Information processing apparatus and image processing apparatus executing script stored in association with storage region

• US 20070112797A1
• Filed: 02/27/2006
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Masami, Tamai, Yoshiyuki, Uchida, Hisashi, Kawabata, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,004,723 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

An image processing apparatus formed of MFP or the like includes a plurality of folders for storing files. In the image processing apparatus, a script for the processing executed on a file stored in each folder is generated. Then, the generated script is stored in association with a folder storing a file subjected to the processing corresponding to the script in the image processing apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a file storing unit having a plurality of storage regions for storing files;

a script creation unit creating a script for processing executed on a file stored in said storage region; and

a script storage unit storing the script created by said script creation unit in association with the storage region in which a file subjected to said processing is stored.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a script execution unit executing the script stored in said script storage unit in association with said storage region for a new file when the new file is stored in said storage region.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the script stored in said script storage unit is not executed by said script execution unit for a prescribed period of time, said script storage unit deletes storage of the script.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a designation unit designating a storage region for storing a new file;

a display unit displaying a plurality of scripts stored in said script storage unit in association with the storage region designated by said designation unit; and

a selection unit selecting a script to be executed among a plurality of scripts displayed at said display unit, wherein

when said new file is stored in the storage region designated by said designation unit, said script execution unit executes the script selected by said selection unit for said new file.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a reading unit reading an image of a document in a prescribed read mode and creating a new file;

a read mode storing unit storing a read mode in association with said script; and

a reading control unit controlling said reading unit such that the image of the document is read in the read mode stored in association with the script selected by said selection unit.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said script is a script for processing of file transfer, file copy, or file printing.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said script is a script for processing of file format conversion, character recognition, color conversion, resolution conversion, masking, or trimming.

8. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a designation unit designating a storage region for storing a file;

a display unit displaying information specifying a plurality of scripts associated with the storage region designated by said designation unit;

a selection unit selecting information corresponding to a script to be executed from the information displayed at said display unit; and

an output unit outputting said file to be saved in the storage region designated by said designation unit and also outputting an instruction to execute the script corresponding to the information selected by said selection unit for said file.

9. An information processing method comprising:

a determination step of determining whether or not prescribed processing is executed on a file stored in a prescribed storage region in a file storing unit;

a creation step of creating a script for said prescribed processing when it is determined that said prescribed processing is executed at said determination step; and

a script storage step of storing the script created at said creation step in association with said prescribed storage region.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, further comprising a script execution step of executing the script stored in association with said prescribed storage region for a new file when said new file is stored in said prescribed storage region.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

a designation step of designating a storage region for storing a new file;

a display step of displaying a plurality of scripts associated with the storage region designated at said designation step; and

a selection step of selecting a script to be executed among a plurality of scripts displayed at said display step, wherein

when said new file is stored in the storage region designated at said designation step, said script execution step executes the script selected at said selection step for said new file.

12. The information processing method according to claim 11, further comprising a reading step of generating a new file by reading an image of a document in a read mode stored in association with a selected script.

13. An image processing method comprising:

a designation step of designating a storage region for storing a file;

a display step of displaying a plurality of scripts associated with the designated storage region;

a selection step of selecting a script to be executed among a plurality of displayed scripts; and

an output step of outputting said file to be saved in the designated storage region and also outputting an instruction to execute the selected script for said file.