JP6950239B2 - Program and information processing terminal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program of an information processing terminal that prints an image on a print medium.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a program of an information processing terminal that edits an image printed on a communication surface of a postcard. More specifically, the program described in Patent Document 1 causes a user to select one of a plurality of template images, allows the user to edit the selected template image, and uses the edited template image as a communication surface of a postcard. The printer can be made to perform the printing operation of recording in the template.

Further, in recent years, as described in Patent Document 2, for example, a technique of printing a QR code (registered trademark) indicating a URL for accessing content data on the Internet on a printing medium has become widespread. Then, by reading the QR code printed on the print medium with the camera of the mobile terminal and extracting the URL from the read QR code, it is possible to access the content data on the Internet indicated by the URL.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-081299 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-078071

The technique described in Patent Document 2 is based on the premise that content data accessible through the QR code has been uploaded on the Internet prior to generating the QR code to be printed on the print medium. However, the person who accesses the content data through the QR code is the person who acquired the print medium, and the content data may not be ready at the time of creating the print medium. Such a problem becomes particularly remarkable in a printing medium such as a New Year's card, in which it takes time for the postcard to reach the destination after the image to be recorded on the communication surface is created and printed on the postcard.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is information processing capable of printing an information holding image for accessing the content data on a print medium prior to uploading the content data. It is to provide terminal programs.

Various disclosures are made herein. The program, which is one of the disclosure examples, can be executed by an information processing terminal including an input interface and a communication interface. The program receives the instruction operation for instructing the generation of the information holding image that holds the address information indicating the memory area of the server through the input interface, and the instruction operation is received in the first reception process. Correspondingly, the reservation instruction processing for transmitting the reservation instruction information instructing to newly secure the memory area in the server to the server through the communication interface and the memory area secured according to the reservation instruction information are shown. The new address information is generated as a response of the securing instruction information, a first reception process of receiving the new address information from the server through the communication interface, and a first generation process of generating the information holding image holding the new address information. The information processing terminal is made to execute a print instruction process of transmitting the print instruction information for printing the information holding image on the print medium to the printer through the communication interface. After executing the print instruction process, the program receives a user operation for designating content data through the input interface, and transmits the first storage instruction information to the server through the communication interface. 1 The information processing terminal is made to execute the storage instruction processing. The first storage instruction information is information for storing the content data designated in the second reception process in the memory area indicated by the new address information.

According to the above configuration, the content data can be uploaded to the memory area after the information holding image holding the new address information is printed on the print medium. That is, the information holding image can be printed on the print medium even if the content data is not prepared at the time of creating the print medium.

The program, which is another one of the disclosure examples, can be executed by an information processing terminal including a memory, a display, an input interface, and a communication interface. The memory stores a plurality of address information indicating a memory area already allocated in the server. The program includes a storage process for storing the address information as print address information in the memory in response to printing of the information holding image holding the address information on a print medium, and a plurality of storage processes stored in the memory. A read process for reading the address information, a first display process for displaying a first screen including a plurality of address objects corresponding to each of the plurality of address information read in the read process on the display, and the first screen. The information processing terminal performs a first reception process for receiving a user operation for the user through the input interface, and an edit process for editing a designated memory area indicated by the address information corresponding to the address object specified in the first reception process. To execute. In the first display process, the program displays the address object corresponding to the print address information in a display mode different from that of the address object corresponding to the address information different from the print address information.

When the memory area indicated by the address information is edited after the information holding image holding the address information is printed on the print medium, the contents of the memory area desired to be accessed by the person who received the print medium are modified. there is a possibility. Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to make the user recognize whether or not the information holding image holding the corresponding address information is printed on the print medium depending on the display mode of the address object.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the printing system 100 according to the embodiment. 2A and 2B are examples of data stored in the memory 62, in which FIG. 2A shows an album list and FIG. 2B shows a print URL list. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the communication surface editing process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the stamp composition process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the upload notification process. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the album editing process. 7A and 7B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 7A shows a template selection screen and FIG. 7B shows a template editing screen. 8A and 8B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 8A shows a stamp selection screen 130 and FIG. 8B shows an album selection screen 140. 9A and 9B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 9A shows an issue confirmation screen 150, and FIG. 9B shows a stamp editing screen including a template image 121 in which a QR stamp 163 is combined. 10A and 10B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 10A shows an issue confirmation screen 170 and FIG. 10B shows an upload notification screen 180. 11A and 11B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 11A shows an album list screen and FIG. 11B shows an album editing screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. It goes without saying that the embodiments described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a printing system 100 according to the present embodiment. The printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an MFP (abbreviation of Multi-Function Peripheral) 10 and an information processing terminal 50. Further, the printing system 100 may include a printer single-purpose machine instead of the MFP 10.

The MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 are configured to be able to communicate with each other through the communication network 101. Specific examples of the communication network 101 are not particularly limited, but may be, for example, the Internet, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 may be connected by a USB cable. Further, the information processing terminal 50 can communicate with the album server 80 on the Internet via the Internet.

As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 10 mainly includes a printer 11, a scanner 12, a display 23, an input I / F 24, a communication I / F 25, a CPU 31, a memory 32, and a communication bus 33. .. The components constituting the MFP 10 are connected to each other through the communication bus 33.

The printer 11 executes a printing operation of printing an image indicated by image data on a sheet. As the printing technique of the printer 11, known techniques such as an inkjet technique and an electrophotographic technique can be adopted. The scanner 12 executes a scanning operation of reading an image printed on a document and generating image data. However, the scanner 12 can be omitted.

The display 23 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and includes a display screen for displaying various information.

The input I / F 24 is a user interface that accepts input operations by the user. Specifically, the input I / F 24 has a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Further, the input I / F 24 may have a film-like touch sensor superimposed on the display surface of the display 23. The operation of designating an object displayed on the display surface of the display 23 and the operation of inputting a character string or a number string are examples of user operations. The “object” is, for example, a character string, an icon, a button, a link, a radio button, a check box, a pull-down menu, or the like displayed on the display 23.

The input I / F24 realized as a touch sensor outputs position information indicating a position on the display surface touched by the user. The term "touch" in the present specification includes all operations of bringing the input medium into contact with the display surface. Further, even if the input medium does not touch the display surface, the "hover" or "floating touch" that brings the input medium close to the position where the distance from the display surface is very small is adopted as the above-mentioned concept of "touch". May be included. Further, the input medium may be a user's finger, a touch pen, or the like. The user operation of tapping the position of the object displayed on the display 23 is an example of the user operation of designating the object.

The communication I / F 25 is an interface capable of communicating with an external device through the communication network 101. That is, the MFP 10 transmits various information to the external device through the communication I / F25, and receives various information from the external device through the communication I / F25. The specific communication procedure of the communication I / F 25 is not particularly limited, but for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark) can be adopted. When the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 are connected by a USB cable, the communication I / F 25 may be a USB interface to which the USB cable can be attached and detached.

The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the MFP 10. The CPU 31 acquires various programs to be described later from the memory 32 and executes them based on various information output from the input I / F 24, various information received from the external device through the communication I / F 25, and the like. The CPU 31 and the memory 32 form an example of the controller.

The memory 32 stores the OS 34 and the device program 35. The device program 35 may be a single program or a collection of a plurality of programs. Further, the memory 32 stores data or information necessary for executing the device program 35. The memory 32 is composed of, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, an HDD, a portable storage medium such as a USB memory attached to and detached from the MFP 10, a buffer included in the CPU 31, or a combination thereof.

The memory 32 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 62 of the information processing terminal 50, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing terminal 50 mainly includes a display 53, an input I / F 54, a communication I / F 55, a CPU 61, a memory 62, and a communication bus 63. The display 53, the input I / F 54, the communication I / F 55, the CPU 61, the memory 62, and the communication bus 63 included in the information processing terminal 50 are the display 23, the input I / F 24, the communication I / F 25, the CPU 31, and the communication bus 63 included in the MFP 10. Since the configuration is the same as that of the memory 32 and the communication bus 33, the description thereof will be omitted. The CPU 61 and the memory 62 are examples of the controller.

The information processing terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC, or the like. More specifically, the display 53 of the information processing terminal 50 preferably has a display screen size of 12 inches or less, more preferably 8 inches or less. Further, it is desirable that the input I / F 54 of the information processing terminal 50 is a touch panel superimposed on the display screen of the display 53.

The memory 62 stores the OS 64. The OS 64 may be, for example, Windows (registered trademark) Operating System, Android (registered trademark) OS, iOS (registered trademark), or the like. The OS 64 can execute a plurality of programs installed in the information processing 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. The foreground is, for example, a state in which the screen generated by the program is displayed on the display 53. The background is, for example, a state in which the screen generated by the program is not displayed on the display 53.

Further, the memory 62 stores the postcard program 65 and the URL management program 66. The postcard program 65 is an example of a second program and an external program that causes the MFP 10 to perform a printing operation of generating an image to be recorded on the address side and the communication side of the postcard according to a user's instruction and printing the generated image on the postcard. The URL management program 66 is an example of a first program that uploads content data to an album server 80 on the Internet and manages address information of the content data stored in the album server 80. The content data refers to, for example, image data, photo data, moving image data, HTML data, and the like. The address information is, for example, URL-formatted information.

The postcard program 65 and the URL management program 66 can exchange information by, for example, the following methods. As an example, the Hagaki program 65 can notify the URL management program 66 of information as an argument of the startup API provided by the OS 64, and can acquire the information from the URL management program 66 as the return value of the startup API. Further, the information notified as an argument of the activation API may include information indicating an operation to be executed by the URL management program 66. The startup API is an example of a function. As another example, the postcard program 65 and the URL management program 66 may pass information by using the sharing function provided by OS64.

The memory 62 can store the album list shown in FIG. 2 (A). The album list contains one or more album records. The album record includes name information and an album URL. The URL management program 66 registers an album record including the album URL notified from the album server 80 and the name information input by the user through the input I / F 54 in the album list.

Further, the memory 62 can store the print URL list shown in FIG. 2 (B). The print URL list contains one or more URL records. The URL record includes a print URL and date and time information. The print URL is an example of print address information indicating the URL held by the QR stamp printed on the postcard in S16 described later. The date and time information is an example of the threshold date and time when the postcard on which the QR stamp holding the corresponding print URL is printed reaches the destination. In other words, the date and time information is the date and time when the content data stored in the album area indicated by the print URL can be viewed by the person who receives the postcard on which the QR stamp is printed (hereinafter referred to as "viewable date and time"). .) Is shown.

Further, the memory 62 can store template image data (not shown). The template image data indicates a template image printed on the communication surface of the postcard. The template image is a rectangular image that substantially matches the size of the postcard. In this embodiment, an example of a template image printed on the communication surface of a New Year's card will be described, but the use of the template image is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, summer greeting cards, Christmas cards, and the like. Postcards and Christmas cards are examples of print media. However, specific examples of print media are not limited to these, and any envelope, leaflet, or any other material capable of printing an image is applicable.

Further, the memory 62 can store symbol stamp data (not shown). The symbol stamp data is image data indicating a symbol stamp which is an example of a symbol image. The design stamp is, for example, an image showing a zodiac sign, a pictogram, or the like. In addition to the design stamp, the stamp includes a QR stamp which is an example of an information holding image. The symbol stamp and the QR stamp (these may be collectively referred to as "stamp") are images that can be combined on the template image, and the image size is smaller than that of the template image.

The symbol stamp is an image showing a symbol whose meaning and content can be visually recognized. On the other hand, the QR stamp is an image representing a QR code (registered trademark), and it is extremely difficult to visually recognize the meaning and content. The QR stamp is an image that holds a URL indicating an album area secured on the album server 80. More specifically, a QR stamp is an image that retains information that can be extracted by programmatically performing image processing after being optically read by a camera. The specific example of the information holding image is not limited to the QR code, and may be Data Matrix or the like. In other words, the information holding image may be an image representing a so-called two-dimensional bar code.

The album server 80 functions as, for example, a storage server and a WEB server. The album server 80 sets a new album area in response to a request from the URL management program 66 to secure a memory area (hereinafter, may be referred to as an “album area”) for storing content data. The URL management program 66 is notified of the album URL that is secured in the memory and indicates the secured album area. Further, the album server 80 stores the uploaded content data in the album area indicated by the designated album URL in response to the fact that the content data is uploaded by designating the album URL from the URL management program 66. That is, the content data may or may not be stored in the album area in the memory.

[Operation of printing system 100]
The operation of the printing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

[Communication surface editing process]
First, the postcard program 65 executed in the foreground causes the template selection screen shown in FIG. 7A to be displayed on the display 53 (S11). The template selection screen includes a plurality of template icons 111, 112, 113, 114. The template icons 111 to 114 correspond to one of a plurality of template image data stored in the memory 62. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation for the template selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S12).

Next, the postcard program 65 stores the template image data associated with the designated template icon 113 in the memory 62, for example, in response to receiving the designation of the template icon 113 through the input I / F 54 (S12: Yes). Read from. Next, the postcard program 65 causes the template editing screen shown in FIG. 7B to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the template selection screen (S13). Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the template edit screen through the input I / F 54 (S14).

The template editing screen includes a template image 121, a font icon 123, a stamp icon 124, a [save] icon 125, and a [print] icon 126. The template image 121 is an image indicated by the read template image data. The font icon 123 corresponds to an instruction to switch the font (for example, Gothic font, Mincho font, etc.) of the characters included in the template image 121. The stamp icon 124 corresponds to an instruction to select a stamp to be combined with the template image 121. The [Save] icon 125 corresponds to an instruction to store the edited template image data in the memory 62. The [Print] icon 126 corresponds to an instruction to print the edited template image 121 on the communication surface of the postcard.

Next, the postcard program 65 executes the stamp composition process in response to the designation of the stamp icon 124 being received through the input I / F 54 (S14: stamp) (S15). The stamp composition process is a process of synthesizing a stamp on the template image 121. The details of the stamp composition process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Stamp composition process]
First, the postcard program 65 causes the stamp selection screen 130 shown in FIG. 8A to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the template editing screen. The stamp selection screen 130 includes a switching tab 131 in the selected state, a switching tab 132 in the non-selected state, and stamp icons 133, 134, 135, and 136. The stamp icons 133 to 136 correspond to one of the symbol stamp data stored in the memory 62. The stamp selection screen 130 according to the present embodiment is a pop-up window that is superimposed on the stamp editing screen described later. The same applies to the album selection screen 140, the issuance confirmation screens 150 and 170, and the upload notification screen 180, which will be described later. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the stamp selection screen 130 through the input I / F 54.

Next, the postcard program 65 reads, for example, the symbol stamp data corresponding to the designated stamp icon 133 from the memory 62 in response to receiving the designation of the stamp icon 133 through the input I / F 54. Next, the postcard program 65 synthesizes the symbol stamp indicated by the read symbol stamp data with the template image 121. Then, the postcard program 65 executes the processing after S27. Details of these processes will be omitted.

On the other hand, the postcard program 65 acquires the album list shown in FIG. 2 (A) from the URL management program 66 in response to receiving the designation of the switching tab 132 in the non-selected state through the input I / F 54 (S21). .. The postcard program 65 starts the URL management program 66 using, for example, the start API. Next, the postcard program 65 acquires a pointer indicating the start address of the memory area for storing the album list as the return value of the activation API. Then, the postcard program 65 reads the album list from the memory area indicated by the acquired pointer.

Next, the postcard program 65 causes the album selection screen 140 shown in FIG. 8B to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the stamp selection screen 130 (S22). The album selection screen 140 is an example of a second screen including a non-selected switching tab 131, a selected switching tab 132, album icons 141 and 142, and a [new album] icon 143. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the album selection screen 140 through the input I / F 54 (S23). The process of S22 is an example of the second display process, and the process of S23 is an example of the first reception process. The user operation on the album selection screen 140 is an example of an instruction operation.

The album icons 141 and 142 are examples of the fourth object corresponding to one of the album records acquired in S21. Further, in the album icons 141 and 142, character strings indicated by the name information of the corresponding album records are described. The [new album] icon 143 is an example of a third object corresponding to an instruction to secure a new album area in the album server 80.

Next, the postcard program 65 displays, for example, the issuance confirmation screen 150 shown in FIG. 9 (A) in response to receiving the designation of the album icon 141 through the input I / F 54 (S23: album). , The URL management program 66 is started by using the start API. As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the background and the URL management program 66 in the foreground.

The URL management program 66 activated in S24 causes the issuance confirmation screen 150 shown in FIG. 9A to be displayed on the display 53 (S24). The issuance confirmation screen 150 includes a representative image 151, a message "Do you want to issue a QR code for the" family travel movie "?", An [issue] icon 152, and a [cancel] icon 153. Then, the URL management program 66 accepts the user operation on the issuance confirmation screen 150 through the input I / F 54.

The representative image 151 is an image included in the content data stored in the album area indicated by the album URL of the album record corresponding to the album icon 141. As an example, when the content data is moving image data, the representative image 151 is an image showing one scene of the moving image data. As another example, when the content data is still image data, the representative image 151 is the still image itself represented by the still image data. The [Publish] icon 152 corresponds to an instruction to issue a QR stamp holding the album URL of the album record corresponding to the album icon 141. The [Cancel] icon 153 corresponds to an instruction not to issue a QR stamp.

Next, the URL management program 66 receives the designation of the [issue] icon 152 or the [cancel] icon 153 through the input I / F 54, and receives the album URL, the type information "existing", and the designated icon information. Notify the Hagaki program 65 as the return value of the startup API. The album URL is an album URL included in the album record corresponding to the designated album icon 141. The type information "existing" is information indicating that the album URL indicates an album area already secured in the album server 80. The designated icon information is information indicating which of the [issue] icon 152 and the [cancel] icon 153 is designated. This process is an example of a notification process. As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the foreground and the URL management program 66 in the background.

Next, the postcard program 65 determines which of the [issue] icon 152 and the [cancel] icon 153 is designated based on the designated icon information acquired as the return value of the activation API (S25). Then, the postcard program 65 ends the stamp composition process without executing the process after S26 in response to the determination that the [Cancel] icon 153 is specified (S25: Cancel).

On the other hand, the postcard program 65 generates a QR stamp 163 that holds the acquired album URL as the return value of the activation API in response to the determination that the [issue] icon 152 is specified (S25: issue). Then, the postcard program 65 synthesizes the generated QR stamp 163 with the template image 121 (S26). Further, the postcard program 65 temporarily stores the album URL and the type information "existing" acquired as the return value of the activation API in the memory 62 as the print URL information. The process of S26 for generating the QR stamp 163 that holds the album URL already registered in the album list is an example of the second generation process.

Next, the postcard program 65 causes the stamp editing screen shown in FIG. 9B to be displayed on the display 53 (S27). The stamp editing screen shown in FIG. 9B includes a template image 121 in which the QR stamp 163 is combined, a [stamp addition] icon 161 and a [decision] icon 162. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the stamp editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S28).

As an example, the postcard program 65 moves the QR stamp 163 on the template image 121 in response to the acceptance of the drag operation on the position of the QR stamp 163 through the input I / F 54 (S28: edit) (S29). The drag operation is an operation of touching the input medium at the display position of the QR stamp 163 and moving the input medium on the display surface. More specifically, the postcard program 65 detects the moving direction and the moving amount of the input medium touched at the position of the QR stamp 163 through the touch sensor. Next, the postcard program 65 moves the QR stamp 163 on the template image 121 by the detected movement amount in the detected movement direction. Then, the postcard program 65 synthesizes the QR stamp 163 at the end position of the drag operation on the template image 121 in response to the input medium being separated from the display 53 (that is, the drag operation is completed), and S27. Subsequent processing is executed again.

However, the user operation that can be accepted in S28 is not limited to the drag operation. As another example, the postcard program 65 enlarges or shrinks the QR stamp 163, or expands or reduces the QR stamp 163 in response to receiving a user operation instructing the enlargement or reduction of the QR stamp 163 through input / F54 (S28: edit). The reduced QR stamp 163 may be combined with the template image 121. Further, the postcard program 65 re-executes the processing after S21 in response to the designation of the [stamp addition] icon 161 in FIG. 9B through the input I / F54. Further, the postcard program 65 ends the stamp composition process in response to receiving the designation of the [decision] icon 162 of FIG. 9B through the input I / F54 (S28: determination).

Next, returning to FIG. 3, the postcard program 65 switches the font of the character string included in the template image 121 according to the designation of the font icon 123 on the template edit screen through the input I / F 54. Further, the Hagaki program 65 stores the edited template image data in the memory 62 in response to the designation of the [Save] icon 125 on the template editing screen being received through the input I / F 54.

Further, the postcard program 65 transmits print instruction information to the MFP 10 through the communication I / F 55 in response to the designation of the [print] icon 126 on the template edit screen being received through the input I / F 54 (S14: print) (S14: print). S16). The print instruction information is information for causing the MFP 10 to perform a print operation of printing the template image 121 on which the QR stamp 163 is combined on the communication surface of the postcard. The print instruction information includes template image data indicating the template image 121 in which the QR stamp 163 is combined. The process of S16 is an example of the print instruction process.

On the other hand, although not shown, the apparatus program 35 of the MFP 10 receives print instruction information from the information processing terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25. Then, the device program 35 causes the printer 11 to execute a printing operation according to the received print instruction information. That is, the printer 11 prints the template image 121 indicated by the template image data included in the print instruction information on the communication surface of the postcard.

Next, the postcard program 65 determines the set value of the type information of the print URL information temporarily stored in the memory 62 (S17). Then, in response to the determination that the print URL information includes the type information "existing" (S17: existing), the postcard program 65 uses the print URL and the date and time information as arguments of the activation API, and the URL management program 66. (S18). On the other hand, although not shown, the URL management program 66 registers the URL record including the print URL and the date and time information acquired from the postcard program 65 in the print URL list shown in FIG. 2 (B). This process is an example of a storage process.

The print URL is an album URL included in the print URL information temporarily stored in the memory 62. In other words, the print URL is the URL held by the QR stamp 163 printed on the postcard in S16. The date and time information indicates a viewable date and time specified according to the execution date and time of S16. As an example, when the process of S16 is executed before December 25, the viewable date and time is December 31. As another example, when the processing of S16 is executed from December 26th to January 1st of the following year, the viewable date and time is January 3rd of the following year. As yet another example, when the processing of S16 is executed after January 2, the viewable date and time is the day after the execution date and time of S16. The postcard program 65 may accept a user operation for inputting the date and time when the postcard on which the QR stamp is printed in S16 is posted through the input I / F 54. Then, the postcard program 65 may specify the viewable date corresponding to the input date and time.

Returning to FIG. 4, the postcard program 65 targets the current date and time according to the acceptance of the designation of the [new album] icon 143 shown in FIG. 8 (B) through the input I / F54 (S23: new). It is determined whether or not it is included in the period (S30). The target period is a predetermined period (for example, January 2 to January 15) that does not allow the execution of the first generation process described later. The process of S30 is an example of the third determination process. The current date and time can be obtained from, for example, a system clock (not shown).

Next, the postcard program 65 displays an error screen (not shown) on the display 53 (S31) in response to the determination that the current date and time is within the target period (S30: Yes), and executes the processing after S22 again. do. On the other hand, the postcard program 65 activates the URL management program 66 using the activation API in response to the determination that the current date and time is outside the target period (S30: No), and a new album is added to the activated URL management program 66. Get the URL (S32). As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the background and the URL management program 66 in the foreground.

The URL management program 66 started in S32 transmits the reservation instruction information to the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55. The securing instruction information is information for instructing to secure a new album area. This process is an example of a secure instruction process. Although not shown, the album server 80 secures a new album area in the server memory in response to receiving the reservation instruction information from the information processing terminal 50. Then, the album server 80 transmits the album URL “http: www.server.com/new” indicating the newly secured album area to the information processing terminal 50 as a response to the securing instruction information. Next, the URL management program 66 receives the album URL indicating the newly secured album area from the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55 as a response of the reservation instruction information. This process is an example of the first reception process or the second reception process. The album URL received here is an example of new address information.

Further, the URL management program 66 registers an album record including the album URL received from the album server 80 and the name information "new album" input through the input I / F 54 in the album list. Next, the URL management program 66 causes the issuance confirmation screen 170 shown in FIG. 10A to be displayed on the display 53 (S33). The issue confirmation screen 170 includes a message "Do you want to issue a QR code for a new album?", A [Issue] icon 171 and a [Cancel] icon 172. Then, the URL management program 66 accepts the user operation on the issuance confirmation screen 170 through the input I / F 54.

Next, the URL management program 66 receives the designation of the [issue] icon 171 or the [cancel] icon 172 through the input I / F 54, and receives the album URL and the type information "new" from the album server 80. And the designated icon information is notified to the postcard program 65 as the return value of the activation API. This process is an example of a notification process. As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the foreground and the URL management program 66 in the background.

Next, the postcard program 65 determines which of the [issue] icon 171 and the [cancel] icon 172 is designated based on the designated icon information acquired as the return value of the activation API (S34). Then, the postcard program 65 ends the stamp composition process without executing the processes after S26 in response to the determination that the [Cancel] icon 172 is specified (S34: Cancel).

On the other hand, the postcard program 65 generates a QR stamp holding the acquired album URL as the return value of the activation API in response to the determination that the [issue] icon 171 is specified (S34: issue). Then, the postcard program 65 synthesizes the generated QR stamp with the template image 121 (S26). Further, the postcard program 65 temporarily stores the album URL and the type information "new" acquired as the return value of the activation API in the memory 62 as the print URL information. The process of S26 for generating the QR stamp holding the album URL received from the album server 80 is an example of the first generation process.

Since the processing after S27 and the processing of S13 to S16 after the [decision] icon 162 is specified are the same as the above description, the description will be omitted again. Then, the postcard program 65 executes the upload notification process in response to the determination that the print URL information includes the type information "new" (S17: new) (S19). On the other hand, the postcard program 65 executes the processes of S18 and S19 according to the fact that the print URL information is not temporarily stored in the memory 62, that is, the postcard is not printed with the QR stamp in S16 (S17: none). Without doing so, the communication surface editing process is terminated. The upload notification process is a process for notifying that the content data needs to be uploaded to the album area newly secured in S32. The details of the upload notification process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Upload notification processing]
First, the postcard program 65 starts the URL management program 66 using the start API by designating the album URL included in the print URL information as an argument (S41). More specifically, the postcard program 65 causes the URL management program 66 to confirm whether or not the content data is stored in the album area newly secured in S32. The URL management program 66 started in S41 transmits status request information to the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55. The status request information is information for requesting the transmission of the status information described later. The status request information includes the album URL acquired from the postcard program 65.

Next, the album server 80 determines whether or not the content data is stored in the album area indicated by the album URL included in the status request information in response to receiving the information processing terminal 50 status request information. .. Then, the album server 80 transmits the status information indicating the above-mentioned determination result to the information processing terminal 50 as a response of the status request information. More specifically, the status information when the content data is included in the album area includes the data ID (for example, the file name) of the content data. On the other hand, the status information when the content data is not included in the album area does not include the data ID.

Next, the URL management program 66 receives the status information transmitted as a response to the status request information from the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55. Then, the URL management program 66 notifies the postcard program 65 of the received status information as a return value of the activation API. Then, the postcard program 65 determines whether or not the content data is stored in the album area newly secured in S32 based on the status information acquired as the return value of the activation API (S42). That is, the postcard program 65 determines whether or not the status information includes the data ID. The process of S42 is an example of the first determination process.

Next, the postcard program 65 determines whether or not the current date and time has reached the viewable date and time in response to the determination that the content data is not stored in the album area newly secured in S32 (S42: None). (S43). The method of specifying the viewable date and time may be the same as in S18. The process of S43 is an example of the second determination process.

Next, the postcard program 65 causes the display 53 to display the upload notification screen 180 shown in FIG. 10 (B) in response to the determination that the current date and time has not reached the viewable date and time (S43: No). (S45). On the upload notification screen, the message "Please upload content data to a new album", the [Now] icon 181 which is an example of the first object, and the [Later] icon which is an example of the second object. It is an example of the first screen including 182. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the upload notification screen 180 through the input I / F 54 (S46). The process of S45 is an example of the first display process, the process of S46 is an example of the third reception process, and the processes of S45 and S46 are an example of the notification process.

Next, the postcard program 65 executes the album editing process described later with reference to FIG. 6 in response to receiving the designation of the [Now] icon 181 through the input I / F54 (S46: Now) (S46: Now). S47). Then, the postcard program 65 waits for the execution of the processing after S41 until the waiting time elapses after the album editing processing is completed (S48: No). On the other hand, in the postcard program 65, in response to the designation of the icon 182 [later] through the input I / F54 (S46: later), the icon 182 [later] does not execute the process of S47. Until the waiting time elapses after the designation (S48: No), the execution of the processing after S41 is waited for.

Next, the postcard program 65 re-executes the processes after S41 according to the elapse of the waiting time (S48: Yes). Then, the postcard program 65 ends the upload notification process in response to the determination that the content data is stored in the album area newly secured in S32 (S42: Yes). Further, the postcard program 65 determines that the content data is not stored in the album area newly secured in S32, and determines that the current date and time has reached the viewable date and time (S42: None & S43). : Yes), the second storage instruction information is transmitted to the album server 80 through the communication I / F55 (S44), and the upload notification process is terminated.

The second storage instruction information is information for storing predetermined content data in the album area newly secured in S32. The second storage instruction information includes default content data stored in advance in the memory 62. The default content data is, for example, an image showing a symbol such as "Coming sound". Further, the postcard program 65 specifies the album URL included in the print URL information temporarily stored in the memory 62, and transmits the second storage instruction information. The process of S44 is an example of the second memory instruction process.

That is, the postcard program 65 has S41 to S43 until the content data is stored in the album area newly secured in S32 (S42: none) or until the current date and time reaches the viewable date and time (S43: No). , S45 to S48 are repeatedly executed every time the waiting time elapses. The waiting time in S48 may be a fixed value or a variable value. In the postcard program 65, for example, the waiting time may be shortened as the current date and time approaches the viewable date and time.

[Album editing process]
In S47, the postcard program 65 specifies the print URL "http://www.server.com/new" included in the print URL information and the date and time information indicating the viewable date and time as arguments, and uses the activation API to specify the URL. Start the management program 66. As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the background and the URL management program 66 in the foreground. Then, the URL management program 66 started in S47 executes the album editing process shown in FIG.

First, the URL management program 66 acquires the print URL and the date and time information from the postcard program 65. Further, the URL management program 66 reads the album list from the memory 62 (S51). Next, the URL management program 66 displays the album list screen shown in FIG. 11A on the display 53 (S52). The album list screen is an example of the first screen including the album icons 191 and 192, 193. Then, the URL management program 66 accepts a user operation on the album list screen through the input I / F 54 (S53). The process of S51 is an example of a read process, the process of S52 is an example of a first display process, and the process of S53 is an example of a first reception process.

The album icons 191 to 193 are examples of address objects corresponding to the album records read in S51. Further, in the album icons 191 to 193, a character string indicated by the name information of the corresponding album record is described. Further, the album icon 193 is provided with a notification image 194 that notifies that it corresponds to the print URL acquired from the postcard program 65. That is, the URL management program 66 displays the album icon 193 corresponding to the print URL in a display mode different from the album icons 191 and 192 corresponding to the album URL different from the print URL.

Next, the URL management program 66 receives, for example, the designation of the album icon 191 through the input I / F 54 (S53: Yes), and the album URL corresponding to the designated album icon 191 (hereinafter, "designated"). It is determined whether or not "URL" is a print URL (S54). Further, the URL management program 66 compares the viewable date and time indicated by the date and time information acquired from the postcard program 65 with the current date and time according to the determination that the designated URL is the print URL (S54: Yes). ). The process of S54 is an example of the first determination process, and the process of S55 is an example of the second determination process.

Then, the URL management program 66 displays an album editing screen in a mode corresponding to the determination results of S54 and S55 on the display 53 (S56 to S58). The album edit screen is an example of a second screen including the content icons 201 and 202, the [add] icon 203, the [selective delete] icon 204, and the [delete all] icon 205. Then, the URL management program 66 accepts a user operation on the album edit screen through the input I / F 54 (S59). Then, the URL management program 66 edits the album area (hereinafter, referred to as “designated album area”) indicated by the designated URL according to the user operation through the input I / F 54 (S60). The processing of S56 to S58 is an example of the second display processing, the processing of S59 is an example of the second reception processing, and the processing of S60 is an example of the editing processing.

The content icons 201 and 202 correspond to the content data stored in the designated album area. That is, the content icons 201 and 202 are examples of a list of content data. The URL management program 66 transmits, for example, status request information, which is an example of transmission request information, to the album server 80, and receives the status information from the album server 80. These processes are examples of the transmission request process and the first receive process. Then, the URL management program 66 displays the content icons 201 and 202 corresponding to the data ID included in the received status information on the album edit screen. Further, the URL management program 66 can accept a user operation for checking the content icons 201 and 202 and a user operation for unchecking the content icons 201 and 202 through the input I / F 54.

The [Add] icon 203 is an example of an additional object corresponding to an instruction to add content data to the designated album area. The [Selective Delete] icon 204 is an example of a delete object and a selective delete object corresponding to an instruction to delete the content data specified by the user from the designated album area. The [Delete All] icon 205 is an example of a deletion object and a total deletion object corresponding to an instruction to delete all content data from the designated album area. Further, the [Add] icon 203, the [Selective delete] icon 204, and the [Delete all] icon 205 may be collectively referred to as an “edit icon”.

The URL management program 66 causes the display 53 to display the album editing screen shown in FIG. 11B in response to the determination that the designated URL is not the print URL (S54: No) (S56). The album edit screen shown in FIG. 11B includes a [add] icon 203, a [selective delete] icon 204, and a [delete all] icon 205 in a specifiable manner.

Further, the URL management program 66 determines that the designated URL is a print URL and determines that the current date and time has not reached the viewable date and time (S54: Yes & S55: No), and the content icons 201 and 202 are displayed. The display 53 displays an album edit screen including the [Add] icon 203 and the [Selective delete] icon 204 in a specifiable mode and the [Delete all] icon 205 in a non-specifiable (for example, grayed out) mode (. S57).

Further, the URL management program 66 determines that the designated URL is a print URL, and determines that the current date and time has reached the viewable date and time (S54: Yes & S55: Yes), and the content icons 201 and 202, respectively. The display 53 displays the album edit screen including the [Add] icon 203, the [Selective delete] icon 204, and the [Delete all] icon 205 in a mode that cannot be specified (S58).

Next, the URL management program 66 inputs the content data stored in the memory 62 in response to receiving the designation of the [addition] icon 203 in a specifiable manner through the input I / F 54 (S59: Yes). Have the user specify through / F54. This process is an example of the second reception process. Then, the URL management program 66 transmits additional instruction information to the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55 (S60). The additional instruction information is information for instructing the user to add the content data specified by the user to the specified memory area. The additional instruction information includes content data specified by the user. Further, the URL management program 66 specifies a designated URL and transmits additional instruction information. This process is an example of additional instruction process. Further, the additional instruction information is an example of the first storage instruction information, and the additional instruction processing is an example of the first storage instruction processing.

Further, the URL management program 66 selectively deletes the designation of the [selective deletion] icon 204 in a specifiable manner to the album server 80 through the communication I / F55 in response to receiving the designation through the input I / F54 (S59: Yes). The instruction information is transmitted (S60). The selective deletion instruction information is information for instructing to delete the content data specified by the user from the specified memory area. The selection / deletion instruction information includes the data ID of the content data corresponding to the checked content icon 201. Further, the URL management program 66 specifies the designated URL and transmits the selection / deletion instruction information. This process is an example of a delete instruction process.

Further, the URL management program 66 deletes all the [Delete all] icons 205 in a specifiable manner on the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55 in response to the acceptance of the designation through the input I / F 54 (S59: Yes). The instruction information is transmitted (S60). The all deletion instruction information is information for instructing to delete all the content data from the designated memory area. Further, the URL management program 66 specifies the designated URL and transmits the all-selection deletion instruction information. This process is an example of a delete instruction process.

Although not shown, the user who receives the postcard on which the QR stamp is printed takes a picture of the QR stamp with a camera mounted on a mobile terminal (not shown). Then, the program (not shown) installed in the mobile terminal processes the image taken by the camera and extracts the URL held by the QR stamp. Then, the mobile terminal accesses the memory area indicated by the extracted URL. More specifically, the mobile terminal downloads the content data stored in the album area indicated by the album URL from the album server 80 in response to the extraction of the album URL. Then, the mobile terminal reproduces the downloaded content data (for example, displaying it on a display, outputting it from a speaker, etc.).

[Action and effect of this embodiment]
According to the above embodiment, the content data can be uploaded to the album area after the postcard is printed with the QR stamp holding the album URL indicating the album area newly secured in S32. That is, even if the content data is not prepared at the time of creating the postcard, the QR stamp can be printed on the postcard.

Further, on the album selection screen 140, the user can specify the [new album] icon 143 when the content data has not been prepared yet, and specify the album icons 141 and 142 when the content data has already been uploaded. good. As a result, the QR stamps can be printed on the postcard in an appropriate order according to the usage mode of the user.

In addition, creating a postcard before uploading the content data is effective when it takes a certain amount of time from posting the postcard to reaching the destination, for example, a New Year's card posted at the end of the year. On the other hand, when the posted postcard arrives at the destination immediately, it is desirable not to execute the processing after S32 during the target period in order to prevent the postcard from reaching the destination before the content data is uploaded.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the upload of the content data to the album area newly secured in S32 is notified through the upload notification screen 180. As a result, the user can be prompted to upload the content data to the album area newly secured in S32 before the postcard on which the QR stamp is printed reaches the destination.

Further, according to the above embodiment, by designating the [Now] icon 181 of the upload notification screen 180, the URL management program 66 is started and the album editing process is executed. As a result, the user who has read the message on the upload notification screen 180 can smoothly upload the content data.

Further, by displaying the upload notification screen 180 each time the waiting time elapses, it is possible to further urge the user to upload the content data. Further, by shortening the waiting time as the current date and time approaches the viewable date and time, it is possible to further encourage the user to upload the content data.

On the other hand, according to the above embodiment, when the upload of the content data to the album area newly secured in S32 is not executed by the viewable date and time (S43: Yes), the default content data is uploaded to the album area. Is done (S44). As a result, it is possible to prevent the person who receives the postcard from accessing the album area where the content data is not stored.

The upload notification process is not limited to being executed at the timing of S19. As another example, the URL management program 66 may execute the upload notification process in response to being activated by the user through a menu screen (not shown) displayed by the OS 64. In this case, the URL management program 66 may read the URL record from the URL list shown in FIG. 2B instead of acquiring the print URL and the date and time information from the postcard program 65.

Also, if the album area indicated by the album URL is edited after the QR stamp holding the album URL is printed on the postcard, the contents of the album area that the person who received the postcard wanted to access is modified. there is a possibility. Therefore, according to the above embodiment, the user can be made to recognize whether or not the QR stamp holding the album URL is printed on the postcard by the display mode of the album icons 191 to 193 on the album list screen.

Further, according to the above embodiment, when the album icon corresponding to the print URL is specified, the [Delete All] icon 205 in an unspecified manner is displayed on the album edit screen. This makes it impossible to delete the content data from the album area indicated by the print URL. That is, it is possible to prevent the content data for accessing the person who received the postcard from being accidentally deleted. In the above embodiment, partial deletion of the content data from the album indicated by the print URL is permitted, and total deletion is prohibited. As a result, it is possible to prevent the person who receives the postcard from not being able to properly access the album area, and it is possible to prevent the degree of freedom of editing the album area from being excessively restricted. However, the [Selective Delete] icon 204 may be further disabled.

Further, according to the above embodiment, when the current date and time has reached the viewable date and time, all the edit icons 203 to 205 cannot be specified. As a result, it is possible to prevent the content of the album area from being modified after the person who receives the postcard accesses the album area. However, the specific determination method in S55 is not limited to comparing the current date and time with the viewable date and time.

As another example, the status information may include a browsing flag. The browsing flag is set to the first value "OFF" corresponding to the content data stored in the designated memory area that has not been browsed yet, or the second value "ON" corresponding to the fact that the content data has already been browsed. NS. That is, the album server 80 may set the second value "OFF" to the browsing flag corresponding to the album area in response to the request from the URL management program 66 to secure the album area. Then, the album server 80 may set the first value "ON" in the browsing flag corresponding to the album area in response to the access to the album area by the mobile terminal (not shown).

Then, the URL management program 66 may determine in S55 the setting value of the viewing flag of the status information received from the album server 80 in order to display the album edit screen. This process is an example of the third determination process. More specifically, the URL management program 66 may execute the process of S57 in response to the determination that the first value "OFF" is set in the browsing flag. On the other hand, the URL management program 66 may execute the process of S58 according to the setting of the second value "ON" in the browsing flag.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example of graying out the icon corresponding to the editing content to be regulated among the editing icons 203 to 205 included in the album editing screen has been described, but a method of notifying the editing content to be regulated. Is not limited to this. As another example, the URL management program 66 may display all the edit icons 203 to 205 on the album edit screen in a specifiable manner regardless of the determination results of S54 and S55. Then, the URL management program 66 notifies that the editing content corresponding to the icon should be regulated in response to the reception of the designation of the icon corresponding to the editing content to be regulated through the input I / F54. You may.

Further, the URL management program 66 may accept a user operation instructing the release of the corresponding album area among the album records included in the album list through the input I / F 54. This process is an example of the third reception process. Then, the URL management program 66 may transmit release instruction information instructing the release of the album area designated by the user to the album server 80 through the communication I / F 55. This process is an example of a release instruction process. Further, the URL management program 66 may delete the album record corresponding to the album area instructed to be released from the album list. On the other hand, the album server 80 deletes the content data stored in the designated album area in response to receiving the release instruction information from the URL management program 66 so that the album area can be used for other purposes. You may.

Here, the URL management program 66 may determine whether or not the album URL indicating the album area instructed to be released is a print URL prior to the release instruction process. Then, the URL management program 66 may execute the release instruction process depending on the determination that the URL is not the print URL. On the other hand, the URL management program 66 does not have to execute the release instruction process depending on the determination that the URL is a print URL. As a result, the album area indicated by the print URL held by the QR stamp printed on the postcard is not released, so that the state in which the person who receives the postcard cannot access the album area through the QR stamp can be suppressed.

The division of roles between the postcard program 65 and the URL management program 66 is not limited to the example of the above embodiment. As another example, the processes of S22 to S23 may be executed by the URL management program 66. The process of S22 in this case is an example of the third display process, and the process of S23 is an example of the fourth reception process. The album selection screen 140 displayed in S22 is an example of the third screen, the album icons 141 and 142 are examples of existing objects, and the [new album] icon 143 is an example of new objects. Then, even if the URL management program 66 notifies the postcard program 65 of the album URL corresponding to the designated icon in response to the reception of the designation of the icon included in the album selection screen 140 through the input I / F 54. good. This process is an example of a notification process.

Further, in the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 of the above embodiment, each process executed by the controller of the present invention is realized by executing various programs stored in the memories 32 and 62 by the CPUs 31 and 61. Explained. However, the configuration of the controller is not limited to this, and a part or all of the controller configuration may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50, but also as a program for causing the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be recorded and provided on a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a memory mounted on a server that can be connected to the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 through the communication network 101, in addition to a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and the like. Then, the program stored in the memory of the server may be distributed as information or a signal indicating the program through a communication network 101 such as the Internet.

10 ... MFP
11 ... Printer 50 ... Information processing terminal 53 ... Display 54 ... Input I / F
55 ... Communication I / F
61 ... CPU
62 ... Memory 65 ... Postcard program 66 ... URL management program

Claims (19)

A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal that has an input interface and a communication interface.
The program
The first reception process that accepts an instruction operation for instructing the generation of an information holding image that holds the address information indicating the memory area of the server through the input interface, and
In response to the reception of the instruction operation in the first reception process, the reservation instruction process of transmitting the reservation instruction information instructing to newly secure the memory area in the server to the server through the communication interface. ,
The first reception process of receiving new address information indicating the memory area allocated according to the allocation instruction information from the server through the communication interface as a response of the allocation instruction information.
The first generation process for generating the information-holding image that holds the new address information, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute a print instruction process of transmitting the print instruction information for printing the generated information holding image on the print medium to the printer through the communication interface.
After executing the print instruction process, the program is used.
A second reception process that accepts user operations that specify content data through the input interface, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute the first storage instruction processing for transmitting the first storage instruction information to the server through the communication interface, and the first storage instruction information is transferred to the memory area indicated by the new address information. information der for storing the content data specified by the second reception processing is,
The program notifies that it is necessary to store the content data in the memory area indicated by the new address information in response to printing the information holding image generated in the first generation process on the print medium. the notification process, Ru is executed by the information processing terminal program. The program responds to the fact that the information-retaining image generated in the first generation process is printed on a print medium.
The first determination process for determining whether or not the content data is stored in the memory area indicated by the new address information, and
In response to the determination that the content data is not stored in the first determination process, the notification process and
Depending on the elapse of the waiting time after executing the notification process, the first determination process is repeated in the information processing terminal until it is determined that the content data is stored in the first determination process. The program according to claim 1 , which is to be executed. The program shortens the waiting time as the current date and time approaches the threshold date and time.
The program according to claim 2 , wherein the threshold date and time is a date and time when the print medium on which the information holding image is printed in the print instruction process arrives at the destination, and is specified according to the date and time when the print instruction process is executed. The program
The information processing terminal executes a second determination process for determining whether or not the current date and time has reached the threshold date and time in response to printing the information-retaining image generated in the first generation process on a print medium. Let me
The notification process is executed in the information processing terminal in response to the determination that the content data is not stored in the first determination process and the determination that the threshold date and time has not been reached in the second determination process. Let me
In response to the determination that the content data is not stored in the first determination process and the determination that the threshold date and time has been reached in the second determination process, the second storage instruction information is stored in the server through the communication interface. The second storage instruction processing is executed by the information processing terminal, and the second storage instruction information is information for storing predetermined default content data in the memory area indicated by the new address information. The program according to claim 3. The information processing terminal is provided with a display.
The program
In the notification process
A first display process for displaying a first screen including a message indicating that content data needs to be stored in the memory area indicated by the new address information, a first object, and a second object on the display.
The information processing terminal is made to execute a third reception process for receiving a user operation on the first screen through the input interface.
In response to the designation of the first object in the third reception process, the information processing terminal is made to execute the second reception process and the first storage instruction process.
Claims 2 to 4 wait until the waiting time elapses without executing the second reception process and the first storage instruction process in response to the designation of the second object in the third reception process. The program described in any of. A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal that has an input interface and a communication interface.
The program
The first reception process that accepts an instruction operation for instructing the generation of an information holding image that holds the address information indicating the memory area of the server through the input interface, and
In response to the reception of the instruction operation in the first reception process, the reservation instruction process of transmitting the reservation instruction information instructing to newly secure the memory area in the server to the server through the communication interface. ,
The first reception process of receiving new address information indicating the memory area allocated according to the allocation instruction information from the server through the communication interface as a response of the allocation instruction information.
The first generation process for generating the information-holding image that holds the new address information, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute a print instruction process of transmitting the print instruction information for printing the generated information holding image on the print medium to the printer through the communication interface.
After executing the print instruction process, the program is used.
A second reception process that accepts user operations that specify content data through the input interface, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute the first storage instruction processing for transmitting the first storage instruction information to the server through the communication interface, and the first storage instruction information is transferred to the memory area indicated by the new address information. information der for storing the content data specified by the second reception processing is,
The information processing terminal is provided with a display.
The program
A second display for displaying a second screen including a third object corresponding to an instruction to allocate a new memory area in the server and a fourth object corresponding to a memory area already allocated in the server on the display. Processing and
The first reception process for receiving a user operation on the second screen and
In response to the designation of the third object in the first reception process, the information processing terminal is made to execute the securing instruction process, the first reception process, and the first generation process.
In response to the designation of the fourth object in the first reception process, a second generation process of generating the information holding image that holds the address information of the memory area corresponding to the designated fourth object is performed. program Ru is executed by the information processing terminal. The program
In response to the designation of the third object in the first reception process, a third determination process for determining whether or not the current date and time is within a predetermined target period, and
In response to the determination in the third determination process that the period is outside the target period, the information processing terminal is made to execute the secure instruction process, the first reception process, and the first generation process.
The program according to claim 6 , wherein the securing instruction processing, the first receiving processing, and the first generation processing are not executed in response to the determination in the third determination processing that the period is within the target period. A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal that has an input interface and a communication interface.
The program
The first reception process that accepts an instruction operation for instructing the generation of an information holding image that holds the address information indicating the memory area of the server through the input interface, and
In response to the reception of the instruction operation in the first reception process, the reservation instruction process of transmitting the reservation instruction information instructing to newly secure the memory area in the server to the server through the communication interface. ,
The first reception process of receiving new address information indicating the memory area allocated according to the allocation instruction information from the server through the communication interface as a response of the allocation instruction information.
The first generation process for generating the information-holding image that holds the new address information, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute a print instruction process of transmitting the print instruction information for printing the generated information holding image on the print medium to the printer through the communication interface.
After executing the print instruction process, the program is used.
A second reception process that accepts user operations that specify content data through the input interface, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute the first storage instruction processing for transmitting the first storage instruction information to the server through the communication interface, and the first storage instruction information is transferred to the memory area indicated by the new address information. information der for storing the content data specified by the second reception processing is,
The program
A first program that causes the information processing terminal to execute the secure instruction process, the first reception process, the second reception process, and the first storage instruction process.
A program including the first reception process and a second program for causing the information processing terminal to execute the first generation process and the print instruction process using the new address information acquired from the first program. The second program is
Execute the function instructing the first program to execute the first reception process,
The program according to claim 8 , wherein the new address information is acquired as a return value of the function. Input interface and
Communication interface and
An information processing terminal equipped with a controller
The controller
The first reception process that accepts an instruction operation for instructing the generation of an information holding image that holds the address information indicating the memory area of the server through the input interface, and
In response to the reception of the instruction operation in the first reception process, the reservation instruction process of transmitting the reservation instruction information instructing to newly secure the memory area in the server to the server through the communication interface. ,
The first reception process of receiving new address information indicating the memory area allocated according to the allocation instruction information from the server through the communication interface as a response of the allocation instruction information.
The first generation process for generating the information-holding image that holds the new address information, and
The print instruction process of transmitting the print instruction information for printing the generated information-retaining image on the print medium to the printer through the communication interface is executed.
After executing the print instruction process, the controller
A second reception process that accepts user operations that specify content data through the input interface, and
The first storage instruction processing for transmitting the first storage instruction information to the server through the communication interface is executed, and the first storage instruction information is sent to the memory area indicated by the new address information in the second reception process. An information processing terminal that is information for storing the designated content data. A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal having a memory, a display, an input interface, and a communication interface.
The memory stores a plurality of address information indicating a memory area already reserved in the server.
The program
A storage process for storing the address information as print address information in the memory according to the fact that the information holding image holding the address information is printed on the print medium.
A read process for reading a plurality of the address information stored in the memory, and
A first display process for displaying a first screen including a plurality of address objects corresponding to each of the plurality of address information read by the read process on the display.
The first reception process that accepts the user operation for the first screen through the input interface, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute an editing process for editing a designated memory area indicated by the address information corresponding to the address object specified in the first reception process.
In the first display process, a program for displaying the address object corresponding to the print address information in a display mode different from that of the address object corresponding to the address information different from the print address information. The program is used in the editing process.
The first determination process for determining whether or not the print address information is associated with the address object specified in the first reception process, and
A second display process for displaying a second screen including a list of content data stored in the designated memory area, additional objects, and deleted objects on the display in a display mode according to the determination result of the first determination process. When,
A second reception process for receiving a user operation on the second screen through the input interface, and
An additional instruction for transmitting additional instruction information instructing the addition of content data to the designated memory area to the server through the communication interface in response to the designation of the additional object that can be specified in the second reception process. Processing and
A deletion instruction for transmitting deletion instruction information instructing deletion of content data from the designated memory area to the server through the communication interface in response to the specification of the delete object that can be specified in the second reception process. Let the information processing terminal execute the processing
In the second display process when it is determined that the print address information is not the print address information in the first determination process, the additional object and the deleted object are displayed in a specifiable manner.
In the second display processing when it is determined that it is the print address information in the first determination process, the is displayed on the specified possible embodiment additional objects, claim 1 1 to be displayed in a designated non embodiments the deletion object The program described in. The deleted object is
A selective deletion object corresponding to an instruction to delete the content data specified through the input interface from the content data list, and
Includes all delete objects corresponding to instructions to delete all content data stored in the designated memory area.
The program displays the additional object and the selected deletion object in a specifiable manner in the second display processing when it is determined to be the print address information in the first determination processing, and designates the all deleted objects. program according to claim 1 2 to be displayed in a non manner. The program
In the storage process, date and time information indicating a threshold date and time specified according to the date and time when the print medium on which the information holding image is printed arrives at the destination and is specified according to the date and time when the print medium is printed corresponds to the print address information. Attach it and store it in the memory
The information processing terminal performs a second determination process of determining whether or not the current date and time has reached the threshold date and time corresponding to the print address information in response to the determination of the print address information in the first determination process. To run
In the second display process when it is determined in the second determination process that the threshold date and time has not been reached, the additional object and the selected deletion object are displayed in a specifiable manner, and the all deleted objects cannot be specified. Display in various ways
Claim 1 3 to display the additional object, the selective deletion object, and the total deletion object in a non-specifiable manner in the second display processing when it is determined that the threshold date and time has been reached in the second determination processing. The program described in. The program
Transmission request processing for transmitting transmission request information to the server through the communication interface, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute a first reception process of receiving a browsing flag from the server through the communication interface as a response to the transmission request information, and the browsing flag is set to content data stored in the designated memory area. The first value corresponding to the fact that has not been browsed yet and the second value corresponding to the fact that has already been browsed are set.
The program
In response to the determination of the print address information in the first determination process, the information processing terminal is made to execute a third determination process for determining the set value of the browsing flag associated with the print address information.
In the second display process when it is determined that the first value is set in the browsing flag in the third determination process, the additional object and the select / delete object are displayed in a specifiable manner, and all of the above. Display the deleted object in a non-specifiable manner
A mode in which the additional object, the selective deletion object, and the total deletion object cannot be specified in the second display processing when it is determined that the second value is set in the browsing flag in the third determination processing. program according to claim 1 3 to be displayed in. The program
A third reception process that accepts a user operation for designating the address information that releases the corresponding memory area among the plurality of address information read by the read process through the input interface.
In response to the fact that the address information different from the print address information is specified in the third reception process, the release instruction information instructing the release of the memory area indicated by the address information is transmitted to the server through the communication interface. The information processing terminal is made to execute the release instruction processing to be performed.
The program according to any one of claims 12 to 15 , which does not execute the release instruction process in response to the print address information specified in the third reception process. The program
A third display process for displaying on the display a third screen including an existing object corresponding to the address information indicating the memory area already allocated in the server.
The fourth reception process for accepting user operations on the third screen, and
A notification process for notifying an external program installed in the information processing terminal of the address information corresponding to the existing object in response to the designation of the existing object in the fourth reception process.
Said the information holding image for holding the address information notified by the notification process corresponding to printed on the print medium, any one of claims 1 1 1 5 to execute and the storage process to the information processing terminal The program described in. The program
In the third display process, the display is displayed with the third screen including a new object corresponding to the instruction to secure a new memory area in the server.
In response to the new object being specified in the 4th reception process
The secure instruction process of transmitting the secure instruction information instructing to secure a new memory area in the server to the server through the communication interface, and the secure instruction process.
The information processing terminal is made to execute the second reception process of receiving the address information indicating the memory area secured according to the secure instruction information from the server through the communication interface as a response of the secure instruction information.
The program according to claim 17 , wherein in the notification process, the address information received in the second reception process is notified to the external program. With memory
With the display
Input interface and
Communication interface and
An information processing terminal equipped with a controller
The memory stores a plurality of address information indicating a memory area already reserved in the server.
The controller
A storage process for storing the address information as print address information in the memory according to the fact that the information holding image holding the address information is printed on the print medium.
A read process for reading a plurality of the address information stored in the memory, and
A first display process for displaying a first screen including a plurality of address objects corresponding to each of the plurality of address information read by the read process on the display.
The first reception process that accepts the user operation for the first screen through the input interface, and
An editing process for editing the designated memory area indicated by the address information corresponding to the address object specified in the first reception process is executed.
An information processing terminal that displays the address object corresponding to the print address information in a display mode different from the address object corresponding to the address information different from the print address information in the first display process.

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