Data processing apparatus which transmits data for display to external display device, data output method, and data output program

• US 8,654,036 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2008
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kenichi, Iwaki, Mitsuzo, Sakiyama, Daisuke, Minami, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): HARRIS, DOROTHY H
• Application Number:
  US12/336,266
• Publication Number:
  US 20090237326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,890 Days
• Field of Search: 345/2.1
• US Class Current: 345/2.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00299 with a television transmission apparatus, e.g. a videophone, a teletext system or a digital television system
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0015 Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0027 Adapting to communicate with plural different types of apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0044 Connecting to a plurality of different apparatus; Using a plurality of different connectors connection via a network H04N2201/0039
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0068 Converting from still picture data
• 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 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

In order to easily display data on a display device, an MFP connected to a plurality of television conference terminal devices each displaying data stores device information in an HDD for a respective one of the television conference terminal devices, to store a format in which the corresponding terminal device inputs data. The MFP includes a data acquiring portion to acquire data, an output destination accepting portion to accept an output destination of data, a conversion portion, when one of the television conference terminal devices is accepted as an output destination device which is the output destination of data, to convert a format of the acquired data to the format stored corresponding to the output destination device in the device information, and a communication control portion to output the data converted by the conversion portion to the output destination device.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus connected to a plurality of display devices displaying data, the data processing apparatus comprising:

a device information storage portion to store, for each of said plurality of display devices, specification of data in accordance with which the corresponding display device can display data;

a data acquiring portion to acquire data;

an output destination accepting portion to accept an output destination of data;

a conversion portion, when one of said plurality of display devices is designated as an output destination device which is the output destination of data, to convert specification of said acquired data to said specification stored corresponding to said output destination device in said device information storage portion;

an output portion to output the data converted by said conversion portion to said output destination device;

an arrangement information storage portion to store arrangement information associating a plurality of pieces of device identification information for identification of each of said plurality of display devices with a plurality of pieces of conference room identification information, the arrangement information identifying which of said plurality of display devices are arranged within each of a plurality of conference rooms;

an authentication portion for authentication of a user; and

a conference information acquiring portion to acquire conference information including the conference room identification information of the conference room in which a conference is held and a plurality of pieces of user identification information for identification of all the users participating in the conference;

wherein when the user identification information of said authenticated user is included in said acquired conference information,

said output destination accepting portion displays a device selection key which enables one of said plurality of display devices that is associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information to be selected as the output destination of data,

said output destination accepting portion also displays a select other device key for displaying a screen for selecting one of the plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information, and

unless said select other device key is selected, said output destination accepting portion does not display other device selection keys to select said plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a state detecting portion to detect respective states of said plurality of display devices, wherein

said output destination accepting portion includes a switch key display portion to display a switch key for switching one of said plurality of display devices to a state in which the display device can be selected as the output destination of data on the condition that said state detecting portion detects that at least one of said plurality of display devices is in a communicable state.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said output destination accepting portion includes a device selection key display portion to display at least one device selection key in response to designation of said switch key, said at least one device selection key corresponding respectively to at least one active device among said plurality of display devices that is detected to be in the communicable state by said state detecting portion and enabling selection of the corresponding active device as the output destination of data.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a state detecting portion to detect respective states of said plurality of display devices, wherein

said output destination accepting portion includes a device selection key display portion to display at least one device selection key on the condition that said state detecting portion detects that at least one active device among said plurality of display devices is in a communicable state, said at least one device selection key corresponding respectively to said at least one active device and enabling selection of the corresponding active device as the output destination of data.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output destination accepting portion displays an output key for accepting an instruction to said output portion to output data, in response to the event that one of said plurality of display devices is designated as an output destination device which is the output destination of data.

6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said device information storage portion further stores transmission-related information for use in transmission of data for each of said plurality of display devices, and

said output portion transmits said converted data in accordance with said transmission-related information stored corresponding to said output destination device in said device information storage portion.

7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a data storage portion to store data; and

a designation accepting portion to accept designation of the data stored in said data storage portion, wherein

said data acquiring portion acquires from said data storage portion the data specified by said accepted designation, and

in the case where specification of said acquired data is identical to the specification stored corresponding to said output destination device by said device information storage portion, said output portion outputs said acquired data to said output destination device, and in the case where the specification of said acquired data is not identical to the specification stored corresponding to said output destination device by said device information storage portion, said output portion outputs the data converted by said conversion portion to said output destination device.

8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an original reading portion to read an image formed on an original to output data, wherein

said data acquiring portion acquires the data output by said original reading portion.

9. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a data receiving portion to externally receive data, wherein

said data acquiring portion acquires the data received by said data receiving portion, and

said output destination accepting portion accepts a display device identified by device identification information received together with said data as the output destination of the data.

10. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said specification of data defines a format of the data.

11. A data processing apparatus connected to a display device displaying images, the data processing apparatus comprising:

a device information storage portion to store, for said display device, specification of data in accordance with which said display device can display data;

a selection portion to select one of a plurality of data sources;

a data acquiring portion to acquire data from the selected one of said plurality of data sources;

an output destination accepting portion to accept an output destination of data;

a conversion portion, when said display device is accepted as the output destination of data, to convert specification of said acquired data to said specification stored corresponding to said display device in said device information storage portion;

an output portion to output the data converted by said conversion portion to said display device;

an arrangement information storage portion to store arrangement information associating a plurality of pieces of device information for identification of said display device with a plurality of pieces of conference room identification information, the arrangement information identifying which of a plurality of conference rooms said display device is arranged within;

an authentication portion for authentication of a user; and

a conference information acquiring portion to acquire conference information including the conference room identification information of the conference room in which a conference is held and a plurality of pieces of user identification information for identification of all the users participating in the conference;

wherein when the user identification information of said authenticated user is included in said acquired conference information,

said output destination accepting portion displays a device selection key which enables said display device that is associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information to be selected as the output destination of data,

said output destination accepting portion also displays a select other device key for displaying a screen for selecting one of the plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information, and

unless said select other device key is selected, said output destination accepting portion does not display said device selection keys to select said display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information.

12. The data processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

an original reading portion to read an image of an original to output data;

a data receiving portion to receive data; and

a data storage portion to store data;

wherein

said data acquiring portion acquires the data output from said original reading portion in the case where said original reading portion is selected as an acquisition source of data, and acquires the data output from said data receiving portion in the case where said data receiving portion is selected as the acquisition source of data, and in the case where said data storage portion is selected as the acquisition source of data, said data acquiring portion accepts designation of the data stored in said data storage portion and acquires the data specified by said accepted designation from said data storage portion.

13. The data processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said specification of data defines a format of the data.

14. A data output method carried out by a data processing apparatus connected to a plurality of display devices displaying images,

said data processing apparatus including a device information storage portion to store, for each of said plurality of display devices, specification of data in accordance with which the corresponding display device can display data,

the method comprising the steps of:

acquiring data;

accepting an output destination of data;

in the case where one of said plurality of display devices is designated as an output destination device which is the output destination of data, converting specification of said acquired data to said specification stored corresponding to said output destination device;

outputting said converted data to said output destination device;

storing arrangement information associating a plurality of pieces of device identification information for identification of each of said plurality of display devices with a plurality of pieces of conference room identification information, the arrangement information identifying which of said plurality of display devices are arranged within each of a plurality of conference rooms;

performing authentication of a user; and

acquiring conference information including conference room identification information for identification of the conference room in which a conference is held and a plurality of user identification information for identification of all the users participating in the conference;

wherein when the user identification information of said authenticated user is included in said acquired conference information, said step of accepting the output destination of data includes

the step of displaying a device selection key which enables one of said plurality of display devices that is associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information to be selected as the output destination of data,

the step of also displaying a select other device key for displaying a screen for selecting one of the plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information, and

unless said select other key is selected, not displaying other device selection keys to select said plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information.

15. The data output method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of detecting respective states of said plurality of display devices, wherein

said step of accepting the output destination of data includes the step of, on the condition that at least one of said plurality of display devices is detected to be in a communicable state in said step of detecting the states, displaying a switch key for switching one of said plurality of display devices to a state in which the display device can be selected as the output destination of data.

16. The data output method according to claim 15, wherein said step of accepting the output destination of data includes the step of, in response to designation of said switch key, displaying at least one device selection key which corresponds respectively to at least one active device among said plurality of display devices that is detected to be in the communicable state in said step of detecting the states and which enables the corresponding active device to be selected as the output destination of data.

17. The data output method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of detecting respective states of said plurality of display devices, wherein

said step of accepting the output destination of data includes the step of, on the condition that at least one active device among said plurality of display devices is detected to be in a communicable state in said step of detecting the states, displaying at least one device selection key which corresponds respectively to said at least one active device and which enables selection of the corresponding active device as the output destination of data.

18. The data output method according to claim 14, wherein said step of accepting the output destination of data includes the step of displaying an output key for accepting an instruction to output data in said outputting step, in response to acceptance of one of said plurality of display devices as an output destination device which is the output destination of data.

19. The data output method according to claim 14, wherein

said device information storage portion further stores transmission-related information for use in transmitting data for a respective one of said plurality of display devices, and

said outputting step includes the step of transmitting said converted data in accordance with said transmission-related information stored corresponding to said output destination device.

20. The data output method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of:

storing data; and

accepting designation of said stored data;

wherein

said step of acquiring data includes the step of acquiring the data specified by said accepted designation from said stored data, and

said outputting step includes the steps of;

outputting said acquired data to said output destination device in the case where specification of said acquired data is identical to the specification stored corresponding to said output destination device in said device information storage portion, and

outputting the data converted in said converting step to said output destination device in the case where the specification of said acquired data is not identical to the specification stored corresponding to said output destination device in said device information storage portion.

21. The data output method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of reading an image formed on an original to output data, wherein

said step of acquiring data includes the step of acquiring the data output in said step of reading the image of the original.

22. The data output method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of externally receiving data, wherein

said step of acquiring data includes the step of acquiring the data received in said step of externally receiving data, and

said step of accepting the output destination of data includes the step of accepting a display device identified by device identification information received together with said data as the output destination of the data.

23. The data output method according to claim 14, wherein said specification of data defines a format of the data.

24. A data output method carried out by a data processing apparatus connected to a display device displaying images,

said data processing apparatus including a device information storage portion to store, for said display device, specification of data in accordance with which said display device can display data,

the method comprising the steps of:

accepting selection of one of a plurality of data sources;

acquiring data from the selected one of said plurality of data sources;

accepting an output destination of data;

in the case where said display device is accepted as the output destination of data, converting specification of said acquired data to said specification corresponding to said display device;

outputting said converted data to said display device;

storing arrangement information which associates device identification information for identification of said display device with a plurality of pieces of conference room identification information, the arrangement information identifying which of a plurality of conference rooms said display device is arranged within;

performing authentication of a user; and

acquiring conference information including conference room identification information for identification of the conference room in which a conference is held and a plurality of user identification information for identification of all the users participating in the conference;

wherein when the user identification information of said authenticated user is included in said acquired conference information, said step of accepting the output destination of data includes

the step of displaying a device selection key which enables said display device that is associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information to be selected as the output destination of data,

the step of also displaying a select other device key for displaying a screen for selecting one of the plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information, and

unless said select other device key is selected, not displaying other device selection keys to select said plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information.

25. The data output method according to claim 24, further comprising the steps of:

reading an image of an original to output data;

receiving data; and

storing data;

wherein

said step of acquiring data includes the steps of;

in the case where an instruction to read said original is accepted as an acquisition source of data, acquiring the data output in said step of reading the image of the original,

in the case where said received data is designated as the acquisition source of data, acquiring the data output in said step of receiving data, and

in the case where said stored data is designated as the acquisition source of data, accepting designation of the data stored in said step of storing data, and acquiring the data specified by said accepted designation from said stored data.

26. The data output method according to claim 24, wherein said specification of data defines a format of the data.

27. A data output program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium and executed by a computer controlling a data processing apparatus connected to a plurality of display devices displaying images,

said data processing apparatus including a device information storage portion to store, for each of said plurality of display devices, specification of data in accordance with which the corresponding display device can display data,

the program causing the computer to execute the steps of:

acquiring data;

accepting an output destination of data;

in the case where one of said plurality of display devices is designated as an output destination device which is the output destination of data, converting specification of said acquired data to said specification stored corresponding to said output destination device;

outputting said converted data to said output destination device;

storing arrangement information which associates a plurality of pieces of device identification information for identification of each of said display devices with a plurality of pieces of conference room identification information, the arrangement information identifying which of said plurality of display devices are arranged within each of a plurality of conference rooms;

performing authentication of a user; and

acquiring conference information including conference room identification information for identification of the conference room in which a conference is held and a plurality of user identification information for identification of all the users participating in the conference;

wherein when the user identification information of said authenticated user is included in said acquired conference information, said step of accepting the output destination of data includes

the step of displaying a device selection key which enables one of said plurality of display devices that is associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information to be selected as the output destination of data,

the step of also displaying a select other device key for displaying a screen for selecting one of the plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information, and

unless said select other device key is selected, not displaying other device selection keys to select said plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information.

28. The data output program embodied on the non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 27, wherein said specification of data defines a format of the data.

29. A data output program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium and executed by a computer controlling a data processing apparatus connected to a display device displaying images,

said data processing apparatus including a device information storage portion to store, for said display device, specification of data in accordance with which said display device can display data,

the program causing the computer to execute the steps of:

accepting selection of one of a plurality of data sources;

acquiring data from the selected one of said plurality of data sources;

accepting an output destination of data;

in the case where said display device is accepted as the output destination of data, converting specification of said acquired data to said specification stored corresponding to said display device;

outputting said converted data to said display device;

storing arrangement information which associates device identification information for identification of said display device with a plurality of pieces of conference room identification information, the arrangement information identifying which of a plurality of conference rooms said display device is arranged within;

performing authentication of a user; and

acquiring conference information including conference room identification information for identification of the conference room in which a conference is held and a plurality of user identification information for identification of all the users participating in the conference;

wherein when the user identification information of said authenticated user is included in said acquired conference information, said step of accepting the output destination of data includes

the step of displaying a device selection key which enables said display device that is associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information to be selected as the output destination of data,

the step of also displaying a select other device key for displaying a screen for selecting one of the plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information, and

unless said select other device key is selected, not displaying other device selection keys to select said plurality of display devices that are not associated with said conference room identification information included in said acquired conference information by said arrangement information.

30. The data output program embodied on the non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 29, wherein said specification of data defines a format of the data.