Computer readable recording medium, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

• US 9,894,238 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2015
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Asai, Norihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Yuehan
• Application Number:
  US14/623,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20150163371A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 345501
• 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 1/00233 details of image data reproduction, e.g. network printing or remote image display using an image reproducing device as a local output from a computer H04N1/00238; digital output from computer to printer unit G06F3/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00427 using a menu list H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00435 arranged in a predetermined sequence, e.g. using next and previous buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0417 Conversion of standards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2166 for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0046 Software interface details, e.g. interaction of operating systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• 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 information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing an information processing program to be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus including a display unit and a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source, the information processing program comprising:

a process-object-data generation control instruction that causes the computer to generate process object data file in a prescribed format according to a designation based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source;

a process-object-data number determination instruction of determining a number of the generated process object data file; and

an application-information display control instruction that causes the display unit to display;

a first identification image for identifying a first output destination application configured to process the single process object data file, and

a second identification image for identifying a second output destination application configured to process the plural process object data files,

wherein the first identification image displayed on the display unit is configured to be selected as the data sharing unit when it is determined that the number of the generated process object data is one, and

wherein the second identification image displayed on the display unit is configured to be selected as the data sharing unit when it is determined that the number of the generated process object data is plural.

2. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the prescribed format is a JPEG format.

3. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the image information source includes a scanner configured to scan a document to generate the image data.

4. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes an LCD.

5. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein each of the first identification image and the second identification image includes a character string.

6. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus including a display unit and a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source, the method comprising:

generating process object data file in a prescribed format according to a designation based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source;

determining a number of the generated process object data file;

causing the display unit to display;

a first identification image for identifying a first output destination application configured to process the single process object data file, and

a second identification image for identifying a second output destination application configured to process the plural process object data files,

selecting the first identification image displayed on the display unit as the data sharing unit when it is determined that the number of the generated process object data is one, and

selecting the second identification image displayed on the display unit as the data sharing unit when it is determined that the number of the generated process object data is plural.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the prescribed format is a JPEG format.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the image information source includes a scanner configured to scan a document to generate the image data.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the display unit includes an LCD.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein each of the first identification image and the second identification image includes a character string.