Image processing apparatus, control method and program

Abstract

To improve usability when scanning is performed so as to retain correction marks.SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus includes: generation means to generate document data based on a read document; setting means to enable a correction mark setting which causes a correction mark to be included in the document data generated by the generation unit, the correction mark indicating that a correction has been made in the document; and display means to display a setting screen of a setting related to the correction mark setting. In a case where the setting screen of the setting related to the correction mark setting is displayed by the display means while the correction mark setting is enabled, the setting screen of the setting related to the correction mark setting is displayed in a state where a setting value for enabling the correction mark setting is selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, a control method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] There are single-function reading devices (scanner devices) and image reading devices (scanners, etc.) installed in copiers that optically scan originals such as paper documents to generate original data such as digital documents. In recent years, mobile devices and the like have also become available as document scanners (hereinafter, these devices will be collectively referred to as "reading devices").

[0003] Meanwhile, while only paper documents, such as tax-related forms, have been recognized as "originals" until now, recent advances in electronic document technology have led to changes in legal systems that allow electronic documents to be recognized as originals if they meet certain conditions. One of the conditions for an electronic document to be recognized as an "original" is that when a manuscript containing traces of corrections (e.g., traces of correction fluid, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as "correction marks") is converted into a digital document, the information on the correction marks must not be lost (in other words, the visibility must be maintained). Therefore, a method has been proposed for executing a job with a setting that automatically leaves the correction marks, in order to leave the correction marks (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2023-112514 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in Patent Document 1, after the user performs the scan process, the settings are automatically changed to values that leave correction marks, and then the scan is performed, so the user may not be able to understand what settings were used to perform the scan.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve usability when scanning is performed so as to leave traces of corrections. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An image processing device comprising: a generating means for generating manuscript data based on a read manuscript; a setting means for enabling a correction mark setting, which is a setting for including correction marks indicating that corrections have been made to the manuscript in the manuscript data generated by the generating means; and a display means for displaying a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting, wherein when the correction mark setting is enabled and the setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed by the display means, the setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed with a setting value that enables the correction mark setting selected. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] When scanning is performed so as to leave traces of corrections, usability can be improved. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall view of an image processing system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an MFP 101 according to a first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an application configuration according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an operation display unit according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing when a "leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is pressed in the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit when a setting for "leaving traces of correction fluid, etc." is enabled in the first embodiment. [Figure 7]FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a setting screen display process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a destination selection and determination process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an address book screen according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing at the start of scanning according to the first embodiment. [Figure 11] 5A and 5B are diagrams showing examples of an address book screen and a pop-up screen displayed when scanning starts according to the first embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen according to the second embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen according to the third embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of processing on an associated setting collective change screen according to the fourth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the present disclosure according to the claims, and not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solutions of the present disclosure. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components, and redundant explanations will be omitted.

[0011] [First embodiment] <System configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an image processing system according to this embodiment. An MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral) 101 and a file server 102 are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) 100 so that they can communicate with each other. The MFP 101 is an example of an image processing device. The file server 102 is an example of a file management device (information processing device). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the MFP 101 may be any image processing device equipped with a reading device. The MFP 101 may also be a printer equipped with a printing function for printing image data on a document. The printing method of the printer may be electrophotographic, inkjet, or another method.

[0012] The MFP 101 can transmit image data files using a file transfer protocol with a folder in the file server 102 as the destination. Examples of file transfer protocols include SMB (Server Message Block) and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). The file destination of the MFP 101 is not limited to the file server 102, and a folder in a host PC (not shown) can also be the destination. The MFP 101 can also transmit image data by email via a mail server (not shown). The MFP 101 is connected to a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) 110 and can transmit and receive faxes to and from a fax machine (not shown). The MFP 101 may also be configured to be connected to the Internet (not shown) and transmit data to other devices via the Internet.

[0013] When a destination table stored in a device (for example, the file server 102) in the image processing system is made public, the MFP 101 can obtain the destination table via the LAN 100 and use it.

[0014] The image processing system includes the MFP 101 and the file server 102, but the MFP 101 alone may also be referred to as the image processing system. Also, the image processing system may include a host PC or a management server (not shown).

[0015] <Hardware configuration> 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of MFP 101. MFP 101 has a control unit 210, an operation / display unit 220, a printer 221, a scanner 222, and a modem 223. Control unit 210 has a CPU 211, a ROM 212, a RAM 213, an HDD 214, an operation / display unit I / F 215, a printer I / F 216, a scanner I / F 217, a modem I / F 218, and a network I / F 219.

[0016] A control unit 210 including a CPU 211 controls the overall operation of the MFP 101. The CPU 211 reads out a control program stored in a ROM 212 and performs various types of control, such as reading control and transmission control. The RAM 213 is used as the main memory of the CPU 211 and as a temporary storage area such as a work area. Note that the MFP 101 is assumed to have one CPU 211 using one memory (RAM 213 or HDD 214) to execute each process shown in the flowcharts described below, but other configurations are also possible. For example, the MFP 101 may be configured so that multiple CPUs and multiple RAMs or HDDs work together to execute each process shown in the flowcharts described below.

[0017] HDD 214 stores image data and various programs. Operation display unit I / F 215 connects operation display unit 220 and control unit 210. Operation display unit 220 is equipped with a liquid crystal display unit with a touch panel function that displays information related to MFP 101 and can accept operations by the user, a keyboard, and the like.

[0018] The printer I / F 216 connects the printer 221 and the control unit 210. Image data used for printing by the printer 221 is transferred from the control unit 210 via the printer I / F 216 and printed on a recording medium by the printer 221.

[0019] The scanner I / F 217 connects the scanner 222 and the control unit 210. The scanner 222 reads an image on a document, generates image data (image file), and inputs the image data to the control unit 210 via the scanner I / F 217. The MFP 101 can transmit the image data (image file) generated by the scanner 222 as a file or by email.

[0020] The modem I / F 218 connects the modem 223 to the control unit 210. The modem 223 connects the control unit 210 (MFP 101) to the PSTN 110. The modem 223 executes fax transmission and reception with a fax machine on the PSTN 110.

[0021] The network I / F 219 connects the control unit 210 (MFP 101) to the LAN 100. The network I / F 219 transmits image data and information to external devices (such as the file server 102) on the LAN 100, and receives various types of information from external devices on the LAN 100.

[0022] <Software configuration> 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the software configuration of MFP 101. In this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, communication between the illustrated software modules is realized by CPU 211 performing processing in accordance with programs stored in ROM 212 or HDD 214. CPU 211 controls ROM 212, RAM 213, HDD 214, operation display unit I / F 215, printer I / F 216, scanner I / F 217, modem I / F 218, and network I / F 219.

[0023] The control unit 210 includes a screen display control unit 301 , a screen input control unit 302 , an authentication processing unit 303 , an application 304 , a start key control unit 305 , a time management unit 306 , and a job execution button control unit 307 .

[0024] The screen display control unit 301 mainly manages the screen of the entire application 304 , transfers screen information to the operation display unit 220 , and notifies the application 304 of events input from the operation display unit 220 .

[0025] The operation display unit I / F 215 converts an operation from the operation display unit 220 into a signal, and the screen input control unit 302 receives and analyzes the signal and converts it into an input signal in an event format that can be transmitted to the application 304. Then, the screen input control unit 302 notifies the screen display control unit 301 of the input signal.

[0026] The authentication processing unit 303 displays an authentication screen on the operation display unit 220 and performs user authentication using authentication information such as an ID and password input by the user. If the user authentication is successful, the authentication processing unit 303 performs login processing to log the user in to the MFP 101. When a logout instruction is given, the authentication processing unit 303 performs logout processing to log the logged-in user out of the MFP 101.

[0027] The applications 304 are a group of applications that run on the MFP 101, and the CPU 211 runs each application in response to an instruction from the user via the screen input control unit 302. Representative applications of the MFP 101 are as follows:

[0028] An application program having a "copy" function that reads an image on a document using a scanner 222 and prints the generated image data using a printer 221.

[0029] An application program having a "print" function that prints image data on the printer 221 based on a print job input from an external device such as a PC.

[0030] An application program having a "scan and send" function that reads an image on a document using the scanner 222 and sends the generated image data to an external device.

[0031] An application program having a "scan and save" function that reads an image on a document using the scanner 222 and saves the generated image data in an external memory.

[0032] An application program having a "use of saved files" function that prints image data saved in an external memory using the printer 221 or transmits the image data to an external device.

[0033] An application program with a "browser" function that allows you to view, print, and save data on a web server via a web browser.

[0034] An application program with an "Easy Scan" function that limits the "Scan and Send" function to only some of the main settings, making it easier to use.

[0035] The applications 304 included in the MFP 101 are not limited to the above examples. Applications 304 can also be added later at the user's instruction.

[0036] The start key control unit 305 detects that the start key has been pressed by the screen input control unit 302, and sends a start key execution notification to the application 304. Upon receiving the start key execution notification, the application 304 executes the corresponding function.

[0037] The time management unit 306 manages the current time since the MFP 101 was started up, and notifies the user of the current time in response to an instruction from the start key control unit 305 or the job execution button control unit 307 .

[0038] The job execution button control unit 307 sets the functions of the corresponding application in response to an instruction from the user and stores the settings in the HDD 214. Furthermore, the job execution button control unit 307 detects that a registered job execution button has been pressed, calls the corresponding application 304, and executes the application 304 with the settings that have been registered in advance and stored in the HDD 214.

[0039] The configuration shown in Fig. 3 is merely an example, and is not limited to this example. Some of the components in Fig. 3 may be omitted, and other components may be added.

[0040] Incidentally, the Electronic Bookkeeping Act (Electronic Bookkeeping Act) has been revised in Japan, and scanned data that meets certain conditions is now recognized as an official document. For example, certain conditions include, if the content has been modified, the modification must be confirmed and the traces of the modifications must be visible (Article 4, Paragraph 27 of the Act). Therefore, a method is known for automatically executing a job with settings that leave traces of the modifications.

[0041] However, if a job is executed with automatically changed settings that leave correction marks after a user's scan processing operation, the user may not be able to understand the settings used to execute the job. For example, if a job is executed with automatically changed settings that differ from those set by the user so that correction marks are left, the output obtained from the scan is not the output obtained with the settings set by the user. In this case, the user may receive scan output (scanned data) that was executed with settings different from those set by the user, which may reduce usability. Furthermore, if a setting that leaves correction marks is enabled and the user changes the setting of a setting related to the setting that leaves correction marks, the output (scanned data) may not leave correction marks.

[0042] Therefore, in this embodiment, when the setting for leaving correction marks is enabled, the image processing apparatus notifies the user of the setting values that will be used for scanning. Specifically, when the setting for leaving correction marks is enabled, the image processing apparatus displays the setting values of the setting items that are set to leave correction marks (setting items related to the setting for leaving correction marks).

[0043] This allows the user to perform the job after understanding the setting values that will be used for the scan, thereby reducing the possibility of obtaining scan data from a scan that was performed using setting values that differ from the setting values that the user understood, thereby improving usability.

[0044] Furthermore, in this embodiment, when a setting that leaves correction traces is enabled, the image processing device controls so that setting values related to the setting that leaves correction traces cannot be changed if the setting is changed and the setting is invalidated. In other words, the image processing device controls so that setting values that conflict with the setting that leaves correction traces cannot be selected. Specifically, when a setting that leaves correction traces is enabled, the image processing device grays out setting values that can be changed and the setting is invalidated if the setting is changed and the setting is invalidated. Alternatively, the image processing device hides setting values that can be changed and the setting is invalidated if the setting is valid.

[0045] This reduces the chance that the user will unintentionally change a setting value that leaves traces of correction fluid or the like, thereby improving usability.

[0046] Below, using Figures 4 and 5, we will explain an example of a process for changing a group of setting items related to settings that leave correction marks (in this embodiment, density, color selection, file format, and background processing are treated as a group of related setting items) to specific values.

[0047] <Operation screen> FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 220 in this embodiment. The screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed by the screen display control unit 301. FIG. 4(a) is an example of a home (menu) screen 400. Icons for using the above-mentioned applications 304 are arranged on the home screen 400. The home screen 400 in FIG. 4(a) is a screen that is displayed for the first time when the MFP 101 is started up, or a screen that is displayed in response to the user pressing the home button on another screen. In this embodiment, a form in which a scan and send application is used will be described as an example of an application 304 that uses the scanner 222.

[0048] 4(b) is an example of a basic screen of the scan and send application (hereinafter referred to as the scan and send screen 410) displayed by the user. The scan and send screen 410 in FIG. 4(b) is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to the user pressing the scan and send button 401 on the home screen 400 in FIG. 4(a). The scan and send screen 410 is provided with destination buttons (address book button 411, new input button 412), buttons for setting main setting items (color selection button 413, file format selection button 414, paper selection button, etc.), and other function buttons 415. Note that explanations of buttons that are not of interest in this embodiment will be omitted.

[0049] Fig. 4(c) is an example of an other function screen 420. The other function screen 420 in Fig. 4(c) is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to the user pressing the other function button 415 on the scan and send screen 410 in Fig. 4(b). The other function screen 420 is provided with buttons (such as a density button 421) for opening each setting screen. Note that explanations of buttons that are not of interest in this embodiment will be omitted.

[0050] FIG. 4(d) shows an example of a density setting screen 430. The density setting screen 430 of FIG. 4(d) is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to a user pressing the density button 421 on the other function screen 420 of FIG. 4(c). The density setting screen 430 allows the user to set the density and background density. Here, background density refers to a density setting limited to the background area, excluding text areas, graphics, and the like. The density setting screen 430 includes an icon indicating the current density setting, an icon for changing the density setting, a "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." (correction trace setting) button 431, a background density adjustment button 432, an automatic background density button 433, an OK button 434 that applies the setting changes on the screen and closes the screen, and a Cancel button 435 that closes the screen without applying the settings. Explanations of buttons not of interest in this embodiment will be omitted. In this embodiment, the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button 431 allows users to collectively change one or more setting items related to the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." setting. For example, in this embodiment, pressing the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button 431 changes the related settings, including background density, color selection, file format, and background removal (S505, described below). Note that background density is a setting item whose setting value can be changed on the background adjustment screen (450, described below), color selection on the color selection screen (600, described below), and file format on the file format screen (610, described below). On the other hand, background removal is a setting item that does not have a screen for the user to change its setting value. In this embodiment, the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button is located near background density (in the density setting screen 430), which is the most related setting item among the related settings, and the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button is not located on the setting screens for the other setting items. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button 431 can be either enabled or disabled, and is highlighted (e.g., illuminated yellow) when enabled.

[0051] Fig. 4(e) is an example of a setting change confirmation pop-up 440. The setting change confirmation pop-up 440 in Fig. 4(e) is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to the user pressing and enabling the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 431 on the density setting screen 430 in Fig. 4(d). The setting change confirmation pop-up 440 is provided with a message field 441, an OK button 442 for allowing the setting change process, and a Cancel button 443 for rejecting the process. Description of buttons that are not of interest in this embodiment will be omitted.

[0052] FIG. 4(f) is an example of a background adjustment screen 450. The background adjustment screen 450 of FIG. 4(f) is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to a user pressing the background density adjustment button 432 on the density setting screen 430 of FIG. 4(d). The background adjustment screen 450 is provided with a group of icons for adjusting the background density, an OK button 451 for applying the changes and closing the screen, and a Cancel button 452 for rejecting the changes and closing the screen. Description of buttons that are not of interest in this embodiment will be omitted. Note that when the user presses the background density automatic button 433 on the density setting screen 430, the background adjustment screen 450 is not displayed, and the background density is automatically adjusted when the job is executed.

[0053] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart of processing when the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is pressed. The flowchart in Fig. 5 is implemented by CPU 211 of MFP 101 reading into RAM 213 a program for implementing each control module stored in ROM 212 and executing the program. Note that some or all of the functions of the steps in Fig. 5 may be implemented by hardware such as an ASIC or electronic circuit. The symbol "S" in the explanation of each process indicates a step in the flowchart (the same applies to flowcharts in the following specification).

[0054] The flowchart in FIG. 5 starts when the user presses the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 431 on the density setting screen 430 in FIG. 4(e).

[0055] In S501, the screen display control unit 301 acquires information indicating the current state of the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button, and proceeds to S502. Specifically, information indicating whether the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is enabled or disabled is acquired.

[0056] In S502, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button acquired in S501 has been enabled. That is, it determines whether the user's operation on the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button 431 on the density setting screen 430 in FIG. 4(e) is an operation to enable "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." Here, the state of the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button is either enabled (ON) or disabled (OFF), so when the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button is pressed, the state transitions to the other one. That is, if the information acquired in S501 indicates that "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." is disabled and "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." is pressed, it is determined that the user's operation on the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." button 431 is an operation to enable "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." On the other hand, if the information acquired in S501 indicates that "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." is enabled and "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." is pressed, the screen display control unit 301 determines that the user operation on the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 431 is an operation to disable "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." If the determination in S502 is YES, the screen display control unit 301 proceeds to S503, and if the determination is NO, the screen display control unit 301 proceeds to S507.

[0057] In S503, the screen display control unit 301 displays the setting change confirmation pop-up 440 of FIG. 4(e) on the operation display unit 220, and the process proceeds to S504.

[0058] In S504, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the OK button has been pressed by the user. Specifically, the screen display control unit 301 waits for a user operation (pressing the OK button 442 or the Cancel button 443) and determines whether the performed user operation is pressing the OK button 442 or the Cancel button 443. If the screen display control unit 301 determines in S504 that the button pressed by the user is the OK button, it closes the setting change confirmation pop-up 440 and proceeds to S505. On the other hand, if the screen display control unit 301 determines in S504 that the button pressed by the user is not the OK button, that is, if it determines that the button pressed by the user is the Cancel button, it closes the setting change confirmation pop-up 440 and proceeds to S508. Note that the timing for closing the setting change confirmation pop-up 440 is not limited, and it may be executed when proceeding to S508.

[0059] In S505, the screen display control unit 301 corrects (changes) the setting value of the setting item related to the setting of "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc.", and proceeds to S506. Here, in this embodiment, the following correction process is performed. - Correct the background density to "maximum". If "Black and White" is selected in the color selection, it will be corrected to "Grayscale." If "TIFF" is selected as the file format, it will be corrected to "PDF." - Set the base treatment to "OFF" (there is no corresponding setting screen).

[0060] In this embodiment, the background density, color selection, file format, and background processing are corrected as described above, but this is not limiting. For example, only some of the related setting items described above may be corrected, or setting items other than the related setting items described above may be included in the correction. Specifically, only the background density may be corrected, or in addition to the related setting items described above, the sharpness (edge enhancement processing) setting may be set to a default value, or the preview display setting after loading may be enabled (ON).

[0061] In S506, the screen display control unit 301 enables (ON) the setting for "leaving traces of correction fluid, etc.", and proceeds to S508.

[0062] In S507, the screen display control unit 301 disables (OFF) the setting for "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." and proceeds to S508. In this embodiment, when the setting for "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." is disabled, no correction process is performed for the setting value of the related setting item, but this is not limited to this. For example, when the setting for "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." is enabled, the setting value before the change may be stored in the RAM 213, etc., and the setting value may be restored when the setting for "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." is disabled.

[0063] In S508, the screen display control unit 301 displays a density setting screen (620 described below) if the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is enabled (ON), and displays a density setting screen 430 if the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is disabled (OFF), and ends the processing of this flowchart. Here, an example in which the density setting screen is displayed is shown, but this is not limiting. For example, it may be a screen displayed at startup (in this embodiment, the home screen 400) or the initial screen of the application (in this embodiment, the scan and send screen 410). Alternatively, the above screen may be displayed after a screen for notifying the user of some information is displayed or after the user performs an operation.

[0064] 6 and 7, a display process for displaying each setting screen in the scan and send application will be described. The setting screens of interest here are the setting screens for each setting item affected by the "Keep traces of correction fluid, etc." setting. Here, the affected setting items are setting items related to the "Keep traces of correction fluid, etc." setting. For example, in this embodiment, these settings refer to color selection (affecting color selection screen 600), file format (affecting file format screen 610), and background density (affecting density screen 620).

[0065] 6 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for setting items that are candidates for setting value correction in S505 when the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is enabled (ON). The screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the operation display unit 220 by the screen display control unit 301.

[0066] FIG. 6A shows an example of a color selection screen 600. The color selection screen 600 in FIG. 6A is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to pressing the color selection button 413 on the scan and send screen 410 in FIG. 4B. The color selection screen 600 includes color setting value buttons 601 to 605, an OK button 606 that applies the setting changes on the screen and closes the screen, and a Cancel button 607 that closes the screen without applying the setting changes. Each color setting value button is associated with a different setting value. In particular, the Auto (Color / Gray) button 601 and the Auto (Color / Black and White) button 602 are setting values that are applied when the scanner 222 detects whether a document is a color document when scanning it, and if so, the color setting is applied. If not, the other setting value is applied.

[0067] Here, based on the fact that the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is enabled (ON), the selected color setting value button is highlighted, and unavailable color setting value buttons are displayed in a shaded (grayed out) state on the color selection screen 600. For example, in the case of Figure 6(a), the Auto (Color / Gray) button 601 is selected, and the Auto (Color / Black and White) button 602 and the Black and White binary button 605 are displayed in an unavailable state.

[0068] FIG. 6B shows an example of a file format screen 610. The file format screen 610 in FIG. 6B is displayed on the operation display unit 220 in response to pressing the file format button 414 on the scan and send screen 410 in FIG. 4B. The file format screen 610 includes file format setting value buttons 611 to 616, an OK button 617 that applies the setting changes on the screen and closes the screen, and a Cancel button 618 that closes the screen without applying the setting changes. Each file format setting value button is associated with a different setting value. In particular, the TIFF / JPEG (Auto) button 615 is a setting value that is applied when the scanner 222 detects whether the document is a black-and-white binary document during scanning. If the document is a black-and-white binary document, TIFF is applied; otherwise, JPEG is applied. Note that although the TIFF / JPEG (Auto) button 615 is selectable, the document will still be scanned in JPEG format even if the TIFF / JPEG (Auto) button 615 is selected. Furthermore, when the TIFF / JPEG (automatic) button 615 is pressed, it may be configured to notify that the document will not be read in TIFF format (the document will be read in JPEG format).

[0069] Here, based on the fact that the "Keep traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is enabled (ON), the selected file format setting value button is highlighted, and unavailable file format setting value buttons are shaded on the file format screen 610. For example, in the case of Figure 6(b), the PDF button 612 is selected, and the TIFF button 613 is displayed as unavailable.

[0070] 6(c) is an example of the density setting screen that is displayed again when the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is pressed on the density setting screen 430 to enable (ON) the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting. Here, the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is highlighted. Furthermore, if the background density cannot be changed, the background density adjustment button 621 and the background density automatic setting button 622 are displayed with a shaded area (for example, as shown in FIG. 6(c)) and are unavailable.

[0071] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart of a display process for displaying each of the setting screens shown in Fig. 6(a) to (c). The flowchart in Fig. 7 is implemented by the CPU 211 of the MFP 101 reading into the RAM 213 a program for implementing each control module stored in the ROM 212 and executing the program. Note that some or all of the functions of the steps in Fig. 7 may be implemented by hardware such as an ASIC or an electronic circuit.

[0072] The flowchart in Fig. 7 is started when the user presses any one of the color selection button 413, file format button 414, or density button 421 on the scan and send screen 410 in Fig. 4(b). Note that the trigger for starting the flowchart in Fig. 7 is not limited to the above. For example, the flowchart in Fig. 7 may also be started when any of the setting screens in Fig. 6 are displayed as a result of closing any screen in the foreground. Specifically, the flowchart in Fig. 7 may also be started when the user presses the OK button or the Cancel button on the background adjustment screen 450 or the setting change confirmation pop-up 440.

[0073] In S701, the screen display control unit 301 starts updating the display settings for each button on the setting screen. It focuses on a certain button on the setting screen and proceeds to S702. For example, if this flowchart is started based on pressing the color selection button 413, it focuses on one of the color setting value buttons 601 to 605 shown in FIG. 6(a). Also, in this embodiment, it does not focus on the OK button 606 or the cancel button 607 in S701, but it may be configured to focus on them.

[0074] In S702, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the button of interest is affected by the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting. Here, a button affected by the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting refers to a setting value whose change will invalidate the setting for leaving traces of correction fluid, etc. (i.e., a setting value that conflicts with the setting for leaving traces of correction fluid, etc.). If the screen display control unit 301 determines YES in S702, the process proceeds to S703. If the screen display control unit 301 determines NO in S702, the process proceeds to S706. In this embodiment, the determination of whether the button of interest is affected by the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is made based on Table 1 below. Note that the density setting screen 430 is not a screen for changing setting items related to the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting, but it does have buttons that are affected by it. This is to limit screen transition to the background adjustment screen 450 for adjusting the background density, and the background density adjustment button 432 and the background density automatic button 433 on the density setting screen 430 are configured to be affected by the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting.

[0075] [Table 1]

[0076] In the color selection screen 600, the Auto (Color / Black and White) button 602 and the Black and White binary button 605 are buttons for setting values that are affected, while the other setting value buttons are buttons for setting values that are not affected.

[0077] In S703, the screen display control unit 301 acquires information on the current setting of "leaving traces of correction fluid, etc." from the RAM 213, and proceeds to S704.

[0078] In S704, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the setting for "leaving traces of correction fluid, etc." acquired in S703 is enabled (ON). If the screen display control unit 301 determines YES in S704, the process proceeds to S705, and if the screen display control unit 301 determines NO in S704 (if the setting for "leaving traces of correction fluid, etc." is disabled (OFF)), the process proceeds to S706.

[0079] In S705, the screen display control unit 301 sets the target button to be displayed in a shaded manner, and proceeds to S706. For example, in the case of the color selection screen 600, if the target button is the Automatic (Color / Black and White) button 602 or the Black and White binary button 605, the process proceeds to S705, where the button is displayed in a shaded manner in S705. Here, in this embodiment, the fact that the button is unavailable is indicated to the user by the shaded display, but this is not limited to this. For example, if a button is unavailable, it may not be displayed on the screen (may be hidden), or it may be configured so that the display on the setting screen is not changed, and a screen is displayed that displays a message indicating that the button is unavailable when pressed.

[0080] In S706, if there is a next button in the setting screen for which steps S701 to S706 have not been performed, the screen display control unit 301 focuses on the next button and proceeds to S701, and if there is no next button, proceeds to S707.

[0081] In S707, the screen display control unit 301 obtains the currently selected setting value from the RAM 213 and sets the button corresponding to that setting value to a selected state. For example, in the case of Fig. 6(a), the Auto (Color / Gray) button 601 is set to a selected state, and in the case of Fig. 6(b), the PDF button 612 is set to a selected state.

[0082] In S708, the screen display control unit 301 displays a setting screen corresponding to any one of the color selection button 413, file format button 414, and density button 421 that was pressed when this flowchart started, and ends the processing of this flowchart. For example, if this flowchart started when the color selection button 413 was pressed, the color selection screen 600 is displayed in S708.

[0083] The destination selection and confirmation process in the scan and send application will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[0084] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the process of selecting and determining a destination in the scan and send application.

[0085] In S801, the operation display unit 220 detects the pressing of a button for opening the address book. In this embodiment, a destination is selected from addresses registered in advance in the address book, but the destination may also be input directly.

[0086] In S802, the operation display unit 220 displays the address book screen. When the address book button 411 on the scan and send screen 410 is pressed to display the address book screen, all destinations are displayed in an unselected state. On the other hand, when the address book screen is displayed by pressing the "Specify destination" button on the scan and send application basic screen (FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b) described later), destinations that have already been set as destinations before the start of this flowchart are changed to a selected state. When the processing of step S802 ends, the processing proceeds to S803.

[0087] Here, Fig. 9 shows an example of the address book screen that is displayed when the button to open the address book is pressed. This address book screen is the screen that is displayed when the "Address Book" button in Fig. 4(b) is pressed. This address book screen is intended to show the user that a selected destination has been selected by highlighting it. Note that Fig. 9 shows the address book screen when no destination has been selected (when the address book is opened without a destination being selected).

[0088] In S803, the operation display unit 220 detects that a button on the address book screen has been pressed, and then the process proceeds to S804.

[0089] If the operation display unit 220 determines that the pressed button is an unselected destination (if Yes is determined in S804 and Yes is determined in S805), the selected destination is put into a selected state in S806, and the process transitions to S803.

[0090] If the operation display unit 220 determines that the pressed button is an already selected destination (if the determination is Yes in S804 and No in S805), the selected destination is changed to an unselected state in S807, and the process proceeds to S803. This address book screen is intended to indicate to the user that the selected destination has been deselected by changing the highlighted display back to its original state.

[0091] If the operation display unit 220 determines that the pressed button is the OK button (if it determines in S808 that the OK button has been pressed), then in S809, all selected destinations are set (added) as transmission destinations. Then, the process proceeds to S810.

[0092] If the operation display unit 220 determines that the pressed button is the cancel button (if it is determined in S808 that the cancel button has been pressed), the process proceeds to S810.

[0093] In S810, the operation display unit 220 clears the selection state of all destinations. In other words, all destinations are set to an unselected state. Then, the address book screen is closed, the basic screen of the scan and send application (FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b) described later) is displayed, and the processing of this flowchart ends.

[0094] The error notification process at the start of scanning will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[0095] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the error notification process performed when starting scanning.

[0096] In S1001, the job execution button control unit 307 detects the pressing of the start button to start a scan job. When the pressing of the start button is detected, the process proceeds to S1002.

[0097] 11(a) and 11(b) show examples of the basic screen of the scan and send application after selecting a destination on the address book screen of FIG.

[0098] Fig. 11(a) shows a basic screen 1100 when the destinations include FAX / IFAX destinations, and shows an example in which destinations 1101 and 1102 and a start button 1103 are displayed. The button for starting the scan job in S1001 may be the start button 1103 displayed on the basic screen 1100, or may be a start button on a hard key (not shown). Fig. 11(b) shows a basic screen 1110 when the destinations do not include FAX / IFAX destinations, and shows an example in which destinations 1111 and 1112 are displayed.

[0099] If the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is disabled (if determined as No in S1002), the CPU 211 executes a scan job in S1003 and ends the processing of this flowchart. If the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting is enabled and the destination does not include a FAX / IFAX destination (if determined as Yes in S1002 and No in S1004), the CPU 211 executes a scan job in S1006 and ends the processing of this flowchart.

[0100] On the other hand, if the destination includes one or more FAX / IFAX destinations (if both S1002 and S1004 are determined to be Yes), the screen display control unit 301 displays an error pop-up in S1005 and ends the processing of this flowchart. An example of the error pop-up during transmission is shown in Figure 11(c). If the user presses the OK button 1121, the screen display control unit 301 closes the error pop-up screen.

[0101] The FAX / IFAX (fax function) is a function for transmitting binarized documents, and traces of whiteout, etc., may not be accurately retained on binarized documents. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if the "Leave traces of whiteout, etc." setting is enabled, if the destination of the scanned data includes a FAX / IFAX destination, as shown in FIG. 11(a), it is assumed that the job execution will be canceled.

[0102] As described above, in this embodiment, the MFP 101 can realize the setting for leaving traces of whiteout or the like simply by pressing the "Leave traces of whiteout or the like" button. The changed setting values can then be reflected on the color selection screen 600 (FIG. 6(a)), file format screen 610 (FIG. 6(b)), and density setting screen 430 (FIG. 6(c)), thereby indicating them to the user. This allows the user to confirm (understand) the setting contents of the job to be executed before executing the job. The changed setting values may also be notified collectively using a pop-up screen or the like.

[0103] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, after the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is pressed, MFP 101 displays each setting screen related to the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting in a state in which the setting value cannot be changed. Therefore, MFP 101 can reduce the possibility of unintentionally disabling the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting that the user intentionally set.

[0104] In the above-described embodiment, when the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is pressed and then a FAX / IFAX destination is selected as the destination and job transmission is executed, the MFP 101 displays an error pop-up. Thus, the MFP 101 can inform the user that correction traces cannot be left when transmitting document data to a FAX / IFAX destination.

[0105] In the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which the related setting item is changed to a specific setting value when the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is pressed, but this is not limiting. For example, if there are multiple selectable setting value candidates for the related setting item, the user may be prompted to select a setting value. Specifically, a setting value selection screen (e.g., FIG. 14 described below) may be displayed on the operation display unit 220.

[0106] [Second embodiment] In the first embodiment, an example was shown in which the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button was provided on the density setting screen 430. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is also provided on each setting screen of the setting item group related to the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting. Specifically, an example will be described in which the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is also provided on the color selection screen and the file format screen.

[0107] 12 is a diagram showing an example of a color selection screen and a file format screen each having a "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button. The screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the operation display unit 220 by the screen display control unit 301.

[0108] Fig. 12(a) is a diagram showing an example of a color selection screen 1200 in this embodiment. In addition to the same buttons as those on the color selection screen 600 in Fig. 6, the color selection screen 1200 has a "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 1201. When the user presses the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 1201, processing equivalent to that shown in the flowchart in Fig. 5 is executed.

[0109] 12(b) is an example of a file format screen 1210 in this embodiment. In addition to the same buttons as those on the file format screen 610, the file format screen 1210 has a "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 1211. When the user presses the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 1211, processing equivalent to that shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is executed.

[0110] The "Leave traces of whiteout, etc." button 1201 and the "Leave traces of whiteout, etc." button 1211 may each perform a different process from the "Leave traces of whiteout, etc." button 431.

[0111] In the above, in this embodiment, an example has been described in which a "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is also provided on each setting screen of the setting item group related to the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." This increases the chances that the user will notice the existence of the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button, thereby increasing the likelihood that the user will be able to utilize the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." function.

[0112] In this embodiment, the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button is shown to be located on the density setting screen, color selection screen, and file format screen, but it may also be displayed on at least one of the density setting screen, color selection screen, and file format screen.

[0113] [Third embodiment] In the first embodiment, after the setting items related to the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." setting are changed to specific values by executing the flowchart of Fig. 5, the user needs to display each setting screen and check each value in order to confirm the changes again. In this embodiment, an example of a form in which a related setting contents list screen is displayed, which is a screen that allows the user to check the setting changes all at once (a setting screen that can display the setting values of multiple related setting items all at once), will be described.

[0114] 13 is a diagram showing an example of a density setting screen in this embodiment and an example of a related setting content list screen added in this embodiment. The screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the operation display unit 220 by the screen display control unit 301.

[0115] Fig. 13(a) is an example of a density setting screen 1300 in this embodiment. In the density setting screen 1300, a correction mark related setting information display button 1301 is added to the density setting screen 430 of Fig. 4(d). When the correction mark related setting information display button 1301 is pressed by the user, the screen display control unit 301 displays a correction mark related setting content list screen (Fig. 13(b) described below) on the operation display unit 220.

[0116] FIG. 13B shows an example of a correction-related setting content list screen. Note that the dashed-line frame in the figure is for illustrative purposes only and may not actually be displayed on the operation display unit 220. The correction-related setting content list screen 1310 includes a correction-related setting display area 1311 that displays whether the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." setting is enabled, a setting value display area 1312 that displays the current setting values of setting items related to the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." setting, and a close button 1313 for closing the correction-related setting content list screen 1310. The correction-related setting display area 1311 displays a message indicating whether or not traces of correction fluid, etc. can be left based on the current combination of setting values of setting items related to the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." setting. For example, if traces of correction fluid, etc. can be left, a message indicating that traces of correction fluid, etc. can be left is displayed, such as "If you execute the job with the current settings," as shown in FIG. 13B. The setting value display area 1312 displays the current setting values of setting items related to the "Leave Traces of Correction Fluid, etc." setting. In this embodiment, whether each setting item has a setting value that can leave traces of whiteout or the like is displayed as an O or X (displayed as an O or X), for example. For example, a setting value that can leave traces of whiteout or the like is displayed as an O, and a setting value that cannot leave traces of whiteout or the like is displayed as an X. Also, for example, if at least one setting value is a setting value that cannot leave traces of whiteout or the like (if an X is displayed), a message indicating that traces of whiteout or the like cannot be left may be displayed in the correction mark setting display area 1311. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the setting value display area 1312 displays only setting items related to the "leave traces of whiteout or the like" setting that the user can change, but it may also include information about setting items that the user cannot change.

[0117] In the above, in this embodiment, an example of displaying a related setting contents list screen, which is a screen on which the user can check all the setting changes at once, has been described. This allows the user to check the current setting values of the setting items related to the setting "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." at once (all at once), making it easier for the user to understand the current settings and reducing the chance of the user executing a job with settings that the user does not want.

[0118] In this embodiment, an example has been shown in which the correction mark related setting information display button 1301 is displayed on the density setting screen, but this is not limiting. For example, it may also be displayed on the color selection screen and the file format screen. Furthermore, it may also be displayed on at least one of the density setting screen, color selection screen, and file format screen.

[0119] [Fourth embodiment] In the first embodiment, when an operation to enable the setting "leave traces of correction fluid, etc." is performed, an example is shown in which a setting change confirmation pop-up 440 is displayed (S503 in the flowchart of FIG. 5) and the setting change content is notified to the user as a message. In this embodiment, an example is described in which, instead of the setting change confirmation pop-up 440, a setting screen on which related setting items can be changed (a setting screen on which setting values of multiple related setting items can be changed) is displayed.

[0120] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a related setting item collective setting screen 1400, which is a screen for setting setting items related to the setting for leaving traces of whiteout or the like in this embodiment. The screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the operation display unit 220 by the screen display control unit 301. Note that the dashed frame in the figure is for illustrative purposes only and is not actually displayed on the operation display unit 220. The related setting item collective setting screen 1400 has areas (1401 to 1403) for displaying setting value selection buttons, an OK button 1404 for applying the setting changes on the screen and closing the screen, and a Cancel button 1404 for closing the screen without applying the setting changes. In this embodiment, the areas for displaying setting value selection buttons are a background density setting area 1401, a color setting area 1402, and a file format setting area 1403. In addition, each setting area displays buttons corresponding to setting value candidates that do not conflict with the setting for leaving traces of whiteout or the like (do not cancel or disable the setting for leaving traces of whiteout or the like). For example, in the case of background density, the only setting that enables the setting to leave traces of whiteout, etc. is "Maximum," so the Maximum button is displayed as a fixed value. In the case of color settings, the "Black and White" setting is not displayed because it conflicts with the setting to leave traces of whiteout, etc. (a setting that cancels or disables the setting to leave traces of whiteout, etc.), and other settings ("Grayscale," "Full Color") are displayed in the area as setting value candidates. In addition, in the case of file format settings, the "TIFF" setting is not displayed because it conflicts with the setting to leave traces of whiteout, etc., and settings that do not conflict with the setting to leave traces of whiteout, etc. ("JPEG," "XPS," "OOXML") are displayed in the area as setting value candidates.

[0121] Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of display processing of related setting item collective setting screen 1400. The flowchart in Fig. 15 is implemented by CPU 211 of MFP 101 reading into RAM 213 and executing programs for implementing each control module stored in ROM 212. Note that some or all of the functions of the steps in Fig. 15 may be implemented by hardware such as an ASIC or electronic circuit.

[0122] The flowchart of FIG. 15 starts when the user presses the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 431 on the density setting screen 430 of FIG. 4(e).

[0123] In step S1501 , the screen display control unit 301 acquires from the RAM 213 a group of setting items related to the “leave traces of correction fluid, etc.” setting to be displayed on the related setting item collective setting screen 1400 .

[0124] In S1502, the screen display control unit 301 focuses on one of the setting items acquired in S1501.

[0125] In S1503, the screen display control unit 301 focuses on one of the setting value candidates of the setting item focused on in S1502.

[0126] In S1504, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the setting value candidate focused on in S1503 is a setting value that is affected by the setting that "leaves traces of correction fluid, etc." At this time, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the setting value candidate is affected by the setting that leaves traces of correction fluid, etc., based on Table 1 described above. If the determination is YES in S1504, the process proceeds to S1508 without placing a button for the setting value corresponding to the setting value candidate focused on in S1503, and if the determination is NO in S1504, the process proceeds to S1505.

[0127] In S1505, the screen display control unit 301 places a button for the setting value corresponding to the setting value candidate focused on in S1503 on the related setting item collective setting screen 1400. The position where the corresponding button is placed is the setting area corresponding to the setting item focused on in S1502 (for example, in the case of FIG. 14, any one of the background density setting area 1401, color setting area 1402, or file format setting area 1403).

[0128] In S1506, the screen display control unit 301 determines whether the setting value candidate focused on in S1503 has been selected (set). At this time, the screen display control unit 301 acquires information on whether the setting value candidate has been selected from the RAM 213. If the determination in S1506 is YES, the process proceeds to S1507, and if the determination in S1506 is NO, the process proceeds to S1508.

[0129] In S1507, the screen display control unit 301 sets the button corresponding to the setting value candidate of interest arranged on the related setting item collective setting screen 1400 to a selected state, and then proceeds to S1508.

[0130] In S1508, the screen display control unit 301 focuses on a setting value candidate that has not yet been focused on among the setting value candidates for the setting item that was focused on in S1502, and proceeds to S1503. At this time, if there is no setting value candidate that has not yet been focused on, the process proceeds to S1509.

[0131] In S1509, the screen display control unit 301 focuses on a setting item that has not yet been focused on among the setting item group acquired in S1501, and proceeds to S1502. At this time, if there is no setting item that has not yet been focused on, the process proceeds to S1510.

[0132] In S1510, the screen display control unit 301 displays the related setting item collective setting screen 1400 on the operation display unit 220, and the process of this flowchart ends.

[0133] In the above, in this embodiment, an example has been described in which, when an operation to enable the "Leave traces of whiteout, etc." setting is performed, a settings screen (related setting item collective setting screen) is displayed that allows the user to change setting items related to the setting for leaving traces of whiteout, etc. This allows the user to check the current status of setting items related to the "Leave traces of whiteout, etc." setting at once, and if the settings differ from the settings intended by the user, the settings can be adjusted / changed on the displayed related setting item collective setting screen. This reduces the chance of the user executing a job with settings that they do not want.

[0134] In this embodiment, buttons for setting values corresponding to setting value candidates are displayed on the related setting item collective setting screen 1400, but this is not limiting. For example, a button for transitioning to a setting screen for setting items related to settings that leave traces of correction fluid or the like (such as the color selection screen 600) may be displayed on the related setting item collective setting screen 1400.

[0135] Furthermore, in this embodiment, an example has been shown in which the related setting item collective setting screen 1400 is displayed instead of the setting change confirmation pop-up 440 that is displayed in response to pressing the "Leave traces of correction fluid, etc." button 431, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the related setting item collective setting screen 1400 may be displayed instead of the related setting content list screen 1310 displayed in the third embodiment.

[0136] (Other embodiments) The above-described embodiments can also be realized by executing the following process. That is, software (programs) that realize the functions of the above-described embodiments are supplied to a system or device via a network or various storage media, and a computer (CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads and executes the program. The program may be executed by a single computer, or may be executed by multiple computers in cooperation with each other. Furthermore, it is not necessary to realize all of the above-described processes by software; some or all of the processes may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC. Furthermore, the CPU is not limited to one that performs all processes by a single CPU, and multiple CPUs may perform processes in cooperation with each other as appropriate.

[0137] Furthermore, the functions of the above-described embodiments are not only realized by a computer reading and executing the program code, but also include cases where the OS running on the computer performs some or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program code, thereby realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments.

[0138] The disclosure of this embodiment includes the following configuration, method, and program.

[0139] (Configuration 1) An image processing device, a generating means for generating manuscript data based on the read manuscript; a setting means for enabling a correction mark setting, which is a setting for including correction marks indicating that corrections have been made in the document in the document data generated by the generating means; a display means for displaying a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark settings; Equipped with When the correction mark setting is enabled and a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed by the display means, the setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed with a setting value that enables the correction mark setting selected.

[0140] (Configuration 2) 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein, when an operation for enabling the correction mark setting is accepted, the display means displays a screen indicating that a setting value related to the correction mark setting is set to a setting value for enabling the correction mark setting.

[0141] (Configuration 3) 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a setting value that disables the correction mark setting is displayed so as not to be selectable on a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting.

[0142] (Configuration 4) 3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the operation for enabling the correction mark settings is an operation for selecting a button for enabling the correction mark settings, and the button for enabling the correction mark settings is displayed on a setting screen related to density settings.

[0143] (Configuration 5) 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the setting related to the correction mark setting is at least one of a color setting, a file format setting, and a density setting.

[0144] (Configuration 6) 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for executing a function of transmitting the document data generated by the generation means.

[0145] (Configuration 7) The image processing device according to claim 6, characterized in that the display means displays a screen indicating that the function of transmitting the original data will not be executed if the destination set in the function of transmitting the original data is a destination for a fax function.

[0146] (Configuration 8) 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the button for enabling the correction mark setting is displayed on at least one of a screen related to color setting, a screen related to file format setting, and a screen related to density setting.

[0147] (Configuration 9) 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein when a button for displaying a predetermined screen capable of displaying setting values of a plurality of settings related to the correction mark settings together is pressed, the display means displays the predetermined screen.

[0148] (Configuration 10) 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display means, when receiving an operation to enable the correction mark settings, displays a specific screen on which setting values of a plurality of settings related to the correction mark settings can be changed.

[0149] (Configuration 11) 11. The image processing device according to claim 10, wherein the specific screen is displayed in a state where a setting value that enables the correction mark setting is selected in a plurality of settings related to the correction mark setting.

[0150] (Method 1) A control method for an image processing device, comprising: a generating step of generating manuscript data based on the read manuscript; a setting step of enabling a correction mark setting that is a setting for including a correction mark indicating that the document has been corrected in the document data generated by the generating step; a display step of displaying a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark settings; and A control method characterized in that, when the correction mark setting is enabled and a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed by the display means, the setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed with a setting value that enables the correction mark setting selected.

[0151] (Program 1) 12. A program for causing the image processing device according to claim 1 to function. [Explanation of symbols]

[0152] 101 MFP 211 CPU 215 Operation display unit I / F 220 Operation display section 222 Scanner

Claims

1. An image processing device, a generating means for generating manuscript data based on the read manuscript; a setting means for enabling a correction mark setting, which is a setting for including correction marks indicating that corrections have been made in the document in the document data generated by the generating means; a display means for displaying a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark settings; Equipped with When the correction mark setting is enabled and a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed by the display means, the setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed with a setting value that enables the correction mark setting selected.

2. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display means, when receiving an operation to enable the correction mark setting, displays a screen indicating that a setting value related to the correction mark setting is set to a setting value that enables the correction mark setting.

3. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a setting value that disables the correction mark setting is displayed so as not to be selectable on a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting.

4. 3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the operation for enabling the correction mark settings is an operation for selecting a button for enabling the correction mark settings, and the button for enabling the correction mark settings is displayed on a setting screen related to density settings.

5. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the settings related to the correction mark settings are at least one of color settings, file format settings, and density settings.

6. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit that executes a function of transmitting the document data generated by the generation unit.

7. 7. The image processing device according to claim 6, wherein the display means displays a screen indicating that the function of transmitting the original data will not be executed when the destination set in the function of transmitting the original data is a destination for a fax function.

8. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the button for validating the correction mark setting is displayed on at least one of a screen relating to color setting, a screen relating to file format setting, and a screen relating to density setting.

9. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein when a button for displaying a predetermined screen capable of displaying setting values of a plurality of settings related to the correction mark settings together is pressed, the display means displays the predetermined screen.

10. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays a specific screen on which setting values of a plurality of settings related to the correction mark settings can be changed when an operation for enabling the correction mark settings is accepted.

11. 11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the specific screen is displayed in a state in which a setting value that enables the correction mark setting is selected in a plurality of settings related to the correction mark setting.

12. A control method for an image processing device, comprising: a generating step of generating manuscript data based on the read manuscript; a setting step of enabling a correction mark setting that is a setting for including a correction mark indicating that the document has been corrected in the document data generated by the generating step; a display step of displaying a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark settings; and A control method characterized in that, when the correction mark setting is enabled and a setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed by the display means, the setting screen for settings related to the correction mark setting is displayed with a setting value that enables the correction mark setting selected.

13. A program for causing the image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 to function.

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