Image processing apparatus, data processing method therefor, and recording medium

• US 8,984,410 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2011
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Kano, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): TITCOMB, WILLIAM D
• Application Number:
  US13/048,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231774A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,463 Days
• Field of Search: 715738-740
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• 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 3/122 with regard to computing resources, e.g. memory, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1228 Printing driverless or using generic drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• 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 1/00464 using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprising: a display; an embedded web browser that displays hypertext-coded information on the display; a data input and output module that inputs and outputs hypertext-coded data and can be accessed from the embedded web browser and another web browser of an external machine; a judgment portion that judges which the data input and output module is accessed from, the embedded web browser or the web browser of the external machine; a data generator that generates different display data depending on the judgment made by the judgment portion; and a transmitter that transmits the display data generated by the data generator, to the embedded web browser or the web browser of the external machine.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a display;

an embedded web browser that displays hypertext-coded information on the display;

an access accepting portion that can be accessed from the embedded web browser and another web browser of an external machine;

a judgment portion that judges the access accepting portion is accessed from;

(i) the embedded web browser, or (ii) the web browser of the external machine;

a data generator that generates;

first display data if the judgment portion judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the embedded web browser; and

second display data if the judgment portion judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the web browser of the external device, the second display data being different from the first display data; and

a transmitter that transmits the first display data generated by the data generator, to the embedded web browser when the judgment portion judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the embedded web browser; and

transmits the second display data generated by the data generator, to the web browser of the external machine when the judgment portion judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the web browser of the external machine.

2. The image processing apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein the access accepting portion includes a web server and a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) processor that executes processing according to a request received by the web server.

3. The image processing apparatus recited in claim 1, further comprising a memory that stores a CGI program made by a user, the CGI program to make the data generator generate display data for the user, wherein if there is an access from the web browser of the external machine to reach the display data generated by the data generator in accordance with the CGI program stored on the memory, the access is rejected by the access accepting portion.

4. A data processing method for an image processing apparatus comprising:

judging an access accepting portion is accessed from;

(i) an embedded web browser displaying hypertext-coded information on a display, or (ii) another web browser of an external machine;

generating first display data if the judgment judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the embedded web browser; and

second display data if the judgment judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the web browser of the external device, the second display data being different from the first display data; and

transmitting the first display data to the embedded web browser when the judgment judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the embedded web browser; and

transmits the second display data to the web browser of the external machine when the judgment portion judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the external machine.

5. The data processing method recited in claim 4, wherein the access accepting portion includes a web server and a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) processor that executes processing according to a request received by the web server.

6. The data processing method recited in claim 4, further comprising storing a CGI program made by a user, the CGI program generating display data for the user, wherein if there is an access from the web browser of the external machine to reach the display data generated in accordance with the stored CGI program, rejecting the access with the access accepting portion.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a data processing program stored thereon to make a computer of an image processing apparatus execute:

judging an access accepting portion is accessed from;

(i) an embedded web browser displaying hypertext-coded information on a display, or (ii) another web browser of an external machine;

generating first display data if the judgment judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the embedded web browser; and

second display data if the judgment judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the web browser of the external device, the second display data being different from the first display data; and

transmitting the first display data to the embedded web browser when the judgment judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the embedded web browser; and

transmits the second display data to the web browser of the external machine when the judgment portion judges that the access accepting portion is accessed from the external machine.

8. The recording medium having the data processing program stored thereon according to claim 7, whereby the access accepting portion includes a web server and a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) processor that executes processing according to a request received by the web server.

9. The recording medium having the data processing program stored thereon according to claim 7, further comprising storing a CGI program made by a user, the CGI program generating display data for the user, wherein if there is an access from the web browser of the external machine to reach the display data generated in accordance with the stored CGI program, rejecting the access with the access accepting portion.