JP7548405B2 - Image Processing Device - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a technique for controlling the content of a screen displayed on a display unit.

Patent document 1 describes a process execution device that displays a tab-format standby screen on a touch panel and can switch the display contents of a process execution menu by switching tabs.

In the process execution device described in Patent Document 1, multiple buttons with specific processes registered thereto are arranged for each tab, and when a user selects one of the buttons, the process registered to that button is executed.

JP 2016-157232 A

It would be convenient if a user could efficiently customize the arrangement of a plurality of icons, each of which has a specific process registered thereto, that are arranged on a screen .
The image processing device disclosed in the embodiment has a configuration that , in consideration of the above-mentioned problem , enables efficient customization of the layout state of a plurality of icons arranged on each of a plurality of screens.

A first exemplary display control device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The control unit executes a tab screen display process, a common area setting process, a other tab selection process, and a summary arrangement process.
The tab screen display process is a process for displaying one of a plurality of tab screens in a selected state on a display unit. Each of the plurality of tab screens has an icon arrangement area in which a plurality of icons are arranged.

The common area setting process is a process that enables or disables the common area setting in response to a setting operation that is input via the input unit for each tab screen and that enables or disables the common area setting in the icon arrangement area. Here, a tab screen for which the common area setting is enabled is referred to as a common tab screen. The common area is configured so that the same icons are arranged in each common area on each common tab screen.

The other tab selection process is a process in which, when the common tab screen displayed on the display unit is set as the first common tab screen and a setting operation is performed to invalidate the settings of the common area of the first common tab screen, a second common tab screen that is a common tab screen different from the first common tab screen is selected via the input unit.

The summary placement process is a process in which an area in the icon placement area of the common tab screen that is different from the common area is treated as an individual area, and icons in the individual area of the first common tab screen and icons in the individual area of the second common tab screen are placed in the icon placement area of the destination tab screen, which is the same tab screen.

According to the display control device configured as above, the icons in the individual areas of the two common tab screens can be arranged together on the same single tab screen with a simple operation, so that the arrangement of the icons arranged on each of the multiple tab screens can be efficiently customized.
A second example of an image processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, a printing unit, and a reading unit. The control unit is configured to be able to execute a standby screen display process for displaying a standby screen on the display unit. The standby screen includes one icon screen that is alternatively selected from among a plurality of icon screens. Each of the plurality of icon screens includes a plurality of icons arranged in m rows and n columns, where m and n are natural numbers. Each of the plurality of icons is displayed in a manner including an icon image and an icon name.
The control unit is further capable of executing a shortcut icon adding process, in response to receiving an adding instruction for adding a shortcut icon via the input unit, to arrange a shortcut icon on any one of the plurality of icon screens as one of the plurality of icons together with a default function icon and a non-function icon. The default function icon and the non-function icon are different from the shortcut icon and are arranged on any one of the plurality of icon screens without requiring the shortcut icon adding process.
A default function icon is an icon that executes a predetermined function using at least one of the printing unit and the reading unit when the default function icon is operated via the input unit. A non-function icon is an icon that executes a predetermined process that does not use either the printing unit or the reading unit when the non-function icon is operated via the input unit. A shortcut icon is an icon that executes a function using at least one of the printing unit and the reading unit according to pre-registered execution conditions when the shortcut icon is operated via the input unit. The execution conditions can be registered via the input unit.
The control unit is further capable of executing an editing process. The editing process displays an editing screen on the display unit. The editing screen is a screen associated with a target screen that is one of the plurality of icon screens and is capable of accepting editing of an arrangement of the plurality of icons on at least the target screen. When an editing operation is performed via the input unit while the editing screen is displayed, the editing process edits the arrangement of the plurality of icons on one or more icon screens including the target screen of the plurality of icon screens based on the editing operation.
More specifically, the editing process includes a first arrangement process and a second arrangement process. The first arrangement process arranges a common icon as one of the plurality of icons on the target screen and on another icon screen other than the target screen. The second arrangement process arranges, on the target screen, an icon that is not common to any icon on the other icon screen other than the target screen.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation panel of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a standby screen according to an embodiment. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of icon registration on the standby edit screen of the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a part of a screen editing process according to an embodiment. 10 is a flowchart of another part (continuation of FIG. 5 ) of the screen editing process according to the embodiment. 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of screen transition when the setting of a common area is cancelled; 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of screen transition when canceling the setting of a common area (continuation of FIG. 7); FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of screen transition when canceling the setting of a common area (continuation of FIG. 8);

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment]
(1) Configuration of the Image Processing Device The image processing device 10 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has multiple defined functions, such as a scan function that reads an image of an original document and generates image data of the read image, a print function that prints the image on recording paper, a copy function that prints the image read by the scan function on recording paper by the print function, and a fax function that sends and receives facsimile data.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing device 10 includes a control unit 11, a memory unit 12, a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a reading unit 15, a printing unit 16, a media interface unit 17, a first communication unit 18, and a second communication unit 19, which are interconnected via a bus 20. The media interface unit will be abbreviated as "media I/F" below.

The control unit 11 has a CPU. The storage unit 12 has a semiconductor memory such as a ROM, RAM, NVRAM, or flash memory. In other words, the image processing device 10 is equipped with a microcomputer that includes a CPU and a semiconductor memory.

The control unit 11 realizes various functions by executing a program stored in a non-transitive physical recording medium. In this embodiment, the storage unit 12 corresponds to the non-transitive physical recording medium storing the program. Note that the various functions realized by the control unit 11 are not limited to being realized by executing a program, and some or all of them may be realized using one or more pieces of hardware.

The storage unit 12 stores data for various screens, including a standby screen 25 (see FIG. 2) described below. The storage unit 12 also stores programs for the screen editing process shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 described below. The programs for executing the above functions may be included as part of the program for the screen editing process, or may be separate programs from the program for the screen editing process.

The display unit 13 includes a display device capable of displaying images, such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.
The input unit 14 has input devices for receiving various input operations. The input devices of the input unit 14 include a power button 5, a numeric keypad 6, a back button 7, a home button 8, a stop button 9, and a touch panel 14a, all of which are shown in Fig. 2. The touch panel 14a is disposed in an image display area on the display device of the display unit 13 where an image is displayed.

The touch panel 14a is capable of detecting a pointing operation by contact or proximity of a pointer to the image display area of the display unit 13. That is, when a pointing operation is being performed by a pointer to the image display area of the display unit 13, the touch panel 14a is configured to be capable of outputting position information indicating the pointing position where the pointing operation is being performed. The touch panel 14a of this embodiment is configured to output position information continuously or periodically while a pointing operation is being performed by the pointer.

The touch panel 14a may be configured to detect only contact as a pointing operation, or may be configured to detect only proximity, or may be configured to detect both contact and proximity.

The control unit 11 acquires position information output from the touch panel 14a, and based on the acquired position information, can detect whether or not a pointing operation has been performed by the indicator, the pointing position when a pointing operation has been performed, and at least one type of specific operation by the indicator when a pointing operation has been performed.

The specific operations that the control unit 11 can detect include at least a tap operation. A tap operation is an operation in which a pointing operation is performed with an indicator and then the indicator is released at the same position. There are various possible specific forms of an indicator capable of performing a pointing operation, and for example, the indicator may be a fingertip or a specific pointing device such as a stylus pen.

The reading unit 15 has an image sensor, reads the image of the document, and generates image data of the read image. The printing unit 16 has a printing mechanism using inkjet technology or electrophotography technology, and is capable of printing images on sheet-shaped recording paper.

The media I/F 17 is an interface unit into which various storage media, such as a USB flash memory, can be attached, and controls the writing and reading of data to the attached storage media.

The first communication unit 18 is a communication interface for connecting the image processing device 10 to a network for data communication. The first communication unit 18 is connectable to at least one of various networks such as a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, and the Internet. The image processing device 10 may be capable of wired or wireless data communication with various information processing devices such as personal computers, smartphones, and tablet terminals via the first communication unit 18. The image processing device 10 may also be connected to the Internet via the first communication unit 18 and capable of data communication with various other servers and various information processing devices via the Internet.

The second communication unit 19 is an interface unit for communicating with external devices via a communication line 150. In this embodiment, the communication line 150 connected to the second communication unit 19 is, for example, a public telephone network. In the fax function, sending and receiving facsimile data is basically performed via the second communication unit 19.

(2) Configuration of Operation Panel An operation panel 3 shown in Fig. 2 is provided on one side of a housing (not shown) of the image processing device 10. As shown in Fig. 2, the operation panel 3 is provided with a power button 5, a numeric keypad 6, a back button 7, a home button 8, a stop button 9, a display unit 13, and a touch panel 14a. In more detail, the display unit 13 shown in Fig. 2 indicates an image display area in a display device of the display unit 13. The touch panel 14a is superimposed over almost the entire range of this image display area.

The power button 5 is a hardware key operated by the user to turn the image processing device 10 on and off. When the power button 5 is pressed to turn on the image processing device 10 and start operating the image processing device 10, the control unit 11 performs a specific initialization process and then causes the display unit 13 to display a standby screen 25. The user can perform various input operations starting from the standby screen 25 to switch the screen displayed on the display unit 13, make various settings, and execute various functions.

The numeric keypad 6 is a collective term for multiple hard keys including hard keys for the numbers 0 to 9 that are operated by the user primarily when entering numbers, for example when entering a destination number for facsimile data or the number of copies in the copy function.

The back button 7 is a hard key operated by the user to return the screen of the display unit 13 to the screen that was displayed immediately before the currently displayed screen. The home button 8 is a hard key operated by the user to display the standby screen 25 on the display unit 13. The stop button 9 is a hard key operated by the user to stop an operation currently being processed.

(3) Description of the standby screen The standby screen 25 is a tab-format screen having a plurality of tabs. Each of the plurality of tabs is individually associated with a tab screen. On the standby screen 25, a tab screen corresponding to one of the plurality of tabs that is in a selected state is displayed. Various information required for displaying the standby screen 25, information regarding the contents of the processing to be executed when various input operations are performed on the standby screen 25 via the input unit 14, and the like are stored in the storage unit 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, a maximum of four tabs are displayed on the standby screen 25. In this embodiment, the total number of tabs Nt is greater than four, which is the maximum number of tabs that can be displayed simultaneously on the standby screen 25. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the first tab 31, the second tab 32, the third tab 33, and the fourth tab 34 are displayed on the standby screen 25 out of the Nt tabs from the first tab to the Ntth tab.

Each tab displays its name. A tab that is selected is displayed in a different manner than the other tabs. Figure 2 shows an example in which the first tab 31, whose name is "User 1," is selected and is displayed in a different manner than the other tabs.

The standby screen 25 displays a tab screen corresponding to one selected tab among the first to Nt-th tab screens corresponding to all Nt tabs, the first to Nt-th tabs. Figure 2 shows an example in which the first tab screen 50 corresponding to the first tab 31 that is selected is displayed.

Each tab screen associated with each tab is a screen on which multiple icons are arranged. In this embodiment, eight icons are arranged on one tab screen. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a first tab screen 50 has a first icon 51 to an eighth icon 58 arranged thereon. The specific type of each icon can be changed as described below.

Each icon placed on each tab screen is associated with a specific process. When the user taps an icon, the specific process associated with that icon is executed.

Icons that can be placed on the tab screen of the standby screen 25 can be broadly categorized into three types. Specifically, there are function icons, setting icons, and unregistered icons. A function icon is an icon in which a function to be executed is registered in order to execute one of the above-mentioned multiple specified functions possessed by the image processing device 10. In other words, a specific process for realizing the registered function is associated with the function icon. When a function icon is tapped, the associated specific process is executed, thereby realizing the registered function.

The setting icon is an icon in which a specific item or a list of items to be set is registered for setting various setting items. In other words, the setting icon is associated with a specific process for setting various setting items. When the setting icon is tapped, the associated specific process is executed, thereby realizing the setting of the various setting items.

An unregistered icon is an icon to which no functions or setting items are registered, and to which the user can register a new functional icon or setting icon of their choice. In other words, an unregistered icon is associated with a specific process involving a user's input operation for newly registering a functional icon of a given function or a setting icon of a given setting item. When an unregistered icon is tapped, the specific process associated with the unregistered icon is executed, thereby realizing new registration as a functional icon or setting icon.

Function icons are further classified into two types: default function icons and shortcut icons. Default function icons are icons in which a default function to be executed is registered in order to execute one of multiple default functions possessed by the image processing device 10, such as a scan function, print function, copy function, fax function, web service function, or handy tool function. The various setting values registered in the default function icons are predetermined default values. However, the user can confirm and change the default values when tapping the default function icon to execute the corresponding function.

A shortcut function that executes any one of the above-mentioned plurality of prescribed functions under a specific execution condition preset by the user is registered in the shortcut icon.
At least one of the defined function icon and the setting icon may be arranged in advance on at least one tab screen when the image processing device 10 is shipped.

A shortcut icon is not an icon that is pre-placed when the image processing device 10 is shipped, but is an icon that is placed in place of an unregistered icon when the user performs a registration operation on the unregistered icon at his/her discretion. However, at least one shortcut icon may also be pre-placed on at least one tab screen when the image processing device 10 is shipped.

While the default function icons have preset initial settings for each setting, the shortcut icons allow the user to freely set and register the function to be executed and the setting values with which that function should be executed.

For unregistered icons, you can register any shortcut function and register it as a shortcut icon, or you can register any function and register it as a default function icon, or register any setting item and register it as a settings icon.

When an unregistered icon is registered as a function icon or settings icon, the registered function icon or settings icon will be placed in the position where the unregistered icon was placed.

In the first tab screen 50 illustrated in FIG. 2, the first icon 51 is the default function icon for the fax function, the second icon 52 is the default function icon for the copy function, the fifth icon 55 is a settings icon, and the eighth icon 58 is a shortcut icon for the scan function. The third icon 53, the fourth icon 54, the sixth icon 56, and the seventh icon 57 are unregistered icons.

In the standby screen 25, a left button 26 and a right button 27 are displayed near both ends of the area in which the tabs are displayed. The left-right arrangement order of the Nt tabs is predetermined. If another tab is arranged to the left of the four tabs currently displayed, the tab to be displayed can be scrolled to the right by tapping the left button 26, thereby displaying the tab arranged to the left of the four tabs currently displayed. Conversely, if another tab is arranged to the right of the four tabs currently displayed, the tab to be displayed can be scrolled to the left by tapping the right button 27, thereby displaying the tab arranged to the right of the four tabs currently displayed.

When you want to switch from the tab screen of the currently selected tab to the tab screen of another tab, for example, you can tap the tab to which you want to switch. When you tap a tab other than the currently selected tab, the tapped tab becomes selected, and the tab screen corresponding to the newly selected tab is displayed on the standby screen 25.

For example, as shown in the upper left of FIG. 3, assume that the first tab screen 50 corresponding to the first tab 31 is displayed on the standby screen 25. From this state, for example, when the second tab 32, whose tab name is "User 2", is tapped, the selected tab switches from the first tab 31 to the second tab 32, as shown in the upper right of FIG. 3, and the second tab screen 60 corresponding to the second tab 32 after the switch is displayed.

Eight icons, a first icon 61 to an eighth icon 68, are also displayed on the second tab screen 60. On the second tab screen 60, the first icon 61 is a shortcut icon for the copy function, and the second icon 62 is a shortcut icon for the fax function. The third icon 63 to the eighth icon 68 are unregistered icons.

When the second tab screen 60 corresponding to the second tab 32 is displayed and, for example, the fourth tab 34 with the tab name "User 1_1" is tapped, the selected tab switches from the second tab 32 to the fourth tab 34 as shown in the bottom of Figure 3, and the fourth tab screen 70 corresponding to the fourth tab 34 after the switch is displayed.

The fourth tab screen 70 also displays eight icons, a first icon 71 to an eighth icon 78. In the fourth tab screen 70, the first icon 71 is a default function icon for the fax function, the second icon 72 is a default function icon for the copy function, the fifth icon 75 is a shortcut icon for the fax function, and the sixth icon 76 and the eighth icon 78 are shortcut icons for the copy function.
and the seventh icon 77 is an unregistered icon.

2 and 3, each tab screen is set with at least an individual area 42. Furthermore, a common area 41 separate from the individual area 42 can be set for each tab screen.

The user can enable or disable the common area 41 setting for each tab screen. For a tab screen for which the common area 41 is enabled, the common area 41 is set, and the common area 41 and individual area 42 coexist. For a tab screen for which the common area 41 is disabled, the common area 41 is not set, and the entire tab screen, i.e., the entire icon arrangement area where icons are arranged, becomes the individual area 42.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the common area 41 is set to be enabled on the first tab screen 50 and the fourth tab screen 70, and the common area 41 is set to be disabled on the second tab screen 60.
In this embodiment, in a tab screen in which a common area 41 is set, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper half of the area in which the first icon to the fourth icon out of the eight icons are arranged is set as the common area 41, and the lower half of the area in which the fifth icon to the eighth icon are arranged is set as the individual area 42.

In the following description, a tab screen on which the common area 41 is set may be referred to as a "common tab screen," and a tab on a tab screen on which a common area is set may be referred to as a "common tab."

The icons arranged in the common area 41 are the same for all common tab screens. In other words, as shown in the first tab screen 50 and the fourth tab screen 70 in FIG. 3, the icons arranged in the common area 41 are the same regardless of which common tab screen is displayed by switching tabs.

In this embodiment, when any common tab screen is displayed and a new function icon or settings icon is registered in the common area 41 of that tab screen, the icon is not only placed on the currently displayed tab screen, but is also placed in the same position in the common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens.

In addition, when any of the common tab screens is displayed and any of the icons located in the common area 41 within that tab screen is deleted, not only is that icon deleted from the currently displayed tab screen, but the same icons located in the same positions in the common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens are also deleted.

In addition, when any of the common tab screens is displayed and an editing operation is performed on any of the icons located in the common area 41 of that tab screen, not only is the registered content for that icon changed in response to the editing operation, but the registered content for each of the same icons located in the same position in the common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens is also changed in exactly the same way.

In other words, the contents of each operation such as registration, editing, moving, and deletion of icons in the common area 41 of the common tab screen are reflected not only in the currently displayed common tab screen, but also in the icons in the same position in all other common tab screens. As a result, all icons arranged in the common area 41 of each common tab screen have the same contents.

For example, assume that when the standby edit screen 80 shown on the left side of Fig. 4(a) is displayed, i.e., when the first tab screen 50 is displayed, a default function icon for the scan function is registered to the third icon, which is an unregistered icon, in the common area 41. In this case, as shown in Fig. 4(b), in addition to the default function icon for the scan function being registered to the third icon in the currently displayed first tab screen 50, the same default function icon for the scan function is also registered to the third icon at the same position in the common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens including the fourth tab screen 70.

On the other hand, when you perform operations such as registering, deleting, or editing an icon in the individual area 42 of a tab screen, the operation is reflected only on the target icon in the currently displayed tab screen, and is not reflected on other tab screens.

(5) Description of Management Function As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, an administrator button 28 is displayed on the standby screen 25. When the administrator button 28 is tapped, an authentication screen for administrator authentication is displayed. When a predetermined input operation for authentication, such as inputting a password, is performed on the authentication screen, authentication processing is performed. If the authentication conditions are met as a result of the authentication processing, the operation mode becomes the administrator mode, and a standby editing screen 80 as shown in Fig. 4(a) is displayed on the display unit 13.

The standby editing screen 80 is a screen on which it is possible to register new icons, delete icons, edit the registered contents of an icon, move an icon, swap its position with another icon, enable or disable the common area 41, etc. Note that deleting an icon means canceling a specific process registered to the icon and making the icon an unregistered icon.

As shown in FIG. 4(a), the standby editing screen 80 displays multiple tabs and a tab screen corresponding to the selected tab, similar to the standby screen 25. The multiple tabs and the contents of the tab screen displayed on the standby editing screen 80 are basically the same as those on the standby screen 25. Also, similar to the standby screen 25, the contents of the tab screen can be switched by switching the selection state of the tab.

In addition, the standby editing screen 80 has various editing buttons arranged for moving icons, swapping their positions with other icons, deleting icons, etc. If various edits are performed via these editing buttons and a change occurs to an icon in the common area 41, that change is similarly reflected in each of the common areas 41 of each of the other common tab screens.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4(a), the standby editing screen 80 displays the aforementioned common area setting on button 85 and common area setting off button 84 for enabling or disabling the setting of the common area 41. The user can arbitrarily switch the setting of the common area 41 between enabled and disabled by operating these buttons 84, 85. That is, when the common area setting on button 85 is tapped, the setting of the common area 41 is enabled. On the other hand, when the common area setting off button 84 is tapped, the setting of the common area 41 is disabled.

(6) Operation when common area setting is disabled When the setting of the common area 41 on a certain tab screen is switched from enabled to disabled by operating the common area setting off button 84, the setting of the common area 41 on that tab screen is disabled, and that tab screen becomes a screen in which the common area 41 does not exist, that is, the entire icon arrangement area becomes a screen where the individual area 42 exists.

In this case, as will be described later, the user can select what to do with the icons originally placed in the common area 41.
Furthermore, the icons that were placed in the individual area 42 of the tab screen can be grouped together with the icons that are placed in the individual areas 42 of other common tab screens and placed on one tab screen (hereinafter, also referred to as the "individual icon grouping function").

In this embodiment, the individual icon grouping function is realized by the control unit 11 executing the screen editing process of FIG. 5 and FIG.
The screen editing process in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 will be described with reference to Fig. 7 to Fig. 9 as appropriate. Note that the screen editing process shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 is an excerpt of the management control process (not shown) that is executed when the operation mode is set to the administrator mode, particularly the process that is executed when the setting of the common area 41 is switched between enabled and disabled.

When the operation mode is switched to the administrator mode, the control unit 11 starts the screen editing process shown in Figs. 5 and 6. When the control unit 11 starts the screen editing process, in S110, the control unit 11 causes the display unit 13 to display the standby editing screen 80.

The following explanation will be continued assuming that the standby edit screen 80 shown in FIG. 7(a) is displayed on the display unit 13. FIG. 7(a) shows an example in which the same state as FIG. 4(b) is displayed, that is, the first tab screen 50 with the tab name "User 1" is displayed, and the setting of the common area 41 is enabled.

The image of a human right hand displayed near the common area setting off button 84 in FIG. 7(a) is not an image included in the standby editing screen 80, but is an auxiliary image added to clearly indicate the user's operation position on the standby editing screen 80.

In S120, it is determined whether the setting of the common area 41 has been switched by the common area setting on button 85 or the common area setting off button 84. If the setting of the common area 41 has not been switched, the process returns to S110. If the setting of the common area 41 has been switched from enabled to disabled or from disabled to enabled, the process proceeds to S130.

In S130, it is determined whether the setting of the common area 41 has been switched to disabled. If the setting of the common area 41 has not been switched to disabled, i.e., if it has been switched from disabled to enabled, proceed to S320.

In S320, a common area setting process is performed. Specifically, a process is performed to set a common area 41 for the currently displayed tab screen. When a common area 41 is set, the same icons as those in the common areas 41 of other common tab screens are placed in that common area 41. After the process of S320, the process returns to S110.

If the setting of the common area 41 is switched to disabled in S130, the first inquiry screen 90 (see FIG. 7(b)) is displayed on the display unit 13 in S140. For example, if the user taps the common area setting off button 84 in FIG. 7(a), the first inquiry screen 90 shown in FIG. 7(b) is displayed.

The first inquiry screen 90 is a screen that asks the user whether or not to use the individual icon consolidation function, that is, whether or not to consolidate icons in the individual area 42 of a tab screen in which the common area 41 setting is disabled with icons in the individual area 42 of any other common tab screen and place them on the same single tab screen.

In S150, it is determined whether or not to use the individual icon grouping function in response to a user operation on the first inquiry screen 90. If the "No" button 92 on the first inquiry screen 90 is tapped, it is determined that the individual icon grouping function is not to be used, and the process proceeds to S330. In S330, a common area release process is performed on the currently displayed common tab screen. Specifically, the setting of the common area 41 on the currently displayed common tab screen is invalidated.

If the "Yes" button 91 on the first inquiry screen 90 is tapped in S150, it is determined that the individual icon consolidation function is to be used, and the process proceeds to S160. In S160, the consolidation source setting screen 95 (see FIG. 7(c)) is displayed. The consolidation source setting screen 95 is a screen for allowing the user to select two common tab screens for consolidating the icons in the individual area 42 into the same single tab screen.

As shown in FIG. 7(c), the summary source setting screen 95 displays a tab screen, similar to the standby editing screen 80. Also, the tabs displayed on the summary source setting screen 95 are limited to those of the common tab screen in which the common area 41 is set. FIG. 7(c) shows a state in which the tabs of "User 2" and "User 3", in which the common area 41 is not set, have been deleted from the tab arrangement, and tabs 35 and 36 of the other tab screens in which the common area 41 is set have been arranged.

In addition, in the source setting screen 95, a first setting field 96, a second setting field 97, a rearrange button 98, and an OK button 99 are displayed at the top of the tab screen. The first setting field 96 displays the tab name of the common tab screen that is set as source tab screen 1, and the second setting field 97 displays the tab name of the common tab screen that is set as source tab screen 2.

The icons in the individual area 42 in the common tab screen displayed on the source tab screen 1 will later be placed in the first area of the destination tab screen. The icons in the individual area 42 in the common tab screen set on the source tab screen 2 will later be placed in the second area of the destination tab screen.

In S170, as shown in FIG. 7(c), the first setting field 96 displays the default value of the tab name of the summary source tab screen 1. The default value here is the tab name of the common tab screen that was displayed immediately before the first inquiry screen 90 was displayed, that is, the common tab screen that was displayed when the common area setting off button 84 was tapped, and in the example of FIG. 7(a), it is "User 1."

In S180, setting inputs for the first input setting field 96 and the second setting field 97 for the consolidation source tab screen 1 and the consolidation source tab screen 2 are accepted.
Specifically, when the source setting screen 95 is displayed, the tab name of the source tab screen 2 is left blank in the second setting field 97, as shown in Fig. 7C. In response to this, the user can select a common tab screen to be set as the source tab screen 2. Specifically, for example, by pressing the tab of the common tab screen that the user wishes to set as the source tab screen 2 and dragging the tab to the second setting field 97, the common tab screen of the dragged tab can be set as the source tab screen 2.

The source tab screen 1 can also be changed from the default common tab screen to another common tab screen, for example, by a drag operation similar to the method for selecting source tab screen 2 described above, or by other methods.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7(c), when the user drags the fourth tab 34 with the tab name "User 1_1" to the second setting field 97, the tab name of the fourth tab 34 is displayed in the second setting field 97 as shown in FIG. 8(a). As a result, the fourth tab screen 70 is set as the source tab screen 2.

The settings of the original tab screen 1 and the original tab screen 2 can be swapped by tapping the swap button 98. For example, when the swap button 98 is tapped in the state shown in FIG. 8(a), the original tab screen 1 is replaced with the fourth tab screen 70 with the tab name "User 1_1", and conversely, the original tab screen 2 is replaced with the first tab screen 50 with the tab name "User 1". Alternatively, the settings may be swapped by dragging either the first setting field 96 or the second setting field 97 to the other.

In S190, it is determined whether the setting of the source tab screen for consolidation is complete. Specifically, it is determined whether the OK button 99 has been tapped, and if the OK button 99 has been tapped, it is determined that the setting is complete. If the setting of the source tab screen for consolidation is not complete, the process returns to S180. If the setting of the source tab screen for consolidation is complete, the process proceeds to S200.

In S200, the consolidation destination setting screen 100 is displayed. FIG. 8(b) shows an example of the consolidation destination setting screen 100. When the OK button 99 is tapped on the consolidation source setting screen in FIG. 8(a), the screen transitions to the consolidation destination setting screen 100 in FIG. 8(b). The consolidation destination setting screen 100 is a screen for setting one consolidation destination tab screen when icons in individual areas of two consolidation source tab screens are consolidated into one consolidation destination tab screen.

As shown in FIG. 8(b), the destination setting screen 100 displays a tab screen, similar to the standby editing screen 80. The selection state of the tab is maintained as in the previous source setting screen 95.

The tabs displayed on the destination setting screen 100 are the tabs of the two source tab screens and the tabs of tab screens with a certain number of registered icons or less (for example, 0 registered icons). The "New 1" tab 37 and the "New 2" tab 38 shown in FIG. 8(b) are both tabs of tab screens with, for example, 0 registered icons.

Furthermore, in the destination setting screen 100, a first setting field 101, a second setting field 102, a destination setting field 103, and a summary execution button 105 are displayed at the top of the tab screen. The display contents and functions of each setting field 101, 102 are basically the same as those of each setting field 96, 97 in the source setting screen 95.

The destination tab name is displayed in the destination setting field 103. In S200, a destination tab screen setting input is accepted for the destination setting field 103. Specifically, the tab to be set may be dragged to the destination setting field 103 in the same manner as the source tab screen setting method. Alternatively, the source tab screen set in the drag source setting field may be set as the destination tab screen by dragging the first setting field 101 or the second setting field 102 to the destination setting field 103. FIG. 8B shows an example in which a tab screen with the tab name "New 1" is set as the destination tab screen.

In S210, it is determined whether the consolidation execution button 105 has been tapped on the consolidation destination setting screen 100. The determination in S210 is repeated until the consolidation execution button 105 has been tapped, during which time setting input for the consolidation destination tab screen is accepted. If the consolidation execution button 105 has been tapped, the process proceeds to S220.

In S220, the icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 1 are arranged in the first area of the set destination tab screen.
In S230, the icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 2 are arranged in the second area of the set destination tab screen.

The first and second areas of the destination tab screen may be determined as appropriate. In this embodiment, the first area is the upper half of the tab screen, which corresponds to the area where the common area 41 is set, and the second area is the lower half of the tab screen, which corresponds to the area where the individual area 42 is set.

In addition, in this embodiment, the four icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 1 are arranged in the first area of the destination tab screen while maintaining their arrangement. The four icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 2 are also arranged in the second area of the destination tab screen while maintaining their arrangement.

In S240, the settings of the common area 41 for each of the two source tab screens 1 and 2 are invalidated.
In S250, the second inquiry screen 110 is displayed. Fig. 8C shows an example of the second inquiry screen 110. The second inquiry screen 110 is a screen for asking the user what to do with the registered icons for the one of the two consolidation source tab screens 1 and 2 that is not set as the consolidation destination tab screen.

The second inquiry screen 110 shown in FIG. 8(c) displays a Delete All button 111, a Keep All button 112, a Keep Some button 113, a Common Delete All button 114, and an Individual Delete All button 115.

In S260, it is determined whether any of the buttons 111 to 115 displayed on the second query screen 110 has been tapped, and if any of the buttons has been tapped, the process proceeds to S270.

In S270, based on the tapped button, the processing method for the registered icon in the source tab screen that is not set as the destination tab screen, out of the two source tab screens 1 and 2, is obtained.

In S280, it is determined whether the destination tab screen is source tab screen 1. If the destination tab is source tab screen 1, the process proceeds to S290. In S290, each registered icon in source tab screen 2 is processed according to the processing method acquired in S270, i.e., the processing method corresponding to the tapped button.

For example, when the delete all button 111 is tapped, all icons in the original tab screen 2 are deleted and all icons are made unregistered icons. When the keep all button 112 is tapped, all icons in the original tab screen 2 are made to remain as they are. When the keep some button 113 is tapped, the user is prompted to select the icons they wish to keep, and the selected icons are made to remain while the other icons are deleted. When the delete all common button 114 is tapped, the icons placed in the common area 41 are deleted and the icons placed in the individual area 42 are made to remain. When the delete all individual button 115 is tapped, the icons placed in the individual area 42 are deleted and the icons placed in the common area 41 are made to remain. After the processing of S290, the process proceeds to S110.

If the destination tab is not the source tab screen 1 in S280, proceed to S300. In S300, each registered icon in the source tab screen 1 is processed according to the processing method acquired in S270. Specifically, the same processing as in S290 is performed.

In S310, it is determined whether the destination tab screen is the source tab screen 2. If the destination tab is not the source tab screen 2, the process proceeds to S290. If the destination tab is the source tab screen 2, the process proceeds to S110.

After the screen transition to FIG. 8(b), if, for example, the Delete All button 111 is tapped on the second inquiry screen 100, all icons on the first tab screen 50 of the "User 1" tab, for example, will become unregistered icons, as shown in the upper example of FIG. 9(a). In this state, if the user switches to a tab such as "New 1," the corresponding tab screen 120 will appear.

Here, because the "New 1" tab screen 120 has been set as the destination tab screen, the icons that were located in each individual area 42 of the two source tab screens 1 and 2 are arranged together on this tab screen 120. Specifically, the icons that were located in the individual area 42 of source tab screen 1 are arranged in a first area in the upper half of the "New 1" tab screen 120, and the icons that were located in the individual area 42 of source tab screen 2 are arranged in a second area in the lower half of the "New 1" tab screen 120.

Furthermore, after the screen transition to FIG. 8(b), if, for example, the Delete All Individual button 115 is tapped on the second inquiry screen 100, for example, on the first tab screen 50 of the "User 1" tab, as illustrated in FIG. 9(b), the four icons originally placed in the individual area 42 become unregistered icons, and the four icons originally placed in the common area 41 remain as they are.

(7) Advantages of the Embodiment According to the embodiment described above, the following advantages (a) to (e) are obtained.
(a) The image processing device 10 of the present embodiment has an individual icon grouping function, so that icons in the individual areas 42 of two common tab screens can be grouped and arranged on the same single tab screen with a simple operation. Therefore, the arrangement of a plurality of icons arranged on a plurality of tab screens can be efficiently customized.

(b) The user can arbitrarily select two source tab screens to be combined from among the tab screens in which the common area 41 is set, thereby increasing the degree of freedom for user customization.
The degree of freedom of the tab screens that can be selected as the destination tab screen may be increased. For example, all tab screens may be made selectable as the destination tab screen, regardless of the number of unregistered icons. In this way, the degree of freedom of customization can be increased.

(c) Through the source setting screen 95, the user can easily recognize where the icons of each individual area 42 in the two source tab screens will be placed in the destination. In addition, the user can use the swap button 98 to swap the placement positions in the destination. Also, the user can change an already selected tab screen to a different tab screen. In other words, the source setting screen 95 provides a user interface that allows the user to easily and efficiently set the two source tab screens 1 and 2.

Regarding the collection destination tab screen, the user can easily and efficiently set the collection destination setting screen 100 .
(d) On the destination tab screen, the icons are arranged in the same manner as on the source tab screens 1 and 2. Therefore, the user can efficiently select icons on the destination tab screen even after combining the icons on the two tab screens.

(e) The user can select how to handle the icons on the source tab screen that was not selected as the destination tab screen out of the two source tab screens 1 and 2. This allows the source tab screen to be maintained in an appropriate state according to the user's usage.

In this embodiment, the process of S110 corresponds to an example of a tab screen display process of the present disclosure . The processes of S120, S130, S240, S320, and S330 correspond to an example of a common area setting process of the present disclosure . The processes of S220 and S230 correspond to an example of a summary arrangement process of the present disclosure .

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Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be implemented in various modified forms.

(1) In the above embodiment, both of the two source tab screens 1 and 2 were configured to have the common area settings disabled by the processing of S240, but if the common area settings are not set on the destination tab screen, it is not necessary to disable the common area settings.

For example, the common area setting may be maintained as enabled for the source tab screen 2. Alternatively, the user may be asked whether or not to maintain the common area setting, and processing may be carried out according to the user's wishes.

(2) The method of selecting a source tab screen is not limited to the selection method based on the source setting screen 95 shown in FIG. 7(b). The method of selecting a destination tab screen is also not limited to the selection method based on the destination setting screen 100 shown in FIG. 8(b). For example, when a setting field is tapped, options for the tab screen may be displayed, from which a selection may be made.

(3) In the common tab screen, the common area and individual area may be set in any manner. For example, instead of being divided into upper and lower parts, it may be divided into left and right parts, with one half of each half being set as a common area and the other half being set as an individual area. The number of icons in each of the common area and individual area may also be determined as appropriate.

(4) The first and second areas on the destination tab screen are not limited to being divided into upper and lower areas as in the above embodiment, and may be determined as appropriate.
(5) In the above embodiment, the common area was configured to be enabled or disabled in administrator mode, but it may also be possible to enable or disable the common area in a mode other than administrator mode.

(6) A plurality of functions possessed by one component in the above embodiment may be realized by a plurality of components, or a single function possessed by one component may be realized by a plurality of components. A plurality of functions possessed by a plurality of components may be realized by a single component, or a single function realized by a plurality of components may be realized by a single component. A part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. At least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added to or substituted for the configuration of another of the above embodiments. Note that any aspect included in the technical idea identified from the wording described in the claims is an embodiment of the present disclosure .

10...image processing device, 11...control unit, 12...storage unit, 13...display unit, 14...input unit, 14a...touch panel, 25...standby screen, 26...left button, 27...right button, 28...administrator button, 31-38...tabs, 41...common area, 42...individual area, 50...first tab screen, 51-58, 61-68, 71-78...icons, 60...second tab screen, 70...fourth tab screen, 80...standby editing screen, 84...common area setting off button, 85...common area setting Set on button, 90...first inquiry screen, 95...source setting screen, 96, 101...first setting field, 97, 102...second setting field, 98...rearrange button, 99...OK button, 100...destination setting screen, 103...destination setting field, 105...execute consolidation button, 110...second inquiry screen, 111...delete all button, 112...keep all button, 113...keep some button, 114...common delete all button, 115...individual delete all button, 120...tab screen.

Claims (11)

A display unit;
An input unit;
A control unit;
A printing department;
A reading unit;
An image processing device comprising:
The control unit is
A standby screen display process is configured to be executed to display a standby screen on the display unit,
the standby screen includes one icon screen that is alternatively selected from among a plurality of icon screens,
Each of the plurality of icon screens includes a plurality of icons arranged in m rows and n columns;
The m and n are each a natural number,
Each of the plurality of icons is displayed in a manner including an icon image and an icon name,
The control unit further
a shortcut icon adding process is executed in response to receiving an adding instruction for adding a shortcut icon via the input unit, the shortcut icon being arranged on one of the plurality of icon screens together with a defined function icon and a non-function icon as one of the plurality of icons;
the predetermined function icon and the non-function icon are different from the shortcut icon and are icons that are arranged on any of the plurality of icon screens without requiring the shortcut icon adding process,
the predetermined function icon is an icon that executes a predetermined function using at least one of the printing unit and the reading unit when the predetermined function icon is operated via the input unit,
the non-function icon is an icon that, when the non-function icon is operated via the input unit, executes a predetermined process without using either the printing unit or the reading unit;
the shortcut icon is an icon that, when the shortcut icon is operated via the input unit, executes a function using at least one of the printing unit and the reading unit in accordance with a pre-registered execution condition, the execution condition being registerable via the input unit;
The control unit further
an editing process in which an editing screen is displayed on the display unit, the editing screen being a screen associated with a target screen which is one of the plurality of icon screens and capable of accepting editing of an arrangement of the plurality of icons on at least the target screen, and when an editing operation is performed via the input unit while the editing screen is displayed, an editing process is performed to edit an arrangement of the plurality of icons on one or more of the plurality of icon screens including the target screen based on the editing operation;
It is configured to be able to execute
The editing process includes:
a first arrangement process for arranging a common icon as one of the plurality of icons on the target screen and on the icon screen other than the target screen;
a second arrangement process for arranging, on the target screen, the icon that is not common to the icons on the other icon screens other than the target screen;
23. An image processing device comprising : 2. The image processing device according to claim 1,
The image processing device, wherein n is greater than m. 3. The image processing device according to claim 1,
The image processing device, wherein the m and the n are each a natural number of 2 or more. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the editing screen includes the plurality of icons included in the target screen, the plurality of icons are arranged in the m rows and n columns on the editing screen, and each of the plurality of icons includes the icon image and the icon name;
a display mode of the plurality of icons on the editing screen, in which (i) the plurality of icons are arranged in the m rows and n columns and (ii) each of the plurality of icons includes the icon image and the icon name, is common to a display mode of the plurality of icons when the icon screen including the plurality of icons is displayed on the standby screen;
a display mode of a portion different from the plurality of icons on the editing screen is different from a display mode of a portion different from the plurality of icons on the standby screen on which the icon screen including the plurality of icons is displayed;
Image processing device. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The control unit further
a specific operation receiving process for receiving a specific operation for identifying the target screen via the input unit;
a determination process of determining, as the target screen, the icon screen specified by the specific operation accepted in the specific operation acceptance process;
The image processing device is configured to be able to execute the above. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The control unit further
a display process for displaying, on the display unit, a first object for executing the first arrangement process;
It is possible to execute
the control unit is configured to be able to execute the first placement process in response to an operation performed via the input unit after the first object is operated via the input unit.
Image processing device. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
the editing process includes a moving process for moving the common icon in the target screen corresponding to the editing screen displayed on the display unit in response to receiving, via the input unit, the editing operation for moving the common icon in the target screen corresponding to the editing screen displayed on the display unit, the common icon in each of the plurality of icon screens including the target screen in a similar manner;
23. An image processing device comprising: The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The control unit further
a registration process in which, in response to receiving, via the input unit, an operation for registering a new common icon on the target screen associated with the editing screen displayed on the display unit, the new common icon is arranged on each of the plurality of icon screens including the target screen;
The image processing device is configured to be able to execute the above. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The control unit further
a registration content change process for similarly changing the predetermined function, the predetermined process, or the execution condition registered in the common icon arranged in the plurality of icon screens including the target screen in response to receiving, via the input unit, an operation for changing the predetermined function, the predetermined process, or the execution condition registered in the common icon in the target screen associated with the editing screen displayed on the display unit;
The image processing device is configured to be able to execute the above. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
the editing process includes a deletion process of deleting the common icon from each of the plurality of icon screens including the target screen in response to receiving, via the input unit, the editing operation for deleting the common icon in the target screen associated with the editing screen displayed on the display unit;
23. An image processing device comprising: The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
the editing process includes a swapping process for swapping positions of the two common icons in the target screen corresponding to the editing screen displayed on the display unit, in response to receiving, via the input unit, the editing operation for swapping positions of the two common icons in the target screen corresponding to the editing screen;
23. An image processing device comprising: