table 700 of the RAM 102. FIG. 14A shows a schematic diagram of the reflection method information stored in the RAM 102. The reflection method information is set by the user to a value of "reflect", "not reflect", or "inquire" for each setting item by a method (not shown). The setting items set by the user as "not reflected" or "inquiry" are excluded from the targets for which the setting values at the time of log-out are automatically reflected after re-login.
For example, in FIG. 14A, it is stored that the destination and the resolution are "inquired", the color mode is "reflected", and the double-sided setting is "not reflected".

The CPU 101 determines whether the method of reflecting the setting item for which the set value has been acquired is "reflecting", "not reflecting", or "inquiring" (S303).

The CPU 101 stores the set value in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102 if the method of reflecting the set item for which the set value has been acquired is "reflected" (S204). The CPU 101 processes S301 to S303 and S204 for the setting items that the user has set in advance to automatically reflect the set values after re-login. As a result, for the setting items set by the user to automatically reflect the set values in advance, the set values set at the time of logout are automatically reflected after re-login. After storing the set values in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the processing for all the set items has been completed (S307).

If the method of reflecting the set items for which the set values have been acquired is "not reflected", the CPU 101 does not store the set values in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102, and determines whether all the set items have been set (S307). ..

When the method of reflecting the set value for which the set value has been acquired is "inquire", the CPU 101 displays a reflection confirmation screen 750 for inquiring the user about the reflection of the set value of the set item on the LCD display unit 401 (S304). FIG. 14B shows an example of a reflection confirmation screen displayed on the LCD display unit 401 by the CPU 101.

On the reflection confirmation screen 750, the name 751 of the setting item for which the CPU 101 has acquired the set value and the set value 752 acquired by the CPU 101 are displayed. Further, on the reflection confirmation screen 750, a "yes" button 753 and a "no" button 754 are arranged. When the setting item for which the CPU 101 has acquired the set value is the destination, the same screen as in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the user is inquired whether or not to reflect the set value for each destination.

The CPU 101 accepts user input as to whether or not to reflect the displayed set value. Specifically, the CPU 101 accepts the pressing of the "Yes" button 753 or the "No" button 754 arranged on the reflection confirmation screen 750. Alternatively, the CPU 101 accepts the pressing of the reflection setting check box 1852 and the OK button 1853 arranged in the destination reflection setting dialog 1850 (S305).

The CPU 101 determines the user input received on the reflection confirmation screen 750 (S306). If the user input received by the CPU 101 is the pressing of the "Yes" button 753, the set value is stored in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102 (S204). After finishing the storage of the set value, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the reflection process is completed for all the set items after the set value is reflected (S307).

If the input of the received user is the pressing of the "No" button 754, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the processing has been completed for all the setting items (S307). By asking the user whether to reflect the setting value, the setting value at the time of logout is automatically reflected after re-login. For the setting items that are not to be reflected, the same setting value at the time of log-out is used after re-login. Reduce the trouble of resetting. When the CPU 101 determines that the processing has not been completed for all the setting items, the setting values and the reflecting method are acquired for the remaining setting items, and the processing is performed according to the reflecting method (S301 to S306, S204). When it is determined that the CPU 101 has completed the processing for all the setting items, the setting screen in a state where the setting values are reflected is displayed on the LCD display unit 401, and the setting value reflecting processing is terminated (S205).

After displaying the setting screen reflecting the set value, the CPU 101 proceeds to the process of S106 in FIG. 2 and waits for the user's input.

In the description of the transmission destination and the setting value reflection process using FIG. 13, the case where the CPU 101 stores the setting value stored in the setting value table 603 of the HDD 104 in the setting value table 502 in the RAM 102 has been described in S204. However, in S204, the CPU 101 may store the set value stored in the set value table 603 of the HDD 104 in the set value table 502 of the RAM 102, and display the setting screen reflecting the set value on the LCD display unit 401. .. The case where the CPU 101 acquires the color mode setting value stored in the HDD 104 in S301 will be described as an example. In S204, the CPU 101 stores the set value in the RAM 102, and displays the setting screen reflecting the set value stored in the HDD 104 for the color mode on the LCD display unit 401. After displaying the setting screen on which the set value of the color mode is reflected is displayed on the LCD display unit 401, the CPU 101 proceeds to S307 and determines whether or not the reflection processing has been performed for all the setting items.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the user can select from "reflect", "do not reflect", and "inquire the user" for the processing after re-login for all the setting items including the destination. It will be possible. The user can select the setting item that automatically reflects the set value, which improves the convenience of the user.

(Other Examples)
In the first to third embodiments, the case where the user uses the FAX / send function has been described, but the same applies to other functions provided in the image processing apparatus such as copying and printing.

Further, in Examples 1 and 2, the setting screen of the function used at the time of logout is displayed immediately after re-login. However, after the user logs in again, the main menu screen 1500 may be displayed on the LCD display unit 401, and the setting screen reflecting the setting value stored in the HDD 104 may be displayed for the function selected by the user.

In the first to third embodiments, the LCD display unit 401 displays a setting screen that automatically reflects the set values for some of the setting items and does not automatically reflect the set values for other setting items. An example was explained. However, some setting items may be reflected based on the reflection instruction by the user, or may be reflected without being based on the reflection instruction by the user, and the reflection of the set value may be prohibited for other setting items. ..

For example, in the FAX / send function, it is prohibited to display the setting screen reflecting the destination set at the time of log-out during re-login. It is assumed that the user has set a plurality of setting items including a destination related to the FAX / send function and logged out. During re-login of the logged-out user, it is prohibited to display the setting screen that reflects the destination set at the time of logout for the destination. At this time, for other setting items other than the destination, the setting screen that reflects the settings at the time of log-out is displayed without being based on the user's instruction during re-login. Alternatively, during re-login, the user may be inquired as to whether or not the setting value at the time of log-out is reflected. When inquiring the user whether or not to reflect the set value, the CPU 101 displays the set value reflection selection screen 1200 as shown in FIG. 15 on the LCD display unit 401. When the user selects the "Yes" button 1201, the CPU 101 displays a setting screen reflecting the setting value stored in the HDD 104 on the LCD display unit 401. When the user selects the "No" button 1202, the CPU 101 displays the setting screen without reflecting the setting value stored in the HDD 104.

By doing this, it is possible to display the setting screen excluding some setting items from the reflection target when logging in again, so the user executes the job without noticing that the setting values have been reflected. You can reduce the amount of login.

In the first to third embodiments, the processes described in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 13 are described as being performed by the CPU 101 in the controller unit 116 of the image processing apparatus 100. However, the CPU 101 that performs processing is not limited to the case where it is in the controller unit 116 of the image processing device 100. For example, the computer connected to the image processing device may control the image processing device, and the CPU in the computer may perform the processing described in the first to third embodiments.

The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to the system or device via a network or various storage media, and the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads the program. This is the process to be executed.

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A login processing means for performing login processing for a user to log in to an image processing device, and
A display means that displays a setting screen that allows the user to set the setting values of multiple setting items related to the job,
After the user logs out while the job setting screen is displayed, the job setting screen that reflects the setting value set at the time of logout is displayed during re-login by the logged-out user. Have a reflection means to make
The reflection means is an image processing apparatus characterized in that a setting item of a transmission destination of a job for transmitting image data is excluded from the reflection target. A reading means that reads the image of the original and generates image data,
Has a transmission means for transmitting image data,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reflecting means excludes a setting item of a transmission destination of a job for transmitting image data generated by the reading means from the reflecting target. The reflection means is a setting value set at the time of logout, stores the setting value of the plurality of setting items, and does not reflect the setting value for the setting item of the transmission destination of the job. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the job setting screen reflecting the set values stored for the setting items other than the setting items of the job transmission destination is displayed. The reflection means is a setting value set at the time of logout, and stores the setting value of the setting item excluding the setting item of the transmission destination of the job, and the setting screen of the job reflecting the stored setting value. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image processing apparatus is displayed. The reflection means is a set value set at the time of the logout, and stores the set value of the plurality of setting items.
The image processing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the setting item of the job transmission destination is displayed on the setting screen of the job reflecting the stored setting value based on the reflection instruction by the user. apparatus. The image processing according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the reflecting means stores the set value set at the time of logout in association with the user identification information of the logged-in user. apparatus. Any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reflecting means displays a setting screen of the job reflecting the setting value set at the time of logout according to the login process of the login processing means. The image processing apparatus according to the section. It is a control method of an image processing device.
A login processing step that performs login processing for the user to log in to the image processing device, and
A display step that displays a setting screen where the user can set the setting values of multiple setting items related to the job, and
After the user logs out while the job setting screen is displayed, the job setting screen that reflects the setting value set at the time of logout is displayed during re-login by the logged-out user. Have a reflection step and
The reflection step is a control method of an image processing device, characterized in that a setting item of a transmission destination of a job for transmitting image data is excluded from the reflection target. A program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information processing apparatus according to claim 8.

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