Information processing device performing a data sharing process among applications and controlling method thereof

• US 10,230,863 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2017
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Asai, Norihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Pachol, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US15/401,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20170118367A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• 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 1/00307 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 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00461 marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00509 Personalising for a particular user or group of users, e.g. a workgroup or company
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00941 Interaction of different applications H04N1/00949 takes precedence; multiprogramming arrangements of computers G06F9/46
• 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 information processing device comprising: a data sharing unit causing an application to process data output from a data output source application; a communication interface configured to perform communication with an external device; and a processor that, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising: acquiring an image data set from the external device through the communication interface; defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the plurality of image data included in the image data set; selecting a plurality of the applications each of which is corresponding to each of the plural image data groups, respectively; and causing the data sharing unit to perform a sharing process of making each of the plurality of the selected applications process the at least one of the plurality of image data included in each of the plural image data groups, respectively.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which is read in an information processing device capable of performing of a sharing process causing an application, selected as a output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output from a output source,

wherein the information processing device includes:

a input interface;

a display;

a processor that, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising;

acquiring an image data set including a plurality of image data;

defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the image data included in the image data set, the plural image data groups including at least a first image data group and a second image data group;

searching, in a case where the image data group includes one image datum, the plurality of the applications including a first application, a second application, a third application that are installed in the information processing device for at least one application that is capable of processing the one image datum and is incapable of processing of plural image data;

searching, in a case where the image data group includes the plural image data, the plurality of the applications installed in the information processing device for at least one application capable of processing the plural image data;

displaying, on the display, the at least one application, for which the plurality of the applications installed in the information processing device are searched;

identifying, according to a first input from the input interface, the first application from the displayed applications for processing the first image data group, as the output destination;

identifying, according to a second input from the input interface, the second application from the displayed applications for processing the second image data group, as the output destination;

controlling;

in response to a third input from the input interface, the third application as the output source to output at least one of image data included in the first image data group; and

the information processing device to perform the sharing process of causing the first application, which is identified by the first input, to process the at least one of image data included in the first image data group; and

controlling;

in response to completion of the sharing processing of the image data by the first application, the third application as the output source to output at least one of image data included in the second image data group; and

the information processing device to perform the sharing process of causing the second application, which is identified by the second input, to process the at least one of image data included in the second image data group.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, further performs operations comprising:

receiving, in a case that the plural image data groups are defined and the plurality of applications are respectively selected with respect to the plural image data groups, an instruction input for performing the sharing process for each of the plural image data groups.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, performs, in a case that common image data groups, each of which are associated with the same application being a common output destination application, exists in the plural image data groups, the sharing process for all of the common image data groups in a single activation of the common output destination application.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 3, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, further performs

operation of selecting data formats to be used in causing the selected applications to perform the sharing process, in association with each of the plural image data groups,

wherein the sharing process for all of the common image data groups is performed in the single activation of the common output destination application in a case where each of formats associated with each of the plurality of image data groups included in the common image data groups respectively is same format.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 4, wherein

the sharing process for all of the common image data groups is performed in a single activation of the common output destination application in a case that:

the common image data groups exist in the plural image data groups;

data formats associated with a plurality of image data groups included in the common image data groups are different; and

the sharing process is a process to output the common image data groups without changing contents of the common image data groups.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the plurality of image data are associated with characteristics of the image data, respectively,

wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, further performs operations comprising:

defining the plural image data groups based on the characteristics, and

selecting the applications based on the characteristics.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6,

wherein the external device is an image processing device capable of performing a scanning process of scanning a plurality of documents and outputting the image data set,

wherein the characteristics are sizes of the documents,

wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, further performs operations comprising:

selecting image data associated with characteristics representing that image sizes are equal to or larger than a predetermined document size, as a first image data group;

selecting image data associated with characteristics representing that image sizes are smaller than the predetermined document size, as a second image data group;

selecting an application handling document data, as the data output destination for the first image data group; and

selecting an application handling image data, as the data output destination for the second image data group.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, performs the sharing process of causing the first application to process the at least one of the plurality of image data included in the first image data group in a sharing-result acquisition mode, the sharing-result acquisition mode is a mode in which in response to the completion of processing the image data by the first application, the completion notification is sent to a sharing source application.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 8,

wherein the completion notification is sent from the first application.

10. An information processing device comprising:

an application, selected as output destination from a plurality of applications, configured to process data output from a data output source as a result of a sharing process;

a input interface;

a display; and

a processor that, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising;

acquiring an image data set including a plurality of image data;

defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the image data included in the image data set, the plural image data groups including at least a first image data group and a second image data group;

searching, in a case where the image data group includes one image datum, the plurality of the applications installed in the information processing device for at least one application that is capable of processing the one image datum and is incapable of processing of plural image data,

searching, in a case where the image data group includes the plural image data, the plurality of the applications including a first application, a second application, a third application that are installed in the information processing device for at least one application capable of processing the plural image data,

displaying, on the display, the at least one application, for which the plurality of the applications installed in the information processing device are searched;

identifying, according to a first input from the input interface, the first application from the displayed applications for processing the first image data group, as the output destination;

identifying, according to a second input from the input interface, the second application from the displayed applications for processing the second image data group, as the output destination;

controlling;

in response to a third input from the input interface, the third application as the output source to output at least one of image data included in the first image data group; and

the information processing device to perform the sharing process of causing the first application, which is identified by the first input, to process at least one of image data included in the first image data group; and

controlling;

in response to completion of the sharing processing of the image data by the first application, the third application as the output source to output at least one of image data included in the second image data group; and

the information processing device to perform the sharing process of causing the second application, which is identified by the second input, to process at least one of image data included in the second image data group.

11. A method of controlling an information processing device including:

an application selected as output destination from a plurality of applications, configured to process data output from a output source as a result of a sharing process, the method comprising;

acquiring an image data set including a plurality of image data;

defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the image data included in the image data set, the plural image data groups including at least a first image data group and a second image data group;

searching, in a case where the image data group includes one image datum, the plurality of the applications including a first application, a second application, a third application that are installed in the information processing device for at least one application that is capable of processing the one image datum and is incapable of processing of plural image data,

searching, in a case where the image data group includes the plural image data, the plurality of the applications installed in the information processing device for at least one application capable of processing the plural image data,

displaying, on a display of the information processing device, the at least one application, for which the plurality of the applications installed in the information processing device are searched;

identifying, according to a first input from a input interface of the information processing device, the first application from the displayed applications for processing the first image data group, as the output destination;

identifying, according to a second input from the input interface, the second application from the displayed applications for processing the second image data group, as the output destination;

controlling;

in response to a third input from the input interface, the third application as the output source to output at least one of image data included in the first image data group; and

the information processing device to perform the sharing process of causing the first application, which is identified by the first input, to process the at least one of image data included in the first image data group; and

controlling;

in response to completion of the sharing processing of the image data by the first application, the third application as the output source to output at least one of image data included in the second image data group; and

the information processing device to perform the sharing process of causing the second application, which is identified by the second input, to process the at least one of image data included in the second image data group.