JP6915464B2 - Image processing program and information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image processing program and an information processing device.

Conventionally, there is a technique of passing data processed by one application to another application and having the other application process the data. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for selecting a sharing destination application based on the data format of the created image data when it is desired to share the image data created by the sharing source application with another application. There is.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-203742 JP-A-2017-54334

Depending on the application, the image data processed by the application may be premised on having the image processing device perform image processing under specific execution conditions. However, sharing such prerequisites between applications has not been considered.

The present application has been proposed in view of the above problems, and provides a technique for improving convenience when an image processing device is used for image processing in a technique for sharing image data between applications and causing the image processing device to perform image processing. The purpose is to do.

This specification is an image processing device capable of performing image processing in response to an execution instruction from the information processing device and an information processing device capable of communicating via a network, and an image editing program for executing image data editing. A program executed by an information processing device that stores an image processing program that causes an image processing device to output an image processing execution instruction, and the program triggers the output of an image processing execution instruction from an image editing program. The instruction acquisition process for acquiring a predetermined instruction, and the condition acquisition process for acquiring the execution condition information corresponding to the image editing program which is the execution condition information of the image processing and is the acquisition source of the predetermined instruction in the instruction acquisition process. , Based on the execution condition information acquired in the condition acquisition process, the device determines which of the image processing devices that the information processing device can communicate with via the network is determined as the execution device to which the image processing execution instruction is output. Processing, parameter determination processing that determines execution parameters in image processing based on the execution condition information acquired in condition acquisition processing, and output processing that outputs an execution instruction for image processing with execution parameters to the execution device. Disclose an image processing program for causing a computer to execute.

Further, the present specification is an information processing device connected to at least one image processing device via a network, and includes a storage unit for storing an image editing program and an image processing program, an operation unit, and a control unit. The control unit relates to the first execution process of executing the image editing program and the output of the image processing execution instruction of the image data edited in the image editing program executed by the first execution process via the operation unit. The reception process for receiving a predetermined instruction by the operation unit, the second execution process for executing the image processing program when the predetermined instruction is received by the reception process, and the image processing from the image processing program executed in the second execution process. Execution condition information for outputting an image processing execution instruction to the device, and the condition acquisition process for acquiring the execution condition information corresponding to the image editing program that has received the predetermined instruction, and the execution acquired in the condition acquisition process. Based on the condition information, in the image processing program, the device determination process for determining at least one of the image processing devices as the execution device, and the image processing in the image processing program based on the execution condition information acquired in the condition acquisition process. Discloses an information processing device that executes a parameter determination process for determining an execution parameter in the image processing program and an output process for outputting an execution instruction of image processing with the execution parameter to the execution device in the image processing program.

According to the technique according to the present application, in a technique of sharing image data between applications and causing an image processing device to perform image processing, it is possible to provide a technique for improving convenience when causing the image processing device to perform image processing.

It is a block diagram of the system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure explaining the transition from the display screen displayed by a business card creation program to the display screen displayed by a print program. It is a figure explaining the execution instruction. It is a flowchart of a main process. It is a flowchart of execution condition acquisition processing. It is a flowchart of a device selection process. FIG. 7A is a device selection screen when restrictions are not applied by the device list, and FIG. 7B is a device selection screen when restrictions are applied by the device list. It is a flowchart of a device matching process. This is an example of the parameter selection screen.

System configuration The system 1 includes multifunction devices 10A and 10B and a mobile terminal 50. The multifunction devices 10A and 10B and the mobile terminal 50 are communicably connected to each other via the communication network 80. The multifunction devices 10A and 10B print a business card image on a sheet according to the information transmitted from the mobile terminal. The communication network 80 may be, for example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, it may be connected by a USB cable or the like. Here, it is assumed that the identifier of the multifunction device 10A is "MFP123" and the identifier of the multifunction device 10B is "MFP456". The multifunction device 10A and the multifunction device 10B have the same configuration. In the following description, when the multifunction devices 10A and 10B are distinguished, they are described as the multifunction device 10A or the multifunction device 10B, and when they are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as the multifunction device 10. Further, in the following description, the multifunction device 10 may be described as a device.

Configuration of the multifunction device The multifunction device 10 is a multifunction device having a print function, a copy function, and a scanner function. As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction device 10 includes a printer 12, a scanner 13, a display 18, a user I / F20, a communication I / F21, a CPU 32, a memory 33, and the like. The components constituting the multifunction device 10 are connected to each other via the communication bus 31.

The printer 12 executes a printing process for printing a color or monochrome image on a sheet of an image represented by print data by, for example, an inkjet method or an electrophotographic method. The scanner 13 executes a scanning process of reading an image of a document placed on a platen (not shown) included in the multifunction device 10 and generating scanned data.

The display 18 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays various setting screens, operating states of devices, and the like. The user I / F20 includes operation buttons such as a power button and receives various instructions by the user.

The communication I / F 21 communicates via the communication network 80. The CPU 32 controls the overall operation of the multifunction device 10. The memory 33 is realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, an HDD, a portable storage medium such as a USB memory attached / detached to / from the multifunction device 10, a buffer included in the CPU 32, or a combination thereof. The memory 33 stores the OS 34, the device program 35, and the like. In addition, the memory 33 stores its own identifier and device capability value. The CPU 32 reads various programs from the memory 33 and executes them. The device program 35 may be a single program or a collection of a plurality of programs. Further, the memory 33 stores data, information, and the like necessary for executing the device program 35.

The memory 33 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. In addition to the above examples, the non-transitory medium also includes a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. The non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electric signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium, which is a kind of computer-readable medium, but is a storage that can be read by a non-transitory computer. Not included in the medium. The same applies to the memory 63 of the mobile terminal 50, which will be described later.

Configuration of mobile terminal The mobile terminal 50 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile phone, or the like. The mobile terminal 50 includes a touch panel 51, a communication I / F 54, a CPU 62, a memory 63, and the like. The touch panel 51 includes a display 52 and a user I / F 53. The display 52 is realized by, for example, an LCD, an organic EL display, or the like. The user I / F53 is realized by, for example, a touch sensor. The touch panel 51 displays information on the display 52, and outputs the operation performed by the user to the display 52 to the CPU 62 as position information on the display 52.

The communication I / F 54 communicates via the communication network 80. The memory 63 is realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, a portable storage medium such as a USB memory attached to and detached from the mobile terminal 50, a buffer included in the CPU 62, or a combination thereof. The memory 63 stores the OS 64, the business card creation program 65, the print program 66, and the like. Further, the memory 63 is provided with a data storage area. The CPU 62 reads various programs from the memory 63 and executes them. The OS 64 may be, for example, Android (registered trademark) OS, iOS (registered trademark), Windows Phone (registered trademark) Operating System, or the like. The OS 64 can execute a plurality of programs installed in the mobile terminal 50 in parallel. A plurality of programs are virtually executed in parallel by a time division multiplexing method, for example. Further, the OS 64 executes one of a plurality of programs executed in parallel in the foreground, and executes the other programs in the background. Further, the OS 64 activates the print program 66 specified by the business card creation program 65, and provides the print program 66 with the information specified by the business card creation program 65 by providing a predetermined API to provide the mobile terminal. Provided to programs installed in 50.

Business card creation program and print program The business card creation program 65 is a program for accepting a user's operation and editing a business card image. Further, the business card creation program 65 provides the edited business card image data to the print program 66. The printing program 66 is a program for causing the multifunction device 10 to execute the printing process of the provided business card image data.

In addition, each of the following processing and each processing step of the flowchart basically indicates the processing of the CPU 62 according to the instruction described in the program such as the business card creation program 65. That is, the processing of "judgment", "extraction", "selection", "calculation", "decision", "specification", "acquisition", "acceptance", "control", etc. in the following description is the processing of the CPU 62. Represents. The processing by the CPU 62 also includes hardware control using the API of the OS64. In this specification, the operation of each program will be described by omitting the description of OS64. That is, in the following description, the description to the effect that "program B controls hardware C" may refer to "program B controls hardware C using the API of OS 64". Note that "acquisition" is used in a concept that does not require a request. That is, the process of receiving data without the CPU 62 requesting is also included in the concept of "the CPU 62 acquires the data". Further, the "data" in the present specification is represented by a bit string that can be read by a computer. Then, data having the same substantial meaning and contents but different formats are treated as the same data. The same applies to "information" in the present specification.

The user operates the touch panel 51 to instruct the mobile terminal 50 to start the business card creation program. The CPU 62 starts the business card creation program 65 in response to the user I / F 53 receiving the instruction to start the business card creation program 65. The activated business card creation program 65 causes the display screen DS1 shown in FIG. 2 to be displayed on the display 52. Here, the business card creation program 65 creates a print preview image 101 in which business card images 102 corresponding to one business card are arranged in a matrix of 2 columns and 5 rows on an A4 size sheet. On the display screen DS1, a print preview image 101 and a print selection button 103 are displayed. The user taps the select button 103 to print and selects. In the following description, "tap to select" may be simply described as "select". The business card creation program 65 activates the print program 66 in response to the user I / F 53 accepting the selection operation of the select button 103 for printing. The activated business card creation program 65 activates the print program 66 as a so-called plying-in, for example. When the print program 66 is executed in the background, the program executed in the foreground is switched from the business card creation program 65 to the print program 66. The print program 66 causes the display 52 to display the display screen DS2. The print preview image 101, the print selection button 201, and the setting selection button 202 are displayed on the display screen DS2.

FIG. 3 illustrates an execution instruction passed to the print program 66 when the business card creation program 65 starts the print program 66. Specifically, the execution instruction is a URL scheme. In FIG. 3, for the sake of explanation, the URL scheme is shown with line breaks as appropriate. The business card creation program 65 starts the print program 66 by executing an execution instruction which is a predetermined API indicating the sharing function. The execution instruction includes the program name, execution contents, file information, and execution conditions. Execution conditions include a parameter list and a device list. The program name is information that identifies the print program 66. Here, it is assumed that "xxx" is an identifier given to the print program 66 and is stored in the memory 63 in advance. The execution content indicates the execution content to be executed by the multifunction device 10. In addition to "print" indicating the printing process, "scan" indicating the scanning process may be used. The file information is information that identifies a file of business card image data. For example, the path name, the number of files, the file name, etc. indicating the location where the business card image data file is stored are included. The parameter list and device list are described in a key-value type. When there are a plurality of values for one key, the plurality of values are described separated by commas. In the following description, the Key of each parameter is referred to as a setting item, and the Value of each parameter and the device list is referred to as a value. The parameter list includes, for example, parameters whose setting items are paper size, paper type, color, and the like. The identifier of the multifunction device 10 is described in the value of the device list. Here, it is assumed that the values of the paper size and the device are one, and the values of the paper type and the color are two.

The execution instruction shown in FIG. 3 is an example, and the execution instruction may not include the execution condition. In addition, the execution condition may include only one of the device list and the parameter list. Further, instead of the device list and the parameter list, reference information such as a URL indicating the location of the device list and the file including the parameter list may be included.

The started print program 66 starts the main process shown in FIG. First, the print program 66 acquires an execution instruction and stores the acquired execution instruction in the memory 63 (S1). Next, the execution condition acquisition process is executed (S3). The execution condition acquisition process will be described with reference to FIG. When the execution condition acquisition process is started, the print program 66 determines whether or not the execution condition is included in the execution instruction (S21). In response to the determination that the execution condition is included (S21: YES), since the execution condition has already been acquired, the process returns to the main process. On the other hand, in response to the determination that the execution condition is not included (S21: NO), the print program 66 determines whether or not the execution instruction includes the reference destination information (S23). In response to the determination that the reference destination information is included (S23: YES), the print program 66 acquires the execution condition based on the reference destination information, stores the acquired execution condition in the memory 63, and performs the main process. Return to. For example, when the reference destination information indicates a server (not shown) connected to the communication network 80, the file is requested to provide the server including the execution conditions in the reference destination information, and the provided file is provided. To receive and get. On the other hand, in response to the determination that the reference destination information is not included (S23: NO), the print program 66 returns to the main process assuming that the execution instruction does not specify the execution condition.

Returning to FIG. 4, the print program 66 then determines whether or not the device has been selected (S5). The print program 66 stores the identifier of the multifunction device 10 determined as the output destination of the print instruction in the data storage area 67 as the registered device information in step S12 described later. Not only when the execution instruction from the business card creation program 65 is acquired, but also when the printing program 66 selects one of the multifunction devices 10 and gives the printing instruction, the multifunction device 10 that gives the printing instruction. Is stored as registered device information. That is, when the printing process is executed by the printing program 66 in the past, the multifunction device 10 is stored in the data storage area 67 as the registered device information. In the following description, the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information may be described as a registered device. In step S5, the print program 66 determines that the device has been selected when the registered device information is stored in the data storage area 67, and when the registered device information is not stored in the data storage area 67. Determines that the device is not selected. The print program 66 executes the device selection process (S7) in response to the determination that the device has not been selected (S5: NO). On the other hand, in response to the determination that the device has been selected (S5: YES), the print program 66 stores the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information in the memory 63 as the target device, skips step S7, and skips step S7. Proceed to step S9. The device selection process will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a case where the execution instruction is the execution instruction shown in FIG. 3 will be described as an appropriate example.

When the print program 66 starts the device selection process, it first acquires a device list from the execution conditions and stores the acquired device list in the memory 63 (S31). Specifically, when the execution condition is stored in the memory 63 and the execution condition has a device list, the print program 66 extracts the device list from the execution condition and stores the device list having a value in the memory 63. Let me. Further, when the execution condition is stored in the memory 63 and the execution condition does not have the device list, the print program 66 stores the value of the device list in the memory 63 in an empty state. Further, even when the execution condition is not stored in the memory 63, the print program 66 stores the value of the device list in the memory 63 in an empty state. Next, the print program 66 searches for a connected device which is a multifunction device 10 connected to the communication network 80, creates a connected device list which is a list of acquired connected devices, and stores the connected device list in the memory 63. (S33). Next, the print program 66 determines whether or not the value of the device list stored in the memory 63 is empty (S35). When the device list determines that the value is empty (S35: YES), the print program 66 selects the candidate execution device to which the print instruction is output, and the multifunction device 10 included in the connected device list. Is set to, and the process proceeds to step S39. On the other hand, in response to the determination that the value in the device list is not empty (S35: NO), the print program 66 includes the candidate execution device in the device list among the multifunction devices 10 included in the connected device list. The setting is made in the multifunction device 10, and the process proceeds to step S39.

Next, the print program 66 causes the display 52 to display a device selection screen for allowing the user to select the execution device according to the set candidates for the execution device. The device selection screen is illustrated in FIG. On the device selection screen, a selection button in which the identifier of each of the multifunction devices 10 included in the connected device list is clearly displayed is displayed. Here, since the multifunction devices 10A and 10B are included in the connected device list, a selection button in which the respective identifiers "MFP123" are specified and a selection button in which "MFP456" is specified are displayed. Further, among the selection buttons displayed on the device selection screen, only the multifunction device 10 set as the candidate for the execution device is displayed in a selectable state. This will be described in detail. For example, if YES is determined in step S35, the multifunction device 10 included in the connected device list is set as the candidate for the execution device. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, both the selection button 301 in which "MFP123" is clearly indicated and the selection button 302 in which "MFP456" is clearly displayed are displayed on the device selection screen DS3 in a selectable state. NS. Further, for example, when NO is determined in step S35, the multifunction device 10 in the device list is set as the candidate for the execution device. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B, on the device selection screen DS4, the selection button 401 in which "MFP123" is clearly displayed is displayed in a non-selectable state such as grayed out display, and "MFP456" is clearly indicated. The selection button 402 is displayed in a selectable state. This is because the device list contains only MFP456. The user selects one of the select buttons displayed in a selectable state on the device selection screen. The print program 66 accepts the multifunction device 10 corresponding to the selected selection button as the target device in response to the user I / F53 accepting the selection of the selection button displayed on the device selection screen (S39). Return to processing.

Returning to the main process (FIG. 4), the print program 66 then executes the device matching process (S9). The device matching process will be described with reference to FIG. When the device selection process is started, first, the print program 66 acquires the device list from the execution conditions and stores the acquired device list in the memory 63 (S41), as in step S31. If the print program 66 determines YES in step S5, the print program 66 skips step S7 and has not acquired the device list, so that step S41 is executed. Next, the print program 66 determines whether or not the value of the device list stored in the memory 63 is empty, as in step S35 (S43). In response to determining that the device list is not empty (S43: NO), the print program 66 determines whether or not the target device is included in the device list (S53). Incidentally, the target device when YES is determined in step S5 is the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information. Further, when NO is determined in step S5, the target device is the multifunction device 10 selected from the device list determined in step S7, or the value in the device list is empty, so the connected device list. 10 is a multifunction device selected from. That is, if YES is determined in step S5, the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information, which is not included in the device list, may be the target device. In order to select the multifunction device 10 included in the device list according to the determination that the target device is not included in the device list (S53: NO), the printing program 66 sets the return value to "NO" (S55). Return to main processing. The case where NO is determined in step S53 is the case where the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information is not included in the device list. On the other hand, the target device proceeds to step S45 according to the determination that it is included in the device list (S53: YES).

On the other hand, depending on the determination that the value in the device list is empty (S43: YES), the print program 66 proceeds to step S45. Next, the print program 66 acquires a parameter list from the execution conditions and stores the acquired parameter list in the memory 63, as in step S41 (S45). Next, the print program 66 compares the device capability value with the parameter list (S47). The device capability value is a value indicating the performance of the multifunction device 10, and specifically, for example, a paper size and paper type capable of performing printing processing, whether color / monochrome printing is possible or double-sided printing is possible. , Printing resolution, borderless printing, inkjet printing, electrophotographic printing, etc. The print program 66, for example, queries the connected device for the device capacity value and acquires the device capacity value to be transmitted. The print program 66 compares each parameter in the parameter list with the value of the parameter and the device capability value of the target device. Next, the print program 66 determines whether or not there is an infeasible parameter (S49). The print program 66 returns to the main process with the return value set to "NO" (S55) in order to change the target device according to the determination that there is an inexecutable parameter (S49: YES). On the other hand, in response to the determination that there is no infeasible parameter (S49: YES), the print program 66 sets the return value to "YES" (S51) and returns to the main process.

Returning to FIG. 4, next, the print program 66 determines the return value (S11), and in response to the determination of YES (S11: YES), the target device can execute the printing process of the parameter list. , The target device is determined as the execution device, and the identifier of the determined execution device is stored in the data storage area 67 as the registered device information (S12). On the other hand, the print program 66 determines that the return value is NO (S11: NO), and the target device is not included in the device list, or the target device cannot execute the printing process of the parameter list. , Return to step S7 to change the target device. By executing steps S7 to S11, the multifunction device 10 capable of executing the parameter list printing process is determined as the execution device.

Next, the print program 66 determines whether or not the parameter list includes parameters in which a plurality of values are described (S13). In response to the determination that the parameter in which a plurality of values are described is not included (S13: NO), the process proceeds to step S17. On the other hand, the print program 66 determines that a parameter in which a plurality of values are described is included (S13: YES), and the print program 66 causes the user to select one value, so that the parameter selection screen is displayed. Is displayed on the display 52. FIG. 9 illustrates the parameter selection screen DS5 when the execution instruction is as shown in FIG. On the parameter selection screen, only the setting buttons corresponding to the parameters in which a plurality of values are described are displayed in a selectable state. That is, the setting button corresponding to the parameter having one value is not displayed.

In the parameter list of the execution instruction shown in FIG. 3, there are two parameters in which a plurality of values are described: a parameter in which the setting item is the paper type and a parameter in which the setting item is the color. Incidentally, there are two parameter values for which the setting item is the paper type, "plane" indicating plain paper and "inkjet" indicating inkjet-only paper. Further, there are two parameter values in which the setting item is color, "color" indicating color and "mono" indicating monochrome. Therefore, on the parameter selection screen DS5, a paper type setting button 501 corresponding to a parameter whose setting item is a paper type and a color setting button 502 corresponding to a parameter whose setting item is a color are displayed. Further, the print program 66 displays the selection button corresponding to the setting button in a selectable state in response to the user I / F 53 accepting the selection of the setting button displayed on the parameter selection screen. Specifically, the print program 66 displays a selection button that specifies each of the plurality of values of the parameter. The parameter selection screen DS5 shows a screen in which the user I / F 53 has accepted the selection of the color setting button 502. The color selection button 503 and the monochrome selection button 504 corresponding to the color setting button 502 are displayed so as to be superimposed on the color setting button 502. The user selects one of the displayed selection buttons. When selected by the user, the selected value is displayed on the parameter selection screen. For example, in FIG. 9, "plane" is selected as the paper type. The print program 66 updates the parameter list with the value corresponding to the received selection button as the parameter value among the plurality of values in response to the user I / F 53 accepting the selection of the selection button (S15). When the print program 66 finishes updating the parameter list for all the setting buttons displayed on the parameter selection screen, the process proceeds to step S17.

Next, the print program 66 determines the parameter list stored in the memory 63 as the execution parameters, which are the parameters in the print process to be executed by the execution device (S17). Next, the execution instruction of the print process with the execution parameter of the file indicated by the file information of the execution instruction is output to the execution device (S19), and the main process is terminated. As a result, the file indicated by the file information of the execution instruction, that is, the business card image data provided by the business card creation program 65 is printed on the execution device according to the execution parameters.

Here, the mobile terminal 50 is an example of an information processing device, and the multifunction device 10 is an example of an image processing device. The print process is an example of image processing, the business card creation program 65 is an example of an image editing program, and the print program 66 is an example of an image processing program. Further, the memory 63 is an example of a storage unit, the user I / F 53 is an example of an operation unit, and the CPU 62 and the memory 63 are an example of a control unit.

Further, the execution instruction is an example of a predetermined instruction, step S1 is an example of an instruction acquisition process, step S3 is an example of a condition acquisition process, steps S5 to S12 are an example of an apparatus determination process, and step S13. ~ S17 is an example of parameter determination processing, and step S19 is an example of output processing. Step S5 is an example of the first determination process. Step S12, in which the print program 66 determines YES in step S5 and then determines the registered device as the execution device, is an example of the first determination process. After the print program 66 determines NO in step S5 and determines NO in step S35, the device that is not in the device list is set to the unselectable state in step S37, and the step S39 that accepts the selection of the execution device is the first selection process. This is an example. Step S12, in which the print program 66 determines the device received in step S39 as the execution device, is an example of the second determination process. Step S39, in which the print program 66 determines YES in step S35 and causes the user to select one of the connected devices as the execution device, is an example of the third selection process. Step S49, which targets the device received in step S39, is an example of the second determination process. Step S15 is an example of the second selection process. Further, the value of the parameter described in the key-value type included in the parameter list is an example of the parameter. The business card image is an example of image data conforming to a specific format, and the inkjet paper is an example of a printing medium corresponding to the specific format.

Further, the process in which the CPU 62 activates the business card creation program 65 in response to the user I / F 53 receiving the instruction to start the business card creation program 65 is an example of the first execution process. The process in which the business card creation program 65 allows the user I / F 53 to accept the selection operation of the selection button 103 for printing is an example of the reception process. The process of starting the print program 66 is an example of the second execution process.

The print program 66 prints any one of the multifunction devices 10 capable of the mobile terminal 50 to communicate via the communication network 80 based on the execution conditions acquired in the execution condition acquisition process (S3) in step S12. Determine the execution device to execute. Further, in step S17, the print program 66 determines the execution parameters in the print process based on the execution conditions acquired in the execution condition acquisition process (S3). The print program 66 outputs an execution instruction of the print process with the determined execution parameters to the determined execution device in step S19. In this way, the print program 66 determines the execution device and the execution parameters based on the execution conditions, so that the execution device and the execution parameters suitable for the image data are determined. It is possible to provide a program having improved convenience when the multifunction device 10 is made to perform printing processing under execution conditions suitable for image data. For example, in the business card creation program 65 of the present embodiment, print data (print preview image 101) in which business card images 102 corresponding to one business card are arranged in a matrix of 2 columns and 5 rows on an A4 size sheet is created. The print program 66 is made to print the print data. When this embodiment is not applied, the print program 66 causes the user to select the print setting on which paper to print when printing the print data. That is, although the business card image created by the business card creation program 65 generates print data on the premise that it is printed in A4 size, the paper size is set in the print settings. In the present embodiment, in order to acquire the execution conditions corresponding to the business card creation program 65 in response to the execution instruction from the business card creation program 65, the print program 66 executes the print process under the execution conditions presupposed by the business card creation program 65. It can be done and convenience is improved.

In step S39, the printing program 66 determines the multifunction device 10 included in the device list as the execution device, and in step S17, determines the parameter included in the parameter list as the execution parameter. In this way, the print program 66 can determine the execution device and the execution parameters based on the parameter list and the device list.

When the print program 66 determines in step S53 that the target device, which is the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information, is included in the device list, the printing program 66 determines the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information as the execution device. If the print program 66 determines in step S53 that the target device, which is the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information, is not included in the device list, the printing program 66 can communicate via the communication network 80 in step S39. Of the ten, the multifunction device 10 included in the device list and selected by the user is determined as the execution device. In this way, if there is registered device information, the multifunction device 10 indicated by the registered device information is determined as the execution device, and if there is no registered device information, the multifunction device 10 is connected to the communication network 80 and included in the device list. Among the multifunction devices 10, the multifunction device 10 selected by the user can be determined as the execution device.

In the case of a parameter having a plurality of values for the setting item, the print program 66 causes the user to select a value that can be executed by the execution device from the plurality of values in step S15. In step S17, the print program 66 determines the parameter selected in step S15 as the execution parameter. When there are not a plurality of values for the setting items, the print program 66 determines the parameters included in the parameter list as the execution parameters without letting the user select them. As a result, the user can select a parameter having a plurality of values for the setting item, and the user can save the trouble of selecting a parameter having a plurality of values for the setting item.

When the execution condition information includes the parameter list and not the device list, the print program 66 causes the user to select one of the multifunction devices 10 capable of communicating via the communication network 80 in step S39. In step S49, the printing program 66 determines whether or not the multifunction device selected in step S37 can execute the printing process using the parameters included in the parameter list. If the print program 66 determines in step S49 that it cannot be executed, the print program 66 causes step S7 to be executed again. When the print program 66 determines that the printing program 66 can be executed in step S49, the printing program 66 determines the multifunction device 10 selected in step S39 as the execution device in step S12. As a result, when there is no device list, the multifunction device 10 that can be connected to the communication network 80 and can perform printing processing with the parameters of the parameter list can be determined as the execution device.

Execution conditions are included in the execution instructions. As a result, the print program 66 can acquire the execution condition information from a predetermined instruction.

In the above configuration, it is possible to handle the limitation by the parameter list and the limitation by the device list separately. For example, among the multifunction devices 10 capable of executing the printing process with the parameters included in the parameter list, the multifunction device 10 selected in advance can be included in the device list. For example, even if the multifunction device 10 has the same function, it may be desired to have a specific multifunction device execute the printing process. In such a case, the desired execution device can be reliably specified by including the multifunction device 10 to be executed in the device list.

Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the above, the execution instruction including the execution condition is illustrated as an example of the predetermined instruction, but the predetermined instruction is not limited to this. The execution condition may not be included in the execution instruction. Specifically, the business card creation program 65 may be configured to pass a print instruction including execution contents and file information to the print program 66 and a program ID that can identify itself to the print program 66. The print instruction in this configuration is an example of a predetermined instruction. Further, the server connected to the communication network 80 has a list of devices corresponding to the program ID in advance. The print program 66 may provide a list of devices corresponding to the program ID from the server, and determine the execution device based on the list of the provided devices. In this way, for example, if a list of devices suitable for printing a business card image is stored in the server in advance, the execution device suitable for the business card creation program 65 can be obtained.

Further, as a specific configuration in which the execution condition is not included in the execution instruction, the business card creation program 65 sends the print instruction including the execution contents and the file information to the print program 66 and the print processing parameters to the print program 66. It may be a configuration to pass. Further, the server connected to the communication network 80 has a list of devices capable of executing the printing process with the parameters in advance. The print program 66 may provide a list of devices capable of executing the printing process with parameters from the server, and determine the execution device based on the list of the provided devices. In this way, for example, when it is desired to print a business card image in color, if a list of devices capable of color printing is stored in the server in advance, the device capable of color printing can be used as the execution device. Further, instead of the print program 66 providing the list of devices from the server, the business card creation program 65 may provide the list of devices from the server.
In the present embodiment, the execution condition includes the values corresponding to all the parameters that need to be set when the multifunction device 10 prints, but it is a prerequisite for the business card creation program 65. The configuration may include the parameters of the part in the execution condition. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the execution instruction may not include "color = color, mono". For parameters not included in the parameter list, a selection screen including values that can be printed by the ability of the multifunction device 10 may be displayed on the parameter selection screen DS5 so that the user can select the parameters.
Further, in the present embodiment, when one value is included in the parameter list, it is not displayed on the parameter selection screen DS5, but the value for that parameter may be displayed in a selected state and cannot be changed. ..

Further, the image processing is not limited to the printing processing, and may be, for example, a scanning processing. According to the present application, for example, an image editing program can specify a resolution or the like as an execution condition, and cause an image processing apparatus to execute a scanning process at the specified resolution.

Further, in the above, the business card image is illustrated as an example of the image data conforming to the specific format, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a label image or the like may be used.

Further, the image processing device is not limited to the multifunction device. A device having at least one of a printing function, a scanner function, and a fax function may be used.

Further, in the above description, the selection operation performed by the user on the touch panel 51 is described as "tap", but the operation is not limited. The above-mentioned concept of "touch" includes "hover" or "floating touch" that brings the input medium close to the display screen even if the input medium does not touch the display screen. May be good. Further, the input medium may be, for example, a touch pen in addition to the user's finger.

Further, in the above description, the business card creation program 65 is stored in the memory 63 included in the mobile terminal 50, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be configured to be stored in a server that can be connected to the mobile terminal 50 via the communication network 80. Further, when the business card creation program 65 is stored in the server, the information or signal indicating the business card creation program 65 may be distributed to the mobile terminal 50 via a communication network 80 such as the Internet.

10 Multifunction device 50 Mobile terminal 53 User I / F
63 memory 62 CPU
65 Business card creation program 66 Printing program

Claims (8)

An image editing device capable of performing image processing in response to an execution instruction from the information processing device and the information processing device capable of communicating via a network, and an image editing program for executing image data editing and the image processing device. A program executed by the information processing apparatus that stores an image processing program that outputs an image processing execution instruction to the information processing apparatus.
The program
An instruction acquisition process for acquiring a predetermined instruction that triggers an output of an execution instruction for the image processing from the image editing program.
The condition acquisition process for acquiring the execution condition information corresponding to the image editing program which is the execution condition information of the image process and is the acquisition source of the predetermined instruction in the instruction acquisition process.
Based on the execution condition information acquired in the condition acquisition process, any of the image processing devices that the information processing device can communicate with via the network is the execution device that outputs the execution instruction of the image processing. Device determination process to determine
Based on the execution condition information acquired in the condition acquisition process, the parameter determination process for determining the execution parameter in the image process and the parameter determination process.
An image processing program for causing a computer to execute an output process for outputting an execution instruction of the image process according to the execution parameter to the execution device. The execution condition information includes a device list which is a list of image processing devices and a parameter list which is a list of parameters.
In the device determination process, the execution device is made to determine the image processing device included in the device list.
The image processing program according to claim 1, wherein in the parameter determination process, the parameter included in the parameter list is determined by the execution parameter. The image processing program executes a registration process of registering an image processing device as an output destination for outputting an execution instruction of the image processing in the storage unit of the information processing device.
The device determination process
The first determination process for determining whether or not the image processing device registered in the storage unit is included in the device list, and
When it is determined in the first determination process that the image processing device registered in the storage unit is included in the device list, the image processing device registered in the storage unit is determined as the execution device. First decision processing and
When it is determined in the first determination process that the image processing device registered in the storage unit is not included in the device list, it is included in the device list among the image processing devices that can communicate via the network. The first selection process that allows the user to select one of the
The image processing program according to claim 2, further comprising a second determination process of determining the image processing device selected in the first selection process as the execution device. The image processing apparatus can execute the image processing for printing an image based on the image data on a printing medium.
The image editing program is a program for editing the image data according to a specific format.
The parameter list includes the parameters that specify the type of print medium for the print medium corresponding to the particular format.
In the device list, the image processing selected in advance from the image processing devices capable of printing an image based on the image data according to the specific format on the printing medium corresponding to the specific format. The image processing program according to claim 2 or 3, wherein only the device is included. The parameter list includes one or more of the parameters for each of the plurality of setting items.
The parameter determination process is
For a setting item including the plurality of the parameters, a second selection process for causing the user to select a parameter that can be executed by the execution device from the plurality of parameters is included.
The parameter selected in the second selection process is determined as the execution parameter as a parameter for the setting item including the plurality of parameters, and the user is not allowed to select the parameter for the setting item including one parameter. The image processing program according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the parameter included in the parameter list is determined by the execution parameter. When the execution condition information includes a device list which is a list of image processing devices and a parameter list which is a list of parameters.
In the device determination process, the execution device is made to determine the image processing device included in the device list.
In the parameter determination process, the parameter included in the parameter list is determined by the execution parameter.
When the execution condition information includes the parameter list and does not include the device list,
A third selection process that allows the user to select one of the image processing devices that can communicate via the network.
The image processing with the parameters included in the parameter list is executed with a second determination process for determining whether or not the image processing apparatus selected in the third selection process can be executed.
In the second judgment process
If it is determined that it is not feasible, the third selection process is executed again, and the process is performed again.
The image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when it is determined that the device can be executed, the image processing device selected in the third selection process is determined as the execution device in the device determination process. .. The image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the execution condition information is included in the predetermined instruction. An information processing device that connects to at least one image processing device via a network.
A storage unit that stores image editing programs and image processing programs,
Operation unit and
With a control unit
The control unit
When the operation is accepted via the operation unit, the first execution process for executing the image editing program and
A reception process for receiving a predetermined instruction regarding output of an image process execution instruction for image data edited in the image editing program executed by the first execution process by the operation unit, and a reception process for receiving the predetermined instruction.
A second execution process that executes the image processing program when the predetermined instruction is received by the reception process, and
Execution condition information for outputting the execution instruction of the image processing from the image processing program executed in the second execution process to the image processing apparatus, and corresponds to the image editing program that has received the predetermined instruction. The condition acquisition process for acquiring the execution condition information and
Based on the execution condition information acquired in the condition acquisition process, the device determination process of determining any one of the at least one image processing device as the execution device in the image processing program, and
Based on the execution condition information acquired in the condition acquisition process, the parameter determination process for determining the execution parameter in the image processing in the image processing program and the parameter determination process.
An information processing device that executes an output process for outputting an execution instruction of the image process according to the execution parameter to the execution device in the image processing program.

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