JP2001358864A - Method for information processing, information processing system and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for information processing and an information processing system, by which the time and labor of inputting a transmission destination is saved, each time transmission is made to an individual and a user can easily and set the transmission destination efficiently. SOLUTION: By a CPU 105, the transmission destinations of electronic mail and a data base, etc., are registered to a destination chart, the transmission destination is selected from the destination chart, the already registered plural kinds of the transmission destinations are gathered into one, and registered and control is performed so as to select and register one or more destinations, to perform transmission, when the transmission among the registered transmission destinations is conducted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information processing method and an information processing system applied to, for example, a multifunction copying apparatus, and a storage medium storing a control program for controlling the information processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information processing system in which an information input device and a plurality of information output devices are connected by a transmission medium via an information control device and information is formed by each of the connected information output devices is known. It is known.

In such a conventional information processing system having a plurality of functions, a transmission means for transmitting a plurality of transmission types at once, and a destination such as an e-mail or a database registered as a destination table in a destination. It has a first destination registering means and a second destination registering means for registering a plurality of destinations as a group.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the transmission means for transmitting a plurality of transmission types at once, but the plurality of transmission means are handled individually. Did not have such a function.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to input a transmission destination every time transmission is performed to an individual, and there is a problem in that the trouble is complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a first object of the present invention is to save the trouble of inputting a destination each time an individual is transmitted. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing method and an information processing system that can be easily and efficiently set by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium storing a control program for controlling the information processing system of the present invention.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method for connecting an information input device and an information output device via a transmission medium via an information control device. A destination registration step of registering destinations corresponding to a plurality of transmission means, such as e-mail and facsimile, in a destination table, and performing the transmission from the destination table. A destination selection step of selecting a destination, registering a plurality of types of registered destinations collectively into one, and selecting and registering one or more destinations to be transmitted at the time of transmission among the registered destinations And a control step of performing control.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein an individual is selected as a transmission destination before transmission in the information processing method according to the first aspect. And a destination change step of changing the destination displayed in the destination display step, the destination display step of displaying the destination and the type of the destination selected in advance.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the destination displayed in the destination table is represented by an icon. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the information control device is a controller unit. And

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the transmission medium is an area communication network (LA).
N).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the transmission medium is a wide area network (WA).
N).

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, in the information processing method according to the first aspect, the information input device is a scanner. I do.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing method according to claim 8 is the information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information output device is a printer. I do.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the plurality of types of transmission destinations are electronic mail or Internet facsimile. Address is included.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing method according to claim 10 is the information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is image information. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system comprising: an information input device connected to an information output device via a transmission medium via an information control device; A destination registration unit for registering a destination such as an e-mail or a database in a destination table; a destination selection unit for selecting the destination from the destination table; and a plurality of types of transmissions already registered. 1 ahead
And a control unit for performing control such that one or more destinations to be transmitted at the time of transmission among the registered destinations are selected and registered.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, in the information processing system according to the eleventh aspect, when an individual is selected as a transmission destination before transmission, the information is registered as an individual. And a destination changer for changing the destination displayed by the destination displayer, the destination displayer displaying the type of the destination and the type of the destination selected in advance.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing system according to the eleventh aspect, the destination displayed on the destination table is represented by an icon. It is characterized by the following.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to claim 14 is an information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the information control device is
It is a controller unit.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to claim 15 is the information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the transmission medium is a local area network (LAN). It is characterized by the following.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to claim 16 is the information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the transmission medium is a wide area network (WAN). It is characterized by the following.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to claim 17 is an information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the information input device is
It is a scanner.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to claim 18 is an information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the information output device is
It is a printer.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to a nineteenth aspect is the information processing system according to the eleventh aspect, wherein the plurality of types of destinations are electronic mail or Internet facsimile. Address is included.

In order to achieve the first object, an information processing system according to claim 20 is the information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the information is image information. .

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to claim 21 is an information processing system in which an information input device and an information output device are connected by a transmission medium via an information control device. Is a storage medium storing a control program for controlling a destination, a destination registration module for registering a destination such as an e-mail or a database in a destination table, and selecting the destination from the destination table. And a destination selection module for registering a plurality of types of destinations that have already been registered into one, and selecting and registering one or more destinations to be transmitted during transmission among the registered destinations. And a control module for controlling.

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to claim 22 is a storage medium according to claim 21, wherein when an individual is selected as a transmission destination before transmission, the storage medium is registered as an individual. A destination display module for displaying a destination and a type of a destination selected in advance, and a destination change module for changing a destination displayed by the destination display module.

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to the twenty-third aspect is characterized in that, in the storage medium according to the twenty-first aspect, a destination displayed on the destination table is represented by an icon. Features.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 24 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the information control device is a controller unit. .

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 25 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the transmission medium is an intra-area communication network (LAN).
It is characterized by being.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 26 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the transmission medium is a wide area network (WAN).
It is characterized by being.

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to claim 27 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the information input device is a scanner.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 28 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the information output device is a printer.

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to claim 29 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the plurality of types of destinations are electronic mail or Internet facsimile. It is characterized by including an address.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 30 is the storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the information is an image.

[0038]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a controller unit (Control).
erUnit), an image input device (information input device)
And a printer 102 which is an image output device (information output device) while being connected to a local area network (LAN) 103 and a wide area network (WAN) 104, thereby providing image information and device information. Functions as a controller for inputting and outputting data.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which is a controller for controlling the entire system. 106 is R
An AM (read / write storage device), which is a system work memory for the operation of the CPU 105 and an image memory for temporarily storing image data. 107 is RO
M (read only memory), which is a boot ROM, which stores a boot program of the present system.
A hard disk drive (HDD) 108 stores software and image data of the present system. 109
An operation unit I / F (interface), which is an interface with an operation unit described later, outputs image data to be displayed on a display unit of the operation unit to the operation unit. The operation unit I / F 109 has a function of transmitting information input by a user of the system from the operation unit to the CPU 105. 11
0 is a network (Network), and a LAN 103
, And input and output information. 111 is a modem (MO
A DEM) connects to the WAN 104 and inputs and outputs information. An operation unit 112 is connected to the operation unit I / F 109 and has a key for inputting various operation information and the like and a display unit for displaying information.

The above-mentioned CPU 105, RAM 106, R
The OM 107, the HDD 108, the operation unit I / F 109, the network 110, and the modem 111 are connected to the system bus 113.
Is placed on top.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 114 denotes an image bus I / F (interface).
The bus bridge is connected to the system bus 113 and the image bus 115 for transferring image data at high speed, and converts the data structure. The image bus 115 is constituted by a PCI bus or IEEE1394.

Reference numeral 116 denotes a raster image processor (R
In IP), the PDL record is developed into a bitmap image. 117 is a device I / F (interface)
Then, the scanner unit 101 serving as an image input device and the printer 102 serving as an image output device are connected to the controller unit 100 to perform synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data (raster image data 118 and 119). 1
Reference numeral 20 denotes a scanner image processing unit that performs processing such as correction, processing, and editing on input image data. Reference numeral 121 denotes a printer image processing unit that performs processing such as correction of the printer 102 and resolution conversion on print output image data. 12
Reference numeral 2 denotes an image rotation processing unit that performs rotation processing on image data. 123 is an image compression processing unit, and the multi-value image data is J
PEG and binary image data are JBIG, MMR (Modified
Modified Read) and MH (ModifiedHahuman) compression / expansion processing.

The above-described RIP 116 and device I / F 1
17, scanner image processing unit 120, printer image processing unit 121, image rotation processing unit 122, and image compression processing unit 12
3 are arranged on the image bus 115.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the configuration of a multifunctional copying apparatus (information input / output device) which is an information processing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction copying apparatus has a configuration in which a scanner 101 as an image input device is stacked on a printer 102 as an image output device.

In FIG. 2, a scanner 101 illuminates an image of a document and scans a CCD line sensor (not shown) to convert the image into raster image data 118 (see FIG. 1) into an electric signal. The original is the original feeder 1
01a on the tray 101b, and the user of the apparatus reads from the operation unit 112 and instructs to start, so that the CPU
105 gives an instruction to the scanner 101 and the original feeder 1
Reference numeral 01a feeds originals one by one, and performs an operation of reading an original image.

The printer 102 converts the raster image data 119 (see FIG. 1) into an image on a sheet. The printer 102 uses an electrophotographic method using a photosensitive drum or a photosensitive belt, or a small nozzle array. There is an ink jet system or the like in which an image is printed directly on paper by taking out ink, but any system may be employed. The activation of the printing operation is started by an instruction from the CPU 105.
The printer 102 has a plurality of paper feed stages so that different paper sizes or different paper orientations can be selected, and the corresponding paper cassettes 102a, 102b, 102
c, 102d. Also, the paper discharge tray 102e
Is for receiving a printed sheet.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the scanner image processing section 120. In the figure, reference numeral 120a denotes an image bus I / F (interface) controller, which is connected to the image bus 115, controls the bus access sequence, and generates control and timing of each device in the scanner image processing unit 120. . A filter processing unit 120b performs a convolution operation using a spatial filter. An editing processing unit 120c recognizes, for example, a closed area surrounded by a marker pen from input image data,
The image data in the closed area is shaded, shaded,
Image processing such as negative / positive reversal is performed. Reference numeral 120d denotes a scaling unit which performs interpolation calculation in the main scanning direction of the raster image data when changing the resolution of the read image,
Perform enlargement and reduction processing. The magnification change processing in the sub-scanning direction is performed by changing the scanning speed of an image reading line sensor (not shown). Reference numeral 120e denotes a table, which is a conversion table for converting image data, which is read luminance data, into density data. A binarization processing unit 120f binarizes the multi-value grayscale image data by error diffusion processing, screen processing, or the like. The image data that has been subjected to various processes in this manner is again transferred to the image bus 1 via the image bus I / F controller 120a.
15 is transferred.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the printer image processing unit 121. In the figure, reference numeral 121a denotes an image bus I / F (interface) controller, which is connected to the image bus 115, controls the bus access sequence, and generates control and timing of each device in the printer image processing unit 121. . Reference numeral 121b denotes a resolution conversion unit which converts image data sent from the network 110 or the wide area communication network 104 shown in FIG.
A resolution conversion process for converting the resolution to 2 is performed. 1
21c is a smoothing processing unit, and a resolution conversion unit 121b
, A process for smoothing jaggies (roughness of an image appearing at a black and white boundary portion such as an oblique line) of the image data after the resolution conversion process is performed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image compression processing section 123. In the figure, reference numeral 123a denotes an image bus I / F (interface) controller, which is connected to the image bus 115 and controls a bus access sequence, and a function of the input buffer 123b and the output buffer 1b.
It controls timing for exchanging data with 23c and controls mode setting for the image compression processing unit 123. 123d is an image compression unit, 123e is a RAM
(Read / write storage device).

The processing procedure of the image compression processing section 123 will be described below.

The CPU 105 instructs the image bus I / F controller 123a through the image bus 115 to make settings for controlling image compression processing. With this setting, the image bus I / F controller 123a performs settings (for example, MMR compression, JBIG expansion, and the like) necessary for the image compression processing on the image compression unit 123d. After making the necessary settings, the CPU 105 again instructs the image bus I / F controller 123a to permit image data transfer. According to this permission, the image bus I / F controller 123a
Starts the transfer of image data from each device on the RAM 106 or the image bus 115. The received image data is temporarily stored in the input buffer 123b, and transfers the image at a constant speed in response to an image data request from the image compression unit 123d. At this time, the input buffer 123b
Image bus I / F controller 123a and image compression unit 12
Judge whether image data can be transferred with 3d,
When it is impossible to read image data from the image bus 115 and write image data to the image compression unit 123d, control is performed so as not to transfer image data (hereinafter, such control is referred to as handshake). Do).

The image compression section 123d temporarily stores the received image data in the RAM 123e. This is because when performing image compression processing, depending on the type of image compression processing to be performed,
This is because several lines of image data are required.
This is because the image compression processing cannot be performed unless several lines of image data are prepared in order to compress the lines.

The image data subjected to the image compression processing is immediately sent to the output buffer 123c. Output buffer 1
In 23c, handshaking is performed with the image bus I / F controller 123a and the image compression unit 123d, and the image data is transferred to the image bus I / F controller 123a. The image bus I / F controller 123a converts the transferred compressed (or decompressed) image data into RA data.
M106 or each device on the image bus 115 is transferred.

Such a series of processing is performed until there is no processing request from the CPU 105 (until the processing of the required number of pages is completed) or until a stop request signal is output from the image compression processing unit 123 (compression and expansion). This is repeated until an error occurs.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image rotation processing unit 122. In the figure, reference numeral 122a denotes an image bus I / F (interface) controller which is connected to the image bus 115, controls the bus access sequence, and controls the image rotation processing unit 122 to set a mode and the like, and performs image rotation processing. The timing control for transferring the image data to the unit 122 is performed. 122b is an image rotation unit, and 122c is a RAM (read / write storage device).

The processing procedure of the image rotation processing section 122 will be described below.

The CPU 105 instructs the image bus I / F controller 122a via the image bus 115 to make settings for controlling image rotation processing. With this setting, the image bus I / F controller 122a performs settings (for example, image size, rotation direction, angle, and the like) necessary for the image rotation processing on the image rotation unit 122b. After making the necessary settings,
Again from the CPU 105, the image bus I / F controller 12
Instruct 2a to permit image data transfer. In accordance with this permission, the image bus I / F controller 122a
Transfer of image data from the AM 106 or each device on the image bus 115 is started.

In this case, the size is 32 bits, the size of the image to be rotated is 32 × 32 (bit), and the image data is transferred in units of 32 bits when the image data is transferred to the image bus 115. (The image to be handled is assumed to be binary). As mentioned above, 32
In order to obtain a × 32 (bit) image, the unit data transfer described above needs to be performed 32 times, and image data must be transferred from discontinuous addresses (see FIG. 7).

The image data transferred by the discontinuous addressing is written to the RAM 122c such that the image data is rotated to a desired angle at the time of reading. For example, 90
If the rotation is counterclockwise, the first transmitted 32 bi
The image data of t is written in the Y direction as shown in FIG. At the time of reading, the image is rotated by reading in the X direction.

Image rotation of 32 × 32 (bit) (RAM
122c), the image rotation unit 12
2b reads out image data from the RAM 122c by the above-described reading method, and reads out the image bus I / F controller 122.
Transfer the image to a.

The image bus I / F controller 122a that has received the rotated image data transfers the image data to each device on the RAM 106 or the image bus 115 by continuous addressing.

This series of processing is repeated until there is no processing request from the CPU 105 (until the processing of the required number of pages is completed).

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device I / F 117. In the figure, reference numeral 117a denotes an image bus I / F (interface) controller, which is connected to the image bus 115 and controls the bus access sequence and generates control and timing of each device of the device I / F 117. Also, an external scanner 1
01 and a control signal to the printer 102 are generated. 1
A scan buffer 17b temporarily stores image data sent from the scanner 101 and outputs the image data in synchronization with the image bus 115. Reference numeral 117c denotes a serial / parallel / parallel / serial conversion unit which sequentially arranges or decomposes image data stored in the scan buffer 117b and converts the image data into a width of image data that can be transferred to the image bus 115. Reference numeral 117d denotes a parallel-serial / serial-to-parallel conversion unit which decomposes or arranges the image data transferred from the image bus 115 into a width of image data that can be stored in the print buffer 117e. The print buffer 117e temporarily stores the image data sent from the image bus 115, and outputs the image data in synchronization with the printer 102.

Hereinafter, a processing procedure at the time of image scanning will be described.

The image data sent from the scanner 101 is stored in the scan buffer 117b in synchronization with the timing signal sent from the scanner 101. When the image bus 115 is a PCI bus, when the image data enters the scan buffer 117b in 32 bits or more, the image data is first-in, first-out in 32 bits, and the scan buffer 117b transmits the serial-parallel data.
The image data is sent to the parallel / serial conversion unit 117c, converted into 32-bit image data, and
The data is transferred to the image bus 115 via the communication bus 7a. When the image bus 115 is IEEE1394, the image data in the scan buffer 117b is sent from the scan buffer 117b to the serial / parallel / serial / serial conversion unit 117c on a first-in first-out basis, and is converted into serial image data. The data is transferred to the image bus 115 via the controller 117a.

The processing procedure at the time of printing an image will be described below.

When the image bus 115 is a PCI bus,
The 32-bit image data transmitted from the image bus 115 is received by the image bus I / F controller 117a,
The data is sent to the parallel-serial / serial-parallel conversion unit 117d, converted into image data of the number of input data bits of the printer 102, and stored in the print buffer 117e.

The image bus 115 is connected to the IEEE 1394
In the case of, the serial image data sent from the image bus 115 is received by the image bus I / F controller 117a, and the parallel serial / serial / parallel converter 1
The data is sent to the printer buffer 17e, converted into image data of the number of input data bits of the printer 102, and stored in the print buffer 117e. The image data in the print buffer 117e is sent to the printer 102 on a first-in first-out basis in synchronization with a timing signal sent from the printer 102.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an Internet system provided with the information processing system according to the present embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1001 denotes a compound copying apparatus (corresponding to the compound copying apparatus shown in FIG. 2) which is an information input / output device as an information processing system according to the present embodiment.
The scanner comprises a scanner (corresponding to the scanner 101 in FIG. 1) and a printer (corresponding to the printer 102 in FIG. 1).
Network (LAN) 1010 (LAN 103 in FIG. 1)
, Or an image received from the LAN 1010 can be printed out by the printer. The image read from the scanner is transmitted to a PSTN or IS by a facsimile (FAX) transmitting means.
Send to DN1030, PSTN or ISDN1
The image received from 030 can be printed out by the printer.

A database server 1002 manages a binary image and a multi-valued image read by the information input / output device 1001 as a database. A database client 1003 can perform browsing / searching of image data stored in the database server 1002 and the like. An e-mail server 1004 can receive an image read by the information input / output device 1001 as an e-mail attachment. Reference numeral 1005 denotes an e-mail client, which can receive and browse the e-mail received by the e-mail server 1004, and can transmit e-mail. Reference numeral 1006 denotes a WWW server which provides an HTML document to the LAN 1010. Information input / output device 1001
, The HTML document provided by the WWW server 1006 can be printed out. 1007 is DNS
The server 1011 is a router that connects the LAN 1010 with the Internet / intranet 1012. On the Internet / intranet 1012, an information input / output device 1021 similar to the information input / output device 1001 described above, a database server 1022 similar to the database server 1002 described above, a WWW server 1026 similar to the WWW server 1006 described above, and an e-mail described above. An e-mail server 1024 similar to the server 1004 is connected.

On the other hand, the information input / output device 1001
N or ISDN 1030 via facsimile (F
AX) The device 1031 can be transmitted and received. Also,
A printer 1040 is connected to the LAN 1010 so that an image read by the information input / output device 1001 can be printed out.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of a multifunction device (for example, a multifunction copying device) as an information processing system according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 11, reference numeral 1101 denotes a UI, that is, a user interface.
A module that mediates with the device when making settings. This module transfers input information to various modules, which will be described later, and requests processing or sets data according to the operation of the operator.

Reference numeral 1102 denotes a destination table, that is, a database module (Address) for managing data transmission destinations, communication destinations, and the like.
ss Book). The contents of the destination table are UI 110
Data addition, deletion, acquisition, and the like are performed by the operation from 1, and data transmission / communication destination information is given to each module described later by an operator's operation.

Reference numeral 1103 denotes a web server (Web-Se).
rver) module, which is used for notifying management information of the multifunction peripheral in response to a request from a web client (not shown). The management information is read via a control API (Control-API) 1118 to be described later, and an HTTP module 111 to be described later.
2. TCP / IP module 1116, network
Driver (Network-Driver) 1117
Is notified to the Web client.

Reference numeral 1104 denotes a universal transmission (Univ).
erSend), that is, a module that manages data distribution, and distributes data specified by the operator via the UI 1101 to communication (output) destinations similarly specified. When the operator uses the scanner function of the multifunction peripheral to instruct generation of distribution data, the apparatus operates the control API 1118 to be described later to generate data.

Reference numeral 1105 denotes a printer (P550) module which is executed when a printer is designated as an output destination in the universal transmission 1104.

Reference numeral 1106 denotes an e-mail (E-mail) module, which is used to send an E-mail to the communication destination in the universal transmission 1104.
-A module that is executed when a mail address is specified.

Reference numeral 1107 denotes a DB module which is executed when a database is designated as an output destination in the universal-transmission 1104.

Reference numeral 1108 denotes a DP module which is executed when a multifunction device similar to the present multifunction device is designated as an output destination in the universal transmission 1104.

Reference numeral 1109 denotes a remote-copy-scan module.
This is a module that uses the scanning function of the present multifunction device, sets another multifunction device connected via a network or the like as an output destination, and performs the same processing as the copy function realized by the multifunction device alone.

Reference numeral 1110 denotes a remote copy / print (Remote-Copy-Print) module, which uses the printer function of the multifunction device, inputs another multifunction device connected via a network or the like, and uses the multifunction device alone. This module performs processing equivalent to the realized copy function.

Reference numeral 1111 denotes a web pull print (We
The b-Pull-Print module reads out and prints information of various homepages on the Internet or an intranet.

Reference numeral 1112 denotes an HTTP module, which is used when the multifunction peripheral communicates by HTTP. The HTTP / IP module 1116 described later uses the Web-Server module 1103,
It provides communication to the Web-Pull-Print module 1111.

Reference numeral 1113 denotes an Ipr module, and the above-mentioned Univ.
printer module 11 in ersal-send 1104
05 is provided for communication.

Reference numeral 1114 denotes an SMTP module, and the above-mentioned Uni is transmitted by a TCP / IP module 1116 described later.
Provide communication to the E-Mail module 1106 in the versal-send 1104.

Reference numeral 1115 denotes an SLM (Salution-M).
The database module 1117 in the above-mentioned Universal-transmission 1104 by the TCP / IP module 1116 described later, and the DP
Module 1118, Remote-Copy-Sca
n module 1109 and Remote-Copy-P
It provides communication to the print module 1110.

Reference numeral 1116 denotes a TCP / IP module. The above-described various modules include a Network-Drive described later.
er1117 provides network communication.

Reference numeral 1117 denotes a network driver (N
Network-Driver) controls a portion physically connected to the network 110 in FIG.

Reference numeral 1118 denotes a control-API (Con
control-API), Universal-send 1
For the upstream module such as 104, Job-
It provides an interface with downstream modules such as the Manager 1119, and reduces the dependency between the upstream module and the downstream module, and enhances the applicability of each module.

Reference numeral 1119 denotes a job manager (Job).
-Manager) from the various modules described above.
It interprets the processing instructed via the control-API 1118 and gives an instruction to each module described later. Also, a Job-Manager module 1119
Is for centrally managing hardware processing executed in the multifunction peripheral.

Reference numeral 1120 denotes a codec manager (C
ODEC-Manager), Job-Manage
It manages and controls various types of compression / decompression of data in the processing designated by r1119.

Reference numeral 1121 denotes an FBE-encoder (FBE-encoder)
-Encoder), Job-Manager111
9 and compression processing of data read by a scan process executed by a Scan-Manager 1124 described below in an FBE format.

Reference numeral 1122 denotes a JPEG-codec (JPE-codec).
G-CODEC) and Job-Manager 1119
And a scan process executed by a Scan-Manager 1124 described later and a Print-Ma described later
In the print processing executed by the namer 1126, JPEG compression of read data and JPEG expansion processing of print data are performed.

Reference numeral 1123 denotes an MMR-codec (MMR-codec).
Scan processing executed by Job-Manager 1119 and Scan-Manager 1124 to be described later, and Print-Mana to be described later.
In the print processing executed by the ger 1126, the MMR compression of the read data and the MMR of the print data are performed.
The extension processing is performed.

Reference numeral 1124 denotes a scan manager (Sc).
an-Manager), Job-Manager1
119 manages and controls the scanning process instructed.

Reference numeral 1125 denotes a SCSI driver (SCS driver).
I-Driver), Scan-Manager11
The scanner 10 internally connected to the MFP 24
1 is used for communication.

Reference numeral 1126 denotes a print manager (Pr
int-Manager), Job-Manager
It controls and controls the printing process designated by 1119.

Reference numeral 1127 denotes an engine interface
Driver (Engine-I / F-Driver)
Print-Manager 1126 and Printer 1
02 is provided.

Reference numeral 1128 denotes a parallel port driver (Parallel-Port-Driver).
The eb-Pull-Print module 1111 provides an interface for outputting data to an output device (not shown) via a parallel port.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the embedded application in the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing embedded application blocks relating to distribution in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. 12, reference numeral 1200 denotes a block indicating an operation unit application; 1201, a block indicating a transmitting side of a remote copy application; 1202, a block indicating a transmitting side of broadcast transmission;
03 is a block showing a Web Pull Print module, 1204 is a block showing a Web Server module, 1205 is a block showing a remote copy receiving side (printing side), 1206 is a general-purpose printer for transmitting an image transmitted by broadcast distribution. And 1207, a block showing the receiving side (printing side) of the remote print, and 1208, a publicly-known Notes Se for transmitting the image transmitted by the broadcast distribution.
A block for receiving / storing by ver, 1209 is a block for receiving / storing an image transmitted by broadcast distribution as a binary image, and 1210: a receiving / storing of an image transmitted by broadcast distribution by a known MailServer. A block 1211 for receiving / storing an image transmitted by broadcast as a multi-valued image;
2 is a publicly known Web Server including information contents
r. Reference numeral 1213 denotes a known Web Browser that accesses a Web Server or the like.

Hereinafter, an application group will be described with reference to each block.

"User Interface (User
Interface Application Block 1
User Interface (hereinafter, referred to as 200)
The details are described above, but here, the destination table (AddressBook) 1200a
Will be described.

The destination table 1200a is stored in a nonvolatile storage device (such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk) in the information processing system according to the present invention, and includes the features of the devices connected to the network. Has been described.
For example, those listed below are included.

Formal name and alias name of the device Network address of the device Network protocol that the device can process Document format that the device can process Compression type that the device can process Image resolution that the device can process Paper size, paper feed tray information Folder name that can store documents in the case of server (computer) device Each application described below has a destination table 1200
The characteristics of the distribution destination can be determined based on the information described in a.

The destination table 1200a is editable and can be downloaded from a server computer or the like in the network 110 and used, or can be directly referred to.

"Remote Copy Application"
The remote copy application sends resolution information that can be processed by the device specified as the distribution destination to the destination table 1200a.
In accordance with this, the image (binary image) read by the scanner 101 is subjected to compression processing using a known MMR compression, and is subjected to a known TIFF (Tagged Image).
Ge File Format) and SLM1201
a to the printer device on the network 110. Although not described in detail, the SLM 1201a is a type of a network protocol that includes device control information called a well-known Solution Manager (or Smart Link Manager).

"Broadcast Distribution Application" Unlike the remote copy application, the broadcast distribution application can transmit images to a plurality of distribution destinations by one image scanning. The distribution destination is not limited to the printer device, and can be directly distributed to a so-called server computer.

[0110] Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to the distribution destination.

The destination device is an LPD (Line Print) which is a known network printer protocol.
er Daemon), when it is determined from the destination table 1200a that the known LIPS can be processed as a printer control command, the image is read according to the image resolution similarly determined from the destination table 1200a, and the image itself is not used in this embodiment. Known FBE (First Binari)
Encoding), and then LIPS
It is coded and transmitted to the partner device by LPR, which is a known network printer protocol.

The destination device can communicate with the SLM,
In the case of the server device, the server address and the designation of the folder in the server are determined from the destination table 1200a, and the scanner 101 is determined similarly to the remote copy application.
Is subjected to a compression process using a known MMR compression, and is subjected to a known TIFF (TagImget
age file format, and can be stored in a specific folder of a server device on the network 110 through the SLM.

In the device according to the present embodiment, when the server as the partner device determines that the known JPEG-compressed multi-valued image can be processed, the multi-valued reading is performed in the same manner as the binary image. The image is transformed using known JPEG compression,
It can be converted into a publicly known JFIF and stored in a specific folder of a server device on a network through an SLM.

When the destination device is a publicly known E-Mail server, the mail address described in the destination table 1200a is determined and read by the scanner 101.
The value image is subjected to a compression process using a known MMR compression, and is subjected to a known TIFF (Tagged Image File).
Format), and the well-known SMTP (Simple)
Mail Transfer Protocol) 12
02b to the E-Mail server.
Subsequent distribution is performed in accordance with the Male Server 1210.

"Web Pull Print Application" The Web Pull Print application is not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

"Web Server Application" The Web Server application is not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the structure of the operation unit 112. In the figure, reference numeral 1301 denotes a display unit composed of an LCD (liquid crystal display), on which a touch panel sheet is stuck on the LCD to display an operation screen of the present system and when a displayed key is pressed, The position information is transmitted to the CPU 105 of the control unit 100.
Reference numeral 1302 denotes a start key which is depressed when starting a reading operation of a document image. At the center of the start key 1302, there are two-color LEDs (light emitting diodes) of green and red.
The emitted color indicates whether or not the start key 1302 can be used. 1303
Is the stop key, which is pressed to stop the running operation.
An ID key 1304 is a user ID (identifier) of the user.
Used when inputting. 1305 is a reset key,
Used to initialize settings from the operation unit 112. 1
A counter confirmation key 306 is pressed when displaying count information. A guide key 1307 is pressed to display a purpose-specific guide or a function-specific guide screen on the touch panel. Reference numeral 1308 denotes a clear key which is pressed when canceling the entered numbers and characters. 1309 is an operation unit power switch.
Press when turning on and off the power of the operation unit 112. When the operation unit power switch 1309 is off, the device enters a sleep state. Reference numeral 1310 denotes a power saving key, which is pressed when the power saving mode is set to reduce the power consumption. A main power lamp 1311 is turned on when the main power of the main body is turned on, and turned off when the main power is turned off. An error lamp 1312 lights or blinks when an error occurs. 13
A communication / memory lamp 13 blinks when a document is stored in the memory or when a line is used. Numeral 1314 is used for inputting a numerical value. A screen contrast dial 1315 is used to adjust the brightness of the screen of the display unit 1301. A user mode key 1316 is used to set a user mode.

Hereinafter, each screen of the operation unit 112 will be described.

[Operation Screen] The functions provided by this information processing system are divided into three large categories: copy / send / box, and these are the three main screens displayed at the top of the operation screen shown in FIG. Tab (copy 140
1, transmission 1402, and box 1403). By pressing these main tabs, switching to a screen of each category is performed. When switching to another category is not permitted, the display color of the main tab changes, and there is no response even if the main tab is pressed.

Copying is performed by using the scanner 101 and the printer 102 of the own device to copy a normal document, and by using the printer connected to the scanner 101 of the own device and the network 110 to copy the document. And a function of performing copying (remote copy). The transmission is performed by sending a document placed on the scanner 101 of the own device to an e-mail, a remote printer, a facsimile,
It is a file transfer (FTP) and database transfer function, and can be sent to a box for later processing.

The resolution and file format of the document to be transmitted can be freely set according to the environment for receiving the document. Further, documents of different formats such as an e-mail and a file server can be simultaneously transmitted, and a plurality of destinations can be designated.

Hereinafter, a method for setting these functions will be described using a screen display example.

"ID input screen" Immediately after the power is turned on and when the ID key 1304 is pressed, an ID input screen for inputting with the ten keys as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. This ID
When the department ID 1501 and the password 1502 on the input screen are correctly input and the OK button on the screen (not shown) is pressed, the above-described operation screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed and operation becomes possible. Switching between the ID input area and the password input area can be performed by directly pressing the input area as shown in FIG.

[Copy screen] When the start key 1302 is pressed while the copy screen is displayed, the scanner 101 operates, and a copy corresponding to each setting parameter displayed on the screen is output from the selected printer 102. .

FIG. 17 shows a copy main screen. 17, reference numeral 1701 denotes a printer selection button, 1702 denotes a printer display area, 1703 denotes an original type selection / display button, 1704 denotes the number of copies / magnification similar to that of a conventional copying machine, 1705 denotes a same-size setting button, and 1706 denotes magnification. A setting button, 1707, a paper selection button, 1708, a sorter setting button, 1709, a two-sided copy setting button, 171
0 is a density indicator and density setting button, 1711 is a setting confirmation button, 1712 is an application mode button, 171
3 is a favorite key (1, 2), and 1714 is an interrupt button.

When the printer selection button 1701 is pressed, the available printers shown in FIG. 18 (the printer 102 of the printer itself and the printer connected via the network 110)
Is displayed in a pull-down list. When a desired printer is selected from this list, the list disappears from the display screen, and the selected printer name is displayed in a printer display area 1702 shown in FIG. When a document type selection / display button 1703 is pressed, a document type list 190 shown in FIG.
1 is displayed, from which a desired original type can be selected. By pressing the same size setting button 1705, FIG.
As shown by 0, the copy magnification is returned to the same magnification (100%).
When a magnification setting button 1706 is pressed, reduction or enlargement of a copy or read image can be selected. When a paper selection button 1707 is pressed, a paper size can be selected as shown in FIG.

When the sorter setting button 1708 is pressed, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, sort, group, or staple sort can be selected. Double-sided copy setting button 17
When 09 is pressed, double-sided copy can be selected as shown in FIG. When the user presses the density indicator and the density setting button 1710, it is possible to select selection / stop of manual density adjustment or automatic density adjustment. When the setting confirmation button 1711 is pressed, the set copy mode can be confirmed, and each setting can be performed from the setting confirmation screen. When the application mode button 1712 is pressed, a copy application mode selection screen is displayed. From this screen, you can set advanced copy functions. Favorite key (1,2) 1713
By pressing, a frequently used copy mode can be registered, and the registered copy mode can be displayed. When an interrupt button 1714 is pressed, an interrupt copy can be selected.

[Transmission screen] When the start key 1302 is pressed while the transmission screen is displayed, the scanner 101 operates to start the process of transmitting the read image data to the set destination by the transmission method specified.

FIG. 24 shows a transmission main screen. In the figure, 2401 is a destination list display area, 2402 is a destination table button, 2403 is a read setting button, 2404 is a detailed information button, 2405 is a delete button, 2406 is a new destination button, 2407 is a first one-touch button,
Reference numeral 408 denotes a second one-touch button, 2409 denotes a transmission setting button, and 2410 denotes a job end notification button. The destination list display area 2401 displays a list of input destinations. Destinations such as e-mail and I-facsimile,
Types such as individuals and groups are represented by icons of each type.

FIG. 25 shows the relationship between icons and their meanings. Inputs are added sequentially to the end.

When a destination is selected from the destination list display area 2401, a delete button 2405 is displayed as shown in FIG.
When the is pressed, the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 27 is displayed. When the [Yes] button 2701 displayed on the confirmation screen is pressed, the destination is deleted from the destination list, and the [No] displayed on the confirmation screen is displayed. When the button 2702 is pressed, the destination is not deleted from the destination list. Address table button 2402
By pressing, the address book can be opened and the address can be selected.

The destination table is a function for registering a destination such as an e-mail or a database. By registering a destination in such a destination table, a destination is input each time transmission is performed. In addition to saving time and effort, a destination can be selected from a destination table when registering a one-touch button or the like.

The types of destinations that can be registered are as follows.

Individual: A plurality of registered destinations, such as an e-mail and an I-facsimile address, can be registered together as one. In addition, a plurality of transmission destinations registered as individuals can be properly used according to purposes.

Group: A group can register a plurality of types of transmission destinations including an individual collectively. In addition, a plurality of transmission destinations registered as a group can be properly used according to the purpose as in the case of personal registration.

Facsimile: A facsimile number can be registered.

I facsimile: An I facsimile address can be registered.

Database: Read originals are stored in Lotu
It is possible to register an address of a storage destination to be stored in a database such as s Notes.

File: A storage destination address for storing the read document in the file server can be registered.

As shown in FIG. 28, the read setting button 2
When the user presses the button 403, reading of a document can be set as shown in FIG. When there are five or more reading modes registered in advance, as shown in FIG.
901 and [▼] 2902 can be displayed. When the reading mode button is pressed, the registered setting contents are displayed. The color mode, paper size, resolution, density, document type, etc. are displayed according to the document to be transmitted. Each set value of the reading mode can be changed. Further, the changed setting value can be registered.

As shown in FIG. 30, the registration / delete button 30
Press 01. As shown in FIG. 31, the registered user setting key 3101 is selected. A registration button 3201 is pressed as shown in FIG. A confirmation screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 33, and a [Yes] button 3301 displayed on the confirmation screen is displayed.
When is pressed, a new reading mode is registered as shown in FIG. 34, and when the [No] button 3302 displayed on the confirmation screen is pressed, the new reading mode is not registered.

The reading mode can be erased. A registration / delete button 3001 is pressed as shown in FIG. User setting key 310 registered as shown in FIG.
Select 1. As shown in FIG. 35, the delete button 3501
When a button is pressed, a confirmation screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 36. When the [Yes] button 3601 displayed on the confirmation screen is pressed, the setting of the reading mode is deleted. At this time, the name is not deleted. Also, [No] displayed on the confirmation screen
When the button 3602 is pressed, the reading mode setting is not erased.

As shown in FIG. 37, the detailed information button 240
By pressing 4, the designated destination can be confirmed and changed before transmission. When you select the destination specified in New Destination,
As shown in FIG. 38, an address input screen is displayed, and the designated destination can be confirmed and changed before transmission. When an individual is selected, as shown in FIG. 39, a check mark 3 is added to the destination registered as an individual and the destination type selected in advance.
A screen 901 is displayed. To change the destination type, select the destination and select the destination again. When the check mark 3901 disappears, transmission to the selected destination is canceled, and when the check mark 3901 is added, transmission to the selected destination is performed.

As shown in FIG. 40, a new destination button 400
By pressing 1, a transmission destination can be set when transmitting to a destination not registered in the destination table.

As shown in FIG. 41, each destination button in the new destination dialog is pressed to specify a destination. When an e-mail button 4101 displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 41 is pressed,
The e-mail input setting screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Email address button 4 displayed on this screen
When the user presses 201, a character input screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 43, and a desired address can be input as shown in FIG. 44 using the keyboard 4301 and numeric keys on the screen.

When the I facsimile button is pressed, an I facsimile input setting screen is displayed as shown in FIG.
When the I facsimile button is pressed, a character input screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 46, and a desired address can be input using the keyboard 4601 and numeric keys on the screen as shown in FIG.

Addresses can also be input to the facsimile, database and file as shown in FIG.

First one-touch button 2407 and second one-touch button 2407
By pressing the one-touch button 2408 of, the destination registered in advance can be selected. One-touch button 240
7, 2408, a transmission icon indicating a registered transmission destination is displayed.

When the transmission setting button 2409 is pressed, transmission setting of the job can be performed. It is possible to set when to send, whether to print out a copy of the sent document, whether to save it in a box, and the like. In addition, a subject, a text, a destination address, and the like can be input to an e-mail address or a document to be transmitted to an I-facsimile. Documents can be sent without these settings.

When the job end notification button 2410 is pressed,
The end of the job can be notified by e-mail.

“Address table sub screen” Address table button 2402
When is pressed, a destination table sub-screen is displayed as shown in FIG. To improve the convenience of the document transmission operation, the destination is registered in the destination table in the user mode. In the destination table, destinations such as e-mail and I-facsimile, and destinations such as individuals and groups can be registered.

In FIG. 48, [a], [ka], [sa]
By pressing a key 4801 such as, the displayed item can be narrowed down. If the destination is not displayed on the screen, [▲] 4802 or [▼] displayed on the screen is displayed.
Pressing 4803 displays the next page and the previous page.

By using the drop-down list of the destination type 4804 displayed on the screen of FIG. 48, correspondence of the destination displayed in this drop-down list can be limited.
When the drop-down list of the destination table 4805 displayed on the screen of FIG. 48 is used, it is possible to display each sub destination table. The sub destination table is obtained by grouping the destination table. Select destination and detailed information button 24
When 04 is pressed, detailed information on the destination is displayed. Select one or more destinations from the destination table. Checkmark 48 in the check box next to each selected item.
06 is added. When an OK button 4807 displayed on the screen in FIG. 48 is pressed, the destination is displayed in the destination list on the transmission screen as shown in FIG.

"Box screen" Prints or transmits the document stored in the box. You can also move documents between boxes and check the memory used by boxes.

FIG. 50 shows a box main screen. In the figure, when a user box button 5001 is pressed, a user box is displayed. System box button 5
When 002 is pressed, a memory reception box is displayed. A remaining memory amount display 5003 displays the remaining amount of available memory. A box number key 5004 is pressed to print, transfer, delete, etc. a document in the box. The box name 5005 is an area for displaying the name registered in the box. The size display 5006 displays the ratio of the memory of each box to the memory used in the entire box.

[System Status / Cancel Screen] The status and history of a job can be checked, the job can be canceled, and the status of the information processing system can be checked.

Here, the copy status screen shown in FIG. 51 when [Copy] at the bottom of the touch panel of the operation unit 112 is pressed will be described as an example.

In FIG. 51, 5101 is a job status button, 5102 is a job history button, 5103 is a job list display area, 5104 is a copy button, 5105 is a send button, 5106 is a facsimile button, 5107
Is a print button, 5108 is a receive button, and 5109 is a device button.

When the user presses the job status button 5101, the current job and the waiting job are displayed. When a job history button 5102 is pressed, a history of executed jobs is displayed. A job status list is displayed in the job list display area 5103. When a job history button 5102 is pressed, a list of job histories is displayed. Below the list of job histories, operations that can be performed on the selected job are displayed as buttons. Copy button 51
Pressing 04 displays the copy status and history.

When the transmission button 5105 is pressed, the transmission status and history are displayed.

When the facsimile button 5106 is pressed, the status and history of facsimile transmission and reception are displayed. When a print button 5107 is pressed, the print status and history are displayed. When a reception button 5108 is pressed, the reception job history of I facsimile and facsimile is displayed. When the device button 5109 is pressed, the current status of the information processing system is displayed.

Next, a case where a new destination is registered will be described.

FIG. 52 shows a user mode selection screen displayed on operation unit 112 when user mode key 1204 shown in FIG. 13 is pressed. Referring to FIG. 5, reference numeral 5201 denotes a common specification setting key which is pressed when setting a common specification.
Reference numeral 5202 denotes a copy specification setting key which is pressed when setting copy specifications. Reference numeral 5203 denotes a timer setting key which is pressed when setting a timer. A transmission / reception specification setting key 5204 is pressed to set transmission / reception specifications. 52
An adjustment / cleaning key 05 is pressed to set the adjustment / cleaning. Reference numeral 5206 denotes a box specification setting key which is pressed to set a box specification. Reference numeral 5207 denotes a report specification setting key which is pressed when setting a report specification. Reference numeral 5208 denotes a printer specification setting key which is depressed when setting printer specifications. Reference numeral 5209 denotes a system management setting key which is pressed to make various system management settings. A destination table specification setting key 5210 is pressed when setting destination table specifications.

FIG. 53 shows a screen displayed on operation unit 112 when address table specification setting key 5210 is pressed on the user mode selection screen shown in FIG. In FIG.
A destination registration / edit key 301 is pressed to register a new destination in the destination table. By registering the transmission destination (destination) in the destination table, it is not necessary to input the destination for each transmission, and the destination can be selected from the destination table at the time of various settings. Reference numeral 5302 denotes a name registration key for registering the name of the destination table, which is used when giving a name to the destination table.

FIG. 54 shows a destination registration / edit key 5301.
4 shows a screen displayed on the operation unit 112 when, for example, is pressed.

FIG. 55 shows a case where the registration key 5401 of the new destination displayed on the screen of FIG.
2 is a screen displayed in FIG. A personal destination is registered by pressing a personal key 5501 on the screen shown in FIG. Also, a group destination is registered by pressing a group key 5502 on the screen of FIG. Further, a facsimile destination is registered by pressing a facsimile key 5503 on the screen of FIG. An e-mail address is registered by pressing an e-mail key 5504 on the screen of FIG. Further, an I-facsimile destination is registered by pressing an I-facsimile key 5505 on the screen of FIG. Also, the database key 5506 on the screen of FIG.
Press to register the database. FIG.
The file is registered by pressing the file key 5507 on the screen 5.

FIG. 56 is a screen displayed on operation unit 112 when individual key 5501 on the screen shown in FIG. 55 is pressed. When the name key 5601 on the screen shown in FIG. 56 is pressed, a keyboard 5701 is displayed as shown in FIG. 57, and after inputting the phonetic name of the name using this keyboard 5701, the “Next” on the screen in FIG. When a key 5702 is pressed, a name is input as shown in FIG. FIG.
When the “OK” button 5801 on the screen shown in FIG. 8 is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 59 is displayed on the operation unit 112.

One of the destination tables 1 to 10 is selected from the drop town list 5901 of the destination table on the screen shown in FIG. The destination tables 1 to 10 divide the destination table into ten, and can divide destinations.

Here, for example, when the destination table 1 is selected,
The screen shown in FIG. 60 is displayed on operation unit 112. Then, an arbitrary key is selected from a group 6001 of various function keys (facsimile, electronic mail, etc.) on the screen shown in FIG.

Here, the selection of [E-mail] will be described.

If the target function key is not displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 60, the [▲] key 60 on that screen is displayed.
Press 02 or the [▼] key 6003 to display the desired function key.

When the [E-mail] key 6004 on the screen shown in FIG. 60 is pressed, the destination 6101 in the destination table selected on the screen shown in FIG. 59 is displayed as shown in FIG. After selecting a destination to be registered from the destinations 6101 on this screen, an [OK] button 610 on the screen of FIG.
Pressing 2 displays the registered e-mail destination 6201 as shown in FIG.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 63, other types such as facsimile and database destinations 6301 and 63
02 is also registered.

When it is desired to change or delete the destination registered in this way, as shown in FIG. 64, the type of the address to be changed or deleted, for example, e-mail 6401 is selected. To change the destination, after selecting a newly registered destination, an [OK] button 6501 on the screen shown in FIG.
push. To delete a destination, select a registered destination and then press the [Cancel] button 6601 on the screen shown in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 67, a desired box is pressed from a box group 6701 displayed to the left of each type of function key group to add a check mark 6702, and a desired destination is selected from the registered ones. After selecting the type, an [OK] button 6702 on the screen in FIG. 67 is pressed.
As a result, of the destinations registered, only the destination type with a check mark 6702 (e-mail and facsimile in the case of FIG. 67) is valid.

FIG. 68 is a screen displayed on the operation unit 112 when the name registration key 5302 of the destination table on the screen of FIG. 53 is pressed. After selecting a destination table to be given a name from the destination table list 6801 displayed on this screen and pressing a [name registration] key 6802 on this screen,
A keyboard 6901 is displayed as shown in FIG.
After inputting a desired name using the keyboard 6901 and pressing an [OK] button 6902 on this screen, the name 700 is displayed at a position corresponding to the destination table 1 as shown in FIG.
1 is displayed, and when an [OK] button 7002 on this screen is pressed, the name 7001 is registered.

FIG. 71 shows a full keyboard. In FIG. 71, a full keyboard 7101 is displayed when a character input area is pressed. Characters are input using keys displayed on the touch panel of the operation unit 112. The character input mode is drop-down list 7
Switching is performed at 102. Press the drop-down list 7102 to select an input mode from the displayed list.
Pressing the [▲] key or the [▼] key in the drop-down list 7102 switches the input mode.

If a number can be entered with the numeric keys of the full keyboard 7101, a numeric key icon 7103 is displayed on the screen shown in FIG.

Katakana characters are input in Roman characters as shown in FIG. When a [half size] key 7201 on the screen shown in FIG. 72 is pressed, half size characters can be input. Alphabets, symbols,
In the case of continuously inputting kanji and hiragana, before pressing the [OK] button 7202 on the screen shown in FIG. 72, the input mode is switched to input by pressing the input drop-down list 7203.

In the information processing system according to the present embodiment, the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by a computer reading and executing a control program stored in a storage medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and performs a part or all of actual processing such as an OS (Operating System) running on a computer based on an instruction of the control program, and performs the processing described above. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the present embodiment is realized is also included.

Examples of a storage medium for storing the control program include a floppy (registered trademark) disk,
Hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-
ROM (Compact Disk Read Onl)
y Memory), CD-R (Compact Di)
sk Recordable), a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM chip, or the like.

[0182]

As described above in detail, according to the information processing method and the information processing system of the present invention, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the transmission destination every time transmission is performed to an individual, and the user can set the information simply and efficiently. The effect is that it is possible.

Further, according to the storage medium of the present invention, there is an effect that the information processing system of the present invention as described above can be smoothly controlled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a scanner image processing unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printer image processing unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image compression processing unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image rotation processing unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an image rotation processing unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an image rotation processing unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a device I / F in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an entire network system including the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of software of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an embedded application of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the configuration of the entire operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the relationship between icons displayed on the screen of the operation unit and their meanings in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 40 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 42 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 44 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 46 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 47 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 48 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 49 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 50 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 51 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 52 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a relationship between icons displayed on the screen of the operation unit and their meanings in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 54 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 55 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 56 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 58 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 62 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 63 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 64 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 65 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 66 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 67 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 68 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 69 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 71 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 72 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of an operation unit in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Controller Unit (Control
er Unit) 101 Scanner 101a Document feeder 101b Tray 102 Printer 102a Paper cassette 102b Paper cassette 102c Paper cassette 102d Paper cassette 102e Paper ejection tray 103 Local area communication network (LAN) 104 Wide area communication network (WAN) 105 CPU (central processing unit) 106 RAM (read / write storage device) 107 ROM (read-only storage device) 108 Hard disk drive (HDD) 109 Operation unit I / F (interface) 110 Network (Network) 111 Modem (MODEM) 112 Operation unit 113 System bus 114 Image bus ( Image Bus) I /
F (interface) 115 image bus 116 raster image processor (RIP) 117 device I / F (interface) 117a image bus I / F (interface) controller 117b scan buffer 117c serial / parallel / parallel / serial conversion unit 117d parallel / serial / serial / parallel conversion Unit 117e print buffer 118 raster image data 119 raster image data 120 scanner image processing unit 120a image bus I / F (interface) controller 120b filter processing unit 120c editing processing unit 120d scaling processing unit 120e table 120f binarization processing unit 121 printer Image processing unit 121a Image bus I / F (interface) controller 121b Resolution conversion unit 21c Smoothing processing unit 122 Image rotation processing unit 122a Image bus I / F (interface) controller 122b Image rotation unit 122c RAM (read / write storage device) 123 Image compression processing unit 123a Image bus I / F (interface) controller 123b Input buffer 123c Output buffer 123d Image compression unit 123e RAM (read / write storage device) 1001 information processing system (information input / output device, multifunction copying device) 1002 database server 1003 database client 1004 e-mail server 1005 e-mail client 1006 WWW server 1007 DNS server 1010 Communication network (LAN) 1011 Router 1012 Internet / Intranet 1021 Information processing system 1022 Database server 1024 E-mail server 1026 WWW server 1030 PSTN or ISDN 1031 Facsimile 1040 Printer 1101 UI 1102 Address Book 1103 Web Server 1105 General 1 1 1108 DP 1109 Remote Copy Scan 1110 Remote Copy Print 1111 Web Pull Print 1112 HTTP 1113 Ipr 1114 SMTP 1115 SLM 1116 TCP / IP 1 1 1 11 11 CODEC Manager 1121 FBE Encoder 1122 JPEG CODEC 1123 MMR CODEC 1124 Scan Manager 1125 SCSI Driver 1126 Print Manager 1127 Engineering I / F Driver I / F Driver
r 1200 UI 1200a Address Book (destination table) 1201 Remote Copy 1201a SLM 1202 Universal Send 1202a LPR 1202b SMTP 1203 Web Pull Print 1204 Web Service
device 1206 LBP 1207 Remote Print Device 1208 Notes Server 1209 Original Image DB S
server1 1210 Mail Server 1211 Original Image DB S
server2 1212 Web Server 1213 Web Browser 1301 Display 1302 Start key 1303 Stop key 1304 ID key 1305 Reset key 1306 Counter confirmation key 1307 Guide key 1308 Clear key 1309 Operation section power switch 1310 Power saving key 1311 Main lamp 13 / Memory lamp 1314 Numeric keys 1315 Screen contrast dial 1316 User mode key

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Claims (30)

[Claims] 1. An information processing method for performing information processing by an information processing system in which an information input device and an information output device are connected by a transmission medium via an information control device, wherein an e-mail, facsimile, etc. A destination registration step of registering destinations corresponding to the plurality of transmission means, and a destination selection step of selecting the destination from the destination table,
A control step of registering a plurality of types of destinations that have already been registered as one, and selecting and registering one or more destinations to be transmitted during transmission among the registered destinations. An information processing method, comprising: 2. When a person is selected as a transmission destination before transmission, a destination display step of displaying a destination registered as an individual and a type of a preselected destination, and changing the destination displayed in the destination display step 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising a destination change step. 3. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the destination displayed in the destination table is represented by an icon. 4. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information control device is a controller unit. 5. The transmission medium is a local area network (LAN).
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein 6. The transmission medium is a wide area network (WAN).
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein 7. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information input device is a scanner. 8. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information output device is a printer. 9. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of destinations include e-mail and Internet facsimile addresses. 10. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is image information. 11. An information processing system in which an information input device and an information output device are connected by a transmission medium via an information control device, wherein a destination such as an e-mail or a database is registered in a destination table. Registration means, transmission destination selection means for selecting the transmission destination from the destination table, registration of a plurality of types of transmission destinations which have already been registered into one, and transmission upon transmission of the registered transmission destinations Destination 1
Control means for controlling so as to select and register at least one of them. 12. When a person is selected as a transmission destination before transmission, a destination display means for displaying a destination registered as an individual and a type of a preselected destination, and a destination displayed by the destination display means are changed. The information processing system according to claim 11, further comprising a destination changing unit. 13. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein a destination displayed on the destination table is represented by an icon. 14. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the information control device is a controller unit. 15. The transmission medium may be an area communication network (LA).
The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein N). 16. The transmission medium may be a wide area network (WA).
The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein N). 17. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information input device is a scanner. 18. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information output device is a printer. 19. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of types of transmission destinations include an e-mail or an Internet facsimile address. 20. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein said information is image information. 21. A storage medium storing a control program for controlling an information processing system in which an information input device and an information output device are connected by a transmission medium via an information control device, wherein the control program is A destination registration module for registering a destination such as an e-mail or a database in a destination table, a destination selection module for selecting the destination from the destination table, and one type of destinations already registered. And a control module for performing control such that one or more destinations to be transmitted during transmission among the registered destinations are selected and registered. 22. When an individual is selected as a transmission destination before transmission, a destination display module for displaying a destination registered as an individual and a type of a preselected destination, and a destination displayed by the destination display module are changed. 22. The storage medium according to claim 21, comprising a destination change module. 23. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the destination displayed on the destination table is represented by an icon. 24. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein said information control device is a controller unit. 25. The transmission medium may be a local area network (LA).
22. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein N). 26. The transmission medium may be a wide area network (WA).
22. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein N). 27. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein said information input device is a scanner. 28. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein said information output device is a printer. 29. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the plurality of types of destinations include an e-mail and an Internet facsimile address. 30. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein said information is an image.