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Server for implementing image processing functions requested by a printing device

  • US 9,509,863 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2015
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing device configured to receive a provision of a specific service from among a plurality of services which are provided by one or more servers, at least one of the one or more servers storing information corresponding to a list of the plurality of services provided by the one or more servers, each of the plurality of services relating to an imaging process including at least one of a scanning process and a printing process of the image processing device, the image processing device comprising:

  • a communication unit configured to communicate with the one or more servers;

    a display unit;

    an operation unit;

    an image processing unit;

    a storage unit; and

    a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to;

    transmit a request for the list of the plurality of services;

    receive the list of the plurality of services from the at least one of the one or more servers through the communication unit after requesting the list of the plurality of services;

    display the list of the plurality of services received from the at least one of the one or more servers on the display unit;

    obtain a selection of the specific service from among the plurality of services in the list displayed on the display unit, through the operation unit;

    transmit selection information, which indicates that the selection of the specific service is accepted through the operation unit, to one of the one or more servers after obtaining the selection of the specific service;

    receive, from the one of the one or more servers, setting window information including a plurality of setting items to be set for using the specific service after transmitting the selection information, the setting window information including first information and second information, the first information being used for displaying a first setting window on which a first part of the plurality of setting items is set, the second information being used for displaying a second setting window on which a second part of the plurality of setting items is set, the second part being different from the first part;

    store the received setting window information into the storage unit;

    display the first setting window on the display unit in accordance with the first information included in the received setting window information;

    when the first part is set, by an operation through the operation unit, on the first setting window displayed on the display unit, obtain the second information included in the setting window information stored in the storage unit;

    replace the first setting window displayed on the display unit with the second setting window in accordance with the obtained second information;

    transmit setting information set on the first setting window and the second setting window to a specific server of the one or more servers;

    cause the image processing unit to perform the imaging process related to a service provision in accordance with an instruction from the specific server;

    after transmitting the selection information to the one of the one or more servers, receive a request for specification information representing specifications of the image processing device from the one of the one or more servers;

    transmit the specification information to the one of the one or more servers in response to the request for specification information; and

    after transmitting the specification information, receive the setting window information including the plurality of setting items, the setting window information being generated based on the specification information,wherein the setting window information includes setting information of the imaging process related to the specific service, the setting information being determined based on the specification information.

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