SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

• US 20140253979A1
• Filed: 03/10/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Inventors: SASAKI, Kenta
• Granted Patent: US 9,113,006 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00225 details of image data generation, e.g. scan-to-email or network scanners using an image reading device as a local input to a computer H04N1/00241
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

Computer readable instructions, when executed by a processor, may cause an information processing apparatus to receive, from an operation apparatus, a reading instruction for instructing an image reading apparatus to execute a reading operation and specific service identification information. The computer readable instructions may cause the information processing apparatus to acquire the setting information associated with the specific service identification information from the memory, and transmit the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus. The computer readable instructions may cause the information processing apparatus to receive specific setting information from the operation apparatus, and transmit the specific setting information to a particular image reading apparatus for reading image data in the particular image reading apparatus. The computer readable instructions may cause the information processing apparatus to receive image data from the particular image reading apparatus, and transmit the image data to the service providing apparatus.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an information processing apparatus; and

a particular image reading apparatus,

wherein the information processing apparatus comprises;

a first processor; and

first memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the first processing, causing the information processing apparatus to;

store, in a memory, service identification information for identifying a service providing apparatus, and setting information representing a specification of a reading setting of an image reading apparatus for the service providing apparatus, in association with the service identification information;

receive, from an operation apparatus, a reading instruction for instructing an image reading apparatus to execute a reading operation and specific service identification information;

acquire the setting information associated with the specific service identification information from the memory;

transmit the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus;

receive specific setting information from the operation apparatus;

transmit the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus for reading image data in the particular image reading apparatus;

receive image data from the particular image reading apparatus; and

transmit the image data to the service providing apparatus, and

wherein the particular image reading apparatus comprises;

a second processor; and

second memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the second processor, causing the particular image reading apparatus to;

receive the specific setting information from the information processing apparatus;

read image data based on the specific setting information; and

transmit the image data to the information processing apparatus.

2. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to;

store, in a memory, service identification information for identifying a service providing apparatus, and setting information representing a specification of a reading setting of an image reading apparatus for the service providing apparatus, in association with the service identification information;

receive, from an operation apparatus, a reading instruction for instructing an image reading apparatus to execute a reading operation and specific service identification information;

acquire the setting information associated with the specific service identification information from the memory;

transmit the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus;

receive specific setting information from the operation apparatus;

transmit the specific setting information to a particular image reading apparatus for reading image data in the particular image reading apparatus;

receive image data from the particular image reading apparatus; and

transmit the image data to the service providing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing a plurality of the service identification information and a plurality of the setting information, each of the plurality of the service identification information in association with each of the plurality of the setting information, and

wherein the acquiring the setting information comprises acquiring the setting information associated with the specific service identification information among the plurality of the setting information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, user identification information, a plurality of apparatus identification information for identifying a plurality of image reading apparatuses in association with the user identification information,

wherein the receiving the reading instruction and the specific service identification information comprises receiving the reading instruction, the specific service identification information, and specific user identification information, and

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify the plurality of apparatus identification information associated with the specific user identification information from the memory.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, a plurality of function information in association with each of the plurality of apparatus identification information, each of the plurality of the function information representing a function represents each of the image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify, among the identified plurality of apparatus identification information, one or more of the apparatus identification information representing one or more of image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation represented by the acquired setting information using one or more of the plurality of function information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting the acquired setting information and the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information to the operation apparatus,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of the apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses which are connecting to a network among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting, to the operation apparatus, the acquired setting information and the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, a plurality of function information in association with each of the plurality of apparatus identification information, each of the plurality of the function information representing a function represents each of the image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of the apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses which are connecting to a network among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information; and

identify, among the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information, one or more of first apparatus identification information representing one or more of image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation represented by the acquired setting information using one or more of the plurality of function information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting, to the operation apparatus, the acquired setting information and the one or more of first apparatus identification information,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, a plurality of function information in association with each of the plurality of apparatus identification information, each of the plurality of the function information representing a function represents each of the image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of the apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses which are connecting to a network among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information;

identify, among the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information, one or more of first apparatus identification information representing one or more of image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation represented by the acquired setting information using one or more of the plurality of function information, and

identify one or more of second apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses on which a reading target is placed, among the one or more of first apparatus identification information;

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting the acquired setting information and the one or more of second apparatus identification information to the operation apparatus,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of apparatus identification information of one or more of particular image reading apparatuses on which a reading target is placed, among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting the acquired setting information and the identified one or more of apparatus identification information to the operation apparatus,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the setting information includes at least one of color information representing the number of sheets that is read as color image data by an image reading apparatus, and monochrome information representing the number of sheets that is read as monochrome image data by an image reading apparatus.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause an information processing apparatus to:

store, in a memory, service identification information for identifying a service providing apparatus, and setting information representing a specification of a reading setting of an image reading apparatus for the service providing apparatus, in association with the service identification information;

receive, from an operation apparatus, a reading instruction for instructing an image reading apparatus to execute a reading operation and specific service identification information;

acquire the setting information associated with the specific service identification information from the memory;

transmit the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus;

receive specific setting information from the operation apparatus;

transmit the specific setting information to a particular image reading apparatus for reading image data in the particular image reading apparatus;

receive image data from the particular image reading apparatus; and

transmit the image data to the service providing apparatus.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11,

wherein storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing a plurality of the service identification information and a plurality of the setting information, each of the plurality of the service identification information in association with each of the plurality of the setting information, and

wherein the acquiring the setting information comprises acquiring the setting information associated with the specific service identification information among the plurality of the setting information.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, user identification information, a plurality of apparatus identification information for identifying a plurality of image reading apparatuses in association with the user identification information,

wherein the receiving the reading instruction and the specific service identification information comprises receiving the reading instruction, the specific service identification information, and specific user identification information, and

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify the plurality of apparatus identification information associated with the specific user identification information from the memory.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, a plurality of function information in association with each of the plurality of apparatus identification information, each of the plurality of the function information representing a function represents each of the image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify, among the identified plurality of apparatus identification information, one or more of the apparatus identification information representing one or more of image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation represented by the acquired setting information using one or more of the plurality of function information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting the acquired setting information and the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information to the operation apparatus,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13,

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of the apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses which are connecting to a network among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting, to the operation apparatus, the acquired setting information and the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, a plurality of function information in association with each of the plurality of apparatus identification information, each of the plurality of the function information representing a function represents each of the image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of the apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses which are connecting to a network among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information; and

identify, among the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information, one or more of first apparatus identification information representing one or more of image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation represented by the acquired setting information using one or more of the plurality of function information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting, to the operation apparatus, the acquired setting information and the one or more of first apparatus identification information,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13,

wherein the storing the service identification information and the setting information comprises storing, in the memory, a plurality of function information in association with each of the plurality of apparatus identification information, each of the plurality of the function information representing a function represents each of the image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of the apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses which are connecting to a network among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information;

identify, among the identified one or more of the plurality of apparatus identification information, one or more of first apparatus identification information representing one or more of image reading apparatuses can execute the reading operation represented by the acquired setting information using one or more of the plurality of function information; and

identify one or more of second apparatus identification information of one or more of image reading apparatuses on which a reading target is placed, among the one or more of first apparatus identification information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting the acquired setting information and the one or more of second apparatus identification information to the operation apparatus,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13,

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor further cause the information processing apparatus to:

identify one or more of apparatus identification information of one or more of particular image reading apparatuses on which a reading target is placed, among the identified the plurality of apparatus identification information,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprises transmitting the acquired setting information and the identified one or more of apparatus identification information to the operation apparatus,

wherein the receiving the specific setting information comprises receiving, from the operation apparatus, the specific setting information and specific apparatus identification information, and

wherein the transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus comprises transmitting the specific setting information to the particular image reading apparatus identified by the specific apparatus identification information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11,

wherein the setting information includes at least one of color information representing the number of sheets that is read as color image data by an image reading apparatus, and monochrome information representing the number of sheets that is read as monochrome image data by an image reading apparatus.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11,

wherein the setting information includes specific data amount of image data of an image reading apparatus for the service providing apparatus, and a reduction setting information for reducing data amount of image data,

wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor causes the information processing apparatus to:

acquire a remaining amount of a storage area of the service providing apparatus; and

determine the first data amount is equal to or greater than the remaining amount,

wherein the transmitting the acquired setting information to the operation apparatus comprising transmitting the reduction setting information to the operation apparatus, in response to determining that the first data amount is equal to or greater than the remaining amount.