Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and program

Abstract

To improve usability when changing paper information.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus comprises: receiving means for receiving an editing operation for changing first paper information registered in a management unit; and control means for registering paper information based on the editing operation received by the receiving means in the management unit as second paper information different from the first paper information if the type of the first paper information is a base paper.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, a control method for an information processing device, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] There is a technique for setting the type of paper fed to a paper feed tray. Patent Document 1 discloses an image processing device having a function for registering paper types customized by a user in a database (DB) and a function for selecting any paper type from the DB and setting it as the paper type of a paper feed tray.

[0003] The quality of a printed image in an image processing device depends on whether the characteristics of the image processing device (such as transport characteristics, transfer characteristics, or fixing characteristics) match the characteristics of the paper (such as surface properties or basis weight). Patent Document 2 discloses an image processing device that can associate characteristic values ​​with each paper type in advance and register them in a paper DB. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-029120 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2020-12940 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] There is a demand for improved usability when changing paper information that indicates paper characteristics. The present disclosure has an object to improve usability when changing paper information. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized in having a reception means for receiving an editing operation to change first paper information already registered in a management unit, and a control means for registering, when the type of the first paper information is a base paper, paper information based on the editing operation received by the reception means in the management unit as second paper information different from the first paper information. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve usability when changing paper information. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a printing system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the image processing device. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of the image processing apparatus. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the image processing apparatus. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen for confirming and editing details of paper information. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen for confirming and editing details of paper information. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for changing a name. [Figure 8] 13 is an example showing a screen including a pop-up. [Figure 9] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a paper information editing process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the subject matter of the present disclosure, and not all combinations of features described in the following embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the present disclosure. Note that the same components will be described with the same reference numerals.

[0010] <<First embodiment>> In this embodiment, a form for improving usability when changing paper information indicating paper characteristics will be described. As described later, paper information includes various characteristics. Furthermore, paper information includes paper type as an item indicating paper attributes. Two paper types are used for the paper type. The first paper type is a paper type that is registered in advance in the image processing device at the time of product shipment. Paper of this first paper type is called base paper. The base paper has a predetermined characteristic value, and the characteristic value of the base paper itself cannot be changed. When a user wants to use a base paper with a changed characteristic value, it is necessary to use a second paper type that is a copy of the base paper. Paper of this second paper type is called user-defined paper.

[0011] In this way, when a user tries to register new paper information, the user must perform a user operation to specify the desired base paper, a user operation to instruct copying of the specified base paper, and a user operation to change the characteristic values ​​of the copied paper (user-defined paper), etc. These operations are cumbersome for the user and are not intuitive, reducing usability.

[0012] In particular, when performing high-quality printing, there are more and more cases where various characteristic values ​​are changed from the base paper registered at the time of product shipment. Furthermore, due to the growing demand for high-quality printing on special paper, the number of users requesting changes to paper information is increasing. For this reason, there is a demand to improve the usability when changing paper information.

[0013] In the embodiment described below, an example will be described in which the user can register new paper information without performing a user operation to instruct duplication of a specified base paper.

[0014] <System configuration> 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a printing system according to this embodiment. The printing system includes a server device 101, a client device 102, and an image processing device 103, all of which are connected to a network.

[0015] The server device 101 is a type of information processing device, and transmits and receives various data to and from the image processing device 103 and the client device 102. The client device 102 is also a type of information processing device, and transmits and receives various data to and from the image processing device 103 and the server device 101. The server device 101 and the client device 102 may be any information processing device, such as a server terminal, a personal computer, a tablet, or a smartphone.

[0016] The image processing device 103 is a printer device, and in this embodiment, is a multifunction copier (MFP: Multifunction Peripheral). The image processing device 103 has not only a function of copying a paper document, but also a function of printing print data sent from an external printer driver, and a function of reading a paper document and sending the image data to an external file server or email address (SEND function). Furthermore, the image processing device 103 also has a function of sending data to another image processing device (not shown) and printing the data at the destination image processing device (remote copy function or facsimile function). Furthermore, the image processing device 103 in this embodiment has a function of registering paper information, and the image processing device 103 is also a type of information processing device.

[0017] The image processing device 103 is assumed to be connected via Ethernet (registered trademark) (not shown), but is not limited to this example. Any network may be used for connection. The interface may be wired or wireless. The server device 101 and the client device 102 other than the image processing device 103 are illustrated as separate devices, but may be configured as the same computer. Furthermore, the image processing device 103 may implement the functions of the server device 101 and the client device 102. The printing method of the image processing device 103 in this embodiment may be an electrophotographic method, an inkjet method, or another method.

[0018] <Hardware configuration of image processing device> 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the image processing device 103 of this embodiment. The image processing device 103 has a controller unit 200, an operation unit 212, a scanner 270, and a printer 295. The controller unit 200 has a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, a HDD 204, an image bus I / F 205, an operation unit I / F 206, an SRAM 209, a network I / F 210, an RTC 211, and a MODEM 250. The above devices are arranged on a system bus 207. The controller unit 200 also has a device I / F 220, an image rotation unit 230, an image compression / decompression unit 240, a scanner image processing unit 280, and a printer image processing unit 290. The above devices are arranged on an image bus 208.

[0019] The controller unit 200 is connected to a scanner 270 which is an image input device and a printer 295 which is an image output device. The controller unit 200 also inputs and outputs image information and device information by connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark) and a public line.

[0020] The CPU 201 is a controller that controls the image processing device 103. The RAM 202 is a system work memory for the operation of the CPU 201, and is also an image memory for temporarily storing image data. The ROM 203 is a boot ROM in which a boot program for the system is stored. The HDD 204 is a hard disk drive in which system software, applications, and image data are stored.

[0021] The operation unit I / F 206 is an interface with an operation unit 212 having a touch panel, and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 212 to the operation unit 212. It also plays a role in transmitting information input by a user through the operation unit 212 to the CPU 201. The network I / F 210 connects to a network and inputs and outputs information. The MODEM 250 connects to a public line and inputs and outputs information.

[0022] The SRAM 209 is a non-volatile recording medium capable of high speed operation. The RTC 211 is a real-time clock that continues to count the current time even when the controller unit 200 is not powered on.

[0023] The image bus I / F 205 is a bus bridge that connects an image bus 208 that transfers image data at high speed to the system bus 207 and converts the data structure. The image bus 208 is configured by a PCI bus or IEEE1394.

[0024] The RIP 260 is a raster image processor that expands PDL code into bitmap image data. The device I / F unit 220 connects the image input / output devices, the scanner 270 and printer 295, to the controller unit 200, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. The scanner image processing unit 280 corrects, processes, and edits input image data. The printer image processing unit 290 corrects, converts resolution, etc., for print output image data. The image rotation unit 230 rotates image data. The image compression / expansion unit 240 performs compression and expansion processing.

[0025] The printer 295 has one or more paper feed units. The paper feed units store paper, which is a recording medium. Paper information for the paper stored in each paper feed unit can be set in each paper feed unit. This allows the printer 295 to perform high-quality printing.

[0026] The above-described configuration of the image processing device 103 is merely an example, and is not limited to this. Some of the components shown in Fig. 2 may not be included, and the image processing device 103 may include components not shown in Fig. 2.

[0027] <Software configuration of image processing device> Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of the image processing device 103. Fig. 3 shows an example of processing functions related to this embodiment among the processing units of the image processing device 103. The image processing device 103 has a control unit 301, a display unit 302, an input unit 303, and a paper information management unit 304. The CPU 201 reads out a program stored in the ROM 203 into the RAM 202 and executes it, so that the CPU 201 functions as each unit shown in Fig. 3.

[0028] The display unit 302 performs display control such as displaying the status of the image processing device 103 on the operation unit 212 and displaying an operation menu. The input unit 303 is a reception unit that receives operation instructions from a user. The paper information management unit 304 processes paper information and stores the paper information in a paper DB. The paper DB is implemented in the HDD 204 or the SRAM 209, but may be provided outside the image processing device 103. The control unit 301 controls each unit shown in FIG. 3 and executes various processes.

[0029] <Paper information management> Next, the paper information managed in the paper DB will be described. As described above, the image processing device 103 is provided with one or more paper feed units, and is configured so that paper information can be set for each paper feed unit. For example, when a user uses the image processing device 103 to perform printing, the user can set the desired paper information for the paper feed unit that contains the desired paper, thereby enabling higher quality printing to be performed.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the operation unit 212 of the image processing device 103. The screen 401 in FIG. 4 is a setting screen for performing management settings of paper types (paper information). The screen 401 includes a paper information list 404. The paper information included in the paper information list 404 is paper information that has been registered in the paper information management unit 304. In the example of FIG. 4, both the check boxes 405 for the base paper and the user-defined paper are checked, so that both the paper information of the base paper and the paper information of the user-defined paper, which are types described below, are included and displayed in the paper information list 404. When the check box 405 for either one of the types is checked, the paper information of the checked type is included and displayed in the paper information list 404. In the screen 401 in FIG. 4, three pieces of paper information (paper types) named "thin paper 1", "plain paper 1", and "thick paper 1" are displayed in a list.

[0031] The screen 401 includes areas for a Details / Edit button 403, a Duplicate button 406, a Delete button 407, and an OK button 402. When the user selects any paper information from the paper information list 404 and presses the Details / Edit button 403, the Duplicate button 406, or the Delete button 407, a process corresponding to the pressed button is performed. Note that pressing a button also includes, for example, a touch action on an icon that is a UI component. When the Details / Edit button 403 is pressed, it becomes possible to check the details of the selected paper and perform editing processing. Details will be described later. When the Duplicate button 406 is pressed, the selected paper is duplicated. When the Delete button 407 is pressed, the selected paper is deleted. When the OK button is pressed, the screen 401 shown in FIG. 4 is closed.

[0032] More specifically, the input unit 303 detects a user's operation and notifies the control unit 301 of which location (coordinates) on the screen has been pressed. The control unit 301 detects which button has been pressed based on the bitmap of the screen displayed on the operation unit 212 and the notified coordinates. Then, the control unit 301 performs processing according to the button whose press has been detected, generates a screen to be displayed next, and notifies the display unit 302 of the contents. The display unit 302 displays the notified screen on the operation unit 212. In this manner, processing in response to the user's operation is performed, and the screen transitions. In this embodiment, processing when the details / edit button 403 is pressed will be described.

[0033] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a screen 501 for confirming and editing details of paper information. When the user selects any paper in the paper information list 404 on the screen 401 in Fig. 4 and then presses the details / edit button 403, the display screen of the operation unit 212 switches from the screen 401 to the screen 501. Screen 501 shows an example in which "Thin Paper 1" from the paper information list 404 has been selected.

[0034] Screen 501 shows details of the paper information of "Thin Paper 1". The paper information includes information (items) indicating the characteristics of the paper. The paper information also includes information (items) indicating the attributes of the paper. For convenience, the paper characteristics and attributes are explained separately here, but all of the items shown in FIG. 5 may be treated as paper characteristics or attributes. In this embodiment, the items indicating the attributes of the paper include name and type. The items indicating the characteristics of the paper include items of basis weight, surface property, color, preprint, and double-sided second side. A setting value is set for each item. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the setting value for the type item is "base paper", and the setting value for surface property is "fine paper", and so on.

[0035] The name indicates the name of the paper information (paper type) whose details are being displayed. The user can distinguish this from other paper information (paper types) by referring to the name. The paper information management unit 304 also manages data using the name as a key. In other words, the data management in the paper information management unit 304 is configured so that the same name is not assigned to any item. The type indicates whether it is a base paper or a user-defined paper. The basis weight indicates the weight of the paper per unit area. In this embodiment, it is expressed in g / m 2 (grams per square meter) is used, but other units may be used. Surface property is an attribute that indicates the type of paper. Color indicates the color of the paper. In this embodiment, names that indicate general colors such as white, red, or blue are specified, but other colors such as DIC (color samples issued by Dai Nippon Ink and Chemicals) may be used as long as they can be distinguished from other colors. Preprint indicates whether the paper has already been printed. The second side of both sides indicates whether the paper is dedicated to reverse side printing. Note that the example items shown in FIG. 5 are merely examples and are not limited to these examples.

[0036] 5, a group of change buttons 502 are provided corresponding to each item. When the input unit 303 detects that one of the change buttons in the group of change buttons 502 has been pressed, a setting value change screen for the corresponding item is displayed, and editing can be performed. In this embodiment, since the type item cannot be changed by the user, a change button corresponding to "type" is not provided. Alternatively, a change button corresponding to "type" may be provided, but may be arranged in such a manner that it cannot be pressed by the user, for example by being grayed out.

[0037] In this manner, in this embodiment, the existing paper information is used to allow a part of the paper information to be changed. In addition, at that time, the user can perform editing work such as changing necessary items after confirming detailed information of the existing paper information. Therefore, the user can perform work intuitively compared to the case where the user presses the copy button 406 in the state of the screen 401 of FIG. 4 and copies the existing paper information once. In addition, since the user can perform work while checking the details of the paper information, the user's work load can be reduced. Note that, as described later, the user basically changes the desired items and presses the OK button 503 to register new paper information. In other words, the OK button 503 can also be said to be a confirmation button indicating confirmation of the change (edit) of the paper information.

[0038] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a screen for confirming and editing the details of paper information. A screen 601 shown in Fig. 6 shows an example in which "plain paper 1" has been selected from the paper information list 404. The configuration of the screen 601 is the same as the example described in Fig. 5. The screen 501 shown in Fig. 5 is an example of a screen when the type is base paper, and the screen 601 shown in Fig. 6 is an example of a screen when the type is user-defined paper.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the change button group 502 is arranged not only when the type is user-defined paper but also when it is base paper, so that the user can change it. As described above, the base paper has a predetermined characteristic value, and the characteristic value of the base paper itself cannot be changed. In this way, in this embodiment, the change button group 502 is arranged even for base paper whose characteristic value cannot be changed. Then, as described later, when the OK button 503 (confirmation button) is pressed with the setting value of the item in the base paper changed, the control unit 301 performs a process of registering new paper information with the type set to user-defined paper in the paper DB. In the following description, the description will be made based on the screen in FIG. 5, but the same applies to the screen in FIG. 6.

[0040] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for changing the name. When it is detected that the change button 5021 corresponding to the name item on the screen 501 of FIG. 5 is pressed, the control unit 301 performs control to display the screen 701 shown in FIG. 7. That is, the screen on the operation unit 212 is switched from the screen 501 to the screen 701. The user can edit the name via the screen 701. The screen 701 is a screen that displays a keyboard, and the user can input the name via the displayed keyboard. In this way, the user can edit the name at any timing. In addition, the user can distinguish the paper from other papers based on the name. When the OK button 702 is pressed after editing the name, the screen returns to the original screen 501 reflecting the edited name. Note that the registration process to the paper information management unit 304 (paper DB) is started by triggering the pressing of the OK button 503 on the screen 501. When the cancel button 703 on the screen 701 is pressed, the edited contents are discarded and the screen returns to the original screen 501. The above is an example of changing the name. When changing the setting value of a characteristic other than the name, a UI widget for making the change or an area in which a value can be directly input is displayed as appropriate on screen 501. Note that when changing the setting value of a characteristic other than the name, the screen may be switched to another screen and the setting value may be input on that screen.

[0041] When the input unit 303 detects that the OK button 503 on the screen 501 has been pressed, the control unit 301 determines whether the setting values ​​have been changed. If none of the setting values ​​have been changed, the control unit 301 does not save the setting values ​​and returns to the screen of Fig. 4. If one or more of the setting values ​​have been changed, the control unit 301 determines whether the type of paper information being edited is base paper or user-defined paper.

[0042] If it is determined that it is the base paper, the control unit 301 copies the base paper and registers new paper information with the type set to user-defined paper in the paper information management unit 304. After registration, the control unit 301 then determines whether the registered paper information has a duplicated name. If the name is not duplicated, the control unit 301 saves the setting value in the paper information management unit 304 and returns to the screen of FIG. 4. The newly registered paper information is displayed in the paper information list 404. If the name is duplicated, the operation screen switches to the screen shown in FIG. 8.

[0043] FIG. 8 is an example showing a screen including a pop-up for selecting whether to register the changed setting value as new paper information. If the type is base paper and the name is duplicated, the duplicated name is the name of the base paper. In other words, it is highly likely that the user is trying to change the setting value of the base paper itself. As described above, in this embodiment, the setting value of the base paper is configured not to be changeable. For this reason, FIG. 8 shows a pop-up screen 801 displayed to notify the user that the base paper cannot be edited and that the edited type will be registered as a user-defined paper.

[0044] When the input unit 303 detects that the OK button 702 has been pressed on the pop-up screen 801, the screen switches to the screen shown in Fig. 7. That is, if left as is, the name will remain the same as the base paper name, so screen 701 is displayed to allow the user to change the name. Then, when the input unit 303 detects that the OK button 602 has been pressed on screen 701, the control unit 301 changes the name of the setting value, saves it in the paper information management unit 304, and returns to the screen of Fig. 4. The newly registered paper information will be displayed in the paper information list 404.

[0045] When the input unit 303 detects that the cancel button 703 has been pressed on the pop-up screen 801, the control unit 301 does not save the setting value and returns to the screen of Fig. 4. At this time, the paper information registered in the paper information management unit 304 is deleted. In this manner, in this embodiment, when the setting value is changed and the OK button 503 (confirmation button) is pressed, the new paper information is temporarily registered in the paper information management unit 304. Then, when cancellation is performed, the registered paper information is deleted.

[0046] The above is a description of the case where the OK button 503 is pressed when the type is base paper. Next, a description will be given of the case where the OK button 503 is pressed when the type is user-defined paper.

[0047] If it is determined that the type is user-defined paper, the control unit 301 saves the setting value in the paper information management unit 304. Then, the control unit 301 returns to the screen of FIG. 4. If the type is user-defined paper and the name is duplicated, the process changes the existing paper information as is. Therefore, the setting value of the paper information managed in the paper information management unit 304 is changed to the setting value set on the screen 601 of FIG. 6. Also, even if the name of the user-defined paper has been changed, the name of the paper information has merely been changed, so the setting value (name) is changed to the changed setting value.

[0048] FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the paper information editing process in this embodiment. The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process in which, when the paper information is edited, if the type is a base paper, it is copied and then newly registered, and if it is a user-defined paper, it is overwritten and saved. The process shown in FIG. 9 is realized by the CPU 201 reading a program stored in the ROM 203 into the RAM 202 and executing it. That is, the process shown in FIG. 9 is realized by the CPU 201 functioning as each unit shown in FIG. 3 as described above. Note that some or all of the functions of the steps in FIG. 9 may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC or an electronic circuit. The symbol "S" in the explanation of each process means that it is a step in the flowchart (the same applies to the flowcharts in the following specification). The process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is started when the input unit 303 detects that the details / edit button 403 is pressed while any paper information is selected in the paper information list 404 on the screen 401 in FIG. 4. Hereinafter, the paper information selected in the paper information list 404 on the screen 401 will be described as the paper information to be processed.

[0049] In S901, the input unit 303 accepts a change to the paper information to be processed. Specifically, as described in Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, the user can change each setting value, and the input unit 303 accepts the change. Next, in S902, when the input unit 303 detects that the OK button 503 has been pressed, the control unit 301 finalizes the paper information to be processed. That is, the control unit 301 determines that editing of the paper information to be processed is complete. Note that S901 is an optional process performed by a user operation, and the paper information to be processed may be finalized in S902 without any change to the paper information to be processed.

[0050] Next, in S903, the control unit 301 determines whether the setting value of the paper information to be processed has been changed. The control unit 301 determines whether the setting value of the paper information to be processed has been changed by referring to the setting value stored in the paper DB of the paper information management unit 304. If it is determined that the setting value of the paper information has been changed, the control unit 301 proceeds to S904. If it is determined that the setting value of the paper information has not been changed, the control unit 301 ends the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0051] In S904, the control unit 301 determines whether the paper information to be processed whose setting value has been changed is a base paper. That is, the control unit 301 determines whether the type of the paper information to be processed is a base paper or a user-defined paper. If it is determined that the changed paper information is a base paper, the control unit 301 proceeds to S905. If it is determined that the changed paper information is not a base paper, that is, if it is determined that the changed paper information is a user-defined paper, the control unit 301 proceeds to S909.

[0052] In S905, the control unit 301 copies the paper information (base paper) with the changed setting values, and registers it in the paper information management unit 304 as new paper information with the type set to user-defined paper. As described above, the setting values ​​of the base paper are configured not to be changeable. For this reason, first, the paper information with the changed setting values ​​is copied, and the process of registering it in the paper information management unit 304 with the type set to user-defined paper is performed. Next, in S906, the control unit 301 determines whether the name of the copied and registered new paper information is duplicated. If it is determined that the name is duplicated, the control unit 301 proceeds to S907. If it is determined that the name is not duplicated, the control unit 301 proceeds to S909.

[0053] The case where it is determined in S906 that the name is duplicated is when the user edits the paper information of the type of base paper, changes items other than the name, but presses the OK button 503 without changing the name. In this case, the paper information cannot be registered with the name as is, so the control unit 301 accepts the input of the name in S907. Specifically, the pop-up screen 801 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and then, when it is detected that the OK button 802 is pressed, the screen 701 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. Then, the input of the name is accepted on the screen 701. Note that, here, an example is described in which the screen 701 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed after the pop-up screen 801 in FIG. 8 is displayed, but the screen 701 in FIG. 7 may be displayed without displaying the pop-up screen 801 in FIG. 8.

[0054] Next, in S908, the control unit 301 judges whether a name has been input. For example, in the screen 701 shown in FIG. 7, it judges whether a different name has been input and the OK button 702 has been pressed. If it is judged that a name has been input, the control unit 301 proceeds to S909. If it is judged that a name has not been input, the control unit 301 ends the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 9. Note that cases in which it is judged that a name has not been input include, for example, a case in which the cancel button 803 has been pressed in the pop-up screen 801 in FIG. 8, and a case in which the cancel button 703 has been pressed in the screen 701 in FIG. 7. Note that, although not shown in the flowchart in FIG. 9, if the same name as other paper information has been input as a result of pressing the OK button 702 in the screen 701, the processing of S907 will be performed again. In other words, if a name different from the name of the base paper has been input but is the same as the name of other paper information, the processing of S907 will be performed again.

[0055] In S909, the control unit 301 overwrites and saves the paper information to be processed that is registered in the paper information management unit 304 with the changed setting values. Then, the control unit 301 ends the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0056] If the result of S904 is No and the process proceeds to S909, the setting value of the paper information of the type user-defined paper has been changed. In this case, in S909, the setting value of the paper information to be processed registered in the paper information management unit 304 is overwritten with the changed setting value and saved.

[0057] A case in which the determination in S906 is No and the process transitions to S909 is a case in which the setting value of the paper information whose type is base paper has been changed, and further, the name has also been changed. This case also includes a case in which only the name is changed. In this case, the paper information whose type is user-set paper has already been newly registered in the paper information management unit 304 in S905. A process is performed to overwrite and save the setting value of this registered paper information with the changed setting value.

[0058] The case where S908 is judged as Yes and the process proceeds to S909 is when the setting value of the paper information of the type base paper is changed, and the name is changed to a different name after it was left unchanged from that of the base paper. In this case, the process of overwriting and saving the setting value of the paper information newly registered in the paper information management unit 304 in S905 is performed with the changed setting value including the changed name.

[0059] As described above, according to this embodiment, usability when changing paper information can be improved. That is, in this embodiment, when registering new paper information, the user can change the setting value while checking the details of the base paper, without performing a user operation to copy the base paper, and the new paper information can be registered. In other words, from the user's perspective, paper information having a desired setting value can be newly registered without being particularly aware that it is a base paper. On the other hand, in the image processing device 103, the positioning of the base paper, which cannot change the setting value, is maintained as it is, and when the type of the base paper whose setting value has been changed is the base paper, the registration process is performed by internally changing it to a user-defined paper. This improves usability when changing paper information while maintaining the positioning of the base paper.

[0060] <<Other embodiments>> In the embodiment described above, an example in which the paper information is edited and registered using the operation unit 212 of the image processing device 103 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The editing and registration process of the paper information used in the image processing device 103 may be performed on the operation screen of the server device 101 or the client device 102.

[0061] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the base paper is copied and registered even when there is a name duplication, but the present invention is not limited to this example. Before copying and registering the base paper, it may be determined whether there is a name duplication, and after the duplicated name is resolved, the base paper may be copied and registered together with the resolved name.

[0062] The present invention can also be realized by a process in which a program for implementing one or more of the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or device via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or device read and execute the program. The present invention can also be realized by a circuit (e.g., ASIC) that implements one or more of the functions.

[0063] The disclosure of the present embodiment includes configurations typified by the following information processing device example, information processing device control method example, and program example.

[0064] <Configuration 1> a reception unit for receiving an editing operation for changing the first paper information registered in the management unit; a control means for registering paper information based on the editing operation received by the receiving means in the management unit as second paper information different from the first paper information when the type of the first paper information is a base paper; 13. An information processing device comprising:

[0065] <Configuration 2> The information processing device described in configuration 1, characterized in that when the type of the first paper information is not base paper, the control means overwrites the first paper information managed in the management unit with paper information based on the editing operation.

[0066] <Configuration 3> The information processing device described in configuration 1 or 2, characterized in that the control means is configured to accept a name change when the type of the first paper information is base paper and the name of the paper information based on the editing operation overlaps with paper information already registered in the management unit.

[0067] <Configuration 4> 4. The information processing apparatus according to configuration 3, wherein the control means, when a name is changed, overwrites the second paper information registered in the management section with the changed name.

[0068] <Component 5> 5. The information processing apparatus according to configuration 3 or 4, wherein the control means deletes the second paper information registered in the management section from the management section if there is no change in name.

[0069] <Component 6> 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, wherein in the management section, a setting value of the paper information for the type of base paper is managed as an unchangeable value.

[0070] <Component 7> 7. The information processing apparatus according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, wherein the paper information includes setting values ​​that indicate characteristics of the paper.

[0071] <Component 8> 8. The information processing apparatus according to any one of configurations 1 to 7, wherein the paper information registered in the management section can be set when printing is performed.

[0072] <Component 9> A receiving means for receiving a user operation; a first screen including a list of paper information registered in the management section; a second screen displayed after the selection of the paper information whose type is a base paper is accepted by the accepting means on the first screen; A display control means capable of displaying the above on a display unit; having The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second screen includes an area for accepting changes to the paper information selected.

[0073] <Component 10> 10. The information processing apparatus according to configuration 9, wherein in the management section, a setting value of the paper information for the type of base paper is managed as an unchangeable value.

[0074] <Component 11> A receiving step of receiving an editing operation for changing the registered first paper information in the management unit; When the type of the first paper information is a base paper, registering the paper information based on the editing operation received in the receiving step in the management unit as second paper information different from the first paper information; 13. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus comprising the steps of:

[0075] <Component 12> displaying on a display unit a first screen including a list of paper information registered in the management unit; A step of displaying a second screen including an area for accepting changes to the paper information for which the selection has been accepted on the display unit after accepting a selection of the paper information whose type is a base paper on the first screen; 13. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus comprising the steps of:

[0076] <Component 13> 13. A program for causing a computer to execute the control method for an information processing device according to configuration 11 or 12. [Explanation of symbols]

[0077] 103 Image processing device 201 CPU 301 Control Unit

Claims

1. A means of receiving edit operations to change the first form information already registered in the management department, If the type of the first paper information is a base paper, the paper information based on the editing operation received by the receiving means is registered in the management unit as second paper information different from the first paper information. If the type of the first paper information is not base paper, a control means overwrites the first paper information managed by the management unit with paper information based on the editing operation. An information processing device characterized by having the following features.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the control means is configured to accept a name change when the type of the first paper information is a base paper and the name of the paper information based on the editing operation is duplicated with paper information already registered in the management unit.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, when the name is changed, the control means overwrites the second form information registered in the management unit with the name that has been accepted for the change.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that the control means deletes the second form information registered in the management unit from the management unit if there is no change in name.

5. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the management unit, the setting value of the paper information for the type being base paper is managed as a value that cannot be changed.

6. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the aforementioned paper information includes setting values ​​indicating the characteristics of the paper.

7. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the paper information registered in the management unit can be set when printing is performed.

8. A means of receiving user input, The first screen includes a list of registered form information in the management department, A second screen is displayed after the selection of paper information, which is of type base paper, is received by the reception means on the first screen, A display control means capable of displaying on a display unit, It has, The information processing device is characterized in that the second screen includes an area for accepting changes to the paper information for which the selection has been received.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8, characterized in that, in the management unit, the setting value of the paper information for the type being base paper is managed as a value that cannot be changed.

10. The management department accepts editing operations to change the registered first form information, If the type of the first paper information is a base paper, the process includes registering the paper information based on the editing operation received in the reception step as a second paper information different from the first paper information in the management unit, A control method for an information processing device, characterized by having the following features.

11. The steps include: displaying the first screen containing a list of registered form information in the management department on the display unit; The steps include: after receiving the selection of paper information, which is of type base paper, on the first screen, displaying a second screen on the display unit that includes an area for receiving changes to the selected paper information; A control method for an information processing device, characterized by having the following features.

12. A program for causing a computer to execute the control method for an information processing device according to claim 10 or 11.

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