JP2020127204A - Image processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To disclose a technique capable of transmitting image data by an appropriate communication protocol. An image processing device includes an account information transmission unit, a reception unit, a first transmission unit, and a second transmission unit. The account information transmitter sends account information to the directory server for authentication. The receiving unit receives the attribute information associated with the account information from the directory server. The first transmission unit transmits image data to the first destination indicated by the attribute information including the first type of information according to the first communication protocol. The second transmission unit is a second destination indicated by attribute information including the second type of information, and is a second destination different from the first destination and different from the first protocol. 2 Image data is transmitted to the destination according to the communication protocol. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to a technique of transmitting image data.

Conventionally, various image processing apparatuses such as scanners have been used. Further, a technique has been proposed in which image data generated by a scanner is transmitted to a home folder set by a user based on directory information acquired from an LDAP server.

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However, the fact is that no sufficient device has been devised for using an appropriate communication protocol for transmitting image data. Such a problem is not limited to the scanner, but is a problem common to image processing apparatuses that transmit image data.

The present disclosure discloses a technique capable of transmitting image data using an appropriate communication protocol.

The present disclosure discloses the following application examples, for example.

[Application Example 1] An image processing apparatus, comprising: an account information transmitting unit that transmits account information to a directory server for authentication by the directory server; and the directory server when the account information is authenticated by the directory server. From the attribute information associated with the account information, the receiving unit receiving the attribute information indicating the position on the network, and if the attribute information includes the first type of information, In the case where the first transmission destination shown includes a first transmission unit that transmits image data to the transmission destination according to the first communication protocol indicated by the first type information, and the attribute information includes second type information. A second destination indicated by the attribute information, the second destination being different from the first destination, being a second communication protocol indicated by the second type of information, An image processing apparatus, comprising: a second transmission unit that transmits image data to a destination according to the second protocol different from the first protocol.

According to this configuration, when the image data is transmitted using the attribute information associated with the authenticated account information, the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol can be used, and therefore the attribute information indicates The image data can be transmitted to the destination to be transmitted using an appropriate communication protocol.

[Application example 2] An image processing apparatus, comprising: an account information transmission unit that transmits account information to a directory server for authentication by the directory server; and a homeDirectory request when the account information is authenticated by the directory server. A request transmission unit for transmitting at least one of the wWWHomePage request to the directory server, and after transmitting at least one of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request, one or more associated with the account information from the directory server. Attribute information, a home folder included in the response to the homeDirectory request, the home folder indicating a position on the network, and a web page included in the response to the wWWHomePage request, the position on the network And a receiving unit that receives the attribute information, which includes a character string that represents at least one of the web page and a home folder that is included in the attribute information when the attribute information includes the first type information. And a first transmission unit for transmitting image data to a first destination indicated by a character string included in at least one of the web page and the destination according to a first communication protocol indicated by the first type information, A second destination indicated by a character string included in at least one of the home folder and the web page included in the attribute information, when the attribute information includes a second type of information, Image data is transmitted to the second destination different from the first destination according to the second communication protocol indicated by the second type of information and the second protocol different from the first protocol. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a second transmitting unit that transmits to a destination.

According to this configuration, when the image data is transmitted using the attribute information associated with the authenticated account information, the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol can be used, so the home folder and the web The image data can be transmitted to the destination indicated by the character string included in at least one of the page and the appropriate communication protocol.

It should be noted that the technology disclosed in this specification can be implemented in various modes. For example, an image processing method and an image processing apparatus, a computer program for implementing the functions of those methods or apparatuses, and a computer thereof. It can be realized in the form of a recording medium (for example, a non-temporary recording medium) recording a program.

It is an explanatory view showing the image processing system 1000 of an example. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing of the image processing system 1000. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing of the image processing system 1000. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing of the image processing system 1000. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a setting screen of authentication setting information 134. FIG. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of information represented by attestation information 510e. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 140. FIG. It is a schematic diagram of a profile. 9 is a table showing an algorithm of a profile creation method. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen showing a list of profiles.

A. First embodiment:
A1. About the system:
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an image processing system 1000 according to an embodiment. The image processing system 1000 includes a multifunction peripheral 100 connected to an internal network LNT, a directory server 510, a personal computer 520, a server 600 connected to an external network GNT, and a relay device connecting an internal network LNT and an external network GNT. 530 (a router in this embodiment).

The external network GNT is a public network. An unspecified number of devices may be connected to the external network GNT. In this embodiment, the external network GNT is the so-called Internet.

The internal network LNT is an undisclosed network. The devices connectable to the internal network LNT are limited by the administrator of the internal network LNT. The internal network LNT is, for example, a network closed in a local area such as a specific home or a specific company. The multifunction peripheral 100 belongs to the internal network LNT and does not belong to the external network GNT.

A relay device 530 separates the internal network LNT and the external network GNT. The multi-function device 100 can communicate with the directory server 510 and the personal computer 520 via the internal network LNT. In addition, the multifunction peripheral 100 can communicate with the server 600 connected to the external network GNT through the internal network LNT and the relay device 530.

The directory server 510 is a computer including a processor 510a, a volatile storage device 510b, and a non-volatile storage device 510c. The processor 510a is a device that performs data processing, and is, for example, a CPU. The volatile storage device 510b is, for example, a DRAM, and the non-volatile storage device 510c is, for example, a hard disk drive. A program 510d and authentication information 510e are stored in the non-volatile storage device 510c.

The processor 510a of the directory server 510 realizes various functions for the directory service by executing the program 510d. Directory services are services that provide information about resources on a network. In this embodiment, the program 510d causes the processor 510a to function as an LDAP server that provides information in accordance with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). The authentication information 510e is information used for user authentication by the directory server 510. In this embodiment, the authentication information 510e includes various information including a user name, a password, and various attribute information associated with the user name.

The multi-function peripheral 100 includes a processor 110, a volatile storage device 120, a non-volatile storage device 130, a display unit 140 that displays an image, an operation unit 150 that receives a user operation, a communication interface 170, and a scanner unit 180. And a printer unit 185. These elements are connected to each other via a bus.

The processor 110 is a device that performs data processing, and is, for example, a CPU. The volatile storage device 120 is, for example, a DRAM, and the non-volatile storage device 130 is, for example, a flash memory.

The non-volatile storage device 130 stores a program 132, authentication setting information 134, and information indicating a plurality of first type profiles 136a, 136b, 136c, 136d. The processor 110 realizes various functions by executing the program 132 (details will be described later). The processor 110 temporarily stores various intermediate data used for executing the program 132 in a storage device (for example, either the volatile storage device 120 or the non-volatile storage device 130). In the present embodiment, the program 132 is stored in advance in the non-volatile storage device 130 as firmware by the manufacturer of the multifunction peripheral 100.

The authentication setting information 134 is information used for user authentication by the directory server 510. The first type profiles 136a to 136d are information used in the process of transmitting image data. Details of the authentication setting information 134 and the first type profiles 136a to 136d will be described later.

The display unit 140 is a device that displays an image, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The operation unit 150 is a device that receives an operation performed by a user, and is, for example, a touch panel that is arranged over the display unit 140. The user can input various instructions to the multifunction peripheral 100 by operating the operation unit 150.

The communication interface 170 is an interface for communicating with another device (for example, a wired LAN interface, an IEEE802.11 wireless interface). An internal network LNT is connected to the communication interface 170.

The scanner unit 180 optically scans an object such as an original using a photoelectric conversion element such as a CCD or a CMOS to generate scan data representing a read image (referred to as “scan image”). The scan data is, for example, RGB bitmap data representing a color scan image.

The printer unit 185 is a device that prints an image on paper (an example of a print medium). In this embodiment, the printer unit 185 is an inkjet printing apparatus that uses cyan C, magenta M, yellow Y, and black K inks, respectively. As the printer unit 185, a printing device of another method (for example, a laser method) may be adopted.

The multi-function device 100 drives the scanner unit 180 in accordance with a user's instruction and optically reads an object to generate scan data representing the object. Then, the multifunction device 100 can transmit the scan data to another device (for example, the server 600). The multifunction peripheral 100 can also cause the printer unit 185 to print an image represented by scan data.

The server 600 is a computer including a processor 600a, a volatile storage device 600b, and a non-volatile storage device 600c. The processor 600a is a device that performs data processing, and is, for example, a CPU. The volatile storage device 600b is, for example, a DRAM, and the non-volatile storage device 600c is, for example, a hard disk drive. A program 600d is stored in the non-volatile storage device 600c.

By executing the program 600d, the processor 600a of the server 600 realizes various functions for services that store data and read the stored data. In this embodiment, the program 600d causes the processor 600a to realize a function as an FTP server that transfers data according to FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

Although not shown, the personal computer 520 is also a computer including a processor (for example, a CPU) and a storage device.

A2. Transmission process:
2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 are sequence diagrams showing an example of processing of the image processing system 1000. 3 shows a continuation of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 shows a continuation of FIG. This processing example shows an example of processing in which the multifunction peripheral 100 transmits the scan data generated by the scanner unit 180 to the server 600. In the drawing, a code that is a combination of the character "S" and a number following the character "S" is used as the code indicating the process. In the figure, the processing of the multifunction peripheral 100, the processing of the directory server 510, and the processing of the external device (here, the FTP server 600) are shown.

In S100, the user logs in to the multifunction peripheral 100 (FIG. 1). In this embodiment, the user operates the operation unit 150 of the multifunction peripheral 100 to input the user name and password. The processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 executes processing for user authentication according to the authentication setting information 134.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a setting screen of the authentication setting information 134. The setting screen DA is displayed on the display unit 140 by the user operating the operation unit 150 of the multifunction peripheral 100 (FIG. 1). In the example of FIG. 5, the setting screen DA has a network address input field 40 of the directory server and a button 41 for setting the first function for automatically acquiring the information of the home directory of the user to “ON” or “OFF”. And a button 42 for setting the second function of automatically acquiring the information of the user's web page to “on” or “off”. In the input field 40, the address of the directory server (here, the directory server 510) used for user authentication is entered. Further, both the first function and the second function are set to “on”. The authentication setting information 134 includes the information input through the setting screen DA. The first function and the second function will be described later.

In S200 of FIG. 2, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 sends the account information including the input user name and password to the directory server 510 designated by the authentication setting information 134. For example, the processor 110 sends an LDAP bind request including account information to the directory server 510.

In S105, the processor 510a of the directory server 510 performs user authentication using the received user name and password and the authentication information 510e (FIG. 1). The authentication information 510e represents the correspondence between a valid user name and password. The processor 510a refers to the authentication information 510e to determine whether or not the received correspondence between the user name and the password is valid, and notifies the multifunction device 100 of the determination result (that is, the authentication result).

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of information represented by the authentication information 510e. In the figure, an example of a part of the information associated with one user name is shown. In the example of FIG. 6, the authentication information 510e represents the correspondence among “user name”, “password”, “connected drive”, and “web page”. The "user name" and "password" are referred to in the above user authentication.

“Connected drive” indicates a network location 51 of a home folder (also called a home directory) and a drive letter 50. In the example of FIG. 6, a position 51 on the network (hereinafter, also referred to as “first position 51”) is specified by a character string representing a path expressed in the UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) format. Such a path is expressed using "\ (backslash)" or "\ (backslash)". For example, in a Japanese environment system, a path is expressed using "\ (yen symbol)". In addition, in a non-Japanese environment system, a path can be expressed using "\ (backslash)". The drive letter 50 is used when the home folder is used as a network drive. In this embodiment, the directory server 510 stores data representing the character string at the first position 51 in response to a request from a device that has succeeded in user authentication (for example, an LDAP search request that specifies the attribute “homeDirectory”). Returns the response that contains. The drive letter 50 is not used.

“Web page” indicates the position 52 of the web page on the network. In the example of FIG. 6, the position 52 on the network (hereinafter, also referred to as “second position 52”) is specified by a character string representing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The URL is expressed by using a character string (for example, “ftp” or the like) representing a communication scheme and “/ (slash)”. The second position 52 is not limited to the URL of a Web page for browsing only, and a URL that can be used for data transmission such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) can be designated. In this embodiment, the directory server 510 sends data representing the character string at the second position 52 in response to a request from a device that has succeeded in user authentication (for example, an LDAP search request that specifies the attribute “wWWHomePage”). Returns the response that contains.

In this embodiment, as the first position 51 of the “connected drive”, a URL including the FTP scheme can be set in addition to the UNC format path. Further, the first position 51 of “connected drive” and the second position 52 of “Web page” are examples of the attribute information associated with the user name.

The authentication information 510e is determined in advance by the administrator of the directory server 510. Further, the program 510d of the directory server 510 enables the processor 510a to change the information associated with the authenticated user in response to a request from a device (for example, the personal computer 520) that has succeeded in user authentication. It may be configured.

In S110 of FIG. 2, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 refers to the received notification (that is, the authentication result) and determines whether the authentication is successful. If the authentication has failed (S110: No), the processor 110 ends the process without allowing the login to the multi-function peripheral 100. When the authentication is successful (S110: Yes), the processor 110 permits the login to the multi-function peripheral 100 and proceeds to S115.

In S115, the processor 110 displays the home screen on the display unit 140 (FIG. 1). FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 140. FIG. 7A shows an example of the home screen. In this embodiment, the home screen D1 shows three buttons B01, B02, B03. The first button B01 is a button for starting the process of "scan", the second button B02 is a button for starting the process of "copy", and the third button B03 is "facsimile transmission". This is a button for starting the processing of. The user can operate the desired button by touching a position on the operation unit 150 that overlaps the desired button.

In S120 of FIG. 2, the processor 110 refers to the authentication setting information 134 (FIG. 1) of the multi-function peripheral 100 and determines whether or not the setting for acquiring the first position 51 is on. This setting corresponds to the setting by the button 41 in FIG. If the setting is “ON” (S120: Yes), in S125, the processor 110 sends a request for “homeDirectory” to the directory server 510 (for example, a LDAP search request specifying the attribute “homeDirectory” is issued). , To the directory server 510). In S130, the processor 510a of the directory server 510 transmits a response including data representing the character string of the first position 51 (FIG. 6) on the network of the home folder to the multifunction peripheral 100 in response to the request. In S132, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 receives the response from the directory server 510, and acquires the data representing the character string of the first position 51 of the home folder included in the received response. The data representing the character string at the first position 51 of the home folder is an example of the first attribute information including the character string representing the home folder. When the setting for acquiring the first position 51 is “OFF” (S120: No), S125, S130, and S132 are skipped.

In S135, the processor 110 refers to the authentication setting information 134 (FIG. 1) of the multi-function peripheral 100 and determines whether the setting for acquiring the second position 52 is on. This setting corresponds to the setting by the button 42 in FIG. When the setting is “ON” (S135: Yes), in S140, the processor 110 transmits a request for “wWWHomePage” to the directory server 510 (for example, a LDAP search request specifying the attribute of “wWWHomePage” is issued). , To the directory server 510). In S145, the processor 510a of the directory server 510 sends a response including the data representing the character string of the second position 52 (FIG. 6) on the network of the Web page to the multi-function peripheral 100 in response to the request. In S147, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 receives the response from the directory server 510, and acquires the data representing the character string of the second position 52 of the Web page included in the received response. The data representing the character string at the second position 52 of the web page is an example of second attribute information including the character string representing the web page. When the setting for acquiring the second position 52 is “OFF” (S135: No), S140, S145, and S147 are skipped.

In S200 of FIG. 3, the user operates the screen displayed on the display unit 140 (FIG. 1). Here, it is assumed that the user operates the first button B01 on the home screen D1 (FIG. 7A). In this embodiment, the first button B01 is associated with a process of transmitting scan data to another device different from the multifunction peripheral 100. When the first button B01 is operated, the processor 110 displays the selection screen D2 shown in FIG. 7B on the display unit 140. The selection screen D2 is a screen for selecting a communication protocol used for transmitting scan data. The selection screen D2 shows three buttons B11, B12, and B13. The first button B01 is a button for selecting “FTP”, the second button B02 is a button for selecting “CIFS (Common Internet File System)”, and the third button B03 is “HTTP”. This is a button for selecting (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). In S200, the user selects one communication protocol from these communication protocols. Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that “FTP” has been selected.

In S205, the processor 110 creates a profile according to the selected communication protocol. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a profile. FIG. 8A shows an example of the profile created in S205. The profile is a collection of a plurality of types of settings (for example, including a transmission destination, a communication protocol, etc.) used for one processing of transmitting scan data. At least some of various settings such as a destination server, a destination folder, and a communication protocol may be different between the plurality of profiles. The profile 200 of FIG. 8A indicates that the storage location (that is, the transmission destination) of the scan data is “ftp://test.jp/share”. This storage position corresponds to the second position 52 of the web page in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a table showing an algorithm of the profile creation method of S205 of FIG. In the present embodiment, the processor 110 causes the character string of “home folder” (that is, the character string of the first position 51 in FIG. 6) and the character string of “Web page” (that is, the character string of the second position 52 in FIG. 6). (Character string), a predetermined character string is searched, and a keyword included in the character string of “home folder” and a keyword included in the character string of “Web page” are specified. In this embodiment, "/", "\", and "\" are searched for from the character string "home folder", and "ftp://" is searched from the character string "Web page". , "File://", and "http://" are searched. Then, the processor 110, according to the combination of the keyword included in the character string of “home folder”, the keyword included in the character string of “Web page”, and the communication protocol selected in S200 of FIG. Determine your profile.

The three columns C1 to C3 in the table of FIG. 9 indicate three types of “home folders” classified by the keywords included in the character string “home folder”. The first type home folder P1 in the first column C1 indicates a home folder including "/ (slash)", and the second type home folder P2 in the second column C2 is "\ (yen symbol)" or "\( Backslash)”, and the third type home folder in the third column C3 indicates a home folder that does not include those keywords. In the present embodiment, the first type home folder P1 is treated as a destination by FTP, and the second type home folder P2 is treated as a destination by CIFS.

The four rows R1 to R4 of the table of FIG. 9 indicate four types of “Web pages” classified by the keywords included in the character string of “Web page”. The first type Web page P3 in the first row R1 indicates a Web page including “ftp://(FTP scheme)”. The second type Web page P4 in the second row R2 indicates a Web page including "file:// (scheme referencing the file system)". The third type Web page P5 in the third row R3 indicates a Web page including “http://(scheme of HTTP)”. The fourth type Web page in the fourth row R4 indicates a Web page that does not include those keywords. In the present embodiment, the first type Web page P3 is treated as a destination by FTP, the second type Web page P4 is treated as a destination by CIFS, and the third type Web page P5 is treated as a destination by HTTP. Treated

The cell where one row and one column in the table of FIG. 9 intersect shows the correspondence between the communication protocol selected in S200 of FIG. 3 and the destination used for transmitting the scan data. There is. For example, in the example of FIG. 6, since the first position 51 is the second type home folder P2 and the second position 52 is the first type Web page P3, the profile is set according to the rule of the cell CL1 of FIG. It is determined. In the cell CL1, “FTP” is associated with the first-type Web page P3, “CIFS” is associated with the second-type home folder P2, and “HTTP” is associated with the destination. Not not. When “FTP” is selected in S200 of FIG. 3, the first type Web page P3 (second position 52 of FIG. 6) is adopted as the destination. The profile 200 of FIG. 8A is a profile created in this case. When “CIFS” is selected, the second type home folder P2 (first position 51 in FIG. 6) is adopted as the destination.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the processor 110 generally adopts the transmission destination associated with the communication protocol selected in S200 (FIG. 3) from the “home folder” and the “web page”. To do. Further, as indicated by the cells CL2 and CL3, when the “home folder” and the “web page” include information indicating the same communication protocol, the processor 110 sets the “home folder” as the destination instead of the “web page”. adopt. Then, in S205, the processor 110 generates a profile representing the adopted transmission destination.

Further, in the present embodiment, if the communication protocol selected in S200 of FIG. 3 is not associated with both “home folder” and “web page”, the processor 110 does not generate a profile. "- (hyphen)" in each cell in the table of FIG. 9 indicates that the profile is not generated when the corresponding communication protocol is selected. For example, when the process proceeds according to the cell CL1 and “HTTP” is selected, no profile is generated.

Hereinafter, the profile created in S205 of FIG. 3 is also referred to as a "dedicated profile" or a "second type profile". As the profile indicating the destination, the first type profiles 136a to 136d stored in the non-volatile storage device 130 (FIG. 1) can also be used. FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing an example of the first type profile. The first type profile 136a represents a profile name, a data storage position (that is, a transmission destination), a user name, and a password. The user name and password are information for obtaining permission to access the storage location. In the example of FIG. 8B, the profile name is “user1's profileA”, the storage location is “ftp://test.jp/user1”, and the user name is “user1”. As a storage location, a URL of another scheme different from FTP can be used, and a UNC path can be used.

FIG. 8C is a flowchart of the process of registering the first type profile in the multifunction peripheral 100. By operating the multifunction peripheral 100 in advance, the user can register the first type profile in the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the procedure of FIG. The processing of FIG. 8C is performed independently of the processing of FIGS. In S400, the user operates the operation unit 150 to perform information on the first type profile, for example, the "profile name", the "storage position", the "user name", and the "password" described in FIG. 8B. Enter and. In S410, the processor 110 stores the input data representing the type 1 profile in the non-volatile storage device 130. The profile name is used to identify the type 1 profile.

In S210 of FIG. 3, the processor 110 determines whether or not the second type profile has been generated in S205. When the second type profile is generated (S210: Yes), in S215, the processor 110 lists the second type profile and the first type profile stored in the non-volatile storage device 130 (FIG. 1). Is displayed on the display unit 140. In the present embodiment, the processor 110 displays, from the plurality of first type profiles stored in the non-volatile storage device 130, a profile whose communication protocol matches the communication protocol selected in S200 of FIG. To display.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen showing a list of profiles. FIG. 10A shows an example of the screen displayed in S215 of FIG. On the screen D11, a name indicating the second type profile 200 and the names of the first type profiles 136a to 136c are displayed. In the present embodiment, the name of the type 2 profile indicates one of the “home folder” and the “web page” corresponding to the type 2 profile. Here, it is assumed that “FTP” is selected in S200 of FIG. 3 and that the second type profile 200 of FIG. 8A indicating the destination of the “Web page” is generated as the second type profile. .. Further, of the first type profiles 136a to 136d stored in the non-volatile storage device 130 (FIG. 1), the protocol of the profiles 136a to 136c is “FTP”, and the protocol of the profile 136d is “other than FTP (for example, HTTP. )”. The name of profile 136d is not displayed because the protocol of profile 136d is not "FTP".

When the second type profile is not generated (S210: No), the processor 110 displays a list of the first type profile on the display unit 140 in S225. FIG. 10B shows an example of the screen displayed in S225. On the screen D12, the names of the first type profiles 136a to 136c are displayed. The information displayed on the screen D12 is the same as the information displayed on the screen D11 of FIG. 10A, except that the information indicating the type 2 profile is not displayed.

In S230 after S215 or S225 in FIG. 3, the user selects one profile from the displayed profiles. The user can select a desired profile by touching a position on the operation unit 150 that overlaps the desired profile.

In S300 of FIG. 4, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 determines whether or not the second type profile is selected in S230 of FIG. When the second type profile is selected (S300: Yes), in S305, the processor 110 requests the server of the transmission destination to start communication according to the selected profile. Here, it is assumed that the second type profile 200 in FIG. 8A is selected and the destination server is the server 600. In S310, the processor 600a of the server 600 responds to the request and starts communication.

In step S315, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 logs in to the server 600. At this time, the processor 110 transmits the login information (that is, the user name and password) input in S100 of FIG. 2 to the server 600. In S320, the processor 600a of the server 600 performs user authentication using the received user name and password, and sends the authentication result to the multi-function peripheral 100. If the authentication fails, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 displays a screen for inputting the user name and password on the display unit 140 (not shown). Then, the processor 110 logs in to the server 600 by transmitting the user name and the password input by the user to the server 600.

When the second type profile is not selected (S300: No), that is, when the first type profile is selected, in S325, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 sets the destination server in accordance with the selected profile. , Request to start communication. Here, it is assumed that the first type profile 136a in FIG. 8B is selected and the destination server is the server 600. In S330, the processor 600a of the server 600 responds to the request and starts communication.

In S335, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 logs in to the server 600. At this time, the processor 110 transmits the user name and password preset by the selected first type profile (for example, the first type profile 136a in FIG. 8B) to the server 600. In S340, the processor 600a of the server 600 performs user authentication using the received user name and password, and sends the authentication result to the multi-function peripheral 100.

After S315 or S335, in S345, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 sends a request to the server 600 to change the current folder to the destination folder defined by the selected profile. In S347, the processor 600a of the server 600 changes the current folder in response to the request. In S350, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 controls the scanner unit 180 to generate scan data. In S355, the processor 110 transmits the generated scan data to the destination server (here, the server 600). In S360, the processor 600a of the server 600 stores the received scan data in the non-volatile storage device 600c. The storage position of the stored scan data is the current folder, that is, the storage position determined by the selected profile. With the above, the processes of FIGS. 2 to 4 are completed.

The case where “FTP” is selected in S200 of FIG. 3 has been described above. However, even when a protocol other than “FTP” is selected, the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 follows the same procedure as in FIG. Send the data to the destination device. In this case, instead of the server 600, the device corresponding to the selected protocol and which is the transmission destination of the selected profile is processed by the server 600 of FIG. 4 (for example, S310, S320, S330, S340, S347). , S360). Login to the device of the transmission destination (for example, S305 to S320, S325 to S340), movement of a folder (for example, S345 and S347), and transmission of scan data (for example, S355 and S360) are S230 of FIG. The communication is performed according to the communication protocol associated with the profile selected in (here, the same as the communication protocol selected in S200). For example, when “CISF” is selected in S200 of FIG. 3 and the process proceeds according to the cell CL1 of FIG. 9, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 sends the CIFS to the destination of the second type home folder P2. According to, the scan data is transmitted. The destination may be another device different from the server 600 (for example, the personal computer 520 (FIG. 1)). Note that the procedure of the processing in FIG. 4 is appropriately modified according to the selected communication protocol.

As described in S205 of FIG. 2, the second type profile represents the destination represented by the attribute information (specifically, “home folder” or “Web page”). Therefore, it can be said that the second type profile is a type of attribute information. Further, as described with reference to FIGS. 8B and 8C, the first type profile represents the destination similarly to the second type profile, and is the information input by the user. Therefore, it can be said that the first type profile is a type of attribute information. In the present embodiment, the first type profile stored in the non-volatile storage device 130 can be commonly used by any user who succeeds in user authentication in S100 to S110 of FIG. However, the users who can use the type 1 profile may be limited to the user who generated the profile.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 transmits the account information to the directory server 510 (FIG. 2: S100), and the attribute information associated with the authenticated account information (here, "Home folder" and "Web page") is received from the directory server 510 (FIG. 2: S132, S147). Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the processor 110 uses the attribute information including the character string associated with the FTP (here, the first type home folder P1 or the first type Web page P3) to The scan data is transmitted to the destination indicated by the attribute information according to FTP. Further, the processor 110 uses the attribute information including the character string associated with CIFS (here, the second-type home folder P2 or the second-type Web page P4), and the destination indicated by the attribute information. Then, the scan data is transmitted according to CIFS. Further, the processor 110 uses the attribute information including the character string associated with HTTP (here, the third type Web page P5) to transmit the scan data to the destination indicated by the attribute information according to HTTP. To do. As described above, when the scan data is transmitted by using the attribute information associated with the authenticated account information, a plurality of communication protocols can be used, so that the communication indicated by the attribute information is appropriate for the destination. Image data can be sent by protocol.

Further, as the attribute information, "home folder" and "web page" are used. Therefore, the processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 can transmit the scan data by using the “home folder” and the “web page” with an appropriate communication protocol.

Further, when the account information is authenticated by the directory server 510 (FIG. 2: S110: Yes), the processor 110 of the multifunction peripheral 100 transmits a homeDirectory request and a wWWHomePage request to the directory server 510 (S125, S140). .. Then, the processor 110 receives the attribute information including the character string indicating the home folder included in the response to the homeDirectory request and the attribute information including the character string indicating the web page included in the response to the wWWHomePage request (S132, S147). Therefore, the processor 110 can use the character strings included in the response to those requests to transmit the image data using the appropriate communication protocol.

Further, as described in FIG. 9, when the “home folder” and the “web page” each include information associated with the same communication protocol, the processor 110 determines that the “home folder” is not the “web page”. Used as a destination. Therefore, the processor 110 can transmit the scan data using an appropriate communication protocol when transmitting the scan data to the destination represented by the “home folder”.

As described with reference to FIG. 9, the attribute information includes attribute information including a character string associated with the file transfer service such as FTP (here, the first-type home folder P1 and the first-type Web page). P3) is available. Further, as the attribute information, attribute information including a character string associated with the file sharing service like CIFS (here, the second type home folder P2 and the second type Web page P4) can be used. Therefore, the processor 110 can transmit the scan data by an appropriate communication protocol by using the attribute information including the keyword indicating the file transfer service and the attribute information including the keyword indicating the file sharing service.

Further, as described with reference to FIG. 9, the processor 110, the “second type home folder P2” including either “\ (yen symbol)” or “\ (backslash)”, and “file:// In the case of using any one of the “second type Web page P4” including “,” CIFS is used as the communication protocol. Further, the processor 110 includes a “first type home folder P1” including “/ (slash)” and “Web pages P3 and P5” including either “ftp://” or “http://”. When either of the above is used, a communication protocol other than CIFS (here, FTP or HTTP) is used. Therefore, the processor 110 can transmit the scan data by the communication protocol suitable for the character or the character string included in the attribute information.

As described in S215 of FIG. 3, the processor 110 selects the communication protocol selected by the user from the two pieces of attribute information (here, “home folder” and “Web page”) received from the directory server 510. The attribute information (specifically, the name of the profile generated based on the attribute information) corresponding to is displayed on the display unit 140. Then, the processor 110 transmits the scan data to the transmission destination using the profile selected by the user. Therefore, the processor 110 can realize scan data transmission suitable for the attribute information selected by the user. Further, the processor 110 can appropriately transmit the scan data according to the communication protocol selected by the user.

Further, as described in S215 of FIG. 3, the processor 110 displays the first type profile corresponding to the communication protocol selected by the user, from the first type profiles stored in the non-volatile storage device 130. 140 is displayed. Therefore, the processor 110 can realize the scan data transmission suitable for the profile selected by the user from one or more profiles including the profile input by the user. Further, the processor 110 can appropriately transmit the scan data according to the communication protocol selected by the user.

Further, as described with reference to FIG. 1, the multi-function peripheral 100 includes the scanner unit 180 that generates scan data representing a document by optically reading the document. Then, the processor 110 transmits the scan data generated by the scanner unit 180 to the destination (FIG. 4: S350, S355). Therefore, the processor 110 can transmit the scan data using an appropriate communication protocol.

B. Modification:
(1) As the directory server that provides the attribute information associated with the user, another arbitrary directory server can be adopted instead of the LDAP server. For example, the directory server may perform user authentication and provision of attribute information associated with the authenticated user according to its own communication protocol.

(2) As the attribute information indicating the destination, other arbitrary attribute information can be adopted instead of the “home folder” and the “Web page”. For example, attribute information with a unique name may be adopted. In either case, only one of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request may be used as the request for acquiring the attribute information indicating the destination. Further, instead of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request, it is possible to adopt any other request that can acquire the target attribute information.

(3) In the algorithm described in FIG. 9, when the “home folder” and the “web page” include the same type of information (that is, information indicating the same communication protocol), the “home folder” is not the “web page”. Is adopted as the destination. Alternatively, instead of the “home folder”, the “web page” may be adopted as the destination.

Further, when both the “home folder” and the “web page” represent the destination according to the communication protocol selected in S200 of FIG. 3, the processor 110, in S205, the second type corresponding to the “home folder”. Both the profile and the second type profile corresponding to the “Web page” may be generated. Then, in S215, the processor 110 may display both of the two generated second type profiles on the display unit 140.

(4) The communication protocol that can be used for data transmission is not limited to the three types of “FTP”, “CIFS”, and “HTTP”, and any communication protocol of two or more can be adopted. For example, two or more communication protocols arbitrarily selected from "FTP", "FTPS", "SFTP", "HTTP", "HTTPS", "CIFS", and "SMB" are adopted. May be. With this configuration, the processor 110 can appropriately transmit scan data using two or more communication protocols. The communication protocol that can be used for data transmission is a communication protocol for a file transfer service (for example, one of "FTP", "FTPS", and "SFTP") and a communication protocol for a file sharing service ( For example, it is preferable to include either “CIFS” or “SMB”.

If the character string representing the destination includes at least one of "\ (backslash)", "\ (backslash)", and "file://", the destination is a file. It can be said that the destination is a shared service. In addition, the character string representing the destination is "/" (except "/" when the string contains "file://"), "ftp://", and "ftps:/ If at least one of "/", "sftp://", "http://", and "https://" is included, the destination is different from the file sharing service. Can be said to be the destination of the service. For example, if the character string representing the destination includes any of "ftp://", "ftps://", and "sftp://", the destination is the destination of the file transfer service, Can be said. When the character string representing the destination includes either "http://" or "https://", the destination can be said to be a destination of a kind of Web service.

The processor 110 of the multi-function peripheral 100 can specify the communication protocol associated with the destination according to the keyword included in the destination. Then, when the data is transmitted to the destination, the processor 110 may transmit the data according to the specified communication protocol.

(5) As the process of transmitting the scan data, various other processes can be adopted instead of the process described in FIGS. For example, the selection screen D2 in FIG. 7B may be omitted. In this case, when the first button B01 for scanning in FIG. 7A is operated, the communication protocol is not selected in S200 of FIG. In S205, the processor 110 may generate both the second type profile corresponding to the “home folder” and the second type profile corresponding to the “Web page” regardless of the communication protocol. Then, in S215, the processor 110 may display a plurality of profiles including the two generated second type profiles on the display unit 140. Here, the processor 110 may display all the available type 1 profiles on the display unit 140 regardless of the communication protocol. Alternatively, the processor 110 may display, on the display unit 140, a protocol whose communication protocol is the same as the communication protocol of at least one second type protocol among the available first type profiles. For example, if the communication protocol of the "home folder" is "CIFS" and the communication protocol of the "Web page" is "FTP", the type 1 profile of "HTTP" is not displayed and the type of "CIFS" is not displayed. The type 1 profile and the type 1 profile of “FTP” may be displayed.

Further, the type 1 profile may be omitted. In this case, S210 and S225 of FIG. 3 are omitted. Then, in S215, the generated second type profile is displayed on the display unit 140.

(6) As the image processing device that transmits image data such as scan data, another type of device different from the multifunction peripheral 100 may be adopted. For example, a digital camera or a mobile phone with a camera may transmit image data representing a captured image to a destination according to the same procedure as in FIGS. Further, a plurality of devices (for example, computers) that can communicate with each other via a network may share the image processing function of the image processing device part by part, and provide the image processing function as a whole ( A system including these devices corresponds to an image processing device).

Further, as the configuration of the image processing system including the image processing device, various other configurations can be adopted instead of the configuration of FIG. For example, the directory server 510 may be connected to the external network GNT. Further, the server 600 may be connected to the internal network LNT.

In each of the above embodiments, part of the configuration realized by hardware may be replaced with software, and conversely, part or all of the configuration realized by software may be replaced with hardware. Good. For example, the function of realizing at least a part of the processing by the multifunction peripheral 100 of FIGS. 2 to 4 may be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit.

When some or all of the functions of the present invention are implemented by a computer program, the program is provided in a form stored in a computer-readable recording medium (for example, a non-transitory recording medium). be able to. The program can be used in a state where it is stored in the same recording medium (computer-readable recording medium) as that provided or provided. The "computer-readable recording medium" is not limited to a portable recording medium such as a memory card or a CD-ROM, but is connected to an internal storage device in the computer such as various ROMs or a computer such as a hard disk drive. External storage may also be included.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the examples and modified examples, the above-described embodiments of the present invention are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention and do not limit the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

50...drive letter, 51...first position, 52...second position, 100...multifunction machine, 110...processor, 120...volatile storage device, 130...nonvolatile Storage device, 132... Program, 134... Authentication setting information, 136a to 136d... First type profile, 140... Display unit, 150... Operation unit, 170... Communication interface, 180... Scanner unit, 185... Printer unit, 200... Second type profile, 510... Directory server, 510a... Processor, 510b... Volatile storage device, 510c... Non-volatile Storage device, 510d... Program, 510e... Authentication information, 520... Personal computer, 530... Relay device, 600... Server, 600a... Processor, 600b... Volatile storage Device, 600c... Non-volatile storage device, 600d... Program, 1000... Image processing system, DA... Setting screen, 40... Input field, 41, 42... Button, D1. .Home screen, B01... 1st button, B02... 2nd button, B03... 3rd button, D2... selection screen, B11-B13... button, D11, D12... screen , LNT...internal network, GNT...external network

According to this configuration, when the image data is transmitted using the attribute information associated with the authenticated account information, the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol can be used, and therefore the attribute information indicates The image data can be transmitted to the destination to be transmitted using an appropriate communication protocol.
[Application example 2]
The image processing apparatus according to Application Example 1,
The attribute information includes at least one of a home folder and a web page,
Image processing device.
[Application example 3]
The image processing apparatus according to Application Example 2, further comprising:
A request transmission unit that transmits at least one of a homeDirectory request and a wWWHomePage request to the directory server when the account information is authenticated by the directory server,
The receiving unit, after transmitting at least one of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request, a character representing at least one of a home folder included in a response to the homeDirectory request and a web page included in a response to the wWWHomePage request. Receiving the attribute information including columns,
Image processing device.

Application Example 4 In the image processing apparatus, an account information transmitting unit that transmits account information to the directory server for authentication by the directory server, and a homeDirectory request when the account information is authenticated by the directory server. A request transmission unit for transmitting at least one of the wWWHomePage request to the directory server, and after transmitting at least one of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request, one or more associated with the account information from the directory server Attribute information, a home folder included in the response to the homeDirectory request, the home folder indicating a position on the network, and a web page included in the response to the wWWHomePage request, the position on the network And a receiving unit that receives the attribute information, which includes a character string that represents at least one of the web page and a home folder that is included in the attribute information when the attribute information includes the first type information. And a first transmission unit for transmitting image data to a first destination indicated by a character string included in at least one of the web page and the destination according to a first communication protocol indicated by the first type information, A second destination indicated by a character string included in at least one of the home folder and the web page included in the attribute information, when the attribute information includes a second type of information, Image data is transmitted to the second destination different from the first destination according to the second communication protocol indicated by the second type of information and the second protocol different from the first protocol. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a second transmitting unit that transmits to a destination.

According to this configuration, when the image data is transmitted using the attribute information associated with the authenticated account information, the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol can be used, so the home folder and the web The image data can be transmitted to the destination indicated by the character string included in at least one of the page and the appropriate communication protocol.
[Application example 5]
The image processing device according to any one of Application Example 2 to Application Example 4,
The receiving unit receives first attribute information including a character string indicating the home folder and second attribute information including a character string indicating the web page,
When the first attribute information and the second attribute information include the same type of information of the first type information and the second type information, the first transmission unit and the first attribute information 2 The sending unit sends image data to a destination indicated by a character string included in the home folder instead of the web page,
Image processing device.
[Application example 6]
The image processing apparatus according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 5,
The first type of information is information indicating a file transfer service,
The second type of information is information indicating a file sharing service,
Image processing device.
[Application example 7]
The image processing apparatus according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 6,
The information of the first type includes "/ (slash)", "ftp://", "ftps://", "sftp://", "http://", and "https". ://” and at least one of the strings
The second type of information includes at least one character string of “\ (backslash)”, “\ (backslash)”, and “file://”,
Image processing device.
[Application example 8]
The image processing apparatus according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 7, further comprising:
Display part,
A display control unit that causes the display unit to display information representing attribute information corresponding to a communication protocol selected by the user, among the attribute information, in order to allow the user to select the attribute information;
Equipped with
One of the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit transmits the image data to the transmission destination using attribute information selected by a user,
Image processing device.
[Application example 9]
An image processing apparatus according to Application Example 8, further comprising:
Storage part,
A registration unit that stores the user attribute information input by the user in the storage unit;
Equipped with
The display control unit stores, in the user attribute information stored in the storage unit, information indicating user attribute information corresponding to the communication protocol selected by the user, in order to allow the user to select attribute information. Display on the display,
Image processing device.
[Application Example 10]
The image processing apparatus according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 9,
The first communication protocol is at least one of "FTP", "FTPS", "SFTP", "HTTP", "HTTPS", "CIFS", and "SMB". Including,
The second communication protocol includes at least one of the remaining communication protocols other than the first communication protocol of the seven communication protocols,
Image processing device.
[Application example 11]
The image processing apparatus according to any one of Application Example 1 to Application Example 10, further comprising:
A scanner unit for generating image data representing the document by optically reading the document,
The first transmission unit and the second transmission unit transmit the image data generated by the scanner unit to the destination.
Image processing device.

Claims (11)

An image processing device,
An account information transmission unit that transmits account information to the directory server for authentication by the directory server,
A receiving unit that receives from the directory server, when the account information is authenticated by the directory server, attribute information associated with the account information, the attribute information indicating a position on the network;
A case in which, when the attribute information includes a first type information, image data is transmitted to a first destination indicated by the attribute information according to a first communication protocol indicated by the first type information; 1 transmitter,
When the attribute information includes second type information, the second destination is the second destination indicated by the attribute information, and the second destination different from the first destination is the second type. A second communication protocol indicated by the information of (1), which transmits image data to a destination according to the second protocol different from the first protocol,
An image processing apparatus comprising: The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The attribute information includes at least one of a home folder and a web page,
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
A request transmission unit that transmits at least one of a homeDirectory request and a wWWHomePage request to the directory server when the account information is authenticated by the directory server,
The receiving unit, after transmitting at least one of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request, a character representing at least one of a home folder included in a response to the homeDirectory request and a web page included in a response to the wWWHomePage request. Receiving the attribute information including columns,
Image processing device. An image processing device,
An account information transmission unit that transmits account information to the directory server for authentication by the directory server,
A request transmission unit that transmits at least one of a homeDirectory request and a wWWHomePage request to the directory server when the account information is authenticated by the directory server,
After sending at least one of the homeDirectory request and the wWWHomePage request, it is one or more attribute information associated with the account information from the directory server, which is a home folder included in a response to the homeDirectory request. The attribute that includes a character string that represents at least one of the home folder indicating a position on the network, and a web page included in a response to the wWWHomePage request, the web page indicating a position on the network. A receiver for receiving information,
When the attribute information includes the first type information, the first type is added to the first destination indicated by the character string included in at least one of the home folder and the web page included in the attribute information. A first transmission unit that transmits image data to a destination according to a first communication protocol indicated by the information of
When the attribute information includes a second type of information, it is a second destination indicated by a character string included in at least one of the home folder and the web page included in the attribute information, Image data is transmitted to the second destination different from the first destination according to the second communication protocol indicated by the second type information and different from the first protocol. A second transmission unit that transmits first,
With
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein:
The receiving unit receives first attribute information including a character string indicating the home folder and second attribute information including a character string indicating the web page,
When the first attribute information and the second attribute information include the same type of information of the first type of information and the second type of information, the first transmission unit and the first attribute information 2 The sending unit sends image data to a destination indicated by a character string included in the home folder instead of the web page,
Image processing device. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The first type of information is information indicating a file transfer service,
The second type of information is information indicating a file sharing service,
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein:
The information of the first type includes "/ (slash)", "ftp://", "ftps://", "sftp://", "http://", and "https". ://” and at least one of the strings
The second type of information includes at least one character string of “\ (backslash)”, “\ (backslash)”, and “file://”,
Image processing device. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:
Display part,
A display control unit that causes the display unit to display information representing attribute information corresponding to a communication protocol selected by the user, among the attribute information, in order to allow the user to select attribute information.
Equipped with
One of the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit transmits the image data to the transmission destination using attribute information selected by a user,
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
Storage part,
A registration unit that stores the user attribute information input by the user in the storage unit;
Equipped with
The display control unit displays information indicating user attribute information corresponding to the communication protocol selected by the user, out of the user attribute information stored in the storage unit, in order to allow the user to select attribute information. Display on the display,
Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein:
The first communication protocol is at least one of "FTP", "FTPS", "SFTP", "HTTP", "HTTPS", "CIFS", and "SMB". Including,
The second communication protocol includes at least one of the remaining seven communication protocols other than the first communication protocol among the seven communication protocols.
Image processing device. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising:
A scanner unit for generating image data representing the document by optically reading the document,
The first transmission unit and the second transmission unit transmit the image data generated by the scanner unit to the destination.
Image processing device.

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