DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

• US 20070283293A1
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Maki, Sasaki, Yasutsugu, Motegi, Tsunehiro, Nakamura, Mahina, Okuma, Yumiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,908,563 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/811
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1211 Improving printing performance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1222 Increasing security of the print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1238 Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1261 by using alternate printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1273 Print job history, e.g. logging, accounting, tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00222 details of image data generation or reproduction, e.g. scan-to-email or network printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00233 details of image data reproduction, e.g. network printing or remote image display using an image reproducing device as a local output from a computer H04N1/00238; digital output from computer to printer unit G06F3/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00472 using a pop-up window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00514 for individual users
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3219 of a job status, e.g. successful execution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display

Abstract

There is provided a technique capable of contributing to an improvement in operability and working efficiency.

A display control system comprises: an identification information acquisition section 201 that acquires identification information for identifying a user who uses a second device 41; an operation determination section 202 that determines whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the first device 11; an operation history acquisition section 203 that acquires information concerning the operation history; a setting information acquisition section 204 that acquires setting information concerning the display of an interface screen; and a screen control section 205 that displays the interface screen on the second device 41 and, at the same time, reflects the information acquired by the operation history acquisition section 203 on the interface screen as operation content.

Claims

1. A display control system comprising:

an identification information acquisition section that acquires identification information for identifying a user who uses a second device communicably connected to a first device that can execute predetermined processing to perform a predetermined relevant operation concerning execution of the predetermined processing;

an operation determination section that determines whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the first device by the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition section;

an operation history acquisition section that acquires information concerning the operation history in the relevant operation for the uncompleted predetermined processing in the case where it has been determined by the operation determination section that there is any uncompleted predetermined processing;

a setting information acquisition section that acquires setting information concerning the display of an interface screen corresponding to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition section; and

a screen control section that displays the interface screen on the second device based on the information acquired from the setting information acquisition section and, at the same time, reflects the information acquired by the operation history acquisition section on the interface screen as operation content.

2. The display control system according to claim 1, wherein

the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition section is the same as the setting information concerning the display of the interface screen on the first device which corresponds to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition section.

3. The display control system according to claim 1, wherein

the relevant operation is a setting operation concerning the predetermined processing.

4. The display control system according to claim 1, wherein

the first device is an image processing apparatus, and the predetermined processing is image processing.

5. The display control system according to claim 1, wherein

the relevant operation concerning the predetermined processing performed on the first device is a predetermined data storage operation performed ahead of execution of the predetermined processing,

the operation history acquisition section acquires information concerning the operation history in the data storage operation that the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition section performs on the first device, and

based on the information acquired by the operation history acquisition section, the screen control section displays a notification concerning the predetermined data storage operation on the interface screen on the second device.

6. The display control system according to claim 5, wherein

the predetermined data storage operation is an operation to store data to be stored in a predetermined storage area corresponding to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition section, and

based on the information acquired by the operation history acquisition section, the screen control section displays a notification for prompting the user to access data stored in the predetermined storage area on the interface screen on the second device.

7. The display control system according to claim 1, wherein

the setting information is information concerning a degree of highlight of objects to be displayed on the interface screen,

the objects to be displayed include characters or icons, and

based on the setting information, the screen control section changes at least any of the contents of characters, font thereof, line weight thereof, tilt thereof, shape of figures, line weight, brightness, size, motion, saturation, and contrast value to thereby highlight the objects to be displayed.

8. An image processing apparatus capable of executing predetermined image processing, comprising:

an identification information acquisition section that acquires identification information for identifying a user who uses an external device communicably connected to the image processing apparatus to perform a predetermined relevant operation concerning execution of the predetermined image processing;

an operation determination section that determines whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the image processing apparatus by the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition section; and

a transmission section that transmits information of the operation history in the relevant operation concerning the uncompleted predetermined processing to the external device in the case where it has been determined by the operation determination section that there is any uncompleted predetermined processing.

9. A display control method comprising:

acquiring identification information for identifying a user who uses a second device communicably connected to a first device that can execute predetermined processing to perform a predetermined relevant operation concerning execution of the predetermined processing;

determining whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the first device by the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition step;

acquiring information concerning the operation history in the relevant operation for the uncompleted predetermined processing in the case where it has been determined by the operation determination step that there is any uncompleted predetermined processing;

acquiring setting information concerning the display of an interface screen corresponding to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition step; and

displaying the interface screen on the second device based on the information acquired from the setting information acquisition step and, at the same time, reflecting the information acquired by the operation history acquisition step on the interface screen as operation content.

10. The display control method according to claim 9, wherein

the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition step is the same as the setting information concerning the display of the interface screen on the first device which corresponds to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition step.

11. The display control method according to claim 9, wherein

the relevant operation is a setting operation concerning the predetermined processing.

12. The display control method according to claim 9, wherein

the first device is an image processing apparatus, and the predetermined processing is image processing.

13. The display control method according to claim 9, wherein

the relevant operation concerning the predetermined processing performed on the first device is a predetermined data storage operation performed ahead of execution of the predetermined processing,

the operation history acquisition step acquires information concerning the operation history in the data storage operation that the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition step performs on the first device, and

based on the information acquired by the operation history acquisition step, the screen control step displays a notification concerning the predetermined data storage operation on the interface screen on the second device.

14. The display control method according to claim 13, wherein

the predetermined data storage operation is an operation to store data to be stored in a predetermined storage area corresponding to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition step, and

based on the information acquired by the operation history acquisition step, the screen control step displays a notification for prompting the user to access data stored in the predetermined storage area on the interface screen on the second device.

15. The display control method according to claim 9, wherein

the setting information is information concerning a degree of highlight of objects to be displayed on the interface screen,

the objects to be displayed include characters or icons, and

based on the setting information, the screen control step changes at least any of the contents of characters, font thereof, line weight thereof, tilt thereof, shape of figures, line weight, brightness, size, motion, saturation, and contrast value to thereby highlight the objects to be displayed.

16. A display control system comprising:

identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information for identifying a user who uses a second device communicably connected to a first device that can execute predetermined processing to perform a predetermined relevant operation concerning execution of the predetermined processing;

operation determination means for determining whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the first device by the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition means;

operation history acquisition means for acquiring information concerning the operation history in the relevant operation for the uncompleted predetermined processing in the case where it has been determined by the operation determination means that there is any uncompleted predetermined processing;

setting information acquisition means for acquiring setting information concerning the display of an interface screen corresponding to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition means; and

screen control means for displaying the interface screen on the second device based on the information acquired from the setting information acquisition means and, at the same time, reflecting the information acquired by the operation history acquisition means on the interface screen as operation content.

17. The display control system according to claim 16, wherein

the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition means is the same as the setting information concerning the display of the interface screen on the first device which corresponds to the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition means.

18. The display control system according to claim 16, wherein

the relevant operation is a setting operation concerning the predetermined processing.

19. The display control system according to claim 16, wherein

the first device is an image processing apparatus, and the predetermined processing is image processing.

20. The display control system according to claim 16, wherein

the relevant operation concerning the predetermined processing performed on the first device is a predetermined data storage operation performed ahead of execution of the predetermined processing,

the operation history acquisition means acquires information concerning the operation history in the data storage operation that the user whose identification information has been acquired by the identification information acquisition means performs on the first device, and

based on the information acquired by the operation history acquisition means, the screen control means displays a notification concerning the predetermined data storage operation on the interface screen on the second device.