JP7318457B2 - Control program, control method, and control system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for displaying a template image on an information processing apparatus.

Patent Document 1 describes an information processing apparatus that displays a screen for allowing a user to select a template image. When an arbitrary template image is selected from among the displayed list of template images by the user operating the operation unit, the image displayed on the display changes to an editing screen for editing the template image. The user can edit the template image on this edit screen.

JP 2018-055157 A

In some cases, an information processing apparatus displays a hierarchically structured screen group including a selection screen for receiving selection of a template image and screens other than the selection screen in an order according to a predetermined screen transition. This makes it easier for the user to select a template image by referring to each screen displayed in a predetermined order. However, for example, depending on the intended use of the image output device, there is a concern that the screen transition of each displayed screen may not be suitable for the user to select a template image.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to suppress deterioration in usability of an information processing apparatus when a user selects a template image.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable control program for an information processing apparatus including a display and an operation unit, wherein the computer can output a template image according to an operation received by the operation unit. selection processing for selecting an output device; acquisition processing for acquiring device information of at least one of the selected image output device and information processing device; and whether the acquired device information satisfies the first condition or the second condition. A group of hierarchically structured screens including a judgment process for judgment and a selection screen for accepting selection of a template image are displayed on the display in an order according to a predetermined screen transition according to the operation received by the operation unit. and a display process to cause the display to be executed. In the display processing, when it is determined that the device information satisfies the first condition, the first screen group having the first hierarchy number composed of screens other than the selection screen is displayed on the display, and the device information is displayed on the display. When it is determined that the second condition is satisfied, a second screen group is displayed on the display, which is composed of screens other than the selection screen and has a second number of hierarchies smaller than the first number of hierarchies.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for an information processing device, comprising: a selection step of selecting an image output device capable of outputting a template image according to an operation received by an operation unit of the information processing device; an acquisition step of acquiring device information of at least one of an image output device and the information processing device; a determination step of determining whether the acquired device information satisfies a first condition or a second condition; and the template image. a display step of displaying on the display of the information processing device a group of screens hierarchically structured by a plurality of screens including a selection screen for accepting a selection of , in an order according to a predetermined screen transition according to the operation received by the operation unit. and, in the display step, when it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the first condition, the number of layers formed by screens other than the selection screen is the first number of layers. is displayed on the display, and when it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the second condition, the number of layers formed by screens other than the selection screen is the first number of layers The display is made to display a second screen group having a second hierarchical number smaller than the second screen group.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control system including a display, an operation unit, a control unit, and an information processing device, wherein the control unit displays a template image according to an operation received by the operation unit. a selection process of selecting an image output device capable of outputting; an acquisition process of acquiring device information of at least one of the selected image output device and the information processing device; and whether the acquired device information satisfies a first condition; a judgment process for judging whether or not a second condition is satisfied; and a screen group hierarchically structured by a plurality of screens including a selection screen for accepting selection of the template image, and a predetermined screen according to the operation received by the operation unit. a display process for displaying on the display in the order according to the transition, wherein the display process comprises a screen other than the selection screen when it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the first condition. When it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the second condition, the screens other than the selection screen are displayed on the display, and the first screen group having the first hierarchy number is displayed on the display. a second screen group having a second number of layers smaller than the first number of layers is displayed on the display.

With the above configuration, it is possible to change the screen transition of the screen group displayed on the information processing device according to the device information obtained from the image output device and the information processing device. As a result, it is possible to suppress deterioration in usability of the information processing apparatus when the user selects a template image.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a printing system; The figure which shows a use selection screen. The figure which shows an auxiliary screen. The figure which shows a template selection screen. The figure which shows an edit screen. Screen transition diagram of the first screen group. Screen transition diagram of the second screen group 4 is a flow chart showing a screen transition procedure according to the first embodiment; FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the details of display processing performed in step S16 of FIG. 6; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a screen transition procedure according to the second embodiment; 10 is a flowchart showing a screen transition procedure according to the third embodiment; 14 is a flowchart showing a screen transition procedure according to the fourth embodiment;

<First Embodiment>
A printing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. A printing system is an example of a control system.

A printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an information processing device 10 , printers 30 and 31 as examples of image output devices, and a server 40 . Information processing apparatus 10 , printers 30 and 31 , and server 40 are connected to network 200 . In this embodiment, network 200 may be the Internet, a local area network (LAN), or a combination of LAN and Internet. The network 200 may be wired or wireless, or may be configured by a combination of wired and wireless. Specifically, the information processing apparatus 10 and the printers 30 and 31 are wirelessly connected to a router (not shown) forming part of the network.

Printers 30 and 31 print the label image on a tape, which is a print medium. Label images include text and images. In this embodiment, each printer 30, 31 prints a label image by ejecting ink onto a long tape. The printer may be of a thermal type that prints a label image by applying heat to a thermal tape. The printers 30 and 31 are different printer models. Hereinafter, the printer model of the printer 30 will be referred to as "printer A", and the printer model of the printer 31 will be referred to as "printer B".

The information processing device 10 is a smart phone or a tablet terminal. The information processing device 10 includes a bus 11 , a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12 , a display 13 , a touch panel 14 , a network IF 15 and a memory 16 . These components can communicate with each other via bus 11 .

The display 13 has a display surface for displaying a screen. The touch panel 14 has a touch sensor and is arranged so as to cover the display surface of the display 13 . The touch panel 14 detects the approach or contact of a user's finger, touch pen, or the like to the touch panel 14, and outputs an electric signal in response to the detection. Below, the operation of the touch panel 14 by the user is also referred to as user operation. In this embodiment, the touch panel 14 corresponds to the operation unit. The information processing apparatus 10 may have a physically provided operation key as an operation unit.

The network IF 15 is capable of performing Wi-Fi (R) (registered trademark) wireless communication based on, for example, the IEEE 802.11 standard and its equivalent standards. Also, the network IF 15 may perform short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) with the printers 30 and 31 .

The memory 16 is configured by combining, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a flash memory. The memory 16 may also be a computer-readable storage medium. Computer-readable storage media include recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs.

The memory 16 stores a client-side OS (Operating System) (not shown) and a control application 20 . The CPU 12 can communicate with the printers 30 and 31 and the server 40 by executing the control application 20 under the execution of the client-side OS. In this embodiment, the control application 20 corresponds to a control program. Various data referred to when the CPU 12 executes the control application 20 are stored in the data storage area of the memory 16 .

Note that the present embodiment mainly shows the processing of the CPU 12 according to the instructions described in the program. That is, the processes such as “judgment”, “extraction”, “selection”, “calculation”, “determination”, “specification”, “acquisition”, “acceptance”, “control”, etc. in the following description are performed by the CPU 12. represent. Processing by the CPU 12 also includes hardware control via the client-side OS. Note that "acquisition" is used as a concept that does not require a request. That is, the process of receiving data without the CPU 12 requesting it is also included in the concept of "the CPU 12 acquires data." Also, "data" in this specification is represented by a computer-readable bit string. Data having substantially the same meaning and content but different formats are treated as the same data. The same applies to "information" in this specification.

The server 40 can communicate various data with the information processing apparatus 10 through the network 200 . The server 40 has a bus 41 , a network IF 42 , a CPU 43 and a memory 44 .

A data storage area of the memory 44 stores page data PD for causing the information processing apparatus 10 to display various screens. The page data PD includes text data forming text displayed on the screen, image data forming an image embedded in the screen, and layout data defining various layouts of the screen. In this embodiment, the text data is written in a markup language such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). The text data also describes a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating the location of linked data. The image data includes template data forming a template image, thumbnail data forming thumbnails, various data forming buttons and tiles, and is generated in formats such as PNG, JPG, SVG, and GIF. The layout data is described, for example, in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). In this embodiment, page data corresponds to display data.

A storage area of the memory 16 stores a category ID indicating a category of template data. In this embodiment, the category ID includes information that uniquely identifies the purpose of use of the label image generated using the template data and various print settings to which the template data corresponds. Note that the category ID may be stored in the memory 44 in a format embedded in the text data included in the page data PD.

In addition to the server-side OS (not shown), the memory 44 stores a management program 50 that is executable by the CPU 43 . By executing the management program 50 under the execution of the server-side OS, the CPU 43 can implement the function of selecting and reading out the page data PD stored in the data storage area. Therefore, the server 40 functions as a CMS (Contents Management System) by executing the management program 50 .

Next, label image printing performed by the printing system 100 will be described.

First, when the user operates the touch panel 14 to activate the control application 20 , a printer selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the display 13 . The CPU 12 displays, for example, a list of printers that can communicate with the information processing apparatus 10 via the network 200 on the printer selection screen. When the user selects a printer from the list, an application selection screen 70 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. The use selection screen 70 is a screen for allowing the user to select the use of the label image. and a model display area 73 for displaying the printer model of the printer. Images and character strings exemplifying the uses of the label images are displayed on the use selection tiles 71a to 71d. In FIG. 2, character strings “use A”, “use B”, “use C”, and “use D” indicating label uses are written on the use selection tiles 71a to 71d. The CPU 12 receives the page data PD corresponding to the usage selection screen 70 transmitted from the server 40 and causes the display 13 to display the usage selection screen 70 using the received page data PD. Further, when the model display area 73 is selected by the user, the screen shifts to the printer selection screen, and the user can select the printer again.

When one of the application selection tiles 71a to 71d is selected by user operation on the application selection screen 70, the CPU 12 requests the server 40 for page data PD for displaying the auxiliary screen 60 on the display 13. . Specifically, the CPU 12 refers to the URLs corresponding to the selected application selection tiles 71 a to 71 d and transmits the URLs to the server 40 . Server 40 reads out page data PD corresponding to the URL designated by CPU 12 from memory 44 and transmits it to information processing apparatus 10 . The information processing apparatus 10 uses the page data PD transmitted from the server 40 to cause the display 13 to display the auxiliary screen 60 shown in FIG. Note that "transmitting the URL to the server 40" means that the CPU 12 receives an IP address specified by the URL from a DNS (Domain Name System) server, and specifies data to the server 40 using the received IP address. means to do

The supplementary screen 60 is a screen for explaining usage examples of the template image according to each label application, further, the characteristics of the template image, and the like. The auxiliary screen 60 shown in FIG. 3 includes a usage example display area 61 located in the upper part of the screen and a description display area 62 located in the lower part of the screen. The usage example display area 61 is an area in which an image showing a usage example of the label image is displayed. The explanation display area 62 is an area in which a character string explaining the characteristics of the label image is displayed. Further, when the template image includes a QR code (registered trademark), the explanation display area 62 may display the explanation of the QR code (registered trademark).

For example, when the usage example display area 61 or the description display area 62 is selected by the user's operation on the auxiliary screen 60, the CPU 12 causes the server 40 to display the template selection screen 72 on the display 13. page data PD. The CPU 12 uses the page data PD transmitted from the server 40 to cause the display 13 to display the template selection screen 72 shown in FIG.

The template selection screen 72 is a screen for allowing the user to select a desired template image from a plurality of template images corresponding to label applications. On the template selection screen 72 shown in FIG. 4, thumbnails 74a, 74b, 74c, 74d, and 74e corresponding to template images are listed. The thumbnails displayed on the template selection screen 72 include, for example, a thumbnail 74a including a character string and a picture, a thumbnail 74b including a barcode, a thumbnail 74c consisting only of character strings, and a thumbnail 74d including a decorative frame. , 74e. At the top of the template selection screen 72, there is a model display area 73 for displaying the printer model of the printer selected as the printer for printing the label image.

When one of the thumbnails 74a to 74e is selected according to the user's operation on the template selection screen 72, the CPU 12 acquires template data corresponding to the selected thumbnail from the server 40. , an edit screen 75 is displayed on the display 13 . Specifically, the CPU 12 transmits a request for template data corresponding to the selected thumbnail to the server 40 . The CPU 12 causes the display 13 to display the editing screen 75 shown in FIG.

The edit screen 75 is a screen for allowing the user to edit the template image. The edit screen 75 includes an edit area 76 that displays a template image to be edited, and a print button 77 that accepts a print instruction for the template image displayed in the edit area 76 . The user can edit the characters of the template image 79 displayed in the editing area 76 by operating the touch panel 14 . A template image 79 corresponding to the thumbnail 74a is displayed in the editing area 76 shown in FIG. By operating the touch panel 14, the user can edit, for example, the character string "Test" of the template image 79 into a desired character string.

When the print button 77 is operated by the user on the edit screen 75 , the CPU 12 displays the option screen on the display 13 using display data for the option screen provided by the control application 20 . The option screen is a screen for allowing the user to set various option settings related to print processing. In this embodiment, the option settings include setting the number of prints, setting whether to cut the tape after printing, setting the cutting method (full cut or half cut) for the tape, and not printing the label image on the printing surface of the tape. There is a margin area setting.

In the printing system 100 configured as described above, the group of screens displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 can assist the user in selecting a template image. However, for example, depending on the printer application, there is a concern that the screen transition of each screen may not be suitable for the user to select a template image. In particular, when the printer is used for a specific purpose, the types of template images and objects to which labels are attached are limited. We are anxious about impairing the usability of the processing apparatus 10. FIG.

In the present embodiment, when the currently selected one of the printers 30 and 31 is not for a specific purpose, the first screen group having the first hierarchy number composed of auxiliary screens is displayed. 13. On the other hand, when the printer application is for a specific application, the display 13 displays a second screen group having a second hierarchy number smaller than the first hierarchy number, which is composed of auxiliary screens. In this embodiment, the first condition is that the model information does not indicate that the printer is for specific use, and the second condition is that the model information indicates that the printer is for specific use.

FIG. 6 shows screen transitions of the first screen group displayed when a printer of a model not for specific use is selected for the printer application. In this embodiment, the first screen group is composed of a usage selection screen 70 a , a first auxiliary screen 60 a , a second auxiliary screen 60 b , a template selection screen 72 and an editing screen 75 . The page data for displaying the first screen group on the display 13 is hereinafter referred to as first page data PD1. The application selection screen 70a displays application selection tiles 71a, 71b, 71c, and 71d that can be selected by a printer model that is not intended for a specific application.

In the first page data PD1, URLs are described so that each screen is linked in the order of screen transition shown in FIG. A URL indicating each link destination in the first page data PD1 is called a first URL. The first URL is URL1_0 that specifies the link destination of the usage selection screen 70a, URL1_1 that specifies the specific usage selection tiles 61a to 61c of the first auxiliary screen 60a as the link destination of the usage selection screen 70, and the second auxiliary screen 60b. as the link destination of the first auxiliary screen 60a, and URL1_3 that designates the template selection screen 72 as the link destination of the second auxiliary screen 60b.

FIG. 7 shows screen transitions of the second screen group displayed when a printer of a model whose printer use is for specific use is selected. In this embodiment, the second screen group is composed of a usage selection screen 70 b , a template selection screen 72 and an edit screen 75 . In other words, compared to the first screen group, the second screen group does not include the first and second auxiliary screens 60a and 60b. The page data PD for displaying the second screen group on the display 13 is hereinafter referred to as second page data PD2.

In the second page data PD2, URLs are described so that each screen is linked in the order of screen transition shown in FIG. A URL indicating each link destination in the second page data PD2 is called a second URL. The second URL includes URL2_0 that specifies the link destination of the usage selection screen 70b and URL2_1 that specifies the template selection screen 72 as the link destination of the usage selection screen 70b. The usage selection screen 70b displays usage selection tiles 71a, 71b, and 71c that can be selected by a printer model for specific usage.

Next, a screen transition procedure in the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The processing shown in FIG. 8 is processing performed by the CPU 12 when the control application 20 is activated. Therefore, the description of the entity that performs each step is omitted below.

In step S11, a printer selection screen (not shown) is displayed to accept selection of a printer for printing the label image. In step S12, the model information of the printer received in step S11 is obtained from the selected printer via network 200. FIG. In this embodiment, the model information is at least one of a serial number, printer name, and model name.

In step S13, using the model information acquired in step S12, it is determined whether or not the currently selected printer model is for craft. For example, the memory 16 stores a usage determination table 21 that associates model information with printer usage. The printer applications stored in the application determination table 21 include, for example, printer applications such as "food retail", "manufacturing/distribution", "medical field", and "craft". "For craft" indicates that the printer is capable of printing label images used in handicrafts and the like. "For food retailers" indicates that Pudding can print label images for food retailers. "For Manufacturing/Distribution" indicates that the printer is capable of printing label images for manufacturing or distribution. "Medical site" indicates that the printer is capable of printing label images for medical sites. In the usage determination table 21, if the model information acquired in step S12 is associated with "for craft", it is determined that the printer usage is for craft. Note that model information and printer usage may correspond one-to-one, and model information may correspond to a plurality of printer usages.

If the determination in step S13 is affirmative, the process advances to step S14 to add a first parameter indicating that the currently selected printer is for crafting to the request parameters. The request parameter is information transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10 to the server 40, and is information indicating the printer application in this embodiment. After completing the process of step S14, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S13, the process proceeds to step S15 without going through step S14.

In step S15, a URL is generated for requesting the page data PD corresponding to the usage selection screen 70 from the server 40. FIG. The URL includes a path portion designating the location of the linked page data PD stored in the server 40 . Also, in step S14, if a first parameter indicating that the printer is for crafting is added, the first parameter is added to the end of the generated URL. In this embodiment, a URL to which the first parameter is not added at the end is the first URL. On the other hand, the URL with the first parameter at the end is the second URL.

In step S16, the application selection screen 70 is displayed on the display 13 by designating the URL generated in step S15 to the server 40. FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the process performed between the CPU 12 of the information processing apparatus 10 and the CPU 43 of the server 40 in the process of step S16 of FIG.

In step S21, the URL generated in step S15 is transmitted to the server 40. FIG. On the server 40 side, in step S31, it is determined whether or not the page data PD is specified by the URL. If an affirmative determination is made in step S31, the process proceeds to step S32. If a negative determination is made in step S31, step S31 may be repeated, or the information processing apparatus may be notified that the page cannot be found.

In step S32, page data specified by the URL is read. For example, the memory 44 of the server 40 stores a table that associates information such as IP addresses specified by the first and second URLs with the location of the page data PD on the memory 44 . Therefore, the server 40 can read the page data PD specified by the first URL or the second URL from the memory 44 by referring to this table.

At step S33, page data PD read out at step S32 is transmitted to information processing apparatus 10. FIG.

On the information processing apparatus 10 side, it is determined whether or not the page data PD has been received from the server 40 in step S22. If it is determined that the page data PD has been received from the server 40, the process proceeds to step S23, and the application selection screen 70 is displayed using the received page data PD. In this embodiment, when the first URL is generated in step S15, the usage selection screen 70a is displayed on the display 13 (FIG. 6). On the other hand, if the second URL has been generated in step S15, a usage selection screen 70b is displayed on the display 13 (FIG. 7).

Next, a procedure for screen transitions other than the application selection screen 70 will be described using each step in FIG. 8 . First, the screen transition when the CPU 12 determines that the printer is not for crafting based on the model information will be described. The application selection screen 70a is displayed, and in step S13, it is determined that the printer is not for crafting according to the model information, and the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, a first URL is generated. Here, a URL corresponding to one of the usage selection tiles 71a to 71d selected on the usage selection screen 70a is generated. In step S16, page data PD relating to the first auxiliary screen 60a specified by the first URL is received from the server 40. FIG. Therefore, the first auxiliary screen 60 a is displayed on the display 13 .

Next, if the first auxiliary screen 60a is displayed, it is determined in step S13 that the printer is not for crafts based on the model information, and the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, a first URL is generated. In step S16, page data PD relating to the second auxiliary screen 60b designated by the first URL is received from the server 40. FIG. Therefore, the second auxiliary screen 60b is displayed on the display 13 as a link destination of the first auxiliary screen 60a.

Similarly, even when the second auxiliary screen 60b and the template selection screen 72 are displayed on the display 13, the first URL is generated in step S15. In step S<b>16 , the page data PD of the link destination specified by the first URL is received from the server 40 .

Next, screen transitions when the CPU 12 determines that the printer is for crafting from the model information will be described. The application selection screen 70b is displayed, and in step S13, it is determined that the printer is for crafting according to the model information, and the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, a second URL is generated. Here, a URL corresponding to one of the usage selection tiles 71a to 71c selected on the usage selection screen 70b is generated. In step S16, the page data PD relating to the template selection screen 72 designated by the second URL is received from the server 40. FIG. Therefore, the template selection screen 72 is displayed on the display 13 .

It should be noted that step S11 is an example of the selection process and selection step performed by the CPU 12 . Step S<b>12 is an example of an acquisition process and an acquisition step performed by the CPU 12 . Steps S<b>13 and S<b>14 are examples of determination processing and determination steps performed by the CPU 12 . Steps S<b>15 and S<b>16 are examples of display processing and display steps performed by the CPU 12 .

The first embodiment described above has the following effects. The CPU 12 causes the display 13 to display a hierarchically structured screen group of a plurality of screens including a template selection screen 72 for accepting selection of a template image in an order according to a predetermined screen transition according to user's operation. When the CPU 12 determines from the model information that the printer is not suitable for crafting, the CPU 12 causes the display 13 to display the first screen group composed of the auxiliary screen 60 and having the first hierarchy number. On the other hand, when the CPU 12 determines from the model information that the printer is for crafts, the CPU 12 selects the second screen group, which is composed of the auxiliary screen 60 and has a second hierarchy number smaller than the first hierarchy number. display on the display 13. As a result, if the printer is for craft use, the screen transition of the screen group displayed on the display 13 can be changed in accordance with the printer application. As a result, it is possible to suppress deterioration in usability of the information processing apparatus 10 when the user selects a template image.

- The second screen group has fewer layers than the first screen group. With the above configuration, the number of screens of the auxiliary screen 60 is reduced when the printer application is for crafts. As a result, if the printer is intended for crafts, the screen transition mode is such that the selection of the template image by the user is not assisted as much as possible. On the other hand, if the printer application is not for crafts, increasing the number of auxiliary screens provides a mode of screen transition that positively assists the user in selecting a template image. As a result, proper screen transition can be performed according to the printer application.

- The CPU 12 generates a URL specifying the location of the page data PD corresponding to the first and second screen groups, and uses the page data PD at the location specified by the generated URL to display the first and second screen groups. is displayed on the display 13. The CPU 12 generates a first URL indicating the location of the page data PD corresponding to the first screen group when judging from the model information that the printer is not intended for crafting. On the other hand, if it is determined from the device information that the printer application is for crafts, a second URL indicating the location of the page data PD corresponding to the second screen group is generated. As a result, the existing URL used when downloading the page data PD from the server 40 is used to change the page data PD between the one corresponding to the first screen group and the one corresponding to the second screen group. can do.

The information processing device 10 includes a network communication unit 15 and can communicate a URL with the server 40 through the network communication unit 15 . With the above configuration, the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which the information processing apparatus 10 downloads the page data PD from the server 40 using a URL.

The CPU 12 acquires model information indicating the model of the printer, and determines whether the printer is intended for crafting according to the model of the printer indicated by the acquired model information. 2. Description of the Related Art In a label printer that prints a template image on a tape-shaped print medium, it is conceivable that the use of the printer is limited by the print medium used for printing. In this regard, in the above configuration, the number of layers of the screen group is changed according to the model of the printer. As a result, the screen transition of the screen group can be made according to the printer application, so that the usability of the information processing apparatus can be further suppressed.

<Modified Example of First Embodiment>
- Changing the number of layers of the screen group when the printer is for craft is just an example. In addition to this, the screen group is changed from the first screen group to the second screen group in any of the printer applications "for food retailers", "for manufacturing/distribution", and "for medical sites". good too.

- The application selection screen 70 may be included in the first screen group, and the application selection screen 70 may not be included in the second screen group. In this case, the second screen group may consist of the template selection screen 72 and the edit screen 75 .

- The application selection screen 70a of the first screen group and the application selection screen 70b of the second screen group may be common. In this case, when the usage selection screen 70 is displayed, the processing of S11 to S15 is not executed, and the page data PD related to the usage selection screen 70 designated by the predetermined URL is received from the server 40 in S16. good. Alternatively, the processing of S11 to S15 may be executed if the contents of the page data PD related to the application selection screen 70 specified by the first URL or the second URL are commonly stored in the server 40 .

The timing for acquiring the template data of the thumbnail selected on the template selection screen 72 from the server 40 may be any timing as long as it is at least the timing for displaying the editing screen 75 .

<Second embodiment>
2nd Embodiment mainly demonstrates a different structure from 1st Embodiment. The same reference numerals are used in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

In this embodiment, the CPU 12 generates a URL using a first parameter indicating the printer application and a second parameter indicating the type of print medium.

A screen transition procedure in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 10 .

If a negative determination is made in step S13, or if the process of step S14 ends, the process proceeds to step S40. In step S40, it is determined whether or not the type of print medium in the currently selected printer is a ribbon. Whether or not the type of the print medium is a ribbon can be determined using the setting information set on the option screen.

If the determination in step S40 is affirmative, the process advances to step S41 to add a second parameter indicating that the print medium is a ribbon to the request parameters. The fact that the print medium is a ribbon indicates an example of the shape or material of the print medium, and the setting information corresponds to the print medium information. For example, if the printer application can be identified by the tape width and material indicated by the setting information, whether or not to add the second parameter may be changed according to the tape width and material. After completing the process of step S41, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S40, the process proceeds to step S15 without going through step S41. In the present embodiment, steps S13, S14, S40, and S41 are examples of determination processing and determination steps performed by the CPU 12. FIG.

In step S15, a URL is generated for requesting the page data PD corresponding to the linked screen to the server 40 . When a first parameter indicating that the printer is for craft is added to the request parameters (step S14), and a second parameter indicating that the type of the printing medium is a ribbon is added to the request parameters. (Step S41), a URL with the first and second parameters added to the end is generated. In this embodiment, the URL having the first and second parameters at the end is the second URL. Also, a URL with either the first or second parameter at the end and a URL with no first or second parameter at the end are the first URL.

In step S16, a screen is displayed on the display 13 by designating the URL generated in step S15 to the server 40. FIG.

The following effects can be obtained in this embodiment described above. The CPU 12 acquires print medium information indicating the shape or material of the tape, which is the print medium, as device information. The CPU 12 determines whether or not the printer is for craft according to the information on the medium to be printed. As a result, the printer application can be specified with higher accuracy, so that the hierarchical structure of the first and second screen groups can be made more user-friendly.

<Third Embodiment>
3rd Embodiment mainly demonstrates a different structure from 1st Embodiment. The same reference numerals are used in the first embodiment and the third embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

In this embodiment, the URL is generated using the third parameter indicating the remaining capacity of the storage battery included in the information processing device 10 . This is because if the remaining battery capacity of the information processing apparatus 10 is low and the number of layers in the screen group is large, the remaining battery capacity may be consumed before the user completes the selection of the template image. is.

A screen transition procedure in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 11 . The processing shown in FIG. 11 is processing performed by the CPU 12 when the application selection screen 70 is displayed on the display 13 .

In step S<b>50 , the remaining battery capacity SC of the storage battery is acquired as status information of the information processing device 10 . In step S51, it is determined whether or not the remaining battery capacity SC acquired in step S50 is smaller than the remaining capacity judgment value THb. The remaining capacity determination value THb is, for example, the lower limit value of the remaining battery capacity SC that can drive the information processing apparatus 10 when the information processing apparatus 10 transitions the first screen group to display the edit screen 75. is.

If the determination in step S51 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S52, and a third parameter indicating that the remaining battery capacity is low is added to the request parameters. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S51, the process proceeds to step S15. In this embodiment, steps S<b>51 and S<b>52 are examples of determination processing and determination steps performed by the CPU 12 .

In step S15, a URL is generated. In this embodiment, in step S52, when the third parameter is added to the request parameters, a URL with the third parameter added to the end is generated. A URL without a third parameter at the end is the first URL. Also, the URL with the third parameter at the end is the second URL.

In step S16, a screen is displayed on the display 13 by designating the URL generated in step S15 to the server 40. FIG.

The following effects can be obtained in this embodiment described above. The information processing device 10 can be driven by power supplied from a storage battery. The CPU 12 acquires the remaining battery capacity SC of the storage battery as device information. The CPU 12 generates the second URL when the remaining battery capacity SC is less than the remaining battery capacity judgment value THb, and generates the first URL when the remaining battery capacity SC is equal to or greater than the remaining battery capacity judgment value THb. As a result, when the remaining battery capacity SC of the information processing apparatus 10 is high, the number of screen transitions is increased, thereby generously assisting the user in selecting a template image. Battery consumption can be minimized by reducing the number of screens displayed.

<Modified example of the third embodiment>
When the printers 30 and 31 are driven by power from storage batteries, the CPU 12 may acquire the remaining battery capacity of the printers 30 and 31 as device information. In this case, the CPU 12 of the information processing apparatus 10 may acquire the remaining battery capacity SC of the printers 30, 31 from the status information transmitted from the printers 30, 31 in step S50. Further, in step S51 of FIG. 11, the CPU 12 may compare the remaining battery capacity SC of the selected printer among the printers 30 and 31 with the remaining capacity judgment value THb.

<Fourth Embodiment>
4th Embodiment mainly demonstrates a different structure from 1st Embodiment. The same reference numerals are used in the first embodiment and the fourth embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

In this embodiment, the URL is generated using the fourth parameter corresponding to the set language of the information processing device 10 . This is for changing the number of layers of the screen group displayed on the information processing device 10 according to the area where the information processing device 10 is used. In this embodiment, as an example, the information processing apparatus 10 is caused to display the second screen group in English-speaking regions, and the information processing apparatus 10 is caused to display the first screen group in regions other than English-speaking regions. However, the area where the first and second screen groups are displayed on the information processing apparatus 10 may be appropriately determined.

A screen transition procedure in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 12 . The processing shown in FIG. 12 is processing performed by the CPU 12 when the application selection screen 70 is displayed on the display 13 .

In step S<b>60 , the setting language of the information processing device 10 is acquired as the status information of the information processing device 10 . In step S61, it is determined whether or not the set language acquired in step S60 is English.

If the determination in step S61 is affirmative, the process advances to step S62 to add a fourth parameter indicating that the set language is English to the request parameters. If a negative determination is made in step S61, the process proceeds to step S15 without going through step S62. In this embodiment, steps S<b>61 and S<b>62 are examples of determination processing and determination steps performed by the CPU 12 .

In step S15, a URL is generated. In this embodiment, in step S62, if a fourth parameter indicating that the set language is English is added to the request parameter, a URL with the fourth parameter added at the end is generated. A URL without a fourth parameter at the end is the first URL. Also, the URL with the fourth parameter at the end is the second URL.

In step S16, a screen is displayed on the display 13 by designating the URL generated in step S15 to the server 40. FIG.

The following effects can be obtained in this embodiment described above. The CPU 12 acquires the setting language of the information processing device 10 as device information. The CPU 12 generates the second URL when determining that the set language is English, and generates the first URL when determining that the set language is a language other than English. Thereby, the screen transition of the screen group can be changed according to the area where the information processing apparatus 10 or the printers 30 and 31 are used.

<Other embodiments>
The screen transition of the screen group may be changed by combining the processes of the CPU 12 described in the first to fourth embodiments. In this case, the CPU 12 performs each process of steps S13, S14, S40, S41, S51, S52, S61 and S62. Thereafter, in step S15, the CPU 12 may generate a URL for displaying the second screen group when at least one of the first to fourth parameters is included in the request parameters.

・The image output device is not limited to a label printer, as long as it can receive template data from a server. good. In this case, whether or not the printer is for photography may be determined based on the model information. Further, the image output device may be a multi-function device having a function of reading an image in addition to the printing process.

- The device information may be time information indicating the current time. In this case, in step S13, the CPU 12 may add the request parameter in step S14 when it is determined from the device information that it is a specific time zone. For example, the specific time may be night or early morning.

- The server 40 may be composed of a plurality of devices. In this case, the functions of the server 40 described in this embodiment may be implemented by a server having a function of communicating with the information processing device 10 and a server having a function of managing the page data PD.

- The information processing apparatus 10 may realize various kinds of processing according to the present embodiment by a so-called stand-alone. In this case, the page data PD may be stored in the memory 16 included in the information processing apparatus 10, and the CPU 12 may use the address of the memory 16 instead of the URL as the path information.

- A computer may be realized not only by a CPU but also by an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) or other logic integrated circuit, or by cooperation of a CPU or the like, an ASIC, or another logic integrated circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Information processing apparatus, 12... CPU, 13... Display, 14... Touch panel, 20... Control application, 30, 31... Printer

Claims (10)

A computer-readable control program for an information processing device comprising a display and an operation unit,
to the computer;
a selection process of selecting an image output device capable of outputting a template image according to an operation received by the operation unit;
an acquisition process of acquiring device information of at least one of the selected image output device and the information processing device;
a judgment process for judging whether the acquired device information satisfies a first condition or a second condition;
Display processing for displaying on the display a group of hierarchically structured screens including a selection screen for accepting selection of the template image, in an order according to a predetermined screen transition according to the operation received by the operation unit. and,
and
In the display processing, when it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the first condition, a first screen group having a first hierarchy number composed of screens other than the selection screen is displayed on the display. display,
When it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the second condition, a second screen in which the number of layers formed by screens other than the selection screen is a second number of layers smaller than the first number of layers. A control program that causes groups to be displayed on the display. The group of screens includes an auxiliary screen showing the purpose of the template image or detailed information about the template image,
2. The control program according to claim 1, wherein the second screen group has a smaller number of layers composed of the auxiliary screens than the first screen group. In the display process,
generating path information specifying the location of display data corresponding to the screen group, and displaying the screen group on the display using the display data located at the location specified by the generated path information;
generating the path information indicating the location of the display data corresponding to the first screen group when it is determined that the device information satisfies the first condition;
3. The control program according to claim 1, wherein the path information indicating the location of the display data corresponding to the second screen group is generated when it is determined that the device information satisfies the second condition. The information processing device includes a communication unit and is capable of communicating with a server through the communication unit,
4. The control program according to claim 3, wherein said path information is a URL indicating the location of said display data in said server. The image output device is a printer that prints the template image on a print medium,
In the acquisition process, model information indicating the model of the image output device is acquired as the device information,
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, in said judgment processing, it is judged whether said device information satisfies said first condition or said device information satisfies said second condition according to the model indicated by said acquired model information. A control program according to any one of the preceding paragraphs. The image output device is a printer that prints the template image on a print medium,
In the acquisition process, print medium information indicating the shape or material of the print medium used by the image output device is acquired as the device information,
2. In the determination process, it is determined whether the apparatus information satisfies the first condition or the second condition according to the shape or material of the print medium indicated by the print medium information. 6. The control program according to any one of -5. at least one of the image output device and the information processing device can be driven by power supplied from a battery;
In the acquisition process, the remaining capacity of the battery is acquired as the device information,
In the judgment process,
determining that the device information satisfies the second condition when the remaining capacity of the battery is less than the remaining capacity determination value;
5. The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the device information satisfies the first condition when the remaining capacity of the battery is equal to or greater than the remaining capacity determination value. In the acquisition process, a setting language of the information processing device is acquired as the device information,
In the determination processing, when it is determined that the set language is the predetermined language, it is determined that the device information satisfies the second condition;
5. The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when it is determined that the set language is a language other than the predetermined language, it is determined that the device information satisfies the first condition. A control method for an information processing device,
a selection step of selecting an image output device capable of outputting a template image according to an operation received by an operation unit of the information processing device;
an acquiring step of acquiring device information of at least one of the selected image output device and the information processing device;
a determination step of determining whether the acquired device information satisfies a first condition or a second condition;
A screen group hierarchically structured by a plurality of screens including a selection screen for receiving selection of the template image is displayed on the display of the information processing device in an order according to a predetermined screen transition according to the operation received by the operation unit. a display step that causes
A control method comprising
In the displaying step,
when it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the first condition, causing the display to display a first screen group having a first hierarchy number composed of screens other than the selection screen;
When it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the second condition, a second screen in which the number of layers formed by screens other than the selection screen is a second number of layers smaller than the first number of layers. A control method for an information processing device that causes a group to be displayed on the display. a display;
an operation unit;
a control unit;
an information processing device;
A control system comprising:
The control unit
a selection process of selecting an image output device capable of outputting a template image according to an operation received by the operation unit;
an acquisition process of acquiring device information of at least one of the selected image output device and the information processing device;
a judgment process for judging whether the acquired device information satisfies a first condition or a second condition;
Display processing for displaying on the display a group of hierarchically structured screens including a selection screen for accepting selection of the template image, in an order according to a predetermined screen transition according to the operation received by the operation unit. and,
and run
In the display process,
when it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the first condition, causing the display to display a first screen group having a first hierarchy number composed of screens other than the selection screen;
When it is determined that the acquired device information satisfies the second condition, a second screen in which the number of layers formed by screens other than the selection screen is a second number of layers smaller than the first number of layers. A control system for causing groups to be displayed on the display.

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