Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing program

Abstract

To provide an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing program capable of easily setting the information easily identifying a desired device as a device name as compared to the case that a user itself sets the name identifying easily a device.SOLUTION: An image formation device has a setting screen for setting a device name as the name of an image formation device on a print service. The setting screen displays setting information about the image formation device such as the name of the image formation device, a place, an organization, and an IP address, and displays a checkbox to select the setting information alongside each setting information, and an optional item is included in the device name when a user checks the checkbox.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 proposes an image forming device that, upon successful user authentication, obtains from the print service a list of registered printers registered for use by the user, and if there is a printer in the registered printer list that matches a name stored in the image forming device, selects the printer corresponding to the matching name in a user interface for printer selection. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-132893 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In network services where multiple devices are connected, it is difficult to identify the desired device because multiple devices are registered. Users can freely choose and set names for their devices to make them easier to identify. However, this requires the tedious work of coming up with names that are easy to identify.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing program that enable a user to easily set information that makes it easier to identify a desired device as a device name, compared to when the user himself or herself freely thinks of and sets a name that makes it easier to identify the device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to a first aspect includes a processor, which, when setting a device name to a predetermined network service, acquires retained information held by the device, outputs a setting screen for displaying the acquired retained information and setting it as the device name, accepts a selection result of the retained information from the setting screen, and performs processing to set it as the device name to the network service.

[0007] In addition, in an information processing device according to a second aspect, in the information processing device according to the first aspect, the processor displays check boxes corresponding to the retained information and accepts the retained information selected in the check box as the device name.

[0008] In addition, in an information processing device according to a third aspect, in the information processing device according to the first or second aspect, the processor accepts an operation to change the order of the retained information, thereby changing the order of the retained information accepted as the device name and setting the device name.

[0009] In addition, an information processing device according to a fourth aspect is an information processing device according to the first or second aspect, in which the processor sets the device name by accepting an operation to move the retained information to a desired position of the device name.

[0010] In addition, an information processing device according to a fifth aspect is an information processing device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, in which the processor sets a predetermined image representing the retained information selected from the setting screen as the device name.

[0011] An information processing device according to a sixth aspect is an information processing device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the processor further accepts editing of the retained information displayed on the setting screen, accepts a selection result of the edited retained information, and sets the device name.

[0012] An information processing device according to a seventh aspect is an information processing device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the processor further accepts editing of the retained information selected as the device name and sets the device name.

[0013] An information processing device according to an eighth aspect is an information processing device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the processor further performs a process of updating the set device name by replacing it with the changed or updated retained information when the retained information is changed or updated.

[0014] An information processing system according to a ninth aspect includes an information processing device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, and a cloud server that provides the network service and accepts the setting of the device name from the information processing device.

[0015] An information processing system according to a tenth aspect includes an information processing device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, and a device that notifies the information processing device of the retained information that the device retains, displays the setting screen output from the information processing device, accepts selection results of the retained information, and transmits the selection results to the information processing device.

[0016] An information processing program according to an eleventh aspect causes a computer to, when setting a device name to a predetermined network service, acquire retained information held by a device, output a setting screen for displaying the acquired retained information and setting it as a device name, accept a selection result of the retained information from the setting screen, and execute a process of setting it as the device name to the network service. [Effects of the Invention]

[0017] According to the first aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing device that allows a user to easily set information that makes it easier to identify a desired device as a device name, compared to when the user himself / herself freely thinks about and sets a name that makes it easier to identify the device.

[0018] According to the second aspect, the user can more easily input the retained information as a device name than when the user inputs the retained information by himself.

[0019] According to the third aspect, the order of the retained information accepted as device names can be changed more easily than when the user himself / herself has to consider the order of the retained information before inputting it.

[0020] According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to set a device name by adding retention information to a desired position in the device name.

[0021] According to the fifth aspect, the number of characters in the device name can be reduced compared to when the character string of the retained information is set as the device name.

[0022] According to the sixth aspect, it is possible to set a device name using edited retained information.

[0023] According to the seventh aspect, it is possible to edit the device name configured from the selected retained information.

[0024] According to the eighth aspect, it is possible to update the device name in accordance with changes or updates to the retained information.

[0025] According to the ninth aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing system that allows a user to easily set information that makes it easier to identify a desired device as a device name, compared to when the user himself / herself freely thinks about and sets a name that makes it easier to identify the device.

[0026] According to the tenth aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing system that allows a user to easily set information that makes it easier to identify a desired device as a device name, compared to when the user himself or herself freely thinks about and sets a name that makes it easier to identify the device.

[0027] According to the eleventh aspect, it is possible to provide an information processing program that allows a user to easily set information that makes it easier to identify a desired device as a device name, compared to when the user himself or herself freely thinks about and sets a name that makes it easier to identify the device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0028] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an electrical system of an image forming apparatus in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 3] 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main electrical systems of a cloud server, a client computer, and a mobile terminal device in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for setting the name of the image forming apparatus. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting status on a setting screen. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing how the display order can be changed by performing an operation such as drag and drop. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by an image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is registered in a print service in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of processing performed by the cloud server when a device registration request is made from an image forming apparatus in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 9] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a modified example of the flow of processing performed by an image forming apparatus when registering the image forming apparatus in a print service in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a modified example of the flow of processing performed by the cloud server when a device registration request is made from an image forming apparatus in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 11] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing for updating a device name, which is performed in an image forming apparatus when held information is changed or updated, in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which an item itself is added to a device name by dragging and dropping. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0029] An example of this embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, an information processing system in which an image forming apparatus, a cloud server, a client computer, and a wireless base station are connected to each other via communication lines such as various networks will be described as an example. Figure 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system 10 according to this embodiment.

[0030] 1, an information processing system 10 according to this embodiment includes an image forming device 12, a wireless base station 13, a client computer 15, and a cloud server 16. Although one image forming device 12 and one client computer 15 are shown in FIG. 1, there may be a plurality of each, or there may be a plurality of either one.

[0031] Image forming apparatus 12, wireless base station 13, client computer 15, and cloud server 16 are connected to each other via communication lines 18 such as a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), the Internet, an intranet, etc. Image forming apparatus 12, wireless base station 13, client computer 15, and cloud server 16 are capable of transmitting and receiving various types of data to and from each other via communication lines 18. Mobile terminal device 14 is also wirelessly connected to wireless base station 13, allowing transmission and reception of various types of data between mobile terminal device 14 and each device.

[0032] In the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment, the cloud server 16 provides a cloud service as an example of a network service in response to requests from the client computer 15, the mobile terminal device 14, etc. In this embodiment, a print service is described as an example of the cloud service. Specifically, the cloud server 16 provides a print service in which an image formation instruction is sent from the client computer 15, etc. to the cloud server 16, and the image forming device 12 forms an image in response to the image formation instruction.

[0033] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the electrical system of the image forming apparatus 12 in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment.

[0034] As shown in Fig. 2, the image forming apparatus 12 according to this embodiment includes a control unit 20 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20A, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 20B, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20C. The CPU 20A controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 12. The RAM 20C is used as a work area when the CPU 20A executes various programs. The ROM 20B stores various control programs, parameters, and the like in advance. In the image forming apparatus 12, the various components of the control unit 20 are electrically connected via a system bus 42.

[0035] On the other hand, the image forming apparatus 12 according to this embodiment includes an HDD (hard disk drive) 26 that stores various data, application programs, etc. The image forming apparatus 12 is also connected to a user interface 22 and includes a display control unit 28 that controls the display of various operation screens, etc. on the display of the user interface 22. The image forming apparatus 12 is also connected to the user interface 22 and includes an operation input detection unit 30 that detects operation instructions input via the user interface 22. In the image forming apparatus 12, the HDD 26, the display control unit 28, and the operation input detection unit 30 are electrically connected to a system bus 42. Note that while the image forming apparatus 12 according to this embodiment uses the HDD 26 as a storage unit, this is not limiting and a non-volatile storage unit such as a flash memory may also be used.

[0036] The image forming apparatus 12 according to this embodiment also includes a reading control unit 32 that controls the optical image reading operation by the document reading unit 44 and the document feeding operation by the document transport unit, and an image forming control unit 34 that controls the image formation process by the image forming unit 24 and the transport of paper to the image forming unit 24 by the transport unit 25. The image forming apparatus 12 also includes a communication line I / F (interface) unit 36 ​​that is connected to a communication line 18 and transmits and receives communication data to and from other external devices, such as a cloud server 16, that are connected to the communication line 18. The image forming apparatus 12 also includes a facsimile I / F (interface) unit 38 that is connected to a telephone line (not shown) and transmits and receives facsimile data to and from a facsimile device connected to the telephone line. The image forming apparatus 12 also includes a transmission / reception control unit 40 that controls the transmission and reception of facsimile data via the facsimile I / F unit 38. In the image forming apparatus 12, the transmission / reception control unit 40, the reading control unit 32, the image forming control unit , the communication line I / F unit , and the facsimile I / F unit are electrically connected to a system bus .

[0037] With the above configuration, the image forming apparatus 12 according to this embodiment uses the CPU 20A to access the RAM 20C, the ROM 20B, and the HDD 26. The image forming apparatus 12 also uses the CPU 20A to control the display of information such as an operation screen and various messages on the display of the user interface 22 via the display control unit 28. The image forming apparatus 12 also uses the CPU 20A to control the operation of the document reading unit 44 and the document transport unit via the reading control unit 32. The image forming apparatus 12 also uses the CPU 20A to control the operation of the image forming unit 24 and the transport unit 25 via the image formation control unit 34, and to control the transmission and reception of communication data via the communication line I / F unit 36. The image forming apparatus 12 also uses the CPU 20A to control the transmission and reception of facsimile data via the facsimile I / F unit 38 via the transmission and reception control unit 40. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus 12 has the CPU 20A grasp the operation content in the user interface 22 based on the operation information detected by the operation input detection unit 30, and executes various controls based on the operation content.

[0038] Next, the main configuration of the electrical systems of the cloud server 16, client computer 15, and mobile terminal device 14 according to this embodiment will be described. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the electrical systems of the cloud server 16, client computer 15, and mobile terminal device 14 in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. Note that the cloud server 16, client computer 15, and mobile terminal device 14 basically have the configuration of a general computer, so the cloud server 16 will be described here as a representative.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 3 , the cloud server 16 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 16A, a ROM 16B, a RAM 16C, a HDD 16D, an operation unit 16E, a display unit 16F, and a communication line I / F (interface) unit 16G. The CPU 16A controls the overall operation of the cloud server 16. The ROM 16B stores various control programs and parameters in advance. The RAM 16C is used as a work area when the CPU 16A executes various programs. The HDD 16D stores various data and application programs. The operation unit 16E is used to input various information. The display unit 16F is used to display various information. The communication line I / F unit 16G is connected to a communication line 18 and transmits and receives various data to and from other devices connected to the communication line 18. The communication line I / F unit 16G may also be configured to communicate directly with each device using various well-known wireless communications. The above-described components of the cloud server 16 are electrically connected to each other via a system bus 16H. In addition, in the cloud server 16 according to this embodiment, the HDD 16D is used as a storage unit, but this is not limiting, and other non-volatile storage units such as flash memory may also be used.

[0040] With the above configuration, cloud server 16 according to this embodiment uses CPU 16A to access ROM 16B, RAM 16C, and HDD 16D, to obtain various data via operation unit 16E, and to display various information on display unit 16F. Cloud server 16 also uses CPU 16A to control the transmission and reception of communication data via communication line I / F unit 16G.

[0041] The mobile terminal device 14 and the client computer 15 are basically configured as general computers, and similar to the cloud server 16, include CPUs 14A, 15A, ROMs 14B, 15B, and RAMs 14C, 15C, etc., so detailed explanations are omitted.

[0042] Here, a brief description will be given of the registration of the image forming device 12 in the print service provided by the cloud server 16 and the use of the print service.

[0043] First, when registering image forming apparatus 12 with a print service, a machine administrator instructs image forming apparatus 12 to register with the print service as a cloud service. As a result, image forming apparatus 12 requests cloud server 16, which provides the print service, to register image forming apparatus 12. After that, image forming apparatus 12 undergoes necessary authentication processing and the like, and is registered with the print service. At that time, meta-information such as the functions supported by image forming apparatus 12 and the name of the image forming apparatus is notified from image forming apparatus 12 to cloud server 16 and registered.

[0044] When using the print service, a user operates a client computer 15, a mobile terminal device 14, or the like to select an output destination image forming device 12 from a list of image forming devices 12 registered with the print service and issue an image formation request. The image forming device 12 polls the cloud server 16 at predetermined intervals to check for an image formation request, and if an image formation request is present, downloads the print data to be formed. The downloaded data is stored or printed according to the settings of the image forming device 12. If the print job is set to be stored, image formation is performed when the user performs the necessary authentication operation on the screen of the user interface 22 of the image forming device 12. If the print job is set to be output immediately, image formation is performed immediately after the print data from the cloud server 16 is downloaded.

[0045] Incidentally, in a print service in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses 12 are registered, it is necessary to use an easily identifiable device name in order to make it easy to identify a desired image forming apparatus 12 from among the plurality of image forming apparatuses 12 .

[0046] Therefore, in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment, a process for setting a device name that is easy to identify for the image forming device 12 is performed more easily than when the user sets the device name by thinking about it himself.

[0047] Specifically, in this embodiment, the image forming apparatus 12 has a setting screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 for setting a device name as the name of the image forming apparatus 12 on the print service. The setting screen 50 in FIG. 4 displays the default image forming apparatus name as the device name setting value. Also displayed on the same screen are setting information related to the image forming apparatus, such as the image forming apparatus name, location, organization, and IP address. The setting information is displayed as information stored in the image forming apparatus 12. A selection section, such as a checkbox, for selecting setting information is displayed next to each setting information. By checking this checkbox, the user accepts the selection and includes any item in the device name. In the example of FIG. 4, only the image forming apparatus name is checked as the default value, so the image forming apparatus name and device name have the same value. A checkbox is a component of a computer's graphical user interface and is used to select multiple options from multiple options. It typically displays a blank or check mark in a square.

[0048] In the example of Figure 5, in addition to the image forming device name, information indicating whether authentication is required and information about users who can be authenticated are checked. As a result, information indicating that authentication is required is added to the device name in addition to the image forming device name. The added information may be added separated by a delimiter or by a space. In the example of Figure 5, since the authentication sub-information includes information about users to be authenticated, the users to be authenticated are displayed in parentheses.

[0049] In addition to adding items by checking checkboxes, any character string may be accepted. For example, for the device names in Figures 4 and 5, the character string of the item accepted as the device name by checking a checkbox or the like may be edited, and the edited character string may be accepted as the device name, or any character string may be added. Alternatively, the character string of the displayed item may be edited, or any character string may be added.

[0050] As shown in Fig. 6, the display order may be changed by performing a moving operation such as drag and drop. In this case, important information such as whether authentication is required is displayed before the name of the image forming apparatus, thereby reducing the possibility of accidentally outputting to an image forming apparatus 12 that does not require authentication. The example in Fig. 6 shows an example in which the order of whether authentication is required is moved forward in the setting screen 50 of Figs. 4 and 5. The display order may be changed by other means than drag and drop, for example, by adding a user interface for specifying the display order, and displaying the information in the specified order.

[0051] Alternatively, the device name may be set by adding it to a desired position in the character string of the name by a moving operation such as drag and drop.

[0052] Next, specific processes performed by each unit of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

[0053] A specific process performed by the image forming apparatus 12 when registering the image forming apparatus 12 with a print service will be described. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the process performed by the image forming apparatus 12 when registering the image forming apparatus 12 with a print service in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. The process in Fig. 7 starts when, for example, a machine administrator issues an instruction to the image forming apparatus 12 to register with the print service.

[0054] In step 100, CPU 20A acquires information held by image forming apparatus 12, and proceeds to step 102. For example, setting information related to the image forming apparatus, such as the name, location, organization, and IP address of the image forming apparatus, which are preset, is acquired as the held information.

[0055] In step 102, the CPU 20A generates the setting screen 50 based on the acquired retained information, displays it on the display of the user interface 22, and then proceeds to step 104. For example, the setting screen 50 shown in FIG.

[0056] In step 104, CPU 20A executes a setting reception process, and proceeds to step 106. The setting reception process, for example, receives an operation on a check box on setting screen 50 shown in Fig. 4, and displays the received setting information on setting screen 50 as a device name.

[0057] In step 106, CPU 20A determines whether or not the setting screen acceptance has been completed. This determination is made by determining, for example, whether or not an operation to close setting screen 50 has been performed. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 104 to continue the setting acceptance process, and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 108.

[0058] In step 108, CPU 20A makes a device registration request to cloud server 16, and then proceeds to step 110.

[0059] In step 110, CPU 20A notifies cloud server 16 of the set device name, and then ends the series of processes.

[0060] Next, a specific process performed by the cloud server 16 when a device registration request is made from the image forming apparatus 12 will be described. Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processes performed by the cloud server 16 when a device registration request is made from the image forming apparatus 12 in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. Note that the process in Fig. 8 starts when, for example, a device registration request is made from the image forming apparatus 12 in step 108 described above.

[0061] In step 150, the CPU 16A determines whether or not it has received the device name transmitted from the image forming apparatus 12. The process waits until the determination is affirmative, and then proceeds to step 152.

[0062] In step 152, the CPU 16A registers the received device name and ends the series of processes. That is, the received device name is registered as the device name on the print service.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the image forming apparatus 12 has the setting screen 50 for setting the device name to be registered in the print service, but the setting screen 50 may also be provided on the cloud server 16 side. When the setting screen 50 is provided on the image forming apparatus 12 side, the image forming apparatus 12 corresponds to an example of an information processing apparatus. On the other hand, when the setting screen 50 is provided on the cloud server 16 side, the cloud server 16 corresponds to an example of an information processing apparatus, and the image forming apparatus 12 corresponds to an example of a device.

[0064] Here, as a modified example of the information processing system 10 according to the present embodiment, a case where the setting screen 50 is located on the cloud server 16 side will be described. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the above embodiment, a description of the configuration will be omitted, and specific processing performed by each part of the information processing system 10 according to the modified example will be described.

[0065] First, a modified example of the specific processing performed by the image forming apparatus 12 when registering the image forming apparatus 12 with a print service will be described. Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a modified example of the processing performed by the image forming apparatus 12 when registering the image forming apparatus 12 with a print service in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. Note that the processing in Fig. 9 starts when, for example, a machine administrator issues an instruction to the image forming apparatus 12 to register with the print service.

[0066] In step 200, CPU 20A makes a device registration request to cloud server 16, and then the process proceeds to step 202.

[0067] In step 202, CPU 20A notifies cloud server 16 of the retained information of image forming device 12, and proceeds to step 204. For example, setting information related to the image forming device, such as the name, location, organization, and IP address of the image forming device that has been set in advance, is notified to cloud server 16 as retained information.

[0068] In step 204, CPU 20A determines whether or not setting screen 50 has been received from cloud server 16. The process waits until the determination is affirmative, and then proceeds to step 206.

[0069] In step 206, the CPU 20A displays the received setting screen 50 on the display of the user interface 22, and then the process proceeds to step 208.

[0070] In step 208, CPU 20A executes a setting reception process, and proceeds to step 210. The setting reception process, for example, receives an operation on a check box on setting screen 50 shown in Fig. 4, and displays the received setting information on setting screen 50 as a device name.

[0071] In step 210, the CPU 20A determines whether or not the setting screen acceptance has been completed. This determination is made by determining, for example, whether or not an operation to close the setting screen 50 has been performed. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 208 to continue the setting acceptance process, and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 212.

[0072] In step 212, CPU 20A notifies cloud server 16 of the set device name, and ends the series of processes.

[0073] Next, a description will be given of a modified example of the specific processing performed by the cloud server 16 when a device registration request is made from the image forming apparatus 12. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a modified example of the flow of processing performed by the cloud server 16 when a device registration request is made from the image forming apparatus 12 in the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. Note that the processing in Fig. 10 starts, for example, when a device registration request is made from the image forming apparatus 12 in step 200 described above.

[0074] In step 250, CPU 16A determines whether or not retained information has been received from image forming apparatus 12. The process waits until the determination is affirmative, and then proceeds to step 252. That is, the retained information is acquired by receiving the retained information transmitted from image forming apparatus 12.

[0075] In step 252, the CPU 16A generates the setting screen 50 based on the retained information received from the image forming apparatus 12, and the process proceeds to step 254. For example, the setting screen 50 shown in FIG.

[0076] In step 254, the CPU 16A transmits the generated setting screen 50 to the image forming apparatus 12, and the process proceeds to step 256.

[0077] In step 256, the CPU 16A determines whether or not a device name has been received from the image forming apparatus 12. The process waits until the determination is affirmative, and then proceeds to step 258.

[0078] In step 258, the CPU 16A registers the device name received from the image forming apparatus 12, and then ends the series of processes. That is, the received device name is registered as the device name on the print service.

[0079] In the above embodiment, when the retained information held by the image forming apparatus 12 is changed or updated, the device name registered in the print service may be updated to match the retained information changed by the change or update. For example, the image forming apparatus 12 performs the process shown in FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the process of updating the device name performed by the image forming apparatus 12 when the retained information is changed or updated. The process in FIG. 11 starts when the retained information of the image forming apparatus 12 (for example, image forming apparatus name, location, organization, IP address, MAC address, authentication, encryption, etc.) is changed or updated.

[0080] In step 300, the CPU 20A acquires the registered device name of the print service from the cloud server 16, and the process proceeds to step 302.

[0081] In step 302, CPU 20A determines whether or not there is any retained information that has been changed in the device name. This determination is made by determining whether or not retained information that has been changed by modification or updating is included in the acquired device name. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 304; if the determination is negative, the process ends.

[0082] In step 304, the CPU 20A changes the device name to match the changed retained information, and proceeds to step 306. That is, the retained information included in the device name is changed to a device name that replaces the retained information with the changed retained information.

[0083] In step 306, CPU 20A notifies cloud server 16 of the changed device name, registers it, and ends the series of processes.

[0084] In the above embodiment, an example of selecting items to be included in the device name using check boxes has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in Fig. 12, the items themselves may be added to the device name by dragging and dropping.

[0085] In the above embodiment, the stored information of the image forming device 12 displayed on the setting screen 50 is displayed as a character string, but this is not limiting. For example, the information about the checked functions may be displayed as an image such as an icon so that the information can be more easily understood. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, in the case of an image forming device 12 that requires authentication, an image such as a lock mark 60 representing an image of a lock may be displayed. This reduces the number of characters to be displayed.

[0086] In the above embodiment, the registration of the device name of the image forming apparatus 12 to a print service has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to the registration of a device name to various other cloud services such as a document storage service. Furthermore, the device to be registered may be an image processing apparatus, an image reading apparatus, or any other device other than the image forming apparatus 12.

[0087] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a CPU has been described as an example of a processor, but the term "processor" refers to a processor in a broad sense, and includes general-purpose processors (e.g., CPUs, etc.) and dedicated processors (e.g., GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).

[0088] Furthermore, the operations of the processors in the above embodiments may not only be performed by a single processor, but may also be performed by multiple processors located at physically separate locations working together. Furthermore, the order of the operations of the processors is not limited to the order described in the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0089] Furthermore, the processing performed by each unit of the information processing system 10 according to the above embodiment may be processing performed by software, processing performed by hardware, or a combination of both. Furthermore, the processing performed by each unit of the information processing system 10 may be stored as a program on a storage medium and distributed.

[0090] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0091] 10 Information Processing Systems 12 Image forming device 16 Cloud Server 16A, 20A CPU 50 Settings screen 60 Lock mark

Claims

1. a processor, the processor comprising: When setting a device name as a name of a device on a predetermined network service, retained information as a plurality of pieces of setting information retained by the device is acquired; outputting a setting screen for displaying the acquired plurality of pieces of retained information and setting them as device names; The information processing device receives a selection result of retained information from the plurality of retained information displayed on the setting screen, and performs processing to set the received retained information as the device name for the network service.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor displays check boxes corresponding to the stored information, and accepts the stored information selected by a check box as the device name.

3. 3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor accepts an operation to change the order of the held information, and thereby changes the order of the held information accepted as the device name and sets the device name. 4 .

4. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor sets the device name by accepting an operation to move the retained information to a desired position of the device name.

5. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor sets a predetermined image representing the retained information selected from the setting screen as the device name.

6. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the processor further accepts editing of the retained information displayed on the setting screen, accepts a selection result of the edited retained information, and sets the device name.

7. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor further accepts editing of the retained information selected as the device name and sets the device name.

8. An information processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the processor further performs a process of replacing the set device name with the changed or updated retained information when the retained information is changed or updated.

9. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8; a cloud server that provides the network service and accepts the setting of the device name from the information processing device; An information processing system including:

10. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8; a device that notifies the information processing device of the retained information retained in the device itself, displays the setting screen output from the information processing device, receives a selection result of the retained information, and transmits the selection result to the information processing device; An information processing system including:

11. On the computer, When setting a device name as a name of a device on a predetermined network service, retained information as a plurality of pieces of setting information retained by the device is acquired; outputting a setting screen for displaying the acquired plurality of pieces of retained information and setting them as device names; an information processing program for receiving a selection result of retained information from a plurality of retained information displayed on the setting screen, and executing a process of setting the received retained information as the device name in the network service;

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