JP6907641B2 - program - Google Patents

Description

The technology disclosed herein relates to an information processing program that is read into an information processing device that can be connected to a server device.

A technique for displaying an image showing the contents of a program incorporated in an information processing program on a display unit of an information processing device is known. The related technique is described in Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-338953

When a plurality of images showing the contents of each of the plurality of programs incorporated in the information processing program are displayed on the display unit of the information processing device, an image showing the contents of a specific program is searched for from the plurality of images. May be troublesome for the user.

The information processing program disclosed in the present specification is an information processing program that can be read into an information processing device that can be connected to a server device via a communication interface and can incorporate a plurality of programs. The information processing program is a specific means for identifying a selection program which is at least one program selected from a plurality of scheduled upload programs scheduled to be uploaded to the server device, and the plurality of scheduled upload programs. Is a program that can be incorporated into the information processing program, the specific means, the first storage control means for storing the selection program identification information indicating the selection program in the memory of the information processing device, and the server device. The selection stored in the memory between the first receiving means for receiving the uploaded program identification information indicating the uploaded upload program from the server device and the upload program indicated by the uploaded program identification information. When the first determination means for determining whether or not the selection program indicated by the program identification information is included and the first determination means for determining that the selection program is included in the upload program In addition, a download means for downloading the selection program from the server device, a built-in means for incorporating the selection program downloaded by the download means into the information processing program, and a plurality of built-in means incorporated in the information processing program. Among the programs, an identification means for identifying the first embedded program incorporated by the embedded means and the second embedded program incorporated by means other than the incorporated means, and the first embedded program. The information processing device is made to function as a first display means for displaying a first image showing a program on a display unit of the information processing device in preference to a second image showing the second embedded program. It is characterized by.

The above information processing program distinguishes between the first embedded program and the second embedded program from the embedded programs incorporated in the information processing program. Then, the first image showing the first embedded program is displayed with priority over the second image showing the second embedded program. In this way, since the image showing the specific program is displayed with priority over the other images, the user can visually grasp the image showing the specific program. User convenience is improved.

The figure which shows the structure of the communication system 1. The figure which shows the operation sequence diagram of the printing application 88. The figure which shows the operation sequence diagram of the printing application 88. The figure which shows the operation sequence diagram of the printing application 88. The figure which shows the operation sequence diagram of the printing application 88. The figure which shows the operation sequence diagram of the printing application 88. The flowchart which shows the operation of the subroutine of "display processing" of a print application 88. The figure which shows an example of the top screen G1 displayed by the print application 88. The figure for demonstrating the 1st embedded program 90 and the 2nd embedded program 92. The figure which shows an example of the number-of-times table T1. The figure which shows an example of the top screen G3 displayed by the print application 88. The figure which shows an example of the specific screen G2 displayed by the print application 88. The figure which shows the operation sequence diagram of the printing application 88 of a modification.

(Communication system configuration)
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a communication system 1 exemplified as an embodiment according to the present application. The communication system 1 includes a first mobile phone 10, a second mobile phone 9, an MFP 110, an access point 62, a server 100, and a base station 61. The access point 62 is a known relay device. The server 100 can communicate with the first mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 9 via the Internet 70 and the base station 61. Further, the server 100 can communicate with the MFP 110 via the Internet 70 and the access point 62.

(Structure of the first mobile phone 10)
The first mobile phone 10 is a mobile phone equipped with a platform of Android (registered trademark of Google Inc.). The first mobile phone 10 mainly includes a CPU 82, a memory 84, an NFC (also referred to as Near Field Communication) interface 76, a button input unit 72, a panel 74, a mobile phone interface 78, and a camera 79. The CPU 82 controls each function according to a program stored in the memory 84, various signals transmitted and received via the NFC interface 76, and the like. Further, the CPU 82 functions as various means by reading the program. In this specification, the interface may be referred to as "I / F".

NFC_I / F76 is an I / F (that is, an IC chip, a communication circuit) for executing wireless communication 201 (hereinafter referred to as "NFC communication 201") according to the NFC method for so-called short-range wireless communication. be. The NFC system is, for example, a wireless communication system based on the international standard of ISO / IEC21481 or 18092. The mobile phone I / F 78 performs wireless communication 203 with the base station 61. The wireless communication 203 may be a cellular wireless communication such as 3G or 4G. The button input unit 72 is a key for executing each function of the first mobile phone 10. The button input unit 72 may be integrally configured with the panel 74 as a touch panel. The panel 74 displays various functional information of the first mobile phone 10. The camera 79 is a camera mounted on the first mobile phone 10.

The memory 84 includes a program 85 and a number table 94. The memory 84 may be configured by combining a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an HDD, an SD card (a registered trademark of the SD Association), and the like. Program 85 includes an operating system 86 (hereinafter referred to as OS86) and a printing application 88. OS86 is the OS of the Android platform. The print application 88 is an application for Android. In this specification, the application may be abbreviated as "application".

The print application 88 is an application for causing the MFP 110 to execute a print process, a scan process, etc. via the mobile phone I / F78 or NFC_I / F76. FIG. 8 shows an example of the top screen G1 displayed on the panel 74 by the print application 88. The top screen G1 includes button images 115, 116, 117, 118. The button image 115 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for causing the MFP 110 to execute the printing process. The button image 116 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for causing the MFP 110 to execute the scanning process. The button image 117 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction to cause the MFP 110 to execute the FAX process. The button image 118 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for displaying a screen showing the state of various functions of the MFP 110. The print application 88 is an application provided by the vendor of the MFP 110. The print application 88 may be installed on the first mobile phone 10 from a server (not shown) on the Internet, or may be installed on the first mobile phone 10 from the media shipped together with the MFP 110.

A plurality of embedded programs 89 are incorporated in the print application 88. Each of the embedded programs 89 is a program for extending the functions or settings of the print application 88. Each of the embedded programs 89 may be a plug-in of the print application 88. An example of a program that expands the function is a program that adds an Internet FAX function and a New Year's card printing function. An example of a program for expanding the settings is a program for adding print size settings (A3 size printing, A4 size printing, etc.) and double-sided printing settings. The embedded program 89 includes a first embedded program 90 and a second embedded program 92. The first embedded program 90 is a program downloaded from the server 100 and incorporated into the print application 88, and is a selection program (described later) selected from the upload programs uploaded to the server 100. The second embedded program 92 is a program incorporated in the print application 88 by a method other than the above. Specifically, the second embedded program 92 is, for example, a program other than the selection program among the programs downloaded from the server 100 and incorporated in the print application 88, or the print application at the time of shipment of the first mobile phone 10. These are programs and the like pre-installed in 88.

An example of the first embedded program 90 and the second embedded program 92 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B. Each of the programs 401 to 403 shown in the area R1 of FIG. 9B is an upload program uploaded to the server 100. Programs 401 to 403 are stored in the memory 101 of the server 100. Of the programs 401 to 403, program 401 is a selection program. Each of the programs 301 to 303 shown in the area R2 of FIG. 9B is an upload scheduled program (described later) scheduled to be uploaded to the server 100. Now, consider the case where the program 401 is downloaded from the server 100 and incorporated into the print application 88 as shown by the arrow y1. Further, as shown by the arrow y2, consider the case where the program 402 is downloaded from the server 100 and incorporated into the print application 88. In this case, since the program 401 is a selection program, the program 401 is incorporated into the print application 88 as the first embedded program 90b. Since the program 402 is not a selection program, the program 402 is incorporated as the second embedded program 92d. Further, since the programs already incorporated in the print application 88 shown in the area R3 of FIG. 9A are not selection programs, they are the second embedded programs 92a to 92c. The program shown in the area R4 of FIG. 9A is a program already incorporated in the print application 88, but is a program downloaded from the server 100 as a selection program in the past and incorporated in the print application 88. Therefore, it is the first embedded program 90a.

The number-of-times table 94 is a table that stores the number of times each of the second embedded programs 92 has been used. The number-of-times table 94 is, for example, a table that stores the number of times each of the second embedded programs 92a to 92d shown in FIG. 9A is used. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a table T1 for storing the number of times of use for the plurality of second embedded programs 92 (programs 92a to 92d) is stored in the memory 84.

OS86 is a program that provides basic functions used in the print application 88. In addition, the OS 86 has a function of controlling the activation of the print application 88. Further, the OS 86 has a function of controlling various components such as a memory 84, a button input unit 72, and a panel 74.

(Structure of the second mobile phone 9)
The second mobile phone 9 is a mobile phone equipped with an iOS (registered trademark of Cisco Systems) platform. The second mobile phone 9 includes OS 186, which is the OS of the iOS platform. Further, the second mobile phone 9 performs wireless communication 202 with the base station 61. The aspect of the wireless communication 202 is the same as that of the wireless communication 203 of the first mobile phone 10. Since the other configurations of the second mobile phone 9 are the same as those of the first mobile phone 10, illustration and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the explanatory example of this embodiment, the first mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 9 are mobile phones used by the same user.

(Configuration of MFP110)
The MFP 110 is a peripheral device (that is, a peripheral device such as a PC) capable of executing a printing function, a scanning function, and the like. The MFP 110 can communicate with the first mobile phone 10 via NFC communication 201, wireless communication 203, and Wi-Fi communication 204. The MFP 110 mainly includes an operation unit 12, a display unit 14, an NFC_I / F16, a wireless LAN_I / F18, a printer 19, a scanner 20, and a control unit 30. Each part 12 to 30 is connected to a bus line (reference numeral omitted).

The operation unit 12 includes a plurality of keys. The user can give various instructions to the MFP 110 by operating the operation unit 12. The display unit 14 is a display for displaying various information. The printer 19 is a printing mechanism such as an inkjet method or a laser method. The scanner 20 is a scanning mechanism that scans a paper document and generates image data. Since the configuration of NFC_I / F16 is the same as the configuration of NFC_I / F76 described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The wireless LAN_I / F18 is an I / F (that is, an IC chip) for executing wireless communication 204 (hereinafter referred to as "Wi-Fi communication 204") according to the Wi-Fi method defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance. , Communication circuit). The Wi-Fi method is based on, for example, the IEEE (abbreviation of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) 802.11 standard and the equivalent standard (for example, 802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, etc.). It is a wireless communication method based on. The wireless LAN_I / F18 may be an I / F for executing wireless communication via an access point (that is, infrastructure-type wireless communication), or wireless communication without an access point (for example, ad hoc). It may be an I / F for executing the wireless communication of the system, the wireless communication of the Wi-Fi Direct system).

The control unit 30 includes a CPU 32 and a memory 34. The CPU 32 is a processor that executes various processes according to a program (not shown) stored in the memory 34. The memory 34 is composed of a RAM, a ROM, and the like.

(Configuration of server 100)
The server 100 is a server installed on the Internet and may be a server provided by a vendor of the MFP 110 or a server provided by a vendor different from the MFP 110. The server 100 includes a memory 101 and a CPU 102. The CPU 102 is a processor that executes various processes according to a program (not shown) stored in the memory 101. The memory 101 is an area for storing information issued to an external device such as the first mobile phone 10 (for example, a user ID described later) and various information registered from the external device (for example, selection program identification information described later). Is.

Further, the memory 101 is an area for storing the upload scheduled program identification information, the uploaded program identification information, and the upload program. The uploaded program identification information is information indicating an upload program uploaded to the server 100 from an external device. Specifically, as shown in the area R1 of FIG. 9B, a plurality of programs 401 to 403 stored in the memory 101 of the server 100 are upload programs. The upload schedule program identification information is information indicating a plurality of upload schedule programs scheduled to be uploaded to the server 100 from an external device. The program to be uploaded is a program that is determined to be uploaded to the server 100 in the future, as shown in the area R2 of FIG. 9B. Each of the programs 301 to 303 shown by the broken line in FIG. 9B is the program to be uploaded. The upload scheduled program information is information indicating each of the programs 301 to 303. In the description example of the present embodiment, the upload schedule program and the upload program are programs that can be incorporated into the print application 88, and are programs that extend the functions and settings of the print application 88. Examples of enhancements to functionality and settings include those described above.

(Notes on description in this specification)
In the following, the CPU 82 that executes a program such as the print application 88 or the OS 86 may be simply described by the program name. For example, the description "the print application 88 is" may mean "the CPU 82 that executes the print application 88". Further, in the present specification, the description that "the CPU 82 of the first mobile phone 10 receives various information" is described as "the CPU 82 of the first mobile phone 10 receives various information via the mobile phone I / F78 or NFC_I / F76". It shall include the technical content of "acquiring various types of information". Further, the description that "the CPU 82 of the first mobile phone 10 transmits various information" states that "the CPU 82 of the first mobile phone 10 outputs various information via the mobile phone I / F78 or NFC_I / F76". It is assumed that the technical content of "to do" is included.

(Operation of printing application 88)
The operation of the print application 88 will be described with reference to the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 2 to 6 and the flowchart of FIG. 7. In S100, when the user inputs an operation to start the print application 88 via the button input unit 72, the CPU 82 starts the print application 88 based on the OS 86.

In S110, the print application 88 determines whether or not it is the first activation after being installed on the first mobile phone 10. Specifically, the print application 88 determines whether or not the user ID is stored in the memory 84. The user ID is user identification information for identifying a user who uses the print application 88, and as will be described later in S130, S140, S145, etc., the mobile phone I / F 78 is used when the print application 88 is started for the first time. This is information received from the server 100 via the server 100. If a positive decision is made (S110: YES), the process proceeds to S 120, if a negative decision is made (S110: NO), the flow proceeds to S 205.

In S120, the print application 88 determines whether or not to execute the takeover of the user ID. User ID takeover is when a user who has used the print application 88 using the first terminal device uses the print application 88 using a second terminal device different from the first terminal device. This is the operation to be performed. By taking over the user ID, the settings and the like when the print application 88 was used using the first terminal device can be used when using the print application 88 using the second terminal device. can. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the print application 88 displays the button image B1 for executing the takeover of the user ID on the panel 74. Then, when the print application 88 receives the operation input to the button image B1 by the user, the print application 88 makes an affirmative judgment in S120. If a positive judgment is made, the process proceeds to S150, and if a negative judgment is made (S120: NO), the process proceeds to S130.

In S130, the print application 88 transmits the user ID acquisition request and the OS information indicating the OS86 of the first mobile phone 10 to the server 100 via the mobile phone I / F78. When the server 100 receives the user ID acquisition request from the first mobile phone 10, the server 100 transmits the user ID to the first mobile phone 10 in S140. The user ID may be random alphanumeric characters generated by the server 100. When the first mobile phone 10 receives the user ID from the server 100, the first mobile phone 10 stores the received user ID in the memory 84 in S145. On the other hand, in S147, the server 100 associates the transmitted user ID with the OS information and stores it in the memory 101.

If an affirmative decision is made in S120, the print application 88 displays a screen on the panel 74 for inputting the user ID for executing the takeover in S150. Then, when the input of the user ID for executing the takeover is received by the user, the user ID, the OS information, and the model information for which the input is accepted are transmitted to the server 100 in S160. The OS information is information indicating the type of OS86 of the first mobile phone 10. The model information is information indicating the product name or product code of the first mobile phone 10.

In S170, the server 100 determines whether or not the same user ID and OS information as the received user ID and OS information are stored in the memory 101. Specifically, it is determined whether or not access has been made with the same user ID from different terminals having the same OS. If a positive judgment is made (S170: YES), the process proceeds to S180, and if a negative judgment is made (S170: NO), the process ends. The process in S170 is a process performed when the sequence shown in FIG. 6 is executed. The operation of the print application 88 installed on the second mobile phone 9 shown in FIG. 6 is the same as the operation of the print application 88 installed on the first mobile phone 10 shown in FIG. 2. Is omitted. That is, the processing of S700 to S747 in FIG. 6 is the same as the processing of S100 to S147 in FIG.

In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, the case where the first mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 9 having different OSs are accessed by the same user ID is described, and therefore a negative determination is made. For example, when the first mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 9 have the same OS (for example, when both are OSs of the Android platform), the same user from the first mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 9 If the access is made by ID, an affirmative judgment will be made in S170.

In S180, the server 100 transmits a user ID different from the user ID stored in the memory 101 (that is, the user ID received in S160) to the first mobile phone 10. Then, in S185, the server 100 stores the transmitted user ID in the memory 101 in association with the user ID and OS information stored in the memory 101. On the other hand, the print application 88 stores the received user ID in the memory 84 in S190.

In S205, the print application 88 executes the subroutine of "display processing". S205 is performed by executing the subroutine of FIG. 7. The subroutine of FIG. 7 will be described below.

In S595, the print application 88 identifies the type of program incorporated in the print application 88. That is, for each of the plurality of programs incorporated in the print application 88, it is determined whether the program is the first embedded program 90 or the second embedded program 92. In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, it is determined that the first embedded program 90a and the second embedded programs 92a to 92c are incorporated in the print application 88. The case will be described.

In S600, the print application 88 determines whether or not the first embedded program 90 exists among the programs incorporated in the print application 88. That is, the print application 88 determines whether or not the program installed by the process of S450 or S490 described later exists among the programs incorporated in the print application 88. If a positive judgment is made (S600: YES), the process proceeds to S620, and if a negative judgment is made (S600: NO), the process proceeds to S610. In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, it is determined that the first embedded program 90a exists.

In S610, the print application 88 displays the top screen of the print application 88. The top screen of the print application 88 is, for example, the top screen G1 shown in FIG. When the print application 88 executes the process of S610, the process proceeds to S660.

On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made in S600, the print application 88 displays the top screen of data processing corresponding to the first embedded program 90 on the panel 74 in S620.

In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, the case where the first embedded program 90a is a program for expanding the printing function will be described. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the top screen G3 of the printing process corresponding to the printing function is displayed on the panel 74. The top screen G3 includes button images 125, 126, 127, 128. The button image 125 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for executing the print size setting. The button image 126 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for executing the setting of double-sided printing. The button image 127 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for executing the color printing setting. The button image 128 is an image for receiving an input of an instruction for causing the MFP 110 to execute A3 size printing.

In S630, the print application 88 determines whether or not the layout of the display screen is significantly changed as compared with the conventional case. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the ratio of the number of the first images to the number of the second images is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio. The first image is an image showing the contents of the first embedded program 90. The second image is an image showing the contents of the second embedded program 92. In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, when the first embedded program 90a is a program for adding the function of A3 size printing, the button image 128 shown in FIG. 11 is the first image. When the second embedded programs 92a to 92c are a program for executing the print size setting, a program for executing the double-sided printing setting, and a program for executing the color printing setting, the buttons shown in FIG. 11 are shown. Images 125-127 are the second images. In this case, the print application 88 determines that the ratio of the number of the first images to the number of the second images is 1/3. Then, the print application 88 determines whether or not the ratio (1/3) is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio. The predetermined ratio may be set by the vendor of the print application 88, or may be predetermined by the user. If a positive judgment is made (S630: YES), the process proceeds to S640, and if a negative judgment is made (S630: NO), the process proceeds to S650.

In S640, the print application 88 causes the panel 74 to display the first display image. The first display image is an image for notifying the user that the first image having the predetermined ratio or more is displayed on the panel 74. Specifically, for example, the print application 88 displays a character string image such as "the layout is changed" on the panel 74.

In S650, the print application 88 causes the panel 74 to display the first image and the second image. In S650, the print application 88 gives priority to the first image over the second image and displays it on the panel 74. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the area of the display area of the first image (button image 128) is larger than the area of the display area of the second image (button image 125-127) and displayed. ..

In S660, the print application 88 reads out the number of times the second embedded program 92 has been used from the number of times table 94. In the explanatory example of this embodiment, the print application 88 reads the table T1 shown in FIG. 10 from the memory 84.

In S670, the print application 88 determines whether or not each read-out number of uses is less than the threshold value. If an affirmative judgment is made (S670: YES), the process proceeds to S680, and if a negative judgment is made (S670: NO), the "display processing" subroutine is terminated and the process proceeds to S210 in FIG. The threshold value may be set by the vendor of the print application 88 or may be predetermined by the user.

In S680, the print application 88 uninstalls the second embedded program 92, which is determined to be used less than the threshold value. For example, when the threshold value is 5, the print application 88 uninstalls the program 503 and the program 506 shown in FIG. When the print application 88 executes the process of S680, the subroutine of "display process" is terminated, and the process proceeds to S210 of FIG.

In S210, the print application 88 accepts an operation input for starting voting for a desired program from among the programs to be uploaded by the user. That is, it accepts an operation input for starting an operation of selecting a program desired by the user from the programs to be uploaded. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the print application 88 displays the button image B2 on the panel 74 and accepts an operation input to the button image B2.

In S220, the print application 88 transmits the upload schedule program identification information request to the server 100 via the mobile phone I / F78. When the server 100 receives the upload schedule program identification information request from the first mobile phone 10, the server 100 transmits the upload schedule program identification information read from the memory 101 to the first mobile phone 10 in S230.

In S240, the print application 88 causes the panel 74 to display a specific screen including a plurality of specific images. The specific image is an image showing the contents of the upload schedule program indicated by the upload schedule program identification information. In addition, the print application 88 also displays a voting button image for voting for the upload schedule program indicated by the specific image on the panel 74. FIG. 12 shows an example of the specific screen G2 including a plurality of specific images B3 to B7 and voting button images C3 to C7.

In S250, the print application 88 accepts the vote of the program desired by the user by accepting the operation input to at least one of the vote button images C3 to C7 by the user.

In S260, the print application 88 identifies the program that has received the vote as the selection program. The selection program is at least one program selected from a plurality of upload schedule programs scheduled to be uploaded to the server 100. In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, the print application 88 specifies the program for which the user has accepted the vote as the selection program from the programs to be uploaded. Then, in S270, the selection program identification information indicating the selection program is stored in the memory 84.

In S280, the print application 88 transmits the uploaded program identification information request to the server 100 via the mobile phone I / F78. When the server 100 receives the uploaded program identification information request from the first mobile phone 10, the server 100 transmits the uploaded program identification information to the first mobile phone 10 in S300. In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, as shown in the area R1 of FIG. 9B, the uploaded program identification information indicating the plurality of programs 401 to 403 is transmitted to the first mobile phone 10.

In S310, the print application 88 determines whether or not the selected program is included in the upload program indicated by the received uploaded program identification information. If a positive judgment is made (S310: YES), the process proceeds to S360, and if a negative judgment is made (S310: NO), the process proceeds to S320.

In S340, the print application 88 determines whether or not a similar program is included in the upload program indicated by the uploaded program identification information. A similar program is a program whose function is similar to that of the selected program. For example, when the selection program is a program for creating a New Year's card, a similar program is a program for creating a greeting card having a similar function. If a positive judgment is made (S340: YES), the process proceeds to S350, and if a negative judgment is made (S340: NO), a series of processes is terminated.

In S350, the print application 88 displays the second display screen on the panel 74. The second display screen is a screen indicating that a similar program has been uploaded to the server 100. When the print application 88 executes the process of S350, the print application 88 ends a series of processes.

If affirmatively determined in S310, the print application 88 in S360 transmits the user ID, the OS information, and the selection program identification information to the server 100 via the mobile phone I / F78. In S370, the server 100 receives the corresponding OS information indicating the OS corresponding to the selection program indicated by the selection program identification information received from the first mobile phone 10. Then, in S380, the received corresponding OS information is transmitted to the first mobile phone 10.

In S390, the print application 88 determines whether or not the OS indicated by the received corresponding OS information is the OS 86 of the first mobile phone 10. If a positive judgment is made (S390: YES), the process proceeds to S410, and if a negative judgment is made (S390: NO), the process proceeds to S400.

In S400, the print application 88 causes the panel 74 to display the third display screen. The third display screen corresponds to the case where the OS indicated by the corresponding OS information (that is, the OS corresponding to the selection program) is not the OS 86 of the first mobile phone 10 in which the print application 88 is installed (S390: NO). This screen shows that the selection program corresponding to the OS indicated by the OS information has been uploaded to the server 100. In other words, when a selection program corresponding to an OS other than the OS used by the first mobile phone 10 is uploaded, this screen notifies the user that the selection program can be used with the other OS. .. When the print application 88 executes the process of S400, the print application 88 ends a series of processes.

If a positive determination is made in S390, the print application 88 in S410 determines whether the selection program is a program that extends the function of the print application 88 or a program that extends the settings of the print application 88. If it is determined that the selected program is a program that expands the function (S410: function), the process proceeds to S420, and if it is determined that the program is a program that expands the setting (S410: setting), the process proceeds to S460.

In S420, the print application 88 causes the panel 74 to display the first display screen. The first display screen is a screen indicating that the selection program has been uploaded to the server 100.

In S430, the print application 88 transmits a download request for the selection program to the server 100 via the mobile phone I / F78. When the server 100 receives the download request from the first mobile phone 10, the server 100 transmits the selection program to the first mobile phone 10 in S440.

In S450, the print application 88 installs the downloaded selection program in the print application 88. In the explanatory example of the present embodiment, as shown by the arrow y1 in FIG. 9, the selection program 401 is downloaded from the server 100 and incorporated into the print application 88 as the first embedded program 90b. Then, in S455, the print application 88 stores the installed selection program as the first embedded program 90 in the memory 84. When the print application 88 executes the process of S455, the print application 88 ends a series of processes.

If it is determined in S410 that the selection program is a program that extends the settings, the print application 88 proceeds to S460. Since the processing of S460 to S495 is the same as the processing of S420 to S455 described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In S500, the print application 88 sets the settings extended by the selection program as the initial settings for the corresponding data processing. For example, when the selection program is a program that extends the print processing settings, the extended settings are set as the initial settings of the print settings. The print processing settings include, for example, expansion of the print size setting (addition of A3 size printing), expansion of the double-sided printing setting (addition of double-sided printing), and the like. When the print application 88 executes the process of S500, the print application 88 ends a series of processes.

<Effect of Examples>
The print application 88 includes the first embedded program 90, which is a selection program, and the second embedded program 92, which is another program, from among the embedded programs 89 incorporated in the print application 88. Identify (S595). Then, the first image showing the first embedded program 90 is displayed with priority over the second image showing the second embedded program 92 (S650). In this way, since the first image showing the first embedded program which is the selection program is displayed with priority over the second image showing the second embedded program which is another program, the user makes the selection. It becomes easier to visually grasp the first image showing the program, and the convenience of the user is improved.

The print application 88 specifies a program selected by the user from the programs to be uploaded as a selection program (S260). In this way, the selection program can be specified by the intention of each user.

The print application 88 displays the area of the display area of the first image on the panel 74 by increasing the area of the display area of the second image (S650). In this way, by making the display area of the first image larger than the display area of the second image, the first image can be made relatively conspicuous.

The print application 88 reads out the number of times each of the second embedded programs 92 has been used from the memory 84 (S660). Then, the second embedded program 92 whose number of uses is less than the threshold value (S670: YES) is uninstalled from the print application 88. As described above, by uninstalling the second embedded program 92, which is infrequently used, it is possible to prevent the print application 88 from being unnecessarily enlarged.

When the first embedded program 90 (that is, the selection program) is incorporated in the print application 88 (S600: YES), the print application 88 is the top screen of data processing corresponding to the first embedded program 90. Is displayed on the panel 74. In this way, when the program desired by the user is incorporated in the print application 88, it is possible to directly transition to the top screen of the data processing corresponding to the program across the layers.

The print application 88 displays a first display image indicating that the first image having a predetermined ratio or more is displayed when the number of the first images with respect to the number of the second images is equal to or more than a predetermined ratio (S630: YES). It is displayed on 74 (S640). The case where the first image having a predetermined ratio or more is displayed is, in other words, the case where the layout of the display screen is significantly changed as compared with the conventional case. With the above configuration, in such a case, it is possible to notify the user in advance that the layout of the display screen will be significantly changed.

Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of claims. The techniques described in the claims include various modifications and modifications of the specific examples illustrated above. Modifications of the above embodiment are listed below.

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The print application 88 may store in the memory 84 the number of times each of the various data processes such as the print process and the scan process is executed. In this case, the print application 88 may execute the processes of S810 and S820 shown in FIG. 13 after executing the process of S205 shown in FIG. In S810, the print application 88 reads the number of times of each of the various data processes from the memory 84. In S820, the print application 88 compares the number of read processes. For example, the print application 88 compares the number of processes of each of the print process, the scan process, and the transmission process. When the print application 88 performs the process of S820, the process proceeds to S260 shown in FIG. In S260, the print application 88 specifies the upload schedule program corresponding to the data processing determined to have a large number of processes in the compared number of processes as the selection program. Specifically, for example, when it is determined that the number of times of printing processing is larger than the number of times of processing of other data processing (scan processing, transmission processing), the print application 88 is a program corresponding to the printing processing. (For example, a program that expands the print size setting) is specified as a selection program. In such a configuration, a program corresponding to data processing having a relatively large number of processing times (that is, data processing having a high execution frequency by the user) can be automatically specified as a selection program.

In S650, the print application 88 displays the area of the display area of the first image larger than the area of the display area of the second image, but is not limited to this. For example, the first color, which is the color of the first image, may be displayed in a color that is easier to see than the second color, which is the color of the second image. Specifically, the visibility may be improved by making the first color larger in brightness and saturation than the second color, or the background color which is the color of the background images of the first image and the second image. Visibility may be improved by making the lightness difference or hue difference of the first color larger than the lightness difference or hue difference of the background color and the second color. Further, the mode may be such that the second image is not displayed.

In S430 and S470, the print application 88 is configured to automatically download the selection program, but the print application 88 downloads the selection program in response to the user accepting the input operation for downloading the selection program. You may.

In S630, there may be various methods for determining whether or not the layout of the display screen is significantly changed. For example, the print application 88 may determine whether or not the number of first images is larger than a predetermined number.

The case where the first mobile phone 10 is equipped with the Android (registered trademark of Google Inc.) platform and the second mobile phone 9 is equipped with the iOS platform has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, the first mobile phone 10 may be equipped with the platform of IOS (registered trademark of Cisco Systems), or the second mobile phone 9 may be equipped with the platform of Android (registered trademark of Google Inc.). good. It may also be equipped with a Windows phone (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) platform.

The display modes shown in FIGS. 8, 11 and 12 are examples, and other display modes may be used.

The device on which the print application 88 and OS86 operate may not be the first mobile phone 10, may be a stationary PC, or may be another device (for example, a television).

The process of determining whether or not it is the first start (S110) can be omitted. The process of inheriting the user ID (S120 to S190) can be omitted. The process of displaying a specific image (S220 to S240) can be omitted. The process of displaying the second display screen (S340 to S350) can be omitted. The process of displaying the third display screen (S360 to S400) can be omitted. The process of displaying the first display screen (S420 or S460) can be omitted. The process of setting the setting of the selection program to the initial setting (S500) can be omitted. The process of displaying the first display image (S630 to S640) can be omitted. The process of uninstalling the second embedded program (S660 to S680) can be omitted. From the above, generally speaking, the print application 88 includes "specific means", "first memory control means", "first receiving means", "first determination means", and "downloading means". , "Built-in means", "identification means", and first display means, and the first mobile phone 10 may function. As a specific example, the print application 88 may have at least the first mobile phone 10 execute S260, S270, S300, S310, S440 or S480, S450 or S490, S595, and S650.

In addition, the technical elements described in the present specification or the drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combination of claims at the time of filing. In addition, the techniques illustrated in this specification or drawings achieve a plurality of objectives at the same time, and achieving one of the objectives itself has technical usefulness.

The server 100 is an example of a server device. The mobile phone I / F 78 is an example of the first communication interface. The first mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 9 are examples of information processing devices. The print application 88 is an example of an information processing program. Programs 301 to 303 are examples of programs to be uploaded. Programs 401 to 403 are examples of upload programs. The top screen G1 is an example of the top screen of the information processing program. The top screen G3 is an example of the top screen of data processing corresponding to the first embedded program. The print process, scan process, and transmission process are examples of data processing. Button images 125-127 are examples of the second image. The button image 128 is an example of the first image. The panel 74 is an example of a display unit. The CPU 82 that executes S260 is an example of the specific means. The CPU 82 that executes S270 is an example of the first storage control means. The CPU 82 that executes S300 is an example of the first receiving means. The CPU 82 that executes S310 is an example of the first determination means. The CPU 82 that executes S440 or S480 is an example of the download means. The CPU 82 that executes S450 or S490 is an example of the built-in means. The CPU 82 that executes S595 is an example of the identification means. The CPU 82 that executes S650 is an example of the first display means. The CPU 82 that executes S250 is an example of the selection receiving means. The CPU 82 that executes S810 is an example of the second acquisition means. The CPU 82 that executes S820 is an example of the comparison means. The CPU 82 that executes S680 is an example of the uninstallation means. The CPU 82 that executes S670 is an example of the second determination means. The CPU 82 that executes S600 is an example of the third determination means. The CPU 82 that executes S610 or S620 is an example of the top screen display means. The CPU 82 that executes S640 is an example of the fourth display means.

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Claims (10)

An information processing program that can be read into an information processing device that can be connected to a server device via a communication interface and can incorporate multiple programs.
The information processing program
It is a specific means for specifying a selection program which is at least one program selected from a plurality of scheduled upload programs scheduled to be uploaded to the server device, and the plurality of scheduled upload programs are included in the information processing program. The specific means, which is a program that can be incorporated, and
A first storage control means for storing selection program identification information indicating the selection program in the memory of the information processing apparatus, and
A first receiving means for receiving uploaded program identification information indicating an upload program uploaded to the server device from the server device, and
A first determination means for determining whether or not the upload program indicated by the uploaded program identification information includes the selection program indicated by the selection program identification information stored in the memory.
When it is determined by the first determination means that the selection program is included in the upload program, the download means for downloading the selection program from the server device and the download means.
An embedded means for incorporating the selection program downloaded by the download means into the information processing program, and
Among the plurality of embedded programs incorporated in the information processing program, the first embedded program incorporated by the embedded means and the second embedded program incorporated by means other than the embedded means. Identification means to identify and
A first display means for displaying the first image showing the first embedded program on the display unit of the information processing apparatus in preference to the second image showing the second embedded program.
An information processing program, characterized in that the information processing apparatus is made to function. The information processing program
The information processing apparatus is further made to function as a selection receiving means for receiving a user operation for selecting at least one program from the plurality of programs.
The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the specific means specifies a program for which the user operation has been accepted by the selection reception means as the selection program. The information processing program
Multiple data processing means capable of performing multiple types of data processing,
A second acquisition means for acquiring the number of times of processing of the data processing executed by each of the data processing means, and
A comparison means for comparing the number of times of each of the data processes acquired by the second acquisition means, and a comparison means.
To further function the information processing device,
The specific means is the upload schedule program corresponding to the data processing determined by the comparison means to have a relatively large number of processes in each of the data processes among the plurality of upload schedule programs. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the information processing program is specified as the selection program. The first display means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first display means displays an area of the display area of the first image larger than the area of the display area of the second image. Information processing program. Any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first display means displays the color of the first image in a first color that is easier to see than the second color, which is the color of the second image. Information processing program described in Crab. The first display means is
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a second image showing the second embedded program is not displayed on the display unit. The information processing program
To further function the information processing apparatus as an uninstall means for uninstalling the program determined to be the second embedded program by the identification means among the plurality of embedded programs from the information processing program. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information processing program is characterized. The information processing program
An acquisition means for acquiring the number of times the second embedded program has been used, and
A second determination means for determining whether or not the number of times of use acquired by the acquisition means is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, and
To further function the information processing device,
The uninstalling means is characterized in that the second embedded program determined by the second determining means that the number of times of use is less than the threshold value is uninstalled from the information processing program. Item 7. The information processing program according to Item 7. The information processing program,
When the information processing program is started, a third determination means for determining whether or not the first embedded program is incorporated in the information processing program, and
When the first Kumikomisumi program is judged to have been incorporated by the third determination means, built-in the first Kumikomisumi program to the top screen of Lud over data processing to correspond Display it in the department
A top screen display means for displaying the top screen of the information processing program on the display unit when it is determined by the third determination means that the first embedded program is not incorporated.
The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the information processing apparatus is further functioned. The information processing program
When the ratio of the number of the first images to the number of the second images is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio, the first display image indicating that the first image having the predetermined ratio or more is displayed on the display unit is described. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information processing apparatus is further functioned as a fourth display means to be displayed on the display unit.

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