JP5402118B2 - Image reading apparatus, distribution system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus, a distribution system, an information processing method, and a program, and more particularly, to an image reading apparatus, a distribution system, an information processing method, and a program that scan image data to be distributed.

  Conventionally, there is a distribution system in which image data scanned by an image forming apparatus having a scanner is transferred to a distribution server, and the distribution server executes distribution of the image data to a set distribution destination.

  By controlling the distribution process by the distribution server, it is possible to reduce the load on the image forming apparatus having a scarce hardware resource. As a result, the hardware resources of the image forming apparatus can be directed to original functions (printing, scanning, copying, etc.).

  By the way, there is a case where it is desired to distribute the same document as the document distributed in the past again. In this case, the distribution instruction is performed using the image data stored in the image forming apparatus.

  However, when the distribution server executes the distribution, there is a possibility that the image data cannot be stored in the image forming apparatus with few hardware resources. In many cases, distribution setting data in which optimum scanning conditions and distribution methods are collectively stored for each distribution destination is used. When the distribution setting data is used, since the reading conditions are automatically determined when the distribution destination is determined, there are cases where the reading conditions do not match even if distribution is attempted using stored image data. In addition, there is a problem that it is felt very cumbersome or redundant for the user to perform scanning again.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is an image reading apparatus, a distribution system, an information processing method, and a program that can improve the efficiency of distribution processing of a document that has been distributed in the past. For the purpose of provision.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides an image reading apparatus, which distributes image data read by the image reading apparatus and stores the image data to be distributed via a network. Image list acquisition means for acquiring list information of image data connected and stored in the distribution apparatus from the distribution apparatus, and displaying the list on a display means included in the image reading apparatus; and the list displayed on the display means A delivery image selection means for selecting image data to be delivered from the information; a delivery destination designation means for designating a delivery destination of the image data to be delivered; and the selected image by designating the delivery destination Distribution request means for transmitting a data distribution request to the distribution device.

  In such an image reading apparatus, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the process of distributing a document that has been a distribution target in the past.

  It is possible to improve the efficiency of the process of distributing a document that has been targeted for distribution in the past.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the delivery system in 1st embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the delivery server in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the delivery system in 1st embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the process sequence of an initialization process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the delivery setting data registered into user DB. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a scan ticket. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure of a distribution job for distributing newly scanned image data. It is a figure which shows the example of a transition of the screen which a scanning application displays. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an accumulation confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of data contained in the execution request of the delivery job regarding the scanned image data. It is a figure which shows the example of the preservation | save form of the image data in image history DB. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the process sequence of the delivery job which makes accumulation image data a delivery object. It is a figure which shows the example of data contained in the execution request of the delivery job regarding accumulation | storage image data. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the process sequence of the deletion process of the image data accumulate | stored in image history DB. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the delivery system in 2nd embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the process sequence at the time of delivery application starting. It is a figure which shows the structural example of application information. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the process sequence of the delivery job in 2nd embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a distribution system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, a distribution system 1 includes an image forming apparatus 10, a distribution server 20, a management terminal 30, a directory server 40, a distribution destination apparatus 50, and the like. Each device is communicably connected via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet (whether wired or wireless).

  The image forming apparatus 10 is an example of an image reading apparatus, and receives an input of a delivery job execution instruction. In the present embodiment, the distribution job refers to a series of processes until the distribution server 20 distributes image data scanned by the image forming apparatus 10. The distribution server 20 is a computer that executes distribution processing of image data read by the image forming apparatus 10. In the figure, a distribution destination device 50 is illustrated as a distribution destination of image data in a distribution job.

  The management terminal 30 is a computer such as a PC (Personal Computer) used by the administrator of the distribution system 1. The administrator sets setting information (hereinafter referred to as “distribution setting data”) related to scanning and distribution for each user or group via the management terminal 30. That is, the setting information for the distribution job is not set by each user when the job is executed, but is set in advance by the administrator.

  The directory server 40 is a computer having an authentication function for users who use the distribution system 1 and a management function for distribution setting data. The directory server 40 may be constituted by, for example, an active directory (Active Directory) of Windows (registered trademark).

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 includes hardware such as a controller 11, a scanner 12, a printer 13, a modem 14, an operation panel 15, a network interface 16, and an SD card slot 17.

  The controller 11 includes a CPU 111, a RAM 112, a ROM 113, an HDD 114, and the like. The ROM 113 stores various programs and data used by the programs. The RAM 112 is used as a storage area for loading a program, a work area for the loaded program, and the like. The CPU 111 realizes various functions by processing a program loaded in the RAM 112. The HDD 114 records programs and various data used by the programs.

  The scanner 12 is hardware for reading image data from a document. The printer 13 is hardware for printing image data on printing paper. The modem 14 is hardware for connecting to a telephone line, and is used to execute transmission / reception of image data by FAX communication. The operation panel 15 is hardware including input means such as buttons for accepting input from a user and display means such as a liquid crystal panel. The network interface 16 is hardware for connecting to a network such as a LAN (whether wired or wireless). The SD card slot 17 is used for reading a program recorded on the SD card 80. That is, in the image forming apparatus 10, not only the program recorded in the ROM 113 but also the program recorded in the SD card 80 can be loaded into the RAM 112 and executed.

  Note that the image forming apparatus 10 does not have to include the printer 13 and the modem 14 in implementing this embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the distribution server according to the embodiment of the present invention. The distribution server 20 in FIG. 3 includes a drive device 200, an auxiliary storage device 202, a memory device 203, a CPU 204, and an interface device 205 that are connected to each other via a bus B.

  A program for realizing processing in the distribution server 20 is provided by a recording medium 201 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 201 on which the program is recorded is set in the drive device 200, the program is installed from the recording medium 201 to the auxiliary storage device 202 via the drive device 200. However, it is not always necessary to install the program from the recording medium 201, and the program may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 202 stores the installed program and stores necessary files and data.

  The memory device 203 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 202 and stores it when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 204 executes a function related to the distribution server 20 according to a program stored in the memory device 203. The interface device 205 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the distribution system according to the first embodiment. Each unit in the figure is realized by a process that a program installed in each device causes a CPU of each device to execute.

  The management terminal 30 includes an information setting unit 31. The information setting unit 31 accepts input of setting information regarding initial settings for operating the distribution system 1. The setting information includes distribution setting data set for each user or group, address information of the distribution server 20 (IP address or other information for identifying the distribution server 20 in network communication), and the like. The information setting unit 31 transmits the input distribution setting data and the address information of the distribution server 20 to the directory server 40. The distribution setting data includes setting information (scanning conditions) regarding scanning of image data to be distributed, setting information (distribution method and distribution destination) regarding distribution, and the like.

  The directory server 40 includes an authentication processing unit 41, a distribution setting management unit 42, a distribution server information management unit 43, a user DB 44, distribution server information 45, and the like. In response to a request from the image forming apparatus 10, the authentication processing unit 41 authenticates the user of the image forming apparatus 10 using authentication information (for example, a user name and password) registered in the user DB 44. The user DB 44 is a database that stores distribution setting data for each user or group and stores authentication information for each user, and is recorded in the storage device of the directory server 40. The distribution setting management unit 42 registers the distribution setting data transferred from the information setting unit 31 of the management terminal 30 in the user DB 44. The distribution setting management unit 42 also transmits to the distribution setting data distribution setting acquisition unit 131 registered in the user DB 44 in response to a request from the distribution setting acquisition unit 131 of the image forming apparatus 10. The distribution server information management unit 43 stores the address information of the distribution server 20 transferred from the information setting unit 31 of the management terminal 30 as distribution server information 45 in the storage device of the directory server 40. The distribution server information management unit 43 also provides distribution server information 45 to the image forming apparatus 10 in response to a request from the image forming apparatus 10.

  The distribution server 20 includes a distribution execution unit 21, an image storage unit 22, an image management unit 23, an image history DB 24, and the like. The distribution execution unit 21 receives a distribution job execution request from the image forming apparatus 10 and executes distribution of image data. The image storage unit 22 registers (saves) the image data targeted for distribution in the distribution job in the image history DB 24. The image history DB 24 is a database that manages image data to be distributed in the distribution job and bibliographic information thereof, and is recorded in the auxiliary storage device 202 of the distribution server 20. The image management unit 23 operates (deletes) image data stored in the image history DB 24 in response to a request from the image forming apparatus 10.

  The image forming apparatus 10 includes an authentication control unit 121, a scan distribution application 130, and the like. The authentication control unit 121 controls user authentication processing of the image forming apparatus 10. Actual authentication processing is delegated to the directory server 40. Only authenticated users can use the scan distribution application 130. The scan distribution application 130 controls the execution of the pre-processing of a distribution job (processing for scanning image data to be distributed according to distribution setting data and transmitting a distribution request for the scanned image data to the distribution server 20).

  More specifically, the scan distribution application 130 includes a distribution setting acquisition unit 131, a distribution setting selection unit 132, a scan control unit 133, an image history acquisition unit 134, a distribution image selection unit 135, a distribution request unit 136, and an accumulated image operation unit 137. Etc. The distribution setting acquisition unit 131 acquires a list of distribution setting data registered in the user DB 44 via the distribution setting management unit 42 of the directory server 40. The distribution setting selection unit 132 causes the user to select distribution setting data to be used for the distribution job from the list of distribution setting data acquired by the distribution setting acquisition unit 131 (list of candidates such as distribution destinations). The scan control unit 133 causes the scanner 12 to read (scan) the original according to the scan condition included in the selected distribution setting data. The image history acquisition unit 134 acquires the list information of the image data managed in the image history DB 24 of the distribution server 20 via the image management unit 23. The distribution image selection unit 135 causes the user to select image data to be distributed from the list information acquired by the image history acquisition unit 134. That is, in the present embodiment, image data distributed in the past can be made a distribution target again. The distribution request unit 136 requests the distribution execution unit 21 of the distribution server 20 to execute a distribution job related to the image data scanned by the scan control unit 133 or the image data selected by the distribution image selection unit 135. The stored image operation unit 137 operates (deletes) the image data managed in the image history DB 24.

  Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the distribution system 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining the processing procedure of the initial setting process.

  In step S101, the information setting unit 31 of the management terminal 30 receives input of address information of the distribution server 20 from the administrator. Subsequently, the information setting unit 31 transmits the input address information to the distribution server information management unit 43 of the directory server 40 (S102). The distribution server information management unit 43 stores the received address information as distribution server information 45 in the storage device of the directory server 40 (S103).

  Subsequently, the information setting unit 31 of the management terminal 30 receives an input of distribution setting data from the administrator (S111). For example, the distribution setting data is input via a distribution setting screen that the information setting unit 31 displays on the display device of the management terminal 30. On the distribution setting screen, it is possible to input distribution setting data (setting information related to distribution (information indicating a distribution method and a distribution destination) and setting information related to scanning (scanning conditions)) for each user or group. Therefore, the administrator inputs distribution setting data for each user or group in consideration of scanning conditions, distribution methods, distribution destinations, and the like that can be permitted for the user or group. Note that distribution setting data may be input to a plurality of users or groups in a single input operation. A plurality of distribution setting data may be input to one user or one group.

  Subsequently, the information setting unit 31 transmits the input distribution setting data to the distribution setting management unit 42 of the directory server 40, and requests registration of the distribution setting data (S112). The distribution setting management unit 42 associates the received distribution setting data with the setting target user or group (user name or group name) and registers it in the user DB 44 (S113).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of distribution setting data registered in the user DB. In the figure, three distribution setting data are illustrated. Each distribution setting data includes data items such as a distribution method, a distribution destination, and a scan ticket. The distribution method is information indicating a communication protocol used for distribution, a conceptual distribution destination, and the like. For example, in the figure, the distribution method 1 indicates that transmission is performed by electronic mail. The distribution method 2 indicates that the file is stored in the file sharing server. In addition, the distribution method 3 indicates saving in a predetermined server (XXX server).

  The delivery destination is information specifically indicating the delivery destination in a format corresponding to the delivery method, and for example, a mail address, an IP address, and the like are recorded.

  The scan ticket is information including scan conditions (reading conditions). FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a scan ticket. In the figure, as scanning conditions, color (color mode), resolution, and paper direction are illustrated. Other parameters may be included as scan conditions according to scan conditions that can be set in the image forming apparatus 10. Thus, in the present embodiment, candidates such as distribution destinations are set in advance and managed (stored) in the directory server 40.

  When the initial setting process is completed, the distribution system 1 can be used. Next, processing at the time of executing a distribution job will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure of a distribution job for distributing newly scanned image data. In FIG. 8, an operation is performed on the image forming apparatus 10 by a certain user (including general users other than the administrator).

  When a distribution job start instruction is input by the user via the operation panel 15 of the image forming apparatus 10, the authentication control unit 121 displays a login screen on the operation panel 15. The user inputs his / her authentication information (for example, user name and password) via the login screen (S151). The authentication control unit 121 transfers the input authentication information to the authentication processing unit 41 of the directory server 40, and requests execution of the authentication processing (S152). The authentication processing unit 41 compares the authentication information with the authentication information registered in the user DB 44, authenticates the user, and returns an authentication result to the authentication control unit 121 (S153).

  If the authentication is successful, the authentication control unit 121 cancels the use restriction of the scan distribution application 130. In response to the cancellation of the usage restriction, the scan distribution application 130 displays the main screen on the operation panel 15 (S154).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screens displayed by the scan application. In the figure, the main screen 310 has a distribution destination designation button 311, a screen transfer button 312, a stored image deletion button 313, and the like.

  When the delivery destination designation button 311 is selected by the user on the main screen 310 (S155), the delivery setting acquisition unit 131 of the scan delivery application 130 sets the user name of the authenticated user (hereinafter referred to as “login user”). The distribution setting data acquisition request is transmitted to the distribution setting management unit 42 of the directory server 40 (S156). The distribution setting management unit 42 acquires distribution setting data registered for the specified user name from the user DB 44. Here, a plurality of distribution setting data can be acquired. The distribution setting management unit 42 returns a list of acquired distribution setting data to the distribution setting acquiring unit 131 (S157). The distribution setting acquisition unit 131 records a list of received distribution setting data in the RAM 112.

  Subsequently, the distribution setting selection unit 132 displays a distribution setting selection screen 320 including a list of distribution setting data recorded in the RAM 112 on the operation panel 15 (S158). As shown in FIG. 9, the delivery setting selection screen 320 has buttons 321 to 323 in which the delivery method and delivery destination included in each delivery setting data are displayed as labels.

  When the user selects a desired button (distribution setting data) on the distribution setting selection screen 320 and presses the start key (execution button) on the operation panel 15 (S159), the scan control unit 133 selects the selected button. The scanner 12 is caused to execute reading (scanning) of a document according to the scan condition indicated by the scan ticket included in the distribution setting data corresponding to (hereinafter referred to as “current distribution setting data”) (S160). Image data scanned from the document is recorded in the RAM 112 as image data to be distributed.

  When the reading of the document is completed, the distribution request unit 136 transmits an acquisition request for the address information of the distribution server 20 to the distribution server information management unit 43 of the directory server 40 (S161). The distribution server information management unit 43 acquires the address information of the distribution server 20 managed as the distribution server information 45 from the storage device of the directory server 40, and returns the address information to the distribution request unit 136 (S162). The distribution request unit 136 records the received address information in the RAM 112. The address information of the distribution server 20 may be stored in the HDD 114 of the image forming apparatus 10. However, in an environment where there are a plurality of image forming apparatuses 10, the directory server 40 is centrally managed, so that it is possible to cope with a case where the address information of the distribution server 20 changes according to a change in the network configuration or the like. There is a merit that it is easy.

  Subsequently, the distribution request unit 136 displays an accumulation confirmation screen on the operation panel 15 (S163).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the accumulation confirmation screen. As shown in the figure, the accumulation confirmation screen 350 is a screen for inquiring the user whether or not to store (accumulate) the image data to be distributed in the distribution server 20 in consideration of subsequent reuse. is there.

  When the “Yes” button 351 is selected on the accumulation confirmation screen 350 (that is, when saving of image data is instructed) (S164), the distribution request unit 136 distributes the current distribution setting data recorded in the RAM 112. First, address information of the distribution server is added (S165). Therefore, the delivery destination in the current delivery setting data is in a state in which the address information of the delivery server 20 is included in addition to the original delivery destination address information. When the “No” button 352 is selected on the accumulation confirmation screen 350, address information for the distribution destination of the current distribution setting data is not added.

  Subsequently, the distribution request unit 136 transmits a distribution job execution request regarding the scanned image data to the distribution execution unit 21 of the distribution server 20 based on the address information of the distribution server 20 recorded in the RAM 112 (S166). ). The delivery job execution request includes data as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of data included in a distribution job execution request relating to scanned image data. As shown in the figure, the distribution job execution request includes a job ID, a job name, image data (scanned image data), distribution setting data (current distribution setting data), and the like. The job ID is an identifier for the distribution job, and is automatically generated by the scan distribution application 130. The job name is a name for the distribution job. The job name may be automatically generated by the scan distribution application 130 or may be input by the user. When input by the user, for example, when the start key is pressed, or when the “Yes” button 351 is selected on the accumulation confirmation screen 350, the distribution request unit 136 operates a screen for inputting a job name. It may be displayed on the panel 15.

  In response to receiving the distribution job execution request, the distribution execution unit 21 of the distribution server 20 executes distribution processing of the received image data according to the distribution method and distribution destination of the received distribution setting data (S167).

  Subsequently, when the address information of the distribution server 20 is included in the received distribution setting data, the image storage unit 22 converts the received image data (that is, image data to be distributed) into the image history DB 24. (S168).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage form of image data in the image history DB. As shown in the figure, the image data is stored in association with a job ID, a job name, a scan ticket, and a storage date and time related to the distribution job of the image data. The scan ticket is extracted from the distribution setting data. As for the storage date and time, the image storage unit 22 records the date and time registered in the image history DB 24.

  When the processing in FIG. 5 is repeated and image accumulation is instructed by the user, the image history DB 24 accumulates image data targeted for distribution in each distribution job in the form of FIG.

  Next, an example in which a distribution job is executed using image data stored in the image history DB 24 (hereinafter referred to as “accumulated image data”) will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure of a distribution job for distributing stored image data.

  Steps S201 to S204 (that is, until the main screen 310 is displayed on the operation panel 15) are the same as steps S151 to S154 in FIG.

  When the stored image data is to be distributed, the image transfer button 312 on the main screen 310 is selected by the user (S205). In response to the selection of the image transfer button 312, the scan distribution application 130 displays the image transfer setting screen 330 on the operation panel 15 (S 206).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the image transfer setting screen 330 includes a delivery destination designation button 331, an image designation button 332, and the like. When the distribution destination specification button 331 is selected by the user (S207), the distribution setting acquisition unit 131 of the scan distribution application 130 specifies the user name of the login user and sends an acquisition request for distribution setting data to the distribution setting of the directory server 40. It transmits to the management part 42 (S208). The distribution setting management unit 42 acquires distribution setting data registered for the specified user name from the user DB 44. The distribution setting management unit 42 returns a list of acquired distribution setting data to the distribution setting acquiring unit 131 (S209). The distribution setting acquisition unit 131 records a list of received distribution setting data in the RAM 112.

  Subsequently, the distribution setting selection unit 132 causes the operation panel 15 to display a distribution setting selection screen 320 (see FIG. 9) including a list of distribution setting data recorded in the RAM 112 (S210). When the user selects a desired button on the distribution setting selection screen 320 (S211), the scan distribution application 130 recognizes the distribution setting data corresponding to the selected button as a processing target (current distribution setting data). Subsequently, the scan distribution application 130 displays the image transfer setting screen 330 on the operation panel 15 again (S212).

  When the image designation button 332 is selected by the user on the image transfer setting screen 330 (S213), the image history acquisition unit 134 sends the acquisition request for the address information of the distribution server 20 to the distribution server information management unit 43 of the directory server 40. Transmit (S214). The distribution server information management unit 43 acquires the address information of the distribution server 20 managed as the distribution server information 45 from the storage device of the directory server 40, and returns the address information to the image history acquisition unit 134 (S215). The image history acquisition unit 134 records the received address information in the RAM 112.

  Subsequently, based on the received address information, the image history acquisition unit 134 transmits an acquisition request for list information of stored image data to the image management unit 23 of the distribution server 20 (S216). The image management unit 23 acquires bibliographic information (job ID, job name, scan ticket, and storage date / time) of each image data stored in the image history DB 24, and displays a list of the acquired bibliographic information in the stored image data. It returns to the image history acquisition unit 134 as list information (S217). The image history acquisition unit 134 records the list information of the received accumulated image data in the RAM 112.

  Note that the bibliographic information acquired by the image management unit 23 may be limited to information related to image data stored by a distribution user's distribution job of the image forming apparatus 10 from the viewpoint of security. In this case, in step S166 of FIG. 8, the distribution request unit 136 also transmits the user name of the login user to the distribution execution unit 21, and the image storage unit 22 uses the user name as the bibliographic information of the image data as the image history. Save in DB24. In addition, the image history acquisition unit 134 may include the login user name in the acquisition request for the list information of the stored image data.

  Subsequently, the distribution image selection unit 135 causes the operation panel 15 to display an image selection screen 340 (see FIG. 9) including list information of accumulated image data recorded in the RAM 112 (S218).

As shown in FIG. 9, on the image selection screen 340, buttons 341 to 343 on which job names, storage dates and scan conditions are displayed as labels are arranged for each image data. The scan condition is extracted from the scan ticket.
The distribution image selection unit 135 causes the image selection screen 340 to display only the image data associated with the scan condition (scan ticket) that matches the scan condition (scan ticket) included in the current distribution setting data. Image data associated with a scan condition (scan ticket) that can be created (authorized to create) by a user to whom image data related to the scan condition (scan ticket) included in the current distribution setting data is distributed It may be displayed on the selection screen 340 (for example, monochrome image data is created from color image data).

  When the user selects a desired button (image data) on the image selection screen 340 and presses the start key (execution button) on the operation panel 15 (S219), the distribution request unit 136 is included in the current distribution setting data. The selected scan ticket is replaced (overwritten) by the scan ticket included in the bibliographic information of the selected image data (hereinafter referred to as “distribution target image data”) (S220). That is, the scan condition included in the current distribution setting data is updated with the scan condition when the distribution target image data is scanned. Thereby, even if there is a mismatch between the scan condition in the current distribution setting data and the scan condition of the distribution target image data, the mismatch is resolved. Therefore, for example, when recording log information of a distribution job based on distribution setting data, it is possible to avoid a scan condition that is different from the actually distributed image data being recorded as log information. However, if the scan conditions match between the current distribution setting data and the distribution target image data, step S220 may not be executed.

  Subsequently, the distribution request unit 136 transmits an execution request for the distribution job of the selected image data to the distribution execution unit 21 of the distribution server 20 based on the address information of the distribution server 20 recorded in the RAM 112 (S221). ). The delivery job execution request includes data as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of data included in a distribution job execution request related to accumulated image data. As shown in the figure, the distribution job execution request for the stored image data includes a job ID, a job name, a stored image identifier, distribution setting data (current distribution setting data), and the like. The job ID and job name are a job ID or job name newly assigned to the distribution job (current distribution job). The stored image identifier is an identifier for specifying image data to be distributed in the image history DB 24. In the present embodiment, a job ID that is one of the bibliographic information of the stored image data (that is, the job ID of the distribution job when the image data is stored) is used as the stored image identifier.

  In response to receiving the distribution job execution request, the distribution execution unit 21 of the distribution server 20 acquires image data related to the stored image identifier from the image history DB 24 via the image management unit 23 (S222). Subsequently, the distribution execution unit 21 executes distribution processing of the acquired image data according to the distribution method and distribution destination of the received distribution setting data (S223).

  By the way, in step S218, the distribution image selection unit 135 does not match the scan condition (scan ticket) included in the current distribution setting data, and is associated with the scan condition (scan ticket) that cannot be created. May be displayed on the image selection screen 340. In this case, the applicability of accumulated image data can be improved. If the distribution server 20 can create image data of the scan conditions (scan ticket) included in the current distribution setting data, the distribution server 20 may execute conversion of the image data in step S222.

  In the present embodiment, there is no orderly restriction between the selection of distribution setting data and the selection of image data. Specifically, processing (S213 to S219) related to selection of image data may be executed before processing (S207 to S211) related to selection of distribution setting data. In this case, the distribution setting selection unit 132 may cause the distribution setting selection screen 320 to display only distribution setting data including a scan condition that matches the scan condition of the image data to be distributed. Also in this case, since there is no inconsistency in scanning conditions between the current distribution setting data and the distribution target image data, step S220 may not be executed.

  By limiting the display target of the image selection screen 340 or the distribution setting selection screen 320 as described above, for example, attributes of image data that can be distributed according to a distribution destination (attributes depending on scanning conditions such as resolution and color mode) ) Is restricted, distribution according to the restriction can be executed without making the user aware of it.

  Next, a process for deleting the image data stored in the image history DB 24 of the distribution server 20 from the image forming apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure for deleting image data stored in the image history DB.

  Steps S251 to S254 (that is, until the main screen 310 is displayed on the operation panel 15) are the same as steps S151 to S154 in FIG.

  When the stored image data is to be deleted, the stored image delete button 313 on the main screen 310 is selected by the user (S255).

  In response to the selection of the stored image deletion button 313, the image history acquisition unit 134 transmits a request for obtaining address information of the distribution server 20 to the distribution server information management unit 43 of the directory server 40 (S256). The distribution server information management unit 43 acquires the address information of the distribution server 20 managed as the distribution server information 45 from the storage device of the directory server 40, and returns the address information to the image history acquisition unit 134 (S257). The image history acquisition unit 134 records the received address information in the RAM 112.

  Subsequently, based on the received address information, the image history acquisition unit 134 transmits an acquisition request for list information of accumulated image data to the image management unit 23 of the distribution server 20 (S258). The image management unit 23 acquires bibliographic information (job ID, job name, scan ticket, and storage date / time) of each image data stored in the image history DB 24, and displays a list of the acquired bibliographic information in the stored image data. The information is returned to the image history acquisition unit 134 as list information (S259). The image history acquisition unit 134 records the list information of the received accumulated image data in the RAM 112. Here, the bibliographic information acquired by the image management unit 23 may be limited to information related to the image data stored by the distribution user's distribution job of the image forming apparatus 10 from the viewpoint of security.

  Subsequently, the accumulated image operation unit 137 causes the operation panel 15 to display an image selection screen 340 (see FIG. 9) including list information of accumulated image data recorded in the RAM 112 (S260). When the user selects a desired button (image data) on the image selection screen 340 and presses a start key (execution button) on the operation panel 15 (S261), the stored image operation unit 137 displays the selected image data. The job ID corresponding to is designated, and a deletion request for accumulated image data is transmitted to the image management unit 23 of the distribution server 20 (S262).

  In response to the deletion request, the image management unit 23 deletes the image data corresponding to the designated job ID and its bibliographic information from the image history DB 24 (S263).

  By deleting unnecessary image data from the image history DB 24, it is possible to prevent the storage capacity of the auxiliary storage device 202 in the distribution server 20 from being compressed by unnecessary image data.

  As described above, according to the distribution system 1 of the first embodiment, the distribution server 20 can store image data that has been scanned and targeted for distribution. Further, the image forming apparatus 10 can cause the user to select the accumulated image data stored in the distribution server 20 as a distribution target. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the processing contents of the distribution job related to the document that has been distributed in the past. Further, by setting the accumulated image data as a distribution target, the scanning conditions for the document are necessarily the same as those in the past distribution.

  The distribution system 1 may include a plurality of image forming apparatuses 10. In this case, the image history DB 24 of the distribution server 20 stores the image data requested to be distributed from the plurality of image forming apparatuses 10 in an integrated manner. Therefore, it is possible to issue a distribution instruction for the image data scanned in a certain image forming apparatus A and stored in the distribution server 20 from another image forming apparatus B.

  By the way, in the first embodiment, the post-stage processing (distribution processing) of the distribution job is performed by a predetermined distribution server 20, but a PC (Personal Computer) (hereinafter, referred to as “PC”) used by each user. The distribution process may be executed by “user PC”. Therefore, a second embodiment is shown as an example of causing a user PC to execute distribution processing.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a distribution system according to the second embodiment. In the distribution system 2 in the figure, the image forming apparatus 510, the user PC 520, and the network application management server 530 are connected by a network (regardless of wired or wireless) such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The user PC 520 has an application (hereinafter referred to as “net application”) that can be used via the network from the image forming apparatus 510. The net application can be placed on any computer on the network. Therefore, the network application can be arranged in other user PCs not shown.

  In FIG. 16, a distribution application 521 is arranged on the user PC 520. The distribution application 521 is a network application that executes distribution processing of image data scanned by the image forming apparatus 510. The distribution application 521 not only performs processing based on the scan conditions, distribution method, and distribution destination set in advance on the user PC, but can also have a specific image processing function. The distribution application 521 includes an activation notification unit 5211, a cooperation unit 5212, an application information management file 5213, a distribution unit 5214, and the like.

  The activation notification unit 5211 notifies the network application management server 530 that the distribution application 521 has been activated. The cooperation unit 5212 controls communication (information exchange and the like) with the image forming apparatus 510. The application information management file 5213 is a file that stores setting information for the distribution application 521. The distribution unit 5214 is a logic unit of the distribution application 521 (part specific to the distribution application 521), and executes image data distribution processing. That is, portions other than the distribution unit 5214 also have other functions of the net application. The network application having another function has logic for realizing the other function instead of the distribution unit 5214.

  In FIG. 16, only one net application is arranged on the user PC 520, but a plurality of net applications may be arranged on one user PC 520. As for the distribution application 521, a plurality of distribution applications may be arranged depending on the scan conditions of the setting information, the distribution method, the distribution destination, and the image processing function.

  The network application management server 530 is a computer having an advertising unit 531, an intermediary unit 532, an image history DB 533, and the like. In response to the activation notification (activation notification) from the network application, the advertising unit 531 issues an advertisement indicating that the network application has been activated (broadcast or multicast) on the network. The mediation unit 532 mediates communication between the network application and the image forming apparatus 510.

The image history DB 533 is a database for storing image data to be distributed. The network application management server 530 and the user PC 520 may be realized by a single PC. The image forming apparatus 510 may be the same as the first embodiment in hardware (see FIG. 2). The image forming apparatus 510 according to the second embodiment includes a network application detection unit 511, a UI control unit 512, a network application cooperation unit 513, a function control unit 514, a network application management table 515, and the like as software.

  The net application detection unit 511 detects the presence of a net application based on the advertisement issued from the net application management server 530 and registers the application information included in the advertisement in the net application management table 515. The net application management table 515 is a table for managing application information. The UI control unit 512 receives an input such as an instruction to start a net application from the user. The network application cooperation unit 513 controls communication with the network application. The function control unit 514 controls the hardware of the image forming apparatus 510 in response to a request from the network application. For example, scanning or printing is executed under the control of the function control unit 514.

  Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the distribution system 2 will be described. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure when the distribution application is activated.

  When the distribution application 521 is activated in the user PC 520, the activation notification unit 5211 of the distribution application 521 transmits the application information stored in the application information management file 5213 to the advertisement unit 531 of the network application management server 530. The activation of the distribution application 521 is notified (S301).

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of application information. As shown in the figure, the application information includes an application ID, a linkage function identifier, a net application address, a display name, icon data, setting information, and the like.

  The application ID is identification information uniquely assigned to each network application. The cooperation function identifier is information for identifying a function (in other words, a function used by the network application) that the image forming apparatus 510 that cooperates with the network application needs to have. Examples of the linkage function identifier include “print” and “scan”. “Print” indicates a print function. “Scan” indicates a scan function. The distribution application 521 uses the scan function of the image forming apparatus 510. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 18, “scan” is the linkage function identifier.

  The net application address is identification information (for example, URL) for uniquely identifying each net application in network communication. The display name is a character string for displaying the name of the network application. The icon data is icon data for displaying a net application. The setting information is information including a setting value for the execution condition of the net application. That is, the behavior of the network application can be changed by changing the setting information. For the distribution application 521, setting information (scanning conditions) regarding scanning, setting information regarding distribution, and the like are included in the setting information of the application information.

  Subsequently, in response to receiving the application information, the advertising unit 531 of the network application management server 530 advertises the application information on the network (broadcast or multicast). The advertised application information is received by the network application detection unit 511 of the image forming apparatus 510 (S302). When there are a plurality of image forming apparatuses 510, the same advertisement is received by the network application detection unit 511 of each image forming apparatus 510.

  Based on the cooperation function identifier (scan) included in the application information, the net application detection unit 511 is configured so that the device (image forming apparatus 510) to which the network application detection unit 511 belongs is a network application (distribution application 521) related to the application information. ) And can be linked. The image forming apparatus 510 has a scan function. Therefore, the network application detection unit 511 of the image forming apparatus 510 determines that the network application can be linked, and registers the received application information in the network application management table 515.

  As described above, the distribution application 521 is registered in the image forming apparatus 510. That is, the existence of the distribution application 521 is recognized by the image forming apparatus 510. Accordingly, the distribution application 521 can be used from the image forming apparatus 510 (that is, the distribution job is executed).

  FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram for explaining a delivery job processing procedure according to the second embodiment.

  When a user of the image forming apparatus 510 inputs an instruction to use a net application to the image forming apparatus 510, the UI control unit 512 displays icon data included in the application information registered in the net application management table 515. Based on the above, the network application list screen is displayed on the operation panel 15 (S401). On the net app list screen, a list of net app icons registered in the net app management table 515 is displayed. In the present embodiment, the application information registered in the network application management table 515 is only related to the distribution application 521. Therefore, an icon corresponding to the distribution application 521 is displayed on the net application list screen in the present embodiment.

  When an icon corresponding to the distribution application 521 is selected by the user on the network application list screen and the start key on the operation panel 15 is pressed, the network application cooperation unit 513 sends a use request for the distribution application 521 to the network application management server 530. To the intermediary unit 532 (S402). In the use request, a net application address included in the application information of the distribution application 521 is specified.

  In response to the use request for the net application, the mediation unit 532 notifies the use request to the distribution application 521 associated with the designated net application address (S403). Upon receiving the use request, the cooperation unit 5212 of the distribution application 521 causes the distribution unit 5214 to execute necessary initial processing. When the initial processing is completed, the cooperation unit 5212 transmits a notification of completion of preparation for use of the distribution application 521 to the mediation unit 532 of the network application management server 530 (S404). The mediation unit 532 transfers the use preparation completion notification to the network application cooperation unit 513 of the image forming apparatus 510 (S405).

  In response to the notification of completion of preparation for use, the network application cooperation unit 513 transmits a request for transmitting image data (stored image data) list information to the network application management server 530 (S406). When the mediation unit 532 of the network application management server 530 receives a transmission request for the list information of the image data (accumulated image data), the mediation unit 532 acquires the list information of the image data (accumulated image data) accumulated in the image history DB 533. The list information includes at least an identifier of each image data and a scan condition. However, if there is no image data stored in the image history DB 533, the contents of the list information are empty. The mediation unit 532 returns information obtained by merging image data list information to the acquired setting information as setting information of the distribution application 521 to the network application cooperation unit 513 (S407).

  Upon receiving the list information of the image data (accumulated image data), the network application cooperation unit 513 of the image forming apparatus 510 calls the function control unit 514 by specifying the cooperation function identifier (scan) of the distribution application 521 and the setting information. . The called function control unit 514 executes the scan function identified by the cooperation function identifier according to the scan condition included in the setting information (S408). That is, the function control unit 514 causes the scanner 12 to scan a document set on the image forming apparatus 510 by the user, and outputs the image data obtained as a result to the network application cooperation unit 513 as a function execution result.

  However, when the list information of the received stored image data is not empty, the function control unit 514 called by the network application cooperation unit 513 scans the setting information from the list information via the UI control unit 512. A setting screen including a list information of image data related to the scanning conditions that match the conditions and a button for designating (selecting) whether or not to scan the image data to be distributed is displayed on the operation panel 15. When image data is selected from the image data list information, the function control unit 514 outputs the identifier of the selected image data to the network application cooperation unit 513 without executing scanning. On the other hand, when scanning is selected, the function control unit 514 causes the scanner 12 to perform scanning as described above.

  The network application cooperation unit 513 transmits the scanned image data and the scan condition of the image data or the identifier of the stored image data to the mediation unit 532 of the network application management server 530 as a function execution result (S409). When the mediation unit 532 receives the execution result, the mediation unit 532 transmits the scanned image data or accumulated image data according to the execution result to the cooperation unit 5212 of the distribution application 521 (S410). If image data is included, the mediation unit 532 transmits the image data to the cooperation unit 5212. At this time, the mediation unit 532 stores the image data in the image history DB 533 in association with the identifier and the scan condition. On the other hand, when the execution result includes an identifier of stored image data instead of image data, the mediation unit 532 acquires image data corresponding to the identifier from the image history DB 533 and transmits the image data to the cooperation unit 5212. When the cooperation unit 5212 receives image data, the distribution unit 5214 executes distribution processing of the image data in accordance with the distribution destination and distribution method set in the application information management file 5213 (S411).

  When the processing by the distribution unit 5214 is completed, the cooperation unit 5212 transmits an end notification of the processing of the distribution application 521 to the network application cooperation unit 513 of the image forming apparatus 510 (S412). When the end notification is received by the network application cooperation unit 513, the UI control unit 512 causes the operation panel 15 to display a processing end notification by the distribution application 521 (S413).

  As described above, also in the distribution system 2 according to the second embodiment, it is possible to improve the processing contents for a distribution job related to a document that has been a distribution target in the past. The distribution application 5212 can perform the same processing as the distribution setting in the first embodiment.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to such specific embodiment, In the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim, various deformation | transformation・ Change is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Distribution system 10 Image forming apparatus 11 Controller 12 Scanner 13 Printer 14 Modem 15 Operation panel 16 Network interface 17 SD card slot 20 Distribution server 21 Distribution execution part 22 Image storage part 23 Image management part 24 Image history DB
30 Management terminal 31 Information setting unit 40 Directory server 41 Authentication processing unit 42 Distribution setting management unit 43 Distribution server information management unit 44 User DB
45 Distribution server information 80 SD card 111 CPU
112 RAM
113 ROM
114 HDD
121 Authentication Control Unit 130 Scan Distribution Application 131 Distribution Setting Acquisition Unit 132 Distribution Setting Selection Unit 133 Scan Control Unit 134 Image History Acquisition Unit 135 Distribution Image Selection Unit 136 Distribution Request Unit 137 Accumulated Image Operation Unit 200 Drive Device 201 Recording Medium 202 Auxiliary Storage Device 203 Memory device 204 CPU
205 Interface Device 510 Image Forming Device 511 Net Application Detection Unit 512 UI Control Unit 513 Net Application Cooperation Unit 514 Function Control Unit 515 Net Application Management Table 520 User PC
521 Distribution application 530 Net application management server 531 Advertising unit 532 Mediation unit 533 Image history DB
5211 Activation notification unit 5212 Cooperation unit 5213 Application information management file 5214 Distribution unit B bus

JP 2008-97586 A

Claims (12)

An image reading device,
A distribution device that receives image data read by the image reading device via a network , distributes the image data to a distribution destination connected via the network, and stores the image data targeted for distribution as requested Connected via a network
Distribution target selection means for selecting whether to designate the image data to be distributed stored in the distribution device as image data to be distributed;
Upon receiving a selection for designating the image data targeted for distribution as the image data targeted for distribution , the list information of the image data targeted for distribution stored in the distribution device is acquired from the distribution device. And an image list acquisition unit to be displayed on a display unit included in the image reading device;
Distribution image selection means for selecting image data to be distributed from the list information displayed on the display means;
A storage selection means for selecting whether to store the image data in the distribution device when the image data read by the image reading device is image data to be distributed;
A delivery destination specifying means for specifying the destination of the image data which is the distribution target,
First distribution request means for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for the selected image data to the distribution apparatus ;
Second distribution request means for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for image data read by the image reading apparatus to the distribution apparatus;
The second distribution request unit requests the distribution device to store the image data read by the image reading device when the storage selection unit accepts the selection of the storage. .   Connected via a network with an information management device that stores image data reading conditions to be distributed according to distribution destination candidates,
  The list information acquired by the image list acquisition means includes information that can identify a reading condition when the image data is read for each image data,
  The distribution destination designating means designates a distribution destination of the image data to be distributed from among distribution destination candidates stored in the information management apparatus,
  The distribution device distributes the specified image data when the selected image data is read when the read condition does not match the read condition stored for the specified distribution destination. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein conversion is performed so as to correspond to the reading condition stored for the destination.   Connected via a network with an information management device that stores image data reading conditions to be distributed according to distribution destination candidates,
  The list information acquired by the image list acquisition means includes information that can identify a reading condition when the image data is read for each image data,
  The distribution destination designating means designates a distribution destination of the image data to be distributed from among distribution destination candidates stored in the information management device,
The first distribution request unit specifies the distribution destination and a reading condition corresponding to the distribution destination, transmits a distribution request for the selected image data to the distribution apparatus, and selects the selected image. If the reading condition when the data is read does not match the reading condition stored for the designated distribution destination, the reading condition to be transmitted to the distribution device is the same as when the image data is read. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image reading apparatus is updated according to reading conditions. Connected via a network with an information management device that stores image data reading conditions to be distributed according to distribution destination candidates,
The list information acquired by the image list acquisition means includes information that can identify a reading condition when the image data is read for each image data,
The distribution image selection means sets the reading condition that matches the reading condition stored in the information management apparatus for the distribution destination designated by the distribution destination designation means in the image data stored in the distribution apparatus. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data list information is displayed. Connected via a network with an information management device that stores image data reading conditions to be distributed according to distribution destination candidates,
The list information acquired by the image list acquisition means includes information that can identify a reading condition when the image data is read for each image data,
The distribution destination designating unit is a distribution destination candidate whose corresponding reading condition matches the reading condition of the image data selected by the distribution image selecting unit among the distribution destination candidates stored in the information management apparatus. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image is displayed on the display unit, and a delivery destination is selected from the displayed candidates. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 to 5 any one claim request for deleting the image data selected with the deletion request means for transmitting to said delivery device in the list information displayed on the display means. A distribution system comprising: an image reading device that reads image data ; and a distribution device that receives image data read by the image reading device via a network and distributes the image data to a distribution destination connected via the network. There,
The distribution device includes:
And an image data storage means for storing in the storage means in accordance with image data and distribution object to the request,
The image reading device includes:
Distribution target selection means for selecting whether to designate the image data to be distributed stored in the distribution device as image data to be distributed;
Upon receiving a selection for designating the image data targeted for distribution as the image data targeted for distribution , the list information of the image data targeted for distribution stored in the storage unit is acquired from the distribution device. And an image list acquisition unit to be displayed on a display unit included in the image reading device;
Distribution image selection means for selecting image data to be distributed from the list information displayed on the display means;
A storage selection means for selecting whether to store the image data in the distribution device when the image data read by the image reading device is image data to be distributed;
A delivery destination specifying means for specifying the destination of the image data which is the distribution target,
First distribution request means for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for the selected image data to the distribution apparatus ;
Second distribution request means for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for image data read by the image reading apparatus to the distribution apparatus;
The distribution system, wherein the second distribution request unit requests the distribution device to store the image data read by the image reading device when the storage selection unit accepts the selection of the storage . An information processing method executed by an image reading apparatus,
A distribution device that receives image data read by the image reading device via a network , distributes the image data to a distribution destination connected via the network, and stores the image data targeted for distribution as requested A distribution target selection procedure for selecting whether to designate the image data to be distributed as image data to be distributed;
When receiving a selection that specifies the image data as the distribution object as image data to be a distribution object, stored in the distribution device, a list information of the image data as the distribution object from the previous SL delivery device An image list acquisition procedure to be acquired and displayed on a display unit included in the image reading device;
A delivery image selection procedure for selecting image data to be delivered from the list information displayed on the display means;
A storage selection procedure for selecting whether to store the image data in the distribution device when the image data read by the image reading device is image data to be distributed;
A delivery destination specifying procedure for specifying the destination of the image data which is the distribution target,
A first distribution request procedure for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for the selected image data to the distribution apparatus ;
A second distribution request procedure for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for image data read by the image reading apparatus to the distribution apparatus;
The second distribution request procedure requests the distribution apparatus to store the image data read by the image reading apparatus when the selection of the storage is accepted in the storage selection procedure. . The image reading device is connected via a network to an information management device that stores reading conditions of image data to be distributed according to distribution destination candidates,
The list information acquired by the image list acquisition procedure includes information that can identify a reading condition when the image data is read for each image data,
In the distribution image selection procedure, a reading condition that matches the reading condition stored in the information management apparatus for the distribution destination designated by the distribution destination designation procedure in the image data stored in the distribution apparatus. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein the list information of the image data is displayed. The image reading device is connected via a network to an information management device that stores reading conditions of image data to be distributed according to distribution destination candidates,
The list information acquired by the image list acquisition procedure includes information that can identify a reading condition when the image data is read for each image data,
In the distribution destination designation procedure, among the distribution destination candidates stored in the information management apparatus, distribution destination candidates whose corresponding reading conditions match the reading conditions of the image data selected by the distribution image selection procedure The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein the information is displayed on the display unit and a delivery destination is selected from the displayed candidates. The information processing method according to any one of claims 8 to 10 , further comprising a deletion request procedure for transmitting a deletion request for image data selected in the list information displayed on the display means to the distribution apparatus. In the image reader
A distribution device that receives image data read by the image reading device via a network , distributes the image data to a distribution destination connected via the network, and stores the image data targeted for distribution as requested A distribution target selection procedure for selecting whether to designate the image data to be distributed as image data to be distributed;
When receiving a selection that specifies the image data as the distribution object as image data to be a distribution object, stored in the distribution device, a list information of the image data as the distribution object from the previous SL delivery device An image list acquisition procedure to be acquired and displayed on a display unit included in the image reading device;
A delivery image selection procedure for selecting image data to be delivered from the list information displayed on the display means;
A storage selection procedure for selecting whether to store the image data in the distribution device when the image data read by the image reading device is image data to be distributed;
A delivery destination specifying procedure for specifying the destination of the image data which is the distribution target,
A first distribution request procedure for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for the selected image data to the distribution apparatus ;
A second distribution request procedure for designating the distribution destination and transmitting a distribution request for image data read by the image reading apparatus to the distribution apparatus;
The second delivery request procedure requests the delivery device to save the image data read by the image reading device when the save selection is accepted in the save selection procedure .

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