Computer, image processing system, and image processing method

• US 7,633,637 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Issued: 12/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Hideki
• Primary Examiner(s): EBRAHIMI DEHKORDY, SAEID
• Application Number:
  US11/223,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20060203283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,555 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.14, 358/1.15, 358/1.16, 358/1.18, 358/435, 358/1.12, 358/400, 719/321, 719/327, 709/203, 709/208, 709/217, 709/221, 715/201, 715/209, 715/274, 715/961, 713/164, 713/170, 713/182, 370/254, 370/328, 370/349, 370/389, 399/23, 399/24, 710/19
• US Class Current: 358/1.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1225 Software update, e.g. print driver, modules, plug-ins, fonts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1232 Transmitting printer device capabilities, e.g. upon request or periodically
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1254 Automatic configuration, e.g. by driver
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1286 via local network

Abstract

A computer has a selecting section, an acquiring section, a display control section, a setting section and a processing contents data transmitting section. The selecting section selects an image processing device. The acquiring section acquires from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes. The display control section, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display. The setting section sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display. The processing contents data transmitting section transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section.

Claims

1. A computer comprising:

a selecting section which selects an image processing device;

an acquiring section which acquires from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes;

a display control section which, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display;

a setting section which sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display; and

a processing contents data transmitting section which transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section; and

a confirmation section that confirms whether or not the image processing device executes the image processing based on the processing contents data.

2. An image processing system comprising:

a computer including;

a selecting section which selects an image processing device of a plurality of image processing devices which are connected via a network,

an acquiring section which acquires, from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes,

a display control section which, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display,

a setting section which sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display,

a processing contents data transmitting section which transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section, and

a confirmation section that confirms whether or not the image processing device executes the image processing based on the processing contents data; and

the plurality of image processing devices including;

a transferring section which transfers the display data to the computer,

a processing contents data receiving section which receives the processing contents data from the computer, and

an executing section executing the image processing on the basis of the processing contents data which is received.

3. An image processing system comprising:

a computer including;

a selecting section which selects an image processing device of a plurality of image processing devices which are connected via a network,

an acquiring section which acquires, from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes,

a display control section which, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display,

a setting section which sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display, and

a processing contents data transmitting section which transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section; and

the plurality of image processing devices including;

a transferring section which transfers the display data to the computer,

a processing contents data receiving section which receives the processing contents data from the computer, and

an executing section executing the image processing on the basis of the processing contents data which is received, wherein

the computer further includes;

an inspection results transmitting/receiving section which transmits, to the image processing device, a request for error inspection which inspects whether or not there is an error in the contents of the image processing expressed by the processing contents data, and which receives, from the image processing device, an inspection result of the error inspection; and

the image processing device further includes;

an inspection request receiving section which receives, from the computer, the request for error inspection,

an inspecting section inspecting whether or not there is an error in the contents of the image processing expressed by the processing contents data, when the inspection request receiving section receives the request for error inspection with respect to the processing contents data, and

an inspection results transmitting/receiving section which transmits, to the computer, an inspection result by the inspecting section with respect to the processing contents data.

4. An image processing system comprising:

a computer including;

a selecting section which selects an image processing device of a plurality of image processing devices which are connected via a network,

an acquiring section which acquires, from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes,

a display control section which, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display,

a setting section which sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display, and

a processing contents data transmitting section which transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section; and

the plurality of image processing devices including;

a transferring section which transfers the display data to the computer,

a processing contents data receiving section which receives the processing contents data from the computer, and

an executing section executing the image processing on the basis of the processing contents data which is received, wherein

the computer further includes;

a determination results transmitting/receiving section which transmits, to the image processing device, a request for execution possibility determination which determines whether or not the contents of the image processing which the processing contents data expresses can be executed, and which receives, from the image processing device, determination results of the execution possibility determination; and

the image processing device further includes;

a determination request receiving section which receives, from the computer, the request for execution possibility determination,

a determining section which determines whether or not the contents of the image processing which the processing contents data expresses can be executed, when the determination request receiving section receives the request for execution possibility determination with respect to the processing contents data, and

a determination results transmitting/receiving section which transmits, to the computer, determination results by the determining section with respect to the processing contents data.

5. An image processing system comprising:

a computer including;

a selecting section which selects an image processing device of a plurality of image processing devices which are connected via a network,

an acquiring section which acquires, from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes,

a display control section which, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display,

a setting section which sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display, and

a processing contents data transmitting section which transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section; and

the plurality of image processing devices including;

a transferring section which transfers the display data to the computer,

a processing contents data receiving section which receives the processing contents data from the computer, and

an executing section executing the image processing on the basis of the processing contents data which is received, wherein

the computer further includes;

an inputting section inputting a user name and a password, and

an authentication transmitting/receiving section which transmits, to the image processing device, the user name and password inputted by the inputting section, and receiving authentication results; and

the image processing device further includes;

an authentication data storing section that stores user names and passwords of legitimate users, in correspondence with each other,

an authentication receiving section that receives the user name and password from the computer,

a comparing section which, when the authentication receiving section receives the user name and password, compares the user name and password which are received and each of the user names and passwords stored in the authentication data storing section,

an authenticating section which authenticates whether or not there is a legitimate user, on the basis of comparison results by the comparing section, and

an authentication results transmitting section which transmits, to the computer, authentication results by the authenticating section.

6. An image processing method comprising:

selecting an image processing device of a plurality of image processing devices;

transferring, to a computer, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing to be executed;

acquiring the display data from the selected image processing device;

effecting control, on the basis of the acquired display data, such that the setup screen is displayed on a display;

setting the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display;

transmitting, to the selected image processing device, processing contents data expressing the set contents of the image processing;

receiving the processing contents data from the computer;

confirming whether or not the selected image processing device can executes the image processing based on the processing contents data; and

executing the image processing on the basis of the received processing contents data when it is confirmed that the selected image processing device can execute the image processing based on the processing contents data.