JP2015198271A - Image processing apparatus, data registration method, data registration program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

An image processing apparatus, a data registration method, a data registration program, and a recording medium capable of eliminating a difference in data definition of input registration data with a simple configuration.
An image processing apparatus converts conversion data for converting registration data set according to a predetermined first data definition into registration data according to a second data definition different from the first data definition. The first reading means capable of reading from an external recording medium, and the registration data according to the first data definition on the basis of the conversion data read by the first reading means to the registration data according to the second data definition Data conversion means for conversion and control means for controlling the image processing apparatus based on registered data in accordance with the second data definition converted by the data conversion means.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus capable of inputting / outputting preset registration data, a data registration method in the image processing apparatus, a data registration program executed in the image processing apparatus, and a recording medium.

  In general, in an image processing apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral, functions of each unit of the multifunction peripheral are controlled based on registration data such as preset user data, address book data, and system data. Here, a technique for enabling input / output of registration data set in a multifunction peripheral is known. For example, it is possible to convert an address book data file into a specified file format (such as an electronic business card data file) and output it, and to detect a file format of received address book data and convert it into an address book data file A machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-27962 A

  By the way, there are cases where data items of registration data set in a multifunction device are defined for each version of firmware that is a control program for the entire multifunction device. Here, when registration data set in an older model with a different firmware version is input to the multifunction peripheral, the definition of the data item of the registration data in each firmware version (hereinafter referred to as “data definition”) Due to differences, registration data related to input may not be set. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the new model has a function for supporting the difference in the data definition of the registration data in each version of the firmware. However, this method supports all old models sold in the past, and the amount of data required for support increases each time a new model is released. On the other hand, when registration data set for a new model with a different firmware version is input to the MFP, the MFP firmware is updated to the same version as the new model in order to set the registration data related to the input. There was a need to do.

  Therefore, in the past, a manufacturer's service person converts registration data using an information processing device such as a laptop computer installed with a data conversion tool that can resolve differences in data definitions, thereby registering between old and new models. Differences in data definition of data were resolved.

  However, in recent years, it has become difficult for service technicians of manufacturers to bring laptop computers into the office where the multi-function peripheral is installed, as users' awareness of information security increases. Therefore, another method that can eliminate the difference in registration data definition between new and old models is required.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus, a data registration method, a data registration program, and a recording medium that can eliminate a difference in data definition of input registration data with a simple configuration.

  An image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first reading unit, a data conversion unit, and a control unit. The first reading means converts conversion data for converting registration data set according to a predetermined first data definition into the registration data according to a second data definition different from the first data definition. Can be read from an external recording medium. The data conversion unit converts the registration data according to the first data definition into the registration data according to the second data definition based on the conversion data read by the first reading unit. The control unit controls the image processing apparatus based on the registration data according to the second data definition converted by the data conversion unit.

  A data registration method according to another aspect of the present invention is executed by a processor included in an image processing apparatus, and includes the following first to third steps. In the first step, conversion data for converting registration data set in accordance with a predetermined first data definition into the registration data in accordance with a second data definition different from the first data definition Read from an external recording medium. In the second step, the registration data according to the first data definition is converted into the registration data according to the second data definition based on the conversion data read in the first step. In the third step, the image processing apparatus is controlled based on the registered data in accordance with the second data definition converted in the second step.

  A data registration program according to another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a processor included in an image processing apparatus to execute the following first to third steps. In the first step, conversion data for converting registration data set in accordance with a predetermined first data definition into the registration data in accordance with a second data definition different from the first data definition Read from an external recording medium. In the second step, the registration data according to the first data definition is converted into the registration data according to the second data definition based on the conversion data read in the first step. In the third step, the image processing apparatus is controlled based on the registered data in accordance with the second data definition converted in the second step.

  A recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that records a data registration program for causing a processor included in the image processing apparatus to execute the following first to third steps. In the first step, conversion data for converting registration data set in accordance with a predetermined first data definition into the registration data in accordance with a second data definition different from the first data definition Read from an external recording medium. In the second step, the registration data according to the first data definition is converted into the registration data according to the second data definition based on the conversion data read in the first step. In the third step, the image processing apparatus is controlled based on the registered data in accordance with the second data definition converted in the second step.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate a difference in data definition of input registration data with a simple configuration.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of data registration processing executed by the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the example of conversion of the registration data in the data registration process performed with the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiment is an example which actualized this invention, Comprising: The thing of the character which limits the technical scope of this invention is not.

[Schematic Configuration of Image Processing Apparatus 10]
First, a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the image processing apparatus 10 includes an ADF 1, an image reading unit 2, an image forming unit 3, a paper feeding unit 4, a control unit 5, an operation display unit 6, a communication I / F unit 7, A connection unit 8 and a storage unit 9 are provided. The image processing apparatus 10 is a multifunction machine having a plurality of functions such as a scan function, a facsimile function, and a copy function, in addition to a printer function that forms an image based on image data. The present invention can also be applied to image processing apparatuses such as scanners, printers, facsimile machines, and copiers.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ADF 1 is an automatic document feeder that includes a document setting unit 11, a plurality of conveyance rollers 12, a document pressing unit 13, and a paper discharge unit 14. In the ADF 1, each of the transport rollers 12 is driven by a motor (not shown) so that the document placed on the document setting unit 11 passes through the image data reading position by the image reading unit 2. It is conveyed to the paper discharge unit 14. As a result, the image reading unit 2 can read image data from a document conveyed by the ADF 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the image reading unit 2 includes a document table 21, a reading unit 22, mirrors 23 and 24, an optical lens 25, and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) 26. The document table 21 is a document placement unit provided on the upper surface of the image reading unit 2. The reading unit 22 includes an LED light source 221 and a mirror 222, and is movable in a sub-scanning direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1) by a motor (not shown). The LED light source 221 includes a large number of white LEDs arranged along the main scanning direction (the depth direction in FIG. 1). The mirror 222 reflects the light emitted from the LED light source 221 and reflected by the surface of the document at the reading position on the document table 21 toward the mirror 23. The light reflected by the mirror 222 is guided to the optical lens 25 by the mirrors 23 and 24. The optical lens 25 collects incident light and makes it incident on the CCD 26. The CCD 26 includes a photoelectric conversion element that inputs an electrical signal corresponding to the amount of light incident from the optical lens 25 to the control unit 5 as image data of the document.

  The image forming unit 3 performs an image forming process (printing process) based on image data read by the image reading unit 2 or image data input from an information processing apparatus such as an external personal computer. The image forming unit. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the image forming unit 3 includes a photosensitive drum 31, a charging device 32, an exposure device (LSU) 33, a developing device 34, a transfer roller 35, a cleaning device 36, a fixing roller 37, A pressure roller 38 and a paper discharge tray 39 are provided. In the image forming unit 3, an image is formed on the paper supplied from the paper feed cassette 41 that can be attached to and detached from the paper feed unit 4 according to the following procedure, and the paper after the image formation is discharged to the paper discharge tray 39. Is done.

  First, the photosensitive drum 31 is uniformly charged to a predetermined potential by the charging device 32. Next, the exposure device 33 irradiates the surface of the photosensitive drum 31 with light based on image data. As a result, an electrostatic latent image corresponding to the image data is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 31. The electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 31 is developed (visualized) as a toner image by the developing device 34. The developing device 34 is supplied with toner (developer) from a toner container 34 </ b> A that can be attached to and detached from the image forming unit 3. Subsequently, the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 31 is transferred onto a sheet by the transfer roller 35. Thereafter, the toner image transferred to the sheet is heated and fixed by the fixing roller 37 when the sheet passes between the fixing roller 37 and the pressure roller 38. The toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 31 is removed by the cleaning device 36.

  The control unit 5 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and EEPROM (not shown). The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which information such as a control program for causing the CPU to execute various processes is stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile storage unit, and the EEPROM is a non-volatile storage unit. The RAM and the EEPROM are used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various processes executed by the CPU. The control unit 5 performs overall control of the image processing apparatus 10 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM using the CPU.

  The operation display unit 6 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays various types of information according to control instructions from the control unit 5, and a hardware that inputs various types of information to the control unit 5 according to user operations. An operation unit such as a key or a touch panel is provided.

  The communication I / F unit 7 is a communication interface that connects the image processing apparatus 10 to a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN and performs data communication through the communication network.

  The connection unit 8 has a USB connection terminal to which an external electronic device capable of inputting and outputting data based on the USB standard is connected. For example, a USB memory 81 that can write and read data based on the USB standard is connected to the connection unit 8. The USB memory is an example of a recording medium.

  The storage unit 9 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a hard disk or an SSD that stores image data read by the image reading unit 2 or image data input from an image processing apparatus such as an external personal computer.

  The storage unit 9 stores registration data such as user data, address book data, and system data. In the image processing apparatus 10, the control unit 5 controls the image processing apparatus 10 based on the registration data by storing and setting the registration data in a predetermined area in the storage unit 9 in advance. Is possible. The registration data is determined according to the input operation of the operation display unit 6 by the user in the initial setting of the image processing apparatus 10 or the like, and is stored in the storage unit 9. Here, the control unit 5 is an example of a control unit.

  In the image processing apparatus 10, the set registration data can be stored in the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8 and output. The image processing apparatus 10 can set the read registration data in the image processing apparatus 10 by reading and inputting the registration data from the USB memory.

  By the way, the data items of the registration data set in the image processing apparatus 10 may be defined for each version of firmware that is a control program for the entire image processing apparatus 10. Here, when the registration data set in an old model having a different firmware version is input to the image processing apparatus 10, the definition of the data item of the registration data (hereinafter, “ The registration data related to the input may not be set because the data definition is different. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the new model has a function that supports the difference in the data definition of the registration data in each version of the firmware. However, this method supports all old models sold in the past, and the amount of data required for support increases each time a new model is released. On the other hand, when the registration data set with a new model having a different firmware version is input to the image processing apparatus 10, in order to set the registration data related to the input, It was necessary to update the firmware to the same version as the new model.

  Therefore, conventionally, a manufacturer's service person converts the registered data using an information processing device such as a notebook computer in which a data conversion tool capable of resolving the difference in the data definition is installed. The difference in the data definition of the registered data in was eliminated.

  However, in recent years, it has become difficult for a manufacturer's service person to bring a laptop computer into the office where the image processing apparatus 10 is installed as the user's awareness of information security increases. Therefore, another method capable of eliminating the difference in the data definition of the registration data between the old and new models has been required. On the other hand, in the image processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the registration input to the image processing apparatus 10 based on conversion data read from the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8. By converting the data, the difference in the data definition of the registered data is resolved.

  Specifically, the storage unit 9 stores in advance a data registration program for causing the control unit 5 to execute a data registration process described later (see the flowchart of FIG. 3). The data registration program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD, a DVD, or a flash memory, and installed from the recording medium into a storage unit such as the storage unit 9.

  The control unit 5 includes an operation receiving unit 51, a first reading unit 52, a second reading unit 53, a data converting unit 54, and a data deleting unit 55, as shown in FIG. The control unit 5 executes the data registration program stored in the storage unit 9 by using the CPU, whereby the operation reception unit 51, the first reading unit 52, the second reading unit 53, It functions as the data conversion unit 54 and the data deletion unit 55. The operation receiving unit 51 is an example of an operation receiving unit, and the first reading unit 52 is an example of a first reading unit. The second reading unit 53 is an example of a second reading unit, and the data conversion unit 54 is an example of a data conversion unit. Further, the data deleting unit 55 is an example of a data deleting unit.

  The operation accepting unit 51 accepts an input operation of a region where the image processing apparatus 10 is used. Specifically, the operation reception unit 51 displays an input screen for inputting the use area on the operation display unit 6 and receives an input operation of the use area by the user.

  The second reading unit 53 can read the registration data to which the identification data for identifying the data definition to which the registration data belongs is read from the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8. For example, the identification data is data indicating a version of the firmware.

  The first reading unit 52 converts the registration data set according to a predetermined first data definition into the registration data according to a second data definition different from the first data definition. The conversion data can be read from the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8. Specifically, the first data definition is the data definition to which the registration data stored in the USB memory belongs, and is identified by the identification data added to the registration data. On the other hand, the second data definition is the data definition to which the registered data set in the image processing apparatus 10 belongs, and is identified by the identification data included in the firmware of the image processing apparatus 10.

  Here, the first reading unit 52 is identified by the identification data added to the registration data read by the second reading unit 53 among the plurality of conversion data stored in the USB memory. The conversion data corresponding to the combination of the first data definition and the second data definition to which the registered data set in the image processing apparatus 10 belongs is selected and read. Specifically, the USB memory stores a plurality of pieces of conversion data having different combinations of the data definitions of the registration data before and after conversion, and each of the plurality of pieces of conversion data includes the data definition that can be converted. The combination data indicating the combination is included. The first reading unit 52 is stored in the USB memory by referring to the combination data included in the conversion data based on the first data definition and the second data definition. The conversion data that can convert the registration data according to the first data definition into the registration data according to the second data definition can be read from a plurality of the conversion data.

  The data conversion unit 54 converts the registration data according to the first data definition read by the second reading unit 53 based on the converted data read by the first reading unit 52 into the second data. Convert to the registered data according to the data definition. For example, the data conversion unit 54 performs truncation, ignorance, replacement, or additional processing for a portion different from the second data definition in the registration data according to the first data definition. The registration data according to the first data definition is converted into the registration data according to the second data definition.

  In addition, the data conversion unit 54 changes the content of the registration data according to the use area received by the operation receiving unit 51. Specifically, the data conversion unit 54 converts the content of the registration data based on the content of the registration data that is predetermined according to the use area included in the conversion data.

  The data deletion unit 55 deletes the conversion data recorded in the USB memory after the conversion of the registered data by the data conversion unit 54 from the USB memory.

[Data registration process]
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, an example of a procedure of data registration processing executed by the control unit 5 in accordance with the data registration program in the image processing apparatus 10 will be described. Here, steps S1, S2,... Represent the numbers of processing procedures (steps) executed by the control unit 5. The data registration process is executed when an input operation for executing the data registration process is performed on the operation display unit 6 by a user or the like in the initial setting of the image processing apparatus 10 or the like. .

<Step S1>
First, in step S1, the control unit 5 changes the state of the image processing apparatus 10 from the normal mode in which the image processing apparatus 10 is controlled based on the registration data. Switch to mode.

<Step S2>
In step S <b> 2, the control unit 5 causes the operation display unit 6 to display a message prompting the user to connect the USB memory storing the registration data and the conversion data to the connection unit 8. In the present embodiment, a case where a user performs an operation required by executing the data registration process will be described as an example, but the operation is performed by a serviceman of the manufacturer of the image processing apparatus 10. Sometimes it is done.

  Here, the conversion data prepared in advance by a manufacturer's serviceman or the like is stored in the USB memory connected by the user in accordance with the display in step S2. The USB memory stores the registration data output from another multifunction device or the like in advance. Note that data indicating the version of the firmware of the multifunction peripheral that is the output source of the registration data is added to the registration data as the identification data for identifying the data definition to which the registration data belongs. By using the USB memory as a storage medium for storing the conversion data, the manufacturer can easily carry the storage medium for storing the conversion data. Further, the user can easily input the setting of the registration data to the image processing apparatus 10 only by storing the registration data in the USB memory and inserting the registration data into the connection unit 8.

<Step S3>
In step S <b> 3, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the USB memory is connected to the connection unit 8.

  Here, when the control unit 5 determines that the USB memory is connected to the connection unit 8 (Yes side of S3), the control unit 5 shifts the processing to step S4. If the USB memory is not connected to the connection unit 8 (No in S3), the control unit 5 waits for the USB memory to be connected to the connection unit 8 in step S3.

<Step S4>
In step S4, the control unit 5 causes the operation display unit 6 to display an input screen for inputting the use region of the image processing apparatus 10, and displays a message prompting the user to input the use region. Let

<Step S5>
In step S5, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the user has performed an input operation of the use area on the use area input screen displayed in step S4.

  Here, if the said control part 5 judges that the input operation of the said usage area was performed by the user (Yes side of S5), it will transfer a process to step S6. If the user does not perform an operation for inputting the area of use (No in S5), the control unit 5 waits for the user to perform an operation for inputting the area of use in step S5. Here, the process of step S5 is executed by the operation receiving unit 51 of the control unit 5.

<Step S6>
In step S6, the control unit 5 reads the registration data to which the identification data is added from the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8 by the user in step S3. Here, the process of step S6 is executed by the second reading unit 53 of the control unit 5.

<Step S7>
In step S <b> 7, the control unit 5 assigns the registration data read in step S <b> 6 from the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8 to which the registration data set in the image processing apparatus 10 belongs. The conversion data for conversion to the registration data according to the second data definition is read. Specifically, the control unit 5 refers to the identification data added to the registration data read in step S6 and the identification data included in the firmware of the image processing apparatus 10, thereby Identify one data definition and the second data definition. Then, the control unit 5 refers to the combination data included in the conversion data based on the identified first data definition and the second data definition, and stores the combination data in the USB memory. The conversion data that can convert the registration data according to the first data definition into the registration data according to the second data definition is read from a plurality of the conversion data. As a result, it is possible for the manufacturer's service person to reduce the trouble of selecting the conversion data to be stored in the USB memory according to the user. Here, the process of step S <b> 7 is an example of a first step, and is executed by the first reading unit 52 of the control unit 5.

  Note that the identification data is not added to the registration data, and one piece of conversion data is stored in the USB memory. In step S7, the control unit 5 extracts the conversion data from the USB memory. Reading is also conceivable as another embodiment. Thus, the registration data does not need to be added in advance to the registration data, and the registration data output from an image processing apparatus that does not have the function of adding the identification data can be processed. Since it becomes possible, versatility increases.

<Step S8>
In step S8, the control unit 5 converts the registration data according to the first data definition read in step S6 to the second data based on the conversion data read in step S7. Convert to the registration data according to the definition. Specifically, the control unit 5 performs truncation, ignorance, replacement, or additional processing on a portion of the registration data according to the first data definition that is different from the second data definition. The registration data according to the first data definition is converted into the registration data according to the second data definition. In addition, the control unit 5 changes the content of the registration data according to the use area input by the user in the step S5. Specifically, the control unit 5 changes the content of the registration data based on the content of the registration data that is predetermined according to the use area included in the conversion data. Then, the control unit 5 sets the registration data in the image processing apparatus 10 by storing the converted registration data in the predetermined area of the storage unit 9. Here, the process of step S8 is an example of a second step, and is executed by the data converter 54 of the controller 5.

  Hereinafter, the registration data conversion based on the conversion data by the control unit 5 in the step S8 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, a description will be given of a case where the control unit 5 converts a portion of the registered data according to the first data definition that is different from the second data definition by performing a truncation process. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, in the first data definition, the data length of “user name” which is one item of user data included in the registration data is determined to be up to 32 characters. In the data definition of 2, the case where the data length of the “user name” of the user data is set to 16 characters is taken as an example. In this case, the conversion data includes data for instructing a process of truncating data exceeding 16 characters from data of 32 characters of the “user name” of the user data. Therefore, based on the conversion data, the control unit 5 truncates data exceeding 16 characters from the “user name” data of the user data included in the registration data, and stores the predetermined data in the storage unit 9. The processing to be stored in this area is executed.

  Next, an example will be described in which the control unit 5 converts a part of the registration data according to the first data definition that is different from the second data definition by performing ignore and additional processing. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, in the first data definition, “name”, “phone number”, and “mobile address” are defined as items of the address book data included in the registration data, In the second data definition, a case where “name”, “telephone number”, “FAX number”, and “e-mail address” are defined as items of the address book data will be described as an example. In this case, the conversion data includes data for instructing processing to add the items “FAX number” and “e-mail address”, disregarding the “mobile address” item of the address book data. Yes. Therefore, based on the conversion data, the control unit 5 ignores the “mobile address” item of the address book data included in the registration data, and the “name” of the address book data included in the registration data. Then, the processing of adding the items “FAX number” and “e-mail address” to the item “telephone number” and storing them in the predetermined area of the storage unit 9 is executed. The control unit 5 stores the items of “FAX number” and “e-mail address” in the storage unit 9 in a state where empty data is set as the item content.

  Next, an example will be described in which the control unit 5 converts a part of the registered data according to the first data definition that is different from the second data definition by performing a replacement process. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, according to the first data definition, “color” can be selected as the content of “default copy setting” which is one item of system data included in the registered data. According to the second data definition, a case where “color” cannot be selected as the content of “default copy setting” of the system data (the image processing apparatus 10 does not have a color copy function) is taken as an example. . In this case, the conversion data includes data for instructing processing for replacing the content of “default copy setting” of the system data from “color” to “monochrome”. Therefore, the control unit 5 replaces the content of the “default copy setting” of the system data included in the registration data with “monochrome” based on the conversion data, and the predetermined area of the storage unit 9 The processing to be stored in is executed.

  Next, an example will be described in which the control unit 5 changes the contents of the registration data according to the first data definition in accordance with the use region input by the user in the step S5. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, in the registration data according to the first data definition, the content of “FAX Country Code” which is one item of the system data is defined as “10” for the United States. An example will be given in which the use region input by the user is South America. In this case, the conversion data includes the content of “FAX Country Code” determined in advance for each area of use, and “20” for South America. Therefore, based on the conversion data, the control unit 5 changes the content of “FAX Country Code” of the system data included in the registration data to “20” for South America, and the predetermined value of the storage unit 9 Processing to be stored in the area is executed. Thereby, even if the registration data stored in the USB memory includes content that does not conform to the use region of the image processing apparatus 10, the registration data is automatically changed to the content suitable for the use region, Eliminates the hassle of changing user settings.

  For example, if the use area is a high altitude area, it is necessary to change the temperature of the fixing roller 37 and the pressure of the pressure roller 38 of the image forming unit 3 according to the altitude. It is considered a thing. Therefore, it is conceivable to include a control parameter related to the image forming unit 3 as the contents of the registration data determined in advance for each area of use.

<Step S9>
In step S9, the control unit 5 deletes the conversion data recorded in the USB memory from the USB memory. Thereby, the possibility that the content of the conversion data created based on the manufacturer's original standard is exposed to the user is reduced. In step S9, the control unit 5 may delete the registration data stored in the USB memory from the USB memory. This reduces the possibility of leakage of personal information included in the registration data. Furthermore, in the step S9, the control unit 5 causes the operation display unit 6 to display a selection screen for selecting whether or not to delete the conversion data and the registration data stored in the USB memory, It is also conceivable to switch the presence / absence of deletion according to the selection operation on the operation display unit 6.

<Step S10>
In step S10, the control unit 5 changes the state of the image processing apparatus 10 from the registration data setting mode based on the registration data set in step S8. To migrate. Here, the process of step S10 is an example of a third step.

  Thus, in the data registration process, the registration data and the conversion data are read from the USB memory connected to the connection unit 8. Then, the read registration data is converted into contents that match the data definition of the registration data that can be set by the image processing apparatus 10 based on the read conversion data. Therefore, in order to eliminate the difference in the data definition, the image processing apparatus 10 can be configured with a simple configuration without providing the image processing apparatus 10 with a function for supporting the difference in the data definition in each version of the firmware. Differences in the data definition of the input registration data can be resolved. Further, even when the registration data set for a new model with a different firmware version is input to the image processing apparatus 10, the firmware of the image processing apparatus 10 is updated to the same version as the new model. The registration data set for the new model can be input to the image processing apparatus 10 without any change.

  Note that the recording medium on which the registration data is recorded is not limited to the USB memory. For example, when the image processing apparatus 10 includes an optical disk reader, the recording medium may be a CD or a DVD. When the image processing apparatus 10 includes an SD card slot, the recording medium may be an SD card. Furthermore, the recording medium may be a hard disk drive to which a USB cable can be connected.

1: ADF
2: Image reading unit 3: Image forming unit 4: Paper feeding unit 5: Control unit 51: Operation receiving unit 52: First reading unit 53: Second reading unit 54: Data conversion unit 55: Data deletion unit 6: Operation display Unit 7: Communication I / F unit 8: Connection unit 81: USB memory 9: Storage unit 10: Image processing apparatus

Claims (9)

Reading conversion data for converting registration data set in accordance with a predetermined first data definition into registration data in accordance with a second data definition different from the first data definition from an external recording medium Possible first reading means;
Data conversion means for converting the registration data according to the first data definition into the registration data according to the second data definition based on the conversion data read by the first reading means;
Control means for controlling the image processing device based on the registered data according to the second data definition converted by the data conversion means;
An image processing apparatus comprising:   The data conversion means performs the first or second processing by truncating, ignoring, replacing, and adding a portion different from the second data definition in the registered data according to the first data definition. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the registration data according to one data definition is converted into the registration data according to the second data definition.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a data deleting unit that deletes the converted data recorded on the recording medium from the recording medium after the registration data is converted by the data converting unit. An operation accepting unit for accepting an input operation of a region where the image processing apparatus is used
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data conversion unit changes the content of the registration data according to the use area received by the operation reception unit. A second reading unit capable of reading from the recording medium the registration data to which identification data for identifying a data definition to which the registration data belongs is added;
The first reading means includes the data definition identified by the identification data added to the registration data read by the second reading means among the plurality of conversion data stored in the recording medium, and the data definition The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion data corresponding to a combination with the data definition to which the registered data set, which is set in the image processing apparatus, is selected and read.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a USB memory capable of writing and reading data based on a USB standard. With the processor provided in the image processing device,
Read conversion data for converting registration data set according to a predetermined first data definition into registration data according to a second data definition different from the first data definition from an external recording medium The first step;
A second step of converting the registration data according to the first data definition into the registration data according to the second data definition, based on the conversion data read by the first step;
A third step of controlling the image processing device based on the registered data according to the second data definition converted by the second step;
Data registration method to execute. In the processor included in the image processing device,
Read conversion data for converting registration data set according to a predetermined first data definition into registration data according to a second data definition different from the first data definition from an external recording medium The first step;
A second step of converting the registration data according to the first data definition into the registration data according to the second data definition, based on the conversion data read by the first step;
A third step of controlling the image processing device based on the registered data according to the second data definition converted by the second step;
Data registration program for executing   A computer-readable recording medium on which the data registration program according to claim 8 is recorded.

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