JP2017204114A - Image processing apparatus and function setting method of image processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus that can reduce time and effort of a user in an operation to a display part to set a desired setting item, and to provide an image processing method.SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus comprises: a first display processing part that displays icons A11 to A15 on a display part; and a first setting processing part that, when a first icon A11 is moved to a display position of a second icon A14 through a drug and drop operation to the display part, sets the details of a setting item related to either one or both of functions corresponding respectively to the first icon A11 and second icon A14 to specific details corresponding to the combination of the first icon A11 and second icon A14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a plurality of functions and a function setting method for the image processing apparatus.

  An image processing apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral has a plurality of functions such as a copy function and a scan function. Moreover, an image processing apparatus may be provided with operation detection parts, such as a touchscreen, with display parts, such as a liquid crystal display (for example, refer patent document 1). For example, in this type of image processing apparatus, an icon displayed on the display unit is operated, and a function desired to be executed by the user (hereinafter referred to as a specific function) is selected from a plurality of functions of the image processing apparatus. The

  In the image processing apparatus, an initial screen including a plurality of icons for selecting a plurality of functions is displayed on the display unit. When the user touches and selects a specific icon on the initial screen, a setting screen related to the function of the icon is displayed. For example, when an icon corresponding to the scan function displayed on the initial screen is operated by the user, the initial screen disappears and a scan function setting screen is displayed. On the scan function setting screen, for example, a storage area for storing the read image data, an external device for outputting the image data, and the like can be set. Hereinafter, setting the storage location and output location of image data is referred to as output destination setting. In the image processing apparatus, this output destination setting is performed according to the following procedure.

  First, the user performs a touch operation on a sub-icon relating to the setting of the output destination of the read image data included in the scan function setting screen displayed on the display unit. As a result, an output destination setting screen for performing the output destination setting is displayed on the display unit. Next, when the user selects a storage box (storage area) assigned to the internal memory as a desired output destination on the output destination setting screen, the output destination of the read image data is set in the storage box. Thereafter, when the user operates the execution key (start key) to input a scan execution instruction, the image processing apparatus scans the original image and outputs the scanned image data to the set output destination.

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  However, the user is forced to perform a plurality of operations on the display unit from the initial screen on which a plurality of functions included in the image processing apparatus are displayed until the setting item of the specific function desired by the user is reached. For this reason, the user feels complicated to perform an operation for setting a desired setting item. In addition, since the user is forced to perform a plurality of operations, there is a problem that an operation error is likely to occur, and a setting screen for a desired setting item in the specific function cannot be displayed quickly.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of reducing the trouble of operating a display unit for a user who sets a desired setting item.

  An image processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a display unit, a first display processing unit, a determination processing unit, and a first setting processing unit. The first display processing unit displays a plurality of icons used for selecting a function of the own device on the display unit. The determination processing unit determines whether any one of the plurality of icons has been moved to a display position of a second icon different from the first icon by a drag-and-drop operation on the display unit. Determine. Each of the first setting processing units corresponds to each of the first icon and the second icon when the determination processing unit determines that the first icon has been moved to the display position of the second icon. The content of the setting item related to either one or both is set to a predetermined specific content corresponding to the combination of the first icon and the second icon.

  A function setting method according to another aspect of the present invention is executed by an image processing apparatus, and includes the following first step, second step, and third step. In the first step, a plurality of icons used for selecting functions of the image processing apparatus are displayed on the display unit of the image processing apparatus. In the second step, whether or not any one of the plurality of icons is moved to a display position of a second icon different from the first icon by a drag-and-drop operation on the display unit. Is determined. In the third step, when it is determined in the second step that the first icon has been moved to the display position of the second icon, any of the functions corresponding to the first icon and the second icon respectively. The contents of setting items related to one or both are set to predetermined specific contents corresponding to the combination of the first icon and the second icon.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is possible to reduce the effort of operation to the display part in the user who sets the desired setting item.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the operation display unit of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial screen displayed on the display unit of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user operation on the display unit of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user operation on the display unit of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of table data used in the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a function setting process executed by the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[Configuration of Image Processing Device 10]
First, the configuration of the image processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the image processing apparatus 10. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of the operation display unit 6.

  The image processing apparatus 10 has a scan function for reading image data from a document, a print function for forming an image based on the image data, and a plurality of functions such as a copy function, an image data transmission function, a box function, and an external memory function. It is a multi-function machine. The present invention is also applicable to image processing apparatuses such as scanner apparatuses, printer apparatuses, facsimile apparatuses, and copiers.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the image processing apparatus 10 includes an ADF (automatic document feeder) 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 storage unit 7 and a connection unit 8 are provided.

  The ADF 1 includes a document setting unit, a plurality of conveyance rollers, a document pressing unit, and a paper discharge unit, and conveys a document read by the image reading unit 2. The image reading unit 2 includes a document table, a light source, a plurality of mirrors, an optical lens, and a CCD, and can read image data from the document.

  The image forming unit 3 can form a color or monochrome image by electrophotography based on the image data read by the image reading unit 2. The image forming unit 3 can also form an image based on image data input from an information processing apparatus such as an external personal computer. Specifically, the image forming unit 3 includes a plurality of image forming units corresponding to C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow), and K (black), an optical scanning device, an intermediate transfer belt, and a secondary transfer. A roller, a fixing device, and a paper discharge tray are provided. The sheet feeding unit 4 supplies sheets to the image forming unit 3. In the image forming unit 3, a color or monochrome image is formed on the sheet supplied from the paper feeding unit 4, and the sheet after image formation is discharged to the paper discharge tray. The image forming unit 3 may form an image by another image forming method such as an ink jet method.

  The control unit 5 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and EEPROM (registered trademark) (not shown). The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage medium 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 medium, and the EEPROM is a nonvolatile storage medium. The RAM and the EEPROM are used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various processes executed by the CPU. In the control unit 5, various control programs stored in advance in the ROM are executed by the CPU. As a result, the image processing apparatus 10 is comprehensively controlled by the control unit 5. The control unit 5 may be an electronic circuit such as an integrated circuit (ASIC), and is a control unit provided separately from the main control unit that comprehensively controls the image processing apparatus 10. May be.

  The storage unit 7 is a storage device such as an SSD (solid state drive) or an HDD (hard disk drive). For example, the storage unit 7 stores image data read by the image reading unit 2. The storage unit 7 may be the EEPROM of the control unit 5 or the like.

  The storage unit 7 has a plurality of storage areas corresponding to users who can log in to the image processing apparatus 10. The user can use the storage area allocated to the user by logging in to the image processing apparatus 10. For example, the user can store the image data read by the image reading unit 2 in the storage area allocated to the user. Further, the user can print the image data stored in the storage area allocated to the user.

  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, an external storage device 81 capable of writing and reading data based on the USB standard is connected to the connection unit 8. For example, the external storage device 81 is a USB memory. In FIG. 2, the external storage device 81 that is not a component of the image processing apparatus 10 is indicated by a broken line.

  The operation display unit 6 is a user interface in the image processing apparatus 10. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation display unit 6 includes a display unit 61, an operation detection unit 62, and hard keys 63.

  The display unit 61 displays various types of information according to control instructions from the control unit 5. For example, the display unit 61 is a liquid crystal display. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the display unit 61 includes a display surface 611 on which a screen is displayed.

  The operation detection unit 62 is a so-called touch panel that can detect a user operation on the display unit 61. For example, the operation detection unit 62 detects a contact position between the operation body and the display surface 611 when an operation body such as a user's finger contacts the display surface 611 by a capacitance method. The operation detection unit 62 may detect contact between the operation body and the display surface 611 using another detection method such as a resistance film method.

  The hard key 63 inputs various types of information to the control unit 5 in accordance with a user operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the hard key 63 includes a power key 631 and a start key 632.

  The power key 631 is used to control power supply to each unit of the image processing apparatus 10. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, the operation mode of the image processing apparatus 10 is switched between the normal mode and the sleep mode by operating the power key 631. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when the operation mode is switched from the normal mode to the sleep mode by operating the power key 631, power supply to the image forming unit 3 and the operation display unit 6 is stopped. In the image processing apparatus 10, when the operation mode is switched from the sleep mode to the normal mode by operating the power key 631, power supply to the image forming unit 3 and the operation display unit 6 is resumed. In this case, an initial screen used for selecting functions related to image processing performed by the image processing apparatus 10 such as the copy function and the scan function is displayed on the display unit 61. In the image processing apparatus 10, the initial screen is operated to select a function desired to be executed by the user (hereinafter referred to as a specific function) from a plurality of functions of the image processing apparatus 10.

  The start key 632 is used to input execution instructions for the above-described functions of the image processing apparatus 10 to the control unit 5.

  An example of the initial screen displayed on the display unit 61 is shown in FIG. The initial screen G10 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a plurality of icon images A11 to A15 (hereinafter simply referred to as “icons”) used for selecting functions of the image processing apparatus 10.

  The icon A11 is an image used for selecting the copy function. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when the icon A <b> 11 is operated, a copy setting screen used for setting the copy function is displayed on the display unit 61. The user can perform various settings regarding the copy function on the copy setting screen displayed on the display unit 61. In the image processing apparatus 10, the copy function is executed when the start key 632 is operated while the copy setting screen is displayed on the display unit 61. The copy setting screen may include an operation key (soft key) used for executing the copy function.

  The icon A12 is an icon used for selecting the image data transmission function. Here, the image data transmission function is a function for transmitting image data to a predetermined output destination. For example, the image data transmission function includes a facsimile function for transmitting image data by facsimile, and a function for transmitting image data to an external information processing apparatus or external storage device 81. In the image processing apparatus 10, when the icon A12 is operated, a transmission setting screen used for setting the image data transmission function is displayed on the display unit 61. The user can perform various settings regarding the image data transmission function on the transmission setting screen displayed on the display unit 61. In the image processing apparatus 10, when the start key 632 is operated while the transmission setting screen is displayed on the display unit 61, the image data transmission function is executed.

  The icon A13 is an icon used for selecting the scan function. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when the icon A13 is operated, a scan setting screen used for setting the scan function is displayed on the display unit 61. The user can make various settings related to the scan function on the scan setting screen displayed on the display unit 61. In the image processing apparatus 10, the scan function is executed when the start key 632 is operated while the scan setting screen is displayed on the display unit 61.

  The icon A14 is an icon used for selecting the box function. Here, the box function prints image data stored in the storage area (hereinafter referred to as a box) of the storage unit 7 corresponding to the user who has logged in to the image processing apparatus 10 or is determined in advance. It is a function to send to the output destination. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when the icon A14 is operated, the display unit 61 displays a first selection screen used for selecting image data to be output from the image data stored in the box. The Further, in the image processing apparatus 10, when image data to be output is selected on the first selection screen, a second selection screen used for selecting an image data output method is displayed. For example, on the second selection screen, the user can output the image data from the box by using the image forming unit 3 for printing, transmission to an external information processing device, and transfer to the external storage device 81. Either of these can be selected.

  For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when printing using the image forming unit 3 is selected as the output method of the image data stored in the box on the second selection screen, the image data acquisition method is set. The changed copy setting screen is displayed on the display unit 61. Specifically, the copy setting screen in which the image data acquisition method is changed from initial setting (reading by the image reading unit 2) to acquisition from the box is displayed on the display unit 61.

  The icon A15 is an icon used for selecting an external memory function. Here, the external memory function is a function of printing the image data stored in the external storage device 81 or transmitting it to a predetermined output destination. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when the icon A15 is operated, the third selection screen used for selecting image data to be output from the image data stored in the external storage device 81 in the display unit 61 is displayed. Is displayed. Further, in the image processing apparatus 10, when image data to be output is selected on the third selection screen, a fourth selection screen used for selecting an image data output method is displayed. For example, on the fourth selection screen, the user can output the image data from the external storage device 81 by printing using the image forming unit 3, sending to an external information processing device, and the box of the storage unit 7. Can be selected.

  For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, when transmission to an external information processing apparatus is selected as an output method of image data stored in the external storage device 81 on the fourth selection screen, the image data acquisition method is The transmission setting screen whose settings have been changed is displayed on the display unit 61. Specifically, the transmission setting screen in which the image data acquisition method is changed from initial setting (for example, reading by the image reading unit 2) to acquisition from the external storage device 81 is displayed on the display unit 61.

  By the way, in the image processing apparatus 10, when the user operates the scan setting screen displayed on the display unit 61, a storage area in which the read image data is stored, an external apparatus that outputs the image data, and the like. May be set. Hereinafter, setting the storage location and output location of image data is referred to as output destination setting. In the image processing apparatus 10, this output destination setting is performed according to the following procedure.

  First, the user performs a touch operation on a sub-icon relating to the setting of the output destination of the read image data included in the scan setting screen displayed on the display unit 61. As a result, an output destination setting screen for performing the output destination setting is displayed on the display unit 61. Next, when the user selects the box of the storage unit 7 as a desired output destination on the output destination setting screen, the output destination of the read image data is set to the box. Thereafter, when the user operates the start key 632 to input a scan execution instruction, the image processing apparatus 10 scans the document image and outputs the scanned image data to the set output destination.

  However, from the initial screen G10 on which a plurality of functions included in the image processing apparatus 10 are displayed, the user performs a plurality of operations on the display unit 61 until the setting item of the specific function desired by the user is reached. Be strong. For this reason, the user feels complicated to perform an operation for setting a desired setting item. In addition, since the user is forced to perform a plurality of operations, there is a problem that an operation mistake is likely to occur, and a setting screen for a desired setting item in the specific function cannot be displayed quickly.

  On the other hand, in the image processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as described below, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the user who sets desired setting items to the display unit 61.

  Specifically, the ROM of the control unit 5 stores in advance a function setting program for causing the CPU to execute a function setting process (see the flowchart of FIG. 8) described later. The function setting program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD, a DVD, or a flash memory, and is read from the recording medium and installed in the EEPROM of the control unit 5. Also good.

  The control unit 5 includes a first display processing unit 51, a determination processing unit 52, a first setting processing unit 53, a second display processing unit 54, and a second setting processing unit 55, as shown in FIG. . Specifically, the control unit 5 executes the function setting program stored in the ROM using the CPU. Thereby, the control unit 5 functions as a first display processing unit 51, a determination processing unit 52, a first setting processing unit 53, a second display processing unit 54, and a second setting processing unit 55.

  The first display processing unit 51 displays a plurality of icons used for selecting functions of the image processing apparatus 10 on the display unit 61.

  For example, when the operation mode is switched from the sleep mode to the normal mode by operating the power key 631, the first display processing unit 51 displays the initial screen G10 including the icons A11 to A15 on the display unit 61. .

  The determination processing unit 52 performs a drag and drop operation (see FIG. 5) on the display unit 61 so that one of the plurality of icons is displayed at a display position of a second icon different from the first icon. It is determined whether or not it has been moved.

  Here, the drag-and-drop operation is an operation in which the user touches the display surface 611 and slides the finger on the display surface 611 and then releases the finger from the display surface 611. In the image processing apparatus 10, the icon displayed on the display unit 61 can be moved by the drag and drop operation.

  Specifically, the determination processing unit 52 displays an icon on the initial screen G10 displayed on the display unit 61 based on the presence / absence of contact between the operation body and the display surface 611 by the operation detection unit 62 and the detection result of the contact position. It is determined whether any one of the icons A11 to A15 (the first icon) has been moved to the display position of the other icon (the second icon) by the drag-and-drop operation.

  When the image processing apparatus 10 includes a touch pad or a mouse instead of the operation detection unit 62, the determination processing unit 52 uses the first icon based on an electrical signal output from the touch pad or the mouse. It may be determined whether has been moved to the display position of the second icon.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the drag and drop operation on the display unit 61. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the icon A11 is moved to the display position of the icon A14 by the drag and drop operation on the initial screen G10. The broken line in FIG. 5 indicates the icon A11 that is moved by the drag and drop operation.

  When the determination processing unit 52 determines that the first icon has been moved to the display position of the second icon, the first setting processing unit 53 corresponds to each function corresponding to the first icon and the second icon, respectively. The content of the setting item related to either one or both is set to a predetermined specific content corresponding to the combination of the first icon and the second icon.

  For example, the first setting processing unit 53 determines the content of the setting item according to a movement pattern of the icon by the drag and drop operation between at least two of the icons. Set to content. For example, the movement pattern between the icon A11 and the icon A14 shown in FIG. 5 includes the following two patterns. That is, there are a pattern in which the icon A11 is moved from the display position of the icon A11 to the display position of the icon A14, and a pattern in which the icon A14 is moved from the display position of the icon A14 to the display position of the icon A11. In other words, the specific content corresponding to the combination of the icon A11 and the icon A14 is the specific content corresponding to the pattern in which the icon A11 is moved from the display position of the icon A11 to the display position of the icon A14, and the icon A14 is the icon A14. And the specific content corresponding to the pattern moved from the display position to the display position of the icon A11.

  For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, the setting items and the specific content set by the first setting processing unit 53 for each of the movement patterns between the two icons among the icons A <b> 11 to A <b> 15 included in the initial screen G <b> 10. Are associated. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, table data indicating the correspondence relationship between the movement pattern, the setting item, and the specific content between two of the icons A11 to A15 included in the initial screen G10 is controlled in advance. It is stored in the EEPROM of the unit 5.

  The first setting processing unit 53 specifies the setting item and the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon moved by the drag-and-drop operation by referring to the table data. Then, the first setting processing unit 53 changes the content of the specified setting item to the specified content.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the table data stored in the EEPROM of the control unit 5 in the image processing apparatus 10.

  For example, in the table data D10 shown in FIG. 7, the setting item and the specific content corresponding to each of the movement patterns of the icon between the icon A11 and the icon A14 are defined. Specifically, in the table data D10, the setting item corresponding to the movement pattern of the icon A11 from the display position of the icon A11 to the display position of the icon A14 is determined as the output destination of the scan function. In the table data D10, the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the icon A11 from the display position of the icon A11 to the display position of the icon A14 is changed from an initial value (sent to an external information processing apparatus) to the box. It is stipulated in the change. On the other hand, in the table data D10, the setting item corresponding to the movement pattern of the icon A14 from the display position of the icon A14 to the display position of the icon A11 is determined as the input source of the copy function. In the table data D10, the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the icon A14 from the display position of the icon A14 to the display position of the icon A11 is changed from the initial value (reading from the document by the image reading unit 2) to the box. It is stipulated in the change to.

  Further, in the table data D10 shown in FIG. 7, the setting item and the specific content corresponding to each of the movement patterns of the icon between the icon A13 and the icon A14 are defined. Here, in the table data D10 shown in FIG. 7, the setting items and the specific contents of the common contents are determined for each of the movement patterns of the icons between the icons A13 and A14. As described above, the setting item and the specific content corresponding to each of the movement patterns of the icon between the two icons may be common content.

  The second display processing unit 54 displays a third icon for setting the content of the setting item to the specific content after the first setting processing unit 53 sets the content of the setting item to the specific content. 61.

  For example, the third icon is displayed when the first icon is moved from the display position of the first icon to the display position of the second icon before setting the content of the setting item by the first setting processing unit 53. Information that can identify the movement pattern is included. For example, information indicating the first icon is included in the upper part or the left part of the third icon. In addition, information indicating the second icon is included in a lower part or a right part of the third icon. The third icon is displayed when the first icon is moved from the display position of the first icon to the display position of the second icon before setting the content of the setting item by the first setting processing unit 53. Information that can identify the movement pattern may not be included.

  For example, the second display processing unit 54 displays an icon display area including the third icon on the display unit 61 in accordance with a predetermined display operation on the display unit 61. For example, the display operation is a swipe operation (see FIG. 6) from the outside to the inside of the initial screen G10. Here, the swipe operation is an operation in which the user touches the display surface 611 with the finger and slides the finger on the display surface 611. For example, the second display processing unit 54 performs a swipe operation from the outside to the inside of the initial screen G10 based on the presence / absence of contact between the operation body and the display surface 611 by the operation detection unit 62 and the detection result of the contact position. Determine whether it was done. The display operation may be a double tap operation on the display unit 61 or the like.

  In addition, the second display processing unit 54 ends the display of the icon display area on the display unit 61 in response to the swipe operation from the inside to the outside of the initial screen G10.

  For example, the second display processing unit 54 displays the third icon corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon in which the number of times the specific content is set by the first setting processing unit 53 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. The icon display area including the same is displayed. For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, the number of times the specific content is set for each movement pattern of the icon between two icons of the icons A 11 to A 15 included in the initial screen G 10 is stored in the EEPROM of the control unit 5. The set number of times data shown is stored. The second display processing unit 54, based on the set number of times data stored in the EEPROM, the set number of times that the specific content is set by the first setting processing unit 53 is greater than or equal to the threshold value. The presence / absence of the third icon corresponding to the movement pattern is determined.

  Note that the initial screen G10 displayed by the first display processing unit 51 may include the icon display area in advance. In this case, when the initial screen G10 is displayed by the first display processing unit 51, the second display processing unit 54 displays the third icon in the icon display area included in the initial screen G10. In addition, the second display processing unit 54 may include the third icon corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon in which the number of times the specific content is set by the first setting processing unit 53 is equal to or more than the threshold. In addition, the third icon may be displayed.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the icon display area displayed on the display unit 61 in response to the display operation. FIG. 6 shows an icon display region R10 displayed on the initial screen G10 in response to the swipe operation from the outside of the initial screen G10 in the downward direction to the upward direction. The icon display area R10 shown in FIG. 6 includes third icons A21 to A23.

  The third icon A21 is information that can identify the movement pattern when the icon A11 is moved from the display position of the icon A11 to the display position of the icon A14 before setting the contents of the setting item by the first setting processing unit 53. including. Specifically, information indicating the icon A11 is included in the upper part of the third icon A21. In addition, information indicating the icon A14 is included below the third icon A21.

  In the initial screen G10 shown in FIG. 6, when the swipe operation is performed from the inside of the initial screen G10 to the outside in the downward direction, the control unit 5 ends the display of the icon display region R10 on the display unit 61. Let

  When the third icon displayed on the display unit 61 is selected and operated by the second display processing unit 54, the second setting processing unit 55 sets the content of the setting item to the specific content.

  Specifically, the second setting processing unit 55 determines that the third icon is operated when a touch operation is performed on the third icon. That is, the touch operation is an example of the selection operation of the present invention. Here, the touch operation is an operation in which the user touches the display surface 611 with a finger. For example, the second setting processing unit 55 performs the touch operation on the third icon based on the presence / absence of contact between the operation body and the display surface 611 by the operation detection unit 62 and the detection result of the contact position. It is determined whether or not.

[Function setting process]
Hereinafter, the function specifying method of the present invention will be described together with an example of a function setting process executed by the control unit 5 in the image processing apparatus 10 with reference to FIG. Here, steps S11, S12,... Represent the numbers of processing procedures (steps) executed by the control unit 5. For example, the control unit 5 executes the function setting process when the operation mode is switched from the sleep mode to the normal mode by operating the power key 631.

<Step S11>
First, in step S11, the control unit 5 displays an initial screen G10 including icons A11 to A15 on the display unit 61. Here, the process of step S <b> 11 is an example of a first step in the present invention, and is executed by the first display processing unit 51 of the control unit 5.

<Step S12>
In step S <b> 12, the control unit 5 determines whether or not a user operation on the display unit 61 is detected by the operation detection unit 62.

  Here, if the control part 5 judges that the operation of the user to the display part 61 was detected by the operation detection part 62 (Yes side of S12), it will transfer a process to step S13. If the operation detection unit 62 does not detect a user operation on the display unit 61 (No in S12), the control unit 5 determines that the operation detection unit 62 does not operate the display unit 61 in step S12. Wait for it to be detected.

<Step S13>
In step S13, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the first icon is moved to the display position of the second icon on the initial screen G10 by the drag and drop operation on the display unit 61. Here, the process of step S13 is an example of the second step in the present invention, and is executed by the determination processing unit 52 of the control unit 5.

  Specifically, the control unit 5 displays the icon A11 on the initial screen G10 displayed on the display unit 61 based on the presence / absence of contact between the operation body and the display surface 611 by the operation detection unit 62 and the detection result of the contact position. A determination is made as to whether any one of the icons (the first icon) is moved to the display position of another icon (the second icon) by the drag-and-drop operation.

  Here, when the control unit 5 determines that the first icon is moved to the display position of the second icon on the initial screen G10 by the drag-and-drop operation on the display unit 61 (Yes side of S13), the process is performed. The process proceeds to step S14. If the first icon is not moved to the display position of the second icon on the initial screen G10 by the drag-and-drop operation on the display unit 61 (No side of S13), the control unit 5 performs the process. The process proceeds to S131.

<Step S14>
In step S <b> 14, the control unit 5 changes the contents of the setting items related to either one or both of the functions corresponding to the first icon and the second icon respectively to the first icon and the second icon. The specific content corresponding to the combination is set. Here, the process of step S <b> 14 is an example of a third step in the present invention, and is executed by the first setting processing unit 53 of the control unit 5.

  For example, the control unit 5 specifies the setting item and the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon moved by the drag-and-drop operation by referring to the table data. Then, the control unit 5 changes the content of the specified setting item to the specified content specified.

<Step S15>
In step S <b> 15, the control unit 5 counts up the number of times of setting the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon moved by the drag and drop operation on the display unit 61. For example, the control unit 5 updates the content of the set count data stored in the EEPROM, and counts up the set count of the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon.

<Step S16>
In step S <b> 16, the control unit 5 receives an execution operation of the function including the setting item set in the specific content in step S <b> 14. For example, the control unit 5 displays a function setting screen including the setting item set in the specific content on the display unit 61 and receives the execution operation.

<Step S17>
In step S17, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the execution operation has been performed on the setting screen displayed in step S16. For example, the control unit 5 determines that the execution operation has been performed when the start key 632 is operated.

  Here, when the control unit 5 determines that the execution operation has been performed on the setting screen displayed in step S16 (Yes side of S17), the control unit 5 shifts the processing to step S18. If the execution operation is not performed (No side in S17), the control unit 5 waits for the execution operation in step S17.

<Step S18>
In step S18, the control unit 5 executes a function including the setting item set in the specific content in step S14.

<Step S131>
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S13 that the first icon is not moved to the display position of the second icon on the initial screen G10 by the drag-and-drop operation on the display unit 61, the control unit 5 performs step S131. Execute the process. In step S131, the control unit 5 determines whether the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 is the display operation.

  For example, when the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 is the swipe operation from the outside to the inside of the initial screen G10, the control unit 5 displays the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 as the display. Judged to be an operation.

  Here, when the control unit 5 determines that the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 is the display operation (Yes in S131), the control unit 5 shifts the processing to step S132. If the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 is not the display operation (No in S131), the control unit 5 shifts the process to step S136.

<Step S136>
In step S136, the control unit 5 executes a process corresponding to the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62.

  For example, when the control unit 5 determines that the user's operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 is the touch operation on any one of the icons A11 to A15, the function of the operated icon Is displayed on the display unit 61. For example, when the control unit 5 determines that the user operation detected by the operation detection unit 62 is the touch operation on the icon A11, the control unit 5 displays the copy setting screen on the display unit 61.

<Step S132>
In step S132, the control unit 5 displays an icon display region R10 including the third icon on the display unit 61. Here, the processing of step S131 and step S132 is executed by the second display processing unit 54 of the control unit 5. Thereby, the user can set the specific content by an operation simpler than the drag-and-drop operation. Therefore, occurrence of an operation error when the drag and drop operation is performed is avoided.

  In step S132, the movement when the first icon is moved from the display position of the first icon to the display position of the second icon before the setting of the content of the setting item by the first setting processing unit 53 is performed. The third icon including information that can identify the pattern is displayed. Thereby, the user can recognize the movement pattern of the first icon corresponding to the third icon only by visually recognizing the third icon.

  For example, the control unit 5 displays the icon display region R10 including the third icon corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon in which the number of times that the specific content is set in step S14 is equal to or greater than the threshold value. For example, based on the set number data stored in the EEPROM, the control unit 5 corresponds to the movement pattern of the first icon in which the set number of times that the specific content is set in step S14 is equal to or greater than the threshold value. The presence or absence of the third icon is determined. Thereby, compared with the configuration in which all the third icons are displayed, the user's trouble of searching for the third icon corresponding to the specific content is reduced.

  Here, the control unit 5 displays an icon display region R10 including the third icon on the initial screen G10 according to the display operation. Thereby, it is avoided that the operability of the initial screen G10 is deteriorated by displaying the unnecessary icon display region R10 in relation to the user who does not want to use the third icon.

<Step S133>
In step S133, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the third icon displayed in step S132 has been selected. Specifically, the control unit 5 determines that the third icon has been selected and operated when the operation detection unit 62 detects the touch operation on the third icon displayed in step S132.

  If the control unit 5 determines that the third icon displayed in step S132 has been selected (Yes in S133), the control unit 5 shifts the process to step S134. If the third icon displayed in step S132 is not selected (No in S133), the controller 5 waits for an operation on the third icon in step S133.

  Note that, when the swipe operation from the inside to the outside of the initial screen G10 is performed, the control unit 5 ends the display of the icon display region R10 on the display unit 61. In this case, the control unit 5 shifts the process to step S12.

<Step S134>
In step S134, the control unit 5 sets the content of the setting item corresponding to the third icon determined to have been operated in step S133 as the specific content. Here, the process of step S <b> 134 is executed by the second setting processing unit 55 of the control unit 5.

<Step S135>
In step S135, the control unit 5 counts up the number of times of setting the specific content corresponding to the movement pattern of the first icon indicated by the third icon.

  In the function setting process, the processes of step S15 and steps S131 to S135 may be omitted.

  Thus, in the function setting process, when it is determined that the first icon has been moved to the display position of the second icon by the drag-and-drop operation, the first icon and the second icon are respectively handled. The content of the setting item related to one or both of each function is set to the specific content corresponding to the combination of the first icon and the second icon. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the trouble of the operation of the display unit 61 for the user who sets a desired setting item.

  Further, in the image processing apparatus 10, the content of the setting item is the specific content determined according to the movement pattern of the icon by the drag-and-drop operation between at least two of the icons. Set to Accordingly, the user can select and set two specific contents having different contents by distinguishing the direction of the drag-and-drop operation between the two icons.

1 ADF
2 Image reading unit 3 Image forming unit 4 Paper feeding unit 5 Control unit 6 Operation display unit 7 Storage unit 8 Connection unit 10 Image processing device 51 First display processing unit 52 Determination processing unit 53 First setting processing unit 54 Second display processing Unit 55 second setting processing unit 61 display unit 62 operation detection unit 81 external storage device

Claims (7)

A display unit;
A first display processing unit for displaying a plurality of icons used for selecting a function of the own device on the display unit;
Determination processing unit that determines whether one of the plurality of icons has been moved to a display position of a second icon different from the first icon by a drag-and-drop operation on the display unit. When,
When the determination processing unit determines that the first icon has been moved to the display position of the second icon, it relates to one or both of the functions corresponding to the first icon and the second icon, respectively. A first setting processing unit for setting the content of the setting item to be set to a predetermined specific content corresponding to a combination of the first icon and the second icon;
An image processing apparatus comprising:   The first setting processing unit sets the content of the setting item to the specific content determined according to a movement pattern of the icon by the drag-and-drop operation between at least two of the icons. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. Second display processing for displaying on the display unit a third icon for setting the content of the setting item to the specific content after the content of the setting item is set to the specific content by the first setting processing unit. And
A second setting processing unit configured to set the content of the setting item to the specific content when the third icon displayed on the display unit is selected and operated by the second display processing unit;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:   The third icon is moved when the first icon is moved from the display position of the first icon to the display position of the second icon before setting the content of the setting item by the first setting processing unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, comprising information capable of identifying a pattern.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the second display processing unit displays the third icon on the display unit in response to a predetermined display operation on the display unit.   The said 2nd display process part displays the said 3rd icon on the said display part, when the setting frequency | count to which the said specific content was set by the said 1st setting process part is more than the predetermined threshold value. An image processing apparatus according to 1. A first step of displaying a plurality of icons used for selecting a function of the image processing device on a display unit of the image processing device;
A second step of determining whether one of the plurality of icons has been moved to a display position of a second icon different from the first icon by a drag-and-drop operation on the display unit; When,
When it is determined by the second step that the first icon has been moved to the display position of the second icon, it is related to one or both of the functions corresponding to the first icon and the second icon, respectively. A third step of setting the content of the setting item to be set to a predetermined specific content corresponding to a combination of the first icon and the second icon;
A function setting method for an image processing apparatus including:

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